DXC Update - NXN Finals

Darts - 

Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) was the perfect end to a dream season. It was a long path to get there for both the boys and the girls. It took a lot of drive, commitment, and most of all TEAMwork. I am sure most of you were following the race on Saturday, but in case you did not see, the girls finished on the podium with 3rd place, and the boys fought hard for a 17th place finish out of the 22 teams in the race. Davis XC was very well represented all weekend by the way our kids behaved and the way they performed.

The entire weekend was filled with fun and excitement. We were able to meet some of the best runners in the world: Galen Rupp (2nd place in the 2012 Olympic 10,000m), Dathan Ritzenheim (3 time Olympian), Matt Tegenkamp (helped with the shoe fitting), Evan Jager (U.S. Steeplechase Record Holder), Andrew Wheating (1:44 800m PR), Luke Puskedra (Utah native we got to run with and eat dinner with), Alan Webb (U.S. Mile Record Holder), Chris Solinsky (first non-African sub 27:00 10,000m runner), Shalane Flannigan (2 Time Olympian), German Fernandez, Chris Derrick, and many others including Mo Farah (Gold Medalist in the 5k and 10k at the 2012 Olympics). We also got some pretty sweet Nike gear - including some very interesting purple uniforms to race in. And we spent a lot of time on the world famous Nike Campus. It was an unbelievable experience that motivated me as a coach to be even better and work even harder - and definitely inspired the athletes to be there very best. I would hope that those of you following at home were excited for your teammates and especially that you young runners were inspired for next year when we get to go back (after a lot of work in the track seasons and the summer). 

Saturday was one of the greatest days in DXC history. It was cold, and the ground was lumpy and frozen, but the course was fast because there was no mud. It was a huge contrast to what we saw a year ago (just look at the pictures). The girls raced first - and were very positive despite the cold weather. We had a goal going into the race to make the podium (top 3), but it was not going to be easy. We were up against some very strong teams: Great Oak from California was coming off the fastest team time in CA state history, Fayetteville-Manlius is always tough at NXN and had won 7 in a row, Wayzata of Minnesota came in with the tightest pack in the country, Carmel of Indiana had been ranked #1 at some points of the season, Fort Collins and Monarch of Colorado were both running strong, and Unionville of Pennsylvania had an undefeated season going (even beating Manlius 2 times early on). It was going to be a battle. As the cannon went off (they used a cannon rather than a gun), our girls fought hard through the first 400m to establish position. Taylor got off the line strong and was in about 40th at the first turn, but it was hard to tell where the other girls were in the HUGE mass of runners. The race has a total of 199 runners (154 from teams and 45 individuals) - all of a relatively close level. As Aubrey tried to follow Taylor through the crowd, she hit a rough patch of ground and got tripped up and went to the ground before the end of the first turn (maybe 400m in). Falling that early in the race makes it very challenging - because 2-3 seconds can be 60-70 runners. But Aubrey didn't panic. She got back on her feet, and found herself back in the pack. The good thing was that she was with 3 other Davis girls. Kenzie, Sierra, and Hannah helped Aubrey get back in the race. By 1000m, we were further back in the pack than we wanted to be. Taylor held her position well, and Ashley wasn't far behind, but the other 5 were packed close together maybe 40 runners back. The first time the team scores came up on the board, we were in 4th place behind Manlius, Wayzata, and Unionville (I didn't know we were 4th at the time - it felt like we were quite a ways back). The middle of the race was huge for us. Our girls ran very strong through the pack and really moved up as a group. They had to fight for it though - the ground was not very smooth, and the whoop-de-doos and hay bales were definitely a challenge. It is not easy to move up through the groups, but our girls found a way. By 2k and 3k we had moved up into 3rd place, but were trailed closely by Carmel. When we were still in 3rd at the 4k, I knew we had a shot at the podium because our girls were running with so much heart and toughness. It was our strongest finish of the year. Taylor had faded back into the high 40s, but made up a lot of ground over the final 800 to finish 39th (13th in team scoring) with 18:16. Aubrey didn't stop fighting the entire race and gave a final strong effort to finish in 67th (28th team scoring) with 18:41. Ashley ran steady the whole race and finished in 71st (31st in team scoring) with 18:46. Sierra was huge for us as our #4 runner and really closed well to get 79th (38th in team scoring) with 18:48. (I thought this was cool on Sierra - http://www.dyestat.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=news&news_id=198252 - Taylor also shows up on the list). Hannah finished with so much intensity - probably passing more than 20 girls in the final mile to get 89th (47th in team scoring) with 18:55. Kenzie really helped our pack out and gave all she had to finish right behind Hannah in 96th (54th team scoring) with 19:00. And Ally had a very solid race - especially for a freshman - with her 116th place finish (71st in the team scoring) in 19:15. Ally ended up beating the #5 runner (or better) on 15 of the 22 teams. It was an honor to stand on the podium with these 7 girls who had given so much all season long and who really laid it on the line in the race. They were brave and strong and I could not have been more proud of who they are and what they accomplished. 

Girls Team Scores:

1. Wayzata, MN - 108

2. Manlius, NY - 120

3. Davis, UT - 157

4. Carmel, IN - 182

5. Monarch, CO - 211

6. Fort Collins, CO - 212

7. Unionville, PA - 214

8. Great Oak, CA - 276

9. Simi Valley, CA - 277

10. Bozeman, MT - 278

The boys had every right to be happy just to be there, but that wasn't enough for them. I really feel that we beat all odds in even qualifying for the meet. We have a very young team with little varsity experience (other than Skylar and Stokton, none of the boys had run in a varsity race before this season). We put together an amazing race at the regional and we showed a lot of determination and patience all season long. Qualifying for Nationals was enough of an accomplishment to make this a very successful year for the boys, and I was proud of them for not approaching the race just happy to be there. They put themselves in the pack and they didn't stop fighting until the very end. Skylar had a bit of a rough day - but Josh was right there to run with him and push him quite a bit through the final mile of the race. Kimball lost a shoe and had to run over a mile with only one shoe on (over the rough, frozen ground), and the 20 degree weather was not easy on Stokton's asthma. But they still fought and they still ran for something. Skylar had a killer kick to finish in 83rd (45 team score) with 16:05. Josh was right behind in 88th (49th team score) with 16:07. Logan had his typical wizard finish to get 114th (72 team score) with 16:22. Colton ran as steady and strong as ever - I think this was his course - to finish in 125th (82 team score) with 16:25. Colter stepped up huge for us with 140th (96 team score) in 16:31 (he made the same list as Sierra - http://www.dyestat.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=news&news_id=198252). Stokton went for it, and although he struggled with his breathing, he still held on for 157th (113 team score) in 16:45. And Kimball gave a great shoeless effort with his 188th place finish in 17:24. Our boys TEAM is filled with competitors and champions. I am so proud of all that they have done this season - and I think they have some great things in their future. 

Boys Team Scores:

1. Gig Harbor, WA - 111

2. Christian Brothers, NJ - 139

3. Brentwood, GA - 174

4. Manlius, NY - 216

5. Carmel, IN - 225

6. Cincinnati, OH - 228

7. American Fork, UT - 230

8. North Spokane, WA - 231

9. Arcadia, CA - 255

10. Edina - 263

17. Davis - 344

A special thanks to everyone on the team for all of the support and all of the hard work that got us there. I hope that more than anything, you were motivated to keep working together and keep accomplishing great things as a TEAM. 

I would also like to thank all of our parents for their support, for their trust, and for their friendship. We are very blessed to have some incredible parents on this TEAM. 

And a HUGE thanks to Brad for being my right hand man and for making NXN so much fun each year, and to Coach Timothy for all his help this season. 

Davis NXN History:

2007 Girls - 9th place

2010 Boys - 11th place

2011 Boys - 3rd place (Highest Utah finish at the time - AF finished 2nd in 2012)

2012 Boys - 13th place

2012 Girls - 12th place

2013 Girls - 3rd place (Highest Utah finish - beating the 2004 5th place Fremont team)

I know most of you know, but indoor track starts tomorrow (Tuesday). 9th graders should come over after school and get the information from me. I will most likely have a meeting with all the distance runners on Friday this week - in my classroom when the 9th graders can be there on time. 

Keep dreaming - 

Coach Talley

ps. Sorry for the long email - I did not have the time or the energy to do any editing - so sorry if I messed something up.

 

NXN This Saturday

Darts - 

I wanted to send a quick email before we head off to NXN (Thursday morning). I really want to thank the entire TEAM for all of the hard work and sacrifices that were made this season by each of you. We would not be sending 7 boys and 7 girls to Portland if it weren't for the entire TEAM. The boys and girls who are representing DXC and Davis High School know that they have great teammates who have supported them, challenged them, inspired them, and made them better runners and better people. It is a weird two weeks without the entire TEAM at the practices. While we have all been very focused on nationals, I think it has made each of us realize how great our TEAM really is. The 14 athletes and your coaches will do our best to represent Davis Cross Country. They will run stronger, be tougher, and dig deeper knowing that each of their TEAMmates are looking up to them and cheering for them from home. If any of you would like to see them off. We are meeting at the school at 6:30am on Thursday to head down to the airport. You can also watch them live online at http://nxn.runnerspace.com/ (follow the links for the live feed). The girls race at 11:05 (Utah Time) and the boys are at 12:35 (Utah Time). 

I hope that you are enjoying your break. I would recommend a few distance runs this week (anywhere from 3-8 miles). Don't forget about the indoor track meeting on Tuesday, December 10th in the cafeteria at 2:30pm. We will run after the meeting.

Thanks for an unforgettable season. I hope that many of you already have your sights on doing some great things in track. And I hope that all of you who are coming back next year have some XC dreams you would like to see come true. The secret is hard work, desire, and loving what you do. 

- Coach Talley

DXC Update - Nike Southwest

Darts - 

I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with all of you this season. I have learned a lot about sacrifice, teamwork, determination, and patience. I was so proud of our TEAMs all season long - and most recently at the Nike Southwest Championships last weekend. The course this year was wet and muddy. It was cold (for Arizona) and fairly windy. I think the conditions helped us because it took a little more toughness and positive thinking to have our best races. And the course conditions got worse as the day went on. By the championship races (the 9th and 10th races of the day), the course was pretty torn up. We figured that by the end of the day, the course was between 35-40 seconds slower than it was a year ago (when we had perfect conditions).  

We started early Saturday morning with some inspiring performances in the open races. Even though it was a bit cold, wet, and windy, our girls showed their toughness. There were 676 total runners in the 3 open girls races, and we were led by Chelsey Johnson and Miah Weaver in 6th and 7th. With Josey and Grace also in the top 30, and Sam running with a fever but still finishing 100th as our #5 girl, our girls team placed 2nd out of 60 teams (most of them with the varsity runners for their team). We were only 1 point out of 1st. There were 4 open boys races with 861 total finishers. Our scoring boys were Matt Hawkins (15th), Camren Todd (19th), Kent Thompson (58th), Frasier Williamson (95th), and Britton Porter (111th). The boys were 3rd out of 69 teams - only behind varsity teams from Cheyenne Mountain, CO and Mountain View, Utah.   

