Indoor Track Update - 2/8

Darts - 

We are down to the final 2 weeks of the indoor season. I hope that you are fired up to finish strong - both in the workouts and the races. The outdoor practices will officially begin on February 26th. Great job so far to all who have been participating with the indoor group, and great job with the workouts so far, those of you who are in the track class. Keep working hard, find your reason to compete and get better, and make sure you are taking care of yourselves - we want to stay healthy through May. Hydrate daily, fuel yourself with good nutrition, get the rest you need each night, warm up and cool down properly, and keep your minds and bodies healthy!! We have a great outdoor season in front of us.

Boise Indoor Meet: A small group of Darts traveled to Boise this past weekend for the New Balance Boise meet. We went up 2 years ago and ran the 4 x 800 and we may look into adding this meet into our normal rotation. It is a fast track with some pretty good competition. Our Darts competed hard and made us proud. The highlight of the meet was the 4 x 800m relays. The girls started us off with a strong first place finish in 9:28.02 - it is the #2 time in Davis school history, the #3 time in Utah state history, and the #13 time in the U.S. this year. Tatum Beard, Miah Weaver, Ally Geisler, and Josey Hedquist ran on the relay team. The girls set the right tone for our boys who raced right after. The boys ran a school record 7:49.59 (the old record was 8:01 from 2013) - and it is the 2nd fastest time in Utah history (indoor or outdoor) - the only team to ever run faster was the 1998 Bingham team who ran 7:47.88 (my little brother was on the Bingham team). It is also the fastest time in the U.S. so far this year (#2 at 7:50). Stokton killed the opening split with 1:56.9, Colter ran smart and strong with 1:59.2, Josh got after it with a 1:56.9, and Logan wrapped it up with 1:56.2. 400 meters into Logan's leg, another team was making their final exchange and didn't get off the track - Logan tried to dodge him, but had a collision that nearly caused him to completely stop - but he still managed an impressive split (most likely would have been in the 1:54.5 range). I love watching the relays because somehow athletes find a way to dig deeper for their teammates. It was definitely a TEAM effort for both the boys and the girls. 2nd place on each side was an all-star team comprised of nearly 250 athletes from 30 schools from Boise and surrounding areas. 

Here are the Davis results from the Boise meet:

Girls 60m Dash

21. Elise Berning - 8.28 (PR)

Girls 60m Hurdles

9. Jordan Barnett - 9.62 (PR)

12. Megan Rowe - 9.77 (PR)

Girls 200m Dash

21. Jordan Barnett 27.18 (PR)

25. Elise Berning 27.36

28. Megan Rowe 27.54 (PR)

Girls 400m Dash

6. Jordan Barnett - 1:00.13 (PR, Davis #3 All Time)

8. Elise Berning - 1:02.02 (PR)

9. Megan Rowe - 1:02.32 (PR)

Girls One Mile 

3. Aubrey Argyle - 5:11.59

4. Ally Geisler - 5:13.10 (PR)

10. Tatum Beard - 5:22.51 (PR)

11. Miah Weaver - 5:25.55

13. Sam Hedquist - 5:28.55 (PR)

21. Josey Hedquist - 5:37.25

Girls Two Mile

2. Aubrey Argyle 11:04.57

4. Sam Hedquist 11:40.67 (PR)

Boys 60m Dash

25. Jordan Goldsberry - 7.44

Boys 60m Hurdles

3. Palmer Flood - 8.69/8.73

9. Jaron Erickson - 8.64/9.12

Boys 200m Dash

13. Jordan Goldsberry - 23.34

18. Palmer Flood - 23.56

23. Jaron Erickson - 23.95

Boys 400m Dash

5. Jordan Goldsberry - 51.57 (PR)

6. Palmer Flood - 51.68 (PR)

22. Jaron Erickson - 54.97

Boys One Mile

3. Josh Ward - 4:19.86 (PR)

5. Logan MacKay - 4:24.22 (PR)
6. Stokton Smith - 4:24.47 (PR)

16. Colter Blanchard - 4:33.56 (PR)

17. Camren Todd - 4:35.04

18. Bryce Ferguson - 4:35.39 (PR)

20. Frasier Williamson - 4:37.88 (PR)
22. Colton Rimann - 4:40.83 (PR)
29. Daniel Tumblin - 4:44.77

30. Zach Wilde - 4:44.84

35. Mitch Perry - 4:49.50

43. Brandon Peters - 4:55.66

Boys Two Mile

7. Camren Todd - 9:48.13

8. Colton Rimann - 9:50.23 (PR)

10. Bryce Ferguson - 9:51.25 (PR)

16. Frasier Williamson - 9:56.28 (PR)

20. Daniel Tumblin - 10:09.17

24. Zach Wilde - 10:19.73

27. Mitch Perry - 10:26.90

30. Brandon Peters - 10:35.40

Utah Distance Challenge - The Distance Challenge is this Friday (February 13th) at the Olympic Oval in Kearns. The only events are the 400m, 800m, 1600m, and 3200m. We encourage all sprinters and hurdlers to come and race the 400m. The cost is $5. You will need to get yourself to the meet. The events begin at 5:00pm. This is a meet that our team is in charge of - so I am looking for a few volunteer helpers. If you are interested - please let me know sometime this week. You can see more information at www.utahdistancechallenge.blogspot.com  

Simplot Games - February 19-21. We will be taking up nearly 100 athletes to run in the Simplot Games. Your waivers and money are due this Thursday (February 12th). Please make the checks out to 'Davis County Running Club'. I will send out more information about Simplot this week. Let me know if you have any questions. 

Indoor TEAM Pictures - We will take a TEAM photo this Wednesday after school. Please come for the picture if you have participated in indoor track this year.

Long Sleeve Shirts - the 2nd order of shirts should come in 8-10 days. You may now pay in the office ($20 per shirt) - If you have not yet paid for your shirts please do so as soon as you can. 

Strider's Shoe Night - We will have a TEAM night at Striders in Layton on Wednesday, February 25th from 5:00-7:00pm. They will be offering special team discounts on trainers and track spikes and they will have a great variety of spikes for all events. 

Thanks!

Lets wrap up the indoor season with some PRs and season bests in the final two meets of the year.

- Coach Talley