CONGRATS TO OUR COACHES
Coaches Busby and Wilcox ran tough at the Boston Marathon. Of course their performances will take a back seat to the other events surrounding the classic event. Coach Wilcox finished in 3:18. Coach Busby- well, she didn’t finish as the bombs exploded when she was just .3 miles from the finish. It’s great that they and their "support staff" emerged safe and sound.
MEET UPDATES
The same Titans are usually featured in the meet updates. This week the highlights will focus on those who may not be at the top of the list. In summarizing the TEAM results, in our dual meet with Weber, the Boys won by a score of 79-51 while the Girls fell to the Warriors 45-76.
At the Wildcat Invitational at Woods Cross, the Boys finished 3rd and the Girls 6th, just 7 points out of 3rd. Among the noteworthy performances, Sharlie Dimick (5:15.26) and Isabella Williams (5:17.26) qualified for State in the 1600 running the #2 and #3 times ever in Titan history. The only other Lady Titan to ever qualify in that event was Hannah Williams. The medley relay of Gus Salazar, Jace Skidmore, Will Haddick and Landon Greenhalgh also qualified for State in placing first. All results for the Wildcat Invitational can be found at: http://results.runnercard.com/Results/results.jsp?meetid=4723
BIG IMPROVEMENTS
There are many huge improvements and efforts that usually don’t score points, but nevertheless play a huge role in helping us become a better TEAM. I decided to focus on some of these athletes this week. Madie Elwood’s 1600m time has dropped from 7:45 to 6:30 in just one month. Renee Peterson has had an improvement of 25-seconds in the same event. Aubrie and Becca Jacobsen, Rachel Markham, Kayla Berryman and Jessica Howes have also been making big improvements in the distance events. Shanna Thomas keeps moving up the lists in all three throwing events. Maranda Kirkman and Kelli Lowry have improved over 15' in the discus since the early meets.
In some impressive improvements for the Boys, Brady Cook, Tyler Fessler, Brayden Burrell, Brandon Read and Lane Dunstan have made huge improvements in the distance events. Trace Hicken, Stephan Olivas, Alex Harris, Aamon Riley and Danielson Alofipo continue to PR on a consistent basis in the throwing events. In the sprints, Trevor Olsen, Loren Burrell, Carrick White and Trent Hughes are dropping their PR’s each meet.
All of these Titans work hard and don’t get much publicity for their efforts. There are many others not mentioned. We are a better TEAM because of their commitment.
STRONG IS THE NEW BEAUTIFUL RACE
Coach Busby put together a very successful race as part of her Miss Utah platform. Parker Greenhalgh won the 5k race in 17:56. He was followed by closely by Carson and Ryan Andreason. Erin Kibler won the Women’s race in 22:07. Rachel Markham and Bella Williams were the next top finishers. Spencer Woodhall won the Clydesdale division. Thanks from Haley to all who ran and helped at the race. Over $800 was raised for the Children’s Miracle Network.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Selected this week were Sharlie Dimick and Isabella Williams for their State Qualifying marks in the 1600m run, as well as their quality relay splits. Also selected were Parker Greenhalgh and Tom Hill (big PR’s in the 1600 and 3200m runs) Caden Call (#9 all-time mark in the shot put) and Karson Nielson (huge PR in the 300m hurdles).
FREMONT DUAL
You will be excused at 1:20 and the bus will leave at 1:30. You only have two more chances to move up in the Region Rankings. Use Wednesday to try an event or two that may be easier to get ranked high enough to get into the Region Championships.
DAVIS INVITATIONAL
Make sure you check your email for information about the Davis Invitational. All entries must be finalized by 5:00 pm Monday.
THIS WEEK
Monday- TEAM pictures for the yearbook. Have your uniform at school.
Wed- Fremont Dual
Sat- Davis Invitational.
ALUMNI ACTION
Mayra Franco ran an incredible 24.59 in the 200 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in California. At the USU Invitational, Lindsey McFarland ran 2:15.55 in the 800m run at the USU Invitational. And for the 3rd straight week, Zach Watson cleared 15'01 in the pole vault. Zach and Mayra are ranked 10th in the Big Sky and Lindsey 14th.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Apr 24 - SHS at Fremont @ 3:00 pm
Apr 27 - Davis Invitational @ 9:00 am
May 1 - Layton at SHS @ 3:00 pm
May 2 - Junior High Meet @ 3:00 pm
May 4 - Herriman Twilight Inv @ 4:00 pm
May 8/9 - Region Championships at SHS
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