Davis Cross Country Update

Darts - 
Sorry for the delayed update this week. I am thoroughly enjoying my vacation with my wife :) In fact, I am typing this while overlooking the ocean, listening to the soothing sounds of the waves crashing on the beach. 

Last week was one of my favorite weeks so far this year (they have all been good though). I know we didn't race, but we had some very crucial workouts, and I feel we nailed them as a TEAM. I was a little worried going into the week that we would be mentally tired or slightly worn out from the previous weeks of racing, but instead I saw some hungry, determined runners who were ready to push themselves and put in the work necessary to prepare us for region and state. The hills on Tuesday were killer, but you stayed positive and pushed your limits. The Barnes Park workout was FAST - but you handled it very well and worked well as a TEAM. And from what I have heard, the Saturday run at Vita Course was one of our best ever with 4 girls running around 53:00 (the 4 fastest times ever run by current Davis athletes), and Skylar Williams running the #3 all-time mark with 2 other boys running in our top 10 all-time marks (http://www.davisxc.blogspot.com/p/vita-course-all-time.html). I wish I could have been there. 

It was a very important week, and I thank you all for trusting me and for putting the necessary work in. It will pay off as we finish our season with some very big races. 

This week we get back into race mode. On Wednesday we ARE going to go the Viewmont Open Region Meet - although we are holding back just a little bit. The first 2 miles of the race are going to be very controlled - and the final mile of the race will be a little faster. Then on Friday we are going to compete at the Westlake Invitational at Westlake High School. The competition looks to be very strong at the Westlake meet. 

Viewmont Race - The race will be held at Bountiful Pond. To get there - head south on Legacy Hwy until 500 South exit. Off the exit, turn to the right and follow the road down to the pond which will be on your left. I don't know the course very well, but I do know that you should not have your spikes in your racing shoes. Here is the schedule:

1:30 - excused from class

1:45 - Bus leaves

3:30 - Girls JV

4:00 - Boys JV

4:30 - Girls Varsity - Taylor, Aubrey, Hannah, Kenzie, Ashley, Aimee, Sierra, Josey, Ally, Miah, Sam, Grace, Chelsey

5:00 - Boys Varsity - Skylar, Josh, Colton, Kimball, Stokton, Logan M., Ethan, Matt H., Alex W., Colter, Daniel T, Camren, Kent, Britton, Brandon P.

6:00 - Back to the school

Westlake Invitational - In Saratoga Springs

1:30 - Excused from School

1:45 - Bus Leaves

4:00 - Girls JV

4:30 - Boys JV

5:00 - Girls Varsity

5:30 - Boys Varsity

*We can run 7 in the varsity races - I have not determined who the 7 will be in each race at this point. 

Other Items:

Seniors who plan/hope to run in college - you need to start your eligibility process by going to the NCAA Eligibility Center and registering. The web site is http://web1.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp There is a fee involved, but if you have any thoughts about running in college, this is a step you need to take before you can be recruited. It will also help you make sure you do all the things you need to in order to be eligible. 

2014 XC Camp - Will be from July 28-August 1 (I have had people ask already). 

NXN Southwest Regionals - We will be able to take between 48-50 athletes. We will leave on Thursday, November 21 and return on Sunday, November 24. I will email out the itinerary when I get back to my school computer. It lists the hotels where we will be staying. 

I hope the 400s went well today. I am excited to be back with you in a few days. 

Stay hungry. Stay strong.

Coach Talley

DXC Update - Bob Firman Invite

Darts -

Thanks for a great trip up to Boise for the Bob Firman Invitational. I was pleased with the way our TEAM raced, and also very happy about how well behaved you were on the trip. I hope that you had a lot of fun, learned something from your race, and made some great memories. Thanks to those parents who were able to come up and help us out with support and other things, thanks to those parents who dropped off food/snacks at the school on Friday morning, and thanks to the boys for making those really cool shirts :)

I felt like we did a great job preparing and racing well on the road (which is a good sign for some later races). I also felt like many of you ran tough even if you didn't have the best day. Although that is one thing I think many of you can work on - running tough on a bad day. It is important to stay positive and to rise up to the challenges that face you - either on a tough course or a difficult day - you still want to give 100% - never give up!! (Even when the race is not going your way). A Champion finds a way to race through the pain and doubt that comes on a bad day. Race and Train like a Champion no matter what place you finish! I also feel like we can continue to work on being confident and fearless - and maybe on tying our shoes a little better (I think I saw 3 shoes undone on the second lap from our team).

We did perform very well against some of the best competition in the Western U.S. The varsity boys finished 6th in the elite varsity race. Skylar ran a great race to lead the way for us - his time of 15:57 was only the 3rd time we have had someone under 16:00 on the course (Jared Ward and Brad Nye are the other two). The rest of the boys also fought hard - with Josh Ward, Colton Rimann, Logan MacKay, and Stokton Smith rounding out the top 5. We were very close to 3rd place in the race - and I feel like we are right on track to be ready for some great races at region, state, and NXN Southwest. The next 7 boys ran in the large school race where they finished 5th out of nearly 30 teams. We were the top JV team in the race - the 4 teams who beat us were all the top 7 from their schools. We had some outstanding races from Colter Blanchard (17:06), Daniel Tumblin (17:17), and Camren Todd (17:23). Our young group of boys is coming right along - if we had scored the meet without any seniors in any of the races, we would have finished 1st (but not by much). With some hard work over the next 365 days, we could be going back to Bob Firman and fighting for the top spot. The JV boys also looked strong with 6 boys in the top 20. We were led by a strong race from Tom Moncur (6th).

The Varsity Girls continued their undefeated reign, taking on the best Utah schools and a few of the top schools from Idaho, Washington, and California. We had a great 1-2 punch with Taylor Cox and Aubrey Argyle finishing 4-5 in the race and running our 4th and 5th fastest times ever on the course (18:22 and 18:23). Our strength has been our pack - and it was again this weekend with our top 5 girls in the top 20 (and under 19:00). Hannah Albrechtsen was 10th (with a pretty bad sinus infection), Kenzie Weir was 16th, and Ashley Tyndall was 20th. Both Aimee Vance (26th), and Josey Hedquist (47th) would have been in every other teams' top 5. We ended up winning the elite varsity race by almost 100 points, and we ran the course record for team time by almost a full minute (93:08 for our top 5 combined). Our top 7 JV girls did amazing in the Large School Varsity Race against the varsity teams that were not entered in the elite race. Sierra Graham had an awesome first race back from a hamstring injury to finish 3rd, and Ally Geisler ran the 4th fastest 9th grade time of the day to finish 4th. Grace Neuenschwander and Sam Hedquist also finished in the top 20 as our JV girls won the varsity race by 26 points. 

You can see the full results at www.bobfirmanxc.org

Elite Varsity Boys

15. Skylar Williams - 15:57

31. Josh Ward - 16:20

53. Colton Rimann - 16:38

74. Logan MacKay - 16:53

85. Stokton Smith - 17:01

89. Ethan Stuart - 17:05

100. Alex White - 17:11

Team Scores:

1. Gig Harbor - 63

2. North Central - 149

3. Bingham - 186

4. Ogden - 206

5. Kamiakin - 213

6. Davis - 215

7. Timpanogos - 224

8. Orem - 236

Large School Boys

25. Colter Blanchard - 17:06

37. Daniel Tumblin - 17:17

44. Camren Todd - 17:23

46. Britton Porter - 17:30
47. Kent Thompson - 17:31

99. Frasier Williamson - 18:02

118. Brandon Peters - 18:18

Team Scores:

