Colorado Leap Of The Year: Boys 800

May 29, 2024

Rye sophomore David Maroney went from 2:31.42 in 2023, to 2:04.86 in 2024, for an improvement of 26.46-seconds.

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It's time for our annual Colorado Leap Of The Year!

We'll start with the boy's 800.

Taking the cake was David Maroney!

The Rye sophomore sliced a staggering 26.56-seconds off his 2023 best, going from 2:31.42, to 2:04.86. He was one of three to make improvements of over 20-seconds.

Taking silver on this list was Grand Valley's Craig Cotter, who went from 2:25.04 in 2023, to 2:03.23 in 2024 for an improvement of 21.80-seconds.

And coming in third was Golden View Classical Academy's Ezra Knoel, who went from 2:22.60 in 2023, to 2:01.67 in 2024 for an improvement of 20.93.

Editor's Note: This list was compiled using the top 300 performances from 2024, and matching them up against 2023.

Athlete	2024	2023	Difference
David Maroney - Rye High School	2:04.86	2:31.42	( 26.56 )
Craig Cotter - Grand Valley High School	2:03.23	2:25.03	( 21.80 )
Ezra Knoell - Golden View Classical Academy	2:01.67	2:22.60	( 20.93 )
David Seaver - Platte Canyon High School	2:02.39	2:22.00	( 19.61 )
Bennett Gauvin - Manitou Springs High School	1:59.29	2:18.03	( 18.74 )
Michael Corral Rascon - Vista Peak High School	2:03.99	2:22.71	( 18.72 )
James Grothe - Holy Family High School	2:00.49	2:18.91	( 18.42 )
Anthony Pena - Primero High School	2:02.05	2:20.27	( 18.22 )
Tanner Kaufman - Frederick High School	1:58.92	2:16.73	( 17.81 )
Ryder Jay - ThunderRidge High School	2:04.59	2:20.38	( 15.79 )
Aaron Roll - Lutheran High School	2:04.47	2:20.04	( 15.57 )
Jacob Schwarting - Centaurus High School	1:58.38	2:13.50	( 15.12 )
Elijah Mondragon - Valley High School	2:00.38	2:15.38	( 15.00 )
Devon Villareal - Centaurus High School	1:58.71	2:13.57	( 14.86 )
Grant Fleenor - The Classical Academy	1:58.15	2:12.86	( 14.71 )
Kimi Bulto - Rangeview High School	1:57.87	2:12.36	( 14.49 )
Benjamin Clopper - Berthoud High School	2:00.02	2:14.05	( 14.03 )
Henry Johnston - Valor Christian High School	2:05.28	2:18.90	( 13.62 )
Gabe Gatti - Peyton High School	2:01.29	2:14.25	( 12.96 )
Evan Keppy - Eaglecrest High School	1:59.67	2:12.58	( 12.91 )
Andrew Crippen - Cherokee Trail High School	2:04.81	2:17.50	( 12.69 )
Dawson Tisdall - Woodland Park High School	2:04.26	2:16.77	( 12.51 )
Joseph Wade - Fort Collins High School	2:03.06	2:15.09	( 12.03 )
Jack Brown - Fairview High School	2:01.26	2:13.21	( 11.95 )
Matthew Start - Monument Academy High School	2:02.09	2:13.57	( 11.48 )
Aiden Bram - Cheyenne Mountain High School	1:55.92	2:07.13	( 11.21 )
Andrew Sands - Denver South High School	2:03.95	2:14.96	( 11.01 )
William Newkirk - Cheyenne Mountain High School	2:02.39	2:13.25	( 10.86 )
Albert Booth - Grand Junction High School	2:02.26	2:13.08	( 10.82 )
Sheppard Collier - Lewis-Palmer High School	1:58.51	2:09.24	( 10.73 )
Benjamin Kamperman - Olathe High School	2:03.41	2:14.13	( 10.72 )
Carson Smith - Air Academy High School	2:04.30	2:14.86	( 10.56 )
Kaleb Spadafora - Thompson Valley High School	2:01.84	2:12.36	( 10.52 )
Cooper Filmore - Eagle Valley High School	2:00.20	2:10.61	( 10.41 )
Matthew Peery - Peyton High School	1:59.39	2:09.71	( 10.32 )
Noah Thompson - Lewis-Palmer High School	2:01.29	2:11.49	( 10.20 )
Reid O'Brien - Erie High School	2:02.07	2:12.14	( 10.07 )
Aden Reinoehl - Pomona High School	2:03.92	2:13.60	( 9.68 )
Levi Russell - Pomona High School	2:00.11	2:09.56	( 9.45 )
Tyson Bhalla - Rocky Mountain High School	2:01.08	2:10.33	( 9.25 )
Cooper Draves - Boulder High School	2:02.68	2:11.93	( 9.25 )
OWEN FAIRCHILD - Denver South High School	2:01.52	2:10.76	( 9.24 )
Trent Gabrielson - Thompson Valley High School	1:55.56	2:04.64	( 9.08 )
Emmanuel Haro Gutierrez - Riverdale Ridge High School	1:59.50	2:08.57	( 9.07 )
Teagan Martin - Holyoke High School	2:04.88	2:13.93	( 9.05 )
Leopold Doll - Denver North High School	2:03.17	2:12.07	( 8.90 )
Behn Thomas - Erie High School	2:00.23	2:09.10	( 8.87 )
Josh Shriver - Summit High School	1:57.97	2:06.65	( 8.68 )
Jack Friesen - Liberty Common High School	1:57.47	2:05.98	( 8.51 )
Cadel Ruthven - Fort Collins High School	1:54.18	2:02.68	( 8.50 )
Tristan Persons - Pueblo West High School	2:05.14	2:13.64	( 8.50 )
Bode Becker - Longmont High School	1:58.45	2:06.93	( 8.48 )
Gable Rial - Pine Creek High School	1:55.53	2:03.87	( 8.34 )
Andrew Purvis - Cedaredge High School	2:01.33	2:09.37	( 8.04 )
Aiden Le Roux - Cheyenne Mountain High School	1:57.99	2:06.02	( 8.03 )
Isaac Thompson - Coal Ridge High School	1:57.74	2:05.66	( 7.92 )
Jake Morrison - Lewis-Palmer High School	1:56.72	2:04.59	( 7.87 )
Matthew Hayden - Frontier Academy	2:00.53	2:08.38	( 7.85 )
Ayden Breese - Peyton High School	2:00.45	2:08.23	( 7.78 )
Alexander (AJ) Maher - Green Mountain High School	1:58.93	2:06.63	( 7.70 )
Bryce Weeks - Green Mountain High School	1:58.59	2:06.25	( 7.66 )
John Perales - Northridge High School	2:03.79	2:11.44	( 7.65 )
Samuel Boedeker - Douglas County High School	2:01.19	2:08.82	( 7.63 )
Turner Federico - Pomona High School	2:02.49	2:10.06	( 7.57 )
Jett Cowee - D'Evelyn High School	2:01.91	2:09.44	( 7.53 )
Caleb Aex - Regis Jesuit	2:03.81	2:11.28	( 7.47 )
Bryce Flanagan - Grand Junction High School	1:58.92	2:06.34	( 7.42 )
Julien Frazier - Longmont High School	2:03.46	2:10.66	( 7.20 )
Gilbert Perez - Holy Family High School	2:00.03	2:07.22	( 7.19 )
Tad Rabenhorst - Mountain Range High School	1:58.21	2:05.34	( 7.13 )
Jack D'Souza - Rock Canyon High School	1:59.71	2:06.82	( 7.11 )
Gabe DeVanna - Cheyenne Mountain High School	2:03.00	2:10.11	( 7.11 )
