If results from the NIKE Chandler Rotary Invite hint at anything, it's that we've got a big season in Colorado coming. Big, like tsunami-style.
There was soo much action down in Chandler, Arizona, it's hard to encapsulate it all - the distance events were mind-boggling...
Here are the highlights of the highlights.
We'll start with the boy's 3,200 - because it wasn't just a high-quality race, it was high quantity as well.
Colorado had a staggering three boys crack the nine-minute barrier.
Zane Bergen lead the way for Colorado, winning the event in 8:57.51. James Overberg, and Erik Le Roux also dipped under the barrier to give Colorado the 1-2-3 finish. Overberg finished second in 8:59.31, whille Le Roux was hot on his heels in third, finishing in 8:59.75. Grayden Rauba was agonizingly close to cracking nine as well - he just on the other side, finishing fourth in 9:01.79.
At of this writing, Bergen, Caleb Boutelle, Overberg, and Le Roux are ranked in the Top 12 nationally in the 3,200 - that's four Coloradans in the top-12... 12 Colorado boys broke 9:20, and 19 broke 9:30.
Moving along...
Several of Colorado's 3,200 runners doubled back for the 1,600, and Harrison Witt toed the line here as well.
Just over four minutes and seven seconds later, Witt crossed the finish line to claim victory in the event for a Colorado sweep of the distance events. Witt's 4:07.14 is a US No. 3, and won the event by nearly two-seconds. Bergen finished third, crossing the line in 4:11.72. Rauba, Overberg and Le Roux went 5-6-7 here, running 4:15-4:16-4:16. Nine Colorado boys broke 4:20, and 17 broke 4:25.
On the girl's side of the competition Madison Shults and Riley Stewart made for a great finish in the 1,600.
Stewart held a sizable lead into the final lap, though Shults turned on boosters in the final 100. This race was soo close in fact, that Stewart appears to have won the 1,600 - running 4:45.76, which was just ahead of Shults' 4:45.81. But the event was a a full-mile, and Shults' final kick gave her the W, as she crossed the finish line of the mile first. Currently their times are a US No. 5 and No. 6.
Editor's Note: Our results database isn't currently showing this event as a full mile. Please bare with us.
Mia Prok also dipped under the 4:50 barrier, finishing fourth in 4:49.13, which was just ahead of Lucca Fulkerson's 4:50.79. Five Colorado girls broke 5 minutes, and 14 broke 5:10.
Fulkerson put together a big together as well. She finished second in the 3,200, running 10:20.73 - that's a US No. 13. Bethany Michalak finished fourth in 10:37, while Emma Stutzman, Allison Beasley, Sierra Parks, Mia Mraz, and Nina St John all broke the 11-minute barrier. Stutzman ran 10:50, Beasley ran 10:53, Parks ran 10:53, Mraz ran 10:54, and St John ran 10:58.
Heading down in distance, Taylor James appears to be revving up her engine - she put together a solid triple, running the 200, 400, and 800. The Niwot senior won the 800 in a season-best of 2:09.44 - that's a US No. 6. James also took second in the 400, running 56.47, which was just ahead of Kimora Northrup's 56.87.
In the 200 Symone Adams finished fourth, running 25.16, which was two-hundredths of a second ahead of James' 25.18.
