Titan Track Update - April 21

Titan Track Update - April 21, 2008

CLEARFIELD/DAVIS TRI-MEET
The Titans took on Clearfield and Davis in Kaysville Wednesday. The scores indicate why Davis is considered the top team in the State in boys, and right there with Spanish Fork in the girls. The boys scores were Davis 127.5, Syracuse 25.5 and Clearfield 9. If we score it as a dual meet with Clearfield, it would have been the Titans 74, Clearfield 57. The girls score was Davis 110, Syracuse 35 and Clearfield 21. Scoring it as a dual, it would have been Syracuse 92, Clearfield 38. I like the dual scores better.
Several athletes turned in great performances in the cold weather. McKayla Williams won the 300m hurdles in 47.71, a 3-second PR and one of the top times in the state this year. She was also 2nd in the 100m hurdles in 17.21 and was 3nd in the long jump (14'08.50). Reilee Batchelor also had a big PR throwing the javelin 92'07 to place 2nd. Hannah Williams won the 1600m run in 5:40.0. Felicia Sortor placed 3rd in the 100m dash running 13.67. Abby Rich PR’ed in the 3200m run in 12:48.0 to place 3rd. Michele Arave cleared 4'08 to place 3rd in the high jump. Jessica Crawley threw 30'09 to finish 3rd in the shot put. Ashley Hunzeker finished 4th in the shot put (27'10), 4th in the discus (85'07) and 4th in the javelin (88'03). The medley relay finished 2nd with Megan Butler, Michele Arave, Aubrey Eddy and Vanessa Phelps carrying the baton. The 4x4oo also finished 2nd with Hannah Williams, Sasha Russell, Sortor and Phelps running.
Chris Jackson had a great day for the Titans winning both the 110m hurdles (16.64) and 300m hurdles (42.63). Tyler Turnblom’s 5'06 clearance in the high jump was good enough for 2nd. Tanner Burton finished 3rd in the long jump (18'03.50). Aaron Hill threw the discus 141'03 to place 3rd. Tyrell Yardley was 3rd in the 100m dash (11.68) and 2nd in the 200 (23.90). Willis Ellsworth’s 2:24.2 was good enough to place 4th. The 4x400m relay team of Jackson, Yardley, Brian Killingbeck, and Ryan McNeill finished 2nd.
All in all, it was a very good meet for the Titans.

TAYLORSVILLE INVITATIONAL
A short-handed Titan TEAM battled injuries, the Prom, monster winds, and 40 other schools at the Taylorsville Invitational. With such problems, the places were few.
Hannah Williams finished 8th in both the 1600m run (5:42.0) and 800m run (2:35.73). Tyrell Yardley’s 24.33 into a hurricane-force wind was good enough for 4th. Michele Arave cleared a seasonal best 4'10 to place 6th in the high jump. Aaron Hill’s 131'07 was good enough for 3rd in the discus.
This was the type of meet measured by efforts- not by the marks established. And the efforts were great.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Chosen as Athletes of the Week were Michele Arave, who continues improve in the high jump, and Kuyler Thompson, who PR’ed in all three throwing events last week.

COMING UP
Apr 23 -Layton @ Syracuse- 3:00 pm
Apr 24 - Jr. High meet @ Syracuse - 3:00 pm
Apr 26 - Davis Invitational - 9:00 am
Apr 30 - Viewmont/NRidge @ Syracuse- 3:00 pm
May 1 - Jr. High meet @ Syracuse - 3:00 pm
May 3 - BYU Invitational - 7:30 am
May 7/8 - Region Championships @ Syracuse
May 13 - Sophomore Region Championships
May 16/17 - State Championships @ BYU