The open races set us up perfectly for the championship races. We have a group of boys who have ignored the polls and the doubters all season long. They are boys who believed in each other and who kept working hard despite a number of setbacks. Even though we graduated 6 out of the 7 who ran at NXN last year, we have shown signs of greatness all season long, and going into the regional we were ready for our best race. We knew we had a great race in us and that it would take our best to finish in the top 2. Early in the race - by about 1 mile - It was obvious that we were running with a purpose. By 2 miles we were in a position to make it if we finished strong. The boys got excited and ran a very gutsy final mile. We had to wait for about 1 1/2 hours for the results. It was hard to stay patient, but we knew that we had done our best no matter what the outcome. They only announced the top 5 teams (5th down to 1st). I don't think we have ever been so excited to NOT be announced 3rd. It was an unbelievable race for our boys, and the excitement was really a reflection of their hard work and commitment to never giving up. We ended up 2nd to American Fork (for the 3rd year in a row), and we qualified for nationals for the 4th year in a row. Our boys scored 164 points and were 45 points ahead of 3rd. It took each of them running tough and inspired for us to make it. We were led by Skylar Williams in his final regional race with an outstanding 14th place finish. It was great to have Stokton back in our top 3 and looking strong. His comeback is really what sealed the deal for us - as well as the killer final miles from Josh Ward and Logan MacKay. It is also nice having a strong 5-6-7 with Colton, Kimball, and Colter all finishing in the top 100 for team scoring - well ahead of many other teams #5 runner. There were 31 teams in the race - the very best from 5 different states. 

The girls race was a tight team battle with 3 teams finishing only 13 points apart. We went out a little too conservatively and had to really fight over the 2nd half of the race. Our girls are so tough and give so much for each other in the race - even though we were coming from behind, we still got the job done. We were led again by our dynamic 1-2 punch of Aubrey and Taylor. They moved up from the mid 30s at the mile mark to finish 12th and 15th - both earning all-region honors in an extremely competitive year. And then we really packed our next 5 runners pretty tight together - Ashley at 25th, Kenzie at 32nd, Hannah at 42nd, Ally at 44th, and Sierra at 53rd. We learned a valuable lesson through the 1-point loss - we have got to race through the finish line with all we have in these big races because it often comes down to 5 points or less (one point per runner). We have to know not to settle - not even over the final 5 meters of a race because it really can make a difference. The official results were a little confusing - with us moving from 2nd to 1st and then back to 2nd (which is where we officially ended). It literally came down to a hundredth of a second for the team championship. I could not be more proud of these girls and their hard work and courage they have shown throughout the season. We are glad to have one more race to really show what we are made of.

Thanks for a great trip. Thanks for being well-behaved (other than a few interesting incidents). And thanks for putting so much heart into this season. 

The 14 going on to Nike Nationals will continue to train for the next 2 weeks. The rest of you should be enjoying a little break for the next 2 weeks. I recommend no running this week (other than maybe a Turkey Trot if you would like on Thursday). You are okay to do a few distance runs next week (anywhere from 4-10 miles). We will have the indoor track meeting on Tuesday, December 10th after school in the cafeteria - after which we will get back to work for the track season. I encourage each of you to take your winter training seriously - it will pay off during the track season, and it will help us get to where we want to be in 363 days when we race in Arizona once again. However - it is very important that you get some well-deserved mental and physical rest over the next 2 weeks. 

I know it is late and you won't all see this - but just a reminder - we are turning in our uniforms tomorrow (Tuesday) after school in my classroom. If you miss me on Tuesday, you can bring it sometime next week.

Championship Boys:

14. Skylar Williams - 15:51 (2nd team all-region)

48. Stokton Smith - 16:15

49. Josh Ward - 16:15

55. Logan MacKay - 16:20

84. Colton Rimann - 16:32

101. Kimball Potter - 16:38

127. Colter Blanchard - 16:45

Team Scores - 

1. American Fork - 111

2. Davis - 164

3. Vista Nation (CO) - 209

4. Ogden - 209

5. Riverton - 234

6. Corona Del Sol, AZ - 242

7. Albuquerque, NM - 249

8. Bingham - 258

9. Orem - 288

10. Alta - 319

15. Lone Peak - 393

Championship Girls:

12. Aubrey Argyle - 18:19 (2nd team all-region, also 2nd fastest freshman out of all races)

15. Taylor Cox - 18:22 (3rd team all-region)

25. Ashley Tyndall - 18:43

32. Kenzie Weir - 18:50

42. Hannah Albrechtsen - 18:59 

44. Ally Geisler - 19:01 (8th fastest freshman in all the races)

53. Sierra Graham - 19:07

97. Aimee Vance - 19:37

Team Scores - 

1. Fort Collins - 73

2. Davis - 74

3. Louisville (Monarch, CO) - 86

4. Colorado Springs (Pine Creek) - 216

5. American Fork - 230

6. Thunder (Desert Vista, AZ) - 234

7. Battle Mountain (CO) - 267

8. Ogden - 289

9. Xavier, AZ - 302

10. Timpanogos - 320

Open Boys:

15. Matt Hawkins - 16:32

19. Camren Todd - 16:33 (8th fastest Freshman out of all the races)

58. Kent Thompson - 16:54

95. Frasier Williamson - 17:07

111. Britton Porter - 17:10

136. Ethan Stuart - 17:14

145. Brandon Peters - 17:16

153. Alex White - 17:19

161. Daniel Tumblin - 17:22

181. Matt Ward - 17:25

184. Zach Wilde - 17:25

283. Adam Aposhian - 17:47

285. Mitch Perry - 17:47

305. Bryce Ferguson - 17:52

346. JR Oldham - 18:02

360. Josh Christiansen - 18:06

361. Kelton Johnson - 18:07

372. Tom Moncur - 18:08

415. Jackson Rayl - 18:17

475. Brady England - 18:38

478. Jason Lang - 18:39

485. Nate Butterfield - 18:41

492. Tanner Horrocks - 18:43

537. Logan Haviland - 18:54

542. Josh Robinson - 18:57

Team Scores - 

1. Cheyenne Mountain - 154

2. Bruin Cross Country - 179

3. Davis - 199

4. Louisville - 202

5. Boulder - 249

6. Afro Tim - 386

Open Girls:

6. Chelsey Johnson - 19:12

7. Miah Weaver - 19:14 (11th fastest freshman from all the races)

21. Josey Hedquist - 19:32

30. Grace Neuenschwander - 19:44

100. Sam Hedquist - 20:28 

128. Kaitlyn Datwyler - 20:40

187. Alex Tanner - 20:58

224. Sariah Dixon - 21:09

250. Madison Bledsoe - 21:16

251. Sydney Zaugg - 21:17

282. Morgan Miller - 21:35

445. Nicole Wood - 23:02

516. Elise Anderson - 23:44

Team Scores - 

1. Pikes Peak - 119

2. Davis (JV) - 120

3. Vista Nation, CO - 145

4. Provo - 243

5. Cougs - 251

6. Grizzlies - 254

7. Fort Collins (JV) - 294

Pre-Nike Results

November 13, 2013 @ Layton Commons Park Weather- 55 degrees, clear, perfect Course- 3.0 miles. Region One Course Records – 17:37 by Ellie Child, Davis 2012; 15:18 by Steve Shepherd, Weber, 2002 and Brad Nye, Davis, 2011
Pre-Nike Records: 17:14 by Lucy Biles, Herriman 2012; 14:58 Jordon Cross, Ogden 2012

Boys Results
1. 15:06 Mike Buckley Ogden
2. 15:08 Jacob Stone Woods Cross
3. 15:39 Josh Ward Davis
4. 15:43 Skylar Williams Davis
5. 15:44 Brad Barton Coach – Ogden
6. 15:44 Alex Parsons Ogden
7. 15:46 Stokton Smith Davis
8. 15:48 Justin Sheets Ogden
9. 15:49 Colton Rimann Davis
10. 15:59 Taylor Dillon Woods Cross
11. 15:59 Kimball Potter Davis
12. 16:09 Matt Hawkins Davis
13. 16:10 Colter Blanchard Davis
14. 16:13 Garrett Barton Ogden
15. 16:17 Daniel Tumblin Davis
16. 16:20 Brandon Peters Davis
17. 16:21 Camren Todd Davis
18. 16:27 Logan MacKay Davis
19. 16:33 Pedro DeLeon Ogden
20. 16:33 Dylan Anderson Ogden
21. 16:34 Ethan Stuart Davis
22. 16:49 Frasier Williamson Davis
23. 16:50 Britton Porter Davis
24. 16:58 Alex White Davis
25. 17:00 Kent Thompson Davis
26. 17:00 Nathan Child Ogden
27. 17:08 Tom Moncur Davis
28. 17:09 Zach Wilde Davis
29. 17:10 Bryce Ferguson Davis
30. 17:12 Adam Aposhian Davis
31. 17:12 Matt Ward Davis
32. 17:16 Chris Hughes Woods Cross
33. 17:17 Jackson Rayl Davis
34. 17:19 Josh Peters Davis
35. 17:21 Tyler Coy Bonneville
36. 17:22 Mitch Perry Davis
37. 17:22 Matthew Hansen Bonneville
38. 17:24 Kelton Johnson Davis
39. 17:34 Ben Kellor Ogden
40. 17:37 JR Oldham Davis
41. 17:38 Joshua Mott Bonneville
42. 17:39 Taylor Hill Bonneville
43. 17:40 Dallin Peterson Bonneville
44. 17:45 Lance Thornton Davis
45. 17:52 Alex Freer Bonneville
46. 18:00 Jansen Perry Bonneville
47. 18:09 Josh Christiansen Davis
48. 18:10 Jake Welling Davis
49. 18:10 Josh Robinson Davis
50. 18:11 Jason Lang Davis
51. 18:11 Brady England Davis
52. 18:12 Zach Moncur Davis
53. 18:14 Dallin Kitchen Davis
54. 18:15 Tony Scalise Ogden
55. 18:16 Nate Butterfield Davis
56. 18:19 Tanner Horrocks Davis
57. 18:21 Caleb Gipson Davis
58. 18:24 Josh Proulx Bonneville
59. 18:28 Jared Christiansen Bonneville
60. 18:35 Logan Haviland Davis
61. 18:40 Jason Boyd Davis
62. 18:41 Spencer Rindlisbacher Davis
63. 18:42 McGyver Clark Davis
64. 18:49 Casey Jefferies Bonneville
65. 18:52 Isaac Hansen Bonneville
66. 18:54 Brandon Christenson Davis
67. 18:57 Joe Palos Bonneville
68. 18:59 Jacob Hall Bonneville
69. 19:02 McKay Treadwell Davis
70. 19:03 Brandon Barclay Bonneville
71. 19:04 Cameron Smith Bonneville
72. 19:08 Jacob Tafunai Bonneville
73. 19:13 Blake Garrett Davis
74. 19:18 Josh Wilkinson Davis
75. 19:35 Branson Petty Davis
76. 19:44 Joseph Stone Woods Cross
77. 20:05 Tyler Petrowski Bonneville
78. 20:05 Gabe Young Bonneville
79. 20:20 Tyler Woods Bonneville
80. 20:44 Turgere T. Bonneville
81. 20:44 TC Mair Bonneville
82. 23:50 Todd Goodwill Bonneville
83. 29:32 Caleb N. Woods Cross


