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  • All-state boys lacrosse teams for the 2018 season

    The 2018 all-state boys lacrosse teams honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches.

    They are created by the Colorado High School Boys Lacrosse Coaches Association.

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    Class 5A

    Regis Jesuit Chaparral boys lacrosse
    (Keith Righthouse/scorpio67photo.com)

    Player of the year: Brett Boos, Chaparral

    Coach of the year: Ben Brenneman, Kent Denver

    First Team
    Name Year School Position
    Jake Taylor Junior Regis Jesuit Attack
    August “Mustang” Sally Junior Denver East Attack
    Gabe Mein Senior Columbine Attack
    Gabe Minisini Junior Cherry Creek Attack
    Ryan Bergner Senior Kent Denver Attack
    Josh Yago Sophomore Wheat Ridge Attack
    Reed Babcock Junior Regis Jesuit Midfield
    Nick Edwards Senior Cherry Creek Midfield
    Nick Darrow Senior Columbine Midfield
    Bobby Baltzer Junior Arapahoe Midfield
    Caden Meis Junior Legend Midfield
    Nate Surd Senior Columbine Midfield
    Cole Kissell Junior Wheat Ridge Midfield
    Jack Tuttle Sophomore Castle View Midfield
    George Kandel Senior Kent Denver Midfield
    Tyler Wuthrich Junior Cherry Creek Defense
    Luke Sawyer Senior Denver East Defense
    Nick Rexroad Senior Heritage Defense
    Dom Mata Senior Regis Jesuit Defense
    Carson Capps Junior Wheat Ridge Defense
    Marcus Trujillo Junior Castle View Defense
    Brody Rule Junior Highlands Ranch Defense
    Knox Dent Senior Cherry Creek Goalie
    Kaleb Stroman Senior Legend Goalie
    Gavin Beilman Senior Columbine Goalie
    Brett Boos Senior Chaparral F/O Midfield
    Charlie Maly Senior Regis Jesuit LSM
    Cole Finley-Ponds Junior Denver East LSM
    Patrick Roe Senior Regis Jesuit Def. Midfield
    Second Team
    Name Year School Position
    Jake Govett Senior Mountain Vista Attack
    Cameron Hancock Senior Mountain Vista Attack
    Anders Erickson Senior Regis Jesuit Attack
    Gunnar Carlile Senior Heritage Attack
    Garret Ziegler Senior Lewis-Palmer Attack
    Conner Brook Junior Colorado Academy Midfield
    Timmy Saffold Senior Kent Denver Midfield
    Tate Martinez Senior Rocky Mountain Midfield
    TK Hammond Junior Highlands Ranch Midfield
    Griffin Bonjean Senior Mountain Vista Midfield
    Jake McIntyre Junior Chaparral Midfield
    Johnny Adams Sophomore Cherry Creek Defense
    Brock Harmon Senior Columbine Defense
    Dylan Wells Junior Kent Denver Defense
    Colby Moore Senior Grandview Defense
    Dylan Davis Junior Highlands Ranch Defense
    Lukas Drexler-Bruce Senior Kent Denver Goalie
    Jackson Harvey Senior Arapahoe F/O Midfield
    Dylan Leinhart Sophomore Columbine F/O Midfield
    Jake Eickelman Junior Dakota Ridge LSM
    Malik Sparrow Junior Cherokee Trail LSM
    Scott Ranson Senior Cherry Creek Def. Midfield

    Honorable mention:

    • Evan Woods, Junior, Lakewood, Attack
    • Nolan Drop, Senior, Rocky Mountain, Attack
    • Josh Carlson, Sophomore, Arapahoe, Attack
    • Chase Street, Senior, Cherokee Trail, Attack
    • James Steinke, Junior, Castle View, Attack
    • Cade Ziegler, Sophomore, Lewis-Palmer, Attack
    • Will Dennen, Senior, Regis Jesuit, Midfield
    • Jacob Brunner , Junior, Lakewood, Midfield
    • Joe Kassal, Junior, Regis Jesuit, Midfield
    • Jack Berger, Junior, Mullen, Midfield
    • Vinny Mata, Sophomore, Regis Jesuit, Defense
    • Vinny Curci, Senior, Rock Canyon, Defense
    • Kevin Eells, Senior, Lewis-Palmer, Defense
    • Jack Thompson, Junior, Rock Canyon, Goalie
    • Zach Groff, Junior, Rocky Mountain, Goalie
    • Robbie Brazanskas, Sophomore, Monarch, LSM
    • Colin O’Brien, Senior, Mullen, LSM
    • Enzo Pellegrini, Senior, Colorado Academy, LSM
    • Mitchell Tiedman, Junior, Columbine, Def. Midfield

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    Class 4A

    Thompson Valley Dawson boys lacrosse
    (Kevin Prickett/prickettpix.com)

    Player of the year: Gavyn Pure, Dawson School

    Coach of the year: Will Cantwell, Thompson Valley

    First Team
    Name Year School Position
    Gavyn Pure Senior Dawson School Attack
    Greg Bilek Junior Thompson Valley Attack
    Liam O’Malley Senior Littleton Attack
    Hunter Watts Senior Dawson School Attack
    Matty Paredes Senior Littleton Attack
    Jack Shams Senior Dawson School Midfield
    Dalin Clark Senior Ponderosa Midfield
    Sean Traynor Senior Valor Christian Midfield
    Will Abbey Senior Golden Midfield
    Wylie Burkett Junior Cheyenne Mountain Midfield
    Austin Saupe Senior Valor Christian Midfield
    Asher Walker Senior Dawson School Midfield
    Micah Payton Sophomore Thompson Valley Midfield
    James LaCert Sophomore Cheyenne Mountain Midfield
    RJ Peshek Senior Aspen Midfield
    Sage Gardner Junior Dawson School Defense
    Reid Ervin Senior Littleton Defense
    Jackson Soderquist Junior Valor Christian Defense
    Trey Cardenas Junior Thompson Valley Defense
    Aidan Abram Junior Dawson School Defense
    Hunter Pierce Senior Cheyenne Mountain Defense
    Ryan Burdi Junior Green Mountain Goalie
    Conner Underwood Senior Battle Mountain Goalie
    Dawson Santangelo Sophomore Dawson School Goalie
    Eric Pacheco Sophomore Valor Christian F/O Midfield
    Brooks Masters Sophomore Thompson Valley LSM
    Drake Troyer Senior Green Mountain Def. Midfield
    Charlie Morrow Senior Battle Mountain Def. Midfield
    Second Team
    Name Year School Position
    Jeremy Sforzo Senior Battle Mountain Attack
    Jack Egan Senior Cheyenne Mountain Attack
    Davis Petersen Senior Steamboat Springs Attack
    Ian Baldwin Senior Ponderosa Attack
    Zach Johnsson Senior Glenwood Springs Attack
    Savion Johnson Junior Thomas Jefferson Midfield
    Maxwell Hanson Senior Bishop Machebeuf Midfield
    Max Duxbury Junior Summit Midfield
    Caleb Smith Junior Thompson Valley Midfield
    Jackson Reid Junior Thomas Jefferson Defense
    Trey Corkin Sophomore Green Mountain Defense
    Zach Reddish Senior Cheyenne Mountain Defense
    Finn Allen Senior Aspen Defense
    Jake Downing Senior Thomas Jefferson Goalie
    Blake Crownover Junior Windsor Goalie
    Evan Begner Sophomore Evergreen Goalie
    Jaydon Arnold Junior Thompson Valley F/O Midfield
    Brennan Grass Senior Golden LSM
    Spencer Freemire Senior Englewood LSM
    Landon Baker Junior Air Academy Def. Midfield

    Honorable mention:

    • Ian Acheson, Sophomore, Valor Christian, Attack
    • George Fenton, Senior, George Washington, Attack
    • Nic Crosbie, Senior, Evergreen, Attack
    • Jack Paul, Senior, Cheyenne Mountain, Attack
    • Tommy Rodgers , Senior, Durango, Attack
    • Kieran Hahn, Junior, Steamboat Springs, Midfield
    • Riley Welsch, Junior, Jefferson Academy, Midfield
    • Nate Huntsman, Senior, Windsor, Midfield
    • Jackson Keener, Junior, Dawson School, Midfield
    • Broderick Calley, Junior, Golden, Midfield
    • Trey Towndrow, Sophomore, Green Mountain, Midfield
    • Cullen Robinette, Junior, Durango, Midfield
    • Foster Turner, Junior, Ponderosa, Defense
    • Jake Buckovich, Senior, Battle Mountain, Defense
    • Sam Frakowiak, Senior, Steamboat Springs, Defense
    • Bryce Runkel, Senior, Battle Mountain, Defense
    • Bryce Kellum, Senior, Windsor, Defense
    • Theron McAdoo, Senior, Golden, Defense
    • Bridger Boyd, Senior, Steamboat Springs, LSM
    • Trey Fabrocinii, Sophomore, Aspen, LSM
    • Blake Higgins, Junior, Air Academy, LSM
    • Mike Madayag, Senior, Golden, F/O Midfield

  • “Sisters” Emily Sloan and Anna Hall break one another’s records at state track

    State track 2018 Emily Sloan Rock Canyon
    Rock Canyon’s Emily Sloan. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    LAKEWOOD — Emily Sloan knows Class 4A’s top hurdler well.

    Nearly a decade ago, Sloan and Anna Hall were already teammates in a club track program. They have been great friends ever since.

    Now donning the black and gold of Rock Canyon and the blue and white of Valor Christian, the tandem has flourished into Colorado’s premier hurdlers.

    During the state track preliminary rounds of the 300 hurdles at Jeffco Stadium, Sloan saw her friend break her Colorado record with a time of 40.76 seconds, bettering the Jaguar’s time of 40.77 last week at the Continental League Championships. Then, Sloan managed to flip the script on Hall and take her record back in her 5A prelim with a new all-classification best of 40.60.

    In a terrific display of sportsmanship and a sign of the friends’ bond, Hall cheered loudly on the infield during Sloan’s attempt at the feat.

    “I definitely had extra motivation going into that race, because Anna’s my best friend,” Sloan, a senior, said. “I’m happy she got it, but I definitely wanted to take it back from her. She’s a great competitor though. We’ll push each other throughout the years.

    “We’re sisters almost.”

    Sloan and Hall, still only a junior, tallied the second and third best times in the nation for the 2018 season. As impressive as Friday’s hurdle races happened to be, the prep stars have a laundry list of other accomplishments.

    Sloan chose to sign with the University of Oregon, having already claimed four state titles (three in a row in 100 hurdles) going into her final season for the Jaguars.

    “It’s been a dream school of mine since I was little,” she said. “I knew that would be the best place to give me a shot at my goals.”

    She has ambitions of winning an individual and team national championship at Oregon, but before she embarks on even greater goals she’ll be putting the final touches on an illustrious prep career on Saturday in the 100 hurdles (No. 1 seed), 300 hurdles, and 200 (No. 2 seed at 23.93 seconds).

