Colorado Baton Council

Each year at the Colorado State Championships, the Colorado Baton Council recognizes our graduating seniors and provides a small contribution toward their next chapter. Congratulations to our "Class of 2026!" 🎓👏 🎉
Byron Anderson, Fossil Ridge High School, will be attending Arizona State University where he will be a feature twirler
Tessa Bauer, Windsor High School, will be attending Colorado State University
Bryanna Bartholomew, Arvada West High School, will be attending Northern Arizona University where she will be a feature twirler
Athena Aguinaga, Prairie View High School, will be entering the United States Air Force
Cedar O'Grady, Grandview High School, will be attending the University of Wyoming where she will be a feature twirler

👏 Congratulations to all the athletes who competed in the 2026 Colorado State Championships and Open Contest, and to our 2026 Grand Champions 🏆 Bryanna Bartholomew, Artistic Twirl and Strut; Byron Anderson, Men's Solo, 2-Baton, and 3-Baton; and Sarah Otterstetter, Women's Solo.

A belated congratulations 👏🏻 to all the athletes who participated in the March 15 ☘️Shamrock Spectacular☘️ Contest and Pageant, and a special shout-out to our pageant winners, who demonstrated not only their twirling ability in Solo and Basic/Presentation, but also their poise and grace in modeling, and their intelligence and conversational skills in interview!

Attention Colorado athletes: You're invited to join the USTA Athletes Commission for a special Athletes Circle Zoom session on mental strength strategies, coming up this Sunday, April 12, at 3 p.m. Mountain time! Learn how to manage your mental game in performances and competitions! Register now at https://bit.ly/4mdfMpR.

Calling all athletes! Athletes of all ages and levels are invited to join the USTA Athletes Commission for a special Athletes Circle meeting focusing on MENTAL STRENGTH STRATEGIES, coming up at 2 p.m.PDT / 3 p.m. MDT / 4 p.m. CDT / 5 p.m. EDT on Sunday, April 12. Don't miss out! Register now at https://bit.ly/4mdfMpR.

Ten days until the National and Festival entry deadline! Entries are available on the USTA Member Portal (https://ustwirling.justgo.com/) under Events & Courses. The entry deadline is Wednesday, April 15.

The countdown has begun...
Only 10 days left to register for the 2026 U.S. National Championships, coming up July 7-12 at the beautiful Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Entries for the National Championships, Festival of the Future, the Collegiate Championship, and the 2026 IBTF Qualifier are available on the USTA Member Portal under Events & Courses.

The entry deadline for those competitions is Wednesday, April 15, so submit your entries now!

Late entries are not accepted.

📣Don't forget!! Today, Friday, March 27, is the deadline to enter the Colorado State Championships and Open Contest, coming up on Sunday, April 26 at Westminster High School. Submit your entries now at https://bit.ly/4bAEtci. Can't wait for State!! 🏴󠁵󠁳󠁣󠁯󠁿

REMINDER: This Friday, Feb. 20 is the entry deadline for the 2026 🍀Shamrock Spectacular🍀 Open Contest and Pageant, so submit your entries now! They are available at https://forms.gle/VMExSwsgzgHY7x3E7.

Entries for the 2026 🍀Shamrock Spectacular🍀 Open Contest and Pageant are now available at https://forms.gle/VMExSwsgzgHY7x3E7. Entry deadline is Friday, Feb. 20.

Congratulations to all the athletes who competed in today's Candyland Classic, and especially those who entertained us during Candyland Pairs! Special shoutout to our Candyland Pairs winners: First place - Emerson and Buddy; Second place - Jenna and Buddies; Third place - Maddison and Buddy.

NEW DATE AND NEW LOCATION!! Mark your calendars now for the 2026 Candy Land Classic competition, sponsored by the Colorado Baton Council!! It will be held on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026 at Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village. Entry forms will be available soon via email or on the CBC website at https://colobaton.org/.

Thanks to all the athletes, parents, coaches, and volunteers who helped kick-off the new twirling season at our 🦃Turkey Twirl🦃 Evaluation Meet and Clinic! And thanks to our clinicians Amby Taylor, Ashley Swope, Audrey Schulz, assisted by Sarah Schulz, and our clinic director, Haley Lena! Our athletes had so much fun and learned so much! Congratulations to our "Most Positive" and "Hardest Working" award winners from both the 2-hour and the 4-hour clinic! 👏👏