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States - 1999 Outdoor - Utah

UHSTCA Newsletter

by Roger Buhrley

Sorry about the delay in getting a newsletter out. Things get a little hectic during April and May. I have been putting a little more effort into the rankings, etc., that have been going out over the e-mail. Several of the addresses that were given to me at the state meet have come back as undeliverable. If you have not been receiving (via e-mail) the rankings, state qualifying marks, this newsletter, etc., contact me at:

[email protected]

I will include you on the mailing list.

In the coaches meeting at State, it was agreed upon that Shane Quilling will continue as President of the UHSTCA, with Alan Hansen serving another year as Vice President. With the year of experience, some increased help from coaches, and a full frontal lobotomy, things should run smoothly next year. Contact either of them with any concerns you may have.

Arcadia Invitational

The small contingency of Utah athletes made their presence known at the premier in-season meet in the nation. Those making the trek to Arcadia were treated to ideal weather, outstanding competition, and a meet organized and officiated on a level not seen anywhere else. Every meet director should be required to attend the meet just to see some of the things that are done to make it such a special experience for the athletes, fans and coaches.

The Invited (elite) Session saw several Utah athletes compete well against the nation’s best. Bountiful’s Nan Evans placed 3rd in the 800 in 2:11.55, the #2 mark ever by a Utah athlete. Kearns’ Julia Ostler was 7th in the same race with a 2:14.84. Mountain View sophomore sensation Nic Arrhenius threw the discus 181'02 to place 7th, (yes 7th). His toss was the #4 all-time legitimate mark by a Utahn. It was interesting to stand next to John Godina and his coach, Art Venegas, and hear their comments about how advanced he is at this early stage. Davis’ Josh Sides placed 3rd in the shot put with a throw of 59'02. Weber’s Dan Vause made his late entry notable by finishing 5th in the 1600m run, with a time of 4:17.15. Davis’ Ben Gardner and Emery’s Daymon Visser were 7th and 8th in the 300m hurdles in 38.87 and 39.44. Visser was also 5th in the Seeded 110m hurdles with a time of 14.89. Dixie’s Cody Fonnesbeck found the head wind and stiff competition a little too much, finishing 8th in the 100m dash (11.18) and 7th in the 200 (22.73). Josh Cook of Davis cleared 14'06 to place 7th in the pole vault. East High Girl’s distance medley team placed 4th in 12:26.80, while Davis’ Boys’ distance medley finished 10th in 10:38.54. Kearns’ 4x400 relay team was 5th in 3:59.46.

SO LONG, FAREWELL

With the end of the 1999 track season, Utah will say goodbye to several athletes that have left their mark on the sport and dominated their events. Daymon Visser leaves Emery with several 3A titles in the 110m hurdles and 400m dash. Dixie’s Cody Fonnesbeck was nearly invincible in the sprints (until Bear River’s Lance Andersen appeared on the scene). He will take his talents to BYU for football and track. Davis’ Josh Sides joined a short, elite list of Utah athletes over 60 feet in the shot put. He was undefeated in Utah in the event his senior year. Viewmont’s Jeff Day and Davis’ Josh Cook staged many epic pole vault battles over the past two years, with both of them ending up high on the all-time list for Utah. Granger’s Nate Soelberg emerged as a force his senior year in the sprints and long jump, reaching the all-time list in both events. Ogden’s Riley Cook dominated the 3A State Championships with wins in all three distance events. He will continue his career under the guidance of Chick Hislop at Weber State. Box Elder’s Tyler Shaw could have probably placed in six-seven individual events at the state meet. His versatility will give WSU a great decathlete over the next four years. Dugway’s Brad Wyatt will take his skills in the pole vault (three State 1A titles), javelin (three State 1A titles), long jump, no 1999 1A MVP award, etc., to SUU. Weber’s Dan Vause leaves with his name at the top of the yearly ranking list in both the 800 and 1600. Bonneville’s Brett Cooper will take his speed to the gridiron at BYU. Timpview’s Nate Phillips leaves with the #7 all-time mark in the 300 hurdles.

