LAKEWOOD - The only thing better than winning two state track titles is to come back and double it the following year.

After winning Friday’s long jump, Sierra junior Kelby Dias defended both of his titles in the 110 and 300 hurdles and helped the Stallions win the 800 relay Saturday to claim four state titles at the Class 4A state championship meet at Jefferson County Stadium.

“Four state titles, it’s been a good day,” Dias said. “There’s always a target on your back when you’re the defending state champion coming out here, and everyone gets better every year. Everyone gets better, I have gotten better, so it’s just gets harder and harder. I’m definitely proud I worked as hard as I did.”

But Dias’ four wins weren’t enough to knock off Longmont for the team title, as the Trojans won with 78 points, ahead of Sierra’s 68 and Mullen’s 61.

Longmont was once again paced by senior sprinter Matt Butcher. He finished third in the 100, second in the 400, before defending his claim on the 200. He completed his high school career with another title when he anchored his team’s 1,600 relay with Daniel Berry, Aaron Praska, and Ryan Chopp.

There was no dominant force in the sprinting categories, but Butcher, Widefield’s Patrick Richards and Golden’s Joe Morris all fought each other for their own respective titles.

After Morris beat Richards and Butcher in the 100, Richards came back to beat Butcher in the 400. Butcher rebounded to win the 200, where Richards finished second and Morris finished third.

“If I’m going to lose to anyone in the nation in the 400, it’s Patrick Richards,” Butcher said. “He is one of my great friends and great athlete. Honestly, I set up the race of my life. I set up the best race I’ve ever run and I just didn’t have the strength to finish it.

“But I’ve been saying all year, it’s not going to be easy for anyone.”

Morris agreed. The home-schooled athlete who competes for Golden, runs with an unorthodox sprinting form. But after a solid winter indoor season in the 60-meters, Morris was excited to claim the 100 - the event he finished second in last year.

“I thought it was so cool all three of us each won one event,” Morris said. “And if you asked me, ‘what is everyone’s best race?’ I would have said this, just how it turned out.”

Things didn’t turn out exactly how D’Evelyn senior Kevin Williams wanted. Even though he finished his high school career with his third straight 3,200 title - Williams was racing against the clock, trying to break the all-Colorado record of 9 minutes, 5.89 seconds set by Smoky Hill’s Brent Vaughn in 2003.

Williams barely missed it, finishing with 9:06.27.

Williams, who also recorded his second straight 1,600 win on Friday, ran the first five laps of Saturday’s 3,200 with Falcon’s Wes Rickman before Rickman dropped out of the race with a leg injury. Williams ran the last three laps alone, winning by a margin of more than 25 seconds.

“I’m pretty bummed out,” Williams said. “I mean, I won state and that was the goal upon this, but that time had been there for a long time. I came close, but there’s nothing I can do about it now.”

One athlete that was thrilled with his first individual state title was Mullen junior Andrew Berberick, who claimed the 800 crown with a sizeable victory. Berberick, disappointed with his fourth-place finish in Friday’s 1,600, was not taking any chances on Saturday and jumped to the lead by the first turn. He continued to extend his lead and was never challenged after the first lap, winning with a time of 1:53.56, with Ian Donaldson of Broomfield finishing second in 1:57.01.

“I was in such a bad mood yesterday after the 1,600, but I feel so much better now,” said Berberick, who jumped in to the 3,200 less than an hour after his 800 victory, to earn an impressive fifth-place finish. “I was just really into it today, really focused. This morning I told myself that all I needed to do was my best, and then I’ve got nothing to lose.”

Another impressive junior outing came from Pueblo South’s Ken Harriman, won his second straight title in the shot put with a throw of 55-feet.

“It was a lot harder this year so it feels good to win it,” Harriman said. “Competition got better in trying to beat me, but it was a lot more fun that way.”

Conifer’s Chris Carter won the high jump with a mark of 6-foot-7, after finishing third in the event last year. And Fountain Fort Carson’s Calvin Williams took the triple jump title with his jump of 47-4-¾, defeating Mesa Ridge’s Marcel Gibbons (45-11-¼) and last year’s state champion - Mykal Torres of Mesa Ridge, who finished third with his jump of 45-8.

Windsor’s Scooter Wiles, Brian Hanlin, Bob Barbour, and Matt Hoffman combined to win the 400 relay in a time of 42.49.

CLASS 4A BOYS TEAM SCORES

Longmont 78, Sierra 68, Mullen 61, Battle Mountain 43, Cherokee Trail 40, Broomfield 38, Widefield 36, Greeley Central 36, Mesa Ridge 34, Fountain Fort Carson 32, Windsor 30, Pueblo South 29, Ralston Valley 28, Golden 26, Sterling 26, Glenwood Springs 24, D’Evelyn 23, Niwot 21-½, Falcon 19, Fort Morgan 17, Rock Canyon 15, Moffat County 15, Conifer 12, Alamosa 11-½, Castle View 8-½, Woodland Park 8, Evergreen 7, Canon City 5, Thompson Valley 5, Greeley West 4, Harrison 4, Delta 4, Pueblo Centennial 3-½, Pueblo County 3, Berthoud 3, Fossil Ridge 3, Cheyenne Mountain 3, Silver Creek 2, Liberty 2.

CLASS 4A BOYS RESULTS

110 HURDLES

1, Kelby Dias, Sierra, 14.09; 2, B.J. Burton, Mullen, 14.60; 3, Brandon Ribble, Ralston Valley, 14.601; 4, Michael Tasker, Cherokee Trail, 14.606; 5, Calvin Williams, Fountain Fort Carson, 14.91; 6, Peter Neis, Niwot, 14.92; 7, Aaron Praska, Longmont, 14.99; 8, Chris Carter, Conifer, 15.31; 9, Dakota Stonehouse, Glenwood Springs, 15.59.

100

1, Joe Morris, Golden, 10.61; 2, Patrick Richards, Widefield, 10.83; 3, Matt Butcher, Longmont, 10.85; 4, Clay Burns, Niwot, 11.14; 5, Brian Hanlin, Windsor, 11.15; 6, Antoine Jones, Cherokee Trail, 11.15; 7, Peter Perdue, Cheyenne Mountain, 11.21; 8, Adam Frank, Golden, 11.37; 9, Jonathon Gaye, Mullen, 11.45.

800 RELAY

1, Sierra (Kelby Dias, Chris Langford, Jarvis Harod, Mark Sterling), 1:28.99; 2, Greeley Central, 1:29.15; 3, Broomfield, 1:29.65; 4, Cherokee Trail, 1:29.81; 5, Windsor, 1:30.30; 6, Golden, 1:30.73; 7, Mullen, 1:30.96; 8, Pueblo South, 1:31.31; 9, Battle Mountain, 1:31.63.

400 RELAY

1, Windsor (Scooter Wiles, Brian Hanlin, Bob Barbour, Matt Hoffman), 42.49; 2, Greeley Central, 42.76; 3, Mullen, 43.09; 4, Cherokee Trail, 43.13; 5, Woodland Park, 43.27; 6, Harrison, 43.39; 7, Golden, 43.70; 8, Broomfield, 43.73; 9, Greeley West, 45.15.

400

1, Patrick Richards, Widefield, 47.50; 2, Matt Butcher, Longmont, 47.62; 3, Mark Sterling, Sierra, 49.15; 4, Daniel Berry, Longmont, 49.79; 5, Derek McAllister, Widefield, 50.15; 6, Oliver Mendoza, Greeley Central, 50.55; 7, Arthurean McGee, Castle View, 51.05; 8, Chris Robbie, Silver Creek, 51.28; 9, Connor Riley, Glenwood Springs, 52.04.

300 HURDLES

1, Kelby Dias, Sierra, 37.59; 2, Brandon Ribble, Ralston Valley, 37.89; 3, Dakota Stonehouse, Glenwood Springs, 39.28; 4, Elliot Beski, Mullen, 39.60; 5, Michael Tasker, Cherokee Trail, 39.76; 6, Kole Kadavy, Greeley Central, 40.07; 7, Aaron Praska, Longmont, 40.46; 8, Allen Roy, Pueblo South, 41.19; 9, Adam Winick, Windsor, 41.94.

800

1, Andrew Berberick, Mullen, 1:53.56; 2, Ian Donaldson, Broomfield, 1:57.01; 3, Scott Ingram, Cherokee Trail, 1:57.02; 4, Tony Crisofulli, Battle Mountain, 1:57.38; 5, Ryan Venor, Thompson Valley, 1:59.31; 6, Matt Biegner, Broomfield, 1:59.42; 7, Keith Dugan, Pueblo County, 1:59.67; 8, Alejandro Katz, Mullen, 1:59.75; 9, Andrew Barthel, Mullen, 1:59.88.

200

1, Matt Butcher, Longmont, 21.28; 2, Patrick Richards, Widefield, 21.57; 3, Joe Morris, Golden, 21.60; 4, Mike McFadden, Greeley Central, 21.94; 5, Mark Sterling, Sierra, 21.95; 6, Daniel Berry, Longmont, 22.26; 7, Daquan Cartwright, Pueblo South, 22.40; 8, Ben Fischer, Woodland Park, 22.46; 9, Matt Hoffman, Windsor, 22.60.

3,200

1, Kevin Williams, D’Evelyn, 9:06.27 (state meet record; old record was 9:19.83 set by Williams in 2007); 2, Jonny Stevens, Battle Mountain, 9:31.73; 3, Kevin Johnson, Falcon, 9:40.27; 4, John O’Neill, Battle Mountain, 9:48.54; 5, Andrew Berberick, Mullen, 9:55.92; 6, Tyan Haebe, Evergreen, 9:57.12; 7, Tom Owens, Alamosa, 9:58.53; 9, Tim Muller, D’Evelyn, 9:59.72.

1,600 RELAY

1, Longmont (Daniel Berry, Aaron Praska, Ryan Chopp, Matt Butcher), 3:19.14; 2, Sierra, 3:20.63; 3, Broomfield, 3:23.52; 4, Greeley Central, 3:23.92; 5, Canon City, 3:24.54; 6, Widefield, 3:24.57; 7, Evergreen, 3:24.99; 8, Fountain Fort Carson, 3:27.08; 9, Windsor, 3:31.34.

HIGH JUMP

1, Chris Carter, Conifer, 6-7; 2, Donnie Jennert, Glenwood Springs, 6-6; 3, Jason Dewitt, Ralston Valley, 6-6; 4, Calvin Williams, Fountain Fort Carson, 6-5; 5, Thomas Gipson, Mesa Ridge, 6-4; 6, Aldric Brown, Castle View, 6-4; (tie) Jordan Reeves, Alamosa, 6-4; 8, Tate McDaniel, Alamosa, 6-4; 9, Tevan McIntire, Longmont, 6-4.

TRIPLE JUMP

1, Calvin Williams, Fountain Fort Carson, 47-4-¾; 2, Marcel Gibbons, Mesa Ridge, 45-11-¼; 3, Myka Torres, Mesa Ridge, 45-8; 4, Beau Brittenham, Longmont, 45-2-½; 5, Tevan McIntire, Longmont, 44-8; 6, Thomas Gipson, Mesa Ridge, 43-11-½; 7, Brian Ivy, Moffat County, 43-8; 8, Colby Starkebaum, Sterling, 43-5-¼; 9, Jared Giambalvo, Woodland Park, 43-1-¾.

SHOT PUT

1, Ken Harriman, Pueblo South, 55-0; 2, J.T. Haddan, Moffat County, 53-4-¾; 3, Joe Hochanadel, Fort Morgan, 52-9; 4, Jamarius Mathis, Fountain Fort Carson, 51-1-½; 5, Lee Meisner, Sterling, 50-2-¼; 6, Andrew Aragon, Delta, 49-4; 7, Shawn Salisbury, Fossil Ridge, 48-7-½; 8, Nick Zissimos, Broomfield, 48-7-½; 9, Joe Purfield, Ralston Valley, 48-1-½.

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