1. Mountain Crest - 106

2. Park City - 130

3. Boise - 155

4. Woods Cross - 164

5. Davis - 195

6. Logan - 209

JV Boys

6. Tom Moncur - 17:56

15. Adam Aposhian - 18:14

16. Bryce Ferguson - 18:15

17. JR Oldham - 18:17

18. Zach Wilde - 18:18

19. Matt Ward - 18:18

21. Jackson Rayl - 18:20

36. Gavin Sundahl - 18:40

42. Mitch Perry - 18:48

46. Kelton Johnson - 18:50

47. Lance Thornton - 18:51

52. Josh Robinson - 19:02

55. Brady England - 19:08

56. Josh Christiansen - 19:08

62. Logan Haviland - 19:13

70. Jason Lang - 19:23

74. Caleb Gipson - 19:27

76. Zach Moncur - 19:31

82. Jace Callor - 19:37

84. Jake Welling - 19:38

93. Nate Butterfield - 19:52

98. Kyle Beech - 19:55

101. Josh Peters - 19:56

123. Dallin Kitchen - 20:15

Team Scores:

1. Kamiakin - 32

2. Davis - 72

3. Bingham - 87

4. Capital - 137

5. Boise - 143

Elite Varsity Girls

4. Taylor Cox - 18:22

5. Aubrey Argyle - 18:23

10. Hannah Albrechtsen - 18:38

16. Kenzie Weir - 18:43

20. Ashley Tyndall - 19:00

26. Aimee Vance - 19:20

47. Josey Hedquist - 20:00

Team Scores

1. Davis - 51

2. Park City - 143

3. Skyline - 145

4. American Fork - 165

5. Bingham - 170

6. Mira Costa, CA - 201

7. Timpanogos - 211

8. Boise - 214

Large School Girls

3. Sierra Graham - 19:29

4. Ally Geisler - 19:52

11. Grace Neuenschwander - 20:07

16. Sam Hedquist - 20:21

46. Nicole Wood - 21:00

49. Kaitlyn Datwyler - 21:04

52. Madison Bledsoe - 21:07

66. Alex Tanner - 21:20

90. Sara Williams - 21:46

100. Sydney Zaugg - 22:00 (Happy Birthday, Syd)

102. Sariah Dixon - 22:02

120. Morgan Miller - 22:19

138. Sophie Cottrell - 22:40

Team Scores:

1. Davis - 73

2. Timberline - 99

3. American Fork - 146

4. Mountain Crest - 151

5. Stansbury - 201

Athletes of the Week:

Stokton Smith - for a very gutsy race, despite some health issues as of late. He is on his road back and will make a huge difference for us in the future.

JR Oldham - for his huge 77 second improvement over the BYU 5k last week. And for being so helpful on a trip once again. And for his creativity on the bus (hammock).

Taylor Cox - for coming up big in a big race once again and leading the way for us with a 4th place finish. Holy fast race, Batman!

Morgan Miller - for having our biggest girls improvement with a 63 second improvement over BYU - and for doing it with a bad ankle - way to go Wonder Woman.

Important Information:

T-Shirts - If your parents ordered a shirt (or two) on the 2nd order - please pay $10 per shirt in the office. The shirts should come in late this week or early next week. 

Open Region Meet at Syracuse - we will NOT be attending the open region meet at Syracuse this week.

Coming Up:

October 4 - Westlake Invitational

October 9 - Our home meet at Barnes Park

October 14 - Region Championships @ Layton Park

October 23 - State Championships @ Sugarhouse Park

DXC Update - District and BYU

Darts - 

I love what I am seeing from this TEAM. I am seeing unity, unselfishness, toughness, and heart. It was such a fun week to be a part of Davis Cross Country. We have another big week of training and a very important meet at the end of the week (Bob Firman). The season is only 6 more weeks - we need to stay focused and hungry, and we need to continue to work as a TEAM. 

Davis District Championships - The girls made history on Wednesday at Layton Park as we shattered the team time record for the 2.75 mile District course. The old record was from 2008 when we ran 88:03 (17:36 average). On Wednesday, our top 5 girls ran 84:26 (16:53 average). We had a record number of girls under 18:00 (10), and we nearly perfect scored the field. Our girls won with 16 points - followed by Syracuse with 79. The individual champion was Taylor Cox with a time of 16:45 (#2 all-time for the course). Taylor, Aubrey, and Kenzie pulled away late in the race for the 1-2-3 finish. Aubrey set the freshman record time for the course with 16:48. The JV girls finished with a perfect score (15) to win over 2nd place, Syracuse (56). The JV Girls took the top 11 spots and were led by Madi Bledsoe (19:03). 

The boys were nearly as dominant. In the varsity race, we scored 26 points to finish ahead of Woods Cross (73). Skylar Williams finished 2nd with a 14:25, and Josh Ward had a very solid last mile to finish 3rd in 14:31. The JV Boys scored a perfect 15 points and took 16 of the top 20 places in the race. 

As I have said a few times already, our young group is really coming along. If we had only run our freshman and sophomore girls against the other teams, we would have still won the varsity race 33-60. If we had only run our freshman and sophomore boys, we would have barely lost to Woods Cross and Clearfield.

If you would like to see the full results, they are posted on the blog (www.davisxc.blogspot.com) I added some new tabs at the top - they are not all complete - but there is one with the links to all the results from this year so far. 

BYU Invitational - It was the DXC show at the BYU Invite on Saturday. We were 1 point away from pulling off the perfect sweep of all 6 races at the Invite. No other team finished with all 6 of their teams in the top 10. 

It would be difficult to go over all of the highlights for the day because there were so many great races. A few things I though we did very well: we ran patiently and really moved up over the 2nd and 3rd mile; we ran with a lot of toughness - when the pain came, we didn't fade and we didn't give up; and for the most part we ran in groups and helped each other out - although I still saw moments where we had a string of Davis runners separated by 10 seconds or less in the middle of the race - running the same pace, but not running together. Some things I think we can work on: Not settling behind packs of other runners who were slowing down and causing us to slow down. 

The Freshman/Sophomore girls finished with 35 points - only 1 point behind our American Fork rivals. We had 3 girls in the top 5 - Ally Geisler (1st), Grace Neuenschwander (4th), and Sam Hedquist (5th). It was a very smart race by Ally as the pace early in the race was a little fast - two girls had pulled away, but Ally and Grace slowly reeled them in over the final mile of the race and then Ally had a monster finish for the win. In the girls JV race, we won by almost 60 points, and we earned our most t-shirts of the day. We had 9 girls finish in the top 30, and we were led by Kaitlyn Datwyler in 5th and Nicole Wood in 6th. In the girls varsity race, we did something that I am not sure I have ever seen at an Invite of this size - we beat the entire field. If all of the other teams were to combine their runners against us, we still would have won 26-29. We finished with 5 girls in the top 9. Aubrey ran such a strong race to pull away in the final mile for the individual win. Taylor worked through the hard middle mile to finish 3rd. Kenzie was patient and moved up very well to cross the line in 5th. Hannah went from 13th to 8th in the final 800m of the race (despite feeling a little sick all morning). And Ashley ran steady (as always) to finish 9th. We are really working well together - and it shows in the efforts and the heart these girls are giving for each other as they race. 

In the boys freshman/sophomore race, we pulled off the victory despite bumping a few of our freshman up to the JV race. Britton Porter led our charge of 5 boys in the top 20 with a 4th place finish, and Matt Ward looked very strong right behind him in 5th. We also had big improvements from Bryce Ferguson, Josh Christiansen, and Zach Moncur. As the day went on, the course got more sloppy (and a little slower); the JV boys did not let that bother them as they put 7 in the top 25. We were led by Matt Hawkins who got the individual victory in 17:34. I thought we had very strong races from Camren Todd, Frasier Williamsen, and Mitch Perry. Matt, Camren, and Frasier were the 4th, 5th, and 6th fastest freshman in the entire meet. In the varsity boys, we were going up against the #2 ranked team in the state and #3 ranked team in the southwest region (Lone Peak). Our boys really stepped up once again and ran a killer TEAM race. Skylar led the way for us in 5th - you could see his determination on the track as he was moving over the final 300m. Josh is getting stronger with every race and finished in 9th. When we had to pull Stokton from the race because of asthma issues, the rest of the TEAM came through - particularly Logan MacKay. Even though this is only his 5th cross country race - he is running like a veteran. He moved up 16 places in the final 1000m of the race - and passed 3 (almost 4) Lone Peak runners in the process - to finish as our 5th scorer. The boys won by 18 over Lone Peak - if Logan had not made that move, we would have tied Lone Peak (and then lost on the tie breaker). 

