Indoor Update - Feb 8, 2010

Indoor Track Update – Feb 8, 2010

WARNING!! This is a long Update!!
STATE CHAMPIONS!!!!
Flashback: Two years ago, the Titan Track Club’s highest finish at the UHSTCA State Championships was 6th place by our Boys 4x1 lap relay. Two years later: Boys 1st, Girls 3rd, Combined 1st!!!! The Boys closest pursuers were Davis and Riverton while the Girls trailed the same two schools by less than 10 points. Why the dramatic change? Two years of hard work and commitment by some great seniors and help from some talented underclassmen brought about the change. While winning the titles (Boys and the Combined) is a great achievement, they are just stepping stones to some loftier goals. It was great to see the enthusiasm after getting the trophy. Let’s hope we get to see that many more times this year.
Many of these summaries will be incomplete. The web site for results crashed and I have to rely on my memory for many things. This update will be a little different as I will try to highlight many different performances, even if they didn’t score. If there was one overall highlight of the meet (other than the title), it was that every distance runner had at least one indoor PR, many had two.
GIRLS:
Jessica Pauni- 1st weight throw (34'), 5th shot put (35'11), both indoor school records;
Mary Pauni- 2nd weight throw. PR shot put;
Shae Stoddard- 5th weight throw;
Rachelle Holden- school record long jump (13'11);
Sasha Russell- 4th 60m hurdles (9.49, school record), school record 200m dash (26.95), 3rd place 4x400m relay;
Hannah Williams- HUGE day- 1st 1600m run (5:13.), 4th 3200m run (11:42), both school records. Hannah took the lead at the gun in the 1600 and fought off every challenge to capture 1st;
Lindsey McFarland- Also HUGE- 2nd 400m dash (59.14, school record), PR 200, great anchor of 3rd place 4x400 relay;
While not placing in individual events, these outstanding ladies contributed greatly to the 3rd place finish:
Kelsey Westbroek- two great relay legs, ALWAYS there to lead the TEAM;
Kiana Tebbs- big 1600 PR;
Taylee Hamblin/Hilary Peterson- both working hard, nursing injuries, still ran fast, indoor PR’s in the 800;
Morgan Costley, Haley Busby, Daylyn Johnston, Erika Hansen- lumped together because they all work hard, improve, and have desire to keep improving;
Cambria Bitter, Ella Gardner, Gabby Anderson, Cedar Frost- rookies that can become very good if they continue to put in the time and commit to becoming the best athletes possible.
BOYS:
Aaron Hill- 3rd shot put (46'07.5), 1st weight throw (57'07.75). His big throw on his final attempt was not only a school record, but also the #5 mark ever in Utah;
Hunter Naisbitt- 2nd shot put (47'11) and 4th weight throw (48'01);
Kuyler Thompson- 3rd weight throw (48'06);
Chris Jackson- 3rd triple jump (39'03.5, school record), school record long jump (19'09);
Tanner Russell- 4th triple jump (38'00), big long jump (18'07), leg in the 3rd place school record 4x200m relay;
Tyrell Yardley- 1st 60m dash (6.89, school record);
Austin Costley- 3rd 4x800m relay, 4th 1600m run (4:28, school record), 2nd 800 (1:58, school record). Austin ran a great, bold race to shatter his own school record;
Jake Rossmango- 6th 1600m run (4:30., big PR), great leg on the 4x800m relay;
Preston Williams- 1st 4x400m relay, big PR in the 800m run;
Tyler Siddoway- Huge lead-off leg in 1st place 4x400m relay (50.9), great leg in the 3rd place 4x200 relay, big throw in shot put;
Dillon Cadwell- great legs in the 1st place 4x400 and record setting 4x200 relays;
Chris Brown- great legs in the 4x400 relay and school record 4x200 relay;
Kyle Kelly- strong lead-off leg in the 3rd place 4x800m relay, big PR’s in the 1600 and 3200m runs, tougher than nails;
Brandon Yardley- big 1600 PR, good 3200;
Julian Alvarez- Big PR’s in the 1600 and 3200 runs, probably the BEST supporter of everyone on the TEAM;
Steve Wilcox- Also big PR’s in the 1600 and 3200, great leader;
Weston Atkins- good leg on the 4x800, will be a factor when he gets healthy;
Derek Gann, Jamison Nielson, Dilan Oliver- hard working, dedicated, provide depth;
Jon Hoag, Gibby Eidem, Shane Russell, Jeff Knighton, Frank Owen, Andrew Skidmore- “Rookies” who can become very good and help the TEAM if they work hard and are patient.
It was a great TEAM effort with so many contributing in ways that don’t directly show up in the point total. Let’s keep working hard and continue to improve each and every day.
Eventually, meet results should be found at: www.runnercard.com.

BIG THANKS!!
To Erica Christensen. Erica ran at Davis High while I was coaching there. She went on to run at BYU. Erica volunteered her time to help the Titans. Man, am I glad. She does a great job. Erica is very knowledgeable, but that is not her biggest asset: Her desire to help all of you improve and reach some lofty goals is what makes her such a valuable addition to our TEAM. A couple others to thank for their contributions are Jace Nye and Jared Ward. Their love of the sport has brought them out to help the Titans even though their siblings run for Davis. Their expertise and encouragement has added a great deal to our success.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Chosen as the Athletes of the Week were Hannah Williams, Lindsey McFarland, Aaron Hill, Tyler Siddoway, Kyle Kelly and Julian Alvarez.

SIMPLOT GAMES
We need to meet Tuesday for a few minutes after school. I will go over final entries for the meet. Make sure you have your USATF # by then. Go to the following web site to obtain your #. The cost is $19.95.
https://www.usatf.org/membership/application/index.asp
We will have a meeting on Feb 16th for everyone going to Simplot. Your waiver and $100 need to be turned in at that time. We will also finalize rides, rooming, etc. at that time.

OUTDOOR TRACK
The meeting for Outdoor Track is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, February 25th. The weather may dictate when the actual workouts will begin. Start recruiting your friends to join the TEAM. This can be a very exciting year for Titan Track and Field.

PERFORMANCE LISTS
The performance lists, records, updates, etc., can be found at www.titantrack2010.blogspot.com.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Feb 16 Simplot Meeting in Room 2118
Feb 18-20 Simplot Games
Feb 25 - Outdoor Track Meeting