PUEBLO — There's no question that Buena Vista High School's Mason Finley was drawing all the attention this weekend at the Class 3A and 2A track meets at Dutch Clark Stadium.

Saturday, all eyes were on Finley as he attempted to break the national prep discus record of 234-feet, 3 inches set by Orem (Utah) Mountain View High School's Niklas Arrhenius in 2001.

The 6-foot-8, 330-pound gentle giant established a Colorado all-classification discus record with a 222-feet, 1 inch mark at last week's regional meet at Bayfield.

Finley, a junior, did break a record Saturday, but it wasn't the one everybody was hoping for. He set a new Class 3A state meet mark with a 211-foot, 6-inch heave on his first throw of the competition at South High School. Roaring Fork's Jon Arauio was a very distant second at 149-feet, 2 inches.

"I would've liked to get the national record, but I'm just happy I won state again," Finley said. "The wind hurt me a little bit and I usually throw better as the competition goes on, but I didn't do that Saturday."

Finley competed at South Saturday because Dutch Clark's discus pit only has a capacity of 190 feet. South's discus pit can accommodate throws up to 300 feet.

"I'm so proud of Mason, he had a good series of throws out there (Saturday) that were all over 200 feet," said Mike Carr, Buena Vista's veteran weight coach. "You're not going to break a record on every throw and now Mason needs to keep on going."

Finley won the discus a year ago with a then-state record heave of 186 feet, 10 inches while competing for Salida. According to Finley's father, Jared Finley, his son transferred to Buena Vista, which is 30 miles north of Salida, because of problems that the Finley family had with the coaching ethics at Salida.

On Friday, Finley recorded a 3A state shot put record with a 64-feet, 9.75 inch heave . The previous 3A shot put record was 58-feet, 4.50 inches set by Faith Christian's Ian Lettow in 2006.

Jim Banich of Arvada set the Colorado prep shot record at 66 feet, 3.25 inches in 1982.

Thanks to Finley's gold medal performances Buena Vista placed second in the team standings with 40 points behind Platte Canyon (52).

This was the first boys state championship in Platte Canyon history.

"It's awesome to see these boys win state," Platte Canyon coach Chris Hendrick said. "There were a lot of teams that had a chance to win state, but our guys just kept working hard and we got a few breaks and we ended up on top."

On Saturday, Platte Canyon won the 800-meter relay, plus A.J. Melillo Thomas Hoffman took gold in the 200 and 1,600-meter runs. respectively to help secure the team crown.

The Classical Academy girls pogram continued to dominate as the Titans captured their third 3A state title in a row. The Titans had 89 points, followed by Peak to Peak (46) and Roosevelt (45).

"It feels great to take state again," said coach Timoth Daggett in his fifth year directing TCA. "We had a lot of injuries this year, but we held the girls together with duct tape and gum and they came through again."

Saturday, the Titans won the 3,200 relay and Kaitlin Hanenburg was tops in the 1,600.

Sam Berggren of Middle Park established a new meet record at 2 minutes, 12.70 seconds when she took gold in the 800. Berggren also captured the 200 and 400 Saturday. She actually set a new meet record in the 400 prelims with a 55.94-second clocking.

Peak to Peak's Margaret Weingart also set a new meet record in the 300 hurdles with a 43.96-second time in prelims and she easily won that event Saturday. Weingart also was member of Peak to Peak's 1,600-relay quartet, which set a state 3A meet record at 4 minutes, 1.82 seconds Saturday.

Class 3A boys track

TEAM SCORES

1,Platte Canyon 52, Buena Vista 40, Platte Valley 39, Roosevelt 38, Faith Christian 36, University 35, Roaring Fork 34, Hotchkiss 29, Manitou Springs 28, Highland 28, Denver Christian 24, Erie 24, Eaton 23, Bennett 22, Classical Academy 22, Bayfield 20, Monte Vista 17, Gunnison 16, Pagosa Springs 15, Strasburg 14, Cedaredge 14, Machebeuf 13, Valley 12, Olathe 11, Yuma 10, St. Mary's 10, Peyton 9, Rye 8, Brush 8, Clear Creek 8, Colorado Springs Christian 8, Lutheran 7, La Junta 7, Holy Family 6, Peak to Peak 6, Weld Central 4, Ellicott 2.

Pole vault

1, Kolten Jelden, Eaton, 12-6; Daren Glover, Gunnison, 12-6; 3, Kevin Schwindt, TCA, 12-6; 4, tie, Dylan McKie, Yuma, 12-0; Kole Kilcrease, Roosevelt, 12-0; 6, Jacob Farnum, Platte Canyon, 11-6.

Triple jump

1, JaLoni Martinez, Monte Vista, 45-2; 2, Tyler Thompson, Roaring Fork, 44-7; 3, Hayden Loudenslager, Faith Christian, 43-3; Ryan Wasilawski, Clear Creek, 42-2.75; 5, Conor Coleman, Gunnison, 42-1.25; 6, Kameron Weber, Strrasburg, 42-1.

Shot put

1, Mason Finley, Buena Vista, 64-9.25; 2, Nick Toberman, Bennett, 50-10.75; 3, Jon Arauio, Roaring Fork, 47-9; 4, David Geiger, Peyton, 46-8.75; 5, Ryan Borchardt, Peyton, 46-6.50; 6, John Hackman, Monte Vista, 46-4.75.

800 run

1, Thomas Hoffman, Platte Canyon, 1:54.30; 2, Sam Hutchinson, University, 1:58.40; 3, Sterling Zehnder, Platte Valley, 1:58.81; 4, Cody Hesse, Erie, 1:58.94; 5, Alexander Schneider, Valley, 1:58.94; 6, Cody Watkins, Hotchkiss, 1:59.75.

3,200

1, Jackson Walsh, Pagosa Springs, 9:47.61; 2, Joseph Demoor, Buena Vista, 9:48.57; 3, Nathan Rice, Peak to Peak, 9:50.72; 4, Amos Bown, Brush, 9:52.02; 5, Aaron Alarcon, Roosevelt, 9:54.01; 6, Tanner Christensen, Brush, 9:57.90.

800 relay

1, Platte Canyon, 1:32.31; 2, Manitou Springs, 1:32.58; 3, Platte Valley, 1:32.63; 4, Hotchkiss, 1:32.69; 5, Colorado Springs Christian, 1:33.59; 6, Machebeuf, 1:34.08.

110 hurdles

1, Dan Gieck, Manitou Springs, 14.54; 2, Matt Mathiason, Highland, 14.83; 3, Corey Spahn, Roosevelt, 15.30; 4, Ethan Coe, Hotchkiss, 15.57; 5, Ben Fonte, Faith Christian, 15.59; 6, Ryan Cantu, St. Mary's, 15.65.

3,200 relay

1, Buena Vista, 8:12.17; 2, Bayfield, 8:15.26; 3, Erie, 8:17.57; 4, University, 8:22.69; 5, Faith Christian, 8:26.37; 6, Eaton, 8:29.31.

400

1, Gabe Meidl, Machebeuf, 50.33; 2, Alexander Schneider, Valley, 51.02; 3, Grant Stegahauis, Faith Christian, 51.20; 4, Isaac Woodward, Strasburg, 51.57; 5, Kenny Weikel, Bennett, 51.74; 6, Thomas Hoffman, Platte Canyon, 52.01.

400 relay

1, Platte Valley, 44.75; 2, University, 44.82; 3, Platte Canyon, 44.99; 4, Rye, 45.00; 5, Hotchkiss, 45.12; 6, Manitou Springs, 45.19.

400 relay

1, Mat Mathison, Highland, 39.92; 2, Bruce Barker, Cedaredge, 40.43; 3, Ben Fonte, Faith Christian, 40.81; 4, Ryan Cantu, St. Mary's, 40.85; 5, Kameron Weber, Strasburg, 41.30; 6, Brandon Montoya, Roosevelt, 42.09.

100

1, Seth Flack, University, 10.88; 2, Tyler Kimmett, Roosevelt, 11.08; Blaise Lake, Lutheran, 11:13; 4, Joseph Lammers, Denver Christian, 11.14; 5, David Bush, Colorado Springs Christian, 11.14; 6, Dakota Decker, Bayfield, 11.17.

Discus

1, Mason Finley, Buena Vista, 211-6; 2, Jon Arauio, Roaring Fork, 149-2; 3, Levi Greenley, Platte Valley, 147-3; 4, Chad Colby, Denver Christian, 144-1; 5, Michael Keever, Highland, 143-9; 6, Ryan Lebsack, Yuma, 142-10.