Freshman/Sophomore Boys:

4. Britton Porter 17:52

5. Matt Ward 17:57

9. Lance Thornton 18:11

16. Adam Aposhian 18:29

17. Bryce Ferguson 18:30

21. Josh Christiansen 18:37

32. Kelton Johnson 19:12

37. Jason Lang 19:19

48. Zach Moncur 19:37

52. Jace Callor 19:42

58. McGyver Clark 19:50

59. Dallin Kitchen 19:50

67. Josh Peters 19:58

73. Jake Welling 20:02

84. Trevor Zimmerman 20:13

86. Jason Boyd 20:18

111. Josh Wilkinson 20:46

119. Brandon Christensen 20:56

151. Branson Petty 21:36

222. Cole Stephenson 23:21

256. Seth Valentine 24:26

*293 Total Runners in the race

Team Scores:

1. Davis 51

2. Lehi 72

3. Desert Hills 94

4. Riverton 153

5. Mountain View 160

6. Westlake 196

*27 Total Teams

JV Boys:

1. Matt Hawkins 17:34

5. Alex White 17:52

8. Camren Todd 17:58

11. Frasier Williamson 18:00

13. Colter Blanchard 18:09

18. Kent Thompson 18:17

23. Daniel Tumblin 18:30

32. Mitch Perry 18:52

33. Jackson Rayl 18:56

36. Tom Moncur 19:04

40. Gavin Sundahl 19:14

41. Zach Wilde 19:18

42. Josh Robinson 19:21

43. JR Oldham 19:24

63. Caleb Gipson 20:00

72. Tanner Horrocks 20:17

75. Brady England 20:19

76. Nathaniel Neubert 20;19

81. Kyle Beech 20:25

90. Josh Haviland 20:35

116. Nate Butterfield 21:05

153. Spencer Rindlisbacher 21:51

171. Blake Garrett 22:08

231. Brigham Valentine 24:23

*271 Total Boys

Team Scores:

1. Davis 30

2. Westlake 71

3. Mountain View 76

4. Orem 130

5. Panguitch 161

6. Wasatch 181

*22 Total Teams

Varsity Boys

5. Skylar Williams 16:35

9. Josh Ward 16:49

22. Colton Rimann 17:06

23. Kimball Potter 17:07

36. Logan MacKay 17:27

68. Ethan Stuart 18:06

*206 Total Runners

Team Scores:

1. Davis 85

2. Lone Peak 103

3. Desert Hills 125

4. Orem 133

5. Westlake 138

6. Riverton 165

7. Mountain View 166

*27 Total Teams

Freshman/Sophomore Girls

1. Ally Geisler 20:08

4. Grace Neuenschwander 20:16

5. Sam Hedquist 21:01

11. Sara Williams 21:56

15. Sariah Dixon 22:33

22. Sydney Zaugg 22:56

41. Rachel Clouse 23:55

43. Ally Smith 23:56

62. Louisa Twitchell 24:42

85. Amber Berry 25:39

148. Autumn Jenkins 29:02

*177 Total Runners

Team Scores:

1. American Fork 34 

2. Davis 35

3. East 115

4. Lone Peak 152

5. Riverton 158

*14 Total Teams

JV Girls

5. Kaitlyn Datwyler 21:37

6. Nicole Wood 21:38

7. Madison Bledsoe 21:47

9. Alex Tanner 21:51

11. Chelsey Johnson 22:13

12. Elise Anderson 22:18

18. Rachel Johnson 23:03

22. Morgan Miller 23:22

26. Sophie Cottrell 23:37

86. Ella Palmer 26:03

*187 Total Runners

Team Scores

1. Davis 37

2. Panguitch 93

3. Orem 97

4. Timpview 131

5. Richfield 157

*15 Total Teams

Varsity Girls

1. Aubrey Argyle 18:43

3. Taylor Cox 19:14

5. Kenzie Weir 19:26

8. Hannah Albrechtsen 19:34

9. Ashley Tyndall 19:36

18. Aimee Vance 19:57

32. Josey Hedquist 20:32

*175 Total Runners

Team Scores:

1. Davis 26

2. American Fork 134

3. Orem 180

4. Lehi 194

5. Mountain View 219

6. Lone Peak 223

7. Riverton 258

*24 Total Teams

Important Items:

Bob Firman Invite - We are going to have a meeting on Thursday (after the workout) for all those going to Bob Firman. Please make sure you can be there. It will probably go from 4:15-4:30. I will have copies of the itinerary at practice tomorrow. Please pay your $110 in the office by Tuesday. Parents, let me know if you have any questions. The race schedule is on the itinerary - and you can also look on their web site for more information (www.bobfirmanxc.org). 

T-Shirts - I would like to put together another order of the brown Davis Cross Country t-shirts for any parents interested in purchasing some. If you would like a shirt, please email me sometime in the next 3 days with the size you would like. If you want a women's size, please indicate, otherwise I will just order the unisex cut. The shirts are $10 each. Athletes - please pay in the office for the ones you picked up (if you haven't already paid) 

Athletes of the Week:

Logan Haviland - for giving so much help this week with filming and other things and for staying so positive and determined during his injury.

Logan MacKay - was definitely a huge difference-maker at the BYU Invite

Matt Hawkins - for trusting his coach and for the JV victory at BYU

Ally Geisler - for the freshman/sophomore victory at BYU and her continued improvement

Kaitlyn Datwyler - for running tough and smart at both races this week

Hannah Albrechtsen - for hanging tough at both races this week and for her great leadership

Davis District - Girls Results

26th Annual Davis County Championships
September 11, 2013 Layton City Park
Course: 2.75 miles Conditions: 80 degrees, cloudy, damp course
Course Record 16:38 by Shea Martinez, Davis, 2011

GIRLS VARSITY RESULTS -
Time Name School Team Score
1. 16:45 Taylor Cox Davis 1
2. 16:48 Aubrey Argyle Davis 2
3. 16:55 Kenzie Weir Davis 3
4. 16:57 Hannah Albrechtsen Davis 4
5. 17:01 Millika Holbrook Woods Cross 5
6. 17:01 Ashley Tyndall Davis 6
7. 17:09 Isabella Williams Syracuse 7
8. 17:26 Megan Spehar Bountiful 8
9. 17:29 Josey Hedquist Davis --
10. 17:39 Ally Geisler Davis --
11. 17:50 Miah Weaver Davis 9
12. 17:51 Grace Neuenschwander Davis --
13. 17:51 Aimee Vance Davis 10
14. 18:03 Sharlie Dimick Syracuse 11
15. 18:35 Rindy Roos Layton 12
16. 18:36 Ashley Roylance Viewmont 13
17. 18:49 Mallory Ashby Syracuse 14
18. 18:53 Heather Lockyear Clearfield 15
19. 19:02 Adriana McFarlane Syracuse 16
20. 19:08 Chantelle Nicholls Clearfield 17
21. 19:12 Samantha Nelson Clearfield 18
22. 19:13 Shelby Morrow Viewmont 19
23. 19:21 Sarina Rosado Layton 20
24. 19:32 Dawna Vyn Jeppson Clearfield 21
25. 19:32 Haven Thorson Layton 22
26. 19:36 Haley Tadler Woods Cross 23
27. 19:38 Abby Bowcut Clearfield 24
28. 19:42 Whitney Terry Woods Cross 25
29. 19:43 Shaylee Dyer Northridge 26
30. 19:45 Sarah Bell Woods Cross 27
31. 19:46 Lloyd Cailey Bountiful 28
32. 19:48 Rachel Griffin Syracuse --
33. 19:51 Samantha Caruso Bountiful 29
34. 19:54 Charlee Smith Layton 30
35. 20:00 Brooklyn Nash Syracuse 31
36. 20:03 Faith Newton Bountiful 32
37. 20:04 Chelsey Johnson Davis --
38. 20:12 Amria Farnsworth Woods Cross 33
39. 20:15 Taya Tobler Syracuse --
40. 20:18 Raygan King Viewmont 34
41. 20:20 Katelyn Egbert Syracuse --
42. 20:26 Gabby Young Syracuse 35
43. 20:34 Becca Jacobsen Syracuse 36
44. 20:38 Tyler Atkinson Viewmont 37
45. 20:40 Liesl Chamberlain Bountiful 38
46. 20:43 Amanda Carr Viewmont 39
47. 20:47 Jaida Berman Viewmont --
48. 20:53 Sierra Chowen Viewmont 40
49. 20:54 Carri Yoho Northridge 41
50. 20:54 Kaycee Low Viewmont --
51. 21:16 Katelyn Anderson Clearfield 42
52. 21:25 Sarah Thaden Northridge 43
53. 21:29 Megan Page Woods Cross 44
54. 21:30 Kirsten Barker Viewmont --
55. 21:32 Jenessa Coleman Woods Cross 45
56. 21:40 Shantel Crofts Northridge 46
57. 21:58 Alicia Hadlock Layton 47
58. 22:02 Hannah Briggs Bountiful 48
59. 22:03 Maddisen Antes Layton 49
60. 22:21 Hannah Fouts Bountiful 50
61. 22:26 Madison Carter Northridge 51
62. 22:29 Shayla Potter Layton --
63. 22:46 Kiera Wall Layton --
64. 23:09 Mykaela Adams Layton --
65. 23:26 Kate Jeffrey Northridge 52
66. 23:30 Kylee Behunin Layton 53