Girls Results
1. 17:25 Taylor Cox Davis
2. 17:26 Aubrey Argyle Davis
3. 17:54 Hannah Albrechtsen Davis
4. 17:58 Sierra Graham Davis
5. 18:01 Ally Geisler Davis
6. 18:04 Kenzie Weir Davis
7. 18:10 Ashley Tyndall Davis
8. 18:16 Bailey White Bonneville
9. 18:21 Aimee Vance Davis
10. 18:35 Chelsey Johnson Davis
11. 18:36 Miah Weaver Davis
12. 18:43 Josey Hedquist Davis
13. 18:51 Miranda Garrett Ogden
14. 19:03 Hannah Allred Ogden
15. 19:06 Grace Neuenschwander Davis
16. 19:20 April Callister Ogden
17. 19:26 Holland Lythgoe Ogden
18. 19:44 Sam Hedquist Davis
19. 20:03 Aliesha Kellor Ogden
20. 20:04 Sarah Layton Bonneville
21. 20:16 Kaitlyn Datwyler Davis
22. 20:20 Haley Tadler Woods Cross
23. 20:27 Kim Palos Bonneville
24. 20:27 Madison Bledsoe Davis
25. 20:31 Sydney Zaugg Davis
26. 20:31 Sariah Dixon Davis
27. 20:33 Alex Tanner Davis
28. 20:37 Elise Anderson Davis
29. 20:41 Jasmin Ojeda Ogden
30. 20:49 Sydney Rayl Davis
31. 20:55 Sara Williams Davis
32. 20:58 Holly Johnson Bonneville
33. 20:59 Julia Perry Bonneville
34. 21:23 Hannah Naylor Davis
35. 21:26 Sophie Cottrell Davis
36. 21:41 Morgan Miller Davis
37. 21:56 Mikayla Hargrove Bonneville
38. 21:58 Louisa Twitchell Davis
39. 22:01 Grace Decker Bonneville
40. 22:30 Nicole Wood Davis
41. 23:07 Amber Berry Davis
42. 23:10 Sydney Garner Bonneville
43. 23:45 Ella Palmer Davis
44. 23:53 Kennedy Hunter Bonneville
45. 23:57 Rebecca Sellin Bonneville
46. 24:00 Emma Call Davis
47. 24:24 Eliza Bremer Davis
48. 24:39 Madi Burton Bonneville
49. 25:21 Megan Mott Bonneville
50. 25:49 Rosa Ward Bonneville
51. 28:03 Alice Carlquist Bonneville
52. 31:49 Emma Weiszerova Bonneville

2012 Results

DXC Update - State Championships

Darts -

We had some legendary performances at the state championships on Wednesday. It was such a fun and rewarding way to end our regular season. All of the hard work and sacrifices paid off as we worked as a TEAM and had a very strong state meet for both the boys and the girls. I really want to thank our entire TEAM for believing in each other, for trusting your coaches, and for doing everything we could to race our best throughout the season. I also want to thank each of you for bringing so much energy and excitement to the state meet. Those of you who didn't race were still very valuable and were as awesome as ever at cheering on your teammates on the course. Those of you who did race did an outstanding job putting your whole heart into the race and running very close to our race plan. I was inspired by your teamwork and the guts you showed in the race. Also a special thanks to all of the parents who have done so much for us this season - by bringing treats to meets, sending food to dinners, sacrificing family time, keeping your sons and daughters healthy and strong, and for coming to so many of our meets to cheer us on and share in the excitement. And lastly - thanks to Coach Brad Anderson and Coach Paul Timothy for their time, expertise, and inspiration to each of us. 

The girls completely owned the day. All 7 of our girls finished in the top 18 in the race. It is the first time on the current state course (1998-2013) where a 5A team has had all 7 runners finish under 20. We scored 27 points to finish ahead of American Fork (90), Jordan (120), and Bingham (132). And our top 5 team time of 92:27 was the all-time record for the course - beating the old record by 1:23. We were led by a great 1-2 punch of Aubrey Arygle and Taylor Cox. They worked together through most of the race. Aubrey had a great final 400m to finish 2nd in 18:09. It was the 6th fastest time from any division, the Davis High record (old record was 18:27 by Natalie Haws), and the 2nd fastest time ever run by a freshman on the course (from any division). Taylor also broke the old Davis record with her time of 18:18 which was good enough for 4th place in the race. Our next trio of runners was Ashley Tyndall, Kenzie Weir, and Sierra Graham who finished 8-9-10, all three earning all-state status. Ashley and Kenzie worked very well together moving up through the teens and running very strong over the second half of the race. Sierra was a little farther back, but made a very strong push over the final mile to move up to 10th. The 3 of them ran 18:37, 18:38, and 18:43 - giving us the team time record and a very solid :34 gap for our top 5. Hannah Albrechtsen and Aimee Vance rounded out our top 7 with their 17th and 18th place finishes. Hannah ran 18:58 (Davis #19 all-time), and Aimee ran 19:05. They would have been the top runner on 8 of the 16 teams in the race. Overall, we ran a gutsy, smart race. All 7 of the girls put themselves in position over the first half and then raced tough over the second half.

The boys went into the race ranked 4th in a very competitive field - probably one of the deepest team fields in state history. We had a young group in the race - with only Skylar and Stokton having previous state meet experience. I feel like this group has really proven their toughness throughout the season, and they showed it again at the state meet. Skylar led the way for us. He ran the course in 15:45 - the #5 all-time mark from Davis. It was good enough for a 7th place finish and his first all-state award. I was most proud of the way Skylar dug deep over the final 600m of the race. He found a way to finish strong at the most grueling section of the race. He has done an incredible job for 4 years - and was very worthy of this all-state finish. It was very fun to watch Josh Ward as he moved up from 25th at 1 mile to 17th at 2 miles and 12th at the finish line. He is a fighter. His time of 15:50 was our #8 all-time and the 2nd fastest junior time we have ever had. Colton Rimann has been pure strength for us all year. He has worked extremely hard to get to where he is. Colton ran 16:18 to finish 28th and was the #4 sophomore in the race, and the #3 sophomore ever from Davis. Logan MacKay has really come through for us in big meets this year -and his finish at state proved once again that he can kick with the best. With about 800m to go, he was sitting in 45th - he passed 15 guys to finish 30th with 16:22 - the #6 sophomore in the race and #4 all-time sophomore from Davis. Kimball Potter has also worked really hard to be in our top 5. He came through big for us in the 2nd half of the race - moving up through the pack to finish 41st in 16:35. Ethan Stuart was 51st in 16:53 - beating nearly every team's 6th man. He had to fight hard for it over the final mile - but really showed toughness down the stretch. And Stokton Smith finished 67th in 17:10. It may not have been Stokton's best day - but he showed once again that he is a fighter. Even though he was having flu-like symptoms and is coming off of a nagging hip injury - Stokton still gave his all - which is all that we would ever ask of any of you. Our boys TEAM really showed a lot of heart and really showed that they are champions. Their team time of 1:20.51 is our #3 fastest all-time on the course - faster than the 2010 team that went on to qualify for and finish 11th at NXN, and faster than the 2002 and 2007 teams who won the state championships. And the best part is that we have even more in us - and we are going to prove that at NXR and NXN.

Full Results can be found at www.runnercard.com

Newspaper Articles can be found at:

Deseret News

Standard Examiner

Salt Lake Tribune

Dyestat.com

I put this quote up on the board on Thursday - but I think it really applies to our state meet: "Never let a win go to your head, or a loss go to your heart." I hope that you boys are as hungry as ever and really ready to work extra hard and earn a chance at racing in Portland. It is totally a possibility - we have done what we needed to in getting to this point - and if we do what we need to over the next 4 weeks, we give ourselves a chance. I hope you girls are ready to put in the work that could prepare us to race for a national title. It is going to take our best efforts - not just in the final races - but in everything we do for the next few weeks. We need to stay humble, keep working, keep having fun, and stay very focused on preparing ourselves and becoming as tough and confident as we can be at the starting line in Tempe (and in Portland).

Athletes of the Week: Skylar Williams, Kimball Potter, Kenzie Weir, Sierra Graham

Upcoming Schedule: For those who are going to NXN Southwest, we will start practice again tomorrow (Monday) - and we might even start with a hard day. Be prepared. I will hand out the schedule for the next 4 weeks at practice. For those who are not going to NXN Southwest - I would still invite and encourage you to work out with us over the next 4 weeks. It will help you prepare for indoor track, outdoor track, and next year's cross country season. 

24 Hour Run: We are hoping to pull off the 24 hour run this week on Friday-Saturday (November 1-2). There is a football game (state playoffs) on the field, so we are going to have to get creative for about 4-5 hours of the 24 hours. We will probably be running at Fiesta, on the treadmill, or on the indoor track to keep the run going. We use the 24 hour run as an opportunity to raise money for the NXN Southwest trip. I will explain more on Monday and I will pass out your pledge sheets. All of the team should participate in the 24 hour run - even those who are not attending the Nike Southwest trip.

TEAM Banquet: The tentative date for the banquet is Thursday, November 7th. Please let me know ASAP if you can see any conflicts with that date. It will probably go from 6-8pm. 

Please keep Rachel Clouse in your thoughts and prayers. She was in a 4-wheeler accident this past weekend and is currently in the ICU at Primary Children's Hospital. We will update you on her status throughout the week. 

Thanks for each being a part of such an incredible TEAM and family. I appreciate all of you and what you have given. I am grateful for the opportunity to work with each of you.

Sincerely, 

Coach Talley

DXC Update - Region Champs

Darts - 

It was a great week for DXC once again. We brought home 2 region titles, we were able to get some solid training in, and we are looking healthy and strong and prepared for the state championships. It is just about the best time of year to be a distance runner - in the heart of the cross country season with the crisp fall weather to run in on a daily basis. 

Region Championships - I was so proud of the TEAM performance at Layton Park last Monday. We ran strong in all 4 races, and we had some of our best individual and TEAM races of the season. The full results can be seen on the blog (www.davisxc.blogspot.com). 

The JV girls started us out very strong with a 1-10 sweep. We were led by a great race from Chelsey Johnson who has been patient and determined through her stress fracture recovery. Her time of 19:27 was a region JV record (for as far back as I could find in the results). It would have placed her 15th in the varsity race, and she would have been the number 1 runner on 4 of the 7 teams. Chelsey was followed closely by Sam Hedquist with 19:30. 

The JV boys also looked solid as we put a record number of boys under 18:00 (25 with varsity and JV combined). We ended with a perfect score (1-5) and 15 of the top 20 runners. Our top 5 JV boys finished within :06 of each other. Daniel Tumblin was the individual champ in 16:49 and was followed by Britton Porter, Brandon Peters, Frasier Williamson, and Cameron Todd. All 5 of those boys will be coming back next season. If they had been in the varsity race, they would have almost qualified for state by finishing in the top 4 teams. 

The Varsity Girls continued to show tremendous strength. By the time they were racing, the course was getting pretty muddy and sloppy. I think that the course was running 10-15 seconds slower than it would have if the ground were dry. Our girls did not let it bother them much as we had our top 8 runners in the top 10 of the race. We were led by Aubrey Argyle who made a strong move with 1/2 mile to go and didn't look back. She is the first freshman to win the region championships, and she is only the 3rd girl to ever run under 18:00 (Ellie and Shea were the first 2 a year ago). Taylor Cox and Ashley Tyndall also ran very strong and set the pace for us most of the way. They finished 4-5 in 18:20 and 18:23. Kenzie Weir (6th), Aimee Vance (7th), Sierra Graham (8th), Ally Geisler (9th), and Hannah Albrechtsen (10th) rounded out the top 10. Grace Neuenschwander and Josey Hedquist also ran tough finishing 12th and 13th. 

