Panguitch’s boys and girls track teams completed the 1A state title sweeps on Saturday at Davis High School, but not without some late-meet tension.
While Panguitch’s girls won comfortably for its eighth straight state championship, the boys had to sweat it out until the final 10 meters in the 4x400 relay finale. Panguitch had a three-point cushion in the team race heading into the final event, and it needed everyone one of those points to survive.
Water Canyon needed to finish two places ahead of Panguitch to capture its first state title in school history. And though it did beat Panguitch by finishing third, it wasn’t quite enough as Panguitch finished fourth. The final tally was Panguitch 107 and Water Canyon 105.
“I’ve been a part of five second places in my high school career. We took state in basketball this year and it’s one of the funnest memories I have. Getting another state championship is awesome,” said Panguitch’s Kyler Bennett.
Bennett finished first in the javelin, second in the discus and third in the shot put. Collectively, Panguitch’s depth in the throwing events was key critical in Panguitch re-claiming the state title after a one-year hiatus in 2019.
In the javelin, Panguitch’s Bennett, Wade Christensen and Tucker Chappell placed 1, 2 and 3. In the shot put Panguitch had four athletes place in the top eight, with Christensen. Then in the discus, Bennett finished second and Chappel third.
“Getting another state championship is awesome.” — Panguitch’s Kyler Bennett
Collectively, those three throwing events account for 61 of Panguitch’s 107 team points.
“Getting the 1, 2, 3 in the javelin was big. We needed the extra points,” said Bennett.
Panguitch’s other top point earner was Porter Schoppe, who finished third in both the 1,600 and 3,200 meters.
Five different boys athletes won multiple events throughout the meet, Milford’s Bret Beebe (100, 200), Bryce Valley’s Miles Roberts (400, 800), Bryce Valley’s Brock Syrett (1,600, 3,200), Milford’s Blake Barnes (110 and 300 hurdles) and Water Canyon’s Hyrum Fechser (high jump and long jump).
Fecsher’s long jump of 23’08 on Friday was the best jump in the entire state this season.
On the girls side, Panguitch’s girls won easily as it racked up 181 team points. Region rival Milford finished second with 146 points.
Adelaide Englestead was one of the starts of the meet for Panguitch, as she won the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meters, and then also finished second in the 400 meters as she stepped out of her distant comfort zone to help the team. She finished second to teammate Tabetha Henrie in the 400 meters.
“My coach is big on goals, and so I set goals for myself and it was to just give everything, give it my all and I feel like that’s what I’ve done. I feel like I’ve succeeded in my goals,” said Englestead. “I think it’s really exciting especially because a lot of our team are freshman and sophomores. We don’t have a single senior, so we have a lot ahead of us.”
Henrie also won three events for Panguitch, prevailing in the high jump and long jump to go along with her 400-meter win. Hailee Eyre was the other individual winner for the Bobcats as she won the javelin.
Rich freshman Violett Taylor had a breakout performance on the state tournament stage as she won the 100 and 200 meters and the 100 and 300 hurdles.
1A girls state meet
At Davis High School
Team scores
- 1. Panguitch, 181
- 2. Milford, 146
- 3. Rich, 111
- 4. Bryce Valley, 69
- 5. Tabiona, 27
- 6. Water Canyon, 17
- 7. Escalante, 15
- 7. Wayne, 15
- 9. Valley, 13
- 10. Green River, 11
Individual results
100 meters — 1. Violett Taylor, Rich, 13.40; 2. Alexa Walker, Milford, 13.46; 3. Abbie Rhoades, Tabiona, 13.74; 4. Santana Sedillo, Milford, 13.91; 5. Paige James, Milford, 14.09; 6. Debijean Henrie, Panguitch, 14.22; 7. Sadie Casper, Tabiona, 14.38; 8. Lexie Palmer, Panguitch, 14.53.
200 meters — 1. Violett Taylor, Rich, 27.27; 2. Alexa Walker, Milford, 27.78; 3. Paige James, Milford, 28.19; 4. Madysen Griffiths, Milford, 28.36; 5. Santana Sedillo, Milford, 28.67; 6. Brooklyn Syrett, Bryce Valley, 28.69; 7. Debijean Henrie, Panguitch, 28.92; 8. Lexie Palmer, Panguitch, 29.05.
