Great Southwest Classic 2013

A gallery of several of my favorite New Mexico images from Great Southwest. All photos by Alan Versaw.  

A selection of my favorite images from Great Southwest. All photos by Alan Versaw.

Colorado's Riley Cooney and New Mexico's Crissey Amberg strain for the finish of the 800; Cooney took the win by less than a quarter of second. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Boys from all around the state made the trek to New Mexico to represent Utah at the Great Southwest Classic. The athletes had the chance to compete against athletes from all around the country, all the way from Florida to Nevada.

The Team Utah Girls represented well at the Great Southwest Classic this weekend. With stiff competition coming in from all over the southwest, the Utah Girls picked up wins in 6 events. Kaysha Love won the 200m Dash, Sierra Malm won the 2k Steeple, Summer Harper won the 3200m, Lucy Biles won the 1 mile run, Megan Glassman won the Javelin, and the Utah Girls also picked up the win in the 4x800m Relay.

Breaking News... the meet is still going on in New Mexico, but Trayvon Bromell laid it down!!! By running a 9.99, he became the first high schooler to break the 10 second barrier in history. The time was very wind-aided, so will have that asterik, but holy cow!!! 

With a little over a lap to go, it was down to Luis Martinez and Utah's Connor Mantz. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Jake Heslington won the 2000 Steeple at Great Southwest in record time. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Haley Showalter winds up on her winning throw of 166-4. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Dior Hall and Marybeth Sant are coming south to Great Southwest with some seriously lofty marks. Photos by Alan Versaw.

Before you make plans to be out of town next weekend, you might want to take a look at what's shaping up at the Great Southwest Classic.

2013 has been one of the greatest years for distance running in the state of Utah. Not only at the front of the pack, with 10 new state records in the distance events alone, but the depth of the talent is the most impressive. Times that would win state most years had trouble even earning a medal this year. The depth of the Utah talent will be shown this upcoming weekend at the Great Southwest Classic in Albuquerque, NM.

The Great Southwest meet takes place in two weeks. Time to get registered and entered is running out.

The Great Southwest Classic is the biggest post-season meet in the Rocky Mountain region. Meet management is actively looking for Colorado participants.

The premier post-season meet in the region is looking for an individual to serve as California's selection chair.

The premier post-season meet in the region is looking for an individual to serve as Colorado's selection chair.