For the ladies, nobody has dominated their events like Sarah Ellett of Wayne (#4 all-time in the 3200, 11 individual 1A track titles) and Nan Evans of Bountiful (#2 in the 800). Both will add depth to the already powerful distance corp at BYU. Layton’s outstanding hurdler, Kristina McKinley, will join her brother at Weber State. Weber High’s Dana Chapman will take her throwing skills to WSU, where she will also compete in soccer. Mountain View’s Ilene Dixon not only leaves the track, but also the cross country, soccer, and basketball scenes. Kristy Slade leaves (finally) after a great, long career at Hunter and the Dynamo’s. Kearn’s Bonnie Quilter leaves with the #2 all-time mark in the 300 hurdles, as well as the #1 marks in the medley and 4x400 relays. Spanish Fork’s Rachel Campbell departs with three state titles and a 2nd place finish in the javelin.

THEY’RE BACK

While the loss of so many great athletes will leave a void, several of those returning next year will keep things interesting. With 5A MVP Jake Garlick of West Jordan, Davis’ Ben Gardner and Hillcrest’s James Neslen returning, the all-time list in the hurdles will certainly take a beating. Mountain View’s Nic Arrhenius has two years to make an assault on brother Dan’s discus mark. Provo’s Josh Rohatinsky will return to make his claim as the best ever distance runner from Utah. Clearfield’s Tyler Crow came on strong at the end of the year and could challenge the all-time marks in the 200 and 400. Timpview’s David Szink will return and could crack the 48 second barrier in the 400. West Jordan’s Nic Bennion should make a serious assault on the 800 mark. If Mountain View’s Brett Andrus can break the school records in the 1600 and 3200, he will also have the family best marks and at least one all-time best mark for Utah. He will be pushed by most of his teammates who return from the National Championship Cross Country crew. Judge’s Duncan Lindquist and Skyline’s Shaun Vernon will provide challenges.

Returning on the ladies side are several athletes that could make 2000 the best year ever in Utah. Clearfield’s 5A MVP Candice Workman is already #2 on the all-time list in both the shot put and discus, and could put them out of reach. Distance marks galore should fall with Bingham’s Laura and Jackie Zeigle and Angie Campbell returning (for three more years!!!), along with Provo’s Kassi Anderson, Kearns’ Natalie Quilter, Viewmont’s Stephanie Bierwolf, East’s Phebe Ko, and Fremont’s Heidi Bouwhuis. All sprinting marks are in jeopardy with Mountain View’s Heather Houle, Alta’s Krystle Smart and Weber’s Kim Vanbeekum returning. Kearns’ Julia Ostler, Layton’s Nellie Hammons and Davis’ Chelsy Webb are back to battle in the long sprints. The long jump mark looks like a sure bet to fall with Roni Moore of Kearns having three more years to put it out of reach. Mountain View’s Lindsay Steele returns in the high jump and hurdles.

Several great athletes have been left off the lists as I don’t know their year in school. We need to include that as part of the meet entry info for the state meet. It would also be a big help to college coaches recruiting our athletes.

 

ALL-STAR INVITATIONAL

Many of the top athletes showed up to compete against each other for the last time May 22nd at East High School. A strong tailwind produced some great times in the dashes and straight hurdles. Granger’s Nate Soelberg clipped Dixie’s Cody Fonnesbeck at the finish of the 100 dash in 10.58. Taylorsville’s Joe Christensen won the 200 in 21.84. Jake Garlick was a triple winner with a 14.20 in the 110's, 37.93 in the 300 hurdles and also a leg in West Jordan’s medley relay (3:31.34). Josh Sides of Davis remained undefeated in the shot with a toss of 60'06.50", while Mountain View’s Nic Arrhenius ended the season without a loss in the discus, throwing 172'01". Jake Horspool of Box Elder increased his state-leading mark in the javelin with a throw of 209'00" on his last attempt. Orem’s duo of Dominic Espinoza (1:57.04 in the 800), and Golden Harper (4:25.03 in the 1600) returned to Happy Valley as winners. Logan’s Clark Bryner won the 3200 in 9:38.88. Jeff Day of Viewmont won the pole vault (14'09"), Jordan’s Merrill Scott the long jump (21'08.50"), and Bear River’s Clifton Palmer the high jump (6'06"). Box Elder won both the 4x100 (42.71) and 4x400 relays (3:23.15).

