PROVO, Utah-Saturday, the small schools of Utah had the spotlight of Brigham Young University’s famed blue track at the Robison Track and Field Complex all to themselves.
For the first time in Utah High School Activities Association history, the third day of the annual championship track and field meet occurred and it was a smashing success.
The temperatures went into the mid-70’s and saw scarcely any clouds on a gorgeous late May afternoon.
The 3-A boys championship was won by Grand with 115.5 points. Delta was second with 87 points, Richfield was fourth with 55 points and Juab was fifth with 47.5 points. Manti checked in at sixth with 43 points.
For the 3-A girls, Juab took the crown as the Wasps netted 107.6 points. Delta was second with 89.5 points. Richfield finished fifth with 51 points.
In 2-A, the Millard boys took the crown with 115.5 points and Beaver was second with 85 points. Kanab placed fifth with 68 points.
The 2-A girls’ crown was won by North Summit with 144 points and North Sevier was second with 81 points. Millard finished third with 65.5 points. Beaver was fifth with 48 points.
In 1-A, the Panguitch boys downed Monticello 134-117 and Milford was third with 111 points. Wayne finished fourth with 58 points and Bryce Valley and Valley tied for sixth with 35 points.
The 1-A girls title was won decisively by Panguitch as the Bobcats amassed 172 points to second-place Milford’s 105 points. Piute finished third in the 1-A girls’ standings with 74 points.
The events started with the 1-A girls’ 4 x 100 relay which saw the Piute Thunderbirds prevail with a time of 52.22 seconds, the Thunderbirds’ first state title of this meet. This team consists of Myndi Morgan, Mickell Morgan, Emily Morgan and Jordyn Kennedy.
In the 2-A girls’ 4 x100 relay, Millard placed fifth and North Sevier finished sixth.
The 3-A girls’ 4 x 100 relay was won by the Delta Rabbits in a time of 49.75 seconds. This team consisted of Jordyn Nielson, Ashlee Nielson, Dani Nielson and Megan Atkinson.
In the boys’ 4 x 100 relay, Wayne placed third, medaling in the event in a time of 47.32 seconds.
Millard’s boys won the 4 x 100 relay in a time of 44.93 seconds, clinching the 2-A title. This team consists of Nathan Despain, Jaxon Wardle, Sam Marshal and Turner Koyle.
North Sanpete’s boys were fourth in the 3-A boys’ 4 x 100 relay in a time of 44.47 seconds.
In the 1-A girls’ 3200-meter run, Panguitch stellar sophomore Talia Norris took the crown in a time of 11:54.37. Kinley Spaulding and Akaydeh Livingston of Milford placed second and third, respectively. Panguitch’s Jordan Bennett also placed well, finishing fifth overall.
The 2-A girls’ shot put champion is North Sevier’s Kenzie Mason with a toss of 37-02 feet. Her teammate, Brinley Mason, placed fourth overall, giving the Wolves key points in this event.
In the 2-A boys’ high jump, Kanab’s Sam Orton placed second with a leap of 6 feet 2 inches and Hunter Higgs of North Sevier placed fourth with Gunnison’s Garrett Francis placing sixth.
Millard’s Audrey Camp placed fifth in the 2-A girls’ 3200-meter run with Beaver’s Samantha Williams placing fifth and Wasatch Academy’s Sheilah Cheruiyot finished sixth overall for the Tigers.
In the 1-A girls’ long jump, Bryce Valley’s Brooklyn Syrett placed second and Vanessa Delgado of Piute finished fourth overall. Morgan Platt of Bryce Valley finished fifth and Wayn’s Brynnli Nelson finished sixth overall, to earn a medal.
In the boys’ discus, Bryson Marshall of Panguitch took the title with a toss of 133-11 feet as Trae Williamson of Milford was second. Panguitch’s Jaren Frandsen and Jayce Eyre finished third and sixth, respectively, overall in the event.
The 3-A girls’ javelin title was won by Delta’s Asha Anderson with a toss of 118-10 feet and Abigail Woolsey of Richfield placed second. Saige Cowan and Taya Darrington of Juab placed third and fifth, respectively.
In the 1-A boys’ 3200-meter run, Panguitch’s Porter Schoppe placed second and Jaren Camp and Shade Woodard of Millard placed third and fifth, respectively in the 2-A boys’ 3200-meter run.
