Track and field is all about peaking at the right time.
Michael Hawkins’ hit his peak a week early.
Hawkins broke the Bayfield High School record in the shot put last weekend at the Intermountain League Championships with a 50-foot, 5-inch throw – a mark that would’ve landed him a silver medal Friday at the CHSAA Class 3A Track and Field State Championships.
Instead, Hawkins threw 45-7 to take seventh in Lakewood, still a mean feat considering his shredded and separating nonthrowing shoulder, slated for surgery next month.
Alex Hill of Ellicott won with a 52-2 hurl.
Bayfield’s TJ Pazell took 17th with a 40-0.25 mark.
The BHS boys 4x100-meter relay snuck into the finals, taking ninth in 44.97 seconds, less than two seconds slower than the top qualifying time – Coal Ridge in 43.38.
The girls 4x100 team didn’t have quite the same luck, missing qualifying by two spots with an 11th-place 52.34.
In the pole vault, Trista Hooley scored points for Bayfield, clearing 8 feet even to take seventh place. Teammate Brittany Hunter cleared 7-6 to tie for ninth, Katie Hawkins also cleared 7-6 to tie for 12th, and Morgan Allred cleared 7 to tie for 15th.
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Class 3A
CHSAA Track & Field State Championships
Note: Day 2 of the three-day state meet Friday at Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood.
Boys
Team Scores: Classical Academy 35; C.S. Christian 27; Sterling 22; Trinidad 22; Frontier Academy 21; Ellicott 20; Eaton 19; Bayfield 18; Lamar 18; Manitou Springs 16; Pagosa Springs 14; Estes Park 13; Coal Ridge 12; Brush 12; University 12; Buena Vista 12; Peak to Peak 9; Faith Christian 8; Alamosa 8; Holy Family 7; La Junta 6; Cedaredge 6; Machebeuf 5; Platte Valley 5; Middle Park 4.5; Ft. Lupton 4; Strasburg 4; St. Mary’s 3; Gunnison 2.5; Grand Valley 2; Lake County 1.
Girls
Team Scores: Classical Academy 59; Eaton 48.5; Pagosa Springs 34; Estes Park, 27.5; Lamar 22; Frontier Academy 22; Cedaredge 18; Kent Denver 17.5; Bayfield 16.33; Sterling 15.5; Platte Valley 13; Gunnison 12.5; Coal Ridge 11; Brush 10; C.S. Christian 8; Peak to Peak 8; Florence 7.5; Middle Park 7.33; Jefferson Academy 7; Buena Vista 7; St. Mary’s 6; Manitou Springs 6; Salida 6; Olathe 5; Holy Family 4; Ellicott 3; Moffat County 3; Trinidad 3; Platte Canyon 2.33; Valley 2; Fountain Valley 1; Monte Vista 1.
