AURORA | Reuel Isaac had his hands full limping around on crutches at the conclusion of the 2013 Robert F. Caviness Invitational track meet.
On Saturday — a little more than a year later and recovered from a torn anterior cruciate ligament — a healthy Isaac clutched the boys championship plaque after the 58th edition of the annual Aurora get-together, started by the late Bob Caviness, a former Hinkley coach.
The Thunderbirds blew away the competition in both the boys and girls standings at the meet, sweeping the titles for the second consecutive season.
Even without injured freshman sprint standout Teaggan Ilela, Hinkley’s girls won seven events and racked up 234 points, a whopping 116 more than runner-up Prairie View. The T-Birds’ boys got wins in the 200 and 400 meters from Mateo Waddles and finished in the top two of all five relay events on their way to 174 points, well in front of runner-up Vista PEAK, which scored 88 behind a pair of wins from senior Ayo Sanusi.
In addition to the memory of Caviness, the memory of one of its central figures of the history of the meet — the late Gene Bump — permeated the day.
Bump drove himself to the meet at the age of 97 last year, but passed away in October.
Tournament organizers Marla and Craig Caviness, the children of Bob Caviness, presented annual scholarship awards to a pair of Aurora Central athletes, Shakir Muhamed and Abelard Palmer. Ten athletes from four APS schools submitted applications for the scholarships.
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58th ROBERT F. CAVINESS INVITATIONAL TRACK MEET
April 26 at Aurora Public Schools Stadium
Boys team scores: 1. HINKLEY 174 points; 2. VISTA PEAK 82; 3. Faith Christian 70; 4. GATEWAY 65; 5. Adams City 51; 6. Lutheran 50; 7. AURORA CENTRAL 50; 8. Prairie View 45; 9. Platte Canyon 34; 10. Bishop Machebeuf 29; 11. RidgeView Academy 28; 12. REGIS JESUIT 13; 13. Sheridan 7; 14. Northglenn 6; 15. Denver North 5
Full boys individual results, here.
Girls team scores: 1. HINKLEY 234 points; 2. Prairie View 88; 3. Faith Christian 68; 4. Adams City 58; 5. GATEWAY 54; 6. Lutheran 40; 7. AURORA CENTRAL 29; 8. VISTA PEAK 25; 9. Bishop Machebeuf 22; 10. Platte Canyon 21; 11. Greeley West 10; 12. Denver North 6; 13. Sheridan 6
Full girls individual results, here.