The Varsity Boys finished the day for us with a 23 point effort to win by 27 points over 2nd place Weber. We ran a smart, patient race - and really emerged as the leaders over the final mile of the race. Skylar Williams wrapped up an incredible region career with a 1st place finish. He was 9th as a freshman, 6th as a sophomore, 3rd as a junior, and 1st as a senior. He has always shown guts and determination, and it really paid off in his 4th all-region performance and his first individual championship. Josh Ward ran great to finish 2nd. Logan MacKay had another monster finish for 4th. Colton Rimann stayed steady and strong for 7th. Stokton Smith continued his comeback with a great 9th place finish. And Kimball Potter, Colter Blanchard, and Matt Hawkins finished right together in 10-11-12 (giving us 8 of the top 12 finishers). It was our strongest race of the season so far and our best 1-5 spread in a big meet (:35). We will be shooting for under :30 in both the boys and the girls races at state. It was the boys 19th straight region championship - we have not lost since 1994. The Standard Examiner referred to it as a "Dynasty on the Run".

State Championships - Wednesday (10/23) at Sugarhouse Park. We want the entire TEAM there - obviously those who are racing - but also everyone else. Plan on making a lot of noise and being the craziest, most excited fans on the course. Our '8th man' can make a huge difference on this very challenging course. Both those who are running and those who are cheering should prepare for our best performance of the season. For any parents and siblings who are coming to the race - make sure NOT to run alongside any of the competitors - it is considered aiding the runner. You also have to keep your shirts on (sorry - it's a rule). 

We will be stopping at Cafe Rio on the way home from the meet. You each need to bring $5 and we will cover the rest. Here is the state meet schedule:

11:15 - excused from school (bring your lunch with you).

11:30 - buses leave

2:00 - Girls 5A Race

3:30 - Boys 5A Race

6:30 - Back to the School

*Let me know if you have any questions about the state championships. 

TEAM Pictures - Thursday (10/24) - Bring your uniforms, your black 'Davis XC' shirts, and boys bring your 'Jan's Boys' shirts. We will also be watching the video footage from state on Thursday. 

*There will be no practice this week on Friday and Saturday. I would like you to go for a 3-7 mile run on one of the two days. We will begin our training for NXN on Monday (10/28). 

Alumni Update - Many of our alumni have been racing cross country for colleges throughout the state. Preston Johnson and Ellie Child both finished in Weber State's top 5 this last weekend at the Adidas Invitational in Wisconsin. Joanna Boyd is running on the travel squad at Utah State. Jessie Wilding and Seth Gutzwiller have been racing well in UVU's top 5. Shea Martinez is coming back from a late summer injury and Joe White is back from a mission - both are preparing for the track season at BYU. And Jared Ward raced his first marathon last week in Chicago where he finished 19th and was the 6th fastest American with 2:16.18. Jared is done with cross country, but still has a track season with BYU. 

 

NXN Southwest - By the end of this week (hopefully Thursday), I will announce the initial invite list for the trip to Tempe for NXN Southwest. We are going to be able to bring about 50 athletes. Those who are invited will be expected to continue training with us until the trip. Those who are not invited are encouraged to keep training with the group through November 21st. I have attached the itinerary which includes hotel information. Let me know if you have other questions. 

This is a big week for all of us. I just want to tell each of you how grateful I am for this TEAM. I am so proud of all of you and the hard work and sacrifice that have gone into making this season great. Be very positive all throughout the week. Think happy thoughts - don't get too stressed out - just keep doing what we have been doing. Have fun and be relaxed. Be confident. Believe in yourselves and in your TEAM. I believe in each of you. I know you are tough and I know you have prepared to have your best race of the season. DXC is going to show up when it matters most!! 

Coach Talley

Region One Championships - Boys Results

Region One Cross Country Championships
October 14, 2013 @ Layton Commons Park Weather- 55 degrees, cloudy, course wet and muddy
Course- 3.0 miles Course Record- 15:18 by Steve Shepherd, Weber, 2002; Brad Nye, Davis, 2011

BOYS VARSITY RESULTS
Place Time Name School TeamScore
1. 15:43 Skylar Williams Davis 1
2. 15:56 Josh Ward Davis 2
3. 15:58 Kaden Winter Fremont 3
4. 16:00 Logan MacKay Davis 4
5. 16:01 Dallin Leatham Viewmont 5
6. 16:03 Will Palmer Weber 6
7. 16:06 Colton Rimann Davis 7
8. 16:16 Devon Jennings Weber 8
9. 16:18 Stokton Smith Davis 9
10. 16:19 Kimball Potter Davis 10
11. 16:20 Colter Blanchard Davis --
12. 16:20 Matt Hawkins Davis --
13. 16:25 Stetson Hohman Weber 11
14. 16:27 Braedin Butler Weber 12
15. 16:29 Kyler Hall Weber 13
16. 16:29 Cody Kelley Syracuse 14
17. 16:31 Ethan Stuart Davis 15
18. 16:37 Kaleb Hunt Fremont 16
19. 16:38 Christian Carver Fremont 17
20. 16:40 Kent Thompson Davis --
21. 16:40 Ryan Andreason Syracuse 18
22. 16:42 Brevin Schade Layton 19
23. 16:53 Carson Andreasen Syracuse 20
24. 16:55 Bryant Edgerton Syracuse 21
25. 17:02 Benjamin Graff Northridge 22
26. 17:08 Paul Huntsman Weber --
27. 17:14 Jayden Slater Fremont 23
28. 17:15 Tyler Fessler Syracuse 24
29. 17:23 Trevor Newey Weber 25
30. 17:25 Spencer Toone Layton 26
31. 17:30 Dani Star Viewmont 27
32. 17:39 Alex Mashburn Northridge 28
33. 17:39 Tanner Robb Syracuse 29
34. 17:47 Scott Snow Viewmont 30
35. 17:48 Bryant Stewart Northridge 31
36. 17:53 Trenton Behunin Layton 32
37. 17:56 Carson Stromberg Weber 33
38. 17:58 Jeff Reed Syracuse 34
39. 18:00 Tyler Stark Syracuse --
40. 18:00 Erik Dickamore Fremont 35
41. 18:01 Jagger Uddy Fremont 36
42. 18:02 Conner Jensen Layton 37
43. 18:03 Spenny Moore Viewmont 38
44. 18:05 Rylan Heninger Layton 39
45. 18:05 Andrew Chaney Northridge 40
46. 18:11 Ben Johnson Northridge 41
47. 18:13 Jake Reynolds Syracuse --
48. 18:16 Garrett Farr Fremont --
49. 18:22 Peter Burgoyne Viewmont 42
50. 18:26 Trevor Merkley Fremont --
51. 18:38 Jeremy Mcginnis Fremont 43
52. 18:43 Ben Barrett Viewmont 44
53. 18:46 Ashton Durban Syracuse --
54. 18:50 Wyatt Jardine Fremont --
55. 18:54 Andrew Rasmussen Viewmont 45
56. 19:02 Tyler Chamberlin Layton --
57. 19:04 Ian Oldroyd Viewmont --
58. 19:07 Preston Capener Layton --
59. 19:08 Grey Christensen Viewmont --
60. 19:13 Braydon Stephens Northridge 46
61. 19:20 Erk Clemens Layton 47
62. 19:23 Blake Jeffrey Northridge 48
63. 19:29 Tim Gittins Northridge --
64. 20:04 Trevin Chowen Viewmont --
65. 20:04 Johnathan Cardinal Layton 49
66. 20:47 Joseph Gillespie Layton --

TEAM SCORES
1. 23 Davis
2. 50 Weber
3. 94 Fremont
4. 97 Syracuse
5. 142 Viewmont
6. 153 Layton
7. 162 Northridge

BOYS JV RESULTS
Place Time Name School TeamScore
1. 16.49 Daniel Tumblin Davis 1
2. 16.54 Britton Porter Davis 2
3. 16.55 Brandon Peters Davis 3
4. 16.55 Frasier Williamson Davis 4
5. 16.55 Cameron Todd Davis 5
6. 17:00 Talor Hull Weber 6
7. 17:10 Alex White Davis 7
8. 17:17 Matt Ward Davis 8
9. 17:21 Mckay Hunt Weber 9
10. 17:26 Bryce Ferguson Davis --
11. 17:29 Mitch Perry Davis --
12. 17:31 Tom Moncur Davis --
13. 17:32 Zach Wilde Davis --
14. 17:35 Solomon Twitchell Davis --
15. 17:37 Easton Potokar Weber 10
16. 17:38 JR Oldham Davis --
17. 17:39 Logan Haviland Davis --
18. 17:40 Henry Hall Weber 11
19. 17:40 Adam Aposhian Davis --
20. 17:47 Dustin Deeter Weber 12
21. 17:47 Colton Layser Weber 13
22. 17:50 Sam Fuller Weber 14
23. 17:57 Christian Jorgensen Weber --
24. 17:58 Nathan Seffker Syracuse 15
25. 18:00 Nate Spell Fremont 16
26. 18:03 Gavin Sundahl Davis --
27. 18:05 Josh Robinson Davis --
28. 18:05 Jackson Rayl Davis --
29. 18:06 Josh Christiansen Davis --
30. 18:12 Jacob Lee Weber --
31. 18:13 Joshua Williams Fremont 17
32. 18:17 Kelton Johnson Davis --
33. 18:18 Ethan Shaefer Fremont 18
34. 18:19 Jacob Smith Weber --
35. 18:19 Cody Griffin Weber --
36. 18:23 Lance Thornton Davis --
37. 18:23 Holden Froerer Weber --
38. 18:24 Nate Butterfield Davis --
39. 18:24 Levi Dame Weber --
40. 18:24 Jacob Capener Weber --
41. 18:25 Jake Welling Davis --
42. 18:25 Zach Moncur Davis --
43. 18:26 Josh Peters Davis --
44. 18:28 Nathan Collins Weber --
45. 18:28 Loren Burrell Syracuse 19
46. 18:31 Brady England Davis --
47. 18:31 Harley Jeppson Fremont 20
48. 18:32 Dallin Kitchen Davis --
49. 18:33 Brackson Neel Fremont 21
50. 18:37 Caleb Jipson Davis --
51. 18:37 Lance Ford Davis --
52. 18:43 Brady Spencer Fremont 22
53. 18:45 Tanner Horrocks Davis --
54. 18:46 Jason Lang Davis --
55. 18:56 Jace Kallor Davis --
56. 18:47 Jared Seffker Syracuse 23
57. 18:47 Jason Boyd Davis --
58. 18:48 Bingham Flint Fremont 24
59. 18:50 Gavin Doughty Weber --
60. 18:51 Nathaniel Neubert Davis --
61. 19:01 Brayden Brell Syracuse 25
62. 19:02 Jackson Harris Weber --
63. 19:02 Kyle Beech Davis --
64. 19:04 Jayden Walker Fremont --
65. 19:05 Brayden Jackson Weber --
66. 19:06 Eric Lee Weber --
67. 19:10 Jarreck Nelson Syracuse 26
68. 19:13 Josh Haviland Davis --
69. 19:16 Zach Burrell Syracuse 27
70. 19:17 Isaiah Barns Fremont --
71. 19:21 Trevor Zimmerman Davis --
72. 19:22 Jrew Jackson Northridge --
73. 19:23 Spencer Rindlisbacher Davis --
74. 19:23 Kolby Jackson Weber --
75. 19:25 Josh Wilkinson Davis --
76. 19:33 Levi Hilton Weber --
77. 19:38 Blake Garret Davis --
78. 19:38 Craig Rohde Weber --
79. 19:39 Brady Cook Syracuse 28
80. 19:40 Matt Thornbiad Viewmont 29
81. 19:42 Branson Petty Davis --
82. 19:43 Miles Johnson Syracuse --
83. 19:48 Isaiah Kunikuni Syracuse --
84. 19:49 Keith Kiley Viewmont 30
85. 19:50 Joziah Billins Fremont --
86. 19:54 Weston Lee Weber --
87. 19:55 Brandon Christensen Davis --
88. 19:57 Houston Crudele Fremont --
89. 19:58 William Cannon Syracuse --
90. 20:06 Nathan Christensen Weber --
91. 20:07 Andrew Hacking Viewmont 31
92. 20:07 Elias Kunikani Syracuse --
93. 20:08 Andrew Benavides Syracuse --
94. 20:08 Jack Doeling Viewmont 32
95. 20:15 Mckay Tredwell Davis --
96. 20:17 Sam Good Weber --
97. 20:19 Eli Phillips Viewmont 33
98. 20:24 Mitch Mccann Weber --
99. 20:26 Eric Larson Weber --
100. 20:27 Jared Benjamin Viewmont 34
101. 20:35 Travis Kirkland Viewmont 35
102. 20:38 Zachary Griffin Syracuse --
103. 20:42 Jared Knight Viewmont --
104. 21:00 Nicholas Merriman Syracuse --
105. 20:01 Caleb Post Weber --
106. 21:01 Brigham Valentine Davis --
107. 21:05 Jacob Nuttall Syracuse --
108. 21:09 Spencer Poll Syracuse --
109. 21:12 Tyler Howard Fremont --
110. 21:14 Bryant Vorhees Layton --
111. 21:23 Nathan Wolferts Davis --
112. 21:24 Matt Lecheminant Layton --
113. 21:25 Jason Godfrey Weber --
114. 21:25 Carson Clark Weber --
115. 21:26 Tim Burgoyne Viewmont --
116. 21:27 Sean Marchant Syracuse --
117. 21:44 Jacob Jones Syracuse --
118. 21:55 Masoyosha Kashiwai Weber --
119. 21:55 Sam Richardson Syracuse --
120. 22:08 Bryan Anderson Viewmont --
121. 22:14 Alexander Bowen Northridge --
122. 22:15 Hunter Nichols Viewmont --
123. 22:26 Seth Valentine Davis --
124. 22:32 Isaac Miller Fremont --
125. 22:33 Zach Bell Weber --
126 22:42 John Christensen Viewmont --
127. 23:12 Jake Huntley Viewmont --
128. 23:12 Cole Facer Viewmont --
129. 23:41 Thomas Griffin Syracuse --
130. 24:04 Tanner Linton Viewmont --
131. 24:28 Parker Siablem Northridge --
132. 25:15 Hyrum Cook Syracuse --
133. 25:40 Lane Dunstan Syracuse --
134. 27:40 Justin Perry Northridge --

TEAM SCORES
1. 15 Davis
2. 48 Weber
3. 92 Fremont
4. 108 Syracuse
5. 155 Viewmont

Region One Championships - Girls Results

Region One Cross Country Championships
October 14, 2013 @ Layton Commons Park Weather- 55 degrees, cloudy, course wet and muddy
Course- 3.0 miles Course Record- 17:37 by Ellie Child, Davis, 2012

GIRLS VARSITY RESULTS
Place Time Name School TeamScore
1. 17:56 Aubrey Argyle Davis 1
2. 18:07 Courtney Wayment Northridge 2
3. 18:13 Isabella Williams Syracuse 3
4. 18:20 Taylor Cox Davis 4
5. 18:23 Ashley Tyndall Davis 5
6. 18:27 Kenzie Weir Davis 6
7. 18:41 Aimee Vance Davis 7
8. 18:42 Sierra Graham Davis --
9. 18:44 Ally Geisler Davis 8
10. 18:51 Hannah Albrechtson Davis 9
11. 18:53 Sharlie Dimick Syracuse 10
12. 19:10 Grace Neuenschwander Davis --
13. 19:26 Josey Hedquist Davis --
14. 19:29 Sam Heaton Weber 11
15. 19:52 Ashley Roylance Viewmont 12
16. 19:57 Jerra Fowers Fremont 13
17. 19:58 Adrianna McFarland Syracuse 14
18. 20:03 Lyndsi Deeter Weber 15
19. 20:12 Jenny Tidwell Weber 16
20. 20:23 Mallory Ashby Syracuse 17
21. 20:27 Alexis Terry Fremont 18
22. 20:33 Shelby Morrow Viewmont 19
23. 20:35 Rindy Roos Layton 20
24. 20:39 Sarina Rosado Layton 21
25. 20:41 Ashley Walker Syracuse --
26. 20:51 Rachel Griffin Syracuse 22
27. 20:57 Sierra Chowen Viewmont 23
28. 20:58 Amber Broderick Weber 24
29. 21:04 Charley Smith Layton 25
30. 21:08 Ashley Steed Weber 26
31. 21:11 Jill Anderson Fremont 27
32. 21:25 Gabby Young Syracuse 28
33. 21:25 Carri Yoho Northridge 29
34. 21:31 Jenna Johnson Weber 30
35. 21:41 Miranda Peterson Fremont 31
36. 21:42 Kirsten Barker Viewmont --
37. 21:43 Haeli Rich Weber 32
38. 21:47 Katie Clark Fremont 33
39. 21:50 Shaylee Dyer Northridge 34
40. 21:58 Amanda Carr Viewmont 35
41. 21:59 Renee Petersen Syracuse --
42. 22:06 Madeline Moser Northridge 36
43. 22:14 Tyler Atkinson Viewmont 37
44. 22:15 Abby Fletcher Northridge 38
45. 22:16 Catelyn Egbert Syracuse --
46. 22:20 Melodie Bird Fremont 39
47. 22:21 Haile Gray Viewmont --
48. 22:26 Raygan King Viewmont 40
49. 22:29 Sophie Ballstaedt Viewmont 41
50. 22:35 Kylie Behunin Layton 42
51. 22:44 Ryann Combe Fremont 43
52. 22:57 Sarah Thaden Northridge 44
53. 22:57 Shantel Crafts Northridge 45
54. 23:02 Amberlee Barlow Layton 46
55. 23:06 Skyler Weber Fremont --
56. 23:07 Becca Jacobson Syracuse 47
57. 23:27 Mckenna Jensen Fremont --
58. 23:34 Alivia Thurgood Viewmont --
59. 23:43 Kiera Wall Layton 48
60. 24:00 Shayla Potter Layton --
61. 24:03 Mykaela Adams Layton 49
62. 24:11 Kaitlyn Walker Layton --
63. 24:34 Augie Witkowski Fremont --
64. 26:30 Abby Jenson Layton --

TEAM SCORES
1. 23 Davis
2. 66 Syracuse
3. 92 Weber
4. 122 Fremont
5. 126 Viewmont
6. 139 Northridge
7. 154 Layton

Girls JV Results
Place Time Name School TeamScore
1. 19:27 Chelsey Johnson Davis 1
2. 19:30 Sam Hedquist Davis 2
3. 20:02 Miah Weaver Davis 3
4. 20:37 Alex Tanner Davis 4
5. 20:41 Kaitlyn Datwyler Davis 5
6. 20:53 Morgan Miller Davis 6
7. 20:54 Sydney Zaugg Davis 7
8. 20:56 Sariah Dickson Davis --
9. 20:57 Madison Bledsoe Davis --
10. 20:57 Elise Anderson Davis --
11. 21:11 Abbey Greenhalgh Syracuse 8
12. 21:14 Alison Smith Davis --
13. 21:29 Rachel Johnson Davis --
14. 21:42 Shyli Butters Weber 9
15. 21:46 Sarah Williams Davis --
16. 21:46 Shaylee Higley Fremont 10
17. 22:19 Sophie Cottrell Davis --
18. 22:26 Nicole Wood Davis --
19. 22:35 Sydnee Rayl Davis --
20. 22:36 Rebecca Workman Viewmont 11
21. 22:49 Hannah Naylor Davis --
22. 22:50 Jaida Berman Viewmont 12
23. 22:54 Loiusa Twitchell Davis --
24. 23:00 Jenna Johnston Syracuse 13
25. 23:06 Karissa Jacob Syracuse 14
26. 23:10 Kasey Low Viewmont 15
27. 23:11 Amber Berry Davis --
28. 23:20 Hayle Kainkani Syracuse 16
29. 23:24 Jessica Egnew Viewmont 17
30. 23:24 Kelsey Oiler Layton 18
31. 23:33 Bronte Fronk Weber 19
32. 23:36 Sam George Viewmont 20
33. 23:38 Mckenna Butler Weber 21
34. 23:41 Kim Bradley Viewmont 22
35. 23:44 Rachel Arner Weber 23
36. 23:45 Taylor Sandberg Fremont 24
37. 23:54 Kylee Warren Fremont 25
38. 23:55 Ella Palmer Davis --
39. 24:07 Kayla Berryman Syracuse 26
40. 24:10 Emma Hedges Weber 27
41. 24:13 Callie Burtch Weber 28
42. 24:19 Kylie Allmann Weber 29
43. 24:22 Rebecca Keeber Fremont 30
44. 24:26 Brittany Hamilton Layton 31
45. 24:28 Alyvia Qualie Weber --
46. 24:31 Maddie Ellwood Syracuse 32
47. 24:33 Kate Jeffrey Northridge --
48. 24:33 Ashlea Butts Viewmont 33
49. 24:47 Rebecca Adams Viewmont --
50. 24:54 Autumn Jenkins Davis --
51. 24:55 Kieley Vanbeekum Fremont 34
52. 25:00 Addie Davis Weber --
53. 25:04 Mckenzie Arrington Fremont 35
54. 25:16 Emma Call Davis --
55. 25:35 Emma Phillips Viewmont --
56. 25:38 Savana Jackson Fremont 36
57. 25:43 Lauren Busbey Syracuse 37
58. 25:44 Kelsey Jones Viewmont --
59. 26:03 Amberlyn Lark Syracuse --
60. 26:03 Sophie Johnson Viewmont --
61. 26:15 Nicole Martena Northridge --
62. 26:15 Amy Soderquist Northridge --
63. 26:19 Carmen Viewmont --
64. 26:20 Eliza Bremmer Davis --
65. 26:27 Eliza Morris Viewmont --
66. 26:30 Katie Spencer Weber --
67. 26:46 Jamie Parker Northridge --
68. 27:35 Rachel Quinton Viewmont --
69. 27:46 Jenna Uusitalo Syracuse --
70. 28:15 Sabrina Neiderhauser Layton 38
71. 28:49 Caylee Jones Syracuse --
72. 29:32 Emi Birch Weber --
73. 29:39 Rachel Minert Weber --
74. 30:30 Lillian To Fremont --
75. 30:53 Mckenzie Fultz Viewmont --
76. 31:24 Shelbie Smith Viewmont --
77. 31:48 Kambree Bennitt Fremont --
78. 32:05 Annie Lund Layton 39
79. 32:10 Krislyn Stewart Layton 40
80. 34:40 Camille LeBaron Layton 41
81. 35:20 Camille Kitchen Viewmont --
82. 35:21 Mila Higdon Viewmont --

TEAM SCORES
1. 15 Davis
2. 75 Viewmont
3. 77 Syracuse
4. 99 Weber
5. 123 Fremont
6. 166 Layton

DXC Update - Barnes Park

Darts -
The Region Championships are here. It has been an incredible season so far. We have accomplished a lot as a TEAM, and I am so proud of all the work you have done. This is one final chance for our entire TEAM to show what we are made of. I want to see each of you running tough, having fun, and giving all you can for your TEAM.