400 meters — 1. Tabetha Henrie, Panguitch, 1:00.76; 2. Adelaide Englestead, Panguitch, 1:01.78; 3. Maliah Jolley, Rich, 1:01.80; 4. Hailie Wilcox, Panguitch, 1:04.39; 5. Madysen Griffiths, Milford, 1:05.33; 6. Alex Walker, Milford, 1:07.06; 7. Santana Sedillo, Milford, 1:08.94; 8. Jaci Draper, Panguitch, 1:12.52.
800 meters — 1. Adelaide Englestead, Panguitch, 2:26.00; 2. Maliah Jolley, Rich, 2:28.28; 3. Tabetha Henrie, Panguitch, 2:34.83; 4. Kezli Floyd, Bryce Valley, 2:36.92; 5. Hailie Wilcox, Panguitch, 2:38.53; 6. Lacey Marshall, Panguitch, 2:40.06; 7. AnDee VanDyke, Wayne, 2:40.61; 8. Shandi Syrett, Bryce Valley, 2;44.54.
1,600 meters — 1. Adelaide Englestead, Panguitch, 5:20.57; 2. Kinley Spaulding, Milford, 5:21.88; 3. Kezlie Floyd, Bryce Valley, 5:57.07; 4. Shandi Syrett, Bryce Valley, 6:02.00; 5. Bradi Gates, Bryce Valley, 6:02.34; 6. Abigail Holman, Panguitch, 6:07.79; 7. Lacey Marshall, Panguitch, 6:15.47; 8. Maddie Osterhout, Valley, 6:16.69.
3,200 meters — 1. Adelaide Englestead, Panguitch, 12:42.67; 2. Kinley Spaulding, Milford, 12:43.14; 3. Lacey Marshall, Panguitch, 13:17.62; 4. Shandi Syrett, Bryce Valley, 13:19.33; 5. Abigail Holman, Panguitch, 13:28.21; 6. Bradi Gates, Bryce valley, 13:43.20; 7. Tayleah Spaulding, Milford, 14:19.67; 8. Kristen Stewart, Bryce Valley, 14:32.81.
100 hurdles — 1. Violett Taylor, Rich, 16.01; 2. Kinley Spaulding, Milford, 17.00; 3. Brynley Wunderlich, 17.32; 4. Paige James, 17.59; 5. Brittney Lamborn, 17.65; 6. Merci Jessop, Water Canyon, 17.98; 7. Kamree Albrecht, Panguitch, 18.55; 8. NayVee Williams, Milford, 19.03.
300 hurdles — 1. Violett Taylor, Rich, 47.57; 2. Kinley Spaulding, Milford, 48.21; 3. Paige James, Milford, 48.94; 4. Brynley Wunderlich, Milford, 50.78; 5. Merci Jessop, Water Canyon, 51.32; 6. Brittney Lamborn, Rich, 51.45; 7. Kyan Orton, Panguitch, 53.15; 8. Briannon Woolsey, Escalante, 55.38.
4x100 Relay — 1. Panguitch, 53.19; 2. Milford, 53.79; 3. Water Canyon, 57.10; 4. Rich, 57.34; 5. Wayne, 58.21.
4x400 relay — 1. Bryce Valley, 4:29.49; 2. Panguitch, 4:30.69; 3. Rich, 4:41.10; 4. Milford, 5:00.88.
Sprint medley — 1. Rich, 4:34.17; 2. Panguitch, 4:46.84; 3. Valley, 4:55.18; 4. Bryce Valley, 5:01.68; 5. Milford, 5:05.47; 6. Water Canyon, 5:21.43; 7. Manila, 5:22.00.
High jump — Tabetha Henrie, Panguitch, 4’11; 2. Mikki Prows, Escalante, 4’09; 3. Briannon Woolsey, Esclante, 4’09; 4. Paiton Lazenby, Tabiona, 4’07; 5 (tie). Savannah Wood, Valley; Darleen Peterson, Rich; Hanna Williams, Wayne, 4’07; 8. Katilyn Stubbs, Water Canyon, 4’07.
Long jump — 1. Tabetha Henrie, Panguitch, 15’01.50; 2. Brooklyn Syrett, Bryce Valley, 14’09.00; 3. Brittney Lamborn, Rich, 14’05.75; 4. Abbie Rhoades, Tabiona, 14’05.75; 5. Ambria Giles, Wayne, 14’04.75; 6. Megan Vollmer, Green River, 14’02.50; 7. Debijean Henrie, Panguitch, 13’11.75; 8. Paiton Lazenby, Tabiona, 13’10.75.
