Summit Distance Runners dominate at the Western Slope League Championship

You raced like champions in Grand Junction. With one to two weeks of racing remaining this season, your hard work and competitive instincts are showing in fantastic racing!

Temperatures were high, at least for Summit runners used to snow, especially for the Friday afternoon 3200 and Saturday mid-day 1600s. Despite that:

• 16 Personal Records

• 4 Season Bests

• 5 Individual Championships

• 1 Relay Championship

• 3 (Maybe 4) State Qualifications

Distance Results in order of events

800

• Ella Hagen - 2:16.74

.12" PR and 4 second season best moves her up to 2nd All Time and Senior

• Avery Eytel - 2:26.38

A huge 8" season best jumps her from 8th to 5th Senior

• Lily Benbow - 2:32.75

Tripped and almost went down shortly after the start

• Sophie Dinse - 2:38.01

Is now ranked 18th All Time and 8th Freshman after her debut 800

• Jay McDonald - 1:58.44 - 4A WSL Champion

2" PR, very close to a State time, 4th on All Time list and Top Sophomore

• Carter Niemkiewicz - 2:03.91

2.25" PR, 2nd Place and rises to 6th All Time and 4th Junior

• John McDonald - 2:08.37

Super 6" PR, jumps from 18th to 10th All Time and 8th Sophomore

• Cooper Levi - 2:10.65

Also a 6" PR, jumps from 22nd to 12th All Time, 6th to 4th Freshman

3200

• Ella Hagen - 10:51.25 - 4A WSL Champion

• Avery Eytel - 12:46.74

30" Season Best lifts Avery from 10th to 7th Fastest Senior ever at SHS

• Cece Miner - 13:00.77

5" PR makes Cece the 16th Fastest SHS 2 miler All Time, 9th Senior

• Paige Ratliff - 13:21.50

Paige's first 3200 already places her 21st All Time, 10th Fastest Freshmen

• Josh Shriver - 9:17.49 - 4A WSL Champion

• Lukas Remeikis - 10:07.39

Great 10" PR, 5th All Time, 4th Soph

• Owen Fallon - 10:33.22

10" PR, 15" SB, 12th to 10th All Time, 9th to 8th Soph

• Cain Steinweg - 10:53.01

Strong race despite enduring severe Osgood-Schlatter Pain

4x800

• Ashley, Sophie, Paige, Avery - 10:49.35 -4A WSL Champion

• Owen, Cain, Cooper, Levi - 8:54.53 - 2nd Place

400

• Lila Ellison - 1:11.75

6" PR, 9th Fastest ranked SHS Junior

• Carter Niemkiewicz - 54.43

.01 PR, 6th place

1600

• Ella Hagen - 5:02.89 - 4A WSL Champion

1" Season Best

• Lily Benbow - 5:32.97

2" PR, 10th to 9th All Time, 4th to 3rd Soph

• Ashley Adkins - 5:54.49

1" SB

• Cece Miner - 5:56.44

• Josh Shriver - 4:18.84 - 4A WSL Champion

Super aggressive start

• Jay McDonald - 4:23.15

6" PR, 4th All Time, From 3rd to 1st fastest Sophomore ever

• Lukas Remeikis - 4:43.75

Massive 13" PR, 13th to 7th All Time, 9th to 7th Soph

• John McDonald - 4:50.02

2" PR, 10th to 9th All Time, 8th Soph

4x400

• Teagan, Ella, Hailey, Faith - 4:11.12 - 2nd Place

• Connor, Josh, Jay, Quinn - 3:29.83 - 2nd Place

2025/5/6: Summit girls track and field team successfully defends league title in Grand Junction

State Championship Outlook

Josh's great 3200 and 1600 lock up State Championship qualifying times. His out of state times at Arcadia don't count to State Qualifying. The top 18 times in 4A - plus more if anyone in the top 18 doesn't declare - qualify for State.

Jay's great 800 and new personal record are close to a State time, but probably will be 1 to 2 seconds short.

Ella is now ranked in the top 4 in the 800, 1600 and 3200.

The boys 4x800 time at Liberty Bell should hold for the State championship, but we will be ready to race again at Teddy's Last Chance if necessary, and may race again for practice and state prep even if not necessary.

The girls have a strong chance at qualifying the 4x800. We will literally wait until the Last Chance on Saturday, to give girls the opportunity to race fresh 1600s late Friday night at St. Vrain.

(Friday and Saturday plans could change based on the weather, but as of now, conditions look good both days.)

Updated Girls and Boys Top Times Lists

Updated School Records and State Qualification

Intra-Team Competition

Summit Miler's Club

While there were several new PRs in the 1600, including two and possibly three state qualifying times, no new Summit runners joined the Miler's Club as all those runners already qualified this year. Friday night in St. Vrain, but also Kremmling and Teddy's Last chance are excellent opportunities, and this year's last chance, to enter the Miler's Club record books.