Southwest Region Report
Results from multiple sources
Five State Records at 49th Davis (Utah) Invitational
Boys Invite and Open Full Results - Girls Invite and Open Full Results
One wonders what kind of magic the Davis Invitational will conjure up in 2007, the 50th anniversary of the Utah extravaganza. But whatever does happen it is difficult to imagine it being better than this year's 49th edition.
State records (five), not to mention a bevy of meet and stadium records and Dyestat Elite qualifying marks, were the order of the day. Where do I begin?
How about with Nachelle Stewart of Spanish Fork? She set a State 5A record of 54.18 in the 400, beating the old mark of 54.58 set by Heidi Magill of Mountain View in 2001, which also had been the meet and stadium record.
Stewart set another meet and stadium record in the 200, clocking 24.94, to break the previous standard of 25.04 set by American Fork's Windy Jorgensen in 1992.
And then there were relays. Fast relays. What else did you expect?
Stewart joined forces with Diane Stuart, Amanda Morse, and Natalie Stewart -- the 100 winner in 12.23 and 400 runner-up to Nachelle with a zippy 55.54 -- to set a meet and stadium record of 47.59 in the 4 x 100-meter relay. The old mark had been 48.86 set last year by Davis.
And then she rested.
Well, not exactly!
Marianne Weight took the non-Stewart/Stuart place of Amanda Morse, and this Spanish Fork quartet legged a 3:57.80 win in the 4 x 400.
And then she rested -- honest.
Davis's Candace Eddy didn't rest in setting a State 5A record of 4:58.51 in the 1,600, topping the previous mark of 4:58.53 recorded by Laura Zeigle of Bingham in 2002.
The Judge Memorial team of Aubrey Meyer, Rachel Wallis, Jenna Sliwinski, and Samantha McMillen took the 3A state record in the sprint medley, racing to a 4:10.59 clocking. Judge had set the previous mark of 4:12.35 in 2002.
Ally Dean of Bonnvills set a meet record of 44.20 in the 300 hurdles, paring .24 off the previous mark set by Davis's Ashlee Cannon last year. Cannon was runner-up this time in 44.43.
Amber Henry of Wyoming's Mountain View registered a nice double, taking third behind the Stewarts in the 400 at 56.35 and winning the 800 in 2:16.30.
And Rock Springs (WY) shot putter Amanda Rollin heaved the rock 43-7 3/4.
Yes, there were boys in the meet.. They just didn't have a Stewart.
Judge Memorial's Colin Boevers scored another impressive weights double. He won the shot with a State 3A record toss of 61-9, eight inches further than the old mark set by Eli Herring of Springville in 1987. Boevers then completed a bad day for Herring by breaking his 3A discus mark, twirling it 180-7. Herring had held the mark at 177-9.
Bingham's sprint medley sprinted -- what else could I call it? -- to a 3:39.88 victory, and Justin Heden of Mountain Crest scored a nice 1:53.45/4:19.75 double.
Just another ordinary day at Davis where Coach Roger Burhley annually puts on one of the best meets of the spring. This was no exception. I can't wait 'til next year.
Arizona
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Just a curious question from your editor: how come there are so many city championship meets but none in Tucson? Surely there must be somebody who would be willing to do the work?
If you look at the list that you will get by accessing the following link, you'll see that many of Arizona's State-leading performances come from the Tempe City meet. And there are others from the various city meets elsewhere, such as Scottsdale, Gilbert, and Chandler. Coaches in Tucson have expressed the feeling that others in the state look down on them, don't see the Tucson programs as their equals. And they react negatively to that -- which is understandable. But instead of just talking about it, why don't they do something about it, like sponsoring a Tucson City championship so that their kids would get an opportunity to shine? There are good facilities at University of Arizona, Catalina Foothills and a very fast Mondo track at Sabino. I've been in Tucson less than three years. Yet during that time I often have heard the view that the rest of the State fails to respect us. Isn't it time we do something about it, such as holding a city championship? Or do you want to just keep talking?
