Track Update - April 5, 2010

Titan Track Bulletin - April 5, 2010

DAVIS DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS
This meet could be titled “The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly”. The “Good” would be the outstanding performances by so many members of the TEAM in competing hard and helping the meet run smooth, and the great efforts by the coaches, parents, administration, secretaries, custodians, etc., in making the meet a success. The “Bad” would be the few Titans that did not fulfill their assignments or obligations to compete. The “Ugly” would be the weather. As a TEAM, we need to work on the “Bad”. We can’t change the “Ugly”- most did the best they could to prepare for the weather. Thus, I’ll focus on the “Good”.
In Girls competition, the Lady Titans finished 3rd, one point behind Viewmont. Davis easily ran away from the competition. All times and marks were influenced by the wind- sometimes helped, but more-so hindered. Jessica Pauni had a good meet winning the shot put (36'03) and placing 3rd in the discus (90'00). Mary Pauni placed 3rd in the shot put (32'11) and 8th in the discus (74'05). Shaelynn Stoddard did a great job to place 8th in the shot put (27'05). Rylee Garver cleared 4'08 to place 4th in the high jump, then ran an outstanding 1:04.25 to finish 5th in the 400m dash. Mayra Franco was 7th in the long jump (15'05) and 3rd in the 100m dash (13.14). To show how much difference the wind can make, Mayra ran 12.44 in the trials when the wind was at her back. She ran into a stiff headwind in the finals. Sasha Russell ran 27.20 to finish 3rd in the 200m dash. Lindsey McFarland won the 400m dash (1:00.46) and was 7th in the 200 (28.31). Shelby Cadwell ran 1:04.78 to place 6th in the 400m dash. Morgan Costley’s 2:38.2 was good enough to finish 6th in the 800m run. Hannah Williams ran tough in the hurricane-force winds to win the 1600m run in 5:37.2. Kiana Tebbs had a big seasonal best time of 12:50.1 to place 8th in the 3200m run. In relay action, Maddie Cook, Sasha, Shelby and Mayra ran 51.57 to place 4th in the 4x100. Maddie, Shelbee Lerohl, Rylee and Hilary Peterson placed 3rd in the medley running 4:39.5. Hilary, Sasha, Shelby and Lindsey ran 4:19.3 to place 3rd in the 4x400. Daylyn Johnston, Morgan, Hilary and Hannah ran 10:51.3 to finish 2nd in the 4x800.
In Boys action, the Titans were 2nd in the TEAM title race. Again, Davis was the big winner. Individually, Jacob Zaugg had a big PR and Class Record jump of 10'06 to place 6th in the pole vault. Hunter Naisbitt threw 49'06 to win the shot put. But that was nothing compared to his 24' PR throw of 154'01 to finish 2nd in the discus. That qualified him for state in the event. Derek Gann had a similar PR of 16' to finish 5th in the javelin with a toss of 146'10. Brandon Jolliffe threw a big PR of 123'04 to place 6th in the discus. Chris Jackson had his best meet of the year placing 4th in the 110m hurdles (16.20) and 2nd in the 300m hurdles (41.63). Tyler Siddoway (51.33) and Chris Brown (52.27) placed 3rd and 4th in the 400m dash. Tyrell Pearce ran a big PR 2:05.7 to finish 4th in the 800m run. Jake Rossmango’s 4:28.3 in the 1600m run placed 3rd, just missing the state qualifying mark. He also finished 6th in the 3200m run. Austin Costley ran 4:27.5 to win the 1600m run then came back to capture the 3200m run in 9:53.8. He also ran a 50.8 split in the 4x400m relay. For these efforts, he was selected as one of the three meet MVP’s. In the relays, Alex Vanderloo, Jayden Peterson, Braxton Lucero and Taylor Russell placed 5th in 45.94. Vanderloo and Jaxon Hansen ran strong legs to lead the medley relay to a 4th place finish. In the 4x400, Rossmango, Brown, Jackson and Costley ran 3:33.1 to place 2nd. Hansen, Pearce, Brock McGibbon and Dylan Rossmango ran 9:11.4 to place 2nd in the 4x800m relay.
In both Boys and Girls, there were many big PR’s that didn’t place but show that with continued improvement, they can really help us by the time Region and State come around. Throwers like Shaelynn Stoddard, Wade Rasmussen and Jordan Peterson and distance runners like Haley Busby, Hilary Peterson, Kiana Tebbs, Daylyn Johnston, Matt Clough, Julian Alvarez and Kyle Kelly just keep getting better marks. There are several others that keep putting in the effort necessary to continue to improve. Prediction: There will be some athletes that haven’t scored in an individual event yet this year (other than the Intrasquad meet) that will score at Region. It could be you!!!
Meet results and updated Performance Lists can be found at: www.titantrack2010.blogspot.com.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Chosen as the Athletes of the week were Rylee Garver, Shaelynn Stoddard, Tyrell Pearce and Derek Gann. Great job by four athletes that work hard and do the right things to improve.

SPRING BREAK WORKOUTS
We will meet Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 9:00 am to workout. If the weather is bad, we will try to get some things done inside. I’ve attached a copy of the workouts if you are going to be out of town.

ARCADIA INVITATIONAL
Good luck to the Titans headed to California for the Arcadia Invitational. This is the most prestigious high school meet in the nation. You can follow the action of the Titans at www.arcadiainvitational.org or www.dyestate.com.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Apr 5, 6, 7 TEAM Workouts @ 9:00 am
Apr 9/10 Arcadia Invitational
Apr 14 Clearfield/Layton @ Syracuse
Apr 17 Davis High Invitational
Apr 21 Northridge/Roy @ Syracuse