Camden Johnson - Lutheran High School	2:01.31	2:08.36	( 7.05 )
Curtis Smela - Thompson Valley High School	1:55.89	2:02.92	( 7.03 )
Nathaniel Stokes - Thomas Maclaren Charter School	2:03.20	2:10.07	( 6.87 )
Garrett Smith - Holy Family High School	2:05.24	2:12.00	( 6.76 )
Boston Potts - Coronado High School	2:02.67	2:09.40	( 6.73 )
Samuel Langer - Resurrection Christian High School	2:00.68	2:07.34	( 6.66 )
Owen Molgaard - Heritage Christian Academy	2:02.10	2:08.70	( 6.60 )
Luke Nortman - George Washington High School	2:03.96	2:10.51	( 6.55 )
Bobby Kiesewetter - Golden View Classical Academy	1:59.26	2:05.69	( 6.43 )
Anthony Salgado Parra - Loveland High School	2:05.20	2:11.58	( 6.38 )
Brady Andrew - Rock Canyon High School	2:04.60	2:10.85	( 6.25 )
Giancarlo Ortega - Highlands Ranch High School	2:05.28	2:11.47	( 6.19 )
Ty Bakker - Thompson Valley High School	2:05.22	2:11.38	( 6.16 )
James Beam - St. Mary`s High School	2:02.90	2:09.03	( 6.13 )
Fox Everton - Palmer Ridge High School	2:02.02	2:08.10	( 6.08 )
Colton White - Grandview High School	2:01.64	2:07.69	( 6.05 )
Ian Molgaard - Heritage Christian Academy	2:03.61	2:09.40	( 5.79 )
Rocco Culpepper - Niwot High School	1:52.96	1:58.72	( 5.76 )
Noah Bishop - Smoky Hill High School	2:01.12	2:06.84	( 5.72 )
Lincoln Brewer - Niwot High School	1:56.85	2:02.56	( 5.71 )
Jacob Moyer - Legend High School	2:00.46	2:06.08	( 5.62 )
Chet Gorman - Rocky Mountain High School	1:59.92	2:05.49	( 5.57 )
Sean Beasley - Jefferson Academy	1:56.88	2:02.43	( 5.55 )
Carter Brazelton - Fossil Ridge High School	2:01.97	2:07.52	( 5.55 )
Will Mathews - Greeley Central High School	2:04.11	2:09.46	( 5.35 )
John Wakimura - Mountain Vista High School	2:01.65	2:06.99	( 5.34 )
Guthrie Manzella - Thompson Valley High School	1:55.02	2:00.35	( 5.33 )
Owen Lambert - Basalt High School	1:59.77	2:05.01	( 5.24 )
David Flaig - Regis Jesuit	1:54.83	2:00.05	( 5.22 )
Dillon Richardson - Erie High School	1:56.00	2:01.13	( 5.13 )
Jacob Silvis - Pine Creek High School	1:54.70	1:59.79	( 5.09 )
Jacob Brown - Severance High School	2:03.60	2:08.67	( 5.07 )
Ty Hesse - Glenwood Springs High School	2:04.26	2:09.30	( 5.04 )
Miles Miller - Longmont High School	2:01.18	2:06.10	( 4.92 )
Jacob Kinne - Castle View High School	1:59.05	2:03.84	( 4.79 )
Dylan Laity - Rock Canyon High School	2:01.48	2:06.27	( 4.79 )
Dacen Wach - Longmont High School	2:02.94	2:07.73	( 4.79 )
Owen Gifford - Moffat County High School	1:54.61	1:59.34	( 4.73 )
Grant Hoehne - Discovery Canyon High School	2:01.71	2:06.43	( 4.72 )
Armando Fuentes - Eagle Valley High School	1:56.38	2:01.05	( 4.67 )
Kieran Cameron - The Classical Academy	1:59.64	2:04.21	( 4.57 )
Yishai Trowbridge - Central Grand Junction High School	2:00.92	2:05.49	( 4.57 )
Lucas Blevins - Grandview High School	1:56.83	2:01.35	( 4.52 )
Jordan Schatz - Centaurus High School	1:56.55	2:01.00	( 4.45 )