    Valor Christian’s Anna Hall. (Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

    As for Hall, the junior has been a national champion indoors in the high jump and pentathlon, along with being tabbed the defending state champion in both hurdles in 4A.

    On top of that, she claimed her first long jump state crown on Friday with a mark of 18 feet, 9.75 inches. Valor Christian’s latest elite female in track could have a flurry of accomplishments coming her way at the prep level and beyond.

    As usual, the 4A and 5A competitions delivered plenty of eye-opening performances. Denver East girls continued their domination in sprints with a time of 46.51 seconds in the 400-meter relay in prelims, tying the state record held by George Washington from 2007. Later on in the meet, despite not running Arria Minor in the final, the Angels won the 800 relay (1:40.25).

    Denver East and Grandview both shattered the all-classification state records (previously held by George Washington) in the 800 meter sprint medley relay with marks of 1:42.62 and 1:42.89. Freshman Kyairra Reigh ran the 400 anchor leg for East.

    The beauty of track and field is that times and marks never lie though. With competitors from all five classifications testing themselves against the state’s finest athletes at Jeffco Stadium, small school competitors sometimes prove themselves as the best in Colorado.

    Colorado State Track and Field Championships
    Soroco’s Ben Kelley.

    Soroco senior Ben Kelley shattered the 2A state record in the 800 three consecutive seasons at Jeffco Stadium (1:55.61 in 2016, 1:54.75 in 2017, 1:52.77 in 2018). He also broke the classification record in the 1,600 with a time of 4:17.23 at the St. Vrain Invite last week, a best time held by Paul Roberts of Lyons in 2016 (4:17.35).

    Kelley also claimed state crowns in cross country as a senior, the 1,600 as a junior, and the 3,200 as a junior. He has chosen to pursue collegiate running at Columbia University in the Ivy League.

    Oh, and the sensational Soroco harrier even ran the fastest 800 time in all classifications on Friday. Kelley feels inspired by the town he lives in.

    “I come from a super small community,” he said. “We have less than 90 kids in our school, so we’re practically 1A. We’re like a family. We get a lot of support from the community. Even the teachers, people who aren’t necessarily associated with athletics, they always keep up with it.”

    The state track and field meet will resume at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.

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    Class 5A notes:

    • Fairview junior Marlena Preigh (2:09.19) fended off Broomfield senior Madison Mooney (2:10.19) and Highlands Ranch sophomore Bryce Johansen (2:10.55) in the 800-meter run.
    • Grandview senior Kylee Harr (5-10) won high jump with an impressive mark.
    • Landon Rast, a senior for the Legend Titans, won the 800 in 1:53.03.
    • Fountain-Fort Carson boys (1:26.53) beat a game Cherry Creek (1:26.65) contingent in the 800 relay. Fountain also finished first in prelims of the 1,600 relay (3:17.85).

    Class 4A notes:

    • Valor Christian girls won the 800 relay (1:41.89). They might also claim the team title on Saturday.
    • Discovery Canyon junior Liberty Ricca (10:57) and Valor Christian sophomore Cole Sprout (9:22) topped all competitors in the 3,200 races.
    • Mead girls (1:45.17) continued their high-level relay performances with a sprint medley championship.
    • Niwot freshman Taylor James (2:13.55) strided away from everyone in the two-lap 800 final. Former Niwot great Elise Cranny holds the classification state meet record with a time of 2:08.
    • Vista Ridge senior Raymon Harper has been terrific in all three jumps, finishing first in long jump (23-3) and second in high jump (6-9). He was also the winner of the triple jump on Thursday.
    • Garrett Martin, a Standley Lake veteran, cleared 6 feet, 10 inches to conquer high jump.
    • Pine Creek boys were victorious in the 800 relay (1:28.07).
    • Silver Creek superstar James Lee (1:54.25) is a back-to-back 800 state champion.

    Class 3A notes:          

    • TCA senior Erika Willis, the sister of Colorado record holder Andrea, broke her own 3A state meet record in pole vault. Last season she cleared 12-5, but this year 12-9 won it over Platte Canyon’s Hayley Rayburn (12-6).
    • The Classical Academy also won the girls 800 relay (1:43.91).
    • Sierra senior Alexandria Burns brought a triple jump title back to Colorado Springs with a mark of 36-5.
    • Maggi Congdon of Steamboat Springs (2:14) and Rasce Englehardt (1:56.41) claimed the 800 crowns. Denver West sophomore Yasin Sado (1:56.45) was barely second in the two-lapper.
    • Pagosa Springs senior Keena Murphy (127-10) topped the field in girls discus.
    • Faith Christian senior Reece Davidson finished first in another throwing event (53-4.50 in shot put).
    • Lutheran boys broke a 16-year record held by Yuma in the 800 relay with a blistering 1:28.01. The previous 3A record was 1:28.31. Lutheran girls won the sprint medley relay as well (1:49.43).
    • Bayfield senior Carl Heide (38.36) shattered the 3A state meet record in the 300 hurdles. The record was from 1995 and held by Ben Myers of Colorado Springs Christian (38.39).

