WEST GRAND/ST. VRAIN/LAST CHANCE
12-13 May 2023
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2023 Results
2023 Results
This was another fantastic week for us. With 3 meets in 2 days and a lot of State analysis and prep to do, I'm just going to post the basics here.
We went into this final weekend of the season with the primary goal of securing our State Championship positions in the 4x400 and 4x800. We were successful in 3 out of 4! That wasn't surprising. We knew you had the potential to do it based on your improvement this season. What wasn't as expected was securing three more individual State Championship appearances! That was fantastic!
St. Vrain is the most competitive meet of the year in Colorado. (Arguably more competitive than the State Championship because all classifications compete together.) SHS showed up ready to compete!
Josh ran a huge 8 second PR in the 3200 to jump to 16th in the State rankings and secure a trip to the State Championship. A few hours later, Lauren ran an incredible 15 second PR in the 1600 to jump 20 spots in the State rankings to #12 and secure her own spot in the 1600.
The next day at the Berthoud Last Chance, Lauren ran a 8 second PR in the 800 that secured another State Championship appearance!
I believe this is the most State Championship appearances in SHS history:
Dom - 800, 1600, 3200, 4x800
Josh - 3200, 4x800
Carter - 4x800
Will - 4x800 (missed a 800 appearance by 3 spots)
Ella - 1600, 3200, 4x400, 4x800 (Also qualified in the 400 and 800, but scratched those to focus on the others)
Lauren - 800, 1600, 4x400, 4x800 (Also qualified in the 3200, but scratched to focus on the others)
Avery - 4x800
Faith - 4x400, 4x800, 100 Hurdles, 300 Hurdles
Teegan - 4x400
There was another large haul of PRs at the meets:
The 4x800 ran by Lauren, Faith, Avery and Ella ran a 13 second Season Best to move up to 10th and lock in a State Championship appearance.
The 4x400 of Faith, Lauren, Teegan and Ella ran a 4 second Season Best to move up to 11th. Had they not run and improved, they would have been knocked out of the State Championship.
Avery - .8 seconds in the 800, 4.5 seconds in the 1600.
Will - A huge 10 second PR in the 1600. A 2.7 second PR in the 800 got him within 3 spots of qualifying for State.
Josh - In addition to the State qualifying run in the 3200, PR'd by 4 seconds in the 1600, advancing to 24th in the State rankings. Also PR'd by 4 seconds in the 800.
Carter - a 4 second PR in the 1600 and another 4 second PR in the 800.
Cain - another in a series of big PRs in the 1600, this one by 7 seconds.
James - a 7 second PR in the 800 and a 19 second PR in the 1600
Zach - Season's Bests in the 400 and 1600
Jens - a 7 second Pr in the 1600
Claire ran her first 800, Lila her first 1600 and Darby and Josie there first 3200s.
Sportsman/Teammate of the week (month or year?) has to go to Dom, who went all the way to Berthoud to run the 4x400 in an attempt to get the team qualified for State – even though he wouldn't run it at State if qualified. That is putting team above self!
PR Watch
PR Watch
With Dom and Ella taking the weekend off except for helping the relays secure their State births, it was the chance for other runners to grab the spotlight and make some big moves in the SHS All-Time Lists. I spent a few hours updating the rankings and was amazed!
Full updated lists are here.
Boys
Boys
800:
Will’s 2.7 second PR makes him the third ever SHS runner under two minutes and the first Sophomore ever to break 2:00.
After running huge PRs Friday in the 1600 and 3200 - including a state qualifying time in the 3200 - Josh ran another PR in the 800 Saturday. It was a 4 second PR despite “jogging in” the finish. The PR moves up to 5th all-time. Next year 4th, or better, is certainly in range.
Carter’s 4 second PR climbs 5 spots from 12th to 7th in the all time list and bumps Josh to first place in the Freshman list!
Anyone else sensing a strong future for SHS distance running?
1600:
Zach ran his first and only 1600 of an injury-recovery season in the 6th fastest time by a Senior.
Friday at St. Vrain was a big day for Josh. AFTER running a State Qualifying time in the 3200, Josh re-laced his spikes for a go at the 1600. 4:30 is already fast for a Sophomore. Josh knocked another 4 seconds off that. The new PR solidifies Josh’s position at 3rd all-time and bumps him ahead of Dom for fastest ever Sophomore at SHS!
