Titan Track Bulletin - May 19, 2013

 
THANKS FOR THE GREAT SUPPORT

AGAIN! This was the title last week, but certainly applicable again this week. Thanks to all who supported the TEAM at State, especially those who weren’t competing and made the trip to Provo. Special thanks to Kevin Hansen for his efforts at State, and all year for that matter, taking some great pictures. It was also great to have our administrators, Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Mudrow, showing their support of Titan Track. It makes a difference.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

After two long days, the Lady Titans far exceeded expectations in finishing 12^th in the team race. The Boys were 6^th, with the chance for a 3^rd-place finish going down with a pulled hamstring. As usual, the meet resembled a roller coaster with many highs and a few lows during the 36 hours from the first gun to the final finish.

Friday got off to a good start with Bella Williams and Sharlie Dimick running 5:12.63 and 5:14.02 in the 1600m run. While finishing just out of scoring, the times were PR’s and also the #2 and #3 times on the Titan All-Time list. Landon Greenhalgh had about the same fate as his 4:24.02 in the 1600m run left him in 9^th place in the 1600. Most years, those times would have put all three in the top-five. Nick Merriman continued the good start by throwing 144'02 to place 6^th in the discus. Brenn Flint threw 36'03", just 5-inches off her PR, to pick up a 6^th place medal in the shot put. Ali Morris capped off a great day for our field events as she tied our school record in the long jump (16'06.50) to place 4^th. Suzy Robertson (100m and 300m hurdles), Jaxon Worthen (110m and 300m hurdles), Karson Nielson (110m hurdles), Josh Thalman (400m dash), Daunte Atkinson (200m dash) and Jake Garver (300m hurdles) all made the finals in those events. Jake’s time of 40.13 was the #2 all-time mark.

Both 4x100m relay teams and the Boys medley and 4x400 relay teams made the finals. The Boys 4x100 (42.49) and medley (3:41.26) had the 2^nd-fastest qualifying times, while the 4x400 (3:25.89) had the fastest.

Saturday also got off to a great start with Suzy Robertson placing 6^th in the 100m hurdles in 15.71. Jaxon Worthen followed Suzy’s effort with a State title in the 110m hurdles running 14.96. That was redemption for his disappointment last year in the same race. Winning madesa him the 5^th Titan to win an individual State Championship. Karson Nielson ran a great race to place 6^th in the race in 15.72.

While this was going on, Mason Woodward was involved in a great javelin competition. He took the lead on his final throw, a great toss of 177'05". However, the defending champion and state record holder threw 17" further on his last throw to move Mason to 2^nd. A great effort nonetheless. Brock Anderson made finals in the javelin and just finished out of scoring in 9^th place. Not bad for his first year throwing the spear. Things kept going well for the Lady Titans as Logan Harker, Sam Segura, Ali Morris and Kenzie Fleming ran 51.29, their fastest time of the year, to finish 9^th in the 4x100m relay. And in a huge effort, Jaycie Smith cleared 5'01 to place 5^th in the high jump. That tied her school record.

Unfortunately, now things took a turn for the worse. Just after taking the baton in the 4x100m relay, Jake Garver suffered a severe hamstring pull. The hopes of a relay title were laying on the track. It was hard for the old coach to watch this senior who has been such a huge part of Titan athletics for three years, finish his career by being carried off the track by his TEAMmates. Not only has Jake been a big part of the Track success, but he also was a big reason Football made it to the State Championship game and is also the only Titan to ever place all three years at State in Wrestling. This kind of took the wind out of everyone’s sails for a while.

After the setback in the relay, things got going strong again with Josh Thalman picking up a 6^th place medal in the 400m dash running 50.62. Jace Skidmore finished his Titan career just missing finals in the long jump. In perhaps the top performance of the meet for the Titans, Suzy Robertson ran 45.56 to place 3^rd in the 300m hurdles. This was a PR by 1.2 seconds and a School Record. She ran aggressively from the gun to the finish line and looked more determined than I’ve ever seen her. Huge race by Suzy. Jaxon Worthen followed up his title in the 110's with a 3^rd place finish in the 300m hurdles. While he ran a very good 39.98, I think he was missing his little buddy who should have been in the race.

