Alamosa, Colo. –– The Grizzlies started track action today at two separate meets. Adams State hosted the ASU Early Grizzly Open, while a select distance crew headed to Boston to race at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Opener at Boston University. 
 
Early Grizzly Open Results (+ indicates NCAA DII Provisional Mark)
 
Men's Results
60m 
2nd    Gavin Heynerman    7.00
 
400m 
1st    El-Mir Reale        48.31+
4th    Chris Rader        49.48
5th    Ja'Warren Smith    51.03
6th    Ryan Chacon        51.55
8th    Keirryse Simpson    51.73
 
Mile
1st    Kien Cogley        4:38.19
 
3000m
1st    Nathan Scherbarth    8:43.36+
 
5000m 
5th    Micah Swann        15:56.49
6th    Andy Setser        16:12.28
 
4X400m Relay
1st     Adams State A    3:23.80
3rd    Adams State B    3:34.34
6th    Adams State C    3:42.76
 
Long Jump
1st    Calix Caldwell        6.02m
 
Shot Put
1st     Sam Dirkes        16.91m+
4th     Donovan Capes    13.89m
 
Women's Results
60m
1st     Isila Apkup        7.66
 
400m
2nd   Alese Sartain        58.87
3rd    Sarah Cohen        1:00.31
6th    Sierra Velarde        1:01.55
 
Mile
1st    Megan Garrett        5:32.93
2nd   Clara Keddy        5:43.12
 
3000m
2nd    Katie Hughes        10:44.02
 
4X400m Relay
2nd    Adams State        4:15.97
 
Shot Put
3rd    Maya Kronberg    10.90m
 
Sharon Colyear-Danville Opener Results
 
Men's Results
3000m
45th    Housem Hrabi        8:03.07+
56th    Harrison Boyd        8:08.32+
 
5000m 
31st    Romain Legendre    13:36.69+
72nd   Awet Beraki        13:46.95+
79th    Kidus Begashaw    13:50.20+
99th    Julian Campos    13:56.86+
150st    Emil Bezecny        14:20.29+
151st   Juan Rosales        14:20.65+
 
Women's Results
3000m 
90th    Maggie McCleskey    9:42.16+
93rd    Morgan O'Keefe    9:44.81+
 
5000m 
35th     Tristian Spence    15:53.52+
109th    Emily Schoellkopf    16:52.95+
 
In a trip out east that saw every Grizzly athlete walk away with a provisional mark for the NCAA Championship Meet in March. Romain Legendre took the Division II lead by 5 seconds and countless other Grizzlies including El-Mir Reale and Trisitian Spence who walked away from the weekend with a national top 5 time. 
 
The Grizzlies will take a break before hitting the track again Jan. 24 for the ASU Qualifier hosted at home.