APOLOGIES RIGHT OFF THE BAT
After I send out these updates, I always notice (too late) that I've overlooked some obvious achievements that deserved recognition. While those efforts may not be stated in the update, they are not unappreciated. It's a good problem to have when so many great things are happening, it's hard to keep track of all of them. And, there are many great things taking place as the result of some hard work and dedication by so many of the Titans. KEEP IT UP!! Just keep satisfying "The Man in the Glass"- even if the "Old Man" (the senile coach) is negligent in recognizing your efforts.
DAVIS DUAL
It had been a long time since Davis High had lost a dual Track and Field meet, but the Lady Titans brought the streak to an end with a 75-57 victory over the Lady Darts. The Girls won 11 of the 13 individual events in securing the win. The Boys nearly duplicated the feat, but fell to Davis 68-73.
It would take many pages to list all of the highlights of the meet, so here are just a few:
Jentry Skidmore- 1st place 100m dash (13.02), 200m dash (26.96) and long jump (16'11.50");
Brenn Flint- 1st place shot put (36'04) and discus (119'06);
Suzy Robertson- 1st place high jump (5'00) and 300m hurdles (46.64);
Cidnee Davies- 1st place 100m hurdles (15.49) and pole vault (8'00);
Bella Williams- 1st place 800m run (2:23.38) and 1600m run (5:17.10) and
Sharlie Dimick- 1st place 3200m run (11:51.84).
While there were many highlights for the Boys, the throws dominated the meet. Five Titans threw over 46' in the shot put, a feat I have never seen before. Caden Call (51'09), Spencer Woodhall (48'05), Braiden Tovey (46'11), Dallas Besaw (46'08) and Ammon Riley (46'06) all had monster throws. The big marks continued at the discus as three threw over 135' including Tovey (152'08), Nick Merriman (147'07) and Jace Purser (137'01). Mason Leishman completed the throws domination by winning the javelin with a toss of 151'11. Others picking up victories for the Titans were:
Colten Yardley- 110m hurdles (15.29) and 300m hurdles (40.35);
Kavika Fonua, Diante Lora, Colten Chadwick and Daunte Atkinson- 1st place 4x100m relay (44.05); and
Chadwick, Broderic Hall, Hunter Woodhall and Carson Andreasen- 1st place medley relay (3:43.07). This relay was highlighted by an incredible anchor leg by Andreasen. Coming off several weeks of cross-training due to injuries, he fought off all challenges by the Davis runner to secure the victory.
There were many other great efforts that resulted in big points, though they didn’t result in wins. Maddy Neyts, Cody Kelley, Karson Nielson, Daunte Atkinson, Kavika Fonua and Ryan Andreasen were among many who contributed to the impressive TEAM results.
Complete results can be found at: http://titantrack2012.blogspot.com/
WILDCAT INVITATIONAL
School Records and State Qualifying performances highlighted the Friday evening meet at Woods Cross. In the TEAM scoring, the Girls finished 2nd and the Boys 3rd. In combined scoring, the Titans were 2nd.
Jentry Skidmore had another big meet at she won the long jump with a leap of 17'07.00". This was not only a school record, but also #1 mark in the state for 5A schools. She also achieved state qualifying marks in winning the 100m dash (12.60) and placing 3rd in the 200m dash (26.53). Bella Williams (2:18.12) and Sharlie Dimick 2:18.25) both dipped under the school record for the 800m run and qualified for state in their third events. Brenn Flint shattered the school record in the discus with a throw of 129'11, the #1 5A mark in Utah. Cidnee Davies won the 100m hurdles in 15.67, was 2nd in the high jump (5'00), placed 3rd in the 100m dash (13'00) and also had a huge jump of 17'02.75 in the long jump.
The throws were big again for the Boys. Caden Call’s 51'10 winning throw in the shot put is the #2 all-time mark at SHS as well as the #3 5A mark in Utah. Braiden Tovey threw 47'07 to finish 2nd and qualify for state. He also won the discus with a toss of 144'02. 45 of the 125 points scored by the Boys came from the throws. Other points came from Spencer Woodhall (4th shot put, 46'07 and 6th discus, 132'10), Dallas Besaw (5th shot put, 45'08), Ammon Riley (8th shot put, 45'05) and Mason Leishman (4th javelin, 156'10). Coaches Knight and Murray should be congratulated for the great work they are doing with the throwers.
Other big points came from the following:
Kavika Fonua- 1st 100m dash (11.01);
Colten Yardley- 2nd 110m hurdles (15.25), 2nd 300m hurdles (39.92, #2 all-time and #5 in 5A), 6th 200m dash (23.06);
Karson Nielson- 3rd 110m hurdles (15.29) and 3rd 300m hurdles (39.95, #3 all-time and #6 in 5A), and 4th high jump (5'10);
Will Haddick - 4th place pole vault (11'03);
and
Leishman- 3rd place high jump (6'00).
Sometimes highlights come from efforts that don’t score. Jeff Reed has been pursuing the sub-5:00 1600 all season. After several near misses, he finally accomplished that feat running 4:58.16. He celebrated by spending the next five minutes with his head in the garbage can. Renee Peterson didn’t PR, but showed why distance runners are just the best. That’s a long story for another time.
Complete results can be found at: www.runnercard.com
BYU HEPTATHLON / DECATHLON
BYU touts this event as naming the winners “Utah’s Greatest Athletes”. Over two long days, the girls show their versatility competing in seven events, the boys in 10. At the end of the competition, Suzy Robertson finished in 2nd place against the best in Utah while Nick Merriman accomplished a goal he had set last year in winning the title. Nick showed a great deal of emotion as he accepted the trophy from the Meet Director with a lengthy speech. It went something like this: “Thanks”. Great efforts by two of the best overall Track and Field athletes in Utah.
SEASON WINDING DOWN
With only two weeks left until Region, it’s very important that we all do everything possible to insure that the season ends with our best performances. Some great things (individually and as a TEAM) are within our grasp. Let’s work hard to make sure we finish things off. So far we have had 16 individual state qualifying marks for the Girls and 13 individual and two relays for the Boys. Let’s all keep working hard right through the “finish line”.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
We could probably choose about 20, but here goes. Selected this week were Jentry Skidmore, Hunter Woodhall and Bryant Edgerton. Notice the trend? All three are freshmen and have been making amazing contributions to our success.
ACTION THIS WEEK
We will travel to Northridge Wednesday for a tri-meet with the Ridge and Viewmont.
Saturday is the Davis High Invitational. This is the 2nd oldest Track and Field meet in Utah. It’s a great meet to compete in or just watch as the best in Utah will be competing. We will enter as many athletes as we can get accepted into this meet. They limit entries to a certain number per event.
ALUMNI ACTION
Lindsey McFarland ran a seasonal best of 2:15.65 in the 800m run at USU Saturday. Tyrell Yardley ran 47.29 in the 400m dash at the same meet. Jared Ward turned in a 13:3474 5000m at the Mt SAC Relays. That is the #4 mark in the NCAA to go along with his #2 mark in the 10,000.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Apr 23 - Syracuse/Viewmont at Northridge @ 3:00 pm
Apr 26 - Davis High Invitational @ 9:00 am
Apr 30 - Syracuse/Latyon at Weber @ 3:00 pm
May 1 - Jr High Meet @ 3:00 pm
May 2 - Herriman Twilight Inv @ 5:00 pm
May 7/8 - Region One Championships at SHS @ 3:00 pm
May 9 - Jr High North End at SHS @ 3:00 pm
May 13 - JV/Sophomore Region at TBA @ TBA
May 16/17 - STATE at BYU @ TBA
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