Will, despite pacing I would graciously describe as “sub-optimal”, ran an immense 10-second PR. His 63 second last lap was the 9th fastest of the evening, indicating he is capable of much more. Despite that, it moves him to 4th fastest ever behind Liam Meirow, Dom and Josh.
Jen’s 4 second PR at Joe Shields moves him into the top 20 on the Sophomore list. James’ 19 second PR puts him just outside the top 20, at 22nd.
Carter’s 4 second PR at St. Vrain moves him up to 6th on the all-time list – as a Freshman!
Cain ran a fantastic 7 second PR in the St. Vrain 1600, moving up to 6th on the Freshman list and 16th on the all-time list.
Is that bright future for SHS distance getting clearer? How’s this - 4 of the top 16 and 3 of the top 6 all-time SHS rankings are now held by sophomores and freshmen. And Dom has position #2.
3200:
Josh started an amazing weekend with a State Qualifying 8-second PR in the 3200 which puts him in first in the Sophomore ranks by 16 seconds and moves him into second on the all-time list. If Dom hadn’t broken the school record last week, Josh would be the new SHS school record holder! State Champion Liam Meirow’s school record from 2014 has now been broken twice in two weeks!
Carter ran his first ever high school 3200 Saturday at Berthoud after his PR 1600 Friday late Friday night. His impressive 10:36.05 puts him second on the Freshman list just behind Josh’s time from last year and just ahead of Cain’s time from the League Championship. It also places Carter seventh in the all-time list. 4 of the top 10 ever SHS positions were earned this year!
Cain didn’t PR in the 3200 at Berthoud Saturday morning after PR’ing in the 1600 Friday night. Just for good measure he ran a strong 1600 a couple hours later.
The bright future theme continues: The fastest three SHS Freshman 3200 times were run in the last two years! 4 of the top 10 SHS positions all-time were earned this year!
girls
girls
800:
Lauren’s immense 8-second PR moves her to second on the Freshman list, just tenths behind Ella’s time from last year and from 7th to 3rd on the All-Time list!
Avery’s PR strengthens her position at 5th Sophomore and 8th All-time.
Claire’s first high school 800 earned a 17th position on the Freshman list.
The girl’s future is just as bright as the boys. 2 of the top 3 all-time SHS rankings were achieved this year! 4 of the top 13. 3 of the top 19 Freshman and 3 of the top 8 Sophomore times were run this year!
1600:
Lauren’s 15-second PR at St. Vrain lifts her to 3rd all-time on the 1600 list, less than 3 seconds behind Whitney Anderson’s 2005 State Championship winning time!
Avery’s 4.5 second PR jumps her to 4th in the Sophomore list and 9th on the All Classes list.
Overall, the 1600 performances are as impressive as the 800. 5 of the top 15 all-time positions were achieved this year, 5 of the top 25 freshman ranks and 3 of the top 7 sophomore ranks.
3200:
Darby and Josie’s first 3200s place them 13th and 15th on the Freshman List
4 of the top 15 places overall were run this year, and Avery didn’t get to run a 3200 this year.
All of the stats and rankings above and below are impressive, but more important is the dedication and work required to be able to achieve them, and the spirit, attitude and competitiveness needed to put yourself out there, risk failure and experience discomfort all in the effort to achieve new heights.
It's been a great year!