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Girls (52) | |||||
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200m | F 1 4th | 25.16 | Symone Adams | Steadfast Track Academy | |
200m | F 1 5th | 25.18 | Taylor James | Real Training | |
400m | F 1 2nd | 56.47 | Taylor James | Real Training | |
400m | F 1 3rd | 56.87 | Kimora Northrup | Real Training | |
400m | F 1 4th | 57.27 | Madison Shults | Real Training | |
400m | F 1 5th | 57.56 | Reese Dragovich | Unattached - CO | |
800m | F 1 1st | 2:09.44 | Taylor James | Real Training | |
800m | F 1 5th | 2:18.82 | Kendall Madine | Real Training | |
800m | F 1 6th | 2:19.26 | Cadence Lapp | Real Training | |
800m | F 1 9th | 2:19.47 | Stella Vieth | Real Training | |
800m | F 1 10th | 2:19.52 | Emma Stutzman | Trials of Miles Track Club | |
800m | F 1 11th | 2:19.65 | Maren Busath | Unattached - CO | |
800m | F 1 12th | 2:19.71 | Keira Gamily | Unattached - CO | |
1600m | F 1 1st | 4:45.76 | Riley Stewart | Kokopelli Racing Team | |
1600m | F 1 2nd | 4:45.81 | Madison Shults | Real Training | |
1600m | F 1 4th | 4:49.13 | Mia Prok | Real Training | |
1600m | F 1 6th | 4:50.79 | Lucca Fulkerson | Real Training | |
1600m | F 1 7th | 4:54.90 | Brooke Wilson | Unattached - CO | |
1600m | F 1 10th | 5:01.92 | Jocelyn Millican | Unattached - CO | |
1600m | F 1 12th | 5:04.74 | Allison Beasley | Real Training | |
1600m | F 1 13th | 5:06.22 | Emma Stutzman | Trials of Miles Track Club | |
1600m | F 1 14th | 5:06.33 | Madelyn Blazo | Kokopelli Racing Team | |
1600m | F 1 15th | 5:06.45 | Mollie Roden | Kokopelli Racing Team | |
1600m | F 1 16th | 5:07.39 | Nina St John | Unattached - CO | |
1600m | F 1 17th | 5:07.98 | Aspen Fulbright | Kokopelli Racing Team | |
1600m | F 1 18th | 5:07.99 | Ava Escorcia | Unattached - CO | |
1600m | F 1 19th | 5:08.62 | Mia Mraz | Real Training | |
1600m | F 1 22nd | 5:11.83 | Keira Gamily | Unattached - CO | |
1600m | F 1 23rd | 5:12.92 | Jade Allen | Kokopelli Racing Team | |
1600m | F 1 25th | 5:14.07 | Isabella Prosceno | Unattached - CO | |
1600m | F 1 26th | 5:15.41 | Shayda Zarrin | Unattached - CO | |
1600m | F 1 27th | 5:15.70 | Leah Christians | Unattached - CO | |
1600m | F 1 28th | 5:16.10 | Sierra Parks | Real Training | |
1600m | F 1 29th | 5:17.95 | Brooklyn Ewert | Real Training | |
1600m | F 1 30th | 5:18.47 | Cayden Justice | Real Training | |
3200m | F 1 2nd | 10:20.73 | Lucca Fulkerson | Real Training | |
3200m | F 1 4th | 10:37.24 | Bethany Michalak | Kokopelli Racing Team | |
3200m | F 1 5th | 10:50.55 | Emma Stutzman | Trials of Miles Track Club | |
3200m | F 1 6th | 10:53.25 | Allison Beasley | Real Training | |
3200m | F 1 7th | 10:53.96 | Sierra Parks | Real Training | |
3200m | F 1 8th | 10:54.32 | Mia Mraz | Real Training | |
3200m | F 1 9th | 10:58.31 | Nina St John | Unattached - CO | |
3200m | F 1 10th | 11:02.38 | Ava Escorcia | Unattached - CO | |
3200m | F 1 11th | 11:03.12 | Shayda Zarrin | Unattached - CO | |
3200m | F 1 13th | 11:12.18 | Loren Linnenburger | Kokopelli Racing Team | |
100H | F 1 1st | 14.70 | Kimora Northrup | Real Training | |
100H | F 1 4th | 14.97 | Fabiola Belibi | Steadfast Track Academy | |
300H | F 1 1st | 43.95 | Kimora Northrup | Real Training | |
LJ | F 1 3rd | 17-8 | Megan Lonneman | Unattached - CO | |
LJ | F 1 1st | 17-11 | Fabiola Belibi | Steadfast Track Academy | |
LJ | F 1 2nd | 17-11 | Symone Adams | Steadfast Track Academy | |
TJ | F 1 1st | 39-3 | Melody Nwagwu | Steadfast Track Academy | |
Boys (62) | |||||
100m | F 1 2nd | 10.91 | Jackson Price | FK Elite | |
200m | F 1 2nd | 21.79 | Jackson Price | FK Elite | |
800m | F 1 2nd | 1:55.27 | Thomas Fry | Unattached - CO | |
800m | F 1 4th | 1:57.06 | Charlie Welch | Real Training | |
