Darts -
It's hard to believe that Spring is already here. It is starting to feel like track season outside. We are going to officially start outdoor track this week, and I hope you are all as excited as I am about the season we have in front of us. It is shaping up to be one of our greatest seasons in many ways. We have a busy first few weeks - so please refer to the items below to make sure you are ready. You can see the season meet schedule at www.darttrack.blogspot.com you can also follow us on Twitter (@davistrackandxc), Instagram (@davistrackandxc) and join the Facebook TEAM page (Davis Track & Field).
Outdoor Track Meeting - We will meet on Thursday (February 25th) at 2:30 in the Main Gym (or the Auxiliary Gym). Everyone should be in attendance. We will NOT work out after the meeting.
Simplot Games - This might have been our greatest Simplot games yet. We set a record for the most athletes from one school at the Simplot Games with 113 athletes - breaking last year's record of 111. We set a Simplot Games record with 36 relay teams in the meet - also breaking last year's record of 35. We tied a team record with 24 individual athletes qualifying for finals. We also tied our team record with 14 relays racing on Saturday. And we set a new team record with 102 team points (scoring the top 8 places). Our previous best was 83 points last year and our 3rd best ever is 62 points in 2014. And just as important as all of those TEAM and Simplot records was the drive, positive attitude, and unity that we saw from each of our athletes. Our TEAM is most definitely something special, and it showed throughout the Simplot Games. I was very proud of the way you all competed with heart and Davis Pride, and I was also very happy with the way you all conducted yourselves off the track - in the stands and at the hotel. Thank you so much for making your coaches proud.
We had so many highlights throughout the games. We talked about a lot of the Thursday-Friday highlights in that very hot Simplot hotel meeting Friday night. I would like to cover some of the Saturday highlights. Our field events are looking very strong. Matt Calvin was being cautious with a tight hamstring, but still nearly got his pole vault PR - he finished 4th with 14'09 - our best Simplot pole vault finish in over 13 years. Hunter Simonsen and Nate Allred both cleared 6'05 for 4th and 5th place. Hunter also finished 6th in the long jump with an indoor PR of 21'05. They were our highest jumps finishes in over 13 years. In the sprints, Melanie Sullivan had the highlight of the day with a 57.12 performance in the 400m Dash. It breaks the school record she set 2 weeks ago by over a full second (58.17). Melanie was 7th and was the top Utah finisher in a very good field. Jake Moffett also performed well in the 60m Dash, tying his PR with 7.16 - good enough for 13th overall (and 2nd from Utah). In the hurdles, Jaron Erickson set a new PR of 8.35 and finished 7th - just barely out of the medals; it is the Davis #3 All Time mark. In the distance races, Logan MacKay set a new School and Utah State record with 1:52.64 in a very hard fought 800m race for 2nd. It is the #4 mark in the U.S. so far this season. Courtney Wayment led 6 Davis girls in the 1600m finals with her 3rd place finish in 4:59.07. Ally and Aubrey finished 11th and 12th in the 1600m with very strong efforts after the 4 x 800m relay. Alicia Halverson was the only 9th grader to make finals in the 1600 and she finished with her PR of 5:24.20. Our boy milers were all in the fast heat, but had all run previous relay races - Frasier was still able to pull off a solid PR of 4:28.60. In the 3200, we had 3 girls make the finals - Sarah Waddoups finished on the podium with 6th in 11:29, Sammy Hedquist ran an indoor PR of 11:31, and Abi Waddoups (just a 9th grader) fought hard after getting tripped early to finish 13th in 11:49. They ran a great team race and helped each other throughout the race. Camren Todd finished 10th in probably the fastest EVER Simplot Games 3200m. Camren ran a very strong 9:26 (less than a second off of his PR). To give a comparison, in 2007 Jared Ward (as a senior) won the Simplot 3200m in 9:29. He (as you know) is now on the U.S. Olympic Marathon team.
