Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Davis 2008 Indoor Track Season

The Indoor Track Meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 11th at 2:30 in the Auditorium.

The Season Schedule will be as follows:
Friday, January 4 - USU Hurdle Clinic (details to come)
Saturday, January 12 - USU Invitational, Logan
Saturday, January 19 - BYU Invitational, Provo
Saturday, January 26 - Weber State Invitational, Ogden
Saturday, February 2 - UHSTCA Indoor State Championships - Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
Thursday - Saturday, February 14 - 16 - Simplot Games, Pocatello, Id.

Next Post - Indoor All-Time Lists

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Nike Team Regionals

Darts,
We are back from an incredible trip to Phoenix for the Nike Team Regionals race against the best teams from Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming. Although we will miss the traditional trip to Footlocker, this was still a fun and productive trip. One thing is for sure, our TEAM knows how to have fun and how to race fast. I was impressed by all of the PRs and by the way that our kids handled themselves on the trip. I only had to yell at them a few times. (Thanks to the bus driver for doing some yelling for me).
It felt to me like we were on the bus for a long amount of time over the last 4 days, but I definitely feel it was worth it. The highlight of the meet was the girls taking 2nd in the championship race (all 6 that finished had prs) and qualifying for the Nike Team Nationals which will be in Portland on Dec 1st. We will be traveling up to Portland, sponsored by Nike, to take on the best competition in the U.S. (22 teams qualify). For more information about the race you can go to http://dyestat.com//?pg=nikentn
All of the hard work has paid off, and this will be a wonderful opportunity for our top 8 girls to represent the Davis XC Program.
A huge thanks goes out to the parents that were able to come on the bus (Steve Petty, Dave King, Allison Stromberg, and Tammi Prince) and those parents that flew or drove down to support the team - we really had some tremendous support. Also thanks to Coach Buhrley and Brad Anderson for their help and support on the trip. It was great to have Coach Buhrley and a few of the Syracuse Titans along with us.

Girls Championship Race
5th Candace Eddy 17:57
7th Natalie Haws 18:03
23rd Emily Hansen 19:20
31st Loren Storey 19:32
36th Julianne Wirthlin 19:39
52nd Meghan Hedquist 20:01
Katie Swanson looked strong running the first half of the course in preparation to race at the Nationals - she is just coming back off of a stress fracture.
Team Scores:
77 Fort Collins (#9 in the U.S.)
102 Davis (#18 in the U.S.)
125 Dakota Ridge (#3 in the U.S.)
134 Greely West (#23 in the U.S.)
147 Eldorado (#6 in the U.S.)

Girls JV Race
3rd Talya Kussee 20:25
4th Lizzy Wallin 20:54
5th Kelsey Valentine 21:17
6th Brooke Stromberg 21:19
7th Jessica Wilding 21:44
8th Carlee Peterson 22:13
9th Morgan Durtschi 22:20
10th Missy Lott 22:27
12th Emily Prince 22:40
16th Michelle Clouse 23:22
17th Erica Petty 23:34
18th Danna Stuart 23:44
20th Cecily Nye 23:45
Team Scores
25 Davis A
64 Timpview
73 Davis B

Boys Championship Race
31st Seth Gutzwiller 16:11
66th Bryson Snow 16:42
71st Jason Thomas 16:48
75th Jordan Stuart 16:52
93rd Michael King 17:17 (error - missing from results)
94th Carston Feigleson 17:21
103rd Bryce Larsen 17:34
Team Scores
1. 93 Albequerque (#1 in U.S.)
2. 93 Los Alamos (#8 in U.S.)
7. 170 Orem
10. 252 American Fork
*13. 289 Davis
15. 332 Timpview (#22 in U.S.)

* With Spencer in the race (close to Seth) we would have scored about 55 less points - making our total 234 (9th place).

Boys JV (Many of the results are missing - the following were listed):
Leland Stenquist 17:22
Derek Gallacher ?????
Cody Robbins 18:28
Logan Petty 18:36
Colin Cromar ?????
Caleb Ward 19:19
Joseph Albrechtsen ????
Andrew Steinecke 19:36
Cade Cloward ?????
Ryan Thomas 20:35

Coming up:
- The boys are going to begin our break (the next 2 weeks will have limited running).
- The girls traveling to Portland will continue to train for the next 2 weeks. The rest of the girls team will have 2 options - continue to train with those running in Portland and then take a break the 1st 2 weeks of December, or begin the break at this point.
- During the break or rest period you should still remain active, but your bodies need an opportunity to recover after the long season. Enjoy Thanksgiving, get a lot of rest, think very little about running, and be ready to feel refreshed and ready once indoor track comes along. Plan on still getting some decent training in December and January (the "off-season" is a great time to re-build your base, and start to get ready for track).
- The indoor track meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 11th.