GIRLS VARSITY FINAL TEAM SCORES
16 Davis (1, 2, 3, 4, 6) 9, 10
79 Syracuse (7, 11, 14, 16, 31) 35, 36
95 Clearfield (15, 17, 18, 21, 24) 42
113 Woods Cross (5, 23, 25, 27, 33) 44, 45
135 Bountiful (8, 28, 29, 32, 38) 48, 50
139 Layton (12, 20, 22, 30, 47) 49, 53
142 Viewmont (13, 19, 34, 37, 39) 40
207 Northridge (16, 41, 43, 46, 51) 52


GIRLS JUNIOR VARSITY RESULTS
1. 19:03 Madison Bledsoe Davis
2. 19:04 Sam Hedquist Davis
3. 19:17 Elise Anderson Davis
4. 19:19 Nicole Wood Davis
5. 19:21 Kaitlyn Datwyler Davis
6. 19:34 Alex Tanner Davis
7. 20:06 Sara Williams Davis
8. 20:14 Sydney Zaugg Davis
9. 20:15 Sariah Dixon Davis
10. 20:39 Morgan Miller Davis
11. 20:45 Sophie Cottrell Davis
12. 21:07 Abbey Greenhalgh Syracuse
13. 21:22 Renee Peterson Syracuse
14. 21:28 Samantha Tidwell Woods Cross
15. 21:35 Hayle Grey Viewmont
16. 21:38 Ashley Walker Syracuse
17. 21:38 Rachel Clouse Davis
18. 21:39 Alison Smith Davis
19. 21:49 Katrina Dunlap Syracuse
20. 21:54 Karissa Jacob Syracuse
21. 22:06 Jenna Johnston Syracuse
22. 22:06 Alivia Thurgood Viewmont
23. 22:09 Hannah Naylor Davis
24. 22:18 Ella Palmer Davis
25. 22:20 Louisa Twitchell Davis
26. 22:24 Kayla Berryman Syracuse
27. 22:36 Felicity Helms Syracuse
28. 22:43 Jessica Eganew Viewmont
29. 23:14 Arleigh Whitaker Syracuse
30. 23:22 Hayle Kinikini Syracuse
31. 23:33 Hannah Wiser Viewmont
32. 23:36 Jessie Parker Viewmont
33. 23:36 Eliza Bremer Davis
34. 23:38 Sam George Viewmont
35. 23:43 Amberlee Barlow Layton
36. 23:44 Maddie Elwood Syracuse
37. 23:49 Amber Berry Davis
38. 23:52 Eleanor Bouley Woods Cross
39. 23:54 Katlin Walker Layton
40. 23:56 Kelsey Oyler Layton
41. 24:05 Darian Murray Woods Cross
42. 24:07 Allie Williams Clearfield
43. 24:08 Lizzy Mohlman ??
44. 24:18 Rebecca Workman Viewmont
45. 24:23 Alivia Poll Syracuse
46. 24:28 Alyssa Trader Woods Cross
47. 24:34 Danielle Taylor Woods Cross
48. 24:35 Brittany Hamilton Layton
49. 24:41 Becca Adams Viewmont
50. 24:45 Kamila Dushova Viewmont
51. 24:52 Heather Mills Woods Cross
52. 24:52 Abby Jensen Layton
53. 24:57 Marissa Brunner Woods Cross
54. 25:00 Rebecca Slater Woods Cross
55. 25:04 Abreal Leavitt Clearfield
56. 25:37 Amberlyn Lark Syracuse
57. 25:38 Monica Hill Syracuse
58. 25:38 Ashley Butts Viewmont
59. 25:41 Maigan Lewis Syracuse
60. 25:48 Kelsie Jones Viewmont
61. 25:57 Autumn Jenkins Davis
62. 26:09 Emma Phillips Viewmont
63. 26:15 Jenna Uusitalo Syracuse
64. 26:37 Anna Peterson Woods Cross
65. 27:12 Caitlin Steed Clearfield
66. 27:13 Sadie Gunnerson Viewmont
67. 27:14 Sophie Johnson Viewmont
68. 27:15 Emily Clark Woods Cross
69. 27:30 Rachael Quinton Viewmont
70. 27:50 Trista Briggs Clearfield
71. 28:03 Madison Gianos Clearfield
72. 28:09 Baylee Reynolds Davis
73. 28:10 Rachel Israelsen Woods Cross
74. 29:02 Alyssa Rooney Clearfield
75. 29:09 Caylee Jones Syracuse
76. 29:09 Ashley Cay Bountiful
77. 29:18 Camille Sanchez Clearfield
78. 29:27 Shelby Smith Viewmont
79. 29:59 Janae Lasao Syracuse
80. 30:45 Mila Higdon Viewmont
81. 30:52 MacKenzie Fultz Viewmont
82. 31:10 Annie Lund Layton
83. 31:13 Camille Kitchen Viewmont
84. 31:25 Elizabeth Drinkall Woods Cross
85. 31:38 Krislyn Stewart Layton

GIRLS JV TEAM SCORES
15 Davis
56 Syracuse
92 Viewmont
112 Woods Cross
135 Layton
163 Clearfield

Davis District - Boys Results

26th Annual Davis County Championships
September 11, 2013 Layton City Park
Course: 2.75 miles Conditions: 80 degrees, cloudy, damp course
Course Record:14:07 - Josh Adams, Davis, 2004