The relays are always the highlight of the Saturday - and this was our top relay year EVER. We finished 1st in three of the relays, and an extremely close (and exciting) 2nd in 3 more relays. The girls and boys both won the 4 x 800m relay. The girls (Aubrey, Alicia, Jenna, and Ally) ran 9:40 and won by almost 10 seconds; all 4 girls also raced in the 1600m finals. It was our first 1st place finish ever for the girls. The boys 4 x 800 (Frasier, Bryce, Jason, and Colter) kept it a bit closer as they ran 8:05 and won by just over 1 second. It is our 5th 1st place finish in 7 years for the boys. We finished a close 2nd in both of the medley relays. The girls (Ruby Jane, Megan, Gabi, and Jenna) were 2nd by only .57 seconds. It was a tremendous effort from all 4 girls. Our girls B Team (Becky, Rachel, Kenzie, and Miah) nearly made the podium with strong 7th place finish - the only B Team to make finals. The boys medley relay (McGyver, Jake, Sawyer, and Colter) was even closer as Colter gave all he had to come back from 5th place and catch the leader with less than 100m to go - it was a tight finish, and we were only .09 out of 1st. It was one of the most exciting races of the meet. The girls and boys 4 x 400 relays finished us off with more excitement. The girls A team (BriAnna, Ruby Jane, Ally, and Melanie) got the victory in 3:58 - only the 2nd Davis team and 3rd team ever from Utah to go under 4:00 indoors. And our B Team (Megan, Rachel, Brittney, and Courtney) also made the podium in 6th place - also the only B Team in the finals. The Boys 4 x 400 (Jake, McGyver, Kelton, and Logan) shattered our school record by 3 seconds with a very impressive 3:24.85 - just .22 out of first place. It is the 3rd fastest indoor 4 x 400 ever run by a Utah team. Logan nearly pulled off the come from behind victory with his final split of 49.7. In all, we had 3 relay teams take 2nd by .88 combined seconds. Great efforts - and very fun to watch all of the relays throughout the 2 days. There is something about digging deeper for your teammates in a relay that always gets me fired up.
While we had many strong performances throughout the 3 days and a ton of athletes who were in multiple (4+ races or events), I felt the most impressive came on Saturday from Jenna Connell with her 1600-800-800 triple - running two fantastic relay 800m legs and finishing the day with a 2:18.6 PR in her 5th race of the weekend. And from Colter Blanchard who showed a ton of guts in his two 800m anchor relay legs (1:58-1:56) - both coming down to the wire - and then convincing me to let him run the 1600m finals as his 3rd race of the day and 5th race of the meet. Both showed a ton of courage, fearlessness, and TEAM sacrifice and they are definitely our BEASTS of the MEET.
A special thanks to all parents and coaches that helped to make this trip happen. It is a challenge to have 100+ athletes at the Simplot Games - and it is only possible because we have some outstanding support. We are so grateful for good parents and we are so thankful for the trust you give us. Also - thanks for raising some outstanding kids (on and off the track). If I owe any parents gas money, please don't be afraid to send your son or daughter in to ask. Thanks!!!!!!
