The event brought back the popular Sweepstakes race, mixing together the best teams from each classification. This year, on the boys side, Fort Collins won the event with 153 points. Rock Canyon (178) placed second, and host Heritage (206) was third.
Individually, returning champion Cole Sprout captured the Sweepstakes with a time of 14.38.40. Cherry Creek junior Parker Wolfe was second in 14:47.30, and Fort Collins’ Kevin Conlon (15:09.50) was third.
Cherry Creek won the girls race, totaling just 78 points. Cherokee Trail (97) was second, and Arapahoe (121) placed third.
Sydney Thorvaldson of Rawlins (Wyo.) won the Sweepstakes race in 16:40.60. Cherry Creek’s Riley Stewart (17:12.60) was the top Colorado finisher, ahead of Cherokee Trail’s Cameron McConnell (17:24.60).
Overland’s Grant Bradley was the individual champion in the Division 1 boys race, and Fossil Ridge was the top team.
Ralston Valley’s Elizabeth Schweiker captured the Division 1 girls race, while Jackson Hole, Wyo. won as a team.
COLORADO SPRINGS — When Nell Taylor and her teammates jumped on the bus in Pagosa Springs, they knew they were in for a long journey. Over 250 miles and a trek over Wolf Creek Pass separate the Pirates from the Norris-Penrose Event Center. But the trip is worth it for so many reasons.
Pagosa is just one of many teams that come from far and wide to compete at the Cheyenne Mountain Stampede cross country meet. There are several reasons that each team makes it a point to cross a finish line at the same site of the annual Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo.
Chief among them is that this is where they want to be racing on the last day of the season. That’s when the state cross country meet takes place and the same site that hosts the Stampede houses the final race that kid is willing to sell out their bodies to try and win.
And while the layout of the course isn’t exactly the same as state, it gives the competitors an idea of what to expect in October.
“That definitely helps a lot,” Taylor said. “And just getting a head start on everyone, because this is, this is not a flat course. It’s not an easy course. And once we get through with the rest of the season we can say this is hard, but it’s not as hard as the state course with all the hills.”
But that’s not the only reason that teams have for going. For a team like Pagosa, it’s a chance to get the team bonding early in the season which can have benefits later in the year.
When it comes to high school athletics, there is no better way to bond than with a long bus ride with a handful of teammates.
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“I think it’s just a big part of spending time with the team and just being all together,” Taylor said. “That really helps when you run Running is my passion and I’ve been running since a very young age and Just getting together to compete and to see how far you can push yourself, I think that’s definitely worth the car ride. Just to be with the team and suffer together, that just brings me really close to them.”
Taylor finished ninth in the Class 3A girls race with a time of 21 minutes, 49.1 seconds. Between the bonding experience and the atmosphere that comes with racing at Norris-Penrose, she’s hoping for a little better finish when the Pirates return in two months.
The same can be said for Rocky Ford’s Noel Lopez. The Meloneer took second in the 2A boys race with a time of 16:51.6, but on top of a team bonding experience and the chance to race at the site of the state meet, coming to Colorado Springs had an additional benefit for those residing in eastern Colorado.
“I think it’s a good workout cause of the high elevation, we’re used to training at a low altitude,” Lopez said. “The air is definitely a lot thinner. It’s a dirt course that has good hills and everything, so really prepares us well for the the state meet.”
Each time Lopez or Taylor or any running hits this course they try to apply lessons from previous races. That has helped build the right mentality to take into even a regular season race or a race at state.
The trick is that each time the gun fires and the runners swarm out onto the course, they’re all trying to balance the competitive nature of the race with utilizing the experience they need to attain the desired finish.
“The first time I ran this course, I went way too hard in the first mile and nearly died during the rest of it,” Lopez said. “I’m not used to running on so many hills like this and at such a high altitude.”
Taylor, Lopez and all the runners who competed on Friday will do what they can so they can get one more crack at the course on Oct. 26 for the state cross country meet.
