A pair of juniors made big statements at the BYU Autumn Classic on Saturday, the unofficial midway point of the high school cross country season.
Orem’s Tayson Echohawk and Mountain View’s Mari Konold won their respective 5K race at Timpanogos Golf Club in Provo on Saturday morning in stacked races featuring some of the top runners in the state.
Echohawk won with a great time of 15:34.4, edging Mountain View’s Liam Heninger who was close behind at 15:37.0. Herriman’s William Hone was third in 15:37.5.
Echohawk only finished 24th at last year’s 5A state meet, but he’s shown throughout the fall that he’ll be one of the favorites at state next month.
In the girls race, Konold dominated on her way to convincing victory in the girls 5K.
Konold finished with an outstanding time of 18:16.30, nearly 20 seconds faster than the second-place runner from Timpview, Jane Hedengren, who posted a time of 18:35.0. Westlake’s Shelby Jensen finished third in 18:38.3.
Konold was a seventh-place finisher at the 5A state meet a year ago as a sophomore. Eight underclassmen finished in the 10 top in the state, and Konold is positioning herself to be one of the leading contenders again in 2021.
BYU Autumn Classic
Boys team scores
1. Farmington, 55
2. Mountain View, 60
3. Skyridge, 95
4. Orem, 137
5. Herriman, 166
6. Timpview, 169
7. Springville, 190
8. Pleasant Grove, 220
Boys individual results
1. Tayson Echohawk, Orem, 15:34.4
2. Liam Heninger, Mountain View, 15:37.0
3. William Horne, Herriman, 15:37.5
4. Tyler Chipman, Mountain View, 15:43.5
5. Isaac Hedengren, Timpview, 15:47.8
6. Ethan Peterson, Farmington, 15:48.0
7. Noah Jenkins, Herriman, 15:51.9
8. Britton Austin, Farmington, 15:55.0
9. Jackson Stone, Mountain View, 15:57.9
10. Logan Garnica, Springville, 15:58.1
11. Ryan Bennett, Farmington, 16:00.3
12. Seth Wallgren, Skyridge, 16:07.5
13. Jess Christiansen, Emery, 16:10.6
14. Henry Prusse, Farmington, 16:13.5
15. Isaac Jensen, Skyridge, 16:14.1
16. Spencer Bradshaw, Farmington, 16:14.5
17. Nathan Hillhouse, Pleasant Grove, 16:16.0
18. Zach Hillhouse, Pleasant Grove, 16:16.1
19. Cade Woodbury, Orenm, 16:18.6
20. Jonah Denison, Skyridge, 16:22.8
Girls team scores
1. Timpview, 89
2. Orem, 100.5
3. Mountain View, 103
4. Springville, 112
5. Westlake, 114
6. Farmington, 121
7. Herriman, 183
8. Spanish Fork, 252
Girls individual results
1. Mari Konold, Mountain View, 18:16.3
2. Jane Hedengren, Timpview, 18:35.0
3. Shelby Jensen, Wedstlake, 18:38.3
4. Skye Siddoway, Farmington, 18:40.7
5. Mya Curtis, Westlake, 18:51.0
6. Tristian Spence, Central, Colo., 18:59.9
7. Makayla Boulton, Timpview, 18:59.9
8. Natalie Swain, Bingham, 19:00.1
9. Julie Moore, Mountain View, 19:04.2
10. Sienna Barton, Bonneville, 19:04.9
10. Lydia Beus, Orem, 19:04.9
12. Mercy Smith, Timpview, 19:06.5
13. Ember Chariton, Mountain View, 19:09.9
14. Ava Trimble, Orem, 19:13.3
15. Analise Dean, Orem, 19:18.5
16. Maggie Featherstone, Herriman, 19:21.9
17. Savannah Galbraith, Springville, 19:23.3
18. Chloe Christy, Farmignton, 19:23.5
19. Makayla Pitcher, Westlake, 19:24.7
20. Abby Stone, Mountain Vew, 19:27.8