Weber’s Kim Vanbeekum was a double winner in the sprints, running 12.12 and 25.68. Davis’ Chelsy Webb repeated in the 400, running 58.08. Bountiful’s Nan Evans stepped up to the 1600 and won in 5:11.88. Kearns’ Bonnie Quilter ran the #2 time ever in Utah with her 43.70 in the 300 hurdles. The Lady Cougars dominated the meet with victories in the 800 (Julia Ostler, 2:18.80), high jump (Rachel Vorhies, 5'08"), long jump (Roni Moore, 17'09") and the 4x400m relay (3:59.42). Candice Workman of Clearfield was a double winner in the shot put (42'03") and discus (139'04"). Sarah Ellett of Wayne won the 3200 in 11:25.57, while Kristy Slade finished her high school career with a 15.09 win in the 100 hurdles. Granger’s Valu Muti won the javelin with a 122'02" throw. Murray won the 4x100 relay (49.45) and Fremont the medley (4:18.31).

POST-SEASON AWARDS

As selected by coaches, the Athlete, Coach and Performance of the Year awards were presented at the All-Star Meet. The Performance of the Year was based on the scoring table which starts with the average of the top ten performances in an event worth 1000 points.

Boys’ Athlete of the Year

1A- Jaycen Walter, Panguitch

2A- Yance Fawcett, North Summitt

3A- Riley Cook, Ogden

4A- Tyler Shaw, Box Elder

5A- Jake Garlick, West Jordan

Girls’ Athlete of the Year

1A- Sarah Ellett, Wayne

2A- Andrea Nixon, Millard

3A- Cynthia Losee, Delta

4A- Dana Chapman, Weber

5A- Candice Workman, Clearfield

Boys’ Performance of the Year

1A- Brad Wyatt, Dugway (193'03" in the javelin, 899 points)

2A- Jason Arthur, Grand County (156'03" in the discus, 848 points)

3A- Daymon Visser, Emery (14.29 in the 110m hurdles, 990 points)

4A- Nate Phillips, Timpview (37.67 in the 300m hurdles, 1002 points)

5A- Josh Sides, Davis (60'09.25" in the shot put, 1005 points)

Girls’ Performance of the Year

1A- Sarah Ellett, Wayne (11:15.81 in the 3200m run, 935 points)

2A- Laura Bracken, Enterprise (16'09" in the long jump, 890 points)

3A- Katie Farner, Bear River (18'02" in the long jump, 995 points)

4A- Nan Evans, Bountiful (2:12.38 in the 800m run, 1015 points)

5A- Candice Workman, Clearfield (149'08" in the discus, 1070 points)

Girls’ Coach of the Year

1A- Betsy Swynenburg, Dugway

2A- Doug Jolley, Millard

3A- Bob Corry, Cedar City

4A- Rod Jorgensen, Lone Peak

5A- Bob Ostberg, Kearns

Boys’ Coach of the Year

1A- Troy Norris, Panguitch

2A- Dave Peck, North Summitt

3A- Sandy MacSparran, Bear River

4A- Wes Roesler, Box Elder

5A- Kevin Fletcher, West Jordan

OFFICIALS NEEDED

The Utah Association of USA Track and Field will be hosting the Region X Junior Olympic Championships at BYU July 14 thru 17, 1999. Anyone interested in helping officiate should contact Timo Mostert at:

[email protected] or (801)492-1987

EDITORIALS

So you actually thought I could make it through a newsletter without expounding on some off-the-wall BS. Wrong. In as much as it has been so long since the last newsletter, I will keep them short, but leave them numerous. I will also assign each issue a number so that in future newsletters, I will just have to refer to the number, not go into details.