AURORA — Thursday marks the start of competition for six fall sports.
Cross country, field hockey, gymnastics, boys soccer, spirit and volleyball can all begin games, meets or matches on Thursday. The schedules in each sport are relatively light through the weekend, but pick up in earned next week.
There are a few top-10 matchups right away, including No. 1 Regis Jesuit at No. 4 Kent Denver in field hockey on Thursday, and No. 1 Chaparral at No. 2 Cherokee Trail in 5A volleyball on Friday.
Thursday also brings two cross country events, one in Aurora and another Johnstown.
The Cheyenne Mountain Stampede, held at Norris-Penrose Event Center, the same venue as the state championships, is Friday. The Vista Nation XC 2-Mile is also Friday, and that is drawing a number of the top programs from the metro area — including four defending state championship teams.
Schedules and scoreboards for some sports are available here:
Social media can be a tool for success or a detriment to one’s growth through their desired activity or profession.
That’s what Denver Broncos senior strategic communications manager Seth Medvin spent time telling the high school athletes that made their way through the Pat Bowlen Fieldhouse. During the CHSAA and Denver Broncos fall sports media day, Medvin provided a lecture on social media use and how to use it in a way that is responsible and positive.
“The unique thing with social media training for high school athletes is they’re exposed to it than even pro athletes are right now,” Medvin said. “We’re getting rookies in that were very active on social media when they were in high school. Athletes coming out now, they’ve been on social media since they were in maybe elementary school. It’s important as they’ve had much more experience in it that the education is more important at a younger age because it sticks with them and it really is their digital footprint.”
It’s something that the players might be told about from time to time but getting a thorough lesson about the dangers of social media and how to protect themselves served as a bit of a wakeup call.
The levels of play might be different, but the lessons learned can transcend those levels. Social media posts can fuel intensity before a game or cast a player in poor light when simply looking at typed words with no context.
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Medvin’s goal was to to show young players hoping to have a future in their sport of choice how to be preventative when it comes to getting into trouble with Twitter or Instagram. And it was a message that a lot of the kids paid attention to.
“I think it was a great thing for us,” Hoehne lineman Antonio Moltrer said. “As kids, we’re going to do dumb stuff. This helped us open our eyes to make sure we don’t (do those dumb things).”
Medvin didn’t hold back on his examples. He pointed out current professional athletes and referenced their draft stock ahead of teams digging into their social media pasts. The tweets that were uncovered were less than flattering.
And the consequences that followed were jarring. Rather than being a first round pick, this guy went in the fourth. With that came a salary difference of this many millions of dollars. And he stressed that even if a kid’s future isn’t in professional athletics, those things can still come back and cause havoc when finding a job or applying for schools.
The coaches in attendance were also appreciative of the message. Sometimes with high school athletes – or even just kids in general — a lecture from a coach or a teacher can be disregarded fairly easily. When the Denver Broncos deliver the message, however, they tend to perk up a bit.
“I think it’s great exposure,” Otis volleyball coach Bonnie Wallin-Kuntz said. “These kids are living in a glass bubble and everyone is looking at them daily. I don’t think they realize that people are watching and looking. They have to be aware of it.”
And they need to be aware of it now. As group after group sat in front of a projector and listened to Medvin, his passion and emphasis never eased. Every football player coming through the facility would love to play for the Denver Broncos. But that path doesn’t begin after it high school. It doesn’t begin during a college football career. It starts with the little things these kids are doing right now on a daily basis.
“What they do can affect them tomorrow,” Medvin said. “These kids are coming and going into colleges. I’m sure these colleges are searching for social media profiles. It is so easy to find negatives in their accounts, but it’s also really easy to build a positive profile and start the positive use of social media at a young age.”
When jokingly asked, several players said they didn’t have to jump online and delete any posts after listening to Medvin. It’s a good start, but the hope is that the message sinks in even years down the road.
As the summer days begin to fade away, it’s nearly time to start looking to the fall. The official start of practice is just weeks away and once the ball gets rolling, the 2019-20 athletic season will consume coaches, athletes and fans for the better part of nine months.
Over the last few weeks, CHSAANow.com has featured returning stat leaders from various sports (football leaders will come next week), but the real question that lingers is who is everyone excited to see?
So we asked.
We shot emails to various outlets throughout the state and asked them who they’re excited to see once competition starts next month while adding a few names of our own.
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The Pueblo Chieftain’s Marcus Hill and Austin White
Athlete: Marvin London Jr. Year: Senior School: Pueblo East Sport: Football
Why to watch: Marvin London Jr. had a team-high 73 receptions for the Eagles last season. He also had 1,083 yards and seven touchdowns — both second to only Kain Medrano.
Athlete: Samantha Meehan Year: Senior School: Pueblo County Sport: Volleyball
Why to watch: The Hornets senior ran rampant through the South-Central League last season and helped Pueblo County go 10-0 in league play. She led the Hornets with 284 kills, 24 aces. Meehan along with the core of Hornets hope to repeat as S-CL champs this season.
CHSAANow.com’s Dan Mohrmann
Athlete: Trey Jones Year: Senior School: Palmer Ridge Sport: Boys golf
Why to watch: Jones has a little bit of work cut out for him this fall, but in terms of the Colorado Springs area, he’s one of the top returning golfers. He finished tied for 18th at the Class 4A state tournament and this summer tied for 14th in the JGAC Junior PGA Championship on the difficult Blue Course at the Air Force Academy.
Why to watch: Katie is a phenomenal multi-sport athlete. This fall, the 2018 runner of the year will look to defend her 2A cross-country individual state title, one that helped the Lions claim just their second ever team championship. A side note – she is also the third ranked female junior freestyle kayaker in the WORLD. To say she is competitive would be a huge understatement.
Athlete: Gavin Sawchuk Year: Sophomore School: Valor Christian Sport: Football
Why to watch: Expect Gavin to carry the same energy and momentum from his freshman season into his sophomore campaign. He put up 13 touchdowns for the Eagles in 2018 – in large part due to his speed. Sawchuk posted the fastest 100m dash time in the Colorado during the spring track and field season, and he already boasts several D1 football offers.
Athlete: Alexisius “Q” Jones Year: Junior School: Fountain-Fort Carson Sport: Football
Why to watch: Q. Jones had anything but a good ending to his season. In his first year in a Trojan varsity uniform, he amassed 1,738 all-purpose yards. But his season was cut short due to a leg injury. FFC coach Jake Novotny told us this summer that Jones will be ready to go. He’s reportedly getting looks from the University of Colorado and Wyoming and the list is expected to grow upon his return to the field.
Why to watch: McGaffin starred in the pitching circle as a freshman in 2018 to help the SaberCats win 21 games. She went 14-1 with a 1.78 ERA (second in 5A), striking out 122 in 90.1 innings pitched.
Athlete: Tate Satterfield Year: Senior School: Poudre Sport: Football
Why to watch: Satterfield was eighth in 5A in 2018 with 1,238 rush yards, scoring 14 touchdowns on the ground. He’ll be a key part of an experience Poudre team that could challenge for the Front Range League title.
The Durango Herald’s John Livingston
Athlete: Madeleine Burns Year: Senior School: Durango High School Sport: Girls Cross Country
Why to watch: A year after Burns finished 13th in the 4A girls cross country state race, she is back as a senior looking for a podium finish for the Demons. Last spring, she won the girls 3,200 meter run at the 4A state track and field meet and backed it up with a third-place finish in the 1,600. She broke the school record in the 5K last year the Liberty Bell Invitational and is primed for a big senior season after a summer of competing around the country.
