{"id":15263,"date":"2019-05-18T21:16:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T03:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/glenwoods-ewer-takes-4a-300m-hurdles-state-title-risner-second\/"},"modified":"2019-05-20T07:24:39","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T13:24:39","slug":"glenwoods-ewer-takes-4a-300m-hurdles-state-title-risner-second","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/glenwoods-ewer-takes-4a-300m-hurdles-state-title-risner-second\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenwood\u2019s Ewer takes 4A 300m hurdles state title, Risner second"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.7938844847112\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-978586-281\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Statechamps-GPI-051919-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/glenwoods-ewer-takes-4a-300m-hurdles-state-title-risner-second.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Josh Carney \/ Post Independent | Glenwood Springs senior Wyatt Ewer takes a second to control his emotions after winning the 4A 300m hurdles state championship Saturday at JeffCo Stadium in Lakewood.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Glenwood Springs senior Wyatt Ewer takes a second to control his emotions after winning the 4A 300m hurdles state championship Saturday at JeffCo Stadium in Lakewood.<\/strong><br \/>Josh Carney \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/glenwoods-ewer-takes-4a-300m-hurdles-state-title-risner-second.jpg\" alt=\"Glenwood Springs senior Wyatt Ewer takes a second to control his emotions after winning the 4A 300m hurdles state championship Saturday at JeffCo Stadium in Lakewood.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Statechamps-GPI-051919-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/glenwoods-ewer-takes-4a-300m-hurdles-state-title-risner-second-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Josh Carney \/ Post Independent | Glenwood Springs seniors Bryce Risner, left, and Wyatt Ewer hug on top of the championship podium after the 4A 300m hurdles Saturday in Lakewood. The senior duo finished 1-2.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Glenwood Springs seniors Bryce Risner, left, and Wyatt Ewer hug on top of the championship podium after the 4A 300m hurdles Saturday in Lakewood. The senior duo finished 1-2.<\/strong><br \/>Josh Carney \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/glenwoods-ewer-takes-4a-300m-hurdles-state-title-risner-second-1.jpg\" alt=\"Glenwood Springs seniors Bryce Risner, left, and Wyatt Ewer hug on top of the championship podium after the 4A 300m hurdles Saturday in Lakewood. The senior duo finished 1-2.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Statechamps-GPI-051919-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/glenwoods-ewer-takes-4a-300m-hurdles-state-title-risner-second-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Josh Carney \/ Post Independent | Glenwood Springs senior Wyatt Ewer holds his championship medal for the 4A 300m hurdles, while teammate Bryce Risner stands next to him in second place.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Glenwood Springs senior Wyatt Ewer holds his championship medal for the 4A 300m hurdles, while teammate Bryce Risner stands next to him in second place.<\/strong><br \/>Josh Carney \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/glenwoods-ewer-takes-4a-300m-hurdles-state-title-risner-second-2.jpg\" alt=\"Glenwood Springs senior Wyatt Ewer holds his championship medal for the 4A 300m hurdles, while teammate Bryce Risner stands next to him in second place.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Statechamps-GPI-051919-1-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/glenwoods-ewer-takes-4a-300m-hurdles-state-title-risner-second-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Josh Carney \/ Post Independent | Seniors Bryce Risner (center) and Wyatt Ewer (right) leap over the final hurdle Saturday in the 4A 300m hurdles, while Niwot's Jensen Doulliard, left, closes in. Ewer edged Risner by 4\/100ths of a second to win the 4A state championship.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Seniors Bryce Risner (center) and Wyatt Ewer (right) leap over the final hurdle Saturday in the 4A 300m hurdles, while Niwot&#8217;s Jensen Doulliard, left, closes in. Ewer edged Risner by 4\/100ths of a second to win the 4A state championship.<\/strong><br \/>Josh Carney \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/glenwoods-ewer-takes-4a-300m-hurdles-state-title-risner-second-3.jpg\" alt=\"Seniors Bryce Risner (center) and Wyatt Ewer (right) leap over the final hurdle Saturday in the 4A 300m hurdles, while Niwot's Jensen Doulliard, left, closes in. Ewer edged Risner by 4\/100ths of a second to win the 4A state championship.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/glenwoods-ewer-takes-4a-300m-hurdles-state-title-risner-second\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/glenwoods-ewer-takes-4a-300m-hurdles-state-title-risner-second\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The ultimate goal for Glenwood Springs seniors Wyatt Ewer and Bryce Risner was to finish 1-2 in the 4A 300-meter hurdles at the state track and field championships. It didn\u2019t matter what order they finished in, as long as they went 1-2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Saturday, on the final day of the 2019 Colorado high school track and field championships, the senior duo accomplished that goal, hugging on top of the podium as the two stood in first and second.