#1- Dates of State Championships! October 20th, May 12th and 13th? Only Alaska has an earlier date for Cross Country. I guess we continue running dual meets in 95 degree weather and leave little time for quality training just to make sure we get the state meet over before volleyball and football playoffs start and to give a rest to those who coach CC and hoops. In track, just as the weather gets good enough for quality performances, we check in the uniforms, once again in time to beat the baseball, soccer, softball playoffs.

#2- 4x800! In track and field, distance is where Utah excels on a national level. So we keep giving 11 mediocre sprinters and one long sprinter a chance to compete in relays at state, while ignoring our distance athletes?

#3- Girls’ Pole Vault! Maybe we should join the rest of the world and give our ladies an opportunity to compete in the most exciting event in track and field. Imagine Ilene Dixon, Bonnie Quilter, Misty Jorgensen, Heather Houle, etc., at the end of the runway attempting 12'. Maybe it doesn’t do anything for you, but....

#4- Pole Vault & Javelin Safety! As coaches, we need to do a much better job so we do not lose these events. Helmets, safety inspections, legal pits and covers, etc., will help the vault. Allowing athletes to jump on pits that do not conform to the minimum standards listed in the rules is inviting trouble. Just pay for an attorney’s boat now- that will save time. Keep the javelin out of the infield, unless you have a fence similar to the one surrounding Fort Knox to keep athletes and spectators out of the area.

#5- Get involved! When Shane and Alan ask for some help next year, commit a little time and effort into improving our sports. It’s too big a job for two people to do- especially when they also have teams to coach. Give some input- several cross country and track MVP’s win with three-four votes because coaches do not even turn in ballots.

#6- Change the State Track Meet Format! It’s gotten too big. Wouldn’t it be great to see an athlete receive a medal on the victory peristyle instead of grabbing it out of a plain, brown envelope behind the bleachers? Or attempt to throw a state record in the discus after getting more than two warmups (none between trials and finals)? Or have time for the announcer to recognize records as they happen instead of two hours later? BYU and the UHSAA do a great job of cramming 55 field events and 262 trial/final heats of running events through in two days. But "set, bang" for 10 straight hours does not give any time for the athletes to get prepared to compete at the highest level, nor be properly recognized for their accomplishments. This is the biggest meet in the lives of most of the competitors. Imagine the following scenario at the Olympic Games: "Top three finishers in the Men’s 100m Dash; 3rd; Maurice Greene, USA; 2nd; Linford Christie, Great Britain; and 1st, Frankie Fredericks, Namibia, in a time of 9.77. Pick up your medals at the IOC tent. Next event on the track, the finals of the ...." The state meet has taken on a definite "assembly line" feel. How about this format as an alternative?

Each classification conducts a meet of trials only the Saturday we normally have the State Championships. From these meets, the top eight/nine would advance to a one-day finals only State Championship with 1A-3A at SUU, and 4A-5A alternating between BYU and WSU. Splitting the meet would allow time for proper warmup, recognition of athletes, announcements as to what is going on in the field events, etc. Also, problems of entries, uniforms, etc., would already be taken care of the first week, allowing for a smooth, final day. It may take more involvement by the coaches, and also more volunteers, but it may be worth it. If that makes sense, we could modify it, go to work on it now, and it may become a reality when Y3K is an issue.

JAVELIN CHANGE

Just a reminder that starting next year, all javelins used in practice and competition must be IAAF. In many cases, the old standard high school javelins can be reconditioned to meet the IAAF standards. Contact Bart Jorgensen at Parks Sports or Keith Robinson at Springco for further information. Alan Hansen will be taking orders for a package deal for new javelins. Contact Alan at Fremont High if you are interested.

LAST MINUTE COLLEGE INFO

Congratulations to conference champions over the weekend: BYU Men’s and Women’s in the WAC; USU Men’s and Women’s in the Big West; and WSU Men’s in the Big Sky. WSU Women finished third. Some of the highlights from former Utah preps:

USU Men- Northridge’s James Parker won the discus (191'04) and hammer (223'07), both school records. He was also 3rd in the shot put (58'05). Spanish Fork’s Corey Murdock won the 110 hurdles (14.18) and 400 hurdles (50.76), and was 3rd in the 400 dash (46.46), just ahead of East’s David Stowell (47.04). Cottonwood’s Frank Torres was 2nd in the 5000 (14.43) and 6th in the 1500 (3:52.26). Skyview’s Matt Lamb placed 4th in the 800 (1:52.48). Murray’s Demetiro Cabanillas was 3rd in the 10,000 (31:39). Davis’ Mark Calvin came off the injured list to place 4th in the pole vault (16'11).