Final State Rankings
Final State Rankings
400
Ella - 26th, down 5, 1:00.98
Lauren - 29th, down 5, 1:01.22
800
Ella - 8th, down 1, 2:16.81
Lauren - 22nd, up 29, 2:20.67, 8 sec PR
Avery - 2:30.01, .8 sec PR
1600
Ella - 5th, same, 5:01.98
Lauren - 12th, up 20, 5:10.53, 15 sec PR
Avery - 5:43.54, 4.5 sec PR
3200
Ella - 2nd, same, 10:44.17
Lauren - 18th, down 2, 11:34.16
4 x 400 - 11th, up 1, 4:11.06, 4 sec SB
4 x 800 - 9th, up 6, 10:00.70, 13 sec SB
SMR - 28th, down 1, 1:57.07
4x100 - 36th, up 2, 52.97
4x200 - 26th, down 6, 1:51.54
400
Liam - 55th, down 3, 53.14
Jackson - 65th, down 3, 53.42
Jack - 79th, down 5, 53.79
Will - 115th, down 6, 54.40
800
Dom - 8th, down 1, 1:57.06
Will - 23rd, up 19, 1:59.35, 2.7 sec PR
Josh - 96th, up 36, 2:06.65, 4 sec PR
Carter - 2:09.48, 4 sec PR
Cain - 2:32.95
1600
Dom - 8th, down 2, 4:20.52
Josh - 24th, up 10, 4:26.58, 4 sec PR
Will - 68th, up 46, 4:41.55, 10 sec PR
Carter - 87th, up 16, 4:46.26, 4 sec PR
Cain - 214th, up 54, 5:08.30, 7 sec PR
3200
Dom - 11th, up 2, 9:33.73
Josh - 16th, up 6, 9:37.68, 8 sec PR
Carter - 89th, not previously ranked, 10:36.06
Cain - 112th, up 34, 10:49.52
4 x 400 - 21st, down 6, 3:32.64
4 x 800 - 11th, down 1, 8:17.32
4 x 100 - 27th, down 4, 44.53
4 x 200 - 62nd, down 1, 1:44.76
St. Vrain Results
St. Vrain Results
Berthoud Last Chance resutls
Berthoud Last Chance resutls
Joe shields/West Grand Results
Joe shields/West Grand Results
2023 JOE SHIELDS/WEST GRAND
2023 JOE SHIELDS/WEST GRAND
WHEN: Friday, 12 May
WHERE: West Grand High School, Kremmling
2023 St. Vrain invite
2023 St. Vrain invite
WHEN: Friday, 12 May
WHERE: Longmont High School, Longmont
2023 Jeffco last chance
2023 Jeffco last chance
WHEN: Saturday, 13 May
WHERE: Jeffco Stadium, Lakewood
2022 JOE SHIELDS/WEST GRAND
2022 JOE SHIELDS/WEST GRAND
WHEN: Friday 13 May
WHERE: West Grand High School, Kremmling
DISTANCE RESULTS: We "split-squaded" it a bit today. Dom went to St. Vrain in search of a State Qual time. To keep him company and pursue their own PRs we sent Lucas Sudduth and Josh Shriver as well. Hurdlers Emily Koetteritz, Malachi Ryan and Cam Fox also went to this very competitive meet, where Emily triple jumped as well.
From all reports (I went to St. Vrain as well) it was VERY windy in Kremmling. Despite this, we had several great performances.
Adaline and Avery both PR'd in the 1600, Adaline by 2 seconds and Avery by 5 in shoulder to shoulder 6:14.22 and 6:14.45 respectively for second and third. The "learning to compete" that became evident at Leagues continued. Roan placed 7th in 5:40.95 while James and Jacob followed in 11th and 12th in 6:32.16 and 6:42.19.
The 1600 efforts and winds prevented any further PRs, but Avery and Adaline 2nd and 5th in the 800 while Roan placed 10th.
2022 St. Vrain invite
2022 St. Vrain invite
WHEN: Friday 13 May
WHERE: Longmont High School, Longmont
DISTANCE RESULTS: St. Vrain is a very big and very competitive meet, with very stringent entry standards per event. For years it has been the premiere "last chance" meet for those hoping to place in the top 18 in their event and earn a trip to the State Championship. In fact, I had to request special approval just to get Lucas and Josh into the meet as they technically didn't meet the entry standard of 4:45 in the 1600.
That special request was redeemed as Lucas, Josh and Dom raced great. Lucas was the only one to run the 800. If he improved his PR of 2:11.47 by just half a second, he would move up two spots on the SHS all-time 800 list to 8th. It wasn't as windy in Longmont as it was in Kremmling, but it was still pretty windy during the 800. Lucas was boxed a bit on the third turn, made a hard effort to pass three runners on the backstretch, but then had to fight the wind on his own on the last turn. The efforts took their toll, and Lucas fatigued on the final stretch missing a new PR by just 6 hundredths of a second.
Lucas has PR'd in every meet this season. He was disappointed to break the streak, then we remembered that he still had the 1600. Lucas was in the same heat as Josh. By this time, the winds had dissipated and it was ideal conditions. Lucas seized the moment to go out with a bang and wrapped up his high school career with a 9 second PR, dropping down to 5:12.99. We just wish Lucas had started running earlier as his improvement this season was incredible.
Josh was seeded last in this heat and hadn't yet run a 1600 this season. It was only his 3rd weekend of racing and training after recovering from a soft tissue injury. Josh decided his seed time was soft and he could win the heat. And just that he did. He started smartly by sliding into fourth or fifth place and sighted up the competition. After 400 meters he decided the pace wouldn't do and set off on his own gradually opening up a 30-meter gap on the field. The announcer remarked several times on the Summit runner enjoying the thick front range air and the Summit Freshman with an incredible performance and a bright future. Josh finished with a 18 second PR in 4:22.68.
A couple heats later it was Dom's turn. 4A distance running, boys and girls, is incredible this year. Much stronger than larger 5A. To place in the top 18 would require a 4:22, with Dom's PR for the season being 4:31. Dom ran an exceptionally controlled, tactical and efficient race. He relaxed in fourth or fight place for two laps, then made a move and wasted no time in not just going to the front, but dropping the field. His last lap was a blistering 62 seconds. The early pace didn't let him threaten a State Quali time, but he ran a season's best by over four seconds.
His 62 second closing lap (only 5 runners in the following fastest heat finished faster) along with a 52.5 split in the 4x400 at Leagues gave Dom confidence that he could run a quali time in the 800 the next day in Denver. Back to Summit he went to sleep and recover.
2022 Jeffco last chance
2022 Jeffco last chance
WHEN: Saturday 14 May
WHERE: Jeffco Stadium, Lakewood
DISTANCE RESULTS: This turned out to be the best meet conditions we had all year. It was calm with a comfortable temp in the 70s. Dom was seeded 5th in the heat. The first three runners didn't answer roll call and it looked like Dom may have to work alone to get the State Qualification time, expected to be in the low 1:58s. Dom had broken 2:00 (a big accomplishment) for the first time ever two weeks earlier at Steamboat in 1:59.82. Dropping over 1.5 seconds to get down to the low 1:58s was a big ask, but Dom's racing and training performance was screaming hints that he could.
The goal was to go through the 200 in 28 seconds and 400 in 57 seconds. The hope was that he needn't lead to achieve that. As evidenced by the night before, Dom's race awareness had made a big improvement. Instead of hammering the pace at the front, Dom was realizing the value of patience and situational awareness. Two boys went out hard and Dom astutely slotted in behind them and relaxed. 200 meters - 28 seconds. 400 meters - 57 seconds.
The race plan was to slightly pick it up on the third curve and then shift a gear each of the last 3 100-meter sections. Dom came off the curve on the shoulders of the two leaders. He accelerated and moved to the front on the back stretch. He accelerated again on the last curve and opened a small gap. One runner made a move coming off the curve but Dom accelerated a third time down the closing stretch and finished in.…
1:56.96!
Not just a 3 second PR! Not just a top 18 time and a State Championship entry! The 8th fastest 4A time all season and the 16th best time in the State. Dom didn't just qualify for the State Championship, he will now be on the radar as a podium contender. That's the way to capitalize on year's of hard work.
2022 WEEKEND WRAP UP:
We finished up the "regular season" with a bang. Not only did Dom earn a trip to the State Championship, but another 5 PRs were run.
"First year Senior" Lucas ran the 8th fastest 800, 5th 1600 and 8th 3200 times by SHS Seniors ever. Dom now has the fastest SHS Junior times ever in the 800, 1600 and 3200. Josh added claim to the freshman 1600 time and now has the fastest ever Freshman times in the 800, 1600 and 3200. And Ella has the fastest ever freshman 800, 1600 and 3200.
The State Championship, and next year, are going to be exciting!
I'm very proud of the efforts made this season (and pre-season) and very happy to see those who worked hard rewarded with tremendous improvement. You should be very proud of your efforts and achievements.
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Summit Daily article: Track-filled weekend leads to fast times and top-10 finishes for Summit before state meet
Updated SHS distance rankings are here.
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