Shot put — 1. JaLeana Tsosie, Milford, 34’01.50; 2. Jaycee Cornia, Rich, 36’06.26; 3. NayVee Williams, Milford, 32’02.25; 4. Kezli Floyd, Bryce Valley, 32’01; 5. Madysen Griffiths, Milford, 30’10.25; 6. Naylie Nye, Rich, 30’05.25; 7. Jeni Keener, Green River, 29’07.50; 8. Kaelynn Cox, Panguitch, 28’10.50.
Discus — 1. Alexis Allen, Panguitch, 102’06; 2. Abbie Rhoades, Tabiona, 101’05; 3. Hailee Eyre, Panguitch, 96’06; 4. Haylie Nye, Rich, 93’00; 5. Kaelynn Cox, Panguitch, 88’09; 6. Makynzee Smith, Rich, 84’10; 7. Lacey Ellett, Wayne, 82’00; 8. Presley Willden, Milford, 82’00.
Javelin — 1. Hailee Eyre, Panguitch, 109’03; 2. Brooklyn Syrett, Bryce Valley, 106’10; 3. Jeni Keener, Green River, 104’03; 4. Brooklyn Brinkerhoff, Panguitch, 104’01; 5. Kaelynn Cox, Panguitch, 101’10; 6. Brittyn Heaton, Valley, 100’11; 7. Brynley Wunderlich, Milford, 99’04; 8. Jaycee Cornia, Rich, 94’06.
1A boys state meet
Team scores
- 1. Panguitch, 107
- 2. Water Canyon, 105
- 3. Bryce Valley, 96
- 4. Milford, 90
- 5. Tabiona, 83
- 6. Telos, 36
- 7. Valley, 30
- 8. Rich, 25
- 9. Piute, 17
- 10. Pinnacle
Individual results
100 meters — 1. Bret Beebe, Milford, 11.47; 2. Kade Stewart, Tabiona, 11.69; 3. Hyrum Fechser, Water Canyon, 11.72; 4. Ethan Park, Tabiona, 11.94; 5. Klyn Fullmer, Panguitch, 12.20; 6. Braxton Swaner, Wayne, 12.29; 7. Westyn Clark, Bryce Valley, 12.41; 8. Max Parry, Rich, 12.44.
200 meters — 1. Bret Beebe, Milford, 22.77; 2. Kade Stewart, Tabiona, 23.34; 3. Ethan Park, Tabiona, 23.73; 4. Treyson Roberts, Bryce Valley, 24.11; 5. Treyton Rose, Milford, 24.52; 6. Max Parry, Rich, 24.68; 7. Randen Leslie, Bryce Valley, 25.06; 8. Spencer Cox, Valley, 25.06.
400 meters — 1. Miles Roberts, Bryce Valley, 50.51; 2. Bret Beebe, Milford, 52.27; 3. Blake Barnes, Milford, 52.41; 4. Klyn Fullmer, Panguitch, 52.56; 5. Steven Barlow, Water Canyon, 52.58; 6. Landen Hardy, Pinnacle, 52.76; 7. Max Parry, Rich, 53.86; 8. Westyn Clark, Bryce Valley, 54.70.
800 meters — 1. Miles Roberts, Bryce Valley, 1:59.94; 2. Landen Hardy, Pinnacle, 2:03.69; 3. Brock Syrett, Bryce Valley, 2:05.70; 4. Donald Speas, Telos, 2:07.32; 5. Kelby Jessen, Piute, 2:08.24; 6. Layton Spencer, Valley, 2:08.76; 7. Rulon Barlow, Water Canyon, 2:08.78; 8. John Ahlstrom, Bryce Valley, 2:11.78.
1,600 meters — 1. Brock Syrett, Bryce Valley, 4:38.77; 2. Donald Spears, Telos, 4:48.23; 3. Porter Schoppe, Panguitch, 4:53.81; 4. John Ahlstrom, Bryce Valley, 4:55.58; 5. Matthew Draper, Manila, 4:55.71; 6. Tyler Bonham, Valley, 5:00.26; 7. Theil Cooke, Water Canyon, 5:01.16; 8. Taiven Cluff, Milford, 5:01.85.
3,200 meters — 1. Brock Syrett, Bryce Valley, 10:09.37; 2. Donald Speas, Telos, 10:30.40; 3. Porter Schoppe, Panguitch, 10:39.61; 4. Theil Cooke, Water Canyon, 10:56.43; 5. Hunter Stewart, Milford, 10:57.30; 6. Taiven Cluff, Milford, 10:59.38; 7. Robby Levy, Telos, 11:00.98; 8. John Ahlstrom, Bryce Valley, 11:07.52.
