Emery’s girls and Richfield’s boys won their respective 3A state championships on Saturday at the state track meet at BYU.
For the boys, Richfield pulled ahead to win its state title on the final race of the meet the 4x400 relay.
Emery, meanwhile, won its first state title since 1979 as it overcame an injury to a key distance runner.
Here’s a look at some of the top storylines from this year’s meet.
Class 3A Top 3
Boys
- Richfield, 114
- Morgan, 111
- Union, 82
Girls
- Emery, 97
- Canyon View, 76
- Richfield, 75
3A Championship storylines
Richfield snaps Morgan’s three-year title streak
Heading into the final race of the 2026 state track meet, three-time state champion Morgan led Richfield by one point — 107-106. All the Trojans needed to do was finish ahead of Richfield in the final 4x400 relay to extend their title streak to four.
Richfield had other ideas.
The team of Briggs Mullen, Colton White, Jorgen Southwick and Branson Barney race to a runner-up finish behind Juab, with Morgan finishing fifth, as the Wildcats narrowly won their first state championship since 2022.
Richfield finished with 114 points, with Morgan runner-up with 111.
“It was pretty stressful, but I was glad it was that group of boys. Been able to rely on them all season and knew they’d get the job done,” said Richfield coach Jim Monsen.
Richfield’s coach said balance was the key as his team collected points in distance, sprints, jumps and field events all meet.
“They just all came and competed and put everything together and it took every single one of these boys and they just earned it,” said Monsen.
He said Southwick’s runner-up finish in the long jump was a big surprise and earned Richfield some huge points on Day 1 of the state meet on Friday.
Southwick also podiumed in the 100 and 200 meters. Not bad for an athlete competing in track for the first time.
In total, Richfield scored points in eight different individual events and all three relays. Richfield’s lone individual win came in the discus, with Luke Worley winning with a throw of 158′07.
Emery halts 46-year drought with convincing state championship
Seven months after winning its first-ever girls cross country state championship, Emery’s girls track team followed it up by snapping a 46-year state title drought.
Led by Skylee Guymon’s motivated performance after her sister was ruled out of the meet with a stress fracture the day before, Emery racked up an impressive 97 team points to capture the rare 3A state championship.
Canyon View finished second with 76 points, and Richfield right behind in third with 75 points.
“We basically all kind of banded together, sucked it up and got it done,” said coach Brett Guymon.
Addyson Guymon is Emery’s distance specialist, and would’ve been a lock for a top five finish in all three distance events. Without her, coach Guymon said numerous other athletes picked up the slack.
“I think we’ve got a team that has a great work ethic and they they just bond together really well and they’ve got a good attitude. I ask them to do something at practice, and you always fear that you’re asking too much. You don’t want to scare kids away, and they’re always looking for, ‘What can I do more? What can I do more?’ We have to kind of ask them to back off a little bit because they’re going too hard a lot of times, which makes it super nice,” said coach Guymon.
Skylee Guymon’s dominance went a long way toward picking up that slack, as she won four individual events and racked up 40 team points on her own.
Genry Christiansen was Emery’s other individual champ as she finished first in the 800 meters and then third place in the other two distance events.
3A Multi-Event Winners
Skylee Guymon, Emery - 200, 400 meters, 100, 300 hurdles
“I had a pre-warning that I was going to have to do the double with the 400 and the (300 hurdles) before, but it was kind of a little... I wanted to re-break my state record. But I’m lucky enough to run because my sister got a stress fracture, so she wasn’t able to run. So I’ve been thinking about her, just competing for both of us.”
Jaden Heap, Juab - 100, 200 meters, 4x100, 4x400 relay
“Oh, it’s really nostalgic, you know. I’m super excited, but now I’m kind of thinking I just did my last race. I’m like, ‘Wow, never going to run with my friends in high school again here,’ so it’s super sad kind of.”
“I signed with BYU just this last week, so I’ll be back here on my home turf.”
Lisa Richards, Union - high jump, long jump (3rd in 200 meters but a new school record)
“I got a new school record, so I was excited. (Other two) weren’t my best performance, but I got the job done, so I was excited I still won, so obviously that was amazing.”
Hunter Horrocks, Union - 800, 1,600, 3,200 meters
Ridge Olsen, Union - 400 meters, Sprint medley relay
Kenneth Whitmer, Morgan - 110 hurdles, Long jump
Triston Coleman, Juab - 4x100 relay, 4x400 relay
Korbin Mace, Juab - 4x100 relay, 4x400 relay
Rozlyn Stowe, Carbon - 1,600 meters, Sprint medley relay
3A Champions Key Performances
Jorgen Southwick, Richfield — Second-place finisher in long jump, fourth-place in 100 meters, fifth-place in 200 meters and second-place in 4x100 relay.