Thanks so much for making the trip memorable and for allowing me to share in the experience with you all. This year has been incredible because you have all put so much heart into running and more importantly into being part of this TEAM. Each one of you add to the greatness we possess as a whole. The girls qualifying for nationals represents more than just those 8 girls. It represents the sacrifice and dedication and togetherness of you all. Thanks to each of you for the parts you played in making this season so successful,
Coach Talley

Thursday, November 8, 2007

NTN Time Trial

Pre-NTN Regional Time Trial; 3.0 miles
Layton Park - Region 1 Championship Course
November 8, 2007
55 degrees, sunny

Boys Results
1. 16:18 Bryce Larsen
2. 16:22.6 Spencer Anderson
3. 16:22.9 Franco Montes, Ogden
4. 16:23.1 Seth Gutzwiller
5. 16:33 Jacob Barton, Ogden
6. 16:42 Manuel Lund, Ogden
7. 16:43 Michael King
8. 16:49 Jason Thomas
9. 16:51 Bryson Snow
10. 16:56 Carston Feigleson
11. 17:16 Jordan Stuart
12. 17:23 Leland Stenquist
13. 17:40 Derek Gallacher
14. 17:48 Jose Zamora, Ogden
15. 18:07 Devin Gilbert, Ogden
16. 18:10 Cody Robbins
17. 18:55 Logan Petty
18. 19:10 Collin Cromar
19. 19:16 Joe Albrechtsen

Girls Results
1. 17:51* Natalie Haws
2. 17:55 Candace Eddy
3. 18:09 Chloe Calton, Ogden
4. 18:36 Sarah Callister, Ogden
5. 18:57 Taylor Thornley, Logan
6. 19:02 Emily Hansen
7. 19:03 Julianne Wirthlin
8. 19:18 Loren Storey
9. 19:50 Meghan Hedquist
10. 20:33 Kelsey Valentine
11. 20:48 Talya Kussee
12. 21:03 Aubrey Barton, Ogden
13. 21:14 Marie Wright, Ogden
14. 21:29 Lizzy Wallin
15. 21:57 Brooke Stromberg
16. 22:02 Carlee Peterson
17. 22:34 Missy Lott
18. 22:35 Jessica Wilding
19. 22:43 Emily Prince
20. 22:51 Alex Burton, Ogden
21. 23:58 Michelle Clouse
22. 24:31 Cecily Nye
23. 24:31 Danna Stuart

*Current Region 1 Championship Course Record: 18:10, Jamie Stubbs, Fremont, 2002

Thursday, October 18, 2007

State Championships

Darts,
Yesterday was such an incredible day-one we will celebrate and remember for a long time. I thought we had such a great TEAM effort in pulling off both of the wins. Not just in the people who ran, but also in the incredible support and cheering from all members of the team (and alumni and parents).

The girls competed like they have all year long. We knew we were strong and deep and we led from the gun. I thought we ran really close to our plan, and we pushed hard on the important points of the course. It was amazing to bring home the first ever Davis girls state cross country championship, but what is even more impressive are the hours of hard work, team work, and sacrifice that it took to get to this point. The girls ran the 4th fastest team time in the 10 year history of the course (from any division) and the fastest team time since 2000.

1. 18:27 Natalie Haws
5. 19:03 Candace Eddy
10. 19:18 Emily Hansen
17. 19:45 Loren Storey
22. 19:52 Meghan Hedquist
33. 20:09 Hollie King
35. 20:16 Kelsey Valentine
Team Scores:
55 Davis
102 Skyline
137 Timpanogos
173 American Fork
188 Fremont
196 Jordan

Natalie stayed patient throughout the entire race. She ran a lot of it with a smile on her face. When I saw her on the back side of the course (before the 2 mile mark) I yelled to stay patient - she was running right behind Shayla and they had pulled a way from the rest of the group. Natalie gave me a smile, and then she growled (weird, I know, but that is her style). I knew she was determined to finish strong. When it came down to the last ½ mile she was probably 5 seconds behind last year's state champion (Shayla Kipp from Skyline) but Natalie somehow dug deep and found some kind of monster kick on the track to capture the first ever Davis individual state championship (for either a boy or a girl). Natalie's time was the 14th fastest ever run on the course. The pictures in all 3 newspapers perfectly capture Natalie's excitement. She really deserved the title.