Long jump

1, Tyler Thompson, Roaring Fork, 22-1.50; 2, Wesley Byers, Olathe, 22-1.25; 3, Rick Rimbert, Manitou Springs, 21-0.25; 4, Corey Spahn, Roosevelt, 20-11.25; 5, Taylor Smith, Denver Christian, 20-8.50; 6, Ryan Wasilawski, Clear Creek, 20-7.75.

1,600

1, Thomas Hoffman, Platte Canyon, 4:35.06; 2, Sam Feldotto, TCA, 4:36.22; 3, Cody Watkins, Hotchkiss, 4:36.76; 4, Trevor Waliszewski, TCA, 4:37.18; 5, Jackson Walsh, Pagosa Springs, 4:37.36; 6, Ryan Poland, Denver Christian, 4:38.67.

200

1, AJ Melillo, Platte Canyon, 22.96; 2, Dakota Decker, Bayfield, 23.00; 3, Adam Guadagnoli, La Junta, 23.01; 4, Joseph Lammers, Denver Christian, 23.02; 5, Scot Perischette, Weld Central, 23.18; 6, Wesley Byers, Olathe, 23.28.

High jump

1, Gunnar Haynes, Eaton, 6-3; 2, Graham Yearling, Bennett, 6-2; 3, Colin McCray, Highland, 6-0; 4, tie, Connor Coleman, Gunnison, 6-0; Kristijan Malouff, Monte Vista, 6-0; 6, Drew Hawkins, Holy Family, 6-0.

1,600 relay

1, Erie, 3:28.99; 2, Faith Christian, 3:29.30; 3, Hotchkiss, 3:31.56; 4, Roosevelt, 3:31.95; 5, Cedaredge, 3:32.31; 6, University, 3:32.92.

Class 3A girls state track

TEAM SCORES

1, Classical Academy 89, Peak to Peak 46, Roosevelt 45, Eaton 45, Valley 43, Middle Park 41, Hotchkiss 41, Colorado Springs Christian 37, Bayfield 29.5, St. Mary's 28, Gunnison 27, Salida 21, Platte Canyon 20, Platte Valley 19, Brush 19, Yuma 18.5, Buena Vista 16, Erie 15, James Irwin 14, Strasburg 11, Estes Park 11, Basalt 11, Holy Family 10, Machebeuf 10, Florence 9, University 8, Olathe 8, Cedaredge 6, Faith Christian 6, Lutheran 5, Manitou Springs 5, Monte Vista 5, Sheridan 4, Peyton 4, Pagosa Springs 2, Coal Ridge 2, Lamar 1, Denver Christian 1, Weld Central 1.

Shot put

1, Kelsey Huckle, Gunnison, 38-9; 2, Anita Alvarez, Eaton, 37-9.75; 3, Adrienne Lettow, Faith Christian, 37-8.25; 4, Lisa Luca, Gunnison, 36-10; 5, Casie Ratzlaff, Monte Vista, 36-9; 6, Kasey Becco, Florence, 36-3.75

Triple jump

1, Katie Dreher, Salida, 37-6.50; 2, Beth Jones, Eaton, 36-5; 3, Kendra Miller, Strasburg, 34-8.50; 4, Alyssa Northam, The Classical Academy, 34-7; 5, Amy Miller, Platte Valley, 34-6; 6, Lisa Fraser, University, 34-5.25.

High jump

1, Jacy Jacobson, Buena Vista, 5-5; 2, Kayla Matthews, Olathe, 5-2; 3, tie, Emily Lubbers, Yuma, 5-2; Myra Dean, Bayfield, 5-2; 5, Noelle Brown, TCA, 5-2; 6, Jenny Young, Bayfield, 5-1.

800 run

1, Sam Berggren, Middle Park, 2:12.70; 2, Kaitlin Hanenburg, TCA, 2:15.23; 3, Kara Slavoski, St.Mary's, 2:15.40; 4, Kim Hansen, Estes Park, 2:18.19; 5, Maddy Peavy, Roosevelt, 2:18.95; 6, Kelsey Brown, TCA, 2:19.13.

3,200 run

1, Kaitlin Hanenburg, TCA, 11:19.76; 2, Chiara Del Piccolo, Basalt, 11:30.02; 3, Jhenva Nahreini, Peak to Peak, 11:41.11; 4, Sydeny Harris, St. Mary's, 11:41.19; 5, Heidi Lee, Roosevelt, 11:42.73; 6, Brooke Wells, Roosevelt, 11:52.63.