The 3-A boys’ 3200-meter run champion was Richfield’s Hayden Harward in a time of 9:52.22 with Jordan Cheney of Manti placing fourth overall.
In the 1-A girls’ shot put, Madysen Griffiths of Milford won the title with a toss of 33-08.00 feet. Bobbie Griffion of Escalante placed third, Panguitch’s Kambree Fullmer placed fourth and Emri Roberts of Piute finished sixth in the standings.
Delta’s Chase Fowles placed second in the 1-A boys’ discus and Brody Barson of Manti was third. Ty Durbin of Juab finished fifth overall, earning a medal in the event.
Kenzie Mason of North Sevier came through with the girls’ 2-A javelin title with a toss of 117-07 feet. Linley White of Beaver finished third and Millard’s Isabel George finished fifth overall.
Colton Pomerinke of Milford finished sixth in the 1-A boys’ high jump to earn a medal in the event.
The girls’ 100-meter hurdles title in 1-A was won by Kapri Orton of Panguitch in 16.10 seconds. Brynnli Nelson of Wayne placed second and Hallie Palmer of Panguitch was third. Joesi Rowley of Mlford placed fourth overall.
In 2-A, North Sevier’s Mayci Torgerson won the title in a time of 15.65 seconds for the girls’ 100-meter hurdles. Carsyn Button of Kanab was second and Rylee Miller of Millard finished sixth.
In the 3-A girls’ 100-meter hurdles, Delta’s Savannah Nielson placed third while Natalie Tolbert of Juab finished fourth. Richfield’s Melissa Crane placed fifth and Bridgett Christensen of Delta finished sixth.
The 1-A boys’ 110-meter hurdles champion was Panguitch’s Kanyon Lamb in a time of 15.56 seconds as Colton Pomerike of Milford placed second and Logan Stevens of Wayne was third. Jevin Savage of Panguitch placed fourth and Boston Englestead, also of Panguitch, finished fifth overall. Wayne’s Stran Beeler placed sixth.
In 2-A, the boys’ 110-meter hurdles title was won by Kanab’s Matt Glover in a time of 16.71 seconds.
The 3-A boys’ 110-meter hurdles title was won by Juab’s Macray Stevens in a time of 15.79 seconds. Trevor Robinson of Manti finished third and Delta’s Jaymen Brough placed fifth.
The 1-A girls’ 100-meter champion was Piute’s Mickell Morgan in 13.50 seconds. Morgan Platt of Bryce Valley placed third, Madysen Griffiths of Milford finished fourth and Vanessa Delgado of Piute placed sixth.
Kanab’s Carsyn Button finished fourth in the 1-A girls’ 100-meter dash and Brooklyn Crum of Beaver placed fifth. Jaslyn Gardner, the 2-A 100 girls’ champion, representing Enterprise, set a new record in a time of 11.69 seconds.
In 3-A, Juab’s Ronnie Walker took the girls’ 100-meter dash title in a time of 12.53 seconds, while Isabelle Hightower of North Sanpete finished third. Dani Nielson of Delta placed fourth. Passion Reitz of Richfield placed fourth and Delta’s Jordyn Nielson was sixth overall.
The 3-A boys’ discus saw Manti’s Brody Barson finish fourth overall.
Valley’s Cameron Franklin won the boys’ 100-meter dash in 1-A in 11.26 seconds. Brett Beebe of Milford placed third and Austyn Brinkerhoff of Bryce Valley finished fourth.
Turner Koyle of Millard placed second in the boys’ 100-meter dash, with Wyatt Houston of Kanab finishing third. Riley Ogden of North Sevier placed fourth and Cole Marshall of Beaver placed sixth.
In 10.53 seconds, Delta’s Dallin Draper won the 3-A boys’ state title in the 100-meter dash. North Sanpete’s Parker Hightower placed third overall in the event.
The 1-A girls’ 400-meter dash title was won by Piute’s Emily Morgan in a time of 1:01.76. Her teammate, Vanessa Delgado, was second with a time of 1:02.07. Mickell Morgan of Piute placed fifth and Tana Frandsen of Panguitch was sixth.
In 2-A, the girls’ 400-meter dash title was won by Jade Wimmer of Gunnison in a time of 58.82 seconds. Katy Kelly of Millard placed fourth.
