Colorado state track notes: Overland’s Jarrius Ward dons ‘Lilo & Stitch’ onesie, dominates 5A discus

Overland senior throwing star Jarrius Ward donned a Stitch onesie from the Disney movie Lilo Stitch before and after dominating his way to a second straight Class A boys discus title Oh and don t forget about the Patrick Star socks from Spongebob either as Ward won the title by nearly feet with a throw of feet and a half-inch I was going to wear a regular onesie but that was just too plain Ward revealed I got Stitch just for this meet Stitch is a good person who comes from a different planet He s like me Track isn t really my main sport football is so I came in and started to do something new that I love It s about loving something that s new and being really good at it Ward is headed to be a two-sport athlete at CSU Pueblo where he will play running back in addition to throwing the discus and the hammer He only started throwing as a freshman in high school Ward s personal record in discus is feet and four inches and he also holds the state s top mark in a meet this year with a throw of feet So he was critical of himself Saturday despite winning another title that came off his first throw of the afternoon On one of his three fouls Ward nearly heaved the discus into the Jeffco Stadium parking lot but it hit a tree and saved the cars in its path Other people might give me a B or B but I know I could ve definitely done better Ward disclosed In practices I ve been throwing well over feet I m sad I couldn t perform the way I know I m capable of so I d give myself a D- But I m glad I didn t foul out like a lot of guys did Chaparral High School s Wilkins Persichina left celebrates after winning the A -meter dash at the Track and Field State Championships at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood Colorado on Saturday May Jayden Fox right finished th Photo by Andy Cross The Denver Post Future CSU Ram burns for A sprints double Wilkins Persichina s dream of playing Division I football ended swiftly and unceremoniously with a broken ankle during an intrasquad scrimmage a week before last season began He needed surgery And he carried just one lower-level offer in football So he scrapped that plan and tossed his eggs into one mighty spring basket after just completing his first track-and-field season as a junior And Persichina s spent his senior year trying to prove himself worthy of a Thanksgiving call from CSU which offered him a track scholarship despite limited reps The pivot paid off as Persichina blazed to win the A boys meter dash in seconds Saturday and followed it up with a state-leading time of to take the meters a couple of hours later Requested what he was looking to prove Persichina commented That I m the fastest kid out here Fastest kid in Colorado ThunderRidge s Ben Lee rounds turn three on his way to success in the A -meter event at the Track and Field State Championships at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood Colorado on Saturday May Photo by Andy Cross The Denver Post Round three for The Bens has surprising winner Ben Lee is the back-to-back state champ in the A boys but the best he s ever run made him a two-time winner this weekend The ThunderRidge junior stormed past Benjamin Anderson and Benjamin Adams of Mountain Vista on the final lap Related Articles Colorado state track meet Day Live results from Jeffco Stadium Colorado state track notebook Class A girls final racked with disqualifications but sportsmanship prevails Big day for The Bens Mountain Vista duo goes - in while ThunderRidge star goes back-to-back in Colorado state track meet Day Live results from Jeffco Stadium Colorado state track Utah football commit Soren Shinofield cruises to shot put title I didn t know I had that in me Lee mentioned of his closing kick Anderson a senior headed to Notre Dame next year led for the bulk of the race Adams the favorite in the coming in got stuck in traffic at one point but closed strong to place second This is the final race for the trio of elite distance runners Anderson also set a personal best but still placed third It feels really good Lee disclosed of winning the final showdown at least at the high school level It s a fun group of guys to race against Every time we race I love it Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams