There are a wide variety of ways for teams to try and win a track and field state title, and at Wednesday’s 5A state track meet a pair of Region 7 champions demonstrated the polar opposite ways of accomplishing the same goal.
For Orem’s boys, it dominated the 5A field as it nearly doubled second-place Park City for its first state championship since winning back to back titles in 2015 and 2016.
For Timpanogos’ girls, it knew that every single point would matter throughout the competition, and it did as the Wolves’ pulled away late in the meet to capture its first state title in school history.
Orem racked up 160 points, to win by 72 points. Timpanogos tallied 68 points to win by 17 points. The end result was the same for both regardless of the numbers: putting hardware in the school trophy case.
“We’ve all been working hard and we came first in region, and all throughout the season our main goal has been May so it’s so cool to reap the rewards with all of our hard work to get that,” said Timpanogos’ Kaylee Griffiths.
In many ways, it was her performance in the 200 late in the race that sealed the title for the T-Wolves. By finishing third in a stacked field, she gave her team a 9-point cushion heading into the 4x400 finale. All the T-Wolves needed was a top eight finish to clinch the title, and they put an exclamation on it by finishing second.
As a team, Timpanogos had just one first-place finish at the meet, a strong win in the 4x200 relay — the first year the event was included at a state meet. It picked up points in other ways though, include Griffiths’ runner-up finish in the 100-meter, Raygan Peterson’s second-place finish in the 1,600-meter and Summer Christensen’s second-place finish in the high jump.
For Orem’s boys, it sent 23 individuals to the podium to collect top eight medals while all four relays teams placed in the top six as well.
Orem’s individual winners were Roman Moore (200-meter), Taysom Echohawk (1,600-meter), Logan Jensen (110 hurdles), Mark Bryant (shot put and discus) and Jackson Merrill (pole vault). It also finished first in the 4x100 relay as Moore anchored an exciting finish against rival Mountain View.
Echohawk started the day with the victory in the 1,600-meter and that set the tone for what would be a dominant day.
“I think it was mostly just to help my team out this year with the state title and do as much as I could to help them out and win that this year,” said Echohawk about grinding out the win with a great time of 4:14.51.
The sophomore said he wasn’t feeling that great heading into the race, but he was really pleased with how strategically ran a winning race.
Park City’s runner-up finish was highlighted by Will Henry’s win the 800-meter and then a team win in the 4x800 relay.
Mountain View finished third on the boys side with 58 points, as Carter Walker earned his team’s lone individual title in the high jump.
Another notable win on the boys side was Woods Cross’ Landon Bott winning the 400-meter with a time of 48.78, the third-best performance in that event this season in Utah.
While Timpanogos’ girls used depth to claim its first-ever title, Carlee Hansen almost single-handedly led Woods Cross to a runner-up finish with 51 points.
The senior North Carolina commit won the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meters and then finished fourth in the 400-meter. She was hoping to end her career with a state record in either the 800 and 1,600, and even though neither happened she ran a phenomenal 1,600-meter race posting a time of 4:49.18, the second-fastest time in state history.
“I’m mostly frustrated cause I felt like I didn’t run that smart. That’s really why I’m frustrated. All around I’m still surprised by myself to get that time. If I reflect on my goals two years ago and I never imagined running this fast in Utah so it’s still encouraging,” said Hansen.
The start of the meet was delayed 45 minutes because of lighting, and Hansen admitted as a result she was so eager to get the race started she probably went out with too fast of a pace.
Lehi’s Sarah Ballard was a multievent winner herself as she won both the 100 and 200 meters.
Viewmont’s Sarah Spangenberg won the 100 hurdles (14.87) and Springville’s Sydney Watson won the 300 hurdles (45.12), both with top five times in the state this spring.
In the field events, Highland’s Lili Fifita turned in the best performance of the meet as she won the shot put with a throw of 42’06, the second-best performance in the state this year.
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Team scores
- 1. Timpanogos, 68
- 2. Woods Cross, 51
- 3. Springville, 49
- 4. Farmington, 48
- 5. Salem Hills, 47
- 6. Lehi, 43
- 7. Park City, 42
- 8. Spanish Fork, 40
- 8. Box Elder, 40
- 10. Timpview, 34
Individual results
100-meter — 1. Sarah Ballard, Lehi, 12.20; 2. Kaylee Griffiths, Timpanogos, 12.46; 3. Marianne Barber, Farmington, 12.51; 4. Alaina Stonebraker, Hillcrest, 12.80; 5. Katie Hutchings, Timpview, 12.88; 6. Kate Fallon, Spanish Fork, 13.00; 7. Callie Blaylock, East, 13.06; 8. Anne Coon, Skyline, 13.09.
200-meter — 1. Sarah Ballard, Lehi, 24.54; 2. Marianne Barber, Farmington, 25.04; 3. Kaylee Griffiths, Timpanogos, 25.31; 4. Elyse Jessen, Alta, 25.70; 5. Katie Hutchings, Timpview, 26.25; 6. Ellie Hadfield, Maple Mountain, 26.31; 7. Maili Boyer, Springville, 26.71; 8. Alaina Stonebraker, Hillcrest, 31.70.
400-meter — 1. Elyse Jessen, Alta, 56.12; 2. Marianne Barber, Farmington, 56.40; 3. Millie Wilcox, Olympus, 57.51; 4. Carlee Hansen, Woods Cross, 57.61; 5. Chloe Shewell, Park City, 57.79; 6. Lilly Stratton, Salem Hills, 58.17; 7. Maili Boyer, Springville, 58.66; 8. Summer Christensen, Timpanogos, 58.76.
800-meter — 1. Carlee Hansen, Woods Cross, 2:12.48; 2. Taylor Jorgensen, Mountain Ridge, 2:18.34; 3. Kaylee Hale, Park City, 2:18.53; 4. Caroline Moon, Lehi, 2:20.53; 5. Lydia Templeman, Springville, 2:20.61; 6. Leah Yaeger, Park City, 2:20.74; 7. Emily Sumsion, Springville, 2:21.14; 8. Millie Wilcox, Olympus, 2:21.46.
1,600-meter — 1. Carlee Hansen, Woods Cross, 4:49.18; 2. Raygan Peterson, Timpanogos, 5:05.00; 3. Caroline Moon, Lehi, 5:06.08; 4. Mari Konold, Mountain View, 5:05.50; 5. Brynn Esplin, Timpview, 5:10.59; 6. Taylor Jorgensen, Mountain Ridge, 5:10.93; 7. Emily Sumsion, Springville, 5:12.56; 8. Kate Giles, Wasatch, 5:13.68.
3,200-meter — 1. Carlee Hansen, Woods Cross, 10:57:31; 2. Mari Konold, Mountain View, 10:59.35; 3. Emily Sumsion, Springville, 11:08.78; 4. Brynn Esplin, Timpview, 11:16.95; 5. Caroline Rupper, Brighton, 11:17.39; 6. Mckayla Boulton, Timpview, 11:18.58; 7. Sarah Galbraith, Springville, 11:26.54; 8. Ava Trimble, Orem, 11:35.02.
100 hurdles — 1. Sarah Spangenberg,Viewmont, 14.87; 2. Jessi Mangum, Spanish Fork, 15.05; 3. Sarena Mackley, Box Elder, 15.41; 4. Sydney Watson, Springville, 15.42; 5. Sydney Black, Salem Hills, 15.42; 6. Olivia Taylor, Salem Hills, 15.55; 7. Megan Johnson, Provo, 15.97; 8. Georgia Hatton, Woods Cross, 16.79.
300 hurdles — 1. Sydney Watson, Springville, 45.12; 2. Jessi Mangum, Spanish Fork, 46.07; 3. Nicole Calvin, Farmington, 46.22; 4. Miriam Pendleton, Spanish Fork, 46.71; 5. Raygan Peterson, Timpanogos, 47.00; 6. Sydney Black, Salem Hills, 47.54; 7. Madison Galbraith, Springville, 47.76; 8. Sarena Mackley, Box Elder, 47.99.