    Class 2A notes:

    • Telluride senior Soleil Gaylord (11:16) won her third consecutive title in the 3,200 with a 37-second winning margin.
    • Monika Williams anchored Denver Christian to a victorious sprint medley relay (1:51.67).
    • Peyton junior Kaylee Kearse (2:18) pulled away from the field in the 800. Peyton also won the 800 relay in 1:48.93.
    • Logan Kuskie of Lyons continued a family tradition of success in pole vault with a gold medal (11-2).
    • Holyoke sophomore Taeryn Trumper (18-1.75) was the long jump champion.
    • Burlington senior Alex Bauer won girls shot put (39-2.25).
    • Cedaredge (1:32.02) claimed the boys 800 relay.
    • Rocky Ford senior Cody Danley (9:42) put his foot on the gas in the final 1,600 as Lyons sophomore Isaac Roberts (9:55) and Custer County freshman Micah Zeller (10:04) showed plenty of distance promise for future years while rounding out the top three in the 3,200.
    • Brady Lenz of Sanford outperformed everyone in triple jump (43-2.5).
    • Crowley County junior Lane Walter (160-1) was terrific in boys discus.
    • Jake Chrisman of Yuma won pole vault (13-4).

    Class 1A notes:

    • Springfield nipped the 1A state record in the girls sprint medley relay with a time of 1:53.88. JT Borunda also won boys discus (136-6) for Springfield. They were also champions in the girls 800 relay (1:50.89).
    • Heritage Christian once again dominated distance events as Leeann Wagner (2:25) and Levi Kilian (1:59.13) crushed the 800 races. Isaiah Bowsher finished runner-up in the 800 as well.
    • 43-1.5 won boys triple jump (Jade Cass of Pawnee).
    • Genoa-Hugo swept gold and silver in girls shot put as Heather Graham (39-5.5) and Ryely Smartt (36-8) were first and second.
    • Matalynn Dawson (Miami-Yoder) was impressive in triple jump with a mark of 34-6.
    • Jerraldawn Rector of Simla (5-1) beat Dawson in a jump-off in the girls high jump discipline as both cleared 5-1.
    • Plateau Valley (10:28.66) shattered the 1A girls state record in the 3,200 relay. Heritage Christian boys did the same (8:23.44).
    • Haxtun boys (1:32.93) broke the classification record in the 800 relay.

  • Siblings shine on the first day of the state track and field championships

    State track pole vault Max Manson Monarch
    Monarch’s Max Manson. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    LAKEWOOD — Long before siblings Max and Mia Manson swept the Class 5A pole vault competition at the 2018 state track and field championships, their father left his own mark on the event.

    Pat Manson, a prep phenom at Aurora Central, flashed a brilliant smile as his son swiped one of his longstanding records on Thursday at Jeffco Stadium — the 5A state meet record.

    Max’s chest just skimmed the top of the bar while attempting 17 feet, 3.5 inches, causing it to bounce slightly before falling back into place. The personal record vault topped his father’s 17-3 from 1986, a 32-year old record. The mark also ranks eighth in the nation at the moment.

    “I’ve always thought of it as a far-off goal,” the younger Manson, yet another dynamic athlete for Monarch, said of the state meet best. “In the past couple years I knew it could be a reality. It was the most emotion I’ve ever felt after a vault. I was ecstatic.”

    And yet, the elder Manson still holds an edge to Max in high school bests with an all-classification state record of 17-7.5. That may not be true by the end of next season with the promise Max has shown throughout his career.

    He was the runner-up at state as a freshman with a personal best of 15-7, then finished second behind teammate Cole Rowan (a Duke University recruit) last year. They switched positions this year as Rowan dealt with an injury, but still managed to claim 2nd (15-8).

    One of Max’s goals is to clear 18 feet as a senior, an extraordinary accomplishment for a high schooler.

    About three decades after the birth of Pat’s illustrious career, which included a trio of gold medals at the Pan American Games, a sixth place showing at the 1997 World Championships, and a personal best of 19-2.25, another Manson is cementing himself as a Colorado prep legend.

    But, he’s not the only one.

    State track Mia Manson Monarch pole vault
    Monarch’s Mia Manson. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    Mia, a sophomore, has already won back-to-back state crowns after clearing 12-6 on Thursday. The former avid rock climber is a top-flight sprinter and jumper as well. Manson’s rare mixture of speed and strength allowed her to shatter the freshmen national record in pole vault last year (13-4.25).

    The underclassman was troubled with a foot injury down the stretch of this season, forced to scratch her other state qualifying events. Nonetheless, no one could match her Thursday as she bettered Rock Canyon senior Tameryn Coryell (12-3), the runner-up.

    With a touch of rust though, Manson had to stay composed early.

    “The first two bars I cleared on my third (and final) attempt, which is kind of stressful but after that the jumps kept getting better,” she said.

    Within Boulder County, athletic lineage in track and field has been a trend of late. This is the case at Broomfield perhaps more than any other school.

    Joe, Jake, Katelyn, and Emily (4th in 3,200 Thursday) Mitchem have all been standouts in distance events for the Broomfield Eagles. Ethan and Ivy (6th in 3,200) Gonzales are in the same mold.

    Broomfield senior Michael Mooney.
    (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    Now Michael and Madison Mooney, a pair of national caliber athletes themselves, are leaving their own footprint on Broomfield and the entire state.

    Michael Mooney (9:12) fended off a last lap charge by Denver East’s Harrison Scudamore (9:13) to claim his first 3,200 crown. Rock Canyon sophomore Easton Allred (9:15) was also in the thick of it until the very end.

    “I tried to stay as close as I could to the lead,” Mooney said of his strategy. “Once he passed me that last lap, I had to give it everything I had to finish that race out.”

    He was pleased to be the first state champion in his family as his other sister, Megan, a 2016 Horizon graduate, finished second in the 3,200 her senior year and now competes for Florida State University.

    “I get to brag about this now,” Michael said with a laugh. “I did it first.”

