Nathan Dunivan

Peter Greco had his way with the 4A boys triple jump this spring. Colorado Track XC file photo.

When Bailey Roth dropped Ben Butler on lap four, it became a solely a contest of Roth vs. the clock. Photo by Alan Versaw.

When the lights went on at Garry Berry Stadium on Friday night, Eva-Lou Edwards found herself on center stage. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Jai'Shawn Thompson had a small lead and both spikes securely tied to start the anchor leg of the 4x100, but Mar'Keith Bailey is a tough guy to keep down. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Rock Canyon's Rhyan Pettaway hurdled her way to the Palmer Terror Invitational 100H title. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Mesa Ridge's Elijah Gilbert got out to a strong start in the 100 and rode it to first place. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Travis Gordon ran 15.11 in the 110 hurdles, but just missed a wind-legal mark at Saturday's Banana Belt Classic. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Pueblo East's Keaton Brown is part of a very exciting field in the 4A boys shot put. Colorado Track XC file photo.

Gabe Brown ranks among the state's top 400 meter specialists and will be relied on heavily by Sand Creek this spring for point production. Colorado Track XC file photo.

In a dramatic reversal of the trend of recent years, Colorado is moving forward into Simplot's finals in massive numbers.

Thursday action at Simplot is limited to 3200 and 1600 prelims, plus the weight throw, but it's been a successful evening for Colorado nevertheless.

Simply stated, the Simplot Games is the biggest high school indoor track and field extravaganza west of the Mississippi.

Nathan Dunivan has one season remaining as a Sand Creek Scorpion before donning the purple of Weber State. Colorado Track XC file photo.

Aaron Ragin whittled a few hundredths of a second off his season-best 400 mark on the hairpins of Steinhauer on Saturday. Colorado Track XC file photo.

Stanford Cooper is not only the top-ranked 5A discus thrower entering the season, but arguably one of the finest athletes in Colorado high school track and field as well. Photo by Jeff McCoy.

Jackson Spalding is the kind of guy who can give the 4A throws records a few sleepless nights. Colorado Track XC file photo.

Where Kyree Gerstle-Goodman's triple jumps land next spring could have a big influence on where Widefield lands in the 4A scheme of things. Photo by Jeff McCoy.

Gabby Pajak and Toni Stoll, Pagosa's dynamic duo--between them, they accounted for 72 points at Saturday's Intermountain League meet. Photo by Aaron Lorenzen.

Kaleigh Kroeker may have provided the most stunning moment of the entire evening when she bolted past teammate Heather Bates on the finish straight of the 1600 meters. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Tucker Hamilton warmed up for his state-best 3200 with a 1600 and a 4x800 leg. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Elise Cranny completes her record-setting 1600 with nobody in sight. Photo by Ashley Green.