Candace had a rough day with her asthma in the cold, but stayed positive and tough for the TEAM. Although she had some tears after the race, a lot of them were out of joy for her teammates (especially Natalie for getting what she has worked so hard for). Candace was able to look accross the track and see Natalie fighting for 1st place. The 2 of them have done so much for each other that they really can share in each other's successes. They are the strongest 1-2 punch in the state (and have been for the past 3 years).

Emily knew coming into the race she would have a shot at top 10, but she would have to have one of her best races. She did just that. She went out aggressive and held her position. A great feat for her to be all-state as a sophomore. She has really stepped it up in the absence of Katie. Emily's time of 19:18 makes her the 5th fastest Davis girl to ever run the course (Natalie and Candace are 1-2).

Loren stayed tough throughout the entire race and really moved up in the final mile to finish 17th. It is amazing how far she has come in her first year of being a distance runner. She stayed really positive throughout the race.

Meghan has amazed us all with her ability and drive this season. She found Loren about 1 mile into the race and stuck right with her. The two of them worked their way up from about 35th to 20th. Watching Meghan finish the race you could tell that she had left it all on the course - what a gutsy race from a young runner. We could be pretty dang good again next year.

Hollie and Kelsey have improved their times at state every year (Hollie for 3 years and Kelsey for 4). They provided us with experience and leadership and consistency. We counted their places at about 1/2 way through the race. They both moved up about 20 places in the 2nd half. Only 1 team finished with their #5 runner in front of Hollie and Kelsey.


The boys race was simply incredible. I told one reporter that it is rare to have a full TEAM (all 7) put together solid races all on the same day, but that is what we needed. We knew it would be a close race with American Fork, Alta, Skyline, and Bingham. I am not sure what was said on the starting line (I was up at the finish line with the girls), but whatever was said, the TEAM definitely looked focused and confident and were really into the race when I saw them after the first 1/2 mile. At 2 miles we were still a little behind AF, but looking like we had a good shot if we could stay strong in the final mile. Bryce, Jason, and Jordan each passed 7 or 8 guys in the last kilometer, and Seth and Spencer held their positions in the top 10. Other teams around them started to fade. By the time they were all through the finish chute we knew we had won, and the celebration began there at the finish line. It was a pretty thrilling experience.

5. 16:12 Seth Gutzwiller
7. 16:20 Spencer Anderson
15. 16:38 Bryce Larsen
29. 17:00 Jason Thomas
30. 17:02 Jordan Stuart
54. 17:26 Michael King
55. 17:28 Carston Feigleson
Team Scores:
77 Davis
109 American Fork
114 Skyline
142 Bingham
144 Alta
151 Weber

I have to talk about Seth and Spencer in the same paragraph. The two of them have run and trained together over the past 2 cross country seasons. They have been consistent and have led the team in more ways than just their running. Neither of them are ever satisfied-they both have a drive to improve and be the best. For them both to finish in the top 7 was huge for us in this race.

Bryce was the stud of the day. He ran a patient smart race, and really came on the final mile. He was a little more conservative over the first 1/2 of the race, but came on like crazy-especially in the final mile. He did just what we needed him to do, and beat every other team's 3rd runners.

Jason and Jordan finished higher than any other team's 4th runner. They ran together through a lot of the race. The last time I saw them (with about 600 to go) I could tell they were both going to finish strong and that we were close to winning it. I think the people around me thought I was crazy, but I kept yelling "We're going to win! We're going to win!" to Jordan and Jason.

Michael and Carston stepped up at the end of the season and earned their spots at state. They did their job well as only 3 teams had their #5 in front of our 6 & 7. Both of them ran like experienced runners even though this was the first big varsity race for either of them. We are looking strong for next year with 5 of our top 8 runners returning.

Once again, a special thanks to all parents and supporters of the TEAM. You have helped to make this season fun, memorable, and successful. We couldn't have accomplished this state championship without your help.

As Hollie put it today: "Life goes on after a state championship". We will savor the moment and the victories, but we also have many great things to look forward to.
Coming Up:
Team Pictures - Monday, Oct 22nd at 3:00 pm
Team Banquet - TBA - tentatively Nov 1st or Nov 8th.
Team Fundraiser - 1 Hour runathon @ 9:00 pm on Friday Nov 2nd.
Nike Regional Championships - in Tempe, AZ on November 17th. Information will be sent home tomorrow (Friday the 19th)

Coach Talley
580-8713

Saturday, October 13, 2007

REGION CHAMPIONS!