BOYS VARSITY RESULTS
Time Name School Team Score
1. 14:09 Jacob Stone Woods Cross 1
2. 14:25 Skylar Williams Davis 2
3. 14:31 Josh Ward Davis 3
4. 14:36 Taylor Dillon Woods Cross 4
5. 14:37 Dallin Leathem Viewmont 5
6. 14:49 Stokton Smith Davis 6
7. 14:51 Kimball Potter Davis 7
8. 14:54 Colton Rimann Davis 8
9. 15:10 Matt Hawkins Davis --
10. 15:14 Taylor Anderson Bountiful 9
11. 15:15 Ethan Stuart Davis 10
12. 15:18 Cody Kelley Syracuse 11
13. 15:19 Kendall Thompson Clearfield 12
14. 15:19 Carson Andreasen Syracuse 13
15. 15:19 Ryan Andreasen Syracuse 14
16. 15:20 Kevin Shelley Clearfield 15
17. 15:24 Alex White Davis --
18. 15:28 Ryan Searie Clearfield 16
19. 15:29 Logan MacKay Davis 17
20. 15:30 Jacob Richards Bountiful 18
21. 15:32 Mathew Garcia Clearfield 19
22. 15:34 Brandon Shelley Clearfield 20
23. 15:35 Andrew Rummins Woods Cross 21
24. 15:36 Colter Blanchard Davis --
25. 15:39 Davis Johnson Woods Cross 22
26. 15:40 Bryant Edgerton Syracuse 23
27. 15:41 Brandon Peters Davis --
28. 15:42 Daniel Tumblin Davis --
29. 15:49 Brevin Schade Layton 24
30. 15:49 Kyle Rummins Woods Cross 25
31. 15:52 Micah Richins Clearfield 26
32. 15:55 Daniel Starr Viewmont 27
33. 15:56 Benjamin Graff Northridge 28
34. 16:03 Tyler Fessler Syracuse 29
35. 16:05 Teron Tucker Woods Cross 30
36. 16:06 Hayden Lot Bountiful 31
37. 16:11 Jared Slater Clearfield --
38. 16:11 Brian Rosas Clearfield --
39. 16:12 Kyle Gibbs Woods Cross 32
40. 16:18 Bryant Stewart Northridge 33
41. 16:18 Jacob Smith Clearfield --
42. 16:27 Tanner Robb Syracuse 34
43. 16:27 Trenton Behunin Layton 35
44. 16:29 Jeff Reed Syracuse 36
45. 16:31 Matthaus Steinke Clearfield 37
46. 16:32 Jack Fox Viewmont 38
47. 16:35 Tyler Stark Syracuse --
48. 16:45 Logan Swallow Clearfield --
49. 16:45 Tristen Olsen-Lund Clearfield --
50. 16:46 Peter Burgoyne Viewmont 39
51. 16:54 Spencer Moor Viewmont 40
52. 16:55 Spencer Bruster Bountiful 41
53. 16:56 Brandon Read Syracuse --
54. 17:05 Rylan Heninger Layton 42
55. 17:07 Grey Christensen Viewmont 43
56. 17:12 Spencer Toone Layton 44
57. 17:16 Ian Oldroyd Viewmont 45
58. 17:19 Jake Reynolds Syracuse --
59. 17:23 Andrew Chaney Northridge 46
60. 17:29 Ben Barrett Viewmont --
61. 17:37 Jonathon Cardinal Layton 47
62. 17:39 Blake Brinkerhoff Northridge 48
63. 17:41 Trevin Chowen Viewmont --
64. 17:45 Erik Clemens Layton 49
65. 17:46 Eli Phillips Viewmont --
66. 17:47 Blake Jeffrey Northridge 50
67. 17:47 Preston Capener Layton 51
68. 17:47 Tyler Brewster Bountiful 52
69. 17:48 Conner Jensen Layton --
70. 17:54 Brayden Stevens Northridge 53
71. 18:07 Timothy Gittins Northridge 54
72. 18:13 Ethan Crawford Bountiful 55
73. 18:20 Tyler Chamberlain Layton --

BOYS VARSITY FINAL TEAM SCORES
26 Davis (2, 3, 6, 7, 8) 10, 17
73 Woods Cross (1, 4, 21, 22, 25) 30, 32
82 Clearfield (12, 15, 16, 19, 20) 26, 37
90 Syracuse (11, 13, 14, 23, 29) 34, 36
149 Viewmont (5, 27, 38, 39, 40) 43, 45
151 Bountiful (9, 18, 31, 41, 52) 55
192 Layton (24, 35, 42, 44, 47) 49, 51
205 Northridge (28, 33, 46, 48, 50) 53, 54


BOYS JUNIOR VARSITY RESULTS
1. 15:36 Camren Todd Davis
2. 15:38 Frasier Williamsen Davis
3. 15:42 Kent Thompson Davis
4. 15:56 Adam Aposhian Davis
5. 15:56 Britton Porter Davis
6. 16:04 Matt Ward Davis
7. 16:07 Caden Midgley Woods Cross
8. 16:09 JR Oldham Davis
9. 16:12 Lance Thornton Davis
10. 16:14 Tom Moncur Davis
11. 16:19 Chris Hughes Woods Cross
12. 16:20 Zach Wilde Davis
13. 16:23 Gavin Sundahl Davis
14. 16:27 Mitch Perry Davis
15. 16:34 Bryce Ferguson Davis
16. 16:41 Matt Roberts Woods Cross
17. 16:43 Josh Robinson Davis
18. 16:43 Alex Sutherland Woods Cross
19. 16:44 Solomon Twitchell Davis
20. 16:47 Kelton Johnson Davis
21. 16:54 Brady England Davis
22. 16:58 Jonah Fambro Clearfield
23. 16:58 Jeff Johnson Woods Cross
24. 16:58 Connor Kleinman Woods Cross
25. 17:00 Cody Spackman Woods Cross
26. 17:01 Jonathon Evans Woods Cross
27. 17:05 Josh Christiansen Davis
28. 17:08 Dallin Kitchen Davis
29. 17:12 Preston Poll Clearfield
30. 17:13 Caleb Gipson Davis
31. 17:14 Spencer Coleman Woods Cross
32. 17:14 Brady Cook Syracuse
33. 17;16 Hunter Jensen Woods Cross
34. 17:19 Jason Lang Davis
35. 17:29 Jason Boyd Davis
36. 17:30 Jace Callor Davis
37. 17:31 Loren Burrell Syracuse
38. 17:31 Tanner Horrocks Davis
39. 17:33 Josh Peters Davis
40. 17:34 Andrew Rasmussen Viewmont
41. 17:35 James Maguire Clearfield
42. 17:35 Zach Burrell Syracuse
43. 17:36 Zach Moncur Davis
44. 17:37 Kyle Beech Davis
45. 17:37 Caleb Saunders Syracuse
46. 17:39 Ashton Durbin Syracuse
47. 17:41 David Brown Clearfield
48. 17:42 Josh Haviland Davis
49. 17:43 Brayden Burrell Syracuse
50. 17:46 Kyle Carney Clearfield
51. 17:46 Nathaniel Neubert Davis
52. 17:49 Sam Petersen Woods Cross
53. 17:50 Nate Butterfield Davis
54. 17:51 Jake Welling Davis
55. 17:51 Ben Johnson Northridge
56. 17:52 Andrew Bensen Clearfield
57. 17:53 Devin Hill Clearfield
58. 17:54 Amadeus Peterson Woods Cross
59. 17:54 Isaiah Kinikini Syracuse
60. 17:55 Ian Briggs Bountiful
61. 17:56 Jared Benjamin Viewmont
62. 17:57 Kao Rymer Woods Cross
63. 17:58 Elias Kinikini Syracuse
64. 17:58 Parker Murray Woods Cross
65. 17:59 Joseph Stone Woods Cross
66. 18:00 Jacob Nuttall Syracuse
67. 18:01 Josh Wilkinson Davis
68. 18:02 Kaden Taylor Woods Cross
69. 18:03 Miles Johnson Syracuse
70. 18:03 Zach Griffin Syracuse
71. 18:06 Chris Harden Woods Cross
72. 18:14 Ethan Washburn Clearfield
73. 18:14 Steven Nelson Woods Cross
74. 18:20 Brandon Christensen Davis
75. 18:21 Matthew Slack Clearfield
76. 18:28 Jrew Jackson Northridge
77. 18:35 Blake Garrett Davis
78. 18:36 Nicholas Merriman Syracuse
79. 18:38 Bradley Platt Woods Cross
80. 18:38 Spencer Rindlisbacher Davis
81. 18:39 Trevor Zimmerman Davis
82. 18:40 Andrwe Hacking Viewmont
83. 18:40 William Cannon Syracuse
84. 18:41 Ben Harden Woods Cross
85. 18:44 Matt Thornblad Viewmont
86. 18:44 Caden Coleman Woods Cross
87. 18:45 Jacob Page Woods Cross
88. 18:46 Hunter James Clearfield
89. 18:56 Nathan Flint Layton
90. 18:59 Tyler Steve Layton
91. 19:03 Joseph Gillespie Layton
92. 19:05 Andrew Benavides Syracuse
93. 19:14 Sean Marchant Syracuse
94. 19:18 Jared Knight Viewmont
95. 19:19 Branson Petty Davis
96. 19:19 Jolo Guevara Woods Cross
97. 19:20 Travis Kirkland Viewmont
98. 19:22 Sergio Payan Woods Cross
99. 19:25 Tanner Linton Viewmont
100. 19:27 Nathan Haws Woods Cross
101. 19:30 Alex Bowen Northridge
102. 19:47 Matt Fisher Woods Cross
103. 19:49 Matt Lecheminant Layton
104. 19:50 Eric Bell Clearfield
105. 19:51 Porter Williams Clearfield
106. 19:52 Tim Burgoyne Viewmont
107. 19:52 Hunter Nichols Viewmont
108. 19:53 Kaden Fullmer Woods Cross
109. 19:58 Justin Packer Bountiful
110. 19:58 Bryan Anderson Viewmont
111. 19:59 Brigham Valentine Davis
112. 20:23 Spencer Poll Syracuse
113. 20:23 Jacob Miller Woods Cross
114. 20:24 Jason Rackham Clearfield
115. 20:25 Michael Brinkall Woods Cross
116. 20:26 Jake Huntly Viewmont
117. 20:27 Hyrum Cook Syracuse
118. 20:27 Henry Peterson Woods Cross
119. 20:33 Cole Facer Viewmont
120. 20:33 Alex Vasquez Woods Cross
121. 20:41 Cole Stephenson Davis
122. 20:44 Hunter Taylor Woods Cross
123. 20:45 Sam Richardson Syracuse
124. 20:49 Thomas Griffin Syracuse
125. 20:51 John Christensen Viewmont
126. 21:14 Tad Christensen Woods Cross
127. 21:15 Finn Howell Viewmont
128. 21:19 David Velante Clearfield
129. 21:19 Christian Clyde Bountiful
130. 21:26 Nash Gonzalez Clearfield
131. 21:28 Martin Valencia Woods Cross
132. 21:40 Ethan Horlacher Viewmont
133. 21:40 Seth Valentine Davis
134. 21:59 Addison Isaacson Clearfield
135. 22:05 Spencer Saxey Clearfield
136. 22:07 Brandon Dunn Woods Cross
137. 22:13 Bronsen Lee Clearfield
138. 22:13 Cameron Heslop Clearfield
139. 22:17 Michael Johnson Clearfield
140. 22:31 Parker Sjoblom Northridge
141. 22:35 Jarem Saunders Clearfield
142. 23:05 Will Lakey Syracuse
143. 23:59 Lane Dunstan Syracuse
144. 27:27 Jerome Tayag Clearfield
145. 28:47 Caleb Nicholsen Woods Cross
146. 29:36 Byron Day Woods Cross