The 3-A girls’ 400-meter dash crown was taken by Passion Reitz of Richfield in 59.38 seconds as Bayli Heap of Juab was close behind for second with 59.51 seconds. North Sanpete’s Linzy Flinders finished fifth.
The boys’ 400-meter dash championship, in 1-A , was won by Cameron Franklin of Valley in 49.56 seconds and Kanyon Lamb of Panguitch was second in 51.85 seconds. Bryson Barnes of Milford placed third and Russell Walker of Milford finished fifth. Panguitch’s Trevor Wolfley placed sixth.
The 2-A boys’ 400-meter crown belongs to Millard’s Turner Koyle in a time of 50.57 seconds as Nathan Despain, his teammate, placed second. Beaver’s Spencer Williams placed third overall as well.
The 3-A boys’ 400-meter dash saw Delta’s Dallin Draper win with aplomb and set a new state record in 47.04 seconds. The future BYU track and field star excelled on his soon-to-be home track after he completes an LDS Church mission in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Kade Jensen of Richfield placed third and Riley Searle of Manti finished sixth.
In the 3-A girls’ long jump, Juab’s Ronnie Walker placed second, while Delta’s Ashlee Nielson placed third.
The 1-A 300-meter hurdles girls’ champion was Panguitch’s Kapri Orton in 48.22 seconds. Hallie Palmer of Panguitch placed second while Aliza Woolsey and Joesi Rowley of Milford placed fifth and sixth, respectively.
The 2-A girls’ 300-meter hurdles championship was won by North Sevier’s Mayci Torgerson in 45.44 seconds.
In 3-A, Delta’s Adi Nielson took the 300-meter hurdles girls’ title in a time of 45.90 seconds. Krista Nielson of Juab placed second and her teammate, Natalie Tolbert, placed third. Savannah Nielson of Delta placed fourth. Melissa Crane of Richfield finished fifth.
The 1-A 300-meter hurdles boys champion was Panguitch’s Kanyon Lamb in a time of 40.94 seconds. Colton Pomerinke of Milford placed second while Logan Stevens and Stran Beeler of Wayne placed third and fourth, respectively. Gaige Hardy of Milford finished fifth, while Boston Englestead of Panguitch finished sixth.
In the 2-A 300-meter hurdles for the boys, Matt Glover of Kanab took the title in a time of 42.22 seconds. Tilden Kesler of Millard placed second and Millard’s Sam Marshal was third. Kanab’s Dustin Bistline placed fifth.
In 3-A for the 300-meter hurdles, Macray Stevens of Juab placed second and Delta’s Jaymen Brough was fourth.
The 3-A girls’ shot put saw Payton Olsen of Richfield place fifth and Delta’s Haylee Christensen finished sixth overall.
In the 3-A boys’ high jump, Delta’s Jaymen Brough placed second with Trey Brough finishing third. Juab’s Parley Kay finished fourth and Delta’s Britton Smith placed sixth.
In the 2-A boys’ discus, Austin Carter of Beaver won the title with a toss of 148-05 feet and his teammate, Treyson Harris placed second with Josh Wood of Beaver placing fourth.
Taylia Norris of Panguitch is the girls’ 800-meter champion in 1-A, posting a time of 2:23.58. Kinley Spaulding of Milford placed second, with Jordan Bennett of Panguitch finishing fourth. Milford’s Aliza Woolsey placed sixth.
In the 2-A girls’ 800-meter run, the third-place finisher was Samantha Williams of Beaver and Katy Kelly and Audrey Camp of Millard placed fourth and fifth, respectively.
The girls’ 3-A 800-meter run saw Manti’s Madison Norris finish fourth and Richfield’s Jamie Holt placed sixth in the event.
In the 2-A girls’ long jump, Enterprise’s Jaslyn Gardner set a new state record with the title in a leap of 19-02.25 feet. North Sevier’s Mayci Torgerson placed second and Kaitlyn Hemond of Beaver finished third. Linley White of Beaver placed fifth.
In the 1-A girls’ javelin, Wayne’s Brynnli Nelson took the crown with a toss of 116-04.75 feet and Mataya Barney of Panguitch placed second. Elena Yee of Milford placed third and Kiesa Miller of Panguitch finished fourth while Brittney Henrie of Panguitch placed sixth.