Darts -
I just wanted to thank each of you and many of your parents for making the Region Championships such a success for our TEAM. Thanks to the parents for the support and for the goodies at the races. I thought we did an outstanding job in each of the 4 races. I was pleased with your enthusiasm, your unity, and your individual efforts. You can see full results at www.runnercard.com (Region 1), and pictures at davisxcpics.blogspot.com


The JV girls ended their perfect season (8 straight wins) with a perfect score (15). Our depth has been one of our greatest strengths this year, and it really showed in this race. Brittany pulled away in the second half of the race to get the win. It was a team record for the most Davis girls under 22:00 (14) and under 23:00 (19). I was really proud of the seniors in their last cross country race. Good job Ally, Morgan, and Erica.
1. Brittany Blankenship 20:58.6
2. Ally Adams 21:31.9
3. Morgan Durtschi 21:56.0
4. Missy Lott 22:00.5
5. Jessica Wilding 22:04.1
6. Brittany Sumsion 22:22.1
7. Brooke Stromberg 22:36.1
8. Emily Prince 22:46.0
9. Carlee Peterson 22:49.0
13. Erica Petty 23:28.1
14. Michelle Clouse 23:35.3
15. Sarah Greenman 23:53.7
21. Cecily Nye 24:40.4
22. Danna Stuart 24:40.7
31. Kortney Rees 26:02.8
32. Kensie Stephens 27:01.2
37. Dallas Johnson 29:09.2
38. Juliana Garrett 29:40.5
41. Cheylie Dotson 31:18.3
Team scores:
15 Davis
77 Fremont
84 Viewmont

The varsity girls continued to dominate. Natalie and Candace ran together through the entire race to finish where they did last year (1-2). It was a demonstration of teamwork and unselfishness as they worked together and finished together. These 2 have been great leaders for our TEAM over the past 3 years, and it is going to be tough without Natalie. Emily finished with the #6 time ever run by a sophomore, and Meghan’s time was the #4 time ever run by a freshman. Our 3 “white shirts” all had great races, led by Julianne’s 19:36, showing she is back to form after the injury. We are definitely ready for the state meet this Wednesday.
1. Natalie Haws 18:36.8
2. Candace Eddy 18:37.0
6. Emily Hansen 19:05.6
7. Meghan Hedquist 19:19.4
10. Loren Storey 19:33.1
11. Julianne Wirthlin 19:36.8
12. Hollie King 19:40.6
13. Kelsey Valentine 20:02.6
17. Talya Kussee 20:17.0
22. Lizzy Wallin 20:51.4
Team Scores
26 Davis
62 Fremont
74 Weber
86 Syracuse

We ran smart and finished strong in the boys JV race to come out on top. Colin and Caleb led the team with top 3 finishes. Logan and Garrett fought hard through the race to finish in the top 10. And Jake and Cody came on strong over the last ½ of the race to finish 10th and 12th. With all but Jake coming back next year, we have a solid foundation for the TEAM. Congrats to all the seniors in the race - Jake, Dan, Ryan, and Josh.
1. Colin Cromar 17:28.9
3. Caleb Ward 18:04.5
6. Logan Petty 18:07.8
9. Garrett Allen 18:19.6
10. Jacob Whittaker 18:19.9
12. Cody Robbins 18:21.6
27. Dan Willoughby 19:04.5
35. Adam Seelos 19:19.1
37. Joseph Albrechtson 19:19.9
38. Ryan Thomas 19:20.8
42. Andrew Steinecke 19:26.5
67. Zach Christensen 20:21.2
68. Cade Cloward 20:24.3
79. Josh Tyndall 21:03.0
Team Scores
29 Davis
49 Weber
49 Fremont
107 Viewmont

The varsity boys finished off the day with their 12th straight region title. The most impressive thing about this race was the finish of our 3 through 7 guys being so close together. They have developed a solid pack over the last few races. Spencer and Seth ran side by side helping each other out on their way to a 2-3 finish. If we put together a solid race this next week, we will be in the hunt for a trophy.
2. Spencer Anderson 16:04.0
3. Seth Gutzwiller 16:04.3
9. Jason Thomas 16:32.1
10. Bryce Larsen 16:38.4
11. Jordan Stuart 16:40.9
12. Carston Feigleson 16:42.9
14. Michael King 16:46.3
18. Leland Stenquist 17:01.5
25. Derek Gallacher 17:16.2
27. Bryson Snow 17:20.7
Team Scores
35 Davis
45 Weber
68 Fremont
116 Viewmont

Upcoming:
1. State Championships: Wednesday, Oct 17th at Sugarhouse Park (1300 E, 2100 S, SLC) The bus will leave Davis at 1:00 pm. The entire TEAM will be excused and expected to come and support the varsity runners. Girls will race at 3:30, boys race at 4:00.