Mental Preparation for a Big Race:
1) Physically prepare - make sure that you are getting a good amount of sleep (for 4-5 days), make sure you are eating right, and make sure you are hydrating for a few days before the race. I find when I know I have done a good job physically preparing, I feel so much more confident in what I am going to do.
2) Don't overthink the race. It is good to have a race plan, and many people like to visualize how the race will go - but don't think about it to the point that you get really nervous. Realize that it is just running - when it comes down to it - you are going to push yourself and run as hard as you can just like you do on a weekly basis.
3) Never put too much emphasis on one race. I hope that each of you PR and each of you have your best race of the season, but you are not always going to have your best day (I think you all know that by now). Realize that there is nothing wrong with having an off day. Do your best to prepare for a great day and be positive, but also know that you will have other opportunities to challenge yourself and show what you are made of. No matter what happens - commit to giving your best effort - whether you feel awesome or you feel like it is a rough day.
4) Find a way to stay relaxed while still being excited. I like to listen to music which gets me determined without getting me too fired up for a race.

I believe in each of you. I know that you are strong and I know that you are prepared. When you get to the point in the race that is the toughest, remember all the work you have done, think of your teammates struggling and fighting along side you, and find a way to push through any pain and any doubt.

Barnes Park Race - The results are online at www.davisxc.blogspot.com - It was a very solid TEAM performance for us going into the region championships against the same 6 teams. Congrats to Kent Thompson and Grace Neuenschwander for earning varsity spots for the region meet. Also congrats to Skylar Williams, Taylor Cox, Kaitlyn Datwyler, and Britton Porter for their individual wins. We had a record 32 boys under 18:00 (with only 11 seniors in that group), and a record 13 girls under 19:40 - also setting a new TEAM time record for the course with a top 5 average of 18:22.

Athletes of the Week: Kelton Johnson, Brady England, Grace Neuenschwander, Elise Anderson

Region Championships - Monday at Layton Park. We are going for our 18th straight region title on the boys side (which has to be some kind of record), and our 8th straight for the girls. It should be an exciting day for both the varsity and JV runners. Here is the schedule:
1:15 - Excused from school (1:05 for 9th graders) - if you need to stay in school, please have your parents bring you over (just make sure you are there at least 1 hour before you race).
1:30 - Buses leave
3:00 - Girls JV
3:30 - Boys JV
4:00 - Girls Varsity
4:30 - Boys Varsity
5:15 - Awards (I would like everyone to stay until all the awards are finished)
*We will do popsicles one last time if any parents would like to bring 18-24 of them and put them in the white cooler.
*Thanks for all the help at the region dinners on Friday night.
*Don't forget to dress up for school on Monday.

Tuesday and Wednesday - We will have practice for everyone - even if region was your final race.

UEA - We will have practice on Thursday and Friday for those who are running at state and the alternates. The rest of you are expected to run on your own all 3 days of UEA break if you are hoping to go to Nike Southwest with the TEAM. The Nike Southwest group will be announced shortly after the state championships.

State Championships - Wednesday, October 23rd at Sugarhouse Park. The buses are going to leave at 11:30. I would like everyone to plan on coming to the state meet to support the TEAM (even if you are not running). I promise you will have a great time. The girls will race at 2:00 and the boys race at 3:30.

Davis Open Region Meet - Boys Results

Fremont, Layton, Northridge, Syracuse, Viewmont, Weber @ Davis
October 9, 2013 @ Barnes Park Weather – 55 degrees, breezy, overcast
Course - 3.0 miles; Course Record – 15:25 by Brayden Cromar, 2012

Boys Varsity Results
1. 15:51 Skylar Williams Davis
2. 16:01 Colton Rimann Davis
3. 16:06 Kaden Winter Fremont
4. 16:09 Josh Ward Davis
5. 16:16 Ryan Andreason Syracuse
6. 16:25 Cody Kelly Syracuse
7. 16:25 Kent Thompson Davis
8. 16:29 Christian Carver Fremont
9. 16:30 Carson Hunt Fremont
10. 16:33 Brandon Peters Davis
11. 16:41 Brevin Schade Layton
12. 16:43 Daniel Tumblin Davis
13. 16:44 Camren Todd Davis
14. 16:45 Benjamin Graff Northridge
15. 16:46 Bryant Edgerton Syracuse
16. 16:48 Kimball Potter Davis
17. 16:48 Matt Hawkins Davis
18. 16:49 Logan MacKay Davis
19. 16:49 Frasier Williamsnon Davis
20. 16:50 Ethan Stuart Davis
21. 16:53 Jayden Slater Fremont
22. 16:53 Braedin Butler Weber
23. 16:54 Stetson Hohman Weber
24. 16:54 Devon Jennings Weber
25. 16:54 Will Palmer Weber
26. 16:58 Alex White Davis
27. 16:58 Colter Blanchard Davis
28. 17:10 Spencer Toone Layton
29. 17:15 Stokton Smith Davis
30. 17:21 Jagger Udy Fremont
31. 17:24 Tyler Fessler Syracuse
32. 17:28 Trenton Behunin Layton
33. 17:38 Erik Dickamore Fremont
34. 17:40 Tanner Robb Syracuse
35. 17:44 Tyler Stark Syracuse
36. 17:45 Jeff Reed Syracuse
37. 17:45 Conner Jensen Layton
38. 17:45 Wyatt Jardine Fremont
39. 17:46 Nathan Seftker Syracuse
40. 17:49 Bryant Stewart Northridge
41. 17:51 Garrett Farrer Fremont
42. 17:53 Kyler Hall Weber
43. 17:55 Jake Reynolds Syracuse
44. 17:55 Dallin Leatham Viewmont
45. 17:56 Ashton Durbin Syracuse
46. 17:57 Tyler Newey Weber
47. 17:57 Jeremy McGinnis Fremont
48. 17:58 Danny Starr Viewmont
49. 17:59 Carson Stromberg Weber
50. 18:00 Dustin Deeter Weber
51. 18:01 Tallon Hull Weber
52. 18:03 Paul Huntsman Weber
53. 18:03 Scott Snow Viewmont
54. 18:05 Trevor Merkley Fremont
55. 18:05 Nate Spell Fremont
56. 18:07 Henry Hall Weber
57. 18:15 Brayden Burrell Syracuse
58. 18:16 Andrew Chaney Northridge
59. 18:20 Brigham Flint Fremont
60. 18:23 Nathan Flint Layton
61. 18:24 Spenny Moore Viewmont
62. 18:25 Colton Layser Weber
63. 18:26 McKay Hunt Weber
64. 18:27 Nate Collins Weber
65. 18:28 Sam Fuller Weber
66. 18:28 Easton Potokar Weber
67. 18:31 Jonathan Cardinal Layton
68. 18:31 Ben Barrett Viewmont
69. 18:32 Ben Johnson Northridge
70. 18:33 Jared Seffker Syracuse
71. 18:34 Preston Capener Layton
72. 18:34 Blake Brinkerhoff Northridge
73. 18:35 Andrew Rasmussen Viewmont
74. 18:38 Tyler Chamberlain Layton
75. 18:38 Blake Jeffrey Northridge
76. 18:39 Loren Burrell Syracuse
77. 18:41 Ian Oldroyd Viewmont
78. 18:44 Brayden Stephens Northridge
79. 18:47 Trevin Chowen Viewmont
80. 18:47 Tim Gittins Northridge
81. 18:48 Jrew Jackson Northridge
82. 18:49 Caleb Saunders Syracuse
83. 19:03 Jared Benjamin Viewmont
84. 19:08 Eli Phillips Viewmont
85. 20:10 Joseph Gillespie Layton
86. 20:20 Matt Lescheminant Layton
87. 20:21 Jared Knight Viewmont
88. 20:30 Bryant Voorhees Layton

Team Scores
1. Davis 24
2. Fremont 58
3. Syracuse 74
4. Weber 105
5. Layton 122
6. Viewmont 182
7. Northridge 200


BOYS JV RESULTS
1. 16:56 Britton Porter Davis
2. 16:56 Matt Ward Davis
3. 17:22 JR Oldham Davis
4. 17:23 Zach Wilde Davis
5. 17:24 Adam Aposhian Davis
6. 17:25 Mitch Perry Davis
7. 17:26 Kelton Johnson Davis
8. 17:26 Logan Haviland Davis
9. 17:35 Jackson Rayl Davis
10. 17:37 Brady England Davis
11. 17:38 Josh Robinson Davis
12. 17:46 Gavin Sundahl Davis
13. 17:47 Solomon Twitchell Davis
14. 17:48 Tom Moncur Davis
15. 17:54 Jason Lang Davis
16. 17:55 Josh Christiansen Davis
17. 17:57 Brady Spencer Fremont
18. 17:58 Nate Butterfield Davis
19. 18:07 Ethan Shaefer Fremont
20. 18:07 Harley Jeppsen Fremont
21. 18:08 Jace Callor Davis
22. 18:08 Zach Moncur Davis
23. 18:12 Joshua Williams Fremont
24. 18:13 Dallin Kitchen Davis
25. 18:15 Jason Boyd Davis
26. 18:17 Lance Ford Davis
27. 18:23 Brady Cook Syracuse
28. 18:24 Caleb Gipson Davis
29. 18:26 Jacob Lee Weber
30. 18:30 Christian Jorgensen Weber
31. 18:30 Holden Froerer Weber
32. 18:32 Jacob Capener Weber
33. 18:32 Trevor Zimmerman Davis
34. 18:32 Levi Dane Weber
35. 18:33 Tanner Horrocks Davis
36. 18:33 Jake Welling Davis
37. 18:33 Josh Haviland Davis
38. 18:36 Cody Weber
39. 18:36 Braxton Neel Fremont
40. 18:37 Nathaniel Neubert Davis
41. 18:49 Jarick Nelson Syracuse
42. 18:50 Jacob Smith Weber
43. 18:52 Jayden Walker Fremont
44. 18:53 Zach Burrell Syracuse
45. 18:58 Brandon Christensen Davis
46. 18:59 Erik Clemens Layton
47. 18:59 Kyle Beech Davis
48. 19:02 Josh Wilkinson Davis
49. 19:10 Spencer Rindlisbacher Davis
50. 19:12 Keegan Greenman Fremont
51. 19:13 William Cannon Syracuse
52. 19:14 Elias Kinikini Syracuse
53. 19:15 Isaiah Kinikini Syracuse
54. 19:27 Miles Johnson Syracuse
55. 19:30 Branson Petty Davis
56. 19:32 Blake Garrett Davis
57. 19:35 Joziah Billings Fremont
58. 19:37 Levi Hilton Weber
59. 19:38 Kraig Rohde Weber
60. 19:39 Jackson Harris Weber
61. 19:40 Gavin Doughty Weber
62. 19:42 Eric Lee Weber
63. 19:43 Houston Crudele Fremont
64. 19:44 Kolby Jackson Weber
65. 19:45 Nate Christiansen Weber
66. 19:53 Weston Lee Weber
67. 20:00 McKay Treadwell Davis
68. 20:08 Zachary Griffin Syracuse
69. 20:11 Andrew Hacking Viewmont
70. 20:11 Jack Doeling Viewmont
71. 20:11 Alexander Bowen Northridge
72. 20:13 Braydon Jackson Weber
73. 20:16 Andrew Benavides Syracuse
74. 20:18 Sam Good Weber
75. 20:19 Eric Larsen Weber
76. 20:20 Carson Clark Weber
77. 20:23 Matt Thornblad Viewmont
78. 20:53 Brigham Valentine Davis
79. 20:56 Nate Wolferts Davis
80. 20:59 Tyler Howard Fremont
81. 21:02 Isaac Miller Fremont
82. 21:05 Sean Marchant Syracuse
83. 21:05 Spencer Poll Syracuse
84. 21:17 Tim Burgoyne Viewmont
85. 21:21 Tanner Linton Viewmont
86. 21:27 Cole Stephenson Davis
87. 21:37 Sam Richardson Syracuse
88. 21:40 Bryan Anderson Viewmont
89. 21:51 Mashie Kashiwai Weber
90. 21:57 John Christensen Viewmont
91. 22:08 Jacob Jones Syracuse
92. 22:35 Jake Huntley Viewmont
93. 22:56 Cole Facer Viewmont
94. 23:04 Seth Valentine Davis
95. 23:09 Parker Sjoblom Northridge
96. 23:27 Hunter Nichols Viewmont
97. 23:29 Jason Godfrey Weber
98. 23:29 Zach Bell Weber
99. 23:35 Thomas Griffin Syracuse
100. 26:08 Hyrum Cook Syracuse
101. 27:18 Lane Dunstan Syracuse
102. 29:25 Justin Parry Northridge

Davis Open Region Meet - Girls Results

Fremont, Layton, Northridge, Syracuse, Viewmont, Weber @ Davis
October 9, 2013 @ Barnes Park Weather – 55 degrees, breezy, overcast
Course - 3.0 miles; Course Record – 18:03 by Shea Martinez, 2012

VARSITY GIRLS RESULTS
1. 18:15 Taylor Cox Davis
2. 18:17 Aubrey Argyle Davis
3. 18:20 Isabella Williams Syracuse
4. 18:22 Hannah Albrechtsen Davis
5. 18:27 Kenzie Weir Davis
6. 18:29 Ashley Tyndall Davis
7. 18:50 Sharlie Dimick Syracuse
8. 19:03 Grace Neuenschwander Davis
9. 19:06 Ally Geisler Davis
10. 19:12 Sam Hedquist Davis
11. 19:13 Sierra Graham Davis
12. 19:18 Miah Weaver Davis
13. 19:19 Aimee Vance Davis
14. 19:35 Josey Hedquist Davis
15. 19:40 Chelsey Johnson Davis
16. 19:45 Jerra Fowers Fremont
17. 19:53 Alexis Terry Fremont
18. 19:58 Rindy Roos Layton
19. 20:09 Sarina Rosado Layton
20. 20:13 Jenny Tidwell Weber
21. 20:14 Lynzi Deeter Weber
22. 20:14 Sam Heaton Weber
23. 20:25 Mallory Ashby Syracuse
24. 20:33 Ashley Roylance Viewmont
25. 20:39 Shelby Morrow Viewmont
26. 20:41 Adriana McFarland Syracuse
27. 20:45 Haven Thorson Layton
28. 20:49 Rachel Griffin Syracuse
29. 20:57 Ashley Walker Syracuse
30. 20:58 Shaylee Dyer Northridge
31. 21:01 Miranda Peterson Fremont
32. 21:03 Jill Anderson Fremont
33. 21:23 Gabby Young Syracuse
34. 21:31 Katie Clark Fremont
35. 21:33 Sierra Chowen Viewmont
36. 21:35 Renee Peterson Syracuse
37. 21:36 Kristen Barker Viewmont
38. 21:43 Raygan King Viewmont
39. 21:48 Ryann Combe Fremont
40. 21:50 Carri Yoho Northridge
41. 21:52 Halle Gray Viewmont
42. 21:53 Becca Jacobsen Syracuse
43. 21:56 Katelyn Egbert Syracuse
44. 21:58 Amber Broderick Weber
45. 21:59 Jenna Johnson Weber
46. 22:00 Ashleigh Steed Weber
47. 22:03 Amanda Carr Viewmont
48. 22:04 Kylie Behunin Layton
49. 22:09 Abby Fletcher Northridge
50. 22:17 Melodie Bird Fremont
51. 22:21 Sophie Ballstaedt Viewmont
52. 22:24 Rebecca Workman Viewmont
53. 22:25 Sarah Thaden Northridge
54. 22:29 Karissa Jacob Syracuse
55. 22:30 Jenna Johnston Syracuse
56. 22:30 Katie Zuniga Northridge
57. 22:31 Augie Witkowski Fremont
58. 22:32 Alivia Thurgood Viewmont
59. 22:32 Skyler Weber Fremont
60. 22:35 Mykeala Adams Layton
61. 22:38 Jaida Berman Viewmont
62. 22:46 Amberlee Barlow Layton
63. 22:47 Haeli Rich Weber
64. 22:48 Shantel Crofts Northridge
65. 22:48 Shyli Butters Weber
66. 22:50 Shayla Potter Layton
67. 22:51 Kelsie Oyler Layton
68. 22:52 Bronte Fronk Weber
69. 23:05 Kiera Wall Layton
70. 23:06 Brittany Hamilton Layton
71. 23:12 Jessica Egnew Viewmont
72. 23:14 McKenna Jensen Fremont
73. 23:47 Kaitlin Walker Layton
74. 24:09 Kate Jeffery Northridge
75. 25:30 Abby Jensen Layton

Team Scores
1. Davis 18
2. Syracuse 69
3. Fremont 100
4. Weber 116
5. Viewmont 127
6. Layton 129
7. Northridge 182


JV GIRLS RESULTS
1. 20:31 Kaitlyn Datwyler Davis
2. 20:32 Morgan Miller Davis
3. 20:32 Alex Tanner Davis
4. 20:44 Elise Anderson Davis
5. 20:45 Sydney Zaugg Davis
6. 20:55 Sariah Dixon Davis
7. 21:05 Nicole Wood Davis
8. 21:25 Sophie Cottrell Davis
9. 21:32 Alison Smith Davis
10. 21:40 Abbey Greenhalgh Syracuse
11. 21:50 Madison Bledsoe Davis
12. 22:09 Sara Williams Davis
13. 22:09 Mindy Adams Davis
14. 22:21 Hannah Naylor Davis
15. 22:37 Sydney Rayl Davis
16. 22:41 Louisa Twitchell Davis
17. 22:42 Shaylee Higley Fremont
18. 23:24 Kayla Berryman Syracuse
19. 23:39 Kim Bradley Viewmont
20. 23:45 Amber Berry Davis
21. 23:46 Sam George Viewmont
22. 23:51 Ella Palmer Davis
23. 24:07 Maddie Elwood Syracuse
24. 24:14 Kylee Warren Fremont
25. 24:15 McKenzie Arrington Fremont
26. 24:18 Rebecca Keever Fremont
27. 24:36 Taylor Sandberg Fremont
28. 24:40 Hayle Kinkini Syracuse
29. 24:44 Rachel Minert Weber
30. 24:44 McKenna Butler Weber
31. 24:45 Rachel Arner Weber
32. 24:55 Addie Davis Weber
33. 25:08 Emma Hedges Weber
34. 25:09 Alyvia Quayle Weber
35. 25:09 Callie Birch Weber
36. 25:10 Kiley Allman Weber
37. 25:10 Ashlea Butts Viewmont
38. 25:10 Rebecca Adams Viewmont
39. 25:11 Autumn Jenkins Davis
40. 25:11 Emma Call Davis
41. 25:25 Savanna Jackson Fremont
42. 25:35 Alivia Poll Syracuse
43. 25:35 Kielee VanBeekum Fremont
44. 25:47 Emma Phillips Viewmont
45. 25:48 Amy Soderquist Northridge
46. 25:51 Kelsie Jones Viewmont
47. 26:09 Eliza Bremer Davis
48. 26:32 Monica Hill Syracuse
49. 26:34 Amberlyn Lark Syracuse
50. 26:36 Jamie Parker Northridge
51. 26:39 Emi Birch Weber
52. 26:44 Maigan Lewis Syracuse
53. 26:44 Nicole Martens Northridge
54. 27:18 Katie Spencer Weber
55. 27:43 Eliza Morris Viewmont
56. 27:47 Carmen Viewmont
57. 28:08 Rachel Quinton Viewmont
58. 28:30 Jenna Uusitalo Syracuse
59. 28:51 Baylee Reynolds Davis
60. 28:52 Sabrina Neiderhauser Layton
61. 30:44 Shelby Smith Viewmont
62. 31:43 Makenzie Fultz Viewmont
63. 32:01 Kambrie Bennett Fremont
64. 33:21 Mila Higdon Viewmont
65. 34:19 Krislyn Stewart Layton
66. 38:51 Camille Labaron Layton

http://www.standard.net/stories/2013/10/07/darts-run-top-national-rankings

Darts run to top of national rankings

By Chris J. Miller, Standard-Examiner staff

Mon, 10/07/2013 - 11:47pm

KAYSVILLE -- The Davis High School cross country juggernaut is in the midst of another successful season, with both the boys and girls squads doing well in the statewide and regional events.