For a list of the Arizona state leaders heading into this weekend's regionals, please go to:
http://arizonavarsity.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1128&CID=540127
There were numerous 1A qualfiers and some in other groups at the Bourgade Catholic Last Chance Qualifier meet. Notre Dame and Brophy Prep emerged the girls and boys winners, respectively.
See full results at: http://vmedia.rivals.com/uploads/1128/353382.htm
It all came up Chaparral at the Scottsdale City Championships. Ashley Osbourne tripled in the sprints, winning the 100, 200, and 400, and Katy Tharp doubled in the hurdles to propel the Chaparral girls to a 136-108 win over host Desert Mountain. Molly Stewart scored a weight double for Coronado.
Scott Morton won the 800 and 1600 and Patrick Steinfeld took the long and triple jumps to pace the Chaparral boys to a 111-87.5 win over Desert Mountain. Alex Lowen took the 200 and 400 for the hosts and Vince Rio won the weights before the home crowd.
See full results at:http://vmedia.rivals.com/uploads/1128/353516.htm
Faith Goimarac led Sedona to the championship of the Chino Valley Invitational by winning the 400 and running a leg on the victorious 4 x 400 and 4 x 800 relays. Sedona beat host Chino Valley, 166-107. Kayla Peck won four events for CV, both hurdles and both horizontal jumps. Jannell Sharber won the sprints for the hosts, but Sedona's depth prevailed.
Cody Bigelow of Estrella Foothills won the high, long, and triple jumps, and Grand Canyon's Justin Kremer won the sprints. Sedona won the boys title as well by a 166 to 107 count over Chino Valley.
The biggest story of the day, though, might be the comeback of Northland Prep's Tolan Thornton. He won the 3200 in a modest 10:12.64. Tolan won the unseeded 2-mile at Nike Outdoors last June in Greensboro, opening all kinds of eyes with his clocking on 9:09.08. He had not previously broken 9:30. Immediately, he was considered to be a Footlocker finalist candidate. And almost as immediately, he suffered a leg injury that would not go away.
Northland Prep Coach Mike Elder reports Tolan has gradually come back into training. And just as he surprised everybody last year with his 9:09.08 at Nike, he just might have another surprise ready to spring on everybody. But this time it likely would be in the mile, due to training limitations. Tolan is eventually going to attend University of Texas.
See full results at: http://arizonavarsity.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1128&CID=539922
Two boys and four girls managed individual double wins at the San Manual Invitational. Zach Abrams won the sprints for Pusch Ridge Christian and Yuma Catholic's Tom Petersen won the 1600 and the 3200. Jarred Janovich of Globe threw the discus 169-2. Queen Creek beat Valley Chritian 120.5 to 82.5
Ashley Aitken won the long and triple jumps to help Valley Christian eke out a 137-135 win over Yuma Catholic for the girls championship. Michele Baltimore doubled in the weights for Yuma Catholic. Haily Buscher won both hurdles races for Queen Creek. And Erika Valenzuela of Sahuarita won the 800 and 1600.
See full results at: http://vmedia.rivals.com/uploads/1128/352995.htm
The Desert Vista and Mountain Pointe girls battled all the way to the wire and past it in the Tempe City Championships before settling for a 157-all tie. Each had at least one double winner. Mountain Pointe's Kristin Phillips enjoyed a fast 2:16/08/5:05.28 double and teammate Ashley Kastl won the long and triple jumps.
Meagan Berg registered a quality 136-6 in the discus and also won the shot for Desert Vista. Teammate Jaci Perryman won the pole vault with a great clearance of 12-9.
Jasmine Chaney scored a hurdle double for host McClintock HS.
Desert View gave a distance running clinic on the boys side. The State 5A cross country champions scored 66 points in the 400 (1st and 5th), 800 (1st and 2nd), 1600m (1st, 2nd, and 3rd), and 3200 (1st and 5th) without anybody doubling. Yes, they got 10 more in the 4 x 800.
Allante Battle helped the DV cause by winning the 100, 200, 300 hurdles, and long jump.
Desert View scored 206 points to 115 by Corona del Sol which was led by high jumper Phil Feinberg won won at a modest -- for him -- 6-7.