2. TEAM Pictures: Monday, October 22nd after school - bring your uniforms.

3. TEAM Banquet: Thursday November 1st - 6:00pm

4. TEAM Run-a-thon Fundraiser: Friday, November 2nd, in the evening. More information TBA.

5. Nike TEAM Regionals: November 17th in Tempe, AZ. In the place of the Footlocker trip, the TEAM has been invited to compete in the Nike Regional Meet with a chance to qualify for the National Championships (in Portland on Dec. 1st). The cost of the trip will be about $200 (some of which could be offset through the fundraiser). I would like as many members of the TEAM to come as possible. We could make this as fun and memorable as the Footlocker trip, with more of an emphasis on the TEAM’s performance. I will be sending more information home with the athletes asap. For more information about the meet you can go to: http://www.dyestat.com//?pg=us2007NTNSouthwest



As we go into this final race of the season, remember that no matter what happens, you are champions. You have sacrificed and worked hard to get to where you are. You have been committed to each other and to achieving greatness together. Our objective is simple: to run the best we can. Let’s go away from the state meet satisfied that we gave our all. Also remember that so much of the joy we should experience at the end of a season comes from the journey. I think we have learned a lot on the way. We have had our struggles and our challenges, but they have made us better and we have overcome them, and for a small moment of your lives (15 to 20 minutes) on Wednesday, we are going to shine.
Thanks for all you have done,
Coach Talley
580-8713

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Open Region Meet @ Davis

Weber, Syracuse, Layton, Northridge, Viewmont @ Davis
September 26, 2007- Weather: 65 degrees, clear
Barnes Park- 2.75 miles, flat, 99% grass

GIRLS RESULTS
1. 17:00 Candace Eddy Davis
2. 17:00 Natalie Haws Davis
3. 17:25 Amy Allred Layton
4. 17:36 Angela Baker Weber
5. 17:40 Allyson Deeter Weber
6. 17:57 Emily Hansen Davis
7. 17:58 Loren Storey Davis
8. 18:06 Tiffany Morphet Weber
9. 18:07 Kelsey Valentine Davis
10. 18:09 Meghan Hedquist Davis
11. 18:18 Hollie King Davis
12. 18:30 Julianne Wirthlin Davis
13. 18:58 Talya Kussee Davis
14. 19:01 Abby Rich Syracuse
15. 19:02 Paige Montgomery Weber
16. 19:09 Hannah Williams Syracuse
17. 19:19 McKayla Williams Syracuse
18. 19:23 Brittany Blankinship Davis
19. 19:29 McKell Trusty Viewmont
20. 19:32 Amber Rasmussen Viewmont
21. 19:32 Jaine Montgomery Weber
22. 19:45 Lizzy Wallin Davis
23. 19:48 Ally Adams Davis
24. 19:51 Jessica Wilding Davis
25. 19:52 Liesl Wynn Weber
26. 20:04 Adi Craven Weber
27. 20:10 Brooke Stromberg Davis
28. 20:16 Brittany Sumsion Davis
29. 20:19 Morgan Durtschi Davis
30. 20:28 Natalie Bradley Viewmont
31. 20:29 Aubri McSwain Viewmont
32. 20:38 Missy Lott Davis
33. 20:42 Anna Farrell Viewmont
34. 20:58 Caitlin Haire Viewmont
35. 21:05 Rachelle Carper Layton
36. 21:07 Carlee Petersen Davis
37. 21:10 Aubrey Eddy Syracuse
38. 21:11 Kiana Tebbs Syracuse
39. 21:22 Tarah Udy Viewmont
40. 21:38 Emily Prince Davis
41. 21:45 Hilary Russell Syracuse
42. 21:53 McKenzie Ross Weber
43. 21:59 Alexia Wilcox Syracuse
44. 22:02 Candis Drean Northridge
45. 22:03 Mercedes Pearce Viewmont
46. 22:04 Lauren Nichols Northridge
47. 22:05 Alissa Godfrey Northridge
48. 22:16 Lexi Howell Viewmont
49. 22:26 Michelle Clouse Davis
50. 22:28 Erica Petty Davis
51. 22:28 Kelsey Casey Weber
52. 22:33 Cecily Nye Davis
53. 22:38 Eleena Littlefield Viewmont
54. 22:39 Danna Stuart Davis
55. 22:50 Colette Heslop Weber
56. 22:51 Sara Lloyd Layton
57. 23:46 Sasha Russell Syracuse
58. 23:47 Bree Jones Viewmont
59. 23:51 Kortney Reese Davis
60. 23:56 Tiffani Allred Viewmont
61. 24:06 Adrianna West Northridge
62. 24:12 Sarah Greenman Davis
63. 24:39 Tara Anderson Viewmont
64. 25:17 Morgan Barker Weber
65. 25:19 Ashley Benjamin Viewmont
66. 25:43 McKensie Stephens Davis
67. 25:44 Shantel Black Davis
68. 25:52 Courtney Chamberlain Syracuse
69. 26:07 Allison Jenkins Viewmont
70. 26:25 Mary Madsen Viewmont
71. 26:29 Sara Doria Viewmont
72. 27:10 Dallas Johnson Davis
73. 28:11 Juliana Garrett Davis
74. 28:11 Chelsee Moore Viewmont
75. 28:17 Bailey Hood Viewmont
76. 28:21 Chey Dotson Davis
77. 30:07 Rylee Evans Viewmont
Varsity Team Scores
22 Davis (1, 2, 5, 6, 8) 9, 10
44 Weber (3, 4, 7, 12, 17) 18, 19
87 Syracuse (11, 13, 14, 24, 25) 27, 28
94 Viewmont (15, 16, 20, 21, 22) 23, 26
incomplete teams- Layton & Northridge








Weber, Syracuse, Layton, Northridge, Viewmont @ Davis
September 26, 2007- Weather: 65 degrees, clear
Barnes Park- 2.75 miles, flat, 99% grass

BOYS RESULTS
1. 14:49 George Barlow Weber
2. 14:51 Spencer Anderson Davis
3. 14:56 Seth Gutzwiller Davis
4. 15:04 Tyson Butler Layton
5. 15:07 Devan Radle Weber
6. 15:07 Russ Carnahan Weber
7. 15:19 Jason Parrish Viewmont
8. 15:22 Jason Thomas Davis
9. 15:27 Bryce Larsen Davis
10. 15:28 Bryson Snow Davis
11. 15:31 Jordan Stuart Davis
12. 15:36 Tyler Roskelley Weber
13. 15:36 Carston Fiegleson Davis
14. 15:37 Nick Allen Northridge
15. 15:44 Tyler Arbuckle Viewmont
16. 15:45 Parker Murray Weber
17. 15:46 Leland Stenquist Davis
18. 15:48 Ryan Saunders Weber
19. 15:51 Kacey Hutchinson Viewmont
20. 16:01 Steve Godfrey Weber
21. 16:03 Michael King Davis
22. 16:13 Nate Schwab Layton
23. 16:14 Riley Unsicker Layton
24. 16:19 Kyle Froerer Weber
25. 16:21 Austin Costley Syracuse
26. 16:21 Derek Gallacher Davis
27. 16:24 Spencer Hansen Viewmont
28. 16:26 Briton Page Viewmont
29. 16:31 Cody Robbins Davis
30. 16:33 Caleb Ward Davis
31. 16:34 Britton Smith Viewmont
32. 16:43 Ted Campbell Weber
33. 16:43 Garret Allen Davis
34. 16:44 Brandon Carlile Viewmont
35. 16:46 Sean Binks Weber
36. 16:48 Jake Rossmango Syracuse
37. 16:49 Nate Nelson Northridge
38. 16:52 Logan Siguenza Davis
39. 16:53 Greg Jones Weber
40. 16:55 Eric Lyons Weber
41. 16:59 Rylee Wilder Weber
42. 17:00 Jake Whittaker Davis
43. 17:04 Logan Petty Davis
44. 17:05 Jake Robinson Weber
45. 17:09 Logan Iverson Viewmont
46. 17:09 Daniel Soderquist Northridge
47. 17:13 Collin Cromar Davis
48. 17:13 Zachary Moss Northridge
49. 17:15 Bruce Hoffman Northridge
50. 17:16 Pat Welch Viewmont
51. 17:27 Thomas Porter Weber
52. 17:21 James Fulks Viewmont
53. 17:21 Jordan Krebs Weber
54. 17:22 Keaton Kell Weber
55. 17:23 Jarom Vankyke Northridge
56. 17:25 Todd Nelson Viewmont
57. 17:27 Austin Unsicker Layton
58. 17:28 Joseph Albrechtsen Davis
59. 17:30 Coleton Dame Weber
60. 17:32 John Moore Weber
61. 17:33 Andrew Kimber Viewmont
62. 17:33 Trevor Petersen Weber
63. 17:34 Ben Palmer Weber
64. 17:35 Weston Atkins Syracuse
65. 17:36 Zachary Cummins Weber
66. 17:37 Chaz Elmer Weber
67. 17:38 Zach Musgrave Viewmont
68. 18:38 Josh Saunders Weber
69. 17:42 Ryan Wadman Weber
70. 17:45 Garret Bassett Weber
71. 17:46 Jake Saunders Weber
72. 17:47 Brian Alfaro Davis
73. 17:54 Andrew Steinicke Davis
74. 17:58 Derek VanKampen Northridge
