A Great Day For Colorado At Great Southwest


On the girl's side of the competition Sydney Holiday toed the line in the fastest 100 run this season. Briana Williams nearly cracked 11 seconds - yes, you read that last line right, winning the event in 11.02. Holiday held her own agains the stacked field, running just off her PR to finish fourth in 11.68. 

Like Medrano on the field, Anna Hall was on the track. 

While she opted out of competing in the heptathlon this year, she raged over the track and proved to be nearing top-fitness. 


Hall ran her first 200 of the 2019 outdoor season in a field that included Williams - who won the event in 22.88. Hall finished sixth, running just off her PR in 24.09. 

A few hours earlier Hall joined the Sub-14 club, running a 13.94 PR in the 100 Hurdles to finish fifth.

The 400 was yet another event with the winner dropping a nation-leading mark, or near nation-leading mark. Jan'Taijah Ford  ran clear of the field, which included Colorado's top quarter milers Camille Peisner and Taylor James. Ford dropped an eye-opening 51.57 FTW, whle Peisner finished fourth in 54.75, and James was just a few ticks back in 56.11 for ninth. 

Monika Williams put together a great quarter-mile as well, running a PR of 56. 62 to finish 12th. 

The 800 saw a few scratches - Colorado's two titans Taylor James and Anna Hall opted out of the event. This opened the door for Madi Kenyon. The top nine cracked 2:20, and finished within four seconds of each other. Kenyon was Colorado's first across the line, finishing seventh in 2:18.97.


Lucca Fulkerson made a run of it in the 1,600. After a modest early pace the Niwot sophomore pressed the pedal to the floor and made it a two person race with Eva Jess. Fulkerson powered through the final lap with Jess hovering in her shadow. When the two hit the final straight it was Jess who had one more gear, however. Jess went on to win in 5:06, while Fulkerson was just a second back in 5:07. Teammate Layla Roebke completed a solid double, rallying back after her Friday night's dominating win the steeple to finish third in the blazing heat in 5:16.

The 300 hurdles was all about redemption for Kara Lucyk

After stumbling over a hurdle in the 100H a few hours earlier she battled back, track burn and all, to finish fifth in the 300H in 45.10. Monika Williams was just a quarter of a second back in seventh in 45.28.

As what's the trend, the high jump went down the inches. 

Raina Branch took a third place finish, jumping 5-4.25, while teammate Mikayla Jones was just two inches back, or down, in 5-2.25 for seventh, and Hailee O'Neill matched the height. 

The long jump was a hotly contested, high-quality event with the top two leaping beyond 20 feet. Despite the stellar field, Teagan Zwaanstra and Sadie McMullen showed up to work. 

The two both leapt 19-4 to finish third and fourth. 

Likewise, Mia Manson and Kristina Willis went head to head with some of the best pole vaulters in the country. Manson finished fourth and just off her season best, going 12-1.75, while Willis was just a few inches back, or down, in 11-9.75 for sixth. 

Grace Lange made a had a huge leap of her own in the triple jump. The Roosevelt junior went 38-8.5 to finish sixth. The mark was a PR by nearly two feet. 

In the discus Sarah Sams led Colorado, placing sixth with a toss of 123-9, while the sister duo of Lauren Whyrick and Grace Whyrick led the way in the shot, placing fourth and seventh, in 39-11-5, and 38-7.75. 

In the team competition Colorado took third with 113 points. Missouri made it a sweep, claiming the title with 211 points, while Arizona was second with 150 points.