Landon Greenhalgh just missed his PR in the 800m run (1:57.96) to finish (you guessed it), 9^th. The medley relay of Brennan O’Neil, Gus Salazar, Will Haddick and Parker Greenhalgh ran tough to place 5^th in 3:42.34. Daunte Atkinson had surprised some great sprinters by making the final of the 200m dash, then continued shocking them by running 22.27 to place 7^th in the finals. That is the #2 all-time mark at Syracuse. Caden Call threw a PR 47'06 on his last effort in the shot put to finish (here we go again) 9^th. A great throw to end the season.

There was more drama in the final event of the meet. Landon, Will, and Josh got the baton around the track to Daunte in 6^th place in the 4x400m relay. Daunte took off like he was possessed, passing Weber and getting primed to take down Alta. However, his hamstring, which had been bothering him after the 200, cramped up big-time about 50 meters from the finish. In spite of suffering from severe "booty lock" and near exhaustion, he showed some incredible guts and determination, making it to the finish line where he collapsed on the track. He had still run a 50.3 anchor leg. Perhaps this event was symbolic of the meet: supreme effort, but just a little short of the hoped for results. As coaches, we will take the effort any day and let the results fall where they may. There was not a single event where we felt an athlete gave less than their best. And that’s a great feeling. Congratulations to all Titans who competed at State and supported the TEAM!!

Complete results of the meet are posted at www.runnercard.com. A great deal of video has been uploaded to www.hudl.com. If you haven’t created an account, let me know.

SOPHOMORE / JV REGION

Both Boys and Girls finished 2^nd behind Davis Tuesday. Depth was the key to the finish as the only individual victories came from Mason Leishman, Mallory Ashby and Brenn Flint. Mason won the high jump, (6'00, #4 all-time) and Mallory the pole vault (8'06). Brenn won the shot put (36'03), discus (106'10) and javelin (80'04). The 4x400 consisting of the Andreasen’s, Loren Burrell and Colton Yardley won the final event of the meet. Good job sophs.

GIRLS STATE POLE VAULT CHAMPIONSHIP

Ali Morris tied her school record in the pole vault clearing 10'00 at this championship. Mallory Ashby (9'00), Becca Jacobsen (7'00) and Jessica Howes (6'00) also PR’ed at the meet.

OGDEN ½ MARATHON

Jareck Nelson (1:39:23) and Loren Burrell (1:42:58) finished 4^th and 6^th in their division at the Ogden Half Marathon Saturday.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Selected as Athletes of the Week were Kenzie Fleming, Logan Harker, Mallory Ashby, Jace Skidmore, Will Haddick and Jace Purser. Kenzie, Logan and Will had some very impressive relay legs at State. Mallory had a big pole vault PR Wednesday. Jace and Jace- this is more for their efforts over the entire season. There were many weeks they could have been chosen.

ALUMNI ACTION

McKayla Williams finished her first Olympic distance triathlon in Arizona Saturday. Her time was 3:27:33 for the 1.5k swim, 40k bike and 10k run. Great job McKayla.

PICTURES

Reminder of Kevin Hansen’s great photos at:

http://shstitantrackphotos.blogspot.com/

UNIFORMS

Bring your uniforms to room 2118 Monday after school. Don’t worry if they aren’t washed- I’m going to wash everything anyway. Avoid the fine list- get things turned in Monday.

LETTERING CHARTS

Bring your lettering chart with you when you turn in your uniform. I’ve attached a list of those who have already turned them in or who do not have to turn in a chart.

TITAN DECATHLON

Because there are many who want to go watch the Junior High Championships Tuesday, we will move the decathlon back to Wednesday and Thursday. Join us for some fun.

TEAM BARBECUE/AWARDS

Our barbecue and awards will be held Tuesday, May 28^th. It will be held in the stadium starting at 5:30. Parents are invited. More info will be sent out later.

CROSS COUNTRY MEETING

The meeting for the 2013 Cross Country season will be held May 30^th. Coach Wilcox and Coach Busby will go over the summer workouts, high altitude camp, and Ragnar Relay information. The meeting will be held after school in the Blue Room. Spread the word and bring a friend or two.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

May 20 - Uniforms turned in

May 22/23 - Titan Decathlon

May 28 - TEAM Barbecue / Awards

May 30 - Cross Country Meeting