110 hurdles — 1. Blake Barnes, Milford, 16.23; 2. Mitchell Wagner, Tabiona, 16.42; 3. Hyrum Fechser, Water Canyon, 16.88; 4. Riley Taylor, Rich, 17.82; 5. Tucker Chappell, Panguitch, 17.91; 6. Hesston Thomas, Tabiona, 17.97; 7. Tyler Cox, Panguitch, 18.14; 8. Patrick Hammon, Water Canyon, 19.97.
300 hurdles — 1. Blake Barnes, Milford, 40.89; 2. Benjamin Jeffs, Water Canyon, 42.23; 3. Mitchell Wagner, Tabiona, 43.34; 4. Konner Henrie, Panguitch, 44.41; 5. Treyton Rose, Milford, 44.54; 6. Gavin Hoyt, Valley, 45.51; 7. Bret Heaton, Valley, 45.97; 8. Riley Taylor, Rich, 46.79.
4x100 Relay — 1. Milford, 45.69; 2. Piute, 47.86; 3. Panguitch, 48.13; 4. Telos, 49.15; 5. Rich, 49.41; 6. Water Canyon, 49.81; 7. Mount Vernon, 50.53.
4x400 relay — 1. Bryce Valley, 3:37.04; 2. Valley, 3:45.14; 3. Water Canyon, 3:46.11; 4. Panguitch, 3:46.63; 5. Milford, 3:53.36; 6. Rich, 4:02.01.
Sprint medley — 1. Water Canyon, 3:56.38; 2. Telos, 3:57.50; 3. Rich, 3:58.27; 4. Bryce Valley, 3:58.28; 5. Valley, 3:58.45; 6. Panguitch, 3:59.13; 7. Milford, 4:09.91; 8. Manila, 4:25.52.
High jump — 1. Hyrum Fechser, Water Canyon, 6’02.00; 2. Kade Stewart, Tabiona, 6’00.00; 3. Benjamin Jeffs, Water Canyon, 6’00.00; 4. Miles Roberts, Bryce Valley, 5’10.00; 5. Gavin Gonder, Manila, 5’10.00; 6. Chance Lazenby, Tabiona, 5’10.00; 7. Bret Heaton, Valley, 5’08’00; 8. Treyson Clark, Bryce Valley, 5’08’00.
Long jump — 1. Hyrum Fechser, Water Canyon, 23’08; 2. Kade Stewart, Tabiona, 20’11.25; 3. Randen Leslie, Bryce Valley, 20’00.75; 4. Benjamin Jeffs, Water Canyon, 19’07.75; 5. Westyn Clark, Bryce Valley, 19’02.25; 6. Ethan Park, Tabiona, 18’08.25; 7. Treyson Roberts, Bryce Valley, 18’07.50; 8. Ethan White, Wayne, 18’06.
Shot put — 1. Wade Christensen, Panguitch, 46’05.25; 2. Makenzie Jessop, Water Canyon, 43’03.75; 3. Kyler Bennett, Panguitch, 42’10.25; 4. Kelby Jessen, Piute, 40’11.00; 5. Tucker Chappell, Panguitch, 40’11.00; 6. Klyn Fullmer, Panguitch, 38’08.00; 7. Kota Bear, Dugway, 38’02.50; 8. Christian Winder, Pinnacle, 36’08.50.
Discus — 1. Makenzie Jessop, Water Canyon, 140’02; 2. Kyler Bennett, Panguitch, 136’01; 3. Tucker Chappell, Panguitch, 125’07; 4. Mitchell Wagner, Tabiona, 120’02; 5. Chance Lazenby, Tabiona, 116’08; 6. Heston Thomas, Tabiona, 112’01; 7. Rhyder Ambrose, Milford, 111’03; 8. Tyi Bear, Dugway, 109’03.
Javelin — 1. Kyler Bennett, Panguitch, 163’03; 2. Wade Christensen, Panguitch, 155’06; 3. Tucker Chappell, Panguitch, 152’05; 4. Ethan Park, Tabiona, 142’09; 5. Spencer Cox, Valley, 137’03; 6. Benjamin Jeffs, Water Canyon, 137’02; 7. Traie Buhler, Milford, 132’02; 8. Stetson Motte, Pinnacle, 131’07.