Porter Middaugh - Battle Mountain High School	1:55.60	1:59.92	( 4.32 )
Ian Weich - Broomfield High School	2:00.48	2:04.80	( 4.32 )
Anthony Porter - Cheyenne Mountain High School	1:57.60	2:01.90	( 4.30 )
Joshua Pittman - Pine Creek High School	2:04.41	2:08.62	( 4.21 )
Ryan Rademacher - Erie High School	2:02.07	2:06.25	( 4.18 )
Rylan Mills - Jefferson Academy	1:58.81	2:02.94	( 4.13 )
Jonas Scudamore - Denver East High School	1:57.67	2:01.76	( 4.09 )
Mason England - Boulder High School	1:59.48	2:03.48	( 4.00 )
Braden Medina - Pueblo South High School	2:03.61	2:07.56	( 3.95 )
Hayden Nici-Antesberger - Palmer Ridge High School	2:04.55	2:08.44	( 3.89 )
Adonai Kidane - Vista Peak High School	2:02.25	2:06.13	( 3.88 )
Colin Meeks - Grandview High School	2:04.43	2:08.13	( 3.70 )
Sammy Jackman - Niwot High School	2:04.38	2:08.02	( 3.64 )
Emory Vazquez - Peak to Peak Charter School	2:00.41	2:03.99	( 3.58 )
Parker Davidson - Coronado High School	1:56.14	1:59.69	( 3.55 )
James Anthony - Niwot High School	1:57.58	2:01.13	( 3.55 )
Cameron Skidmore - ThunderRidge High School	1:59.50	2:03.03	( 3.53 )
Parker Nowland - Fort Collins High School	2:01.46	2:04.73	( 3.27 )
Lucas Klein - Cheyenne Mountain High School	2:03.07	2:06.34	( 3.27 )
Charlie Dillman - Durango High School	1:59.11	2:02.34	( 3.23 )
Elijah Gien - Cherry Creek High School	2:03.31	2:06.42	( 3.11 )
Matthew Gale - ThunderRidge High School	1:58.11	2:01.21	( 3.10 )
James Carwin - Broomfield High School	1:59.97	2:03.04	( 3.07 )
Cade Green - Wiggins High School	2:02.68	2:05.66	( 2.98 )
Cody Simonson - Erie High School	2:00.08	2:02.99	( 2.91 )
Ryder Keeton - Niwot High School	1:57.42	2:00.29	( 2.87 )
Paul Leeder - Banning Lewis Preparatory Academy	1:59.15	2:02.00	( 2.85 )
Isaac Vasquez - Thompson Valley High School	1:59.08	2:01.92	( 2.84 )
Nate Riley - Rock Canyon High School	2:02.49	2:05.28	( 2.79 )
Dylan Wheatley - Loveland High School	2:04.86	2:07.65	( 2.79 )
Owen Whitney - Rock Canyon High School	1:56.14	1:58.92	( 2.78 )
Noel Collings - Douglas County High School	2:03.74	2:06.51	( 2.77 )
Dane Eike - Valor Christian High School	1:53.53	1:56.23	( 2.70 )
James Gramling - Douglas County High School	1:58.43	2:01.05	( 2.62 )
Oliver Voorhees - Northfield High School	2:01.37	2:03.88	( 2.51 )
Evan Valencia - Grandview High School	2:05.20	2:07.67	( 2.47 )
Jake Devivo - Fossil Ridge High School	2:02.52	2:04.92	( 2.40 )
Taven Beuke - Legacy High School	2:04.81	2:07.07	( 2.26 )
Gino Palombi - Cherokee Trail High School	1:57.83	2:00.05	( 2.22 )
Pierce Richardson - Liberty Common High School	2:00.68	2:02.81	( 2.13 )
Mikey Ambrozevitch - Loveland High School	2:03.76	2:05.89	( 2.13 )
Logan Halla - The Classical Academy	1:56.42	1:58.50	( 2.08 )
Jacob Blocker - Fossil Ridge High School	2:04.77	2:06.84	( 2.07 )