Branson Barney, Richfield — Fourth-place finisher in 200 meters, fifth-place in 100 meters, second-place in 4x100 relay and second-place in 4x400 relay.
Mason Forsythe, Richfield — Third-place finisher in discus and fourth-place in shot put.
Hank Barnett, Richfield — Second-place finisher in 3,200 meters and eighth-place in 800 meters.
Luke Worley, Richfield — State champ in the discus.
Skylee Guymon, Emery — State champ in 200 meters, 400 meters, 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles.
Gentry Christiansen, Emery — State champ in 800 meters, third-place finisher in both 1,600 and 3,200 meters.
Kabree Gordon, Emery — Third-place finisher in both 100 hurdles and long jump and fourth-place in 300 hurdles.
Carlie Hurst, Emery — Third-place finisher in 300 hurdles and sixth-place in 100 hurdles.
Addie Hurst, Emery — Sixth-place finisher in 3,200 meters.
3A Boys State Championship
Team scores
- Richfield, 114
- Morgan, 111
- Union, 82
- Juab, 70
- Delta, 68
- Carbon, 35
- Manti, 30
- Canyon View, 29
Boys Individual results
100 meters — 1. Jaden Heap, Juab, Jr., 10.63; 2. Triston Coleman, Juab, Sr., 11.20; 3. Teegen Stephenson, Canyon View, Jr., 11.20; 4. Jorgen Southwick, Richfield, Sr., 11.22; 5. Branson Barney, Richfield, Jr., 11.22; 6. Korbin Mace, Juab, Sr., 11.25; 7. Djaylan Gomes, Layton Christian Academy, Jr., 11.35; 8. Cooper Urie, Canyon View, Sr., 11.36.
200 meters — 1. Jaden Heap, Juab, Sr., 21.20; 2. Teegen Stephenson, Canyon View, Jr., 21.97; 3. Ridge Olsen, Union, Sr., 22.08; 4. Branson Barney, Richfield, Jr., 22.31; 5. Jorgen Southwick, Richfield, Sr., 22.52; 6. Drake Beebe, Morgan, So., 22.53; 7. Korbin Mace, Juab, Sr., 22.57; 8. Triston Coleman, Juab, Sr., 22.73.
400 meters — 1. Ridge Olsen, Union, Sr., 48.22; 2. Max Holtry, Morgan, Sr., 49.66; 3. Ty Johnson, Grantsville, Sr., 49.67; 4. Jaxon Bealer, Canyon View, Sr., 50.42; 5. Kaden Kolste, Delta, Sr., 50.69; 6. Briggs Mullen, Richfield, Jr., 50.81; 7. Brady Whiting, Union, Jr., 50.86; 8. Cruz Labrum, Union, Jr., 51.12.
800 meters — 1. Hunter Horrocks, Union, Sr., 1:56.14; 2. Kaden Kolste, Delta, Sr., 1:56.26; 3. Michael Weber, Carbon, Jr., 1:58.37; 4. Henry Shahan, Logan, Jr., 1:59.71; 5. Cooper Clark, Grantsville, Jr., 2:00.04; 6. Henry Rose, Morgan, Sr., 2:00.19; 7. Paul Gardner, Manti, Jr., 2:00.24; 8. Hank Barnett, Richfield, Jr., 2:00.46.
1,600 meters — 1. Hunter Horrocks, Union, Sr., 4:26.24; 2. Benson May, Manti, Sr., 4:28.77; 3. Elijah Thalman, Richfield, Sr., 4:30.40; 4. Hank Barnett, Richfield, Jr., 4:30.69; 5. Henry Shahan, Logan, Sr., 4:31.33; 6. Cooper Clark, Grantsville, Jr., 4:32.08; 7. Daniel Ekstrom, Ogden, Jr., 4:32.14; 8. Paul Gardner, Manti, Jr., 4:35.12.
3,200 meters — 1. Hunter Horrocks, Union, Sr., 9:23.81; 2. Hank Barnett, Richfield, Jr., 9:35.80; 3. Elijah Thalman, Richfield, Sr., 9:36.49; 4. Paul Gardner, Manti, Jr., 9:39.98; 5. Benson May, Manti, Sr., 9:40.05; 6. Daniel Budge, Ben Lomond, Sr., 9:48.95; 7. Cooper Clark, Grantsville, Jr., 9:53.37; 8. Dean Barnett, Richfield, Fr., 9:56.27.