Athlete: Millie O’Ketter Year: Senior School: Durango High School Sport: Volleyball
Why to watch: A senior libero and outside hitter, O’Ketter has already verbally committed to Northern Arizona University to play Division I volleyball. This summer, she competed in the Global Challenge International volleyball tournament in Croatia, helping her team to a 5-2 overall record in the udner-18 division with the lone losses coming to first-place Italy and second-place Netherlands. She led her team with 47 of the squad’s 111 digs and also led the team in serve receive accuracy and was second in assists.
Athlete: Leland Heinicke Year: Senior School: Durango High Sport: Boys soccer
Why to watch: As a junior, Heinicke had a team-high 14 goals and added four assists to help lead the Demons to the fourth seed in the 4A state tournament. At 6-foot-4, Heinicke is dangers when he gets his head on the ball in set pieces, and he has the skill to once again lead Durango on a playoff push.
Other athletes to watch:
Laurin Krings (Loveland softball): The returning 5A player of the year is on a mission to bring home a state championship.
Amelia McCarthy (Cherry Creek field hockey): After falling short in the state championship game last year, McCarthy has the talent to take the Bruins to the top of the field hockey mountain.
Kole Taylor (Grand Junction Central football): Taylor hauled in eight touchdown catches in 2018 and recently committed to LSU. He makes the Warriors an instant threat when he’s on the field.
Cruz Culpepper (Niwot boys cross country): Last year’s 4A champ has ambitions of defending his championship this fall.
INDIANAPOLIS — The expansion of exchange zones in short relay events, which does not require tracks to be repainted/resurfaced, as well as assisting injured athletes, are among the rules changes for high school track and field and cross country.
Seven rules changes were recommended by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Track and Field and Cross Country Rules Committee at its June 10-12 meeting in Indianapolis, and all changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.
The first change amends notes in Rule 4 (Competitors and Competition) and Rule 8 (Cross Country) which reads, “A competitor who provides assistance to an injured or ill competitor should not be disqualified if neither the individual competitor providing the assistance nor his/her team gains an advantage as a result of providing the assistance.”
“Previous changes to the NFHS rules created the exception that allows a competitor to assist an injured or ill competitor without being disqualified when medical staff is not present,” said Julie Cochran, NFHS director of sports and liaison to the Track and Field/Cross Country Rules Committee. “In a clear majority of these types of situations, the action is intended to be an act of good sportsmanship and not an attempt to circumvent the rules or gain an advantage.”
While the injured or ill competitor is disqualified for receiving help, the competitor helping will not be disqualified, unless that competitor – or his/her team – gains an advantage. In all cases, the final decision rests with the meet referee, who has the sole authority to rule on infractions, irregularities and disqualifications in a meet.
Changes to Rules 5-3-3 and 5-3-4 expand the exchange zone in relays with legs of 200 meters or less from 20 to 30 meters. All exchange zones for races with legs longer than 200 meters will remain at 20 meters.
“The acceleration zone is now incorporated into the existing exchange zone, thus a 30-meter exchange zone for relay races with legs of 200 meters or less,” Cochran said. “The rule change does not require that tracks be repainted or resurfaced in order to follow the new NFHS rules. Existing acceleration zone markings, such as triangles, squares or colored tape, placed at that location may be used to denote the beginning of the exchange zones on a track.”
Rule 6-2-6 has been amended to prohibit athletes from running backwards or in the opposite direction (non-legal direction) during warm-ups on horizontal jumps, pole vault and javelin runways.
“This change promotes a more organized and efficient warm-up period,” Cochran said. “Competitors should now be more aware of their surroundings.”
Two changes to Rule 6 provide equivalent metric increments for tiebreaking jump-offs in vertical jumps, as well as clarify distance requirements for long jump and triple jump pits. For long jump and triple jump pits constructed after 2019, the length of the pit shall be at least 23 feet (seven meters).