800 relay

1, Eaton, 1:46.76; 2, Hotchkiss, 1:46.86; 3, Colorado Springs Christian, 1:47.18; 4, Roosevelt, 1:47.71; 5, The Classical Academy, 1:48.26; 6, Platte Valley, 1:49.35.

400

1, Sam Berggren, Middle Park, 57.06; 2, Shannon Harrell, TCA, 1:00.92; 3, Katie Dreher, Salida, 1:01.09; 4, Ashley Arauio, Brush, 1:01.21; 5, Joni Raile, James Irwin, 1:01.30; 6, Emily Young, TCA, 1:01.64.

300 hurdles

1, Margaret Weingart, Peak to Peak, 44.96; 2, Lindsey Hubbard, Valley, 46.41; 3, Emily Cotharn, Cedaredge, 47.32; 4, Martha Meineke, Lutheran, 47.39; 6, Amber Haberman, La Junta, 47.50.

100

1, Lindsey Hubbard, Valley, 12.53; 2, Jacey Sirios, Bayfield, 12.69; 3, Patty Frye, Buena Vista, 12.84; 4, Joni Raile, James Irwin, 12.84; 5, Steph Kenney, Colorado Springs Christian, 12.84; 6, Becky Provencio, Machebeuf, 12.87.

100 hurdles

1, Margaret Weingart, Peak to Peak, 14.92; 2, Katelyn Houghton, Platte Canyon, 15.08; 3, Becca Bultje, Colorado Springs Christian, 15.60; 4, Ellie Wills, Yuma, 15.78; 5, CeCe Pierper, Hotchkiss, 15.82; 6, Lindsay Hart, Gunnison, 15.91.

3,200 relay

1, The Classical Academy, 9:43.60; 2, Roosevelt, 9:44.24; 3, Brush, 9:50.39; 4, Holy Family, 9:55.33; 5, Platte Valley, 10:13.89; 6, Bayfield, 10:17.20.

800 sprint medley

1, Valley, 1:50.33; 2, The Classical Academy, 1:51.21; 3, Erie, 1:53.20; 4, St. Mary's 1:53.39; 5, Platte Canyon, 1:53.39; 6, University, 1:54.26.

1,600

1, Kaitlin Hanenburg, TCA, 5:00.52; 2, Sam Berggren, Middle Park, 5:05.85; 3, Kara Slavoski, St. Mary's, 5:10.17; 4, Sydney Harris, St. Mary's, 5:22.70; 5, Kelsey Brown, TCA, 5:23.67; 6, Chiara Del Piccolo, Basalt, 5:25.10.

400 relay

1, Hotchkiss, 51.55; 2, Colorado Springs Christian, 51.75; 3, Bayfield, 52.02; 4, Platte Canyon, 52.38; 5, Erie, 52.42; 6, Machebeuf, 52.82.

1,600 relay

1, Peak to Peak, 4:01.82; 2, The Classical Academy, 4:04.49; 3, Roosevelt, 4:07.99; 4, Hotchkiss, 4:09.99; 5, Valley, 4:11.91; 6, Holy Family, 4:12.50.

200

1, Sam Berggren, Middle Park, 25.56; 2, Margaret Weingart, Peak to Peak, 25.76; 3, Lindsey Hubbard, Valley, 26.10; 4, Joni Raile, James Irwin, 26.29; 5, Tacole Williams, Sheridan, 26.55; 6, Steph Kenney, Colorado Springs Christian, 27.08.

Discus

1, Annita Alvarez, Eaton, 125-10; 2, Miche Clemments, Hotckiss, 121-10; 3, Kasey Becco, Florence, 120-4; 4, Whitney Frase, Manitou Springs, 116-9; 5, Rebecca Walker, Brush, 115-8; 6, Chelsilyn Ball, Salida, 113-3.

Pole vault

1, Miranda Link, Roosevelt, 10-0; 2, Emily Lubbers, Yuma, 10-0; 3, Kaelie Jelden, Eaton, 9-6; 4, Carlee Morgan, Gunnison, 9-6; 5, Jacey Sirios, Bayfield, 9-6; 6, Jacqueline Thomas, Middle Park, 9-6.

Long jump

1, Tiffany Kenney, Colorado Springs Christian, 17-1.50; 2, Amy Miller, Platte Valley, 16-5.25; 3, Claudia Temmer, Hotchkiss, 16-4.75; 4, Kendra Miller, Strasburg, 15-11.50; 5, Sienna Tracey, Machebeuf, 15-9.75; 6, Rachel McPhee, Estes Park, 15-5.75.

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