4x100 relay — 1. East, 49.17; 2. Spanish Fork, 49.58; 3. Timpanogos, 49.81; 4. Park City, 49.94; 5. Maple Mountain, 50.68; 6. Salem Hills, 50.72; 7. Hillcrest, 50.76; 8. Springville, 50.79.
4x200 relay — 1. Timpanogos, 1:43.52; 2. Spanish Fork, 1:46.58; 3. East, 1:46.78; 4. Timpview, 1:47.11; 5. Park City, 1:47.36; 6. Box Elder, 1:47.39; 7. Olympus, 1:47.83; 8. Wasatch, 1:48.06.
4x400 relay — 1. Park City, 3:59.53; 2. Timpanogos, 3:59.86; 3. Farmington, 4:02.11; 4. Lehi, 4:05.72; 5. Springville, 4:06.01; 6. Wasatch, 4:06.24; 7. Skyline, 4:08.44; 8. Timpview, 4:09.07.
4x800 relay — 1. Park City, 9:29.18; 2. Timpview, 9:31.16; 3. Timpanogos, 9:32.28; 4. Springville, 9:43.59; 5. Bountiful, 9:45.55; 6. Farmington, 9:47.46; 7. Orem, 9:53.41; 8. Wasatch, 9:56.42.
High jump — 1. Jayne Packer, Farmington, 5’03; 2. Sydney Hansen, Salem Hills, 5’03; 3. Summer Christensen, Timpanogos, 5’01; 4. Lindsey Miller, Woods Cross, 5’01; 5. Alisha Maxwell, Wasatch, 5’01; 6 (tie). Sarena Mackley, Box Elder; Brooke Hunsaker, Wasatch; Rachel Noyce, Wasatch, 4’11.
Long jump — 1. Sarena Mackley, Box Elder, 16’06; 2. Chloe Peterson, Salem Hills, 16’06; 3. Sarah Ballard, Lehi, 16’05.25; 4. Izzy Mirando, Timpanogos, 16’01.50; 5. Hannah Rose, Provo, 16’00.50; 6. Sarah Spangenberg, Viewmont, 15’10; 7. Shawnti Diaz, Murray, 15’08.75; 8. Rosa Welch, Lehi, 15’07.00.
Shot put — 1. Lili Fifita, Highland, 42’06; 2. Rakayla Clement, Woods Cross, 37’00; 3. Maren Jones, Mountain Ridge, 35’06; 4. Aneres Liufau, Provo, 34’09; 5. Kamia Masuda, Provo, 34’09; 6. Rylan Sears, Bonneville, 34’07; 7. Meg Cummings, Mountain Ridge, 33’00; 8. Bailey Sweat, Wasatch, 32’06.
Discus — 1. Aryanna Hifo, Provo, 122’11; 2. Grace Knudsen, Maple Mountain, 112’10; 3. Eliza Herring, Mountain View, 107’05; 4. Laura Lindquist, Bonneville, 106’09; 5. Aspen Sorenson, Bonneville, 106’05; 6. Mega Standiford, Hillcrest, 100’00; 7. Rakayla Clement, Woods Cross, 99’1; 8. Maren Jones, Mountain Ridge, 98’04.
Javelin — 1. Brekell Gammell, Salem Hills, 130’07; 2. Ashlyn Reeder, Box Elder, 126’11; 3. Paige Berg, Wasatch, 124’07; 4. Keira Braegger, Box Elder; 123’08; 5. Laura Lindquist, Bonneville, 120’06; 6. Kailee Talbot, Box Elder, 108’09; 7. Emery Knight, Box Elder, 107’07; 8. Lizzie Rushton, Payson, 101’04.
