Many of you know Craig Bailey. He, along with Ken Howell, times the state track and field meet each year and he shoulders much more than his share of the burden of keeping CHSAA's records and such up to date.
Recently, Craig sent me a question about locations where the state track and field meet has been held. His suggestion was to crowd source the issue to see how much of the rest of the picture we can fill out.
From 1990 forward, Craig's history of state meet locations is mostly complete and looks thus:
2018 | All-Class (1A-5A) | Jeffco Stadium | ||
2017 | All-Class (1A-5A) | Jeffco Stadium | ||
2016 | All-Class (1A-5A) | Jeffco Stadium | ||
2015 | All-Class (1A-5A) | Jeffco Stadium | ||
2014 | All-Class (1A-5A) | Jeffco Stadium | ||
2013 | All-Class (1A-5A) | Jeffco Stadium | ||
2012 | All-Class (1A-5A) | Jeffco Stadium | ||
2011 | All-Class (1A-5A) | Jeffco Stadium | ||
2010 | All-Class (2A-5A) | Jeffco Stadium | ||
2009 | All-Class (2A-5A) | Jeffco Stadium | ||
2008 | 4A-5A | Jeffco Stadium | 2A-3A | Dutch Clark Stadium, Pueblo |
2007 | 4A-5A | Jeffco Stadium | 2A-3A | Dutch Clark Stadium, Pueblo |
2006 | 4A-5A | Jeffco Stadium | 2A-3A | Dutch Clark Stadium, Pueblo |
2005 | 4A-5A | Legacy Stadium | 2A-3A | Dutch Clark Stadium, Pueblo |
2004 | 4A-5A | Jeffco Stadium | 2A-3A | Dutch Clark Stadium, Pueblo |
2003 | 4A-5A | Jeffco Stadium | 2A-3A | Dutch Clark Stadium, Pueblo |
2002 | 4A-5A | Jeffco Stadium | 2A-3A | Dutch Clark Stadium, Pueblo |
2001 | 4A-5A | Jeffco Stadium | 2A-3A | Dutch Clark Stadium, Pueblo |
2000 | 4A-5A | Jeffco Stadium | 2A-3A | Dutch Clark Stadium, Pueblo |
1999 | 4A-5A | Air Force Acdy. | 2A-3A | Fountain-Fort Carson HS |
1998 | 4A-5A | Air Force Acdy. | 2A-3A | Fountain-Fort Carson HS |
1997 | 4A-5A | Jeffco Stadium | 2A-3A | Fountain-Fort Carson HS |
1996 | 4A-5A | Jeffco Stadium | 2A-3A | |
1995 | 4A-5A | Jeffco Stadium | 2A-3A | |
1994 | 4A-5A | Jeffco Stadium | 2A-3A | |
1993 | 4A-5A-6A | 2A-3A | ||
1992 | 4A-5A-6A | 2A-3A | ||
1991 | 4A-5A-6A | 2A-3A | Fountain-Fort Carson HS | |
1990 | All-Class (A-AA-AAA) | Jeffco Stadium |
Is anyone in this reading audience able to fill in and/or correct any of the above? If so, please drop me an email at versawa@msn.com.
Before 1990, things get a whole lot more sketchy with respect to location. Here's what Craig has for 1989 and years prior:
1989 | A (1-day) | Aurora Public Schools Stadium | ||
1988 | A (1-day) | Aurora Public Schools Stadium | ||
1987 | A (1-day) | Aurora Public Schools Stadium | ||
1986 | A (1-day) | Aurora Public Schools Stadium | ||
1985 | A (1-day) | Aurora Public Schools Stadium | ||
1984 | A (1-day) | Aurora Public Schools Stadium | ||
1983 | A (1-day) | Aurora Public Schools Stadium | ||
1982 | A (1-day) | Aurora Public Schools Stadium | ||
1981 | A (1-day) | Aurora Public Schools Stadium | ||
1980 | AAA | Dutch Clark Stadium, Pueblo | A (1-day) | Aurora Public Schools Stadium |
1980 | AA | Lincoln Park, Grand Jct | ||
1979 | A (1-day) | |||
1978 | A (1-day) | Gaskill Field, Limon High School | ||
1977 | A (1-day) | Gaskill Field, Limon High School | ||
1976 | A (1-day) | Gaskill Field, Limon High School | ||
1975 | AA & AAA | Aurora Public Schools Stadium | A (1-day) | Gaskill Field, Limon High School |
1974 | A (1-day) | Gaskill Field, Limon High School | ||
1973 | A (1-day) | Gaskill Field, Limon High School | ||
1972 | A (1-day) | Gaskill Field, Limon High School | ||
1971 | A (1-day) | Gaskill Field, Limon High School | ||
1970 | A (1-day) | |||
1969 | A (1-day) | |||
1968 | A (1-day) | |||
1967 | A (1-day) | C.S.U. - Fort Collins | ||
1966 | A (1-day) | ??? Folsom Field, CU Boulder | ||
1965 | A (1-day) | |||
1964 | ||||
1963 | ||||
1962 | ||||
1961 | BC | C.S.U. - Fort Collins | ||
1960 | ||||
1959 | ||||
1958 | B | C.S.U. - Fort Collins | ||
1957 | B | C.S.U. - Fort Collins | ||
1956 | B | Colo. A & M - Fort Collins |
No record of location exists prior to 1956.
Craig and I both realize that it's going to take an appeal to older members of the crowd here to fill in any of the information missing above. If you're able to help at all, it's deeply appreciated.
No record of state meet location exists prior to 1956. If you know of a well to drill that goes back that far, please share that information.
Thank you!