BOYS JV TEAM SCORES
15 Davis
50 Woods Cross
98 Clearfield
101 Syracuse
154 Viewmont
181 Layton

DXC Update - Murray Invite

Darts - 

It was a great week for the Darts. We looked strong as a TEAM at both of our meets this week, and we are moving in the right direction - getting stronger and faster. I was very pleased with the way we packed together in the races as a TEAM, and with the way we closed out the races. We are fighting to the finish line. I thought that a few of you looked tired at the Murray Invite (but that might have just been because I was exhausted). If you felt tired at Murray, I would tell you to look at your preparation - sleep, eating, nerves, hydration. It was definitely a hot, dry afternoon and I think that dehydration impacted a few of you. If you felt like you drank a lot of water, but still felt dehydrated, you may have been low on electrolytes (which you can get from Gatorade or other sports drinks). You want to make sure that your hydration includes drinks with electrolytes and not just straight water all day long.

Pre-Region: We swept the races at the Pre-Region 2 mile on Tuesday at Layton Park. The girls were led by a strong 1-2-3 finish by Taylor Cox (11:47), Aubrey Argyle (11:53), and Kenzie Weir (12:01). We had 10 girls run under 13:00 and we set a new team time record for the course (adding up the top 5 times) with 59:59 (breaking last year's record of 60:39). The varsity boys also finished 1-2-3 with Skylar Williams (10:10), Stokton Smith (10:16), and Josh Ward (10:23) looking strong up front. We had a record number of boys under 11:20 with 17. Our JV boys finished 1-11 and were led by a great first race back from injury by Colter Blanchard (11:04). Our seniors are running strong, and our young runners are definitely improving with each race. The full results are posted at http://www.davisxc.blogspot.com/2013/09/pre-region-results.html

Murray Invite: It is always a little tough to have back to back races in a week - but we showed up on Friday at the Murray Invite ready to compete. The Murray course ended up being about 3.0 miles. It was probably about 30-35 seconds slower than Highland, and about 15 seconds faster than the Murray course from last year (because of some adjustments by the baseball field). I was pleased to see that many of our boys and girls ran faster than we did at Highland (relative to the courses) and I was also very excited about some of the improvements over one year ago. In 2012 we won both the boys and girls varsity races at Murray - this year we ran 6 different varsity girls and won again, and we ran 6 new varsity boys and nearly pulled off the victory.  

The girls finished 2nd in the Rookie Race, 1st in the JV Race, and 1st in the Varsity Race - but we had to fight hard in each of the races. In the rookie race we had 3 girls in the top 15: Sara Williams (6th), Sydney Zaugg (7th), and Sariah Dixon (12th). We also saw some strong improvements from Rachel Clouse and Amber Berry. Our JV girls had 8 of the top 16 places including the victory by Grace Neuenschwander with a time of 19:51. We had big improvements over Highland from Madi Bledsoe and Kaitlyn Datwyler who both finished in our top 5. In the Varsity Girls race, Park City gave us a run for our money. At the 2.5 mile mark, their top 4 were beating our top 4 by quite a bit. I was very impressed with the way our girls dug deep over that final 800m and secured the victory. We have a TEAM that is willing to sacrifice and hurt for each other - and it paid off for the victory. We were led this time by our super freshman, Aubrey Argyle. She finished 6th with 18:05 and was very tough over the final mile of the race. Our pack stayed close together with our next 4 girls finishing within 5 seconds of each other - Kenzie Weir (18:30), Taylor Cox (18:30), Ashley Tyndall (18:31), and Hannah Albrechtsen (18:35). We had our third different #1 runner - which can really be a strength for us as we continue our season. Our pack will also be our strength - and I love seeing each of you doing everything you can to stay with the pack when it gets tough. It was another girls team time record for the course (taking into account the adjustments to the Murray course over the past few years). We got the victory 65-90 over Park City. 

The Rookie Boys showed our greatest improvement over the Highland Invite. We improved by an average of :10 per runner on a course that was .10 miles longer. It was an awesome victory for Camren Todd - who is continually showing that he has a great future as a cross country runner. His time of 17:29 was the 9th fastest freshman time including all 3 races (in a very strong field of freshman runners). Camren would be running varsity on 40 of the 44 schools in the varsity race. We also had very strong races/improvements from Matt Ward (5th), Dallin Kitchen, Jason Lang, Trevor Zimmerman, Jace Callor, Zach Moncur, Brandon Christensen, Cole Stephenson, and Seth Valentine. Our Rookie boys' team time would have beat 16 of the teams in the Varsity Race. In the JV Race, we had a breakthrough effort from Alex White who came away with the individual victory in 16:57. Our top 5 all finished in the top 9 of the race - Daniel Tumblin (3rd), Kent Thompson (5th), Colter Blanchard (8th), and Britton Porter (9th). And we had 10 of the top 20 runners. It is exactly what we need - both to keep our future strong and to keep our varsity runners working hard for their spots. I encourage you JV runners to train like and with the varsity runners - keep them working hard - keep challenging and pushing one another in a positive way. In the Varsity Race we needed someone to step up big for us because we were missing Stokton. I love the way that each of the 7 boys in the race did what they could to make up the difference. We ended up 2nd by only 2 points against a very strong Ogden team. Skylar led the way for us with his 7th place finish (#2 from 5A). Josh Ward finished like a beast in 13th. Colton Rimann was the #3 sophomore of the day in 23rd. Kimball Potter fought hard to finish 30th. Ethan Stuart came through huge for us in 40th. And Logan MacKay and Matt Hawkins finished as the top #6 and #7 runners in the race - which would have been huge for us in the case of a tie (which nearly happened). Each of the boys dug deep and showed a lot of HEART. That is one thing that I know this TEAM has - HEART! I love seeing it - and I want to continue to see more of it. Race with purpose and race through the line for your TEAM.

