LAKEWOOD | Team scores plus finals and prelims results from the opening day of the Class 5A boys state track meets on May 18, 2023, at Jefferson County Stadium. Aurora teams and individuals bold and uppercased:
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2023 CLASS 5A BOYS STATE TRACK MEET RESULTS (MAY 18)
Team scores (through four events): 1. Horizon 17 points; 2. RANGEVIEW 16; 3. Castle View 11; T4. Chatfield 10; T4. Mountain Vista 10; T4. Air Academy 10; T7. CHEROKEE TRAIL 8; T7. OVERLAND 8; T7. Fruita Monument 8; T10. Fort Collins 7; T10. Fossil Ridge 7; T10. Rock Canyon 7; T13. Centaurus 6; T13. Rampart 6; T13. Erie 6; T16. EAGLECREST 5.5; T16. Rocky Mountain 5.5; T18. Valor Christian 5; T18. Ralston Valley 5; T20. Boulder 4; T20. ThunderRidge 4; T20. Legend 4; 23. Arapahoe 3.5; T24. Pine Creek 3; T24. Denver East 3; 26. REGIS JESUIT 2; T27. Fairview 1; T27. Arvada West 1; 29. Legacy 0.5
FINALS (top nine place)
4×800 meter relay: 1. Mountain Vista, 7 minutes, 42.58 seconds (state meet, Colorado record); 2. CHEROKEE TRAIL (Reuben Holness, McKay Larsen, Brady Smith, Beck Gutjahr), 7:45.69; 3. Rock Canyon, 7:53.13; 4. Centaurus, 7:55.59; 5. Valor Christian, 7:58.79; 6. Boulder, 8:00.11; 7. Denver East, 8:02.68; 8. REGIS JESUIT (Zion Taylor, Braeden Focht, David Flaig, John Burns), 8:03.08; 9. Fairview, 8:03.83
High jump: 1. Kaleb Kimaita (Horizon), 6 feet, 6 inches; 2. Daniel Thomason (Fruita Monument), 6-5; 3. Joe Cottingham (Fort Collins), 6-4; T4. PEYTON TAYLOR (EAGLECREST), 6-1; T4. Charlie Sparks (Rocky Mountain), 6-1; T6. Luke Garvin (Fossil Ridge), 6-1; T6. Calvin Thompson (Air Academy), 6-1; T6. Eli Thayer (Castle View), 6-1; T9. Colin Shea (Legacy), 6-1; T9. Carson David (Arapahoe), 6-1. Other Aurora results: 11. Jayden Diggins (Eaglecrest), 6-1; 15. Zane Cole (Grandview), 5-11; Nurudeen Diallo (Cherokee Trail) and Kevin Frazier (Rangeview) no height
Triple jump: 1. MICAH DOBSON (RANGEVIEW), 46 feet, 1 1/2 inches; 2. Josiah Billington (Castle View), 44-7 3/4; 3. Kaleb Kimaita (Horizon), 44-5 1/2; 4. OSE OKHIHAN (RANGEVIEW), 43-11 1/2; 5. Dylan Traut (Ralston Valley), 43-9 3/4; 6. Jeffrey Franquemont (ThunderRidge), 43-7 1/2; 7. Elijah Roy (Pine Creek), 43-3 1/4; 8. Ryan Pollyea (Fossil Ridge), 42-7; 9. Cullen McReynolds (Arvada West), 42-6. Other Aurora results: 11. Maliek Jamison (Cherokee Trail), 42-0 1/2; 16. Amare’e Plater (Overland), 41-1 3/4; 18. Kevin Jenkins (Rangeview), 39-6 1/4
Shot put: 1. Charlie Lafore (Chatfield), 55 feet, 8 3/4 inches; 2. JARRIUS WARD (OVERLAND), 53-1; 3. Samuel Beers (Air Academy), 50-4 3/4; 4. Camden Bruns (Rampart), 49-8 1/4; 5. Jackson Cowgill (Erie), 48-11; 6. Grayson Hardy (Legend), 47-0; 7. William Knox (Arapahoe), 46-0 3/4; 8. Mac Busteed (Fossil Ridge), 45-9; 9. Mason Cowgill (Erie), 45-7
