On June 11 and 12, 2021, at the Mile High League Meet in Longmont, Colorado, the Gilpin Eagles Varsity Track Team made an assault on the record books. At an astonishingly good showing in their sixth competition of the season, previous marks fell like dominos as the talented and well- trained athletes set seven new school records!

The Eagles record-holders:

Sophomore Camryn Ganz entered the meet seeded third, but took first place in the Girls 400m Dash. Her time of 1:04.33 shaved a second off her personal best.

Senior Blake Boulter hurled the discus 106 ft. 7 in. to better his older brother Austin’s record set in 2018 by more than two feet.

Junior Nolan Lindberg broke his own triple jump school record for the second time this year with a leap of 38 ft. 3 ¾ in.

Sophomores Camryn Ganz, Hanna Donaldson, Tommie DiMauro, and Sarah Lovett landed second place in theGirls4x100mRelaywithatime of 55:62.

Consisting of legs of 400m, 200m, and two at 100m, in the Girls 800m Sprint Medley, Camryn Ganz, Sarah Lovett, Tommie DiMauro, and Hanna Donaldson came in at 2:06.10.

Abby Smith, Sarah Lovett, Tommie DiMauro, and Skyley Ramsey registered a swift 12:32.44 in the Girls 4 x 800m Relay.

Four seconds was trimmed from the Gilpin record by Nolan Lindberg, Trey Lindberg, Cole Tuttle, and Ezra WilliamsintheBoys4x200mRelay at 1:41.03.

Coach Craig Ball summarized, “We are now starting to compete for the league championship. In Gilpin County, we are lucky to have a school board and administration that puts kids first. For over 50 years Gilpin County Track has tried to compete without the benefit of a track to practice on. Now we have one of the top facilities in the state and we have been taking advantage of our opportunities. We have great athletes here in Gilpin County and when you give these kids a chance to compete, they really shine.”

The Gilpin Eagles Track Team faces West Grand June 18 to wrap up their season before heading to the State Championship June 24–26 at Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood.