The Buena Vista Demons and Custer County Bobcats were excited about their chances in the distance events this year, with some great times giving them a good spot to start in their opening state championship pursuits, and they wouldn’t disappoint in their results.
Zaila Smith and Micah Zeller were the pace setters for local schools at the 2021 State Track Meet in Denver. Here are how the rest of the locals fared when heading to the podium!
| 2A Boys 3200 Meter | State Champ | Micah Zeller | Custer County | 9:47.00 |
| 4th | Jace Peters | Lake County | 10:28.44 | |
| 2A Girls 3200 Meter | State Champ | Zaila Smith | Buena Vista | 12:00.18 |
| 6th | Mallory Salazar | Buena Vista | 12:24.04 | |
| 8th | Kiera King | Lake County | 12:59.56 | |
| 2A Girls 4×800 | 4th | Zaila Smith, Audrey Johnson, Erin Bigley, Mallory Salazar | Buena Vista | 10:44.3 |
| 2A Girls High Jump | 7th | Jaycee Windorski | Lake County | 4’9″ |
| 2A Boys Triple Jump | 7th | Brennan Pratt | Buena Vista | 39’8.25″ |
| 2A Pole Vault | 8th | Jace Peters | Lake County | 11’8″ |
| 3A Boys 4×800 | 8th | Elijah Wilcox, Kuper Banghart, Izayah Baxter, Hollister Beddingfield | Salida | 8:36.09 |