1600m | F 1 1st | 4:07.14 | Harrison Witt | Vista Nation Track Club | |
1600m | F 1 3rd | 4:11.72 | Zane Bergen | Real Training | |
1600m | F 1 5th | 4:15.33 | Grayden Rauba | Real Training | |
1600m | F 1 6th | 4:16.27 | James Overberg | Real Training | |
1600m | F 1 7th | 4:16.64 | Erik Le Roux | Kokopelli Racing Team | |
1600m | F 1 8th | 4:17.70 | Charlie Welch | Real Training | |
1600m | F 1 9th | 4:18.00 | Ryan Montera | Real Training | |
1600m | F 1 10th | 4:18.53 | Curtis Volf | Real Training | |
1600m | F 1 11th | 4:18.67 | Ty Garrett | Unattached - CO | |
1600m | F 1 12th | 4:20.68 | Kyle Berg | Real Training | |
1600m | F 1 13th | 4:20.85 | Alex Maline | Kokopelli Racing Team | |
1600m | F 1 14th | 4:21.50 | Lukas Haug | Real Training | |
1600m | F 1 15th | 4:21.78 | Eric Sankey | Unattached - CO | |
1600m | F 1 16th | 4:21.89 | Jackson Shorten | Real Training | |
1600m | F 1 17th | 4:23.21 | Joey Hendershot | Real Training | |
1600m | F 1 19th | 4:24.14 | Beau Thomason | Unattached - CO | |
1600m | F 1 20th | 4:24.44 | Knox Exton | Kokopelli Racing Team | |
1600m | F 1 22nd | 4:25.71 | Jack Warmack | Kokopelli Racing Team | |
1600m | F 1 24th | 4:26.39 | Dalton Kaines | Unattached - CO | |
1600m | F 1 25th | 4:26.47 | Enzo Knapp | Kokopelli Racing Team | |
1600m | F 1 26th | 4:26.59 | Jayden Nats | Unattached - CO | |
1600m | F 1 27th | 4:26.64 | Jake Bach | Unattached - CO | |
1600m | F 1 28th | 4:26.86 | Drew Braden | Kokopelli Racing Team | |
1600m | F 1 30th | 4:27.60 | Dominic Warner | Real Training | |
1600m | F 1 31st | 4:27.76 | Patrick Ash | Unattached - CO | |
3200m | F 1 1st | 8:57.51 | Zane Bergen | Real Training | |
3200m | F 1 2nd | 8:59.31 | James Overberg | Real Training | |
3200m | F 1 3rd | 8:59.75 | Erik Le Roux | Kokopelli Racing Team | |
3200m | F 1 4th | 9:01.79 | Grayden Rauba | Real Training | |
3200m | F 1 6th | 9:10.88 | Brennan Draper | Kokopelli Racing Team | |
3200m | F 1 7th | 9:11.46 | Jayden Nats | Unattached - CO | |
3200m | F 1 8th | 9:12.86 | Joey Hendershot | Real Training | |
3200m | F 1 9th | 9:13.32 | Ryan Montera | Real Training | |
3200m | F 1 11th | 9:16.11 | Ty Garrett | Unattached - CO | |
3200m | F 1 12th | 9:17.25 | Jackson Shorten | Real Training | |
3200m | F 1 13th | 9:19.19 | Curtis Volf | Real Training | |
3200m | F 1 15th | 9:19.81 | Lukas Haug | Real Training | |
3200m | F 1 16th | 9:21.59 | Drew Costelow | Unattached - CO | |
3200m | F 1 18th | 9:23.14 | Joaquin Herrera | Real Training | |
3200m | F 1 19th | 9:23.79 | Knox Exton | Kokopelli Racing Team | |
3200m | F 1 20th | 9:24.46 | Owen Nolan | Unattached - CO | |
3200m | F 1 22nd | 9:27.64 | Alex Maline | Kokopelli Racing Team | |
3200m | F 1 24th | 9:29.37 | Kyle Berg | Real Training | |
3200m | F 1 25th | 9:29.71 | Nate Harbert | Unattached - CO | |
3200m | F 1 28th | 9:32.81 | Simon Saia | Real Training | |
3200m | F 1 30th | 9:33.90 | Tyler Downs | Vista Nation Track Club | |
3200m | F 1 32nd | 9:35.19 | Shane Pranno | Unattached - CO | |
3200m | F 1 33rd | 9:35.58 | Stefan Haug | Real Training | |
3200m | F 1 37th | 9:37.23 | Tyler Nord | Real Training | |
3200m | F 1 39th | 9:38.15 | Enzo Knapp | Kokopelli Racing Team | |
3200m | F 1 40th | 9:38.42 | Tyler Pranno | Unattached - CO | |
3200m | F 1 41st | 9:38.87 | Dominic Warner | Real Training | |
3200m | F 1 42nd | 9:39.45 | Robert Scott | Unattached - CO | |
3200m | F 1 43rd | 9:40.45 | Charlie Geisler | Unattached - CO | |
3200m | F 1 45th | 9:40.58 | Dalton Kaines | Unattached - CO | |
3200m | F 1 46th | 9:41.14 | Aaron Yocom | Unattached - CO | |
110H | F 1 4th | 14.97 | Michael Bennett | Unattached - CO | |
D | F 1 1st | 157-9 | Wyatt Pruce | Real Training |