{"id":2444301,"date":"2019-05-16T23:04:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T05:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/state-track-day-1-bhs-girls-set-school-record-in-4x800-relay\/"},"modified":"2019-05-16T23:04:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T05:04:00","slug":"state-track-day-1-basalt-girls-set-school-record-in-4x800-relay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/state-track-day-1-basalt-girls-set-school-record-in-4x800-relay\/","title":{"rendered":"State track Day 1: Basalt girls set school record in 4\u00d7800 relay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.5652173913043\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-306061-33\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kara Williams\/courtesy | Basalt High School junior Ben Williams competes in the boys 110-meter hurdles prelim at the state track and field meet on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Lakewood.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.48167539267\">\n<p><strong>Basalt High School junior Ben Williams competes in the boys 110-meter hurdles prelim at the state track and field meet on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Lakewood.<\/strong><br \/>Kara Williams\/courtesy<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/state-track-day-1-bhs-girls-set-school-record-in-4x800-relay\/&amp;image=https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1.jpg\" alt=\"Basalt High School junior Ben Williams competes in the boys 110-meter hurdles prelim at the state track and field meet on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Lakewood.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kara Williams\/courtesy | The Basalt High School girls 4x800-meter relay team took fifth in the finals and broke a school record in the event at the state track and field meet on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Lakewood.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.47972972972973\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11.513513513514\">\n<p><strong>The Basalt High School girls 4&#215;800-meter relay team took fifth in the finals and broke a school record in the event at the state track and field meet on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Lakewood.<\/strong><br \/>Kara Williams\/courtesy<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/state-track-day-1-bhs-girls-set-school-record-in-4x800-relay\/&amp;image=https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-1.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-1.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Basalt High School girls 4x800-meter relay team took fifth in the finals and broke a school record in the event at the state track and field meet on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Lakewood.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kara Williams\/courtesy | Basalt High School's Lily Gillis, front, recieves the baton from teammate Maddie Ellison in the girls 4x800-meter relay finals at the state track and field meet on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Lakewood.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1.4420600858369\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13.459227467811\">\n<p><strong>Basalt High School&#8217;s Lily Gillis, front, recieves the baton from teammate Maddie Ellison in the girls 4&#215;800-meter relay finals at the state track and field meet on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Lakewood.<\/strong><br \/>Kara Williams\/courtesy<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/state-track-day-1-bhs-girls-set-school-record-in-4x800-relay\/&amp;image=https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-2.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-2.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"Basalt High School's Lily Gillis, front, recieves the baton from teammate Maddie Ellison in the girls 4x800-meter relay finals at the state track and field meet on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Lakewood.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kara Williams\/courtesy | Basalt High School sophomore Rulbe Alvarado competes in the boys 200-meter dash prelim at the state track and field meet on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Lakewood.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.487046632124\">\n<p><strong>Basalt High School sophomore Rulbe Alvarado competes in the boys 200-meter dash prelim at the state track and field meet on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Lakewood.<\/strong><br \/>Kara Williams\/courtesy<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/state-track-day-1-bhs-girls-set-school-record-in-4x800-relay\/&amp;image=https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-3.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-3.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"Basalt High School sophomore Rulbe Alvarado competes in the boys 200-meter dash prelim at the state track and field meet on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Lakewood.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kara Williams\/courtesy | The Basalt High School girls 4x800-meter relay team took fifth in the finals and broke a school record in the event at the state track and field meet on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Lakewood.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.47972972972973\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11.513513513514\">\n<p><strong>The Basalt High School girls 4&#215;800-meter relay team took fifth in the finals and broke a school record in the event at the state track and field meet on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Lakewood.<\/strong><br \/>Kara Williams\/courtesy<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/state-track-day-1-bhs-girls-set-school-record-in-4x800-relay\/&amp;image=https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-4.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-4.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-4.jpg\" alt=\"The Basalt High School girls 4x800-meter relay team took fifth in the finals and broke a school record in the event at the state track and field meet on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Lakewood.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-5.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kara Williams\/courtesy | Aspen High School sophomore Kendall Clark competes in the girls 4x800-meter relay finals at the state track and field meet on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Lakewood.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.492307692308\">\n<p><strong>Aspen High School sophomore Kendall Clark competes in the girls 4&#215;800-meter relay finals at the state track and field meet on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Lakewood.