The weather finally cooperated for the last day, as the sun finally came out during the second half of the competition. Colorado truly showed out, especially in the mile where the state had a staggering 36 participants in both the girls and the boys for the Emerging Elite and the Championship division.
In the girls' Emerging Elite, Emry Schwalm continued her impressive showing at Nike by placing 4th overall with a time of 4:57 and running the 3rd fastest time by any girl from Colorado at the meet. She was only one second from her PR that she set at Arcadia. Also breaking the 4 minute mark was Gianna Cicora, who placed 6th overall with a time of 4:58. This was her first time ever breaking 5 minutes, making the result that much better.
On the boys' side in the Emerging Elite mile, Carson Smith finished 3rd overall running 4:12 and not too far behind him was Cameron Shull, who ran 4:13 earning 5th place overall. Both ran to PRs and placements on the podium. In the Championship division Quinn Sullivan placed the best for Colorado, running a small PR of 4:07, which put him at 12th overall.
For the 400m hurdles, Reese Kasper raced again to another sub-60 second result, running 59.20. This earned her 2nd overall in the Championship division. She capped off her busy weekend with two top 8 performances for the U20 and the Championship division. Check out her interview here. Also placing on the podium was Reyleigh Hess, who finished 6th overall in the Emerging Elite division, running 1:03. Also matching the girls was the boys in this event with Jaydan Martinez, who ran a time of 54.10. This time earned him 2nd overall in the Emerging Elite category; very impressive finish for his first season hurdling.
In the relays, Dakota Ridge placed 8th to get on the podium in the girls Emerging Elite division in the 4x100m relay. They improved on their seed time and ran 50.48. In the girls Club Only category of the 4x400m relay, the Windsor Track Club put together a very impressive team, placing 6th overall with an incredibly fast time of 3:48.
In the field events, Braelyn Bailey took another go at the high jump after finishing well in the U20 division. She jumped 5-7.25 for 11th place in the Championship section. She only finished a couple inches off of her PR, making it a great weekend for Bailey.
Take a look at the results for Colorado from the final day at the Nike Outdoor National Championships.
Girls 200m Championship Prelims
Kiana Cumings - 24.63 (26th overall)
Maya Brasch - 25.14 (40th overall)
Rylee Klatt - 25.20 (41st overall)
Girls 400m Hurdles Emerging Elite
Reyleigh Hess - 1:03 (6th overall)
Lillian Brueck - 1:07 (43rd overall)
Girls 400m Hurdles Championship
Reese Kasper - 59.20 (2nd overall)
Faith Fox - 1:02 (26th overall)
Addison Geraets - 1:06 (59th overall)
Girls 4x100m Relay Emerging Elite Final
Dakota Ridge - 50.48 (8th overall)
Girls 1 Mile Emerging Elite
Emry Schwalm - 4:57 (4th overall)
Gianna Cicora - 4:58 (6th overall)
Elsa Vessely - 5:02 (22nd overall)
Madeline Clark- 5:03 (25th overall)
Elsza Bergen - 5:06.54 (35th overall)
Avalon Beltran - 5:06.92 (38th overall)
Cami McCauley - 5:09 (48th overall)
Abby O'Leary - 5:10 (53rd overall)
Ava Mierau - 5:14.22 (62nd overall)
Delaney Johns - 5:14.90 (64th overall)
Mary Seifert - 5:15 (68th overall)
Sophia Africa - 5:16 (70th overall)
Samantha Geraets - 5:18 (78th overall)
Girls 1 Mile Championship
Elise Hagen - 4:56.07 (31st overall)
Anna Prok - 4:56.42 (33rd overall)
Girls 4x400m Relay Emerging Elite
Dakota Ridge - 4:05 (6th overall)
Central Warriors Track Club (Central Grand Junction) - 4:19 (29th overall)
Girls 4x400m Relay Club
Windsor Track Club - 3:48 (6th overall)
Hustle Track Club - 3:56 (14th overall)
Girls 4x400m Relay Championship
Teddy Roosevelt Track Club (Roosevelt High School) 4:11 (25th overall)
Girls Pole Vault Championship
Taegan Olson - 11-3 (32nd overall)
Girls Hammer Throw Championship
Ellabelle Higgins - 112-3 (22nd overall)
Girls High Jump Championship
Braelyn Bailey - 5-7.25 (11th overall)
Girls Long Jump Championship
Jordan Halley - 16-10.5 (27th overall)
Boys 200m Championship Prelims
DJ Ruff - 21.73 (20th overall)
Ryan Elsen - 21.84 (26th overall)
Phoenix Tomsick - 22.37 (49th overall)