It wouldn’t be spring in Colorado without a snowstorm raging over the Rockies, taking down track meets left and right like a tornado in a trailer park.

Such was the case this past weekend, though some meets did get off the starting line.

A delayed start really benefitted the Altitude Invitational in Timnath.

The host school’s Natalie Washburn was the highlight of the meet. The Timnath senior torched a state-leading 2 minutes, 12.77 seconds to win the 800-meter over a stellar field. Rocky Mountain’s Lindsey Kaines was second in 2:14.17, which was just ahead of Silver Creek’s Chloe Ruth, who finished third in 2:14.49. Collectively, they made for three of the top five times run in Colorado this season.

Likewise, the boys 800 had nearly as many fireworks, with Rocky Mountain sophomore Caleb Emery torching a meet record of 1:55.35 – that’s currently the No. 1 time among sophomores this season. Thompson Valley’s Curtis Smela was a close runner-up, clocking 1:55.48. Those are two of the top five times run in the 800 this season.

The girls 3,200 was another great race with three dipping under 11-minutes, led by Fossil Ridge’s Mia Williams, who clocked 10:51. The performance puts Williams inside the top five in Class 5A.

Three boys dipped under the previous meet record in the 3,200, led by Fort Collins’ Cadel Ruthven, who clocked 9:29.08. Teammate Seth Giles and Fossil Ridge’s Carter Brazelton were hot on his heels, clocking 9:29.52, and 9:30.19.

The wind either helped or hurt some events.

Windsor’s Kiana Cummings swept the sprints, clocking a 12.24 in the 100, and a wind-aided 24.00 in the 200. Windsor’s 4×100 clocked a state-leading 47.42. They also won the 4×400 in 3:56.

The boys 200 was another hotly contested event, with three dipping under the coveted 22-second mark.

Put the state on alert – Prairie View senior Francis Ojowa clocked a 21.59 to win the 200 – that’s the No. 2 time run among all classifications so far.

Run Around The State

Frank Woodburn Invitational: Highlighting this meet was Grand Junction Central’s Sage Siegrist, who won the 800 in 2:14.49. For the boys, it was Grand Junction’s Mason Znamenacek, who won the 110H in 14.56.

Eagle Valley Invitational: Rangley’s James Talbot won the boy’s 800 clocking 1:55.75 – that’s currently the No. 2 time in 2A.

Fightin’ Reds Invitational: Eaton’s Delaney Reuter soloed a 10:46 in the 3,200 for a two-minute victory.

Wiggins Invitational: Wiggins’ Brooke Schmidt swept the throws, tossing 137 feet, 6 inches in the discus, and 37-2.5 in the shot put. Both marks are currently No. 2 among all classifications.

Oregon Relays: Several Colorado squads went west and dropped some impressive results.

The Niwot girls Distance Medley Relay (DMR) finished third, clocking 11:42. Air Academy finished eighth in 12:03. In the boy’s DMR Niwot’s finished sixth, clocking 10:15.

In the boys mile, Niwot’s Quinn Sullivan finished fourth in 4:11.32. In the girl’s mile, Addison Ritzenhein took third, clocking 4:51.08, while Niwot teammate Anna Prok was a few seconds back in 4:54 for sixth.

In the girls 3,200 the Air Academy duo of Tessa Walter and Chamorra Cooper finished 3-4, clocking 10:24, and 10:26.