San Juan’s boys and North Summit’s girls won their respective 2A state championships on Saturday at the state track meet at BYU.
For the boys, San Juan halted a state title drought dating back to 1970 in the win.
North Summit’s girls, meanwhile, won a 10th straight state championship.
Here’s a look at some of the top storylines from this year’s meet.
Class 2A Top 3
Boys
- San Juan, 109
- Parowan, 77
- North Summit, 68
Girls
- North Summit, 157
- Grand County, 98
- Beaver, 65
2A Championship storylines
San Juan snaps 56-year title drought
To say that San Juan’s 2A boys track state title came out of nowhere would be an understatement. Prior to Saturday’s state meet at BYU, the only boys track title in school history came way back in 1970.
That boys track title in 1970 was the first state title in school history. The school has hoisted trophies 47 other times in eight other sports since that title, but none in boys track.
Everything changed this year, and in relatively dominant fashion.
San Juan racked up 109 team points to run away from runner-up Parowan’s 77 points.
“I just think they finally figured out that it’s a team sport. They supported each other. We were deep. We had five kids in the shot put final today and we had two others that could have could have easily been in there and scored. It’s just a good group of kids that’s competitive. They’ve worked hard from middle school on. They they lift weights, they’re friends. I think it’s just it’s truly a team unity thing that did it,” said San Juan coach Teagan Richmond.
A year ago San Juan had five athletes place in the top eight state as it finished seventh with 45 team points.
On Saturday, it had 17 individual placers in nine events. It also scored in all four relays.
It wasn’t until a couple weeks ago that San Juan started plugging numbers into a spreadsheet that the coaches thought a title could be possible to end its half-a-century drought.
“We kind of started looking at things and said, ‘We’ve got a real chance,’ and the kids just immediately got excited and bought in. We had kids willing to do some things that that they didn’t really want to do, or events they didn’t like doing, but they bought in. It’s been fun,” said Richmond.
San Juan’s lone individual winners were Cash Palmer in the shot put and Tripp Palmer in the high jump.
North Summit wins 10th straight state championship
North Summit’s girls track program is the most dominant track program in state history, and it added to that legacy on Saturday at BYU.
The Braves racked up 157 team points, well ahead of runner-up Grand’s 98 points, as they won their 25th state championship in school history and 10th straight.
The 25 titles is a state record, well ahead of second-place Panguitch’s 17 titles. The 10 consecutive titles is one shy of Mountain View’s state record of 11 straight (1994-2004).
“I just think that the group of seniors that we had were the ones that really helped us to make sure of this 10th win. They were just really, really important to our team, and I kind of want to give a shoutout to those seniors and what they did,” said North Summit coach Dave Peck, who’s been at the helm for seven of those 25 state titles.
Peck said depth is what really pushed North Summit to another state title.
North Summit picked up points in all 16 events, and in the 13 individual events it had multiple athletes place in the top eight in eight of them.
“I think that was just critical for us winning this championship where in each of the events we had somebody be able to compete and be on the podium,” said Peck.
The lone individual winners for the Braves were Kyla Wilde in the long jump and then Ellie Stephens in the shot put.
Peck said he was extremely proud of his 4x400 relay team that was comprised of all distance runners (Ava Sargent, Isabell Sargent, Chayden Sargent, Amy Tholen), but they still went out and finished first in the final race of the meet.
2A Multi-Event Winners
Kennadie Glazier, Kanab - 800, 1,600, 3,200 meters (2nd in 400)
“I was really nervous. I’ve never done all four of them before. I’ve always done like a relay or like a short sprint or something. So I wanted to do all four of them, and honestly, I did pretty much exactly what I thought I was going to do, and it ended up being super good. My legs, I was worried I wasn’t going to be in shape enough, but I was, and they carried me through, and I was really happy with how it went.”
Ruby Lurth, Beaver - 200, 400 meters, 100, 300 hurdles
“It’s been pretty good. Super dead after 300 and 400, back-to-back, but pretty good. I just want to go all out the entire time, and if I PR, then that’s great.”
