Cohen Williams (l) keeps in stride with Katelynne Hart during an early morning training run with Team Prep USA in Crested Butte, Colorado. Hart is a rising star in the competitive distance running world and earlier this year ran a headline-making prep-best time of 4 minutes, 38 seconds in the 1,600 meters this year. Hart is within 5 seconds of the U.S. prep record in the 3200 meters and on the verge of qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Trials ahead of the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo. Hart loves the expertise and enthusiasm of Trent Sanderson, creator, director and head coach of Team Prep USA. "We all really want to be great runners," Hart said. "That, first of all, makes us bond. We push each other to be better, and we’re good friends — that combination is what makes this camp.” Now in its 15th year Team Prep is considered to be one of the premier running camps for high school athletes in the world. 138 athletes participated in the camp's summer program this year and came from all over the world. Dean Krakel/Special to The Colorado Sun

GRAND JUNCTION — Multiple high schools have said fall sports in Colorado remain undecided as the state High School Activities Association awaits governor approval to move forward.

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District 51 Athletic Director Paul Cain said he has had multiple conversations with Association Commissioner Rhonda Blanford-Green in the last few weeks to discuss options to resume athletics this upcoming school year, The Daily Sentinel reported.

“The commissioner has met with the governor and his staff multiple times this week and have made multiple revisions to the plan that is currently on the governor’s desk for approval,” Cain said.

There is no timeline for Democratic Gov. Jared Polis’ decision.

District 51 is in Mesa County and includes Central, Fruita 8-9, Fruita Monument, Grand Junction, Palisade and R-5 high schools.

Blanford-Green released a statement last week saying that her “office supports and respects the time taken at the state level to evaluate our proposed options for resuming athletics and activities for the 2020-2021 school year.”

She added: “Their timeline is our timeline, and we will be ready to play, with planned modifications, once approved … state, educational and athletic leaders are all working together in these fluid times to get our students, coaches, officials and support staff safely back to the courts, fields, stages, pools, and classrooms.”

California, New Mexico, Hawaii and other states have already decided to postpone their fall sport seasons until December or the beginning of 2021, according to Maxpreps.com.

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