LAKEWOOD – The 2024 Colorado High School Activities Association’s Girls Track and Field State Championships wrapped on Saturday with one Colorado all-classification prep record being broken and 17 state meet records getting rewritten.
Among the team race, Rock Canyon and Timnath won a state title for the first time, while Merino defended its title from last year. Niwot stretched its win streak to five-straight years and Clsasical Academy captured its first title since 2018.
Find the photos, a full list of team champions, recaps, individual and relay champions, and records that were broken for all of today’s events below:
State Champions
5A Girls: Rock Canyon (first overall)
4A Girls: Niwot (eighth overall, fifth straight)
3A Girls: Classical Academy (12th overall, first since 2018)
2A Girls: Timnath (first overall)
1A Girls: Merino (fourth overall, second straight)
| Classification | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 5A Girls | Rock Canyon | Fossil Ridge |
| 4A Girls | Niwot | Windsor |
| 3A Girls | Classical Academy | Berthoud |
| 2A Girls | Timnath | Heritage Christian |
| 1A Girls | Merino | Sanford |
Recaps
Day 3:
- 5A: Rock Canyon Wins State Championship for First Time
- 4A: Niwot Runs Away With Fifth-Straight State Title
- 3A: Classical Academy Wins 12th State Title, First Since 2018
- 2A: Timnath Wins First-Ever State Championship
- 1A: Merino Captures Second-Straight State Title
Day 2:
- 5A: Two Rock Canyon Titles Tightens Team Race
- 4A: More Individual Titles Captured on Day 2 of State Meet
- 3A: Rathke, Willis, Allori Break Meet Records
- 2A: Titles Defended on Day 2 of State Meet
- 1A: Kugler Caps Off Freshman Campaign Winning High Jump
Day 1:
- 5A: Pole Vault Record Highlights Day 1
- 4A: Niwot Wins Two of First Four Individual State Titles
- 3A: 3200m Prep Title Broken on Opening Day
- 2A: Omofoma Caps Career with Four High Jump Titles
- 1A: Meet Record in Discus Broken on First Day
Photos
- Track and Field photos on photos.CHSAANow.com
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New Colorado Prep Records
Colorado Prep Records
- Pole Vault (5A): Lilly Nichols (Broomfield), 14′ 0″
- Beat Andrea Willis (Classical Academy), 13-9 from 2016
New State Meet Records, By Classification
Overall State Meet Records, All Classifications
- Pole Vault: Lilly Nichols (Broomfield), 14′ 0″
- Beat Megan Kelleghan (Silver Creek), 13-5 from 2023
5A State Meet Record
- Pole Vault: Lilly Nichols (Broomfield), 14′ 0″
- Beat Kelli Ehardt (Rampart), 13-1 from 2008
3A State Meet Record
- 3200m: Isabel Allori (Liberty Common), 10:39.03
- Beat Caroline Cretti (Roaring Fork), 10:52.49 from 2002
- 200m: Heidi Nielsen (Classical Academy), 24.04 prelims
- Beat Sierra Williams (Cedaredge), 24.13 from 2012
- Pole Vault: Kourtney Rathke (Peak to Peak) and Anna Willis (Classical Academy), 13-10
- Beat Kourtney Rathke (Peak to Peak), 13-0 from 2023
- 4x100m Relay: Holy Family (Kylee Schlepp, Claire Tannehill, Alexis Mendlik, Isabella Rossi), 48.52 prelims
- Beat Holy Family, 48.72 in 2023
- 4x200m Relay: Classical Academy (Lillian Grothe, Skyla Delaney, Reese Blackwood, Heidi Nielsen), 1:42.00
- Beat Montezuma-Cortez, 1:42.61 from 2019
- 800m: Isabel Allori (Liberty Common), 2:09.16
- Beat Taryn Ceglowski (Salida), 2:09.19 from 2017
- 1600m: Isabel Allori (Liberty Common), 4:45.44
- Beat her own record of 4:55.12 from 2022
- 200m: Heidi Nielsen (Classical Academy), 24.08
- Beat Sierra Williams (Cedaredge), 24.13 from 2012
2A State Meet Record
- 100m Hurdles: Eboselulu Omofoma (Dayspring Christian), 14.25
- Beat Emily Hanna (Fountain Valley), 14.50 from 2006
1A State Meet Record
- Discus: Jaylyn Kechter (Idalia), 137′ 8″
- Beat Zadie Mackey (Elbert), 137-7 from 2022
- 4x200m Relay: Deer Trail (Ally Hardwick, Jaden Gudenkauf, Allena Sanchez, Megan Donovan), 1:47.88
- Beat Springfield, 1:48.27 from 2016
- 100m: Roxy Unruh (Cheyenne Wells), 12.21
- Beat her own record of 12.38 from 2023
- Shot Put: Zadie Mackey (Elbert), 44-11.5
- Beat Jenna McKinley (Sangre de Cristo), 42-6 from 2016
- 400m: Roxy Unruh (Cheyenne Wells), 57.52
- Beat Ginger Hutton (Shining Mountain), 57.89 from 2015
- 200m: Roxy Unruh (Cheyenne Wells), 25.64
- Beat Zariah Mason (Kim), 25.81 from 2016
Girls Individual Champions