RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostRunners cheer on their teammates during the first leg of the 5A Girls 4x800 Meter Relay during the 2022 Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 19, 2022 in Lakewood.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostCherry Creek senior Riley Stewart wins the 5A 3200 during the 2022 Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 19, 2022 in Lakewood.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostMullen senior Agur Dwol gets ready to compete in the 4A triple jump during the 2022 Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 19, 2022 in Lakewood.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostMullen senior Agur Dwol jumps in the 4A triple jump prelim during the 2022 Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 19, 2022 in Lakewood.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostFans watch the boys 4x200 meter 5A relay prelim during the 2022 Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 19, 2022 in Lakewood.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostCherry Creek鈥檚 5A Girls 4x800 Meter relay team hugs after winning the race during the 2022 Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 19, 2022 in Lakewood.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostCherokee Trail junior Symone Adams takes a moment after running in the girls 4x200 meter 5A relay prelim during the 2022 Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 19, 2022 in Lakewood.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostCheyenne Mountain鈥檚 Antoni Smith won the 4A high jump during the 2022 Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 19, 2022 in Lakewood.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostCherokee Trail junior Evan Armstrong reaches for the baton during 5A Boys 4x800 Meter Relay during the 2022 Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 19, 2022, in Lakewood.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostSisters from Denver East, senior Ellison Mucharsky, top, and freshmen Rosie Mucharsky hug after finishing the 5A Girls 4x800 Meter Relay during the 2022 Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 19, 2022 in Lakewood. They placed second in the race.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostKyle Bigley, of Pueblo Central, won first place in the shot put during the 2022 Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 19, 2022 in Lakewood.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostVista Ridge junior Brandon Hills looks to defend his 5A long jump title during the 2022 Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 19, 2022 in Lakewood.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostVista Ridge junior Brandon Hills looks to defend his 5A long jump title during the 2022 Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 19, 2022 in Lakewood.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostBroomfield sophomore Lilly Nichols competes in the 5A girls pole vault during the 2022 Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 19, 2022 in Lakewood.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostNiwot's Eva Klingbeil runs the 3200 meter girl's race during the state track and field meet at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood, CO, May 21, 2022.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostSnow is seen piled up inside the track and athletes race in the class 4A 3200 meter run during the state track and field championship meet at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood, May 21, 2022.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostWiggens junior Laith Ibrahim competes in the discus during the state track and field championship meet at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood, CO, May 21, 2022.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostWray's Bryant Schoenthal competes in the discus during the state track and field championship meet at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood, CO, May 21, 2022.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostWiggens senior Mohamed Ibrahim waits in between throws during the discus competition at the state track and field championship meet at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood, CO, May 21, 2022.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostWiggens senior Mohamed Ibrahim competes in the discus during the state track and field championship meet at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood, CO, May 21, 2022.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostFort Collins High School senior Devyn Priselac competes in the girls class 5A high jump during the state track and field championship meet at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood, CO, May 21, 2022.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostNiwot's Eva Klingbeil runs the 3200 meter girl's race during the state track and field meet at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood, CO, May 21, 2022. Klinbeil won the race.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostNiwot's Zane Bergen leads the boys class 4A 800 meter run during the state track and field championship meet at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood, CO, May 21, 2022.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostHoehne's girls 4x200 meter relay team celebrates after winning the class 2A race during the state track and field championship meet at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood, CO, May 21, 2022.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to The Denver PostGrandview's boys 4x200 meter relay team stands on top of the podium for the second year in a row during the state track and field championship meet at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood, CO, May 21, 2022.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostZane Bergen, of Longmont, left, and Connor McCormick, right, of Niwot, right, lay on the ground exhausted after competing in the Boys 4A 1600m run during Colorado State Track and Field championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 In Lakewood. Bergen came from behind in the last stretch to beat McCormick and win the race.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostThe start gun goes off for a race during state track finals at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 In Lakewood.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostPeyton Garrison, of Coal Ridge, second from right, gets started in the Girls 3A 400 meter dash during state track finals at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 In Lakewood. She won the event as well as winning She also won the 100 and 200 meter races.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostPeyton Garrison, of Coal Ridge, center, nears the finish line to win the Girls 3A 400 meter dash during state track finals at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 In Lakewood. She also won the 100 and 200 meter races.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostPeyton Garrison, of Coal Ridge, center, raises her hands while on the podium after taking her medal for winning the Girls 3A 400 meter dash during state track finals at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 In Lakewood. She also won the 100 and 200 meter races.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostEva Klingbeil, of Niwot, leads stands on the podium with her medal for winning the girls 4A 1600 meter race during state track finals at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 in Lakewood.