    Mooney also ran an 8:50 3,200 (No. 2 in nation) at the prestigious Arcadia Invite in California earlier in the spring. The Colorado State recruit has chosen to pursue cross country and track at the next level despite being named the 5A soccer player of the year and leading his team to another crown as a senior.

    Later in the opening day of competition at Jeffco Stadium, Madison Mooney received the baton around 30 meters behind Mountain Vista in the 3,200 relay as the anchor leg. The Eagles rode the wings of Mooney to a state trophy, posting a time of 9:16. Mountain Vista was the runner-up in 9:23.

    Madison, a future Wisconsin Badger, will be the No. 1 seed in the 800 (2:10.19) and the 1,600 (4:55.24) on Friday and Saturday. She has nabbed runner-up honors in each event before. Michael will be the No. 1 seed in the 1,600 with a time of 4:11.99, almost exactly one second off the Colorado record.

    The state track and field meet will resume on Friday at 8:20 A.M. at Jeffco Stadium.

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    Class 5A notes

    • Denver East’s Arria Minor set records in the 200 and 400, and now also holds the top time nationally in the 400.
    • Jequan Hogan (6’8) has now won back-to-back crowns in high jump for Fountain-Fort Carson. Teammate Jawuan Tate (158-9) was the discus champion, claiming 10 points for a Trojan dynasty (four crowns in past five seasons).
    • Fort Collins junior Micaylon Moore (22-10.25) leapt farther than anyone else in long jump, securing his first state title.
    • Mountain Vista (7:49) fought off Continental rival Legend (7:52) to win the boys 3,200 relay.
    • Gabriella McDonald of Rocky Mountain, a brilliant multi-sport athlete who signed with Colorado State for soccer and track and field, defended her discus crown (148-2). She’ll be after her third consecutive shot put championship later in the weekend.
    • The Cherokee Trail tandem of Sydnee Larkin (18-11.25) and Chian Deloach (18-6.5) swept the top two places in long jump for a Cougar group hoping to secure a team title.
    • The girls 3,200 was a sophomore showdown between Mountain Vista’s Jenna Fitzsimmons (cross country state champion) and Legacy’s Brynn Siles. Fitzsimmons finished on top again, but both ran stellar times (10:35 and 10:39).

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    Class 4A notes

    • Pueblo East junior Kain Medrano (56-10.5) won shot put.
    • The Vista Ridge tandem of Raymon Harper (46-10) and Micah Hilts (46-1) conquered triple jump for a program that has excelled in the discipline in recent years.
    • Widefield junior Aaliyah Ricketts (36-6) claimed the triple jump crown.
    • Silver Creek senior Rylee Anderson, a Kansas University recruit, became a rare four-peat winner of high jump with a mark of 5-7.5. Vista Peak sophomore Raina Branch cleared the same height, but Anderson won on attempts. Niwot freshman Taylor James and Pueblo West freshman Shayla Padilla, third and fourth on Thursday, have bright futures themselves.
    • Roosevelt junior Logan Derock (40-0.75) was the only 40+ foot shot putter in the classification for girls.

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    Class 3A notes

    • Steamboat Springs junior Eric Casey (14-0) was first in pole vault.
    • Reece Davidson, a Faith Christian senior, launched a farther throw than anyone in discus (159-0).
    • Roaring Fork has quite the pair of senior triple jumpers in Justin Thompson (45-11.75) and Jasper Germain (45-4). They proved to be the class of the field this year.
    • The Classical Academy’s Ryan Moen (9:38) and Mason Norman (9:41) swept the top two places in the 3,200. The Titans have flourished in distance events for years.
    • SkyView Academy (8:01) and Peak to Peak (9:20) ran away in the boys and girls 3,200 relays, although Frontier Academy (8:03) did pose a serious threat.
    • Frontier Academy senior Hannah Ellis (11:19) surged to a 3,200 title.
    • Bayfield junior Jordan Lanning (5-7.75) shattered the classification record in girls high jump, a record previously held by D’Evelyn’s Sarah Cerrone (5-7.50 in 2017).

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    Class 2A notes

    • Resurrection Christian freshman Tanner Applebee announced himself as a force to be reckoned with for years to come by winning long jump (21-3.50).
    • Jacob Tu’ufuli of Ellicott, a senior, won shot put with a mark of 48-8.75.
    • Lyons (8:12, school record) and Paonia (9:57) claimed the boys and girls 3,200 relay victories. Each program has had substantial success in relay races.
    • Highland sophomore Remington Ross, the defending champion in the 100, announced herself as a threat to the classification record of 12.05 seconds with an eye-opening 12.09 (1st in prelims).
    • Dayspring Christian senior Katie Kurz claimed first in high jump (5-3).

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    Class 1A notes

    • Levi Kilian (10:04.98) and Seth Bruxvoort (10:12.26) both shattered the previous 1A state meet record of 10:14.46 by Bryce Grahn (South Baca) in 2014. They are teammates at Heritage Christian. Sophomore Jaden Johnson (20-7) also won long jump for the Eagles.
    • Shining Mountain had winners in the girls 3,200 (Emma Schaefer, 12:11) and girls pole vault (Marina Flandrick).
    • Otis junior Keylan Dracon won boys shot put with a mark of 42-9.50.
    • Eads senior Mariah Smith (133-8, new 1A record) did the same in girls discus. The previous record was held by Sangre de Cristo’s Jenna McKinley (131-6, 2016).

  • Golden boys lacrosse headed to Class 4A state semifinals

    ARVADA — Golden’s boys lacrosse team has successfully turned back time.

