Titan Indoor Track Bulletin - Feb 3, 2013

UHSTCA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    With over 50 schools and 1200 athletes from Utah, Wyoming and Colorado competing, the Titans more than held their own and turned in some very impressive performances.  How big was the meet?  Try 68 heats of the 200m dash and 22 heats of the 1600m run.  In team scoring, the boys finished a strong 5th while the girls were 17th. 
    Leading the way for the boys was Jaxon Worthen.  He tied his school record of 6'00" to finish 2nd in the high jump.  He set a new school record of 8.55 to finish 3rd in the 60m hurdles.  He also finished 5th in the triple jump leaping 46'07.75".  Landon Greenhalgh also had a great meet as he finished 5th in the 800m run in a school indoor record time of 1:57.96.  Jace Skidmore’s 20'04.50" leap in the long jump was good enough for 5th place.  That mark broke his own school record.  He also placed 6th in the triple jump with a mark of 35'08.25".  Jace, Landon, Colton Yardley and Cameron Dower finished 4th in the 4x400m relay running 3:39.15.  Cameron, Jace, Mason Leishman and Brennan O’Neil placed 5th in the 4x200m relay with a time of 1:37.63. 
    The top finisher for the girls was Mallory Ashby.  Her clearance of 8'00" in the pole vault was good enough to place 4th.  Suzy Robertson tied the school record of 5'00" to place 6th in the high jump.  Erin Kibler, Mallory Ashby, Katrina Duncan and Maddy Neyts ran 10:54.53 to finish 8th in the 4x800m relay.  Mallory, Katrina, Adriana McFarland and Sam Segura placed 4th in the 4x400m relay running 4:37.90.
    Besides the top finishes, there were many performances that made their way onto the Titan Indoor All-Time Top Five list.  Jaycie Smith tied her #3 mark of 4'10" in the high jump.  Cidnee Davies moved into the #2 position in the 60m hurdles with her time of 9.81.  Kenzey Fleming is now at #3 in the 60m dash after running 8.60.  Katrina Dunlap’s 1:04.23 in the 400m dash is the #4 mark.  Sharlie Dimick ran 2:30.29 to move into the #4 spot in the 800m run.  Erin Kibler picked up two #3 marks in the 1600m (5:42.23) and 3200m runs (12:22.05).  And Bella Williams’ 12:43.05 is now the #4 mark in the 3200m run.
    Several boys also made the Top-Five list.  Mason Leishman moved into the #4 spot in the long jump with his 18'04" performance.  Brennan O’Neil ran 23.61 to move into the #4 spot in the 200m dash.  Besides his school record in the 800, Landon Greenhalgh also ran 4:32.26 in the 1600m run, good enough for the #4 mark.  And Tom Hill’s 10:32.35 in the 3200m run is the #5 mark.
    Besides these achievements, almost all of the distance runners turned in personal indoor records.  That is a tribute to their hard work, dedication, commitment to do their best, and the great support of Coaches Busby and Wilcox.  If we get that same effort and commitment from sprinters, hurdlers, jumpers and throwers when the outdoor season comes around, we will be one tough TEAM.
    Complete results of the meet can be found at:  http://www.runtwolf.com/uhstca-indoor-2013.html  Some of their places and points are off a little.

UTAH DISTANCE CHALLENGE
    This meet will be held Friday, February 8th at the Olympic Ice Oval.  The cost to enter is $5.00.  Those competing at Simplot should plan on running only one event.  There is no bus- you are responsible for your own rides.  Here is the schedule (events will not be run early):
    4:00 pm Track open for warm-up
    5:00 pm Girls 1600m
    5:45 pm Boys 1600m
    6:45 pm Girls 400m
    7:05 pm Boys 400m
    7:30 pm Girls 800m
    7:45 pm Boys 800m
    8:00 pm Girls 3200m
    8:15 pm Boys 3200m
   
SIMPLOT GAMES
    GET ME YOUR USATF #’s.  The info on how to get your numbers is on the Simplot handout that you should already have.  I’ve attached another copy just in case you’ve lost yours.  I’ve also attached tentative entries for the meet.  I can make changes this week.  Let me know if you see errors in what I have entered.  Pay no attention to the relays- many changes will be made there. We will finalize rides, events, etc., this week. 
       
ALUMNI UPDATE
    Lindsey McFarland 2:19.25 to finish 3rd in the 800m run at the Snake River Invitational in Pocatello.  Brandon Yardley ran 1:58.05 in the 800m run at Boise.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Feb 8 - Utah Distance Challenge @ Olympic Oval @ 5:00
Feb 12 - Meeting in Room 2118 for all athletes going to Simplot.  Waivers and $$$ due at that time.
Feb 14-16- Simplot Games
Feb 28 - Titan Discount night at Striders @ 6:00 pm