I don't have time to type up all of the Davis results - but you can see them at www.runnercard.com 

Top 3 improvements over Highland Invite:

Boys:

1. Seth Valentine (-1:31)

2. Brandon Christensen (-1:30)

3. Zach Moncur (-1:00)

Girls:

1. Rachel Clouse (-:59)

2. Sariah Dixon (-:40)

3. Madi Bledsoe (-:40)

Top 3 improvements over Murray Invite 2012:

Boys:

1. Adam Aposhian (-3:52)

2. Colton Rimann (-2:54)

3. Kyle Beech (-2:48)

Girls:

1. Alex Tanner (-6:31) - WOW!!

2. Hannah Albrechtsen (-4:28)

3. Sydney Zaugg (-2:54)

Athletes of the Week:

Aubrey Argyle - 2 great races (her first xc races ever)

Madi Bledsoe - for her great improvement over the Highland Invite

Sydney Zaugg - for her great improvement over the past 365 days

Ethan Stuart - for stepping up big as our 5th man

Colter Blanchard - for a strong start to his comeback and the JV victory at Pre-Region

Alex White - for a killer victory at Murray in the JV Race

Coming Up: 

District Championships: Is on WEDNESDAY, September 11th. It is at Layton Park and is 2.75 miles. Here is the schedule:

1:30 - Excused from School

1:45 - Bus Leaves

3:30 - Girls JV

3:55 - Boys JV

4:20 - Girls Varsity (Aubrey, Kenzie, Taylor, Ashley, Hannah, Aimee, Miah, Grace, Josey, Ally) 

4:45 - Boys Varsity (Skylar, Stokton, Josh, Colton, Kimball, Ethan, Logan, Matt, Alex, Danny)

5:10 - Alumni/Parents/Siblings Race - I hope that some of you parents will consider running this - and athletes, you should get your younger siblings to run it (you can run with them as a cool down). It is free of charge!!

5:30 - Awards

6:00 - Back to the School

Parents Night: Thursday, September 12th at 7:00pm in the Auditorium at Davis High. Athletes and parents are invited, there will be some refreshments. We will have a guest speaker (a Davis High Legend), and I will be going over a few things about the rest of the season and answering any questions.

BYU Invite: Saturday, September 14th @ the BYU Track. We will be leaving at 6:30am and get back to the school around 2:00pm (more details to come). The race should be a 5k.

Bob Firman (September 20-21) - Please turn in your surveys tomorrow if you have not yet turned them in (that will be the last day to get them in). I sent out the information this past week - let me know if you have any questions or concerns. 

T-Shirts: You can pay for your t-shirts in the office ($10 each). They should be here this week. 

Wasatch 100 Report - I just want to thank each of you for your support and encouragement I felt with the Wasatch 100 (or I guess in my case, the 'Wasatch 39.4). The last month has been very challenging for me. Over the past 9 months, I put a lot of work and preparation into running the race, and I was very discouraged with my hip injury over the past 5 weeks. After running 3 miles last Monday and still feeling a lot of pain, I had decided to drop out of the race. I hadn't felt that sad in a long time. I went down to Salt Lake for the Pre-Race meeting on Thursday to pick up my race shirts (the only thing I thought I would get for the $200 entry). I let them know I wouldn't be running, and then for the next 30 minutes I made the mistake talking to a few crazy ultra-marathoners who kept telling me to just give it a try. So I walked back over to the table before they were gone and I checked back into the race. Despite the lady at the table telling me it was a bad idea and that I would probably cause lasting damage. 

I felt a lot of adrenaline and excitement the rest of the night. It was really hard for me not to say anything at the varsity dinner at the Cox's (thanks Shawna and Roger for the perfect carbo-load). I got everything ready and tried to get a little sleep before getting up at 3:45 Friday morning and heading to the starting line (Vita Course). Starting the race, I knew that I didn't have much of a chance to finish having not really run for 4+ weeks, but I at least felt good about trying. I love the atmosphere and excitement at the starting line of an ultra marathon. I had decided that no matter how far I got, I was just going to think very positively and be happy I had the opportunity.

I was so relieved as I attempted running and my hip felt pretty good. There was dull pain on the downhill, but for the most part it felt fine. I passed the first drop-out opportunity (Fernwood) without hesitation and headed up the mountain. At the top of the first big climb (10 miles in), my hip still felt fine - but my quads were burning and I could tell that is where my trouble would be, but again I was thrilled to be in the race at the top of the mountain.

I went through the first big aid station at mile 18 and passed another opportunity to drop out - even though my legs were hurting quite a bit. I just kept moving. I passed through the aid stations at 23 and 28 and was struggling more and more. At about that point, I decided to go for Big Mountain (mile 39.4). It was not easy to get there, the downhills actually hurt more than anything, but I just kept being thankful that I was able to run some of it. I thought about going for Lamb's Canyon (mile 53), but it would mean I would miss the Murray races and I knew I wouldn't be able to move any more than 53. My heart was with the TEAM at Murray and I decided to go and watch you race.

Although I wish the last month would have gone differently and I wish I could have gone for a finish at the race, I am still grateful for what I learned through the experience. I should have stayed a little more positive with myself throughout the challenge with the injury. It also taught me a new appreciation and a new love for running. 

I need to thank my wife for being so supportive and for never doubting me or my decision to run. She is always my rock when it comes to these insane races. Having her (and my girls) there at mile 39 meant a lot to me. And I want to thank you (the runners on the TEAM) for inspiring me to be my best through your examples of toughness and your passion for running. I am lucky to be associated with such great people.

Pre-Region Results

Pre-Region One Cross Country Meet
September 3, 2013 @ Layton City Park Weather- 85 degrees, cloudy
Course- 2.0 miles - grass long, wet
Course Records: 11:38 – Shea Martinez, Davis; 10:04 – Austin Neuner, Davis