See full results at: http://vmedia.rivals.com/uploads/1128/353381.htm
Highlands used a balanced girl's effort and a triple by Ryan Lee and a double by Josh Heninger to sweep the team titles at the Gilbert City Championships at Gilbert.
Highlands' tripler was Tyler Arnold, who took the 100, 200, and 400. The Highlanders got a double from hurdler Josh Heninger. Scott Cardon won the long and triple jump for Gilbert and Micah Parker did likewise for the hosts in the shot and discus. Ryan Lee of Higley came up a triple winner in the 4 x 800, 1600, and 3200.
Shontia Holden of Gilbert won the 100 and 200 and ran on the winning 4 x 100 team. CJ Navarro of Desert Ridge won the shot and the discus, the latter with a quality 137-2 spin. Alisha Mah of Mesquite won the horizontal jumps.
Hoghland eked out the girls title over Gilbert, 102-99, and was an easy 130-74 winner in the boys, also over Gilbert.
See full results at: http://vmedia.rivals.com/uploads/1128/353495.htm
Chandler had three double winners in the City championships at Valley Christian, helping them to easy wins of both the boys and girls championships. Leah Benton won the 100 and 200, Ciera Conerly the shot and discus, and Mischa Carson the long and triple jumps.
See full results at: http://vmedia.rivals.com/uploads/1128/351760.doc
Colorado
JT Scheuerman of Littleton won the Division II 100 and 200 (10.50/20.93) and anchored the winning 4 x 200 team which ran 1:28.23 to highlight the Liberty Bell Invitational. Travis Corrow of Wasson soared 23-4 to win the long jump, and Faith Christian's Ian Lettow spun the discus 174-6.
Littleton's Nikita Eades made sure the spotlight shined on the girls hurdle events, winning the 100s in 13.82 and losing the 300s, 43.61 to 45.55, to Alex Gove of Highland Ranch.
See full results at: http://209.90.122.252/runner/data/6851/635/result/Results%202006.htm
Nevada
Reno received a sprint double from Wes Hansen and a hurdles double from Kyle Stodtmeister en route to a 182-84.5 romp over McQueen in the Cougar Invitational at Spanish Springs. Joe Abbott of Galena managed the 400-800 double, and Jousha It does appear twice in the results as Jousha Dupree of Bishop Manogue won the horizontal jumps double.
Haley Marks led Galena to a 125-93 win over Reno in the women's scoring by winning both hurdles racers.
See full results at: http://www.nevadatrack.org/media/uploadedforms/CougarInvitationalSpanishSprings482.htm
There were four double winners in open events at the Richard Lewis Invitational at Moapa Valley HS. And none of them were in the same events an any of the others. On the boys side, Reindell Cole of Desert Pines won the long and high jumps. For the girls, Ashley Wimmer of Palo Verde on the 800 and 1,600, Talisha Lee of Rancho won both hurdles, and Tia Hatcher of Western won both sprints.
The biggest doubler of all was Cimarron Memorial High School, winners of both team titles, edging Bonanza, 105-102, for the boys crown and beating Palo Verde, 131-92, for the girls championship.
See full results at:
http://www.nevadatrack.org/media/uploadedforms/RichardLewisInvitational471.htm
Adam Timo of Snow Canyon beat Tyler Ashworth of Timpanogos on fewer misses as both cleared 6-8 in the high jump, the high point of the SSU Coliseum Championships.
There were doubles galore in this meet. Zane Taylor of Grand County won the discus by more than 40 feet with a 159-5 toss and also was victorious in the shot. Christie Lee of Canton Springs matched his weight double.
Jeremy Cox of Kearns won both hurdles. Silas Pimental of Timpanogos was a double sprint winner. Brent Young, also of Tampanogos, won the 2000-meter steeplechase and the 1,600, and Wendy Harris of Lund won the 1,600 and 3,200. Shaye Maurer of Cedar won the 100-meter hurdles and the high jump and was runner-up in two other events.
Weston Jones of Red Mesa crossed the border from Arizona to win the 3,200.