<\/strong><br \/>Kara Williams\/courtesy<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/state-track-day-1-bhs-girls-set-school-record-in-4x800-relay\/&amp;image=https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-5.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-5.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/sportsbriefs-atd-051719-1-5.jpg\" alt=\"Aspen High School sophomore Kendall Clark competes in the girls 4x800-meter relay finals at the state track and field meet on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Lakewood.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/state-track-day-1-bhs-girls-set-school-record-in-4x800-relay\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/state-track-day-1-bhs-girls-set-school-record-in-4x800-relay\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">The first day of the Colorado high school state track and field meet included a new school record and a couple of surprise finals qualifiers for Aspen and Basalt in Class 3A.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In the only final of the day for area athletes Thursday at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood, the Basalt girls 4\u00d7800-meter relay team finished fifth, a spot ahead of its seed time. That group, comprised of senior Megan Maley, senior Maddie Ellison, junior Lily Gillis and sophomore Sierra Bower, ran it in 9 minutes, 52.99 seconds, a new school record. They broke the old record by more than four seconds and beat their seed time by nearly 10 seconds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">It was only the second and final time that group has run the 4\u00d7800 relay together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt would have been nice to compete again, but it was fun,\u201d Maley said. \u201cIt was nice to end it with a school record and a podium finish. We are all happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Peak to Peak won the relay in a blistering 9:17.96, about 16 seconds ahead of runner-up D\u2019Evelyn. Aspen also competed in the 4\u00d7800, but struggled out of the blocks to finish last with a time of 11:16.58.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI\u2019m still trying to piece that one together,\u201d AHS coach James Aldridge said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t get out too hot and it was just kind of a domino effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Skiers did have a great result in their other relay of the day. The girls 800-meter sprint medley took sixth in prelims to qualify for today\u2019s 11:55 a.m. final. That group is made of senior Lexi Ferlisi, junior Julisa Ruiz-Vega, sophomore Kendall Clark and sophomore Zulieka Hanson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Elizabeth had the best time in the sprint medley prelim at 1:49.72.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Ruiz-Vega was the only individual to compete Thursday for Aspen, where she finished ninth in the girls 100-meter dash prelim to sneak into the finals with a time of 13.14 seconds. It was a touch slower than her seed time of 12.87 seconds, which was in the middle of the pack entering prelims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Avery Wright of Montezuma-Cortez, the pre-race favorite, led the prelim with a time of 12.48 seconds. Finals are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt wasn\u2019t her best race \u2014 more so the environment. It was new to her,\u201d Aldridge said of Ruiz-Vega, a first-time state qualifier. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to get into a zone in a super fresh environment as far as athletic performance. When she gets another chance on Saturday she\u2019ll be well into the zone and past the pre-race jitters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Basalt junior Ben Williams had arguably the most surprising result for the Longhorns. Seeded toward the bottom of the pack entering prelims, he finished ninth in the boys 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.25 seconds to make finals, scheduled for 9:50 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt feels so great. I definitely did get a little lucky,\u201d Williams said, noting one of the top qualifiers false started and was disqualified. \u201cThat\u2019s just another opportunity for me to get better, so I\u2019ll absolutely take it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">BHS sophomore Rulbe Alvarado came up a bit unlucky, finishing 10th in the boys 200-meter dash prelim in 23.47 to miss out on making finals by a single spot. The ninth-place finisher had a time of 23.21. Alvarado entered with a seed time of 23.09.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Still, the young sprinter found reason for optimism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI was just happy that I got to come but a little disappointed that I didn\u2019t get in by a spot, but it\u2019s just a learning experience for the next couple of years,\u201d Alvarado said. \u201cI was so nervous because it was a big competition and I wasn\u2019t used to it, but I feel I\u2019ll be better prepared for next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Maley was the only other to compete as an individual Thursday, finishing 15th in the girls 400-meter dash prelim to miss out on making finals. The senior still has the 800-meter run finals at 12:50 p.m. today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cMy legs were definitely a little tired, but I had fun,\u201d Maley said of the 400, which she ran about two hours after the record-setting 4\u00d7800 relay. \u201cI\u2019m just happy that I got to compete again and end on a happy note. Not my best, but it was good for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Today\u2019s lineup is pretty busy for both teams, highlighted by the girls 3,200-meter run at 8:20 a.m. Basalt\u2019s Bower enters with the top seed time and will be in the mix for a state championship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:acolbert@aspentimes.com\">acolbert@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/state-track-day-1-bhs-girls-set-school-record-in-4x800-relay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basalt High School junior Ben Williams competes in the boys 110-meter hurdles prelim at the state track and field meet on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Lakewood.Kara Williams\/courtesy Buy Photo The Basalt High School girls 4&#215;800-meter relay team took fifth in the finals and broke a school record in the event at the state track [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2444301","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-18 10:11:13","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley&#039;s Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2444301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444301\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2444301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2444301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2444301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}