Pole vault — 1. Siena Branch, Maple Mountain, 11’03; 2. India Ortiz, Skyline, 11’03; 3. Taylor Yee, Maple Mountain, 10’03; 4. Madilynn Grimshaw, Salem Hills, 9’06; 5. Anna Ames, Hillcrest, 9’00; 6. Halee Porter, Mountain Ridge, 8’06; 7. Madison Galbra
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Team scores
- 1. Orem, 160
- 2. Park City, 88
- 3. Mountain View, 58
- 4. Woods Cross, 50
- 5. Box Elder, 36
- 6. Lehi, 35
- 7. Timpanogos, 33
- 8. Provo, 29
- 9. Farmington, 27
- 10. Alta, 19
Individual results
100-meter — 1. Brock Fabrizio, Alta, 10.82; 2. Nash Lewis, Box Elder, 10.96; 3. Kirby Baynes, Park City, 11.01; 4. Conner Draper, Bountiful, 11.07; 5. Trond Grizzell, Park City, 11.16; 6. Kevin Doe, East, 11.17; 7. Kenyon Brown, Farmington, 11.18; 8. Tomasi Hifo, Provo, 11.21.
200-meter — 1. Roman Moore, Orem, 22.24; 2. Kirby Baynes, Park City, 22.30; 3. Trond Grizzell, Park City; 4. Kevin Doe, East, 22.45; 5. Brady James, Woods Cross, 22.48; 6. Peyton Wolvington, Brighton, 22.54; 7. Conner Draper, Bountiful, 22.59.
400-meter — 1. Landon Bott, Woods Cross, 48.78; 2. Caleb White, Woods Cross, 49.15; 3. Roman Moore, Orem, 49.28; 4. Johnny Cruz, Park City, 49.37; 5. Kellis Taylor, Mountain View, 50.48; 6. Henry Prusse, Farmington, 51.27; 7. Evan Coon, Maple Mountain, 51.93.
800-meter — 1. Will Henry, Park City, 1:54.92; 2. Colby Orton, Payson, 1:55.17; 3. Landon Bott, Woods Cross, 1:55.46; 4. Tayson Echohawk, Orem, 1:55.56; 5. Isaac Woolford, Maple Mountain, 1:55.76; 6. Ethan Peterson, Farmington, 1:57.22; 7. Giovanni Ramirez, Orem, 1:58.78; 8. Braden Minor, Mountain View, 1:59.44.
1,600-meter — 1. Taysom Echohawk, Orem, 4:14.51; 2. Jayden Holdsworth, Orem, 4:16.52; 3. John Hunter, Provo, 4:17.62; 4. Ethan Peterson, Farmington, 4:18.30; 5. Will Henry, Park City, 4:19.52; 6. Bronson Dameron, Timpanogos, 4:20.51; 7. Liam Heninger, Mountain View, 4:21.41; 8. Fiovanni Ramirez, Orem, 4:21.59.
3,200-meter — 1. John Hunter, Provo, 9:21.46; 2; Jayden Holdsworth, Orem, 9:28.12; 3. Braden Minor, Mountain View, 9:29.02; 4. Anthony Davies, Hillcrest, 9:29.62; 5. Eric Hedengren, Timpview, 9:30.08; 6. Ethan Peterson, Farmington, 9:30.97; 7. Dalton Mortensen, Bountiful, 9:31.41; 8. Taylor Knight, Orem, 9:37.53.
110 hurdles — 1. Logan Jensen, Orem, 15.30; 2. Devin Naea, Viewmont, 15.42; 3. Easton Brotherson, Park City, 15.51; 4. Elijah Earl, Lehi. 15.76; 5. Isaiah Tauai, Lehi. 15.80; 6. Treven Strong, Sprignville, 15.85; 7. Dylan Pontious, Maple Mountain, 15.91.
300 hurdles — 1. Isaiah Tauai, Lehi, 39.84; 2. Jacob Dabb, Orem, 40.17; 3. Jackson Egbert, Orem, 40.29; 4. Joey Trageser, Spanish Fork, 40.40; 5. Tim Johnson, Timpanogos, 40.64; 6. Brad James, Woods Cross, 41.18; 7. Calvin Frodsham, Cottonwood, 42.27.
