The Ignacio Bobcats couldn’t find the podium but got some promising finishes from their up-and-comers Friday at the CHSAA Class 2A Track and Field State Championships in Lakewood.
Sophomore Klayson Smith, ranked No. 3 in the state heading into today’s high jump competition, took 14th in the pole vault, clearing 10 feet. Teammate Chrystianne Valdez, a freshman, cleared 7 feet, 2 inches to take 11th in the girls competition.
Sophomore Sky Cotton traveled twice that distance, along the x axis. She jumped 15-2.5 in the long jump to take 11th place.
Kelton Richmond, a junior, took 15th in the discus, throwing 119-11.
Both Ignacio 4x100-meter relay teams missed qualifying for the finals: The boys finished 13th in 46.61 seconds, the girls 11th in 52.56.
Ignacio’s state meet will wrap up today with Smith and Nicholas Herrera competing in the boys high jump.
Michelle Simmons made the state finals in the 200-meter dash with a fourth-place finish Friday and will run for the podium today, too.
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Class 2A
CHSAA Track & Field State Championships
Note: Day 2 of the three-day state meet Friday at Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood.
Boys
Team Scores: Lyons 48.5; Hotchkiss 34; Telluride 30; Eads 20; Paonia 20; Rye 20; Lutheran 19; Custer County 16; Yuma 15; West Grand 14.5; Akron 10; Limon 10; Hoehne 10; Swink 10; Sangre de Cristo 10; Pikes Peak Christian 8; Springfield 8; Genoa-Hugo 8; Crested Butte 8; Sierra Grande 7; Ouray 7; Calhan 7; Merino 6; Sedgwick County 6; Rangely 6; Simla 6; Kiowa 5; Wiggins 5; South Park 5; Wray 5; Soroco 4; Resurrection Christian 4; Liberty Common 4; Haxtun 3; Del Norte 3; Vanguard 3; Meeker 2; Crowley County 2; Mancos 2; John Mall 2.
Girls
Team Scores: Akron 53; Lyons 52; Paonia 48; Hotchkiss 45; Dolores 22; Telluride 18; Vanguard 16; Highland 14; West Grand 14; Crested Butte 12; Yuma 12; Rye 11; Fowler 11; Eads 10; Swink 9.5; Simla 8; Rangely 7; Miami-Yoder 6.5; Merino 6; Calhan 6; Sangre de Cristo 6; Lutheran 5; Sargent 4; Wray 4; Del Norte 4; Ignacio 3; Limon 2; Wiggins 2; Custer County 1; Soroco 1; Rocky Ford 1.
