Rajon O'Quinn

Keeping you abreast of performances tied to Colorado...

Joey Uhle skims over the bar at 18-2.5 to set a new Air Force Academy indoor pole vault mark. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Darby Gilfillan and Lauren Gregory kept the state 3200 pace honest from the opening gun. Colorado Track XC file photo.

Cerake Geberkidane and Blake Yount battled for the entire last 300 meters of the 5A boys 800. Photo by Alan Versaw.

The lay of the landscape has changed a little since the last time we visited 5A girls. This title bout is a whole lot more interesting that we figured it to be roughly a month ago.

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.

There was no stopping Kossi Tchenawou or Rajon O'Quinn last Saturday. Colorado Track XC file photo/photo by Alan Versaw.

With five meters to go in the 800 meters, Fountain-Fort Carson's Philip Benjamin Thomas was in full stumble mode, but he managed to keep his feet for another five meters and the win over Bailey Roth and Kyle White. Photo by Alan Versaw.

One of the better marks of the end of the week was Monarch's Andrew Barlow over the bar at 14-9. Photo by Ashley Green.

Travis Gordon ran 15.11 in the 110 hurdles, but just missed a wind-legal mark at Saturday's Banana Belt Classic. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Ashlyn Hare is one of the state's best high jumpers, but reaching the top of 5A is going to be an ordeal this spring. Colorado Track XC file photo.

Rajon O'Quinn cleared 5-6 to punch her ticket to state in the high hump last spring. Photo by Jeff McCoy.

We'll keep updating this as the JO Nationals meet marches through the week.

It was a busy weekend for the age groupers trying to find their way to the next round in Arizona.

In some respects, sprinter Emily Romo is the forgotten Bruin, but a very important part of the picture for Cherry Creek nevertheless. Photo by Alan Versaw.

In one of the few sprint and jump events Fountain-Fort Carson didn't win, Tevin Donnell and Solyde Bankston gave Kalen Ballage all he could handle in the 100. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Alleandra Watt is part of a loaded girls 100 meter dash field you aren't going to want to miss. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Elise Cranny completes her record-setting 1600 with nobody in sight. Photo by Ashley Green.

Kelley Robinson and Elise Cranny enjoyed stellar performances at Saturday's Boulder County Championships meet in Broomfield. Photos by Ashley Green.

This week's outa-nowhere athlete is Pine Creek's Alleandra Watt. Meet the freshman who won the Palmer Terror Invitational. Photo by Paul Jaeger.