Chelsey Allen of Clearfield was the meet's only triple winner, taking the 100, 200, and 400.
Timpanogos was the boys and girls team winner.
See full results at: http://www.nevadatrack.org/media/uploadedforms/SUUInvitational469.htm
Larry Admiral scored a nice 200-400 double to highlight the Ron Resler Invitational at Boulder City High School outside Las Vegas.
See full results at http://www.nevadatrack.org/media/uploadedforms/RonReslerInvitationalComplete475.htm
Pat Delaplain scored a 400/800 double to lead McQueen to the boys team championship of the Bishop Manogue Invitational. McQueen beat Reed, 127.5 to 113. Joe Bartlett of the host school won the shot and discus. And Reno's Cameron Kroll vaulted 15-0 for the win.
Sarah Hartley of Douglas pulled off a triple jump-100-200 triple but Douglas's 99 points weren't enough to beat Reno's 143 and McQueen's 114.5.
See full results at: http://www.nevadatrack.org/media/uploadedforms/2006BishopManogueInvitational468.htm
See full results of Northwest Division Meet at: http://www.nevadatrack.org/media/uploadedforms/NorthwestDivisionMeet463.htm
Jesse Pullene of Spring Mountain won both hurdles and the high jump in the 1A-2A League meet at the Meadows School.
See full results at: http://www.nevadatrack.org/media/uploadedforms/1A-2ALeagueMeet453.htm
New Mexico
Highland's Jerrell Miller won three individual events and Matt Tebo of Eldorado scored an impressive altitude double to highlight the Albuquerque City Championships, always a deep and quality meet, this year being no exception. Complete Results
Miller won the 100, 200 (in 21.54) and the long jump while Tebo ran 9:14.56 and 4:18.88 at 5,200-feet.
LaCueva emerged as City champ with 114 points, beating Albuquerque Academy's 89 and Highland's 82.
Metro Albuquerque Top Ten List 4/30
Utah
Host Rawlins High School were easy winners in the boys and girls competition at the Carbon County Invitational.
See full results at:
http://209.90.122.252/runner/data/10964/732/result/Carbon%20County%20Invite%20Results%2006.htm
Wyoming
The Wyoming Track and Field Classic at Casper's Kelly Walsh High School produced four Dyestat Elite qualifying marks. Veronica Elseroad-Wall of the host school won the 300 hurdles in 43.96 and also triumphed in the 200. And Stacy Slight of Cody was a 2:13.05 winner in the 800.
On the boys side Cody's Ben Petersen vaulted 16-3 to beat teammate Nathan Kardos's 14-6. Wade Crawford of Sundance was the discus winner at 178-10. And Cheyenne Central's Brendan Ames won trhe 100, 200, and long jump, being the non-scorinbg meet's only triple winner.
See full results at: http://www.whsaa.org/scoreboards/track/2006wytrackfieldclassic.htm
Staci Reid won the 100 meters and the 300 hurdles and ran a leg on the winning 4 x 100 relay team to help Lusk eke out a 77.5-76 win over Morrill in the Goshen County Meet in Torrington. Sophomore Nick Cooley won both hurdles races and senior teammate Tom Hinman the shot and discus to help Morrill win the boys title, 75-63, over Lusk.
See full results at: http://209.90.122.252/runner/data/11294/730/result/Results.htm
Brett Armstrong was a quadruple winner for the home folks at the Bobcat Invitational at Thermopolis HS, taking the 100, 200, 400, and running leadoff on the winning 4 x 100 relay. But The Powell Panthers, paced by their own triple winner Kenny Smith, who took the high hurdles, long and triple jumps, were easy team winners with 130 points.
See full results at: runner/data/7330/721/result/Results,girls.htm
Emma Lee Stenmetz of Kelly Walsh and Jacob Gruver of Cheyenne East were double winners at the Casper Invite. She win the shot and discus and he the 100 and 200. Cody's Ben Peterson won the pole vault at 15-6.
See full results at: http://209.90.122.252/runner/data/9223/727/result/casperinviteresults.htm