Ouray junior Christopher Kunz glances over at two other runners during the boys’ 200-meter dash at the Montrose Invitational on May 9. Kunz finished 26th out of 50 runners with a time of 24.72.
Photo by David Emory | Special to the Plaindealer
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Ridgway, Ouray athletes well-represented at state track competition
Seventeen student-athletes to compete for state titles May 14-16 in Lakewood
It’s a roughly five-hour, 300-mile trek from the San Juans to Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood. But for a group of Ouray County student-athletes, the chance to win a state title is a matter of seconds and inches.
This corner of the state will be well-represented this weekend when 17 high school track and field competitors — 10 from Ridgway Secondary School and seven from Ouray High School — lace up for the Colorado High School State Track Championships, which run Thursday through Saturd...
