I recently attended a Wheat Ridge Track and Field event, this year’s David S. D’ Evelyn Invitational at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood. After a half mile hike from the back of a completely full parking lot and paying the nominal entry fee I entered a full stadium of stretching, sprinting and spandex-clad student athletes. The day was sunny and pleasant, a perfect Colorado Spring Day, with the sound of steel cleats crunching on sidewalk and the scent of spray sunscreen and breakfast burritos in the air. Twenty-Four Schools were in attendance ranging from local rivals to academies and mountain community schools.
Wheat Ridge showed well with many Personal Best (PB) finishes. Let’s review!
For the boys:
100 Meter Race – Matvey Storm – PB finish.
200 Meter Race – Eli Johnson – PB finish.
400 Meter Race – Matvey Storm and Orlando Reyes PB finish.
800 Meter Race – Ronan Hubbard and Noah Douglas PB finish.
1600 Meter Race – Byrne Rathman PB finish.
3200 Meter Race – Simon Althaus and Finn Walston PB finish.
110 Meter Hurdles – Nathan Gomez PB finish.
300 Meter Hurdles – Nathan Gomez PB finish.
4 x 100 Meter Relay Race – Evan Armiga, Gabriel Wartman, Orlando Reyes and Matvey storm PB finish.
4 x 400 Meter Relay Race – Eli Johnson, Adrian Delgado, Byrne Rathman and Leo Hildebran PB finish.
4 x 800 Meter Relay Race – Finn Walston, Evan Clairmont, Eli Johnson and Simon Althaus PB finish and Fifth Place overall!
Discus Throw – Rhys Rosenow PB finish with Jackson Morrish finishing just three tenths of a meter behind him.
Long Jump – Jackson Morrish, Gabriel Wartman and Rhys Rosenow finishing in the top half, with Wartman taking a PB finish.
Triple Jump – Jackson Morrish with a third-place finish and Rhys Rosenow and Gabriel Wartman showing well, just a bit short of him.
The Farmer boys looked strong and ready with impressive performances all around.
Now for the girls’ personal best finishes:
100 Meter Race – Marianna Barens PB finish with Taylor Greager and Asha Martin just behind.
200 Meter Race – Avvy Butler, June Wallace and Brooklyn Shore with PB finishes.
110 Meter Hurdles – Marianna Barens PB finish with Erin Hartin and Taylor Greager just behind.
4 x 200 Meter Relay Race – Helena Alford, June Wallace, Maura Plavnick and Eva Eckert with a PB finish.
Discus Throw – Maura Plavnick with a PB finish, along with great throws by Avvy Butler and Helena Alford.
High Jump – Avvy Butler PB finish and sixth place overall!
Triple Jump – Erin Hartin PB finish and fourth place overall, Marianna Barens showing well also, just behind her in sixth place.
The girls team showed grit and classic “maximum effort” track and field spirit.
Great job to all our runners, jumpers and throwers, and a special thank you to long-time coaches Judy and Scott Chamberlain. They continue to provide incredible instruction and motivation for our Wheat Ridge Track stars.
Go Farmers!