In the 1-A boys 800-meter run, Barlow Pace of Wayne took the championship in a time of 2:05.69. Bryson Barnes of Milford placed second and Panguitch’s Trevor Wolfley placed sixth.
The 2-A boys’ 800-meter run saw Spencer Williams of Beaver place third while Jayce Thompson and Morris Maxfield of Millard placed fifth and sixth, respectively.
In the 3-A boys’ 800-meter run, Richfield’s Hayden Harward took the title in a time of 1:57.13. Riley Searle of Manti placed second at 1:57.83. Richfield’s Jonathan Monsen finished sixth in the event.
Kapri Orton of Panguitch won the 200-meter girls title in 1-A with a time of 27.93 seconds. Piute’s Emily Morgan placed third.
Jade Wimmer of Gunnison placed third in the girls’ 200-meter dash in 2-A and Brooklyn Crum of Beaver placed sixth in the event.
Ronnie Walker of Juab won the girls’ 200-meter dash in 3-A in a time of 25.87 seconds. Dani Nielson of Delta placed third and Richfield’s Passion Reitz placed fourth. Jordyn Nielson, also of Delta, placed sixth.
The boys’ 1-A 200-meter dash champion was Cameron Franklin of Valley in 22.59 seconds. Austyn Brinkerhoff of Bryce Valley placed third, Panguitch’s Kanyon Lamb was fourth and Bret Beebe of Milford placed fifth.
In the 2-A boys’ 200-meter dash, Turner Koyle of Millard won the title in 22.73 seconds, while Wyatt Houston of Kanab placed third and Jaxon Wardle, also of Millard, finished fourth.
In the 3-A boys’ 200-meter dash, Delta’s Dallin Draper set a new state record with his title, in a time of 21.29 seconds. This record had dated back to 1981. Parker Hightower of North Sanpete placed third overall in the event.
The 1-A girls’ 4 x 400 relay champions are the Piute Thunderbirds, posting a time of 4:11.19. This team consists of Myndi Morgan, Mickell Morgan, Vanessa Delgado and Emily Morgan. Milford placed second and Bryce Valley was third.
The 2-A girls’ 4 x 400 title was won by North Summit in a time of 4:05.49 with Millard and North Sevier placing second and third, respectively.
The 3-A girls’ 4 x 400 title was taken by Delta in a time of 4:05.21. The Rabbits’ team consists of Ashlee Nielson, Dani Nielson, Savannah Nielson and Adi Nielson. Juab placed second in the event.
In the 2-A girls’ discus, Millard’s Emma Thurman finished second and North Sevier’s Kenzie Mason placed fifth overall.
The 1-A girls’ high jump saw Panguitch’s Kapri Orton set a new record by leaping 5 feet 6 inches. She almost cleared at 5’7″ as well. Elena Yee of Milford placed third and Panguitch’s Tana Frandsen placed fourth. Valley’s Paige Harris tied for fifth with Aspen Collett of Manila.
Milford’s Trae Williamson won the 1-A boys shot put title, posting a toss of 48-02 feet with Jace Eyre of Panguitch placing second and Bryson Marshall, also of Panguitch, finished third. Piute’s Riley Pearson was fourth overall in the event.
Cole Marshall of Beaver won the 2-A boys’ long jump with a leap of 20-09.50 feet, with Jarom Johnson of Kanab placing third. Hunter Higgs of North Sevier placed fourth overall.
In the 3-A boys’ javelin, Parley Kay of Juab placed second and his teammates, Jackson Rowley and Bradley Brindley, placed fourth and sixth, respectively. This concluded all of the field events at the meet.
The 1-A boys’ 4 x 400 championship was won by the Milford Tigers in a time of 3:39.15 as Wayne placed third overall, also medaling in this event. The Tigers’ team consists of Russell Walker, Colton Pomerinke, Michael Roxburgh and Bryson Barnes.
In 2-A, the boys’ 4 x 400 title was won by North Summit in a time of 3:34.26. Millard placed second in a time of 3:35.10 and Beaver placed third, posting a time of 3:41.90.
Finally, In 3-A, the Richfield boys won the 4 x 400 title in a time of 3:27.48. Jonathan Monsen, Hayden Harward, Chaz Roberts and Kade Jensen were the Wildcats on the squad.












