The 2026 Colorado High School Activities Association’s Boys Track and Field State Championship began Thursday at Jeffco Stadium. Throughout the first day, 14 individual champions were crowned across the five classifications, in addition to four relay champions.
Along the way, one Colorado state high school record was broken, as Niwot’s 4×800 meter relay team of Quinn Sullivan, Ryder Keeton, Corven Peterson, Rocco Culpepper ran 7:37.24 to better the time of 7:42.58 ran in 2023 by Mountain Vista. The 29-year-old 4A state meet record in the shot put was also broken by Palmer Ridge’s Owen Twesme, who threw 60-11.00 to win gold. The previous mark had been set by Carlos Tarin at 60-04.75 in 1997.
Additional individual champions will be awarded tomorrow with all team champions being named Saturday.
Day-by-Day Recaps
Day 1, Thursday
- 5A: Benjamin Adams Helps Mountain Vista Win Two Titles on Day 1
- 4A: 4×800 State, Shot Put Meet Records Fall on Day 1
- 3A: Coal Ridge Sweeps Top Three in Triple Jump
- 2A: Brady Mollendor Completes the Trifecta of Championships in the Jumps
- 1A: Repeat Champions Highlight Day 1 of State Meet
State Records
Colorado State Records
- Boys 4×800 (4A): Niwot (Quinn Sullivan, Ryder Keeton, Corven Peterson, Rocco Culpepper) – 7:37.24
Overall State Meet Record (All Classifications)
- Boys 4×800 (4A): Niwot (Quinn Sullivan, Ryder Keeton, Corven Peterson, Rocco Culpepper) – 7:37.24
4A State Meet Record
- Boys 4×800 (4A): Niwot (Quinn Sullivan, Ryder Keeton, Corven Peterson, Rocco Culpepper) – 7:37.24
- Boys Shot Put: Owen Twesme, Palmer Ridge – 60-11.00
Event Champions
5A Champions
- Boys 3200: Benjamin Adams, Mountain Vista (9:10.51)
- Boys 4×800: Mountain Vista (7:50.88)
- Boys Discus: Ashton Daly, Loveland (163-09)
- Boys Long Jump: Cameron Bell, Eaglecrest (24-00.00)
- Boys Pole Vault: Thomas Cole, Monarch (15-10.00)
4A Champions
- Boys 4×800: Niwot (7:37.24)
- Boys High Jump: Nathan Moller, Palmer Ridge (6-10.00)
- Boys Shot Put: Owen Twesme, Palmer Ridge (60-11.00)
- Boys Triple Jump: Emerson Johnson, Widefield (45-10.50)
3A Champions
- Boys 3200: Barrett Paas, Classical Academy (9:40.07)
- Boys 4×800: Berthoud (8:08.83)
- Boys High Jump: Trey Hall, Montezuma-Cortez (6-07.00)
- Boys Triple Jump: Aiden Huey, Coal Ridge (45-07.50)
2A Champions
- Boys 4×800: Forge Christian (8:12.88)
- Boys High Jump: Brady Mollendor, Sedgwick County (6-04.00)
1A Champions
- Boys 3200: Parker Arbuthnot, Springfield (9:56.47)
- Boys Long Jump: Javin Summers, Swink (21-11.25)
- Boys Shot Put: Jett Konkel, Springfield (50-03.50)