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostZane Bergen, #2, of Longmont, passes Connor McCormick, right, of Niwot as they head towards the finish line of the Boys 4A 1600m run during Colorado State Track and Field championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 In Lakewood. Bergen came from behind in the last leg to edge McCormick out and win the race.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostZane Bergen, #2, of Longmont, lays on the ground after winning the Boys 4A 1600m run during Colorado State Track and Field championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 In Lakewood. Bergen edged out Conn came from behind in the last leg to edge Connor McCormick in the home stretch to win the race.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostNiwot抖阴ap Madison Shults, center, trips just before the finish line as she battles it out with teammate Stella Vieth, right, number 4, in the girls 4A 400 meter dash during the Colorado state track and field finals at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 in Lakewood. Vieth won the race.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostIsaac San Diego goes up for 13鈥�9鈥� in the Boys 4A pole vault during the Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 in Lakewood. Niwot won the race.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostStudent who weren鈥檛 able to walk for their graduations were celebrated during a break in the Colorado State track finals at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 In Lakewood.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostTrack athelte Tara Graham, of Peyton High School, center, and other students who weren鈥檛 able to walk for their graduations were celebrated during a break in the Colorado State track finals at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 In Lakewood.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostBenjamin Kirk of Denver East smiles as he crosses the finish line to win the Class 4A boys 200-meter dash during the Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 in Lakewood.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostBenjamin Kirk, Denver East, smiles and looks towards the sky after winning the Boys 4A 200 Meter Dash during the Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 in Lakewood.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostBenjamin Kirk, Denver East, gets hugs from his coach Michael Tasker, left, and assistant coach Tanya Vassar, right, after winning the Boys 4A 200 Meter Dash during the Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 in Lakewood.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostLucas Couron goes up for a 15脮9脫 vault in the Boys 4A pole vault during the Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 in Lakewood. Coupon won the event.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostRiley Stewart, Cherry Creek, is way ahead of the rest of the pack as she heads towards the finish line to win the Girls 5A 1600 meters during the Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 in Lakewood.
Chet Strange, Special to The Denver PostRunners compete in the 5A boys 200 meter race during the CHSAA State Track and Field championships on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostDrew Costelow of Valor Christian, second from left, keeps pace with the front runners during the Boys 5A 1600 Meter run during the State Track and Field championships on May at Jeffco Stadium 22, 2022 in Lakewood. Costelow won the race.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostDrew Costelow of Valor Christian, right, heads to the finish line to win the Boys 5A 1600 Meter run during the State Track and Field championships on May at Jeffco Stadium 22, 2022 in Lakewood.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostRiley Stewart, Cherry Creek, stands on the podium with other runners, as she holds her medal for first place after winning the Girls 5A 1600 meters during the Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 in Lakewood.
Chet Strange, Special to The Denver PostNorthfield's Giavonna Meeks competes in the Class 4A girls discus during the CHSAA State Track and Field championships on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostLucas Couron, of Riverdale Ridge High School prepares to set a state record in the pole vault of 16鈥�1/2鈥� during the Colorado State track finals at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 In Lakewood. He wasn鈥檛 able to clear the bar but he did win the event with a jump of 15鈥� 9鈥�.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostEvan Johnson, with Grandview, comes in to help his team win the Boys 5A 4x100 meter relay during the Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 in Lakewood.
Chet Strange, Special to The Denver PostRunners compete in the Class 3A 300 meter hurdles during the CHSAA State Track and Field championships on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood.
Chet Strange, Special to The Denver PostRiley Stewart breaks away from the pack during the Class 5A 1,600 meter race during the state track and field championships on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood.
Chet Strange, Special to The Denver PostRiley Stewart celebrates after winning the Class 5A 1600 during the state track and field championships on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood.
Chet Strange, Special to The Denver PostRunners compete in the 5A 1600m race during the CHSAA State Track and Field championships on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood.
Chet Strange, Special to The Denver PostValor Christian's Drew Costelow celebrates after winning the Class 5A 1600 meter race during the CHSAA State Track and Field championships on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostJackson Fagerlin, with Resurrection Christian, wins the Class 3A boys 1,600-meter run during the Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 in Lakewood.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostJackson Fagerlin, of Resurrection Christian, gets hugged by his brothers Christian, left, Preston, and father Richard, right, after winning the 3A Boys 1600 Meter Run during the Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood, Colorado on May 22, 2022.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostMadison Shults, runs with the baton in the final leg of the 4A Girls 4x400 meter relay during the Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 in Lakewood. Niwot won the race.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostMadison Shults, celebrates crossing the finish line to win the Class 4A girls 4x400-meter relay during the Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 22, 2022 in Lakewood. Niwot won the race.
Chet Strange, Special to The Denver PostRunners compete in the 1A 4x100 meter race during the CHSAA State Track and Field championships on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood.
Chet Strange, Special to The Denver PostThe Chatfield relay team celebrates after winning the 5A 4x100 meter relay during the CHSAA State Track and Field championships on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood.
Chet Strange, Special to The Denver PostRunners compete during the CHSAA State Track and Field championships on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood.
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Runners cheer on their teammates during the first leg of the 5A Girls 4x800 Meter Relay during the 2022 Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jeffco Stadium on May 19, 2022 in Lakewood.
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Despite a weather delay, the 2022 Colorado high school state track and field meet took place at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood Thursday, May 19 and Saturday and Sunday, May 21-22.
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