This Week's Schedule -
Monday - Track Class. No After School Practice
Tuesday - No Practice
Wednesday - Track Class. No After School Practice
Thursday - Track Meeting - 2:30 in the Main Gym (or the Auxiliary Gym)
Friday - Track Class and After School Practice (2:45) - Apparel Order Due
Saturday - No Practice
Simplot Results
Boys -
60m Hurdles
7. Jaron Erickson - 8.54 in trials; 8.35 in finals - Davis #3 All Time; 1st from Utah; Utah #14 All Time
21. Hunter Simonsen - 8.75 - Davis #7 All Time, 3rd from Utah
23. Taylor Southwick - 8.80 - 4th from Utah
24. Caleb Kamalu - 8.93 - 5th from Utah
30. Kelton Johnson - 9.11 - 6th from Utah
36. Andrew Simonse - 9.17 - 7th from Utah
47. Tyler Seely - 9.59
60m Dash
13. Jake Moffett - 7.30 in trials; 7.16 in finals - Davis #5 All Time; 2nd from Utah
35. Riley Stringham - 7.47
55. Christian Kamalu - 7.66
70. Matt Beecher - 7.77
200m Dash
64. Sawyer Anderl - 24.96
71. Jack Niederhauser - 25.13
80. Johnny Jergensen - 25.28
94. Josh Funk - 26.01
400m Dash
30. McGyver Clark - 53.61
56. Cade Hyde - 55.13
79. Josh Gardner - 56.98
800m Run
2. Logan MacKay - 1:59.11 in trials; 1:52.64 in Finals - SCHOOL RECORD!! STATE RECORD!! - Utah #1 All Time; U.S. #4
33. Jason Lang - 2:06.55
44. Nate Sheffield - 2:08.52
58. Dallin Larsen - 2:10.66
60. Carson Cox - 2:11.22
85. Ethan Anderson - 2:15.83
1600m Run
16. Frasier Williamson - 4:28.60 in Finals
21. Colter Blanchard - 4:31.27 in Finals (3rd race of the day)
25. Bryce Ferguson - 4:33.91 in Finals
*Trials Results not currently posted online
3200m Run
10. Camren Todd - 9:31.64 in trials; 9:26.92 in Finals
17. Colton Rimann - 9:41.87
24. Danny Tumblin - 9:54.78
27. Josh Peters - 9:56.25
35. Matt Ward - 10:07.40
44. Devin Jaster - 10:18.46
46. Daniel Harris - 10:18.83
55. Zach Moncur - 10:34.48
4 x 200m Relay
17. A Team - Riley, Matt, Taylor, Sawyer - 1:38.0
31. B Team - Josh F, Josh G, Johnny J, Jack N - 1:41.0
Medley Relay
2. A Team - McGyver, Jake, Sawyer, Colter - 3:38.44 in trials; 3:36.84 in finals - Davis #3 All Time; Utah #6 All Time
10. B Team - Riley, Matt, Taylor, Bryce/Jason - 3:45.33 in trials; 3:46.62 in Finals
22. D Team - Connor, Andrew, Hunter, Matt - 3:53.82
25. C Team - Seth, Josh, Caleb, Jacob V - 3:55.50
31. E Team - Nate, Johnny, Jack, Daniel - 3:58.08
33. F Team - Carson, Carter, Josh, McKay - 3:58.82
41. G Team - Lance, Kalvin, Kaleb, Randy - 4:04.12
42. H Team - Devin, Tyler, Cade, Josh P - 4:05.06
4 x 400m Relay
2. A Team - Jake, McGyver, Kelton, Logan - 3:35.06 in trials; 3:24.85 in Finals - SCHOOL RECORD!! Utah #3 All-Time
31. E Team - Daniel H, Adam, CJ, Tyler - 3:54.31
33. B Team - Devin, Josh W., Josh P, Porter - 3:54.52
38. D Team - Jared, Zach, Spencer, Lance - 3:57.21
44. C Team - Seth, Zach, Britton, Branson - 4:02.77
4 x 800m Relay
1. A Team - Frasier, Bryce, Jason, Colter - 8:05.40
8. B Team - Kelton, Danny, Brigham, Dallin - 8:24.73
9. C Team - Josh C, Adam, Connor, Carson - 8:27.27
Long Jump
6. Hunter Simonsen - 21'05 - Davis #3 All Time
Andrew Simonsen, Caleb Kamalu, and Carter Hardy had some good attempts in the trials
