Paul Miller

Eric Hamer finished the 8K Junior Men's course in 42nd place at 25:58. Photo by Kirby Lee/Image of Sport.

Keep your finger on the pulse of HS T&F with this rundown of the weekend's top races

Eric Hamer rounds the final turn before the finish with a Worlds qualifer in view. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Paul Miller has made a big impact on the Colorado high school scene. He will next attempt to do the same at the college level for the University of Colorado. Contributed photo.

Ally Watt anchored Pine Creek to two meet relay records. Photo by Ashley Green.

Katie Rainsberger, Ally Watt, and Isaac Green are just a sample of the athletes you can look forward to seeing at this weekend's Liberty Bell meet. Photos by Alan Versaw, Tim Hilt, and Ashley Green.

Having made his break from the rest of the 3200 field, Paul Miller starts to separate from Keaton Schelir. Photo by Ben Hershelman.

Rock Canyon's Rhyan Pettaway hurdled her way to the Palmer Terror Invitational 100H title. Photo by Alan Versaw.

In theory, 5A boys is as good as boys track and field gets in Colorado. And, there’s nothing wrong with the theory this year.   

Isabelle Kennedy and Paul Roberts were the two runners who came up biggest at Saturday morning's showdown 3200s at the Longmont Invitational. Photos by Alan Versaw.

With memories of a wind-buffeted 1600 at Banana Belt still fresh on their minds, Conner Wilburn and Corey Lewenkamp come to Longmont Saturday with expectations of much better conditions in place. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Luke Duggan raced very well at state last year and returns as 1A's #2 ranked 1600 this spring. Photo by Paul Jaeger.

If you guessed this young man as the 5A returning runner with the best 3200 time, you are an astute student of Colorado distance. Photo by Paul Jaeger.

Connor Weaver pushes toward the finish line and 14th place. Photo by Michele Bisbee.

Cerake Geberkidane, Senior, Denver East - 5A Boys Runner of the Year. Photo by Paul Jaeger.

You can probably pick out Joshua Joseph, Cerake Geberkidane, and Connor Lockwood at the front of 5A Region 1's start from Thursday, but how many more of the harriers present can you put a name to? Photo by Cliff Jurgens.

Paul Miller, barely showing a hint of exhaustion, runs to the Front Range League boys title. Photo by Ken Regan.

Cherry Creek and Fort Collins celebrate a 2-1 finish at John Martin, reversing their order of finish two weeks earlier at Cherry Creek. Photo by Daniel Joiner.

Although Liberty Bell has a regional and national reputation for speed, it isn't necessarily easy to get off the starting line cleanly. Photo by Jeff McCoy.

Carson Hume and Eric Hamer went quickly to the front of the Joe Vigil high school boys race--and stayed there. Photo by Eric Flores.

One thing you can count on for the first half mile or so at St. Vrain is a mass of humanity. Colorado Track XC file photo.