Cooper Castle, South Sevier - 100, 200, meter, 4x100 relay
“It was pretty good. I didn’t get the times that I wanted, but it was alright. The nerves are definitely there. I threw up before my 100.”
Cruze Hallows, North Sevier - 1,600, 3,200 meters
Jensen Davies, Millard - 110, 300 hurdles
Tate Stubbs, Parowan - Long jump, 4x400 relay
Hannah Burgess, Grand - 4x100 relay, Sprint medley relay
Heila Hagemann, Grand - 4x100 relay, Sprint medley relay
Olivia Jackman, Grand - 4x100 relay, Sprint medley relay
2A Champions Key Performances
Cash Palmer, San Juan — State champ in shot put, third-place finisher in discus.
Tripp Palmer, San Juan — State champ in high jump, fifth-place finisher in javelin, seventh-place finisher in long jump.
Andrew Nielson, San Juan — Second-place in 300 hurdles, sixth-place finisher in 110 hurdles, fifth-place finisher in 4x400 relay.
Brigg Palmer, San Juan — Second-place in 110 hurdles, eighth-place finisher in shot put.
Gaige Palmer, San Juan — Second-place in discus, fifth-place finisher in shot put.
Kyla Wilde, North Summit — State champ in long jump, second-place finisher in 100 meters, fifth-place finisher in 200 meters, second-place finisher in 4x100 relay.
Ellie Stephens, North Summit — State champ in shot put, second-place finisher in high jump and discus, sixth-place finisher in javelin.
Chayden Sargent, North Summit — Second-place in 800 meters, third-place finisher in both 1,600 and 3,200 meters, state champ in 4x400 relay.
Braylin Hennefer, North Summit — Third-place in both 100 hurdles and long jump, fifth-place finisher in 300 hurdles.
Ava Sargent, North Summit — Fourth-place in 800 meters, sixth-place finisher in both 400 and 1,600 meters, state champ in 4x400 relay.
2A Boys State Championship
Team scores
- San Juan, 109
- Parowan, 77
- North Summit, 68
- Enterprise, 62
- Grand County, 50
- North Sevier, 39
- Millard, 39
- Kanab, 33.5
Boys Individual results
100 meters — 1. Cooper Castle, South Sevier, Jr., 11.01; 2. Joel Dalzon, Wasatch Academy, Jr., 11.13; 3. Chandler Hoffmeier, Parowan, Sr., 11.26; 4. Cru Richins, North Summit, Jr., 11.32; 5. Maddex Bone, Kanab, Jr., 11.33; 6. Rigz Anzalone, Enterprise, So., 11.42; 7. Talan Dyreng, Gunnison Valley, Sr., 11.42; 8. Joe Cashiola, Rowland Hall, Sr., 11.44.
200 meters — 1. Cooper Castle, South Sevier, Jr., 21.74; 2. Joel Dalzon, Wasatch Academy, Jr., 21.82; 3. Tate Stubbs, Parowan, Sr., 22.36; 4. Talan Dyreng, Gunnison Valley, Sr., 22.61; 5. Chandler Hoffmeier, Parowan, Sr., 22.67; 6. John Brockbank, American Heritage, So., 22.70; 7. Teque Truman, Enterprise, Sr., 22.81; 8. Rigz Anzalone, Enterprise, So., 22.99.
400 meters — 1. Joel Dalzon, Wasatch Academy, Jr., 47.87; 2. Tate Stubbs, Parowan, Sr., 48.55; 3. John Brockbank, American Heritage, So., 49.29; 4. Cru Richins, North Summit, Jr., 49.64; 5. Ty Stubbs, Parowan, Sr., 51.58; 6. Matthew Simmons, Maeser Prep Academy, Sr., 51.75; 7. Knox Woolstenhulme, North Summit, Jr., 51.83; 8. Preston Packard, Grand County, Jr., 52.04.