Triple Jump
Carter Hardy got close to the qualifying mark in the trials
High Jump
4. Hunter Simonsen - 6'05; 2nd from Utah
5. Nate Allred - 6'05; 3rd from Utah
Andrew Simonsen nearly made the 5'11 qualifying height
Pole Vault
4. Matt Calvin - 14'09; 1st from Utah
Taylor Southwick and Christian Kamalu were both close in qualifying
Shot Put
Eli Beard hit the line at 45'00 in the qualifying
Weight Throw
11. Eli Beard - 44'11.75 - Davis #13 All Time; 2nd from Utah
Girls
60m Hurdles
18. Ruby Jane - 9.47 in trials; 9.73 in finals - Davis #5 All Time, 2nd from Utah
23. Megan Rowe - 9.72 - 4th from Utah
72. Kassidy Webb - 11.78
60m Dash
64. Gabi Uboldi - 8.58
86. Corina Price - 9.00
200m Dash
57. Kenzie Sagers - 28.81
88. Ellie Anderson - 29.77
95. Miranda Baird - 30.11
101. Kimberlin Cox - 30.41
400m Dash
7. Melanie Sullivan - 59.07 in Trials; 57.12 in Finals - SCHOOL RECORD!! 1st from Utah; Utah #8 All Time
22. BriAnna Gipson 1:01.52
30. Becky Swanson - 1:02.47
69. Sydney Larsen - 1:07.64
800m Run
41. Rachel Clouse - 2:33.36
55. Jennica Robinson - 2:36.48
69. Malaree Wood - 2:41.98
71. Sarah Ferrell - 2:42.33
83. Autumn Jenkins - 2:49.21
98. Camren Bunch - 3:05.00
101. Erin Berry - 3:18.45
1600m Run
3. Courtney Wayment - 5:03.66 in trials; 4:59.07 in finals; 2nd from Utah
11. Ally Geisler - 5:14.21 in trials; 5:14.60 in finals; 7th from Utah
12. Aubrey Argyle - 5:14.81 in trials; 5:14.74 in finals; 8th from Utah
23. Jenna Connell - 5:19.09 in trials; 5:21.37 in finals
27. Alicia Halverson - 5:31.21 in trials; 5:24.20 in finals - only 9th grader to make finals!
32. Grace Neuenschwander - 5:29.41 in trials; 5:28.15 in finals
39. Miah Weaver - 5:32.84
72. Haylee Downey - 5:47.74
86. Sydney Zuagg - 5:52.58
93. Madeline English - 5:54.48
96. Sydney Rayl - 5:55.10
100. Megan Allart - 5:56.51
105. Jane Anderson - 5:58.34
110. Natalie Olsen - 6:00.00
112. Sara Miller - 6:00.24
115. Madeline Johnson - 6:01.72
120. Sarah Ferrell - 6:03.30
132. Addy Rich - 6:07.95
149. Kate Stuart - 6:16.05
157. Amber Berry - 6:19.43
162. Krystal Wood - 6:23.16
167. Louisa Twitchell - 6:26.80
3200m Run
6. Sarah Waddoups - 11:43.46 in trials; 11:29.50 in finals; Davis #8 All Time
7. Sam Hedquist - 11:44.71 in trials; 11:31.65 in finals; Davis #10 All Time
13. Abi Waddoups - 11:49.77 in trials; 11:49.36 in finals
4 x 200m Relay
10. A Team - Brianna, Brittney, Gabi, Melanie - 1:47.62 in trials; 1:46.87 in finals
51. B Team - Corina, Lauren, Malaree, Miranda - 2:03.85
Medley Relay
2. A Team - Ruby Jane, Megan, Gabi, Jenna - 4:20.09 in trials; 4:14.38 in finals - Davis #5 All Time; Utah #9 All Time
7. B Team - Becky, Rachel, Kenzie, Miah - 4:29.88 in trials; 4:26.68 in finals
31. D Team - Kassidy, Kimberlin, Whitney, Megan - 4:46.79
32. C Team - Jane, Ellie, Corina, Jennica - 4:46.88
37. G Team - Sydney, Lauren, Kathryn, Sara - 4:50.83
38. E Team - Malaree, Ashley, Miranda, Madeline - 4:52.14
4 x 400m Relay
1. A Team - BriAnna, Ruby Jane, Ally, Melanie - 4:08.97 in trials; 3:58.47 in finals - Davis #2 All Time; Utah #3 All Time
6. B Team - Megan, Rachel, Brittney, Courtney - 4:08.47 in trials; 4:08.79 in finals
18. D Team - Sydney, Sydnee, Haylee, Natalie - 4:34.36
24. E Team - Addy, Maddie, Kate, Louisa - 4:45.90
33. F Team - Krystal, Cameron, Erin, Amber - 5:13.98
4 x 800m Relay
1. A Team - Aubrey, Alicia, Jenna, Ally - 9:40.92
9. C Team - Sheridan, Sydney, Sydnee, Bailey - 10:18.00
10. B Team - Miah, Grace, Jennica, Hayley - 10:19.67
Long Jump
Kassidy and Ashley had some good jumps at the qualifying mark
High Jump
Whitney and Kimberlin both were close with jumps at the 5'01 qualifying mark
Pole Vault
Ashley and Ashley both had solid jumps at the 9'09 qualifying mark
Shot Put
Kathryn had some throws near 33'in the qualifying
Weight Throw
7. Kathryn Wilde - 35'09.50 - Davis #3 All Time; 2nd from Utah
Coaches 200m
Stephanie Jolley - 27.96
Coaches 1600m
Coach Talley - 4:35.73
Coach Timothy - 4:37.74 - PR
Stefanie Talley - 5:40.74