USU Women- American Fork’s Melissa Jensen placed 3rd in the 800 (2:09.91), while former teammate Jamie Hall was 2nd in the heptathlon (5257 points). Logan’s Holly Hansen was 3rd in the 1500 (4:30.86) and 4th in the 3000 (10:07). Clearfield Loni Spencer was 2nd in the 5000 (17:17).

WSU Men- Fremont’s Joel Atwater (3:50.28) and Weber’s Nate Hill (3:50.53) went 1-2 in the 1500. Atwater also picked up a 2nd in the 3000m steeplechase (8:56.64). Roy’s Jason Schoenfeld placed 3rd in the 5000 (14:33) and 2nd in the 10,000 (30.18). Viewmont’s Jed Johansen was 4th in the 10,000 (30:33). Davis’ David Blair won the hammer (200'08) and was 2nd in the discus (179'05), both school records. Bountiful’s Ryan Smith placed 2nd in the javelin (218'07). Bingham’s Lee Lorenz won the 800 in 1:49.82 to join coaches Dan Dean (ex) and Craig Fletcher in the elite four-person sub-1:50 list at WSU. Ogden’s T.L. Bartlett placed 3rd in the high jump.

WSU Women- Clearfield Stephanie Hansen (2:09.28) and Weber’s Kristy Kippen (2:09.32) placed 2nd and 3rd in the 800. Kippen was also 3rd in the 1500 (4:28). Roy’s Annie Allred placed 5th in the 400 hurdles (1:02.27). Ogden’s Brooke Marcheschi-Cottle won the high jump (5'08), while Weber’s Summer Schenck was 2nd in the 10,000 (35:19). Logan’s Heather Allen placed 3rd in the shot put (45'02). Bonneville’s Heidi Weir-Hess won the 5000 (16:39).

BYU Men- Provo’s Nathan Robison placed 3rd in the 1500 (3:51.92). East’s Slade Combs was 4th in the 110 hurdles (13.90). Provo’s Alan Gulledge was 5th in the pole vault (16'01) and Orem’s Eric Crow took 2nd in the high jump (6'11).

BYU Women- East’s Elizabeth Jackson 9:45) and Orem’s Tara Haynes (10:02) were 1st and 4th in the 3000. Highland’s Lindsay Jones placed 3rd in the 1500 (4:32) while Orem’s Kara Ormond won the 5000 (16:52). Bear River’s Holly Gibbons was 3rd in the 400 hurdles (59.25). Mountain View’s Amy Curtis was 2nd in the javelin (148'00) and Shauna Rohbock 4th (143'10).

Utah Men- All-American Jeff Siminoch of Tooele won the 5000 (14:52).

I apologize now for Utah prep athletes left off the results. I had a hard time tracking things down.

FALL SCHEDULE

Aug 28 Grass Relays @ American Fork

Sep 4 Utah County Invitational @ Pleasant Grove

Sep 11 Oregon Trail Invitational @ Vale, OR.

Sep 11 Huntsville 5K @ Huntsville City Park (sponsored by Weber State CC)

Sep 18 Murray Invitational @ Murray City Park

Sep 18 Cottonwood Invitational @ Cottonwood High School

Sep 25 Wahsatch Rendezvous @ Cottonwood Complex

Oct 2 Orem Kiwanis Invitational @ UVSC

Oct 20 State Championships @ Sugarhouse Park

Future information concerning summer meets (NCAA’s, Great Southwest, Golden West, National Scholastic, etc.) will be sent via e-mail. If you haven’t been receiving anything from me, and are interested in getting the info, or if you have info you would like to get out to coaches, media, etc., e-mail me at:

[email protected]

 

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