800 meters — 1. Platte Lyman, San Juan, Jr., 1:57.91; 2. Cruze Hallows, North Sevier, Sr., 1:58.80; 3. Roger Cope, Enterprise, Sr., 1:59.21; 4. River Shaw, Grand County, Jr., 2:00.76; 5. Luke Brown, North Summit, Jr., 2:00.97; 6. Ben Williams, Enterprise, Sr., 2:01.55; 7. Preston Packard, Grand County, Jr., 2:02.17; 8. James Ralphs, Millard, Sr., 2:02.29.
1,600 meters — 1. Cruze Hallows, North Sevier, Sr., 4:26.53; 2. River Shaw, Grand County, Jr., 4:27.40; 3. Theo Weissinger, Grand County, So., 4:31.18; 4. Ben Williams, Enterprise, Sr., 4:33.12; 5. James Ralphs, Millard, Sr., 4:38.40; 6. Platte Lyman, San Juan, Jr., 4:38.83; 7. Aidan Kerksiek, Beaver, Sr., 4:39.33; 8. Lincoln Hallows, North Sevier, So., 4:39.37.
3,200 meters — 1. Cruze Hallows, North Sevier, Sr., 9:44.73; 2. River Shaw, Grand County, Jr., 9:44.77; 3. Ben Williams, Enterprise, Sr., 9:58.03; 4. Levi Clarkson, Kanab, Jr., 10:02.93; 5. Theo Weissinger, Grand County, So., 10:06.73; 6. James Ralphs, Millard, Sr., 10:07.90; 7. Aidan Kerksiek, Beaver, Sr., 10:08.46; 8. Cole Josse, Millard, Jr., 10:09.38.
110 hurdles — 1. Jensen Davies, Millard, Jr., 14.94; 2. Brigg Palmer, San Juan, So., 15.30; 3. Ashton Anderson, Parowan, Sr., 15.38; 4. Emmet Lurth, Beaver, Jr., 15.52; 5. Kooper Laws, San Juan, Jr., 16.19; 6. Andrew Nielson, San Juan, Jr., 16.27; 7. Tracen Neilson, Parowan, Sr., 16.43; 8. Makay Miller, American Leadership Academy, Jr., 16.44.
300 hurdles — 1. Jensen Davies, Millard, Jr., 39.17; 2. Andrew Nielson, San Juan, Jr., 39.64; 3. Emmet Lurth, Beaver, Jr., 40.40; 4. Makay Miller, American Leadership Academy, Jr., 41.12; 5. Gunner Tuttle, Parowan, Jr., 41.87; 6. Kooper Laws, San Juan, Jr., 42.06; 7. Kyler Dalton, Beaver, Sr., 42.07; 8. Tracen Neilson, Parowan, Sr., 42.41.
4x100 relay — 1. South Sevier (Hudson Flinders, Krew Winkel, Rayce Freeman, Cooper Castle), 42.97; 2. Enterprise, 43.01; 3. San Juan, 44.24; 4. Gunnison Valley, 44.30; 5. Parowan, 44.83; 6. North Summit, 44.84; 7. American Leadership Academy, 45.33; 8. Maeser Prep Academy, 45.93.
4x400 relay — 1. Parowan (Cooper Heath, Chandler Hoffmeier, Ty Stubbs, Tate Stubbs), 3:24.32; 2. North Summit, 3:25.38; 3. Enterprise, 3:32.18; 4. American Heritage, 3:32.37; 5. San Juan, 3:37.85; 6. South Summit, 3:39.08; 7. North Sevier, 3:39.28; 8. Kanab, 3:39.48.
Sprint medley relay — 1. Enterprise (Rigz Anzalone, Teque Truman, Jake Christensen, Roger Cope), 3:35.87; 2. North Sevier, 3:40.82; 3. Grand County, 3:41.94; 4. North Summit, 3:42.63; 5. San Juan, 3:43.44; 6. Millard, 3:50.01; 7. Maeser Prep Academy, 3:52.62; 8. Beaver, 3:53.02.
