The clock is ticking.

In less than four weeks the best track and field athletes in Colorado will descend on Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood.

That means right now, everyone is vying to book their ticket to the Colorado track & field state championships. Everyone is eyeing a state-qualifying mark like the last glazed donut on the shelf.

Each second, each inch matters. Each opportunity to spike up and compete matters.

In other words, the clock is ticking on the 2025 Colorado track and field season.

But as is spring in Colorado, yet another snowstorm blanketed the landscape in white, torpedoing quite a few meets, stealing yet another opportunity to toe the line.

Fortunately, some meets did get off the starting line, however.

The Randell Hess Roughrider Invitational provided the most impressive results of the week.

The boy’s 1,600-meter run saw perhaps the most competitive field in Colorado this season, as five dipped well under 4:20, led by Cadel Ruthven, who clocked a state-leading 4 minutes, 14.43 seconds. The Fort Collins junior was a hundredth-of-a-second ahead of Thompson Valley’s Curtis Smela, who was barely a stride back in 4:14.44.

Doubling up in distance, Cheyenne Mountain’s Aiden Le Roux toed the line in Colorado for the first time this outdoor season, clocking a 9:18.32 in the 3,200.

On the girls side of the competition, Mia Williams dominated.

The Fossil Ridge senior swept the mid-distance events, clocking 2:15.49 in the 800, and 4:57.47 in the 1,600. Both times are season-bests for Williams.

While Williams swept the mid-distance events on the track, Brooke Schmidt swept the throws in the field.

The Wiggins junior added a few more inches to her already state-leading mark in the discus, tossing 142-11. She also won the shot put with a mark of 40-0.5.

Meanwhile, Windsor torched a state-leading time in the 4×200, clocking 1:38.68. They are currently the only squad to crack 1:40 this season.

Run Around The State

Wild West West Invitational: Central (GJ)’s Sage Siegrist soloed a 2:14.19 to win the 800 by a staggering 13 seconds. She is currently ranked No. 4 in Class 4A.

Centaurus Twilight: Put the state on alert, because Jade West is on fire. The Niwot senior won the shot put in a state-leading 47-4 toss. The mark currently leads Colorado by seven feet.

On the track, Cherokee Trail’s Kali Powe shined, clocking a personal best of 14:32 to win the 100 Hurdles. That’s only the second time she’s run the event this season, and it ranks her No. 3 among all-classifications.

Kansas Relays (Kansas): Niwot’s Reese Kasper continues to impress. The defending state champion won the 300 Hurdles in 42.00 — over a second victory. She also finished second in 100H, clocking 14.28.