Forrest Barton

Paxton Smith and Forrest Barton went at it hammer and tongs for eight laps in the wind and rain. Photo by Alan Versaw.

At the top of the straight, it was Castle View and Douglas County, but it was DC that took the 4x100 win and the heady time. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Solana Quistorff pulls away in the rain on the final lap of the Twilight Girls Elite 3200. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Smoky Hill's Dom Carrasco took his first Colorado hurdles meet title at Liberty Bell, winning the 300s in a very quick 38.39. Colorado Track XC file photo by Alan Versaw.

It's a good weekend when you're 3A and own the top senior 800 performance of the week, plus the #3 1600 performance of the week. Photo by Alan Versaw.

What are Mackenzie Howie and Heide Baron looking so relaxed about? Oh, just a pair of sub-25 200s. Photo by Ashley Green.

Last year's Longmont 3200 Elite field comes off of turn one. Some have graduated, two are far, far away, but several will be back. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Michaela Onyenwere proved she hasn't forgotten a thing about winning. In fact, she may have learned a thing or two since last spring. Colorado Track XC file photo by Alan Versaw.

Parker Strahler returns this spring as one of 5A best hurdle threats, but there's more in the Castle View arsenal. Colorado Track XC file photo by Alan Versaw.

Forrest Barton's 9:55.50 topped all 3200s and 2 Miles this season. Although it was an out-of-state mark, it still came at altitude. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Colorado and New Mexico mixed it up in the 3200 right from the gun. All photos by Alan Versaw.

Zoe Gilbertson's trip to Albuquerque netted her two firsts, a second, and two PRs. Photo by Alan Versaw.

William Mayhew shouldered his way into the class of 2015 top ten for 1600 meters last spring. Colorado Track XC file photo by Alan Versaw.

In a week full of nice league meet performances, Erin Rawe-Thomas and Forrest Barton took their performances to the next level. Photos by Alan Versaw.

Marcelo Laguera negotiates the hairpin coming back onto the grass at about 2.5 miles into the Clement Park course. Photo by Alan Versaw.

While the field strung out behind them, Ben Espinola and Joshua Joseph did a little measuring of each other. Photo by Ron Eberhard.

By the final stages of the race, the only thing left chasing Savanna Dalton was the sunlight. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Jenna McCaffrey leaves the field in her wake at the RE-1J meet. Photo by Renee Haip.

Probably the worst draw on the entire starting line. Photo by Jeff McCoy.

Dominic Compoz has been a big contributor since his freshman year. This year he gets the opportunity to make his last and biggest contribution. Colorado Track XC file photo by Paul Jaeger.