In cross country, Rule 8-1-1 has been reorganized to clarify that a cross country course may be marked with any or all methods listed in the rule.
An additional change to cross country rules adds language to Rule 8-1-3 regarding straightaways at the start of a course. The change provides a recommended minimum distance of 100 meters for beginning straightaways, and states that no narrow section of a course should be longer than 10 feet (three meters) long. Small cones of the appropriate color, at least 12 inches (30 centimeters) high, are also now permitted to be used in lieu of painted lines or survey chalk.
According to the 2017-18 NFHS High School Athletics Participation Survey, track and field is the most popular sport for girls with 488,592 participants and is No. 2 for boys with 600,097. Cross country ranks sixth for girls with 223,518 participants and sixth for boys with 270,095.
A complete listing of the track and field and cross country rules changes will be available on the NFHS website at www.nfhs.org. Click on “Activities & Sports” at the top of the home page and select “Track and Field/Cross Country.”
MANITOU SPRINGS — Monday June 24 was by all accounts a bit of a weird day. Mainly from a weather standpoint. The early morning temperatures in Colorado Springs sank below 43 degrees, which up to that point had been the lowest on record.
It was another sign that summer in Colorado was off to a slow start.
But regardless of the temperatures, summer training programs for high school athletes are very much in full swing by then.
That was certainly the case for the Cheyenne Mountain cross country team. Just before 6 a.m., they were gathered in a circle getting loose and stretching for the monumental task ahead of them.
They were about to embark up 2,768 steps of utter misery. For most it wasn’t for the first time and it certainly won’t be the last as long as they are a part of the program.
The Manitou Incline has become of the most popular training tools for athletes of all ages. On any given day, high school gear from various Colorado teams can be picked out on various people making their trek up the staircase.
On this particular Monday, the Indians went up as a team exercise.
“Physiologically, this isn’t the wisest thing to be doing a lot of training on if you’re trying to run fast 5K in October and November,” assistant cross country coach Sean O’Day said. “But for camaraderie, teamwork and the psychological lift of getting this done is fantastic.”
Cheyenne Mountain also played host to Wayzata High School out of Minnesota. It’s something that the team have been doing for 14 years and the results are certainly visible via the banners that Wayzata has amassed. Since 2013, Wayzata has won four boys cross country state championship while the girls have own three.
It’s a good measuring stick for the Cheyenne Mountain runners and O’Day is starting to see the intensity of his team increase each time the two squads start the climb.
“I think we’re starting to get some competition,” O’Day said. “Wayzata has always been a powerhouse and Cheyenne Mountain has started to come around in the last few years.”
O’Day was among the first of the entire group to reach the top. He did so in order to mark the times of the athletes as they placed their foot on step No. 2,768.
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Cheyenne Mountain sophomore Erik Le Roux was the first competitor to reach the top. While O’Day says summiting the incline isn’t physiologically the smartest thing for his runners, a kid like Le Roux sees the benefits not just in going up the incline, but having it essentially in his backyard.
“It gives you the strength to work your hardest since you’re going up a (2,000-foot) incline,” he said. “I think overall it’s a big benefit for a cross country runner.”
The incline has been an attraction for professional athletes as well. Members of the Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche have all documented trips up the incline. In August 2016, Major League Baseball home run king Barry Bonds made the trip up and even took a picture with Ty Murphy, a multi-sport athlete at Falcon at the time.
Le Roux reached the top of the incline in under 28 minutes. According to the fitness app Strava, assistant Cheyenne Mountain track coach Brandon Stapanowich — an avid incliner — logged the fastest recorded time on the trail as of 10 a.m. Monday. He made the climb in 23:34.
Cheyenne Mountain is far from the only school to utilize the training ground of the incline. On this day alone, gear from Woodland Park, Widefield and Manitou Springs was also seen making the trip to the top.
O’Day said that Cheyenne Mountain has also hosted Mountain Vista and Palmer Ridge in similar ways it has hosted Wayzata.
Cherry Creek, Eaglecrest, Vista Ridge, Pueblo South, Pueblo West, Coronado, Air Academy, Doherty and La Junta are among the several represented schools who also take part in the incline.
JEFFERSON COUNTY — The latest National Letter of Intent signing period has pushed the number of Jeffco student-athletes continuing at the next level to well over 200.
Several Jeffco high schools across the district has had signing celebrations since the final signing date period of the coming 2019-2020 academic school year began on April 17. The final signing date for Division I basketball programs wraps up May 15 and the last signing day for Division II football programs is August 1.
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Jeffco’s signers on National Letter of Intent — April 17
Bear Creek High School
KarlieAnn Bauer, softball, Dodge City Community College
Morgan Browne, volleyball, Colorado State University
Nathan Madrid, baseball, Metro State University
Miranda Manfre, track, Colorado School of Mines
Megan McGriff, women’s lacrosse, Marietta College
Ciara Navarro, softball, Trinidad Community College
Leon Sebastion, football, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Julian Vargas, baseball, Doane University
Chatfield Senior High School
Kira Coffee, women’s tennis, University of Nebraska-Kearney
Martha Geering, ice hockey, University of Colorado
Columbine High School
Ellie Barrow, women’s basketball, Ellsworth Community College
Daysha Mendez, softball, Dodge City Community College
Conifer High School
John Votaw, baseball, Augustana College
Avery Fulord, baseball, Trine University
Mitch Marinaro, men’s lacrosse, Midland University
Laurel Ainsworth, softball, Hawaii Pacific University
D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School
Brady Sullivan, football, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Leah Sommer, volleyball, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Luca McIntyre, football, Avila University
Dakota Ridge High School
Zoe Plechaty, cross country/track, St. Olaf
Lucile Pidek, cross country/track, Fort Lewis College
Evergreen High School
Jina Alvis, women’s soccer, Johnson Wales University-Denver
Maggie McDonald, women’s soccer, West Point Military Academy
Bryce Pearson, baseball, Garden City Kansas
Paul Schreffler, baseball, Trinity University-San Antonio
Golden High School
Elizabeth Henshaw, women’s soccer, Culver-Stockton
Katie Dunson, softball, Lamar Community College
Jack Walters, football, Colorado School of Mines
Jonah Wimbish, men’s soccer, Augustana
Cassidy Paulson, softball, Neosho Community College
David O’Connell, football, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Jade Gomez-Chavarria, softball, Western Nebraska Community College
Tristen Emory, boys lacrosse, Fort Lewis College
Joe Quintana, baseball, Northeastern Junior College
Green Mountain High School
Jessica Greenwood, softball, Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Summer Olson, cross country/track, College of Saint Mary
Lakewood High School
Elias Borjas, baseball, Iowa Western Community College
Carley Bennett, cross country/track, University of Colorado
Pierce Holley, football, Georgetown University
Jacob Brunner, men’s lacrosse, Johns Hopkins University
Elyse Hatch Rivera, women’s soccer, Macalester College
Kayla Colangelo, softball, Dodge City Community College
Lauren Rice, softball, University of Puget Sound
Isaac Garcia, swim and dive, St. Ambrose University
Rose Nadelhoffer, swim and dive, Macalester College
Kayleigh Knodel, volleyball, Colby Community College
Emily Booth, volleyball, Johnson & Wales University
Pomona High School
Mary Franssen, track, Northern State University
Ralston Valley High School
McKenna Bennett, swimming, Southern Illinois University
Lauren Foley, fencing, Wagner College
Myranda Grygorcewicz, cheer, University of Wyoming
Cole Jesch, football, South Dakota School of Mines
Shaun McDonnell, men’s soccer, Western Illinois University
Katie Olson, cheer, Brigham Young University
Tori Sayer, diving, University of Northern Colorado
Jordan Stratch, men’s basketball, Colorado Northwestern Community College
Standley Lake High School
Alex France, football, Colorado State University-Pueblo
Tyler Williams, track, Southern Utah University
Brady Rose, baseball, McLennan Junior College
Tyler Dorn, men’s golf, Lamar Community College
Haley Klasner, women’s soccer, Colorado Mesa University
Tate Minch, men’s soccer, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Nathan Adams, baseball, Labette Community College
Wheat Ridge High School
Jack Bozik, men’s lacrosse, Bellarmine University
Logan Duford, women’s soccer, University of Texas, San Antonio
Molly Kratzer, women’s soccer, Regis University
Ryan Peterson, men’s swimming, University of Southern California
AJ Wyse, football, Luther College
Valor Christian junior Cole Sprout was named Colorado’s boys cross country runner of the year by Gatorade on Monday.