Long jump — 1. Tate Stubbs, Parowan, Sr., 22′10.25; 2. Emmet Lurth, Beaver, Jr., 21′07.0; 3. Cru Richins, North Summit, Jr., 21′05.25; 4. Jalen Brewer, American Leadership Academy, Sr., 21′00.75; 5. Sharmaarkay Mberwa, West Valley APA, Sr., 20′11.25; 6. Luke Brown, North Summit, Jr., 20′09.5; 7. Tripp Palmer, San Juan, Sr., 20′07.75; 8. Camden Cartwright, Kanab, Sr., 20′05.0.
High jump — 1. Tripp Palmer, San Juan, Sr., 6′ 06.00; 2. Ashton Anderson, Parowan, Sr., 6′ 02.00; 3. Cash Cylvick, North Summit, Sr., 5′ 10.00; T4. Kyle Brown, Kanab, Sr., 5′ 10.00; T4. Talan Dyreng, Gunnison Valley, Sr., 5′ 10.00; 6. Austin Williams, Kanab, Sr., 5′ 08.00; 7. Rylan Terry, Enterprise, Jr., 5′ 08.00; T8. Rex Kenison, American Leadership Academy, Sr., 5′ 06.00; T8. Ollie Wakefield, Rowland Hall, Jr., 5′ 06.00″.
Shot put — 1. Cash Palmer, San Juan, Sr., 54′10.75; 2. Deagan Allen, Kanab, So., 45′07.25; 3. Karson Blonquist, North Summit, Jr., 44′09.50; 4. Ethan Shurtliff, Enterprise, Sr., 43′10.25; 5. Gaige Palmer, San Juan, So., 43′03.25; 6. Trey Bradford, San Juan, Jr., 42′09.75; 7. Ray Capson, Kanab, So., 42′02.00; 8. Brigg Palmer, San Juan, So., 41′11.25.
Discus — 1. Van Westbrook, Grand County, Sr., 151′05.0; 2. Gaige Palmer, San Juan, So., 146′03.0; 3. Cash Palmer, San Juan, Sr., 141′02.0; 4. Levi Stewart, Kanab, Sr., 136′00.0; 5. Rustyn Mackelprang, Parowan, Jr., 135′07.0; 6. Karson Blonquist, North Summit, Jr., 133′05.0; 7. Marshall Williams, Beaver, Jr., 132′07.0; 8. John Noyes, Millard, Jr., 129′02.0.
Javelin — 1. Jaden Rowser, North Summit, Jr., 169′01.00; 2. Miken Keith, San Juan, Jr., 165′10.00; 3. John Noyes, Millard, Jr., 157′07.00; 4. Crew Evans, Enterprise, Sr., 155′03.00; 5. Tripp Palmer, San Juan, Sr., 152′11.00; 6. Bridger Bradshaw, South Sevier, Sr., 150′09.00; 7. Kip Richins, North Summit, Sr., 149′06.00; 8. Caleb Carter, Beaver, Sr., 146′05.00.
Pole vault — 1. Ollie Wakefield, Rowland Hall, Jr., 10′00.0.
2A Girls State Championship
Team scores
- North Summit, 157
- Grand County, 98
- Beaver, 65
- South Sevier, 61
- Kanab, 57
- Enterprise, 40
- Millard, 39
- San Juan, 25
Boys Individual results
100 meters — 1. Je’naye Stewart, Utah Military Hill Field, Fr., 12.77; 2. Kyla Wilde, North Summit, Sr., 12.85; 3. Hannah Burgess, Grand County, Sr., 12.98; 4. Kailee Meador, Grand County, Sr., 13.17; 5. Makenna Jackman, Grand County, Jr., 13.18; 6. Mina Bailey, Rowland Hall, So., 13.19; 7. Addison Helquist, San Juan, Sr., 13.30; 8. Lacey Gibbs, American Heritage, Jr., 13.33.
