• The Colorado state track and field championships hit Championship Saturday on May 17th.
• Highlights of the final day include the 100-meter dash, 200 dash, 4×100 and 4×400 relays, plus the 5A discus and pole vault.

LAKEWOOD — They were coming down the home stretch at the Colorado state track & field championship meet.

The annual track extravaganza reached a crescendo on May 17 as some of the most prominent racing events in the state took center stage.

Fort Collins-area teams emerged with a team title plus a pair of runner-up finishes. Meanwhile, a Windsor sprinter swept a pair of 4A dash championships and led the Wizards to a relay win, joining Fossil Ridge.

Here’s how day three of state track & field went for Fort Collins-area athletes, plus some notable scores and results for Northern Colorado and statewide competitors.

Fossil Ridge clinches 5A team title

The SaberCats will be champions! There’s still one event to go, but the Fossil Ridge girls team has run away from the field to clinch the 5A team title.

It’s the first track title in Fossil Ridge’s school history and the first Fort Collins team to win a 5A track title since 2016.

— Kevin Lytle Windsor girls 4×400 closes meet in styleWhat a way to go out.Through a driving rain, Windsor grabbed the 4A girls 4×400 relay title with a furious finishing kick from Kiana Cumings for her third state title of the day.Maya Brasch started the Wizards off strong, Madelyn Von Tersch kept them within striking distance, Reyligh Hess closed the gap and Cumings sealed the deal.Not only did that seal a relay title, but it also propelled Windsor into a runner-up 4A girls team finish.— Chris Abshire Heritage Christian nearly nabs 2A team titleThe Eagles came close to a truly special team championship in Class 2A.Wiggins led by 2.5 points entering the 2A girls 4×400 and Heritage Christian needed to beat the Tigers by three spots to secure the crown.It looked like the Eagles had it down the home stretch but settled for 5th, with Wiggins taking 7th to hold on 69-68.5.This would have been a special one for HCA, a school that has dealt with tragedy this year. Classmate and one-time Eagles track teammate Sophia Case passed away in a spring break car accident in March.— Chris Abshire Fossil Ridge 4×100 relay breaks throughAfter some remarkably close calls for Fossil Ridge at this state meet, the SaberCats finally sit atop the podium.Fossil’s relay crew of Ellia Anderson, Katie Feldman, Ava Hurlbut and Addyson Smith blew away the field, winning the 5A girls 4×100 title in 46.62 seconds. Eaglecrest was runner-up in 47.35.The SaberCats’ time was also a new school record, the fourth time this season the Fossil girls have set a program best or lowered their own mark.— Chris Abshire Windsor’s Kiana Cumings wins another state titleMake it a double-dose of gold for Kiana Cumings! The Windsor star made it a two state titles in short order.Not long after winning the 4A 400, Cumings was back on the track as the top speed in the 200. Cumings won the 4A 200-meter title in a personal best time of 23.96 seconds. Holy Family’s Claire Tannehill was second at 24.37 seconds.Windsor’s Maya Brasch was third in the race at 24.44 seconds.Double the gold: Windsor sprinter stands tall in Colorado 4A state track sprint sweep

