Evergreen's Jackson Sayler was very close at the finish of last year's 4A state 800. "Very close" has a way of eating at you clear through the winter. Photo by Jeff McCoy.
Evergreen's Jackson Sayler was very close at the finish of last year's 4A state 800. "Very close" has a way of eating at you clear through the winter. Photo by Jeff McCoy.
Mullen's Taylor Klein exhibits a little intensity over the hurdles at last year's state prelims. Colorado Track XC file photo.
Truitt Parrish battled it out with 4A's best at 15-0 last spring. That will give the 3A pole vault posse a lot to think about this spring. Colorado Track XC file photo.
Last year, Ryan Moeller, Alex Mead, and Troy Johnson were the big dogs in 3A sprints. In an interesting turn of events, each of them will be competing in 4A this year. Colorado Track XC file photo.
Abby Simpson is indisputably among the state's top all-around sprinters, but she faces an uphill battle to win a state title at any of the three sprint distances this spring. Colorado Track XC file photo.
With Grayson Bundick something of a question mark coming into the season, Daniel Carr's 3A presence looms even larger than it would have been. Colorado Track XC file photo.
The front of the 5A girls state 3200 last spring looked like a dust jacket photo for the Who's Who of Colorado Girls Distance Running. Colorado Track XC file photo.
John Strobel, Koy Palmer, and Blake Nicholas aren't exactly newcomers to the top tier of 1A boys hurdlers. Photo by Paul Jaeger.
Few of the state's jumpers rival the diversity of talents Nola Basey brings to the runways. Photo by Jeff McCoy.