75. 18:02 Marcus Murdock Viewmont
76. 18:06 Brad McCann Weber
77. 18:07 Weston Stagg Viewmont
78. 18:08 Stephen Baker Weber
79. 18:09 Cade Cloward Davis
80. 18:09 Brendan Henrie Viewmont
81. 18:13 Jason Beal Weber
82. 18:16 Paul Soderquist Northridge
83. 18:17 Mike Belnap Weber
84. 18:18 Lee Siguenza Davis
85. 18:21 Adam Seelos Davis
86. 18:24 Quintin McCann Weber
87. 18:26 Dereck Wesche Viewmont
88. 18:30 Michael Creager Viewmont
89. 18:40 Jake Parkinson Weber
90. 18:42 Zach Christensen Davis
91. 18:43 Zach Beus Viewmont
92. 18:52 Cass Bindrup Weber
93. 18:58 Josh Tyndall Davis
94. 19:00 Cade Nelville Viewmont
95. 19:09 Nick Smith Viewmont
96. 19:11 Brodie Mountisne Syracuse
97. 19:13 Dana Hoffman Northridge
98. 19:25 Anthony Winegar Syracuse
99. 19:31 Brendan Squier Weber
100. 19:31 Colton Critchlow Weber
101. 19:36 Logan Smith Weber
102. 19:39 Bryce Wendt Syracuse
103. 19:46 Kyle Kelly Syracuse
104. 20:04 Anthony Smith Viewmont
105. 20:06 Willis Ellsworth Syracuse
106. 20:10 Christian Baker Weber
107. 20:14 Nathan Minert Weber
108. 20:15 Marshall Garey Viewmont
109. 20:29 Matt Summers Layton
110. 21:01 Tyler Kutterer Syracuse
111. 21:36 Brit Brighton Viewmont
112. 22:25 Clayton Bergloff Syracuse
113. 22:59 Erik Woodruff Syracuse
114. 26:33 Jacob Plaizer Viewmont

Varisty Team Scores
32 Davis (2, 3, 8, 9, 10) 11, 13
40 Weber (1, 5, 6, 12, 16) 17, 19
87 Viewmont (7, 15, 18, 23, 24) 25, 26
118 Layton (4, 20, 21, 33, 40)
132 Northridge (14, 28, 29, 30, 31) 32, 35
156 Syracuse (22, 27, 34, 36, 37) 38, 39

Junior Varsity Team Scores
18 Davis (1, 2, 4, 5, 6) 8, 10
42 Weber (3, 7, 9, 11, 12) 13, 14
85 Viewmont (15, 16, 17, 18, 19) 20, 21

Sunday, September 23, 2007

XC Update - Bob Firman

Darts,
I hope that you are recovering from the Bob Firman trip. It was a great experience for our TEAM, but also right in the middle of the season. We still have many great things to come over the next 3 ½ weeks. We still have a lot of work to do to be ready to race our best at region and state. I hope that each of you are learning from your races, and finding things to help you better prepare for the last races of the season.

The boys team raced well against some major competition. 9 teams in the meet were nationally or regionally ranked. We are showing greater depth in our 3-7 runners, but we still need to close the gap between Seth and Spencer and the rest of the TEAM. Most importantly, we are still improving and still running PRs.