Jacob Exton - Cheyenne Mountain High School	2:05.22	2:07.29	( 2.07 )
Jackson Fagerlin - Resurrection Christian High School	1:52.41	1:54.44	( 2.03 )
Perry Chadwick - Cheyenne Wells High School	2:03.07	2:05.08	( 2.01 )
Donavyn Williams - Banning Lewis Preparatory Academy	2:02.46	2:04.44	( 1.98 )
Michael Webb - Windsor High School	1:59.09	2:01.04	( 1.95 )
Henry Bennett - Denver East High School	2:01.43	2:03.37	( 1.94 )
Jack Krasovec - Cheyenne Mountain High School	1:58.65	2:00.58	( 1.93 )
Harrison Landry - Cherry Creek High School	2:04.58	2:06.51	( 1.93 )
Nicholas Shoemaker - Prospect Ridge Academy	2:04.78	2:06.69	( 1.91 )
Josh Snyder - Cheraw High School	2:01.08	2:02.87	( 1.79 )
McKay Larsen - Cherokee Trail High School	1:54.92	1:56.64	( 1.72 )
Richard Boston - Fairview High School	2:03.67	2:05.35	( 1.68 )
Gabriel Gutierrez - Eaglecrest High School	2:03.11	2:04.77	( 1.66 )
Aiden Malherbe - Berthoud High School	1:57.52	1:59.06	( 1.54 )
Darren Hayden - Frontier Academy	1:57.79	1:59.32	( 1.53 )
Shane Larkin - Northfield High School	2:04.08	2:05.54	( 1.46 )
Leo Cole - Fort Collins High School	1:56.18	1:57.62	( 1.44 )
Liam Kissell - Castle View High School	2:03.59	2:04.93	( 1.34 )
Ryder Gaines - Lakewood High School	2:05.30	2:06.63	( 1.33 )
Jonathan Charpentier - Broomfield High School	2:03.53	2:04.84	( 1.31 )
Kieran Brillhart - Broomfield High School	2:04.79	2:05.97	( 1.18 )
Jacoby Ennis - Centaurus High School	1:56.09	1:57.25	( 1.16 )
Peter Swing - Thompson Valley High School	1:59.38	2:00.43	( 1.05 )
TJ Gantek - Heritage Christian Academy	2:00.05	2:01.03	( 0.98 )
Benjamin Wolff - Heritage High School	2:01.41	2:02.29	( 0.88 )
Alex Fowler - Mountain Vista High School	1:57.02	1:57.83	( 0.81 )
Sam Hoghaug - Discovery Canyon High School	1:57.33	1:58.14	( 0.81 )
Daniel Hruska - Cherry Creek High School	1:58.08	1:58.85	( 0.77 )
Brogan Collins - Cheyenne Mountain High School	1:58.09	1:58.82	( 0.73 )
Andrew Bel - Colorado Springs Christian School	2:04.92	2:05.51	( 0.59 )
Ben Lee - ThunderRidge High School	1:52.76	1:53.30	( 0.54 )
Calder Denham - Broomfield High School	2:04.96	2:05.44	( 0.48 )
Holden Krizek - Fairview High School	2:02.09	2:02.55	( 0.46 )
Parker Nelson - Holy Family High School	1:57.32	1:57.69	( 0.37 )
William McDavid - Cherry Creek High School	1:54.31	1:54.66	( 0.35 )
Kalid Fanning - Frontier Academy	2:01.88	2:02.16	( 0.28 )
Will Brunner - Battle Mountain High School	1:55.69	1:55.94	( 0.25 )
Ian Larkin - Northfield High School	1:56.75	1:57.00	( 0.25 )
Evan Kear - Niwot High School	2:05.03	2:05.20	( 0.17 )
Enzo Swan - Valor Christian High School	1:58.27	1:58.41	( 0.14 )
Dylan Smith - Cherokee Trail High School	1:55.94	1:55.96	( 0.02 )

Rye sophomore David Maroney went from 2:31.42 in 2023, to 2:04.86 in 2024, for an improvement of 26.46-seconds.

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