Mountain Range Wins 5A Gymnastics State Title
Mountain Range edged Rock Canyon by one point at the Denver Coliseum to claim its third state title in four years.
Updated on Nov. 7, 2026 in Gymnastics
Mountain Range won the 5A state gymnastics championship with a team score of 179.325, one point ahead of Rock Canyon at 178.325. Overland finished third with 177.525 at the meet held Friday at the Denver Coliseum.
Why it matters
The win extends Mountain Range's run of success, with championships in 2023 and 2024 as well as this year. The close margin shows how tightly contested the top of the 5A field was at the meet.
Mountain Range's team score of 179.325 beat Rock Canyon by one point, and Rock Canyon senior Callista Larson won the all-around with a 37.375. Individual event finals for 5A and 4A are scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Denver Coliseum.
The players
Mountain Range High School
Mountain Range is a Colorado high school whose gymnastics program won the 5A state title for the third time in four years.
Rock Canyon High School
Rock Canyon is a Colorado high school whose gymnastics team finished second at the 5A state meet, one point behind the winner.
The details
Teams were scored by combining individual event scores across vault, bars, beam, and floor. Mountain Range posted the top team scores on bars (44.6) and floor (45.775), while Callista Larson led the meet with a 9.7 on vault and Ella Mikolajewski scored 9.475 on bars for the day's top bars mark.
Timeline
Friday: 5A state championship held at the Denver Coliseum.
Last week: Mountain Range and Rock Canyon won their regional competitions.
Saturday at 11 a.m.: Individual event finals for 5A and 4A at the Denver Coliseum.
Season Trajectory
Mountain Range's third state title in four years extends its run of 5A championships, following wins in 2023 and 2024. The one-point margin over Rock Canyon also shows the 5A field remained competitive at the top this season.
Individual event finals on Saturday at 11 a.m. will decide the top placements in each event, so fans can follow the bars, beam, floor, and vault results there. The all-around standings are already set at Larson 37.375, Mikolajewski 37.125, and a three-way tie for third at 37.075 among Allen, Price, and others.
The takeaway
Mountain Range's back-to-back-to-back titles show a program sustaining top results, while the one-point margin shows how narrow the gap can be at state. Watching Saturday's individual finals will show whether the depth behind the all-around leaders holds up.
What happens next
Individual event finals for 5A and 4A are scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Denver Coliseum.
Further reading
For more on high school competition, see Gymnastics coverage in Denver.