Elite Varsity Boys
16 Seth Gutzwiller 16:18
27 Spencer Anderson 16:28
70 Bryce Larsen 17:01
79 Jason Thomas 17:12
93 Jordan Stuart 17:24
100 Leland Stenquist 17:29
108 Bryson Snow 17:33
TEAM: 11th place

The JV boys are developing more and more depth. The top 7 JV boys are all coming back next year. I thought that Caleb ran a particularly gutsy race. I was also very pleased with how Colin, Garrett, and Michael worked together over the 2nd half of the race.

JV Boys
18 Caleb Ward 17:47
23 Carston Fiegleson 17:57
29 Colin Cromar 18:02
34 Garrett Allen 18:07
40 Michael King 18:12
55 Derek Gallacher 18:24
58 Logan Petty 18:27
110 Jacob Whittaker 19:41
121 Cody Robbins 19:52
122 Joseph Albrechtsen 19:59
199 Andrew Stenquist 21:51
TEAM = 4th place

It has kind of been a bitter-sweet week for our girls varsity TEAM. We found out on Friday that we are nationally ranked (in the top 25) for the first time ever. The girls are ranked 23rd by the Harrier magazine. There is a link to the rankings on dyestat.com. We followed up the ranking with an impressive performance in the Bob Firman race. We finished 2nd to Mountain Brook, Alabama (ranked 21st nationally). All of the girls ran solid, and we had many personal bests. The bitter part is the news I received today about Katie Swanson. Katie has been our big surprise of the season. She has been our #3 runner at every race, and has been running close to Candace and Natalie. She is currently one of the top 10 5A runners in the state in her first year of cross country. Her lower leg had been bothering her coming into the race, and it really hurt during the race. An x-ray today showed that she has broken her leg and will be in a boot for 4 to 6 weeks. Most likely we are going to be without Katie the rest of the season. It is a big loss to the TEAM. She runs with determination and guts; she is an awesome runner and a great leader. We can still accomplish our goal of state champions, but it means other members of the TEAM have to step it up.

Girls Elite Varsity:
4 Natalie Haws 18:28
5 Candace Eddy 18:41
17 Katie Swanson 19:14
30 Emily Hansen 19:37
34 Loren Storey 19:45
53 Hollie King 20:07
54 Kelsey Valentine 20:09
TEAM = 2nd Place
1. Mountain Brook, AL 64
2. Davis 80

The girls JV team dominated the race, which shows that our future is looking bright. Meghan Hedquist took off in the second lap of the race to distance the field and win by an impressive 26 seconds. She had been feeling sick the entire trip, but raced hard through the sickness. Julianne is coming back from an injury and looked strong as she fought for 2nd place. The team had 7 of the top 21 places to win by 68 points. Our biggest improvement from last year’s race was Brittany Sumsion, who ran 1:57 faster.

JV Girls:
1 Meghan Hedquist 20:19
2 Julianne Wirthlin 20:45
9 Talya Kussee 21:18
10 Lizzy Wallin 21:19
11 Brittany Blankenship 21:21
15 Megan Waddoups 21:50
21 Jessica Wilding 22:01
39 Brittany Sumsion 22:38
59 Missy Lott 23:05
66 Morgan Durtschi 23:13
67 Carlee Peterson 23:13
85 Emily Prince 23:37
122 Erica Petty 24:16
123 Michelle Clouse 24:17
TEAM = 1st Place

Chosen as Athletes of the week:
Katie Swanson
Talya Kussee
Seth Gutzwiller
Caleb Ward

Coming up this week:
Wednesday - Open Region Meet @ Barnes Park. 2.75 miles @ 3:45 (let me know if any parents want to bring refreshments)

Saturday - Orem Invitational @ UVSC
Girls JV - 9:00 am
Boys JV - 10:00 am
Girls Varsity - 10:30 am
Boys Varsity - 11:00 am
Open Race - 11:30 (if any of you have parents or siblings that want to run let me know).
* We should be home at about 1:00 for those of you with Homecoming Dates :)

Let’s stay positive and focused and continue to come together as a TEAM. Thanks for making Boise such a fun (and loud) trip. I really feel lucky to have the job that I have and I am blessed to associate with each of you. A special thanks to Brad Anderson, Dave King, Steve and Rhonda Petty, Kenneth and Coach Richardson, and Stefanie and Ashlyn for all the help and for making the trip so much fun. (Actually, maybe no thanks to Ken, for scaring my daughter to death, and scarring her for life.)

~Coach Talley