110 hurdles — 1. Kenneth Whitmer, Morgan, Sr., 14.50; 2. Drake Beebe, Morgan, So., 14.57; 3. Jackson Turner, Ogden, Sr., 15.42; 4. Jett Rawlinson, Delta, Sr., 16.00; 5. Matthew Moore, Logan, Jr., 16.11; 6. Carter Branch, Carbon, Jr., 16.19; 7. Samuel Halls, Morgan, Jr., 16.23; 8. Kix Riding, Delta, Jr., 16.30.
300 hurdles — 1. Drake Beebe, Morgan, So., 38.51; 2. Jackson Turner, Ogden, Sr., 39.56; 3. Samuel Halls, Morgan, Jr., 40.48; 4. Korver Pace, Delta, Jr., 40.63; 5. Carter Branch, Carbon, Jr., 41.09; 6. Matthew Moore, Logan, Jr., 41.19; 7. Ty Eldridge, Juab, Sr., 41.38; 8. Thomas Hicks, Morgan, Sr., 41.43.
4x100 relay — 1. Juab (Jaden Heap, Triston Coleman, Korbin Mace, Quentin Robinson), 41.93; 2. Richfield, 42.56; 3. Carbon, 43.35; 4. Layton Christian Academy, 43.51; 5. Morgan, 43.52; 6. Canyon View, 43.79; 7. Ogden, 44.59; 8. Delta, 44.70.
4x400 relay — 1. Juab (Triston Coleman, Ty Eldridge, Korbin Mace, Jaden Heap), 3:22.74; 2. Richfield, 3:23.71; 3. Union, 3:24.61; 4. Canyon View, 3:27.15; 5. Morgan, 3:32.19; 6. Delta, 3:34.14; 7. Manti, 3:38.37; 8. Carbon, 3:38.51.
Sprint medley relay — 1. Union (Cruz Labrum, Brady Whiting, Ridge Olsen, Hunter Horrocks), 3:32.19; 2. Morgan, 3:34.33; 3. Grantsville, 3:35.47; 4. Richfield, 3:38.08; 5. Carbon, 3:40.37; 6. Logan, 3:40.86; 7. Delta, 3:45.03; 8. Ogden, 3:45.91.
Long jump — 1. Kenneth Whitmer, Morgan, Sr., 23′01.0; 2. Jorgen Southwick, Richfield, Sr., 22′05.25; 3. Quentin Robinson, Juab, Jr., 22′00.75; 4. Dexter Packard, Carbon, Jr., 21′10.75; 5. Joseph McLean, Morgan, Sr., 21′05.5; 6. Cordon White, Richfield, Jr., 20′07.0; 7. Lawson Walker, Morgan, So., 20′06.5; 8. Roanan Fisher, Canyon View, Jr., 20′05.25.
High jump — 1. Zachary Bod, Layton Christian Academy, Sr., 6′04.00; 2. Kenneth Whitmer, Morgan, Sr., 6′02.00; 3. Carter Branch, Carbon, Jr., 6′02.00; 4. Joseph McLean, Morgan, Sr., 6′02.00; 5. Bodey Shurtz, Delta, Jr., 6′01.00; 6. Sterling Wilde, Morgan, So., 6′00.00; 7. Coby Rasmussen, Manti, Sr., 6′00.00; 8. Spencer Hall, Juab, Jr., 5′10.00.
Shot put — 1. Seth Blunt, Union, Sr., 51′ 08.25″; 2. Kaleb Hess, Richfield, Sr., 50′ 01.75″; 3. Adrien Campbell, Ogden, Sr., 48′ 10.25″; 4. Mason Forsythe, Richfield, Jr., 48′ 02.25″; 5. Koen Mattinson, Juab, Sr., 45′ 06.75″; 6. Bret Meeks, Union, Fr., 45′ 04.50″; 7. Tavin Hopoate, Juab, Sr., 44′ 09.75″; 8. Miles Sydenham, Morgan, Jr., 44′ 06.75″.
Discus — 1. Luke Worley, Richfield, Sr., 158′07.0; 2. Noah Willoughby, Delta, Jr., 155′02.0; 3. Mason Forsythe, Richfield, Jr., 149′11.0; 4. Bridger Damron, Richfield, Jr., 149′02.0; 5. Seth Blunt, Union, Sr., 139′06.0; 6. Kenneth Whitmer, Morgan, Sr., 136′11.0; 7. Kobe Driggs, Delta, Sr., 135′09.0; 8. Koen Mattinson, Juab, Sr., 134′00.0.
Javelin — 1. Kobe Driggs, Delta, Sr., 186′09.00; 2. Austin Curtis, Delta, Sr., 176′06.00; 3. Coby Rasmussen, Manti, Sr., 164′06.00; 4. Cody May, Delta, So., 161′11.00; 5. Benton Palmer, Morgan, Sr., 154′07.00; 6. Hayden Mecham, Morgan, So., 154′01.00; 7. Davis Covey, Delta, Fr., 148′03.00; 8. William Pace, Morgan, So., 146′10.00.
3A Girls State Championship
Team scores
- Emery, 97
- Canyon View, 76
- Richfield, 75
- Union, 72
- Ogden, 64
- Morgan, 53.5
- Carbon, 49
- Logan, 29
Boys Individual results
100 meters — 1. Hadley Chadwick, Ben Lomond, Sr., 12.40; 2. Karli Jones, Richfield, Jr., 12.59; 3. Rowdie Lynn Savage, Juab, Sr., 12.65; 4. Kinzlee Brindley, Canyon View, Sr., 12.78; 5. Abbie Whitehead, Logan, Sr., 12.90; 6. Avy Davis, Carbon, So., 12.90; 7. Kendall Peterson, Morgan, Jr., 12.95; 8. Alesia Henriquez, Logan, So., 13.03.
200 meters — 1. Skylee Guymon, Emery, Jr., 24.85; 2. Hadley Chadwick, Ben Lomond, Sr., 25.00; 3. Lisa Richards, Union, Jr., 25.19; 4. Karli Jones, Richfield, Jr., 25.33; 5. Kinzlee Brindley, Canyon View, Sr., 25.58; 6. Rowdie Lynn Savage, Juab, Sr., 25.77; 7. Alyssa Stevens, Grantsville, So., 25.98; 8. Kendall Peterson, Morgan, Jr., 26.07.
400 meters — 1. Skylee Guymon, Emery, Jr., 57.67; 2. Sereina Staley, Canyon View, So., 59.07; 3. Berlin Beasley, Ogden, Jr., 59.26; 4. Karli Jones, Richfield, Jr., 59.86; 5. Briley Orton, Canyon View, Fr., 59.87; 6. Mikayla Jones, Canyon View, So., 1:00.11; 7. Grace Gardner, Manti, Fr., 1:00.30; 8. Savannah Christensen, North Sanpete, Jr., 1:00.54.
800 meters — 1. Gentry Christiansen, Emery, Jr., 2:15.57; 2. Rozlyn Stowe, Carbon, Sr., 2:17.49; 3. Avery Barton, Ogden, Jr., 2:18.83; 4. Emeline Fife, Canyon View, So., 2:22.76; 5. KinLee Barney, Richfield, Jr., 2:23.19; 6. Alexis Cox, Morgan, Jr., 2:23.50; 7. Clara Geddes, Ogden, Jr., 2:23.58; 8. Kaylee Nielsen, Union, So., 2:23.65.
1,600 meters — 1. Rozlyn Stowe, Carbon, Sr., 4:51.65; 2. Avery Barton, Ogden, Jr., 4:59.21; 3. Gentry Christiansen, Emery, Jr., 5:08.53; 4. Alexis Cox, Morgan, Jr., 5:19.23; 5. Kaylee Nielsen, Union, So., 5:19.74; 6. Laynie Jolley, Richfield, Jr., 5:20.51; 7. Clara Geddes, Ogden, Jr., 5:24.92; 8. Evelyn Goold, Richfield, Fr., 5:25.20.
3,200 meters — 1. Avery Barton, Ogden, Jr., 10:27.25; 2. Rozlyn Stowe, Carbon, Sr., 10:28.46; 3. Gentry Christiansen, Emery, Jr., 11:01.71; 4. Kaylee Nielsen, Union, So., 11:35.94; 5. Laynie Jolley, Richfield, Jr., 11:37.51; 6. Addie Hurst, Emery, Sr., 11:43.02; 7. Jane Whittle, Grantsville, Jr., 11:45.28; 8. Josie Yates, Carbon, So., 11:49.71.
100 hurdles — 1. Skylee Guymon, Emery, Jr., 14.21; 2. Lisa Richards, Union, Jr., 14.31; 3. Kabree Gordon, Emery, Sr., 15.77; 4. Jay Penrod, Morgan, So., 16.01; 5. Alexis Davie, Canyon View, Fr., 16.07; 6. Carlie Hurst, Emery, Sr., 16.13; 7. Katie Jones, North Sanpete, Sr., 16.22; 8. Bella Rose Crane, Richfield, Sr., 17.04.
300 hurdles — 1. Skylee Guymon, Emery, Jr., 43.84; 2. Katie Jones, North Sanpete, Sr., 45.51; 3. Carlie Hurst, Emery, Sr., 46.13; 4. Kabree Gordon, Emery, Sr., 46.29; 5. Anzley Brough, Delta, So., 47.22; 6. Megan Beus, Ogden, Sr., 48.09; 7. Josie Jespersen, Carbon, Sr., 48.36; 8. Sereina Staley, Canyon View, So., 48.46.
4x100 relay — 1. Canyon View (Mikayla Jones, Sereina Staley, Claire Russell, Kinzlee Brindley), 49.14; 2. Morgan, 49.84; 3. Carbon, 50.49; 4. Manti, 50.72; 5. Ogden, 51.37; 6. Grantsville, 51.37; 7. Ben Lomond, 51.47; 8. Richfield, 51.54.
4x400 relay — 1. Morgan (Ingrid Campbell, Alexis Cox, Kate Hiatt, Kiyah Burton), 4:10.23; 2. Canyon View, 4:10.47; 3. Richfield, 4:11.82; 4. Ogden, 4:12.08; 5. Emery, 4:12.10; 6. Manti, 4:15.24; 7. Delta, 4:23.50; 8. Union, 4:23.85.
Sprint medley relay — 1. Carbon (Avy Davis, Malia Smith, Blythe Bradford, Rozlyn Stowe), 4:07.47; 2. Ogden, 4:14.51; 3. Morgan, 4:16.52; 4. Union, 4:23.67; 5. Richfield, 4:23.83; 6. Canyon View, 4:25.91; 7. Emery, 4:29.71; 8. Manti, 4:31.49.
Long jump — 1. Lisa Richards, Union, Jr., 18′ 00.25″; 2. Sarah Starley, Ogden, Sr., 17′ 01.75″; 3. Kabree Gordon, Emery, Sr., 16′ 10.75″; 4. Rowdie Lynn Savage, Juab, Sr., 16′ 09.25″; 5. BrinLee Brough, Delta, Sr., 16′ 06.50″; 6. Kendall Peterson, Morgan, Jr., 16′ 05.75″; 7. Sadie Mouritsen, Grantsville, Sr., 16′ 03.00″; 8. Jocee Ross, Richfield, So., 16′ 01.00″.
High jump — 1. Lisa Richards, Union, Jr., 5′06.0; 2. Alyssa Stevens, Grantsville, So., 5′03.0; 3. Eliza Harward, Juab, Jr., 5′02.0; 4. Kinzlee Brindley, Canyon View, Sr., 5′02.0; 5. Kambree Anderson, Richfield, Jr., 5′02.0; 6. Savannah Christensen, North Sanpete, Jr., 5′00.0; 6. Makayla Williams, Morgan, Jr., 5′00.0; 8. Emily Dufour, Carbon, Sr., 5′00.0.
Shot put — 1. Tessa Niusulu, Logan, Sr., 36′08.25; 2. Jordyn Meeks, Union, Sr., 36′01.75; 3. Anali Kling, Richfield, Jr., 35′06.25; 4. Kambree Taylor, Delta, Sr., 34′07.75; 5. Amelia Cook, Union, Sr., 32′11.5; 6. Keely Hansen, Manti, Jr., 32′08.75; 7. Emma Moriarty, Richfield, So., 32′02.75; 8. Torence Taylor, Canyon View, Jr., 31′08.5.
Discus — 1. Uese King, Logan, Sr., 118′06.00; 2. Maggie Belnap, Richfield, So., 118′02.00; 3. Torence Taylor, Canyon View, Jr., 118′02.00; 4. Joslyn Christiansen, Delta, Sr., 109′04.00; 5. Emma Peterson, Richfield, Jr., 102′04.00; 6. Brielle Paul, Canyon View, Jr., 99′05.00; 7. Aveley London, Morgan, So., 97′05.00; 8. Jennalyn Webb, Juab, Jr., 95′09.00.
Javelin — 1. Rowen Weaver, Union, Jr., 126′09.0; 2. Destry Probert, Richfield, So., 123′11.0; 3. Alyssa Haller, Canyon View, Sr., 116′03.0; 4. Ruby Cameron, Morgan, Jr., 110′00.0; 5. Uese King, Logan, Sr., 106′09.0; 6. Leighton Johansen, North Sanpete, Fr., 102′02.0; 7. Halle Brown, Ogden, Jr., 99′10.0; 8. Mazey Torman, Morgan, So., 97′01.0.