PRELIMS
100 meter dash (top nine advance to finals): 1. PEYTON SOMMERS (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 10.77 seconds; 2. Brandon Hills (Vista Ridge), 10.84; 3. Blake Barnett (Erie), 10.83; 4. LUKE TRINRUD (GRANDVIEW), 10.97; 5. Dagan Myers (Chatfield), 10.88; 6. Jackson Quammie (Brighton), 10.98; 7. Kaleb Quammie (Brighton), 10.98; 8. Josh Kao (Denver East), 11.01; 9. Carson Tapia (Vista Ridge), 11.02. Other Aurora results: 13. Peyton Taylor (Eaglecrest), 11.12; D’Andre Barnes (Regis Jesuit) and David Maldonado (Grandview) DNS
4×200 meter relay (top nine advance to finals): 1. Brighton, 1 minute, 26.65 seconds; 2. Erie, 1:27.21; 3. CHEROKEE TRAIL, 1:27.37; 4. EAGLECREST, 1:27.87; 5. GRANDVIEW, 1:28.05; 6. Fountain-Fort Carson, 1:29.64; 7. Cherry Creek, 1:28.55; 8. Loveland, 1:28.64; 9. VISTA PEAK, 1:29.01. Other Aurora results: 14. Regis Jesuit, 1:30.02
110 meter hurdles (top nine advance to finals): 1. JAHEIM ALEXANDER (RANGEVIEW), 14.59 seconds; 2. Jacob Lafore (Chatfield), 14.80; 3. Jack Wetterling (Valor Christian), 14.75; 4. Nigel James (Denver East), 14.85; 5. Kyler Lewis (Fountain-Fort Carson), 14.87; 6. GIBBY LEAFGREEN (GRANDVIEW), 15.00; 7. LAVELLE KABEYA-KOMBO (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 15.01; 8. Brennen Betts (Mountain Vista), 15.05; 9. Diego Estebanes (Broomfield), 15.12. Other Aurora results: 10. Elijah Hatcher (Smoky Hill), 15.15
200 meter dash (top nine advance to finals): 1. Kaleb Quammie (Brighton), 21.33 seconds; 2. Brandon Hills (Vista Ridge), 21.37; 3. PEYTON SOMMERS (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 21.65; 4. Kobe Dooley (Vista Ridge), 21.77; 5. Blake Barnett (Erie), 21.88; 6. KAELAN KOMBO (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 22.05; 7. Chase Nelson (Douglas County), 21.93; 8. Orlando Guevara (Denver South), 21.93; 9. Cody Lease (Loveland), 22.07. Other Aurora results: 11. Luke Trinrud (Grandview), 22.11; 12. Jaylon Moore (Cherokee Trail), 22.29; 14. Kahari Wilbon (Cherokee Trail), 22.42; 15. Richjarion Hines (Smoky Hill), 22.77; D’Andre Barnes (Regis Jesuit) and David Maldonado (Grandview) DNS
400 meter dash (top nine advance to finals): 1. Ace Malone (Castle View), 47.98 seconds; 2. KAELAN KOMBO (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 48.06; 3. PEYTON SOMMERS (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 48.20; 4. Ashton Whisler (Erie), 49.01; 5. Kenneth Carpenter (ThunderRidge), 48.24; 6. Jameson Leigh (Denver East), 49.49; 7. Kobe Dooley (Vista Ridge), 48.45; 8. William McDavid (Cherry Creek), 48.5; 9. Christopher Savko (ThunderRidge), 49.25. Other Aurora results: Kahari Wilbon (Cherokee Trail), 49.64; 15. Owen Walker (Regis Jesuit), 50.20; 17. Liam Szarka (Grandview), 51.13