— Kevin Lytle Another dramatic finish with Addyson SmithFossil Ridge’s Addyson Smith has been right in two of the best races of the day, but finished just short of first in each.After finishing second in the 5A 100 by .01 earlier in the day, Smith finishes second in the 5A 200 dash as well. Like the 100, Heritage’s Zona Welling just edged past Smith at the end.Welling won in 23.96 seconds with Smith second at 24.08. Two tough finishes, but also silver medals that are helping push Fossil Ridge toward a 5A team title.– Kevin Lytle Fort Collins runners with strong distance finishesIn the 5A boys 1,600 run Fort Collins’ Cadel Ruthven had a solid fourth-place finish in a time of 4:14.12. ThunderRidge’s Ben Lee won in 4:09.44.In the 5A girls 1,600, Fossil Ridge’s Tatum Berg had a big final kick to finish fourth in a time of 4:55. Emily Cohen of Cherry Creek won in 4:52.07.Some other recent notable finishes for locals:Poudre’s Gery Lockman followed his third-place in the 400 with a fourth-place in the 200 in a time of 21.46 seconds.Heritage Christian’s Kayla Cuckler finished sixth in the 2A 200 in 26.54 seconds– Kevin Lytle Team scores update: Fossil Ridge title chasingHere’s the midday (12:30 p.m.) team scores updates:Girls 5AFossil Ridge 61Eaglecrest 49Mountain Vista 41Boys 5ACherokee Trail 48Eaglecrest 40Mountain Vista 37Girls 4ANiwot 118Air Academy 46Windsor 43.5Boys 4ANiwot 55Roosevelt 36Thompson Valley 35Girls 3ACoal Ridge 64Classical Academy 61.5Berthoud 46Boys 3AClassical Academy 65Resurrection Christian 50Berthoud 45Girls 2AWiggins 56Heritage Christian 52.5Buena Vista 44Boys 2APeyton 39Sedgwick County 35.5Golden View Classical 32Girls 1AIdalia 62Merino 55McClave 43Boys 1AHaxtun 51.5Plateau Valley 50Springfield 47– Kevin Lytle Windsor sprinter Kiana Cumings wins state titleIt’s golden for Windsor star Kiana Cumings!Cumings won the 4A 400-meter dash in a time of 54.92 seconds, winning in a comfortable margin over Rylee Klatt of Mead in 56.38 seconds.Cumings finished second in the 4A last season. Cumings will race for the 200 title later in the day to try and make it a double-gold in 2025.– Kevin Lytle Fossil Ridge sprinter misses gold by closest of marginsIt couldn’t have been any closer at the finish line.Heritage’s Zona Welling barely nudged past Fossil Ridge’s Addyson Smith to win by just .01 in the 5A girls 100-meter dash.Welling ran the top time in Colorado this season at 11.75, with Smith at 11.76. The SaberCats junior still has a great shot at gold this afternoon as the top seed in the 5A girls 200 dash.— Chris Abshire Windsor sprinter zooms to runner-up finishWindsor’s Maya Brasch zoomed up the leaderboard, cutting nearly half a second off her prelim time to finish runner-up in the 4A girls 100-meter dash.The Wizards’ junior went from 12.24 to 11.83, just .08 off winner Claire Tannehill of Holy Family.Brasch should also be an integral part of Windsor’s 4×100-meter dash team that has a strong shot at gold this afternoon.– Chris Abshire Local sprinters start morning with top-5 finishesGold was within reach, but a trio of local sprinters still found a spot on the short-distance podiums with top-5 finishes:5A boys 100: DJ Ruff, Fort Collins, 10.61 seconds (4th)4A boys 100: JaMaurius Taylor, Timnath, 10.95 (5th)4A girls 100: Emili Voelker, Timnath, 12.07 (5th)2A boys 110 hurdles: Alec Lundy, Heritage Christian (5th)— Chris Abshire Timnath top seed fizzles in long jumpTimnath freshman Liliana Purohit entered state as the top seed in the 4A girls triple jump.But she failed to make the event finals, only leaping 34-06, 3.5 feet off her No. 1 qualifying mark in the finals. Teammate Jordyn Kauffman did take 6th with a best jump of 35-02.50.— Chris Abshire Colorado state track team scoresThere are plenty of points still on the table on Championship Saturday, so the team title races are heating up.Here’s how the team standings look entering the final day at state track:Class 5ABoysMountain Vista (37)Eaglecrest (31)Fountain Fort-Carson (25)GirlsFossil Ridge (53)Cherry Creek (37)Mountain Vista (35)Class 4ABoysNiwot (51)Thompson Valley (35)Palmer Ridge (30)GirlsNiwot (68)Air Academy (46)Roosevelt (28)Class 3ABoysResurrection Christian (48)Classical Academy (35)Berthoud (29)GirlsClassical Academy (53.5)Coal Ridge (52)University (35)Class 2ABoysSedgwick County (35.5)Lake County (28)Golden View Classical (22)GirlsWiggins (38)Heritage Christian (35)Wray (28)Class 1ABoysMerino (31)Idalia (29)Plateau Valley (28)GirlsIdalia (44)Merino (38)Eads (31)– Chris Abshire Check out all the Colorado state track boys winnersThere has already been plenty of gold medals given out through two days the the Colorado state track & field meet.Who will join them on Championship Saturday down in Lakewood?State champions: Here is every 2025 Colorado high school boys track and field state champion

— Chris Abshire

See all the Colorado state track girls champions

More than two dozen girls state champions have been crowned at the Colorado state track and field meet, with more to come on the final day.

— Chris Abshire

Friday state track recap

It was another fruitful day of runner-up finishes, especially in relays and mid-distance events on the track.

See where our local athletes landed on day two at the Colorado state track meet:

— Chris Abshire

Thursday state track recap

There were no Fort Collins-area state champions on the first day. But there was a city runner-up sweep in the 5A high jump and plenty of podium finishes on the track.

