Marcel Such

You complete event-by-event guide to the 2A boys state team title race, and to seeing blue in almost every event!

Cerake Geberkidane retains the overall top time on the course, but Paul Roberts has three of the top eight times overall. Photos by Paul Jaeger/Alan Versaw.

Maggie Moline started her season with a statement, clocking the best girls time at the New Balance Valmont Cross Country Invitational. Photo by Renee Haip.

Apparently, this wasn't the weekend to lay low before cross country practice started.

Swink's Jerod Berg had his shot put working well for him when he needed it most. Photo by Alan Versaw.

A gallery of favorite images from Colorado Track XC state meet photographer Jeff McCoy.

The uniforms at the start of the 2A boys 200 tended toward the side of monochromatic. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Morgan Hartigan pitched a win for Paonia in the shot put with a throw of 39-10. Photo by Alan Versaw.

For those who haven't yet discovered, Palmer Ridge has developed some exceptional relays, and they will be putting a couple of those squads on display Friday night in Longmont. Colorado Track XC file photo.

After a couple years of stark domination by Lyons, suddenly 2A boys is a contest again. As with most other things in life, ebb and flow is part of the cycle of things.

At the end of the 4x100, it was Longmont comfortably out in front. Photo by Ben Hershelman.

The Pomona Invitational round of the 4x200 went to Fountain-Fort Carson, but with subsequent rounds to follow. Photo by Ben Hershalman.

Ryan Willis leaves a few hurdlers is his dust. Photo by Ben Hershelman.

Evidently, Lyons has achieved lifetime membership (whatever the lifetime of a high school is) in the 2A top five, but the rest of this article comes closer to turning over new soil.

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.

Winners of the past three 2A state track and field championships, the Lyons boys team has built quite the dynasty over the past several seasons. (via www.bocopreps.com)

Dailyn Johnson's dance of the discus was doing well enough to destroy the competition. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Marcel Such has enjoyed one of Colorado's best 2A high school careers ever, and the recruiting attention he got underscores that success. Colorado Track XC file photo.

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.

Bailey Roth rounds an early turn with the leaders. Photo by Alan Versaw.