    A dominating 12-4 victory for the No. 4-seeded Demons against No. 5 Steamboat Springs on Friday night at the North Area Athletic Complex punched Golden’s ticket to the Class 4A boys lacrosse state semifinals. It’s the Demons’ first trip back to the state semifinals in 13 years.

    Golden senior Jack Simpson (13) puts a check on Steamboat Springs junior Jacob Gilbertson on Friday night at the NAAC. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    “I’m just so proud to get us back to where we were,” Golden coach Mike Thumim said. “The last time this program was in the Final 4 was 2005 and this group did it. We knew we had the balance and the talent. It just needed to come together.”

    Golden (14-3 record) would like to take it one step further than that 2005 team that lost to eventual state champion Cherry Creek in the semifinals when there was just one classification of boys lacrosse. The Demons face top-seed Dawson School (16-1) in the 4A semifinals Wednesday, May 16, in Lafayette.

    Dawson defeated two-time defending state champion Valor Christian 12-9 on Friday night in another quarterfinal.

    “We are really excited. They (Dawson) has been a powerhouse in Colorado for so long,” said Golden senior Will Abbey of Dawson, 4A state runner-up the past two seasons. “We kind of feel like we are overlooked when we are compared to them and Valor. We need to go prove ourselves that we belong here too.”

    Steamboat Springs (12-5) gave an early indication it belonged in the quarterfinals with junior Kieran Hahn scoring in the opening minute to give the Sailors an early 1-0 lead. However, it was all Golden from there on out.

    The Demons scored seven straight goals to push their lead to 7-1 at halftime.

    Golden scored eight straight goals on its way to a 12-4 victory over Steamboat Springs. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    “Once we get scoring the team just gets hyped,” said Golden junior Brady desGarennes, who finished with a team-high four goals.

    Abbey (two goals) and senior Taven Brewer (three goals) had multiple goal games for the Demons. Senior Heath Maddox, junior Joe Brock and sophomore Garrett Landmark had a goal each to give Golden plenty of scoring balance.

    It was the ninth straight victory for the Demons.

    “After spring break we realized we were playing as individuals,” Abbey said. “We all came together and we are all brothers now. We are playing as a team. We bring the energy, feed off each other and we are rolling. We’ve got to keep this going.”

    Thumim knows facing the Mustangs will be a tall challenge.

    Golden freshman Ben Kirschner, right, attempt to force a turnover by Steamboat Springs junior Tyler Doyne. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    “They have the best player in the state in Gavyn Pure,” Thumim said. “I think we are going to have to make it a midfield game. We’ll see what happens. It will be fun. One more win away from playing at Mile High.”

    The Golden versus Dawson semifinal got a little more important with the fact that No. 2 Thompson Valley and No. 3 Battle Mountain were both upset in their quarterfinals. No. 7 Cheyenne Mountain and No. 6 Aspen will play in the other semifinal Wednesday.

    “With Thompson Valley out, it looks like the (state) winner is going to come from our side of the bracket,” desGarennes said. “Dawson is a big game Wednesday, but I think we have what it takes. We play with heart. We don’t play selfish. I think we have this.”

    Wheat Ridge is the only Jeffco Public School to have ever won a boys lacrosse state title. The Farmers won the 4A title back in 2013.

    “We are peaking at the perfect time,” desGarennes said. “This is our opportunity. This year is our shot.”

    Golden junior Broderick Calley (3) fends off Steamboat Springs senior Kaden Mendonca. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

  • Familiar faces return to the 3A girls tennis semifinals at No. 1 singles

    3A girls tennis state tournament
    Steamboat Springs’ Mae Thorp. (Kelsey Lowry/CHSAANow.com)

    GREELEY — Familiar faces are leading the pack in the Class 3A state tennis tournament‘s No. 1 singles draw as the semifinals approach.

    Steamboat Springs sophomore Mae Thorp, who made it to the finals last year but was defeated by Sammy Moore-Thompson of Colorado Academy, will be getting a shot at redemption as she has made it back to the semifinals.

    “My goal is to make it to state all four years,” said Thorp. “I’m excited that I have done it the last two years, plus its an awesome feeling to have won regionals this year too.”

    The semifinals will begin at 8 a.m. on Friday. The tournament has been modified to a two-day format in order to avoid bad weather on Saturday.

    Thorp started the day with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Colorado Springs Christian’s Tristen VanDeVeer and defeated Pueblo County’s Erin Mauro in the quarterfinals (6-1, 6-0). Thorp will go against Jules Thompson, a freshman at Colorado Springs School, in the semifinals.

    “This season has really helped prepare me for these games,” said Thorp. “We played a lot of 5A schools so that really has helped me play against some of these hard hitters.”

    3A girls tennis state tournament
    Peak to Peak’s Trisha Somasundaram. (Kelsey Lowry/CHSAANow.com)

    Also making a return to the semifinals is Peak to Peak’s Trisha Somasundaram. In last year’s tournament Somasundaram also fell victim to Moore-Thompson in the semifinals.

    Despite losing in the semifinals last year, Somasundaram’s focus on Friday is not on winning, but on enjoying herself and having fun.

    “I have been playing tennis since I was four years old,” said a smiling Somasundaram. “If you would have told me I would be playing in the state tournament, I wouldn’t have believed you because I just play for fun.”

    Sometimes the key to success is to just forget the stress and stakes and focus on having fun. That strategy has helped Somasundaram as she has gone undefeated this year.

    Somasundaram started the day with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Lutheran’s Gabrielle Mosley despite her nerves.

    “I was really nervous when I first started out,” said Somasundaram. “I just had to tell myself that I got this and continued to motivate myself to keep playing like I know I can.”

    Somasundaram ended the day with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Julia Giltner of Holy Family in the quarterfinals. Somasundaram will face Mia Oliver of Denver North in the semifinals.

    “Despite feeling extremely exhausted from this heat, I’m glad I was able to keep my composure,” Somasundaram said. “At the beginning of the season I told myself that I was going to try my best in all my matches, but that I was mainly just playing for fun.”

    Somasundaram was not only dominant on Thursday, but her team was also as they showed up and played well. This is the first time that Peak to Peak has had their whole team qualify for state.

    “I’m extremely proud of our team this year,” said Somasundaram. “Last year it was just me and my sister, but to have our whole team here with us is just amazing and the highlight of our season.”

    After Day 1, Holy Family holds the team lead with 17 points.

    D’Evelyn is in second with 16 points, and Dawson is in a close third with 14 points.

    The No. 1 doubles field is set with University’s Orcutt/Vieyra playing Dawson’s Blank/Shehan. Holy Family’s Donovan/Licata will face D’Evelyn’s Lee/Sanders.

    In No. 2 singles, Somasundaram’s sister Trini will face D’Evelyn’s Angi Reed. Aspen’s Niko Hansen will take on Paige Giltner of Holy Family.

    On the other side, No. 2 doubles will consist of D’Evelyn’s Perkes/Jennings playing Griffith/Salberg of Eaton. Colorado Academy’s Lin/Wolf-Tinsman will compete against Dawson’s Ramos/Rinard.  

    No. 3 singles will have another Peak to Peak and D’Evelyn matchup with Elisa Dean and Tiffany Tran. Colorado Academy’s Amanda Funk will compete against Aspen’s Macy Hopkinson.

    No. 3 doubles will consist of Dawson’s Shehan/Joris against Bonthron/Hawley of D’Evelyn. The other match is Brakhage/Lin of Peak to Peak and Smolky/Lindoefer of Holy Family.

    No. 4 doubles has Holy Family’s Coster/Mojica facing Dawson’s Garfinkle/Devereux. Opposite them is University’s Hawkins/Wood playing Pueblo County’s Hanratty/Gomez.

  • Boys lacrosse rankings: Colorado Academy and Aspen join the polls

    Colorado Academy Monarch boys lacrosse
    (Lance Wendt/LanceWendt.com)

    Colorado Academy (in 5A) and Aspen (in 4A) have joined this week’s boys lacrosse rankings.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

    With the regular season ending this weekend, these will serve as the final rankings of the regular season.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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    CHSAANow.com Boys Lacrosse Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (9) 12-1 90 1 3-0
    2 Columbine 11-1 78 2 2-0
    3 Cherry Creek 12-2 65 3 2-0
    4 Kent Denver 10-3 63 4 1-1
    5 Mountain Vista 9-4 55 6 2-0
    6 Arapahoe 11-3 53 5 3-0
    7 Rock Canyon 10-3 30 7 1-2
    8 Chaparral 9-3 28 9 2-0
    9 Highlands Ranch 10-4 16 8 0-2
    10 Colorado Academy 7-5 8 – 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Denver East 6, Lewis-Palmer 2, Dakota Ridge 1.
    Dropped out:
    Lakewood (10).
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dawson (6) 12-1 96 1 3-0
    2 Thompson Valley (4) 11-1 94 2 2-0
    3 Golden 12-3 74 4 1-0
    4 Cheyenne Mountain 9-3 59 3 1-0
    5 Steamboat Springs 10-3 54 6 0-0
    6 Valor Christian 9-4 53 5 1-1
    7 Green Mountain 10-3 39 9 2-0
    8 Battle Mountain 10-2 34 8 1-0
    9 Littleton 8-4 30 7 1-1
    10 Aspen 9-2 14 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Evergreen 2, Durango 1.
    Dropped out:
    Evergreen (10).

  • Boys lacrosse rankings: Chaparral and Green Mountain hop into the polls

    (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    Chaparral (5A) and Green Mountain (4A) have joined this week’s boys lacrosse rankings.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

    During the regular season, new polls are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Boys Lacrosse Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (10) 9-1 100 1 1-0
    2 Columbine 9-1 85 3 2-0
    3 Cherry Creek 10-2 79 4 2-0
    4 Kent Denver 9-2 67 6 2-0
    5 Arapahoe 8-3 60 5 0-1
    6 Mountain Vista 7-4 50 2 1-2
    7 Rock Canyon 9-1 46 7 2-0
    8 Highlands Ranch 10-2 25 10 2-0
    9 Chaparral 7-3 12 – 1-1
    10 Lakewood 10-2 10 8 2-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Dakota Ridge 5, Denver East 4, Heritage 3, Castle View 2, Monarch 2.
    Dropped out:
    Dakota Ridge (9).
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dawson (10) 9-1 100 2 2-0
    2 Thompson Valley 9-1 90 1 0-1
    3 Cheyenne Mountain 8-3 70 4 1-0
    4 Golden 11-3 65 8 3-0
    5 Valor Christian 8-3 56 5 2-0
    6 Steamboat Springs 10-3 53 7 1-0
    7 Littleton 7-3 44 3 1-1
    8 Battle Mountain 9-2 28 9 2-0
    9 Green Mountain 8-3 15 – 3-0
    10 Evergreen 8-3 14 6 0-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Aspen 6, Air Academy 5, Windsor 4.
    Dropped out:
    Aspen (10).