Relive all the day one action from the Colorado state track & field meet.

Fort Collins state track guide: Who are local title contenders?

There were no city or PSD state champions during the first two days despite several locals entering as top seeds.

But the final day holds plenty of promise, with many Fort Collins, Timnath and Windsor-area title contenders still on deck.

Who will be crowned champions? Who will add to their existing hardware? Check out some likely contenders in this story:

— Chris Abshire

History lesson: Great Fort Collins-area state track performances since 2000

Since the calendar turned to the new millennium, there have been a slew of remarkable achievements from local athletes at the Colorado state track meet.

From Brooke Naughton’s jumps triple to Ray Bozmans’ sprint sweep or Gabi McDonald’s years of dominance, here are 15 of the best Fort Collins-area performances since 2000.

— Chris Abshire

Saturday state track finals schedule (field)

Here are all the Saturday field finals at the 2025 Colorado state track & field championships:

8:30 A.M.

• 4A girls triple jump
• 3A boys discus
• 2A girls high jump
• 1A boys long jump and shot put
• 1A girls pole vault

10/10:30 a.m.

• 4A girls shot put
• 2A girls long jump

11/11:30 a.m.

• 5A girls pole vault and discus
• 4A boys triple jump
• 3A girls high jump

12:30/1 p.m.

• 2A boys long jump and shot put

1:30/2 p.m.

• 5A boys pole vault and discus
• 3A boys triple jump
• 1A girls high jump

— Chris Abshire

Saturday state track finals schedule (track)

Here are all the Saturday running finals at the 2025 Colorado state track & field championships:

• 9:30-10:04 a.m.: 110-meter hurdles (All classes, boys and girls, alternating every 4-6 minutes)
• 10:30-11 a.m.: 100-meter dash (All classes, boys and girls, alternating every 3-4 minutes)
• 11:10-11:20 a.m.: 1600 meters (2A boys and girls)
• 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.: 400-meter dash (All classes, boys and girls, alternating every 3-4 minutes)
• 12:10-12:20 p.m.: 1600 meters (1A boys and girls)
• 12:50-1 p.m.: 1600 meters (5A boys and girls)
• 1:10-1:46 p.m.: 200 dash (All classes, boys and girls, alternating every 4 minutes)
• 2-2:34 p.m.: 300 hurdles (All classes, boys and girls, alternating every 4-6 minutes)
• 2:45-2:55 p.m.: 1600 meters (3A boys and girls)
• 3:05-3:50 p.m.: 4×100 relay (All classes, boys and girls, alternating every 5 minutes)
• 4:05-4:15 p.m.: 1600 meters (4A boys and girls)
• 4:25-5:33 p.m.: 4×400 relay (All classes, boys and girls, alternating every 8-10 minutes)

— Chris Abshire

Chris Abshire covers high school and community sports for the Coloradoan.

ROSHOLT, Wis. (WSAW) – Assumption softball and Columbus Catholic baseball each had a pair of games on their Saturday schedule. Both teams would combine for a solid 4-0 record through the afternoon.

In a battle of teams with four combined losses, Assumption secured a big win against Columbus Catholic softball. Prior to that matchup, the Royals showed no mercy against Nekoosa, handing them an 11-0 shutout.

However, Columbus Catholic baseball would make things up out in Rosholt. The Dons left victorious in a 16-14 high-scoring affair over Amherst. That act followed a previous win over Rosholt in 16-6 fashion.

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OSHKOSH, Wis. (WSAW) – UW-Stevens Point softball entered Titan territory and left with a regional championship, moving onto Super Regionals by taking down UW-Oshkosh through a pair of games.

In their first outing, Oshkosh needed a win to earn one last shot at the regional title. They’d ultimately live to see another game with a 5-2 victory. The Pointers made it a one run game after the 6th inning, but it wasn’t enough to move on without a win-or-go-home rematch.

Afterwards, game two went silent with four scoreless innings. Everything changed when Jesse Klicker sent a ball over the left field fence, driving in three major runs for Stevens Point. Oshkosh starting pushing back with Sarah Hammerton running home after a separate steal attempt was taken at second base.

But the Titans first run would be their last of game two, as the Pointers claimed a 3-1 victory to win their regional championship. Kodi Rizzo and Ashley Zygowski paired for successful outings on the mound for Stevens Point.

The overall effort helped the Pointers punch their first ever ticket to the D3 Super Regionals. They’re set to face off against Trine University on Thursday, May 22nd and Friday, May 23rd (times TBD) for a D3 World Series appearance.

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