But while there are plenty of superlatives to describe the Darts program, Davis High reached another milestone last week as the girls squad earned a No. 1 ranking by Dyestate.com.
The Davis girls had previously been ranked as high as No. 6 in the nation, whild the Darts boys have had a No. 3 ranking in years past, but this is uncharted territory for coach Corbin Talley and the 35 girls on the cross country roster.
"I think we have been amazed at how this team has responded to each other," Talley said. "This group has shown a willingness to go through a lot of pain, to work for each other. We've never had a team do it so well."
New York's Fayetteville-Manlius has been the top team for the past seven season, winning all seven Nike Nationals. But the New York high school has been defeated several times this year, opening the door for other teams.
And the Darts ran through it.
With an amazing team victory at last month's Bob Firman Invitational in Boise, Idaho -- a race in which Davis set the combined team course record -- the Darts earned the top spot in the Oct. 5-6 rankings.
"From our perspective, that race is what propelled us to the top," Talley said. "It's been exciting.
Talley said numerous former Davis runners have sent their congratulations.
Talley admitted he and assistant Brad Anderson weren't sure how good this team would be as the season began.
"We thought we could be really good; if we worked hard we could win a state title," he said. "But it's how they have responded to each other that is exciting."
The team is paced by Taylor Cox, Hannah Albrechtsen, Aimee Vance, McKenzie Weir, Ashley Tyndall and Aubrey Argyle.
Argyle is the super freshman who is pushing, and being pushed by the upperclassmen.
"Aubrey is spunky for sure. She makes the senior girls work for everything they get. And they make her work too."
With the Region 1 championships set for Monday afternoon, followed by the state cross country championships on Oct. 23, the Darts will focus in-state for the next month.
The Darts will run in the Nike Southwest Regionals on Nov. 23 in Arizona. The top two teams earn a spot in the Nike Nationals In Portland, Ore. Davis aims to be one of those two teams.
"There are some amazing teams out there," Talley said. "There are some that could beat us. But there aren't any we cannot beat either."
Two other Utah girls teams were ranked in the top 50. Park City checked in at No. 22, with American Fork No. 33.
Invididually, Herrriman's Lucy Biles is ranked 15th nationally; Ogden senior Sara Feeny is ranked No. 22 overall.
On the boys side, American Fork is ranked No. 3 nationally, with Lone Peak 13th, Bingham 18th and Davis at No. 38. Alta's Kramer Morton is ranked No. 23 individually.
Images The Davis High girls country team celebrates atop the podium after winning the Bob Firman Invitational in September in Boise, Idaho. Photo courtesy of Davis High The Davis High girls cross country team leaves the start line as a group during a recent invitational race. Photo courtesy of Corbin Talley The Davis High girls country team celebrates atop the podium after winning the Bob Firman Invitational in September in Boise, Idaho. Photo courtesy of Davis High KAYSVILLE -- The Davis High School cross country juggernaut is in the midst of another successful season, with both the boys and girls squads doing well in the statewide and regional events. But while there are plenty of superlatives to describe the Darts program, Davis High reached another milestone last week as the girls squad earned a No. 1 ranking by Dyestate.com. The Davis girls had previously been ranked as high as No. 6 in the nation, while the Darts boys have had a No. 3 ranking in years past, but this is uncharted territory for coach Corbin Talley and the 35 girls on the cross country roster. "I think we have been amazed at how this team has responded to each other," Talley said. "This group has shown a willingness to go through a lot of pain, to work for each other. We've never had a team do it so well." New York's Fayetteville-Manlius has been the top team for the past seven season, winning all seven Nike Nationals. But the New York high school has been defeated several times this year, opening the door for other teams. And the Darts ran through it. With an amazing team victory at last month's Bob Firman Invitational in Boise, Idaho -- a race in which Davis set the combined team course record -- the Darts earned the top spot in the Oct. 5-6 rankings. "From our perspective, that race is what propelled us to the top," Talley said. "It's been exciting. Talley said numerous former Davis runners have sent their congratulations. Talley admitted he and assistant Brad Anderson weren't sure how good this team would be as the season began. "We thought we could be really good; if we worked hard we could win a state title," he said. "But it's how they have responded to each other that is exciting." The team is paced by Taylor Cox, Hannah Albrechtsen, Aimee Vance, McKenzie Weir, Ashley Tyndall and Aubrey Argyle. Argyle is the super freshman who is pushing, and being pushed by the upperclassmen. "Aubrey is spunky for sure. She makes the senior girls work for everything they get. And they make her work too." With the Region 1 championships set for Monday afternoon, followed by the state cross country championships on Oct. 23, the Darts will focus in-state for the next month. The Darts will run in the Nike Southwest Regionals on Nov. 23 in Arizona. The top two teams earn a spot in the Nike Nationals In Portland, Ore. Davis aims to be one of those two teams. "There are some amazing teams out there," Talley said. "There are some that could beat us. But there aren't any we cannot beat either." Two other Utah girls teams were ranked in the top 50. Park City checked in at No. 22, with American Fork No. 33. Individually, Herrriman's Lucy Biles is ranked 15th nationally; Ogden senior Sara Feeny is ranked No. 22 overall. On the boys side, American Fork is ranked No. 3 nationally, with Lone Peak 13th, Bingham 18th and Davis at No. 38. Alta's Kramer Morton is ranked No. 23 individually.

DXC Update - Westlake Invitational

Darts - 

It is hard to believe that we are already at the championship part of our season. The state cross country championships are only 17 days away. It goes without saying that the upcoming week is crucial to our performance at the state meet. It is also very important that EVERYONE take care of themselves and prepare both physically and mentally starting NOW for the region and state championships. Make sure you are getting the sleep you need, staying on top of your schoolwork, eating well, and thinking positively. We have put so much time preparing for these final races - summer mileage, mile repeats, tempo runs, hill repeats, distance runs, previous races, 400s, vita course, and so many other things. This is our time! The improvement we have seen up to this point in the season is phenomenal, but we have even more in us. Believe in yourselves and in your TEAM, and put everything you have into your final races of the season. I hope you all know that you have made me a believer that this TEAM can accomplish great things - I believe in each of you. If you are not satisfied with the season so far, give your all these final races so that you can walk away satisfied and proud of your efforts.  

We had two very solid races this week. We did a good job running as a TEAM at the region meet at Viewmont. We swept all 4 races, and we are looking good going into the region championships in 8 days. 

We also looked strong at the Westlake Invitational. I was most impressed with our JV squads. We had 28 boys in the JV race run under 18:00 (under 6:00 per mile). We had some huge improvements over the past few races from Frasier Williamson, Brandon Peters, Matt Ward, Mitch Perry, Josh Christiansen, Logan Haviland, Jason Lang, Zach Moncur, Jake Welling, Nate Butterfield, Josh Peters, and Dallin Kitchen - who each improved by over 100 seconds from their Bob Firman races. Our goal was to risk a little more than normal during the middle of the race and then trust that we could finish as strong as we have been finishing - the JV boys definitely did that. We came out victorious over Westlake who had beat our JV boys earlier in the year (Highland Invite). The JV girls also came out victorious over a deep American Fork team. Our biggest improvements came from Morgan Miller, Sophie Cottrell, Sariah Dixon, Sydney Zaugg, Amber Berry, and Baylee Reynolds. 

The boys varsity race had 6 of the top 50 teams in the U.S. We ended up 3rd place in a very tight race. We are going to see the top 5 teams at the state meet and it is going to be a fight. American Fork (who will most likely run their varsity), Bingham, Lone Peak, Westlake, and Riverton (who ran well at Park City), are all going to be in the 5A race. The state meet might be the deepest and most competitive it has ever been. At Westlake, we ended only 8 points out of first place. We were led once again gutsy races from both Skylar and Josh. Our strongest performance in the varsity race came from Logan MacKay who had a huge 2nd half of the race to end up as our #3 runner. We are continuing to show progress - but we have got to really come together and really prepare for the final 2 weeks. 

The varsity girls got some exciting news on Thursday this week when we found out we are currently ranked #1 in the U.S. (after our record-breaking performance at Bob Firman). You can see the rankings here - http://www.dyestat.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=news&news_id=183937 It is news we have decided not to focus on. We are not going to get too caught up in the hype of the position - but instead we are going to take it one workout and one race at a time - continuing to work hard, have fun, be unified, and love what we are doing. We had a strong showing at Westlake with 8 girls in the top 16 runners. Aubrey ended up 2nd with 17:24 and showed a lot of guts down the final 800m. Ally also came through big for us with her 12th place finish as our 5th runner. 

Athletes of the Week: Sariah Dixon, Sophie Cottrell, Baylee Reynolds, Frasier Williamson, Mitch Perry, Jason Lang

Coming Up:

Wednesday (10/9) - Open Region Meet @ Barnes Park - You will be excused from school at 2:00 in order to come out to Barnes Park. I would like everyone there as close to 2:30 as possible - we are not using a bus. Try to organize your rides before Wednesday. The course is 3.0 miles. The temperature is supposed to be around 70 degrees - it should be a beautiful day. If any parents would like to bring popsicles, we will have the cooler. The schedule will go as follows:

Girls JV - 3:30
Boys JV - 4:00

Girls Varsity - 4:30

Boys Varsity - 5:00 (I will announce who is running varsity at Monday's practice)

Thursday (10/10) - TEAM Pictures - Bring your uniforms!!!! (Even if you didn't get to wash them after the race on Wednesday)

Friday (10/11) - TEAM Dinners - We will have our region TEAM dinners on Friday night at 6:30pm - the boys and girls dinners will be at separate places. Seniors need to be ready to inspire their teammates in some way. We will be doing the food assignments on Thursday. The location is TBD.

Monday (10/14) - Region Championships - The Region Championships will be at Layton Park on the 3.0 mile course. The JV girls is at 3:00, JV boys at 3:30, Varsity Girls at 4:00, and Varsity Boys at 4:30. I expect everyone to stay for the awards at 5:15. More details to come.

Wednesday (10/23) - State Championships - will be at Sugarhouse Park. The 5A girls will race at 2:00 and the 5A boys will race at 3:30. Everyone is expected to go to the state championships - not just the top 7 who are racing. We will have 2 buses. 

Westlake Invitational (full results on www.runnercard.com):

Girls JV

2. Grace Neuenschwander 19:12

3. Sam Hedquist 19:21

4. Miah Weaver 19:34

5. Chelsey Johnson 19:35

10. Madi Bledsoe 20:00

12. Alex Tanner 20:16

13. Nicole Wood 20:18

14. Morgan Miller 20:26

16. Sara Williams 20:32

17. Sydney Zaugg 20:32

18. Sariah Dixon 20:34

20. Kaitlyn Datwyler 20:45

22. Sophie Cottrell 21:05

52. Louisa Twitchell 22:12

94. Hannah Naylor 23:36

95. Amber Berry 23:36

105. Ella Palmer 23:52

116. Emma Call 24:11

170. Baylee Reynolds 26:47

*203 Total Runners

Team Scores:

1. Davis 24

2. American Fork 31

3. Lone Peak 109

4. Westlake 146

5. Copper Hills 182

6. Bingham 183

Girls Varsity

2. Aubrey Argyle 17:24

5. Taylor Cox 17:44

7. Ashley Tyndall 17:48

8. Kenzie Weir 17:53

12. Ally Geisler 18:00

13. Hannah Albrechtsen 18:10

15. Aimee Vance 18:13

16. Sierra Graham 18:14

32. Josey Hedquist 18:48

*127 Total Runners

Team Scores:

1. Davis 34

2. American Fork 82

3. Bingham 115

4. Orem 167

5. Provo 185

6. Jackson, WY 193

7. Mountain View 196

Boys JV

2. Kent Thompson 16:12

5. Frasier Williamson 16:22

8. Camren Todd 16:27

9. Britton Porter 16:27

10. Matt Ward 16:28

11. Daniel Tumblin 16:32

12. Brandon Peters 16:35

19. Mitch Perry 16:48

22. Tom Moncur 16:53

24. Bryce Ferguson 16:59

28. JR Oldham 17:01

32. Zach Wilde 17:06

35. Logan Haviland 17:09

36. Jackson Rayl 17:11

37. Jason Lang 17:11

38. Josh Christiansen 17:12

42. Josh Robinson 17:27

44. Adam Aposhian 17:28

46. Gavin Sundahl 17:30

51. Zach Moncur 17:35

52. Kelton Johnson 17:35

64. Brady England 17:46

66. Solomon Twitchell 17:48

70. Jake Welling 17:50

79. Nate Butterfield 17:54

82. Dallin Kitchen 17:56

83. Caleb Gipson 17:56

85. Tanner Horrocks 17:57

96. Lance Ford 18:07

98. McGyver Clark 18:10

99. Jason Boyd 18:11

103. Josh Peters 18:15

113. Jace Callor 18:25

114. Kyle Beech 18:25

119. Spencer Rindlisbacher 18:29

124. Josh Wilkinson 18:32

145. Josh Haviland 18:54

149. Brandon Christensen 18:57

154. Trevor Zimmerman 19:04

177. Branson Petty 19:12

187. Blake Garrett 19:24

216. McKay Treadwell 19:04

246. Brigham Valentine 20:43

255. Nate Wolferts 20:58

292. Seth Valentine 22:51

*323 Total Runners

Team Scores

1. Davis 34

2. Westlake 53

3. Mountain View 90

4. American Fork 109

5. Orem 128

6. Copper Hills 141

7. Wasatch 206

8. Bingham 207

Boys Varsity

7. Skylar Williams 15:05

11. Josh Ward 15:13

25. Logan MacKay 15:40

29. Kimball Potter 15:43

31. Colton Rimann 15:44

41. Ethan Stuart 15:56

50. Colter Blanchard 16:02

94. Alex White 16:38

*157 Total Runners

Team Scores

1. Bingham 95

2. Lone Peak 99

3. Davis 103

4. Westlake 105

5. American Fork (JV) 108

6. Orem 144

7. Mountain View 172