  • Boys lacrosse rankings: Thompson Valley moves up to top spot in 4A

    Thompson Valley Littleton boys lacrosse
    (Cindy Betancourt/eStudioWest.com)

    Thompson Valley has taken over atop the Class 4A boys lacrosse rankings this week.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

    During the regular season, new polls are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Boys Lacrosse Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (10) 8-1 100 1 3-0
    2 Mountain Vista 6-2 78 6 3-0
    3 Columbine 7-1 74 4 2-0
    4 Cherry Creek 8-2 71 2 3-0
    5 Arapahoe 8-2 66 3 2-1
    6 Kent Denver 7-2 52 5 2-0
    7 Rock Canyon 7-1 39 8 3-0
    8 Lakewood 8-1 19 7 1-1
    9 Dakota Ridge 10-0 16 – 3-0
    10 Highlands Ranch 8-2 15 – 2-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Chaparral 6, Denver East 6, Heritage 5, Colorado Academy 2, Monarch 1.
    Dropped out:
    Chaparral (9), Denver East (10).
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Thompson Valley (4) 9-0 76 2 3-0
    2 Dawson (4) 7-1 69 1 1-1
    3 Littleton 6-2 59 6 3-0
    4 Cheyenne Mountain 7-3 53 3 1-2
    5 Valor Christian 6-3 40 5 2-0
    6 Evergreen 8-1 39 4 0-1
    7 Steamboat Springs 9-3 33 9 2-0
    8 Golden 8-3 22 7 2-0
    9 Battle Mountain 7-2 21 8 1-1
    10 Aspen 4-2 15 – 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Air Academy 6, Thomas Jefferson 3, Windsor 3, Green Mountain 1.
    Dropped out:
    Conifer (10).

  • Boys lacrosse rankings: Regis Jesuit and Dawson continue to stay on top

    Regis Jesuit Cherry Creek boys lacrosse
    (Matt Minton/JacksActionShots.com)

    Regis Jesuit (5A) and Dawson (4A) continue to lead the boys lacrosse rankings. A new set of polls were released on Monday.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

    During the regular season, new polls are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Boys Lacrosse Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (9) 3-0 99 1 1-0
    2 Cherry Creek 4-1 84 2 1-1
    3 Columbine (1) 3-0 81 4 1-0
    4 Kent Denver 3-1 73 3 1-1
    5 Arapahoe 3-1 54 5 1-1
    6 Mountain Vista 1-1 44 6 0-1
    7 Rock Canyon 3-0 35 7 0-0
    8 Colorado Academy 4-1 33 8 1-1
    9 Lakewood 4-0 12 10 1-0
    10 Highlands Ranch 4-1 11 9 1-1
    Others receiving votes:
    Chaparral 9, Dakota Ridge 4, Monarch 4, Castle View 3, Denver East 3, Legend 1.
    Dropped out:
    None.
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dawson (9) 2-0 90 1 0-0
    2 Cheyenne Mountain 5-0 73 3 2-0
    3 Evergreen 6-0 67 2 2-0
    4 Thompson Valley 4-0 62 4 1-0
    5 Valor Christian 3-2 55 6 1-1
    6 Golden 4-1 34 7 1-1
    7 Conifer 2-3 33 5 0-1
    8 Ponderosa 3-0 26 10 0-0
    9 Steamboat Springs 4-2 13 9 2-0
    10 Windsor 1-4 10 – 1-2
    Others receiving votes:
    Air Academy 9, Littleton 8, Aspen 7, Battle Mountain 4, Jefferson Academy 2, Summit 2.
    Dropped out:
    Air Academy (8).

  • Boys lacrosse rankings: Dawson moves up to No. 1 in 4A

    Valor Christian Dawson School boys lacrosse
    (Lance Wendt/LanceWendt.com)

    Dawson is the new No. 1 team in this week’s Class 4A boys lacrosse rankings.

    The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

    During the regular season, new polls are released each Monday.

    Complete rankings for all classes are below.

    [divider]

    CHSAANow.com Boys Lacrosse Polls

    Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

    Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

    Class 5A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Regis Jesuit (11) 2-0 119 1 2-0
    2 Cherry Creek 3-0 93 2 3-0
    3 Kent Denver 2-0 91 3 2-0
    4 Columbine (1) 2-0 87 4 2-0
    5 Arapahoe 2-0 84 5 2-0
    6 Mountain Vista 1-0 42 6 1-0
    7 Rock Canyon 3-0 40 7 3-0
    8 Colorado Academy 3-0 35 10 3-0
    9 Highlands Ranch 3-0 25 – 3-0
    10 Lakewood 3-0 13 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Chaparral 11, Monarch 7, Dakota Ridge 5, Denver East 4, Legend 2, Castle View 1, Fairview 1.
    Dropped out:
    Monarch (8), Chaparral (9).
    Class 4A
    RK TEAM W-L PTS PVS LW
    1 Dawson (9) 2-0 90 2 2-0
    2 Evergreen 4-0 69 – 4-0
    3 Cheyenne Mountain 3-0 66 3 3-0
    4 Thompson Valley 3-0 64 4 3-0
    5 Conifer 2-2 57 6 2-2
    6 Valor Christian 2-1 55 1 2-1
    7 Golden 3-0 30 10 3-0
    8 Air Academy 1-2 19 5 1-2
    9 Steamboat Springs 2-2 16 7 2-2
    10 Ponderosa 3-0 8 – 3-0
    Others receiving votes:
    Windsor 7, Aspen 4, Battle Mountain 4, Littleton 4, Durango 2.
    Dropped out:
    Windsor (8), Aspen (9).