It is the second-straight year that Sprout has won the award. He was also named the boys track and field athlete of the year last spring by Gatorade.
Sprout now becomes a finalist for the national award.
“Cole is the grittiest athlete I’ve ever coached,” said Valor Christian coach Greg Coplen. “He has incredible self-discipline and a strong faith.”
Sprout won the Class 5A cross country championship last fall, finishing in a course-record of 15:16.1. He also won the Nike Cross Nationals Southwest Regional championships, and was third at the NXN Final.
In the classroom, Sprout has a 3.98 GPA. He volunteers locally on behalf of a soup kitchen and Operation Christmas Child.
JEFFERSON COUNTY — It was another banner day for student-athletes in Jeffco Public Schools on Wednesday, Feb. 6.
More than 100 signed their National Letter of Intent to a wide range of colleges and universities across the country. Arvada West, Chatfield, Columbine, Dakota Ridge, Golden, Pomona and Ralston Valley all held celebrations Wednesday to honor their students who will continue their academic and athletic careers at the next level.
To date, more than 150 student-athletes from Jeffco have signed National Letter of Intents this school year. That number will surely grow with three more final signing days coming up April 1, May 15 and August 1.
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Jeffco’s signers on National Letter of Intent — Feb. 6
Arvada West High School
Christaana Angelopulos, softball, University of Wisconsin
Chase Biel, football, Colorado State University-Pueblo
Ashleigh Burr, women’s soccer, Colorado Mesa University
Cory Carignan, football, Minot State University
Anthony Cass, football, Colorado State University-Pueblo
Timothy English, football, Presentation College
Dominic Folks, baseball, Barstow College
Christopher Gist, football, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Makenna Fowler, women’s soccer, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
Gianna Haley, softball, Black Hills State University
Mark Hunter, baseball, Blue Mountain College
Madison Johnson, women’s soccer, Wayne State College
Latham Kleckner, men’s soccer, Gustavus Adolphus College
Johnny Krutsch, football, Bethel University
Brady Legault, football, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Chris McEahern, football, Colorado State University
Ella McShane, women’s swimming & diving, Chapman University
AJ Ortez, football, Fort Lewis College
Theresa Price, women’s tennis, Hastings College
Devin Smith, cross country & track, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Dori Sterne, women’s soccer, Colorado State University-Pueblo
Michael Vandenberg, football, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Bear Creek High School
Megan McGriff, women’s lacrosse, Marietta College
Chatfield Senior High School
Sam Low, baseball, Mesa Community College
Luke Lachance, baseball, Doane University
Ben Kornegay, baseball, Northeastern Junior College
Jack Kornegay, baseball, Northeastern Junior College
Dalton Dillard, baseball, Barstow Community College
Julia Geiger, volleyball, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
Kayleigh Conner, volleyball, Doane University
Alexa Alameddin, volleyball, Fort Lewis College
Tedy Reed, women’s basketball, Colorado College
Bailey Truex, women’s lacrosse, Fresno State University
Kevin Peterson, men’s soccer, Colorado College
Noah Haddad, men’s soccer, Radford University
Christian Holmes, men’s tennis, Utah State University