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">A mere 4\/100ths of a second swung emotions in different directions for the Demon teammates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Coming up on the last hurdle, Ewer and Risner were even, but it was Ewer who crossed the line first in 39.40 seconds, edging Risner at 39.43 and Niwot\u2019s Jensen Doulliard in 39.47.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The first-place finish gave Ewer, a three-sport Demon athlete, his first state championship in what would be his final 300m hurdles race at the high school level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The close finish meant it would take nearly a full minute for the final results to be posted on the scoreboard at JeffCo Stadium, leaving the competing teammates in anticipation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Finally, the times flashed on the board and an emotional Ewer crouched, covered his face, and took a moment to himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cLooking up at the board reminded me of last year here, where I was wondering if I made the finals,\u201d said Ewer following the win. \u201cThis time, it turned out the way I wanted it to. It hasn\u2019t hit me yet that I\u2019m a state champion \u2026 I\u2019m just speechless. I took a moment there to thank God. I pray to him before every event, and today I asked him to help me in this race, and he did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Ewer won Friday\u2019s qualifying heat, giving him the best time heading into the final. After Friday\u2019s preliminary race, the senior said it was all about chasing down his opponents. On Saturday, he chased once again, sprinting down the final 100 meters to narrowly edge Risner and Doulliard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI\u2019m a competitor; I just hate to lose,\u201d said Ewer. \u201cI know sometimes it happens, I know that. But in my mind, I hate losing more than I like to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">While Ewer basked in the happy emotions, Risner \u2014 who from the age of 8 years old stated his goal was to be a Colorado state champion in track \u2014 came up excruciatingly short of accomplishing that goal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The senior had the lead coming up on the second-to-last hurdle and looked to be in a great position to win the state championship. Following the race, the Risner said he just couldn\u2019t find that extra gear after a long three days of competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI always know I could have done something different during the race,\u201d said Risner. \u201cBut at the same time, I know that both of us gave it our all and it was going to turn out one way or the other. When I got to that third-to-last hurdle, I knew I was in the lead. I just needed to have one more kick and I just couldn\u2019t find it at the last hurdle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Earlier in the day, Risner and Ewer also made the podium in the 110m high hurdles, finishing seventh and eighth, respectively. And, they were part of the Demons\u2019 sixth-place 4x400m relay team<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Risner, who fell at the finish line, needed to get his hand wrapped due to a cut and shared an emotional moment in the trainer\u2019s tent with his father, longtime Glenwood Springs track and field head coach Blake Risner, who has watched Bryce mature into the young student-athlete that he is today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">On one hand, Blake Risner was incredibly happy for Ewer, but on the other hand \u2014 as a father \u2014 he was hurting for Bryce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI was extremely emotional seeing them hug up on that podium; it brought me to tears because I was thrilled for them and what they accomplished, but five minutes before that I sat in the trainer\u2019s room with my son sharing his tears,\u201d said an emotional Blake Risner. \u201cHe was upset that he wasn\u2019t able to get what he\u2019s been working towards for the last 10 years. He\u2019s dreamed about being a state champion for 10 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt was super difficult because I want to be super happy for Wyatt because he\u2019s one of the greatest kid\u2019s I\u2019ve ever coached; I\u2019m super happy for him,\u201d added Risner. \u201cBut I did want to see Bryce sit on top of the podium. I\u2019m definitely going to take some time to reflect on this, but I do know in the long run I\u2019m going to be one of the proudest coaches in the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:jcarney@postindependent.com\">jcarney@postindependent.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glenwood Springs senior Wyatt Ewer takes a second to control his emotions after winning the 4A 300m hurdles state championship Saturday at JeffCo Stadium in Lakewood.Josh Carney \/ Post Independent Glenwood Springs seniors Bryce Risner, left, and Wyatt Ewer hug on top of the championship podium after the 4A 300m hurdles Saturday in Lakewood. 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