200 meters — 1. Ruby Lurth, Beaver, So., 24.91; 2. Makenna Jackman, Grand County, Jr., 25.89; 3. Mina Bailey, Rowland Hall, So., 26.47; 4. Lacey Gibbs, American Heritage, Jr., 26.54; 5. Kyla Wilde, North Summit, Sr., 26.64; 6. Kessler Staples, South Sevier, So., 26.73; 7. Zetta Brock, North Summit, Jr., 26.82; 8. Hannah Burgess, Grand County, Sr., 26.92.
400 meters — 1. Ruby Lurth, Beaver, So., 56.82; 2. Kenidee Glazier, Kanab, Sr., 59.15; 3. Amy Tholen, North Summit, So., 59.95; 4. Zetta Brock, North Summit, Jr., 1:00.36; 5. Taelyn Marshall, Beaver, So., 1:00.76; 6. Ava Sargent, North Summit, Sr., 1:01.67; 7. Ashtyn Arnout, South Summit, Jr., 1:01.74; 8. Brylee Sorenson, Beaver, Jr., 1:02.50.
800 meters — 1. Kenidee Glazier, Kanab, Sr., 2:18.30; 2. Chayden Sargent, North Summit, Sr., 2:22.26; 3. Taelyn Marshall, Beaver, So., 2:24.12; 4. Ava Sargent, North Summit, Sr., 2:24.99; 5. Elliet Johnson-Trim, Grand County, Sr., 2:25.65; 6. Isabell Sargent, North Summit, Jr., 2:25.74; 7. Gemma Phillips, Grand County, Jr., 2:26.80; 8. Lillian Nolan, Maeser Prep Academy, So., 2:27.42.
1,600 meters — 1. Kenidee Glazier, Kanab, Sr., 5:19.33; 2. Elliet Johnson-Trim, Grand County, Sr., 5:20.77; 3. Chayden Sargent, North Summit, Sr., 5:22.56; 4. Isabell Sargent, North Summit, Jr., 5:28.04; 5. Ruby Polloczek, South Summit, So., 5:29.00; 6. Ava Sargent, North Summit, Sr., 5:30.26; 7. Thea Sargent, North Summit, Fr., 5:30.32; 8. Hadley Kasprick, Grand County, So., 5:30.37.
3,200 meters — 1. Kenidee Glazier, Kanab, Sr., 11:20.65; 2. Elliet Johnson-Trim, Grand County, Sr., 11:27.72; 3. Chayden Sargent, North Summit, Sr., 11:33.86; 4. Hadley Kasprick, Grand County, So., 11:38.03; 5. Sincere Nez, San Juan, Jr., 11:54.83; 6. Thea Sargent, North Summit, Fr., 11:59.27; 7. Chandlyer Sargent, North Summit, So., 12:03.68; 8. Isabell Sargent, North Summit, Jr., 12:04.50.
100 hurdles — 1. Ruby Lurth, Beaver, So., 14.79; 2. Makenna Jackman, Grand County, Jr., 15.25; 3. Braylin Hennefer, North Summit, Jr., 16.26; 4. Kessler Staples, South Sevier, So., 16.41; 5. Ellie Wirig, Maeser Prep Academy, So., 16.45; 6. Gracie Winegar, South Sevier, Sr., 16.52; 7. Isabelle Meacham, Duchesne, Sr., 17.06; 8. Olivia Bassett, Millard, Sr., 17.08.
300 hurdles — 1. Ruby Lurth, Beaver, So., 43.95; 2. Makenna Jackman, Grand County, Jr., 44.19; 3. Kessler Staples, South Sevier, So., 47.99; 4. Gracie Winegar, South Sevier, Sr., 48.39; 5. Braylin Hennefer, North Summit, Jr., 48.77; 6. Matti Sorensen, South Sevier, Jr., 49.13; 7. Lynlee Worley, Millard, So., 49.71; 8. Karter Glazier, Kanab, Fr., 49.96.