Anthony Johnston, football, Western Colorado University
Broc Doughty, football, Bethany College
Cameron Austin, football, Bethany College
Sydney Williams, cross country/track, Colorado School of Mines
Columbine High School
Jake Gimbel, baseball, Lamar College
Chance Goodson, baseball, Southeast Community College
Braiden Fritz, baseball, Hastings College
Logan DeArment, football, Colorado School of Mines
Cole Parrott, football, University of Northern Colorado
Evan Durbin, football, Drake University
Ben Earnest, football, Kearney University
Jaden Armbrust, football, Concordia University
Cody Ramming, football, Colorado State University-Pueblo
Corbin Curry, football, Colorado State University-Pueblo
Grant Keim, football, Luther College
Maddie Hadden, women’s rugby, Central Washington
Taryn Elsner, women’s soccer, Knox College
Kelsey Akins, volleyball, Lake Forrest College
Grayson Mix, men’s water polo, University of California-San Diego
Teagan Simons, men’s lacrosse, Monmouth College
Dakota Ridge High School
Joseph Ashley, men’s golf, Buena Vista University
Andrew Eickelman, men’s lacrosse, Colorado Mesa University
Jacob Eickelman, men’s lacrosse, Colorado Mesa University
Riley Fisher, men’s lacrosse, Colorado Mesa University
Ryan Kissinger, men’s lacrosse, Colorado Mesa University
Jackson Lamb, men’s basketball, Case Western Reserve
Elliot Pigati, baseball, Alvin Community College
Ryan Stohr, baseball, Air Force Academy
Austin Vancil, cross country, University of Colorado
D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School
Isabella Porreco, softball, Yavapai College
Golden High School
Elizabeth Henshaw, women’s soccer, Culver-Stockton (MO)
Katie Dunson, softball, Lamar Community College
Jonah Wimbish, boys soccer, Augustana (IL)
Jack Walters, football, Colorado School of Mines
Lakewood High School
Pierce Holley, football, Georgetown University
Jacob Brunner, men’s lacrosse, Johns Hopkins University
Elyse Hatch Rivera, women’s soccer, Macalester College
Isaac Garcia, men’s swimming, St. Ambrose University
Pomona High School
Justin Pacheco, wrestling, Air Force Academy
Theorius Robison, wrestling, University of Northern Colorado
Colten Yapoujian, wrestling, Cornell University
Brooke Weins, gymnastics, University of Oklahoma
David Ross, football, University of Northern Colorado
Colten Muller, football, Colorado Mesa University
Luke Rohweder, football, Colorado Mesa University
Jack Thiele, football, University of Wyoming (preferred walk-on)
Billy Pospisil, football, Washington State University (early graduate)
Michael Marquez, football, Dakota College at Bottinuea
Jaime Wolf, softball, Garden City Community College
Peyton Westphal, women’s soccer, Hastings College
Jim Gassman, baseball, Tabor College
Trevor Abernathy, baseball, Marshalltown Community College
Cameron Berthold, men’s golf, Southern Virginia University
Ralston Valley High School
Peyton Anderson, women’s ice hockey, Northeastern University
Savannah Brown, women’s soccer, Johnson and Wales University
Mackenzie Friedman, women’s rowing, University of Wisconsin
Levi Johnson, football, Colorado School of Mines
Jessica Lemmon, women’s soccer, Laramie County Community College
Keaton Maring, men’s swimming, SUNY Oswego
Lexi Mueldener, women’s golf, Grinnell College
Maya Provencal, women’s track, Duke University
Brad Roberts, football, Air Force Academy
Ben Schneider, football, University of Northern Colorado
Tanner Spirek, men’s lacrosse, Colorado Mesa University
Isaac Townsend, football, University of Oregon
