• 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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The 2025 Preakness Stakes featured a field of nine horses competing on a dirt track at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore for a distance of 1 3/16 miles, all vying for the prestigious Middle Jewel title.

With coveted trainers such as Bob Baffert returning to Pimlico, there was a lot of intrigue around this race, even if Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty opted out of the race in order to focus on the Belmont Stakes. Regardless, Derby runner-up Journalism entered the race as the odds-on favorite for the win at Pimlico, just as the horse did at Churchill Downs. This time though, Journalism didn’t disappoint.

After a slow start, and getting pinned to the railing around the last turn, Journalism kicked into high gear down the final straightaway, squeezing in between horses, then moving to the outside of Gosger, who had been in front for almost the entire race. Journalism took the lead at the absolute last second, winning by less than a length to take the crown at the Middle Jewel.

Here’s everything that happened at the 2025 Preakness Stakes:

Preakness replay: Watch the full race

Preakness payouts:

Figures based on $2 bet (odds in parentheses)

• Journalism (Even): $4.00 Win; $2.80 Place; $2.40 Show
• Gosger (15-1): $9.00 Place; $5.40 Show
• Sandman (6-1): $3.60 Show

Bets

• $2 Exacta (2-9): $33.80
• $1 Trifecta (2-9-7): $73.50
• $1 Superfecta (2-9-7-1): $303.40

2025 Preakness Stakes full results

*Horses listed alongside their pre-race odds

1. Journalism (EVEN) – 1:55.47
2. Gosger (15-1)
3. Sandman (6-1)
4. Goal Oriented (8-1)
5. Heart of Honor (20-1)
6. River Thames (9-1)
7. Pay Billy (11-1)
8. American Promise (9-1)
9. Clever Again (5-1)

Who won 2025 Preakness Stakes?

Pre-race favorite Journalism won the race in exhilarating fashion. After trailing for the first three-quarters of the race and being bumped into the inside railing on the last turn, Journalism found an extra gear on the final straightaway, pulling ahead of runner-up Gosger at the last possible second. Those two horses were far out in front of third-place Sandman, but that did not at all take away from the intensity that the race brought.

The 2025 Preakness was thrilling … and a big missed opportunity for horse racing

As Journalism won Saturday’s 150th edition of the Preakness, surviving one of the most rough-and-tumble stretch runs you’ll ever see and coming back from what seemed like an impossible position with 1/8th of a mile to go, you can understand why the state of Maryland is about to invest $400 million to give Pimlico Race Course the facelift it deserves

But, as thrilling as Saturday’s race was, and as great of a horse as Journalism appears to be, did anyone but the sport’s dwindling die-hards care? The answer, of course, is not really. The moment Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty was withdrawn from consideration for the Preakness, the race was essentially rendered meaningless in the greater sports landscape. 

And it didn’t have to be that way. — Dan Wolken

Click here to read Wolken’s full column on the 2025 Preakness and the state of horse racing.

When is 2025 Belmont Stakes?

The 157th running of the Belmont Stakes will take place on Saturday, June 7 at 6:50 p.m. ET. The race will actually be shorter than the usual 1.5 miles though. The race will be hosted by the Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York, which boasts a smaller dirt track.

The final leg of horse racing’s triple crown sets up as a showdown between Preakness champion Journalism and Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty.

How did Journalism get its name?

Journalism got its name from one of its co-owners, Aron Wellman, who was a former sports editor of his high school newspaper in Beverly Hills, California.

Wellman and other owners bought the horse for $825,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale in 2023, but had some difficulty in coming up with a name off its sire and dam — Curlin and Mopotism, respectively — so they settled on Journalism. − John Leuzzi

What time is the 2025 Preakness Stakes?

The 150th running of the Preakness Stakes will be held Saturday, May 17. Post time is 6:50 p.m. ET

When is the 2025 Preakness Stakes?

• Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
• Time: 6:50 p.m. ET
• Stream: Peacock | Fubo (free trial)
• TV: NBC
• Location: Pimlico Race Course (Baltimore)

The 150th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course is set for Saturday, May 17, 2025. Fans can watch the race, which will be streamed on Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports.

Watch the 2025 Preakness States on Fubo

2025 Preakness Stakes post positions

Here’s where each horse landed, and morning-line odds:

1. Goal Oriented (Flavien Prat) | early odds: 6-1
2. Journalism (Umberto Rispoli) | early odds: 8-5
3. American Promise (Nik Juarez) | early odds: 15-1
4. Heart of Honor (Saffie Osborne) | early odds: 12-1
5. Pay Billy (Raul Mena) | early odds: 20-1
6. River Thames (Irad Ortiz Jr.) | early odds: 9-2
7. Sandman (John Velazquez) | early odds: 4-1
8. Clever Again (Jose Ortiz) | early odds: 5-1
9. Gosger (Luis Saez) | early odds: 20-1

Is Sovereignty at the 2025 Preakness?