4x100 relay — 1. Orem, 42.84; 2. Mountain View, 43.04; 3. Alta, 43.18; 4. Box Elder, 43.51; 5. Park City, 43.60; 6. Provo, 43.79; 7. Farmington, 43.92; 8. Springville, 44.06.
4x200 relay — 1. Mountain View, 1:29.46; 2. Park City, 1:29.99; 3. Orem, 1:30.01; 4. Box Elder, 1:30.39; 5. Timpanogos, 1:31.73; 6. Woods Cross, 1:31.80; 7. Farmington, 1:31.95; 8. Provo, 1:32.95.
4x400 relay — 1. Woods Cross, 3:21.74; 2. Park City, 3:21.79; 3. Mountain View, 3:24.1; 4. Orem, 3:26.01; 5. Timpanogos, 3:28.15; 6. Maple Mountain, 3:28.74; 7. Lehi, 3:29.96; 8. Timpview, 3:30.88.
4x800 relay — 1. Park City, 7:55.93; 2. Timpanogos, 7:59.04; 3. Woods Cross, 8:01.71; 4. Bountiful, 8:06.01; 5. Farmington, 8:07.51; 6. Orem, 8:14.26; 7. Payson, 8:14.45; 8. Timpview, 8:21.58.
High jump — 1. Carter Walker, Mountain View, 6’06; 2. Ethan Stoddard, Orem, 6’02; 3. Abe Stafford, Mountain View, 6’02; 4. Kevin Wise, Timpanogos, 6’02; 5. Cole Johnson, Orem; 6 (tie). Michael Dodd, Springville; Ryan Flake, Spanish Fork, 6’00; 8. Jacob Gates, Timpview, 6’00.
Long jump — 1. Jake Anderson, Box Elder, 20’06.25; 2. Jace Welsch, Provo, 20’05.75; 3. Kevin Doe, East, 20’04.75; 4. Conner Harris, Murray, 20’03.50; 5. Jack Lee, Salem Hills, 20’01.75; 6. Christian Thomas, Alta, 20’01.25; 7. Cole Johnson, Orem, 20’00.50; 8. Travis Green, Box Elder, 19’11.00
Shot put — 1. Mark Bryant, Orem, 58’09; 2. Erik Bryant, Orem, 53’08; 3. Teague Andersen, Lehi, 50’07; 4. Fisher Stokes, Maple Mountain, 49’03; 5. Chris Esparza, Mountain View, 49’02; 6. Caleb Grant, Mountain Ridge, 48’07; 7. Max Alford, Park City, 47’06; 8. Coco Lukrich, Park City, 46’01.
Discus — 1. Mark Bryant, Orem, 178’00; 2. Teague Andersen, Lehi, 161’00; 3. Kolby Ferrell, Viewmont, 158’05; 4. Erik Bryant, Orem, 153’05; 5. Jesse Helton, Park City, 147’07; 6. Alec Berlin, Farmington, 147’01; 7. Luke McCurdy, Park City, 142’06; 8. Colton Butterfield, Maple Mountain, 138’11.
Javelin — 1. Jack Lee, Salem Hills, 172’09; 2. Cole Johnson, Orem, 168’05; 3. Darant Johnson, Box Elder, 167’01; 4. Nephi Matagi, Timpanogos, 162’09; 5. Mark Bryant, Orem, 161’05; 6. Levi Candland, Orem, 157’11; 7. Walker Deede, Springville, 157’10; 8. Kyson Glover, Box Elder, 155’01.
Pole vault — 1. Jackson Merrill, Orem, 14’00; 2. Kendan Gale, Murray, 14’00; 3. Tyler Aposhian, Farmington, 12’06; 4. Bentley Smith, Maple Mountain, 12’03; 5. Brendan Croft, Timpanogos, 11’06; 6. Miles Maggi, Mountain Ridge, 11’00; 7. Lucas Bolster, Hillcrest, 11’00; 8. Daniel Yee, Maple Mountain, 11’00.