4x100 relay — 1. Grand County (Kailee Meador, Heila Hagemann, Olivia Jackman, Hannah Burgess), 50.14; 2. North Summit, 51.04; 3. Millard, 51.42; 4. San Juan, 52.33; 5. South Sevier, 52.39; 6. Enterprise, 52.78; 7. Maeser Prep Academy, 53.38; 8. South Summit, 53.58.
4x400 relay — 1. North Summit (Ava Sargent, Isabell Sargent, Chayden Sargent, Amy Tholen), 4:08.53; 2. South Summit, 4:13.18; 3. Beaver, 4:20.34; 4. Grand County, 4:25.33; 5. Kanab, 4:26.00; 6. Maeser Prep Academy, 4:26.28; 7. South Sevier, 4:27.09; 8. Millard, 4:28.17.
Sprint medley relay — 1. Grand County (Heila Hagemann, Hannah Burgess, Olivia Jackman, Elliet Johnson-Trim), 4:20.25; 2. Beaver, 4:27.20; 3. North Summit, 4:29.78; 4. Maeser Prep Academy, 4:31.46; 5. South Summit, 4:32.34; 6. North Sevier, 4:33.62; 7. Millard, 4:35.50; 8. Enterprise, 4:41.86.
Long jump — 1. Kyla Wilde, North Summit, Sr., 16′06.50; 2. Savanah Brady, South Sevier, Sr., 16′01.25; 3. Braylin Hennefer, North Summit, Jr., 16′01.25; 4. Heila Hagemann, Grand County, Fr., 15′10.00; 5. Lacey Gibbs, American Heritage, Jr., 15′09.75; 6. Faith Flannery, San Juan, Fr., 15′06.00; 7. Je’naye Stewart, Utah Military Academy Hill Field, Fr., 15′02.50; 8. Matti Sorensen, South Sevier, Jr., 15′02.00.
High jump — 1. Rylee Little, Kanab, Sr., 5′04.0; 2. Ellie Stephens, North Summit, Jr., 5′00.0; 3. Olivia Bassett, Millard, Sr., 5′00.0; 4. Keezie Flannery, San Juan, Sr., 5′00.0; 5. Summer Henderson, Kanab, Fr., 4′11.0; 6. Kynlee Reber, Enterprise, Sr., 4′11.0; 7. Kambree Johnson, North Summit, Sr., 4′10.0; 8. Claire Dahlsrud, North Sevier, So., 4′10.0.
Shot put — 1. Ellie Stephens, North Summit, Jr., 39′10.25; 2. Hadlee Holt, Enterprise, Fr., 37′01.25; 3. Jaycee Barlow, Enterprise, Sr., 35′01.0; 4. Eliza Larsen, Millard, Jr., 34′10.75; 5. Chadlin Blonquist, North Summit, Jr., 33′09.25; 6. Kaylee Hansen, North Sevier, Jr., 33′08.0; 7. Abbi Roberts, North Sevier, Sr., 33′00.0; 8. Callie Cummings, Millard, So., 31′07.5.
Discus — 1. Presley Blackburn, South Sevier, So., 114′05.00; 2. Ellie Stephens, North Summit, Jr., 113′01.00; 3. Karli Christensen, South Sevier, So., 102′11.00; 4. Kayla Johns, South Sevier, Sr., 102′08.00; 5. Eliza Larsen, Millard, Jr., 100′07.00; 6. Kaylee Hansen, North Sevier, Jr., 95′00.00; 7. Abbi Roberts, North Sevier, Sr., 94′05.00; 8. Jaycee Barlow, Enterprise, Sr., 93′02.00.
Javelin — 1. Hadlee Holt, Enterprise, Fr., 125′09.0; 2. Jaycee Barlow, Enterprise, Sr., 121′02.0; 3. Sadie Palmer, San Juan, Jr., 117′02.0; 4. Abigail DeGraffenried, Millard, Sr., 114′09.0; 5. Callie Cummings, Millard, So., 113′02.0; 6. Ellie Stephens, North Summit, Jr., 112′10.0; 7. Hallee Hutchins, Millard, So., 106′05.0; 8. Ella Bishop, South Summit, Jr., 103′07.0.