The Kentucky Derby winner trained by Bill Mott, Sovereignty, will not compete in the Preakness Stakes, disappointing hopes for a Triple Crown winner for the seventh consecutive year. The Triple Crown, consisting of the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes, is one of the most coveted titles in horse racing. Sovereignty’s victory over the favorite Journalism at Churchill Downs, with a time of 2:02.31, was a surprise. His withdrawal from the Preakness Stakes was an even bigger shock.

What is the 2025 Preakness Stakes purse?

The purse amount for the 150th annual Preakness Stakes has not yet been disclosed. Last year’s winner, Seize The Gray, received a Woodlawn Vase and $1.2 million from the total $2 million purse.

Time for horse racing to realize Triple Crown must change

Every Kentucky Derby-winning trainer has the same day-after script when it comes to bringing their horse to the Preakness. And the line is usually some non-committal variation of “they’ll tell us” if they’re physically ready to run back just two weeks later in the second jewel of the Triple Crown. 

Well, Bill Mott wasn’t kidding Sunday, the morning after Sovereignty’s victory. You could almost see the thought bubble forming around his words, telling everyone not to be too surprised if he and the management team at Godolphin, which owns the horse, decided to take a pass on Baltimore. — Dan Wolken

Preakness predictions: Expert picks

The Courier Journal: Journalism to win (2-3-8 finish)

Ed DeRosa writes, “As I discussed in a Courier Journal video, the win pool of this race will be very interesting given how inefficient that same pool was in the Kentucky Derby. I am referencing No. 2 Journalism being 3-1 in the win pool but closer to 2-1 in other pools. Sovereignty was the fourth choice in win wagering but second choice in the other pools. I bring this up because there is no sense trying to get cute with exactas, trifectas and such when a horse like Journalism — easily one of the top 3-year-olds in the country and the best/most accomplished horse on paper among this group — might be more than even money. I will bet him to win at odds of 6-5 or better. No. 3 American Promise should run better here than in the Derby. That seven-week layoff is an eternity for a D. Wayne Lukas trainee. No. 8 Clever Again is the “new shooter” with the heaviest artillery.”

NBC Sports: Clever Again

Staff writes the following with an added finish order: “For the Preakness, I am looking at the newcomers to the Triple Crown trail for a winner. Clever Again, Goal Oriented and River Thames all have potential to improve here. Clever Again was very impressive at Oaklawn in the Hot Springs Stakes, and as a son of American Pharoah, he should have no problem with the distance. The allowance race win by Goal Oriented at Churchill on Derby Day was tremendous, and he’s undefeated in two starts with a license to get better. And as impressive as Sovereignty was in the Derby, we shouldn’t forget that the horse that finished a neck behind him in the Fountain of Youth Stakes was River Thames. It’s tough to separate these horses, but here it is:”

• Clever Again
• Goal Oriented
• Journalism
• River Thames

Where is the Preakness Stakes?

The Preakness Stakes will enjoy its 150th running. It will take place at the iconic Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

Last ten Preakness winners:

• 2024: Seize the Grey
• 2023: National Treasure
• 2022: Early Voting
• 2021: Rombauer
• 2020: Swiss Skydiver
• 2019: War of Will
• 2018: Justify (won Triple Crown)
• 2017: Cloud Computing
• 2016: Exaggerator
• 2015: American Pharoah (won Triple Crown)

Why are Kentucky Derby winning horses not competing at the Preakness?

It’s become a trend in recent years to see Derby winning horses opt out of the Preakness. With load management becoming a more popular training technique, it appears that many trainers are opting out of the Preakness for their horses’ health.

The short two-week turnaround between the Derby and Preakness can sometimes prevent horses from recovering fully after their race at Churchill Downs. Even Sovereignty’s trainer, Bill Mott, hinted that he’d rather focus on the Belmont Stakes, which is set for five weeks after the Derby, in order to give Sovereignty more time to recover. While the Triple Crown is a coveted achievement worth chasing, many trainers are focusing on maintaining their horses’ health and long-term success instead.

Which post produces the best results at the Preakness?

Post 6 has produced 17 winners at the event since 1909 with the most recent being 2021 winner Rombauer. Triple Crown winner Justify in 2018 ran out of Post 6 at the Preakness.

Here’s a full list of the Preakness winners out of Post 6 since 1909:

• 1915: Rhine Maiden
• 1924: Nelly Morse
• 1927: Bostonian
• 1928: Victorian
• 1935: Omaha
• 1939: Challedon
• 1950: Hill Prince
• 1952: Blue Man
• 1960: Bally Ache
• 1962: Greek Money
• 1966: Kauai King
• 1974: Little Current
• 1983: Deputed Testamony
• 2006: Bernardini
• 2013: Oxbow
• 2018: Justify
• 2021: Rombauer

Last-minute Preakness odds:

*All horses listed in order of post position; odds via TwinSpires.com

1) Goal Oriented 7-1

2) Journalism 6-5

3) American Promise 9-1

4) Heart of Honor 20-1

5) Pay Billy 11-1

6) River Thames 9-1

7) Sandman 5-1

8) Clever Again 5-1

9) Gosger 19-1

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