Darts,
Simlot Summary - The Simplot Games were a great
finish to a very strong indoor track season. It feels nearly impossible
to try to describe the excitement, teamwork, and emotions of this past
weekend. We were certainly proud of the efforts that each of you gave.
Thank you for being such a great group - well behaved, energetic, and
definitely entertaining on the track. I would argue with anyone that we
were the best program there - and not just in how well we performed -
but in the quality of people that we have on our TEAM. I am sure
grateful for all of your hard work and sacrifices that make our program
what it is. I want to especially thank our seniors who have put so much
into this TEAM for the past 3-4 years.
Simplot only happened
because a lot of people were willing to get involved. I am so grateful
for such supportive parents who were willing to help so much with this
trip. I am also grateful for the best coaching staff in the world -
amazing people who give time and energy away from families - all because
of their love for you and for the sport. We are so lucky to have Shawna
Cox, Ben Jacobsen, Ashlee Cannon, Jeff Agnello, Tony Hill, Justin
Beard, Paul Timothy, and Brad Anderson helping us out every day (in
addition to a few others who will be helping with outdoor). Make sure to
show your appreciation for them in any way you can.
It was a
weekend full of highlights. First of all, we were once again the biggest
and definitely the loudest TEAM at the meet. We set a new TEAM record
with 111 athletes competing in the meet. We had 19 individuals make
finals in their events. We had a record total of 35 relay teams. 14 of
our relay teams competed in the finals on Saturday (tying the team
record). We had relay teams in all 8 finals - and we had relay teams
finish in the top 6 (making the podium) in 7 of the 8 relays - something
no team has ever done. There were 2 relays where we had 2 teams on the
podium (girls and boys 4 x 800). We brought home 40 Simplot medals for
top 6 finishes - more than we ever have before (the old record was 32).
We had 2 new school records - Aubrey Argyle in the 3200m, and the boys
medley relay of Palmer Flood, Jacob Moffett, Jaron Erickson, and Josh
Ward (3:34.47) who missed the indoor state record by only .06 seconds.
We had 2 relay teams who won the gold - the girls medley (Jordan
Barnett, Elise Berning, Brittney Rounkles, and Josey Hedquist) and the
boys 4 x 800 relay (Colter Blanchard, Josh Ward, Stokton Smith, and
Logan MacKay).
You were lucky on Saturday if you got to witness
it in person. There were so many great moments. Some of the most
memorable: Josh Ward running for the win in the morning 1600 with 4:19
(ending up in 5th overall); the girls 4 x 800 holding off American Fork
for 2nd place; the boys 4 x 800 "cruising" for the victory for the 2nd
year in a row (with the same 4 boys); Josey Hedquist running a killer
anchor leg of 2:18 and holding off the California all-star team for the
victory in the girls medley (so much fight in her over that final 100m);
Nate Allred clearing 6'05 and making the podium right after the girls
medley win; Josh Ward running gutsy in his 3rd race of the day and
making an awesome move with 250m to go in the medley relay, securing 2nd
place and a school record (1:55.9 split); Matt Calvin clearing 14'00
not long after the boys medley; Ty Hinds with the nastiest inside pass
off the first turn in the anchor leg of the boys 4 x 200m - going by 2
teams in a split second and getting us on the podium. Logan MacKay
coming back in his 2nd 800 of the day to run a PR 1:54.37 for 3rd place
and a Davis #2 all-time mark (fastest ever from a Davis athlete at
Simplot); Aubrey running patient and tough in the 3200 for the school
record of 10:55 (beating the old school record by only 1 second); Jordan
Barnett anchoring our girls 4 x 400 and running the 2nd place team down
over the final 200m; and the boys 4 x 400 relay putting us on the
podium to end the meet. And it is also always a highlight for me to get
the opportunity to race in front of my TEAM - not because I like to show
off or anything - but honestly because I love the energy I feel from
your cheers and your encouragement and your support. It is invigorating
and inspiring. I am not as fast as I ran - it only happened because your
energy made my feet swift, my legs light, my thoughts positive, and my
heart strong. In addition to those Saturday highlights, I was constantly
impressed by what I saw from each of you: A TEAM full of athletes
giving their all, caring about one another, cheering for one another,
going after personal bests, inspiring each other, inspiring other teams
and athletes, and being CHAMPIONS in every way. I could not be more
proud of this group.
All that being said, we also had our
challenges at the meet - and I was just as pleased with how we handled
the tough times. It is not very easy to stay positive through injuries,
illnesses, fatigue, and bad days - but we did a good job staying united
and stepping up in places to help our teammates out. If you have an
injury,
stay patient - your time will come. If you were not happy with your performance, if you were disappointed in your effort or your ability - my main advice is to
stay positive and keep working.
The next month is all about preparation. We are going to get back to
work and really focus on getting ready for later opportunities to prove
ourselves as individuals and as a TEAM. Keep your head up, look to the
future, work hard, put a lot of heart and desire into what you are
doing, and at the end of it all, you will be satisfied with yourself. If
it is hard at this point, DON'T GIVE UP!
Lastly, I wanted to
recognize a few of the work horses - people who ran in 4 or more races
over the 3 day period. We had a lot of people really step up, and fight
through pain to make our TEAM stonger (the ones in bold ran 5 races) -
Josh Ward, Colter Blanchard,
Ally Geisler,
Tatum Beard,
Josey Hedquist, Jordan Goldsberry, Riley Stringham,
Jacob Moffett, BriAnna Gipson,
Brittney Rounkles,
Olivia Richards,
Elise Berning, Keslee Stephenson,
Kenzie Sagers, McGyver Clark,
Jaron Erickson,
Megan Rowe, Rachel Clouse, Ruby Jane Matthewson, Tiahna Cipriano, Anna
Ferrell, and Dallin Larsen. And Palmer Flood ran the most of all with 6
races - 2 hurdle races and 4 400s. Sorry if I missed someone on this
list.
Other Important Items:
Shoe/Spike Night at Striders
- Wednesday (2/25) from 5-7pm at the Layton store on Hill Field Road.
15% off training shoes and 20% off spikes for Davis athletes and
families. There are also some clearance shoes and spikes already marked
at 40% off. It is a great night to check out Striders if you have not
been there before. (The basketball playoff game starts at 7:10 in Ogden
that night - so show up early).
MacFarland, USA -
For anyone interested, we are having a TEAM movie night at Farmington
Station on Thursday (2/26). The movie is a true story about a cross
country team from California. The show time is 7:00pm. Show up early so
we can buy tickets in the same general area. You will have to buy your
own tickets and any concessions you would like. Ticket costs are $9.00
per person.
Outdoor Track Meeting - Will be after school
this Thursday (2/26) - we will plan on meeting at 2:30 in the large gym.
If it is not available, we will meet in the small gym. All those in the
track class should attend. We will have a relatively short meeting,
hand out some information, and then we will have our first official
outdoor practice. Bring warm clothes, it might be cold this week. Please
spread the word to anyone you know who is interested in outdoor track.
Eligibility -
All of your eligibility requirements for outdoor track are due by
Wednesday, March 4th. I sent out an email not too long ago. I am going
to send that email out again tonight. Please let me know if you have any
questions. You will need to fulfill all of the requirements in order to
participate in outdoor track.
Simplot Results (full results can be found at www.simplotgames.com)
Boys Results
60m Hurdles
Jaron Erickson - 8.59 (12th) #2 from Utah
Palmer Flood - 8.82 (16th) #3 from Utah
McGyver Clark - 9.20 (39th) PR
Ben Godfrey - 9.22 (40th) PR
Taylor Southwick - 9.28 (44th) PR
Tyler Seeley - 9.57 (51st) PR
60m Dash
Ty Hinds - 7.38 (29th) #3 from Utah
Jacob Moffett - 7.51 (44th) - #7 from Utah
Matt Calvin - 7.61 (52nd) PR
200m Dash
Jordan Goldsberry - 23.62 (27th) #6 from Utah
Riley Stringham - 24.72 (59th)
Luis Merida - 25.77 (100th) PR
Josh Gardner - 25.86 (102nd)
Logan Baird - 27.02 (128th)
400m Dash
Cade Hyde - 55.81 (64th) PR
Eduardo Castillo - 57.04 (81st)
800m Run
Logan MacKay - 1:54.37 (3rd) PR; Davis #2 All Time; Utah #8 All-Time
Dallin Larsen - 2:01.96 (15th) PR; Davis #17 All Time
Adam Aposhian - 2:09.01 (47th)
Jason Lang - 2:10.13 (51st)
Jackson Rayl - 2:12.98 (59th)
Colton Rimann - 2:15.95 (68th)
Ethan Anderson - 2:16.01 (69th)
Kelton Johnson - 2:17.77 (76th)
1600m Run
Josh Ward - 4:19.68 (5th)
Stokton Smith - 4:24.27 (10th)
Colter Blanchard - 4:39/4:31 in trials (32nd)
Frasier Williamson - 4:36.52 (38th)
Daniel Tumblin - 4:40.34 (61st)
Zach Wilde - 4:41.20 (63rd) PR
Solomon Twitchell - 4:46.92 (81st) PR
Mitch Perry - 4:47.53 (83rd)
Brandon Peters - 4:48.45 (88th) PR
Josh Peters - 4:50.54 (101st) PR
Matt Ward - 4:52.41 (106th)
McKay Treadwell - 4:53.44 (110th)
Seth Stromberg - 4:53.97 (113th) - #4 Freshman
Josh Christiansen - 4:54.43 (117th)
Nate Wilde - 4:59.21 (142nd) #12 Freshman
Ethan Anderson - 5:00.82 (148th) PR; #13 Freshman
Jacob Vaughan - 5:04.92 (169th)
Adam Hedquist - 5:05.78 (174th)
Devin Jaster - 5:07.07 (176th) PR
Dallin Kitchn - 5:12.14 (202nd)
Kalvin Stinger - 5:13.12 (209th) PR
Branson Petty - 5:14.04 (214th)
Jace Callor - 5:19.46 (237th)
Carson Cox - 5:21.65 (244th)
Jason Boyd - 5:22.34 (246th)
Landon Wheeler - 5:40.30 (277th)
Isaak Hugh - 5:45.04 (282nd)
3200m Run
Camren Todd - 9:41.88 (7th)
Bryce Ferguson - 9:47.41 (10th) PR
Colton Rimann - 9:57.16 (16th)
Britton Porter - 10:22.67 (34th)
Daniel Harris - 10:50.49 (63rd)
Nate Hales - 10:55.47 (65th)
Zach Moncur - 11:08.51 (69th)
High Jump
Nate Allred - 6'05 (6th) - Top jumper from Utah
Shot Put
Dallin Baires - 47'10.50 (13th) - #2 from Utah
Pole Vault
Matt Calvin - 14'00 (9th) PR; Davis #5 All Time (tying Coach Agnello)
4 x 200m Relay
A - 1:33.06 (6th) - Jordan, Riley, Jacob, Ty; Davis #2 All-Time, Utah #9 All Time; Only Utah team to make finals
B - 1:39.62 (25th) - Josh, Cade, Luis, Taylor
4 x 400m Relay
A - 3:31.12 (6th) - Jordan, Riley, McGyver, Palmer (Jaron and Kelton in trials); Season Best; Top Utah Team
E - 3:53.28 (26th) - Solomon, Brandon, Tyler, Zach
B - 4:04.11 (35th) - Josh, McKay, Jason, Daniel
C - 4:04.73 (38th) - Seth, Adam, Nate, Jacob
D - 4:07.36 (40th) - Matt, Britton, Josh, Zach
4 x 800m Relay
A - 7:57.53 (1st) - Colter, Josh, Stokton, Logan - Currently #3 Team in the U.S.
B - 8:26.54 (6th) - Frasier, Adam, Jason, Dallin
C - 8:37.54 (8th) - Solomon, Kelton, Jackson, Danny
Medley Relay
A - 3:34.47 (2nd) - Palmer, Jacob, Jaron, Josh (Colter in the trials) - SCHOOL RECORD; Utah #2 All-Time
B - 3:50.15 (18th) - McGyver, Cade, Josh, Dallin
C - 4:01.43 (35th) - Adam, Luis, Eduardo, Matt
D - 4:04.18 (39th) - Zach, Logan, Ben, Mitch
E - 4:04.70 (41st) - Danny, Jason, Harrison, Josh
F - 4:11.98 (48th) - McKay, Tyler, Nate, Seth
Girls Results
60m Hurdles
Jordan Barnett - 9.61 (27th) PR; Davis #8 All Time; #3 from Utah
Megan Rowe - 9.77 (35th) PR; Davis #10 All Time; #5 from Utah
Olivia Richards - 10.11 (49th)
Emma Thatcher - 11.14 (84th)
Kinlee Dimond - 12.66 (89th)
200m Dash
Brittney Rounkles - 26.92 (21st) PR; Davis #10 All Time; #4 from Utah
Elise Berning - 26.97 (22nd); #5 from Utah
Kenzie Sagers - 28.67 (67th); PR
Elly Ferguson - 29.58 (88th)
Claire Sorenson - 30.56 (105th)
400m Dash
Melanie Sullivan - 1:01.36 (21st) #2 from Utah
BriAnna Gipson - 1:02.12 (27th) #3 from Utah
Ruby Jane Matthewson - 1:03.36 (35th) #6 from Utah
Keslee Stephenson - 1:05.11 (48th)
Susie Eames - 1:05.87 (57th)
Emily Berry - 1:17.33 (93rd)
800m Run
Tiahna Cipriano - 2:26.48 (19th); 2:25.41 in trials - PR; Davis #16 All Time; #4 from Utah
Anna Ferrell - 2:32.77 (39th) PR
Emmaline Huntzinger - 2:40.16 (65th)
Taylor Woods - 2:40.47 (66th)
Rachel Clouse - 2:42.62 (75th)
Sarah Waddoups - 2:46.16 (85th)
Malaree Wood - 2:47.05 (88th)
Emma Call - 2:52.17 (95th)
Krystal Wood - 2:52.74 (97th)
Maddie Meyers - 3:12.18 (109th)
1600m Run
Ally Geisler - 5:13.87 (12th)
Courtney Wayment - 5:15.36 (16th)
Tatum Beard - 5:16.33 (18th) PR; Davis #10 All Time
Miah Weaver - 5:22.24 (26th)
Josey Hedquist - 5:27.23 (40th)
Grace Neuenschwander - 5:36.35 (61st) PR
Sydney Zaugg - 5:48.76 (79th)
Rachel Johnson - 5:50.95 (82nd) PR
Sydnee Rayl - 5:52.20 (88th)
Kaitlyn Datwyler - 5:59.81 (107th)
Ally Smith - 5:59.78 (110th)
Madeline English - 6:04.30 (125th)
Alex Tanner - 6:05.09 (130th)
Sarah Waddoups - 6:05.09 (130th)
Sarah Ferrell - 6:06.00 (133rd)
Jenna Connell - 6:06.14 (134th)
Krystal Wood - 6:13.55 (146th)
Kate Stuart - 6:19.58 (156th)
Taylor Davis - 6:27.03 (169th)
Nicole Wood - 6:27.77 (172nd)
3200m Run
Aubrey Argyle - 10:55.60 (3rd) PR; SCHOOL RECORD; Utah #8 All Time; #1 from Utah
Sam Hedquist - 11:43.61 (10th)
Weight Throw
Kylee Edwards - 31'05.25 (19th) Davis #6 All Time
Kathryn Wilde - near 30 feet on her qualifying attempts
Shot Put
Kylee Edwards and Kathryn Wilde both had some strong attempts at the qualifying mark.
Long Jump/High Jump
Ashley Taylor had great jumps at both marks; close to 15'00 in the long jump
4 x 200m Relay
A - 1:47.83 (10th) - BriAnna, Brittney, Olivia, Elise - Davis #4 All Time; Utah #6 All Time
B - 1:55.37 (28th) - Susie, Kenzie, Claire, Ashley H
C - 2:09.20 (45th) - Kathryn, Ashley T, Kinlee, Emily
4 x 400m Relay
A - 4:05.22 (2nd) - Elise, Megan, Ally, Jordan (BriAnna and Melanie in trials); Davis #4 All Time; Utah #12 All Time
B - 4:14.50 (7th) - Kenzie, Keslee, Rachel, Ruby Jane; Fastest 'B' team in school history
C - 4:37.53 (17th) - Elly, Jenna, Emma, Sarah
D - 4:39.71 (19th) - Malaree, Madeline, Kate, Ally (owe me cookies)
E - 4:47.51 (20th) - Rachel, Alex, Kaitlyn, Nicole (owe me and Coach T cookies)
F - 5:02.07 (23rd) - Emma, Krystal, Taylor, Maddie
4 x 800m Relay
A - 9:32.71 (2nd) - Tatum, Miah, Josey, Ally
B - 9:59.08 (6th) - Sam, Grace, Tiahna, Courtney
C - 10:33.74 (11th) - Anna, Rachel, Taylor, Sydnee
Medley Relay
A - 4:11.19 (1st) - Jordan, Brittney, Elise, Josey; Davis #4 All Time; Utah #8 All Time
B - 4:21.94 (7th) - Megan, Olivia, Kenzie, Tatum (Melanie in trials) #2 team from Utah (behind our A Team)
C - 4:38.48 (24th) - Taylor, Elly, Susie, Tiahna
D - 4:41.97 (29th) - Emmaline, Ruby Jane, Keslee, Sydnee R
E - 4:42.66 (31st) - Anna, Kenzie, Kimberlin, Sydney Z
G - 4:59.15 (46th) - Rachel, Kaitlyn, Alex, Nicole
F - 5:01.02 (47th) - Jenna, Emma, Claire, Sarah
Coaches 1600m
Coach Talley - 4:35.14 (3rd)
Coach Timothy - 4:41.49 (6th) PR
Stefanie Talley - 5:41.29 (3rd)
