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June 30, 2021
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Nabindu steps away from comfort zone, takes state shot put title BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Skyview’s Bahati Nabindu usually bides her time during track meets as a jumper and a sprinter. COVID changed that, and Nabindu is more than OK with it. She took up the shot put this season, made her first appearance in the state meet and won the state 4A shot put title June 25 at Jeffco Stadium. Her best throw of 36-5 ½ came during the third of three throws in the preliminary round. “With COVID and stuff, it slowed me down and was just hard to get back to it,” she said. “It was hard
Skyview’s Bahati Nabindu has her championship ribbon in hand -- and a refreshment in the other -- after winning the state 4A girls shot put title June 25. PHOTO COURTESY CHRIS KEMM
having to learn a whole new event in track. Not once did I think I would be here today. It’s crazy.” Nabindu had the fourth-best throw in the state during the regular season. Her top throw at state exceeded her season mark by 4 inches. “Even though COVID messed things up for me, God showed me something else,” Nabindu said. “I have never been to state before. So, going in as the fourth seed, I was scared and nervous.” “Could not be more proud of this young lady,” tweeted coach Chris Kemm. “To know her, and to see this is simply amazing.” Nabandi’s other five throws at
state measured between 33 feet and 35 feet 6 inches. “So many people were watching me throw,” Nabindu said. “But when I get into that ring, my mind is blank. It’s me and that shot put. “Hearing my name being called as a state champion, it seemed surreal,” she added. “It was like a dream. My hard work did pay off after all.” Nabindu’s teammate, Jennifer Jaramillo, finished 14th. Her top throw at state was 30 feet 3 inches, her last throw of the competition. Jaramillo’s top throw during the regular season was 31-4 1.2.
Fenderson snares Ravens’ first state championship BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
After a day to think about winning his school’s first state title in any sport, Riverdale Ridge’s Braylon Fenderson said he was surprised. Fenderson won the 100-meter dash in a time of 10.96 seconds “I was really surprised about my success in track, considering I didn’t run track in the previous years,” he said. “I thought I was going to be running it for fun, but it became more than that.” Fenderson, a senior, went into the state meet as the top seed in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes. “There was a little pressure, not only because I would be the first one in my school to take first in state but also because it is my last year in high school and I wanted to go out with a bang,” he said. “I stayed interested because I hate to be last or to be the lesser one in the field. So I was determined to keep myself in shape if I was going to do track to put that space between me and my competition.”
Braylon Fenderson
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Fenderson also took fourth in the 200-meter dash in a time of this. He
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joined Isaac Bonner, RJ Holliday and Lucas Couron to take seventh in the 4-by-100-meter relay in a time of 44.88 seconds. “State was crazy,” Fenderson said. “I knew there was going to be a lot of people. But because I never had been there, I couldn’t fully understand the size until I got there. There was a big difference between my version of ‘big’ and ‘state big.’ The competition was way different, a lot faster. So you had no room to make a mistake.” Fenderson said he didn’t think about blocking out the noise from the state meet. “My mind kinda did it naturally,” he said. “People asked, ‘Did I hear them yelling?’ and I responded with, ‘I only really hear my breathing when I run.’ There was a best part of state for Fenderson that was over and above winning a state title. “The best part of my time at state was just the atmosphere and the different types of people and how some of them hold themselves in a win or a loss and how people interact
with their competition,” he said. “I would say that track is more of my preferred sport. “I love football, but track takes less of a wear and tear on your body, and I feel it has more longevity than most other sports.” Results Girls Shot put: 1. Bahati Nibandu, Skyview, 36-5 1/2. 3. Brooke Franke, Riverdale Ridge, 34-11 3/4. 14. Jennifer Jaramillo, Skyview, 30-3. Pole vault: 8. Emmy Kiefer, Riverdale Ridge, 9-3. Boys 100-meter dash: 1. Braylon Fenderson, Riverdale Ridge, 10.96 seconds. 4. Ryan Chacon, Frederick, 12.2. 400-meter dash: 2. Chacon, 48.13. 200-meter dash: 1. Chacon, 21.96. 4. Fenderson, 22.27. 4-by-100-meter relay: 7. Fenderson, Isaac Bonner, RJ Holliday, Lucas Couron, Riverdale Ridge, 44.88, 4-by-400-meter relay: 1.Wyatt Schroth, Alexander Carrillo, Garrett Colvin, Chacon, 3:23.78.
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