LAKEWOOD — Mason Finley was at it again. Breaking records.
The Buena Vista senior set a new meet record in the shot put Friday at the Class 3A state track and field championships. The day before, he broke the state 3A record in the discus.
By throwing the shot 67 feet, 10¼ inches, Finley broke his own meet record mark of 64 feet, 9¼ inches. He also set a new Colorado prep record in the event, bettering the previous record of 66 feet, 3¼ inches set by Jim Banich of Arvada in 2008.
The UCLA-bound Finley broke the national high school record in the shot put with a throw of 236 feet, 2 inches on April 25 in Alamosa.
Classical Academy held the lead in both 3A team competitions. They held a commanding 70-34 lead over second place Eaton in the girls competition.
Despite the lopsided lead, Classical Academy’s girls didn’t win an event Friday. Its 800-meter relay team placed second behind Valley, and Emily LaValley finished second to Middle Park’s Samantha Berggren in the 800 meter race.
Alyssa Northam ran behind Beth Jones of Eaton for a second-place finish in the triple jump.
Classical Academy’s boys had no second place finisher. Yet, they finished the second day with a 46-39 lead over Finley and Buena Vista.
Erie was third with 30 1/2 points.