GIRLS’ RESULTS
1. 11:47 Taylor Cox Davis
2. 11:53 Aubrey Argyle Davis
3. 12:01 Kenzie Weir Davis
4. 12:04 Isabella Williams Syracuse
5. 12:06 Hannah Albrechtsen Davis
6. 12:12 Ashley Tyndall Davis
7. 12:16 Aimee Vance Davis
8. 12:17 Josey Hedquist Davis
9. 12:22 Miah Weaver Davis
10. 12:39 Ally Geisler Davis
11. 12:41 Sharlie Dimick Syracuse
12. 12:49 Sam Heaton Weber
13. 12:51 Grace Neuenschwander Davis
14. 13:08 Lynzi Deeter Weber
15. 13:16 Madi Bledsoe Davis
16. 13:18 Sam Hedquist Davis
17. 13:20 Nicole Wood Davis
18. 13:23 Alexis Terry Fremont
19. 13:25 Rindy Roos Layton
20. 13:27 Elise Anderson Davis
21. 13:27 Kaitlyn Datwyler Davis
22. 13:30 Alex Tanner Davis
23. 13:36 Mallory Ashby Syracuse
24. 13:39 Adriana McFarland Syracuse
25. 13:47 Jerra Fowers Fremont
26. 13:48 Shaylee Dyer Northridge
27. 13:50 Jill Anderson Fremont
28. 13:53 Jenna Johnson Weber
29. 13:53 Sara Williams Davis
30. 13:54 Sydney Zaugg Davis
31. 13:59 Jenny Tidwell Weber
32. 14:00 Rachel Griffin Syracuse
33. 14:07 Haven Thorsen Layton
34. 14:11 Morgan Miller Davis
35. 14:11 Amber Broderick Weber
36. 14:12 Sariah Dixon Davis
37. 14:15 Melody Bird Fremont
38. 14:17 Cami Yoho Northridge
39. 14:17 Sarina Rosado Layton
40. 14:19 ?? . . . eed Weber
41. 14:19 Charlie Smith Layton
42. 14:20 Miranda Peterson Fremont
43. 14:20 Katie Clark Fremont
44. 14:34 Haeli Rich Weber
45. 14:36 Gabby Young Syracuse
46. 14:45 Katie Zuniga Northridge
47. 14:46 Jenna Johnston Syracuse
48. 14:49 Katelyn Egbert Syracuse
49. 14:52 Skyler Weber Fremont
50. 14:53 Shaylee Higley Fremont
51. 14:57 Kylee Behamin Latyon
52. 14:57 Katrina Dunlap ??
53. 14:57 Sophie Cottrell Davis
54. 15:02 Shyli Butters Weber
55. 15:03 Alicia Hadlock Layton
56. 15:05 McKenna Jensen Fremont
57. 15:06 Madison Carter Northridge
58. 15:07 Kiera Wall Layton
59. 15:07 Renee Peterson Syracuse
60. 15:08 Becca Jacobsen Syracuse
61. 15:08 Sydnee Rayl Davis
62. 15:16 Hannah Naylor Davis
63. 15:19 Louisa Twitchell Davis
64. 15:20 Ryann Combe Fremont
65. 15:28 Felicity Helms Syracuse
66. 15:31 Rachel Clouse Davis
67. 15:31 Augie Fremont
68. 15:32 Ashley Walker Syracuse
69. 15:33 Arleigh Whitaker Syracuse
70. 15:34 Abbey Greenhalgh Syracuse
71. 15:38 Karissa Jacob Syracuse
72. 15:40 Hayle Kinikini Syracuse
73. 15:41 Endy Coronado Northridge
74. 15:48 Maddie Elwood Syracuse
75. 15:51 Shayla Putter Layton
76. 15:52 Sarah Thaden Northridge
77. 15:53 Addie Davis Weber
78. 15:57 Alison Smith Davis
79. 15:57 Eliza Bremer Davis
80. 15:57 Shantel Crofts Northridge
81. 15:58 Madison Antes Layton
82. 16:01 Amber Berry Davis
83. 16:04 Amberlee Barlow Layton
84. 16:08 Kayla Berryman Syracuse
85. 16:09 Kylee Warren Fremont
86. 16:11 Kaitlyn Walker Layton
87. 16:11 Callie Birch Weber
88. 16:13 Bronte Fronk Weber
89. 16:13 Rachel Arner Weber
90. 16:13 McKenna Butler Weber
91. 16:17 Emma Call Davis
92. 16:17 Taylor Sandberg Fremont
93. 16:18 Kate Jeffrey Northridge
94. 16:21 Ella Palmer Davis
95. 16:24 Kelsey Oyler Layton
96. 16:27 Mykaela Adams Layton
97. 16:37 Rachl Minert Weber
98. 16:44 Emma Hedges Weber
99. 16:45 Alyvia Quayle Weber
100. 16:51 Brittany Hamilton Layton
101. 16:57 Kieley Van Beekum
102. 17:06 Emmi Birch Weber
103. 17:09 Abby Jensen Layton
104. 17:15 Kiley Allman Weber
105. 17:21 Alivia Poll Syracuse
106. 17:27 Sabrina Niederhauser Layton
107. 17:35 Maigan Lewis Syracuse
108. 17:42 Baylee Reynolds Davis
109. 17:46 Savanna Jackson Fremont
110. 17:49 Lillian T. Fremont
111. 18:01 Autumn Jenkins Davis
112. 18:15 Katie Spencer Weber
113. 18:35 Nicole Marten Northridge
114. 18:39 Jenna Uusitalo Syracuse
115. 18:41 Aimee Patterson Syracuse
116. 19:22 Monica Hill Syracuse
117. 19:32 Amberlyn Lark Syracuse
118. 19:48 Ashlyn Dower Syracuse
119. 20:49 Caylee Jones Syracuse
120. 21:25 Janae Lasao Syracuse
121. 22:39 Annie Lund Layton

FINAL TEAM SCORES
17 Davis
56 Syracuse
82 Weber
97 Fremont
121 Layton
139 Northridge


VARSITY BOYS’ RESULTS
1. 10:10 Skylar Williams Davis
2. 10:16 Stokton Smith Davis
3. 10:23 Josh Ward Davis
4. 10:31 Kaden Winter Fremont
5. 10:32 Colton Rimann Davis
6. 10:33 Will Palmer Weber
7. 10:37 Devon Jenkins Weber
8. 10:38 Kimball Potter Davis
9. 10:39 Caleb Hunt Fremont
10. 10:39 Ryan Andreasen Syracuse
11. 10:39 Cody Kelley Syracuse
12. 10:43 Logan MacKay Davis
13. 10:51 Stetson Hohman Weber
14. 10:52 Matt Hawkins Davis
15. 10:53 Ethan Stuart Davis
16. 10:56 Christian Carver Fremont
17. 10:58 Carson Andreason Syracuse
18. 11:09 Bryant Edgerton Syracuse
19. 11:11 Brandon Peters Davis
20. 11:15 Tom Moncur Davis
21. 11:15 Braeden Butler Weber
22. 11:17 Daniel Tumblin Davis
23. 11:18 Kyler Hall Weber
24. 11:20 Brevin Schade Layton
25. 11:23 Jeff Reed Syracuse
26. 11:23 Tyler Fessler Syracuse
27. 11:25 Austen Walker Layton
28. 11:26 Nathan Seffker Syracuse
29. 11:30 Spencer Toone Layton
30. 11:33 Tanner Robb Syracuse
31. 11:34 Jayden Slater Fremont
32. 11:35 Bryant Stewart Northridge
33. 11:36 Trevor Newey Weber
34. 11:37 Jermey McGinnis Fremont
35. 11:37 Trenton Beh. Layton
36. 11:45 Paul Huntsman Weber
37. 11:50 Sam Fuller Weber
38. 11:53 Brigham Flint Fremont
39. 11:55 Carson Stromberg Weber
40. 11:57 Colton Layser Weber
41. 12:01 Tyler Stark Syracuse
42. 12:02 Nate Spell Fremont
43. 12:02 Jon Cardinal Layton
44. 12:03 Jared Seffker Syracuse
45. 12:03 Erik Dickamore Fremont
46. 12:03 Jagger Udy Fremont
47. 12:04 Rylan Heninger Layton
48. 12:12 Erik Clemens Layton
49. 12:25 Ethan Shefer Fremont
50. 12:29 Harley Jeppson Fremont
51. 12:36 Blake Brinkerhoff Northridge
52. 12:40 Joziah Billings Fremont
53. 12:43 ?? Chaney Northridge
54. 12:47 Timothy Gittins Northridge
55. 12:50 Brayden Stevens Northridge
56. 13:04 Tyler Chamberlain Layton
57. 13:05 Preston Carpenter Layton
58. 13:18 Blake Jeffrey Northridge
59. 13:20 Jrew Jackson Northridge
60. 13:27 Joseph Gillespie Layton
61. 13:34 Tyler Stevens Layton
62. 14:56 Jasper Slaff Layton

FINAL TEAM SCORES
19 Davis
63 Weber
75 Syracuse
83 Fremont
132 Layton
181 Northridge


JV BOYS’ RESULTS
1. 11:04 Colter Blanchard Davis
2. 11:09 Alex White Davis
3. 11:12 Camren Todd Davis
4. 11:13 Frasier Williamsen Davis
5. 11:14 Britton Porter Davis
6. 11:20 Adam Aposhian Davis
7. 11:35 Lance Thornton Davis
8. 11:36 Zach Wilde Davis
9. 11:38 Mitch Perry Davis
10. 11:40 Gavin Sundahl Davis
11. 11:42 Matt Ward Davis
12. 11:43 Tanner Post Weber
13. 11:43 JR Oldham Davis
14. 11:44 McKay Hunt Weber
15. 11:45 Solomon Twitchell Davis
16. 11:46 Bryce Ferguson Davis
17. 11:47 Josh Robinson Davis
18. 11:48 Benjamin Graff Northridge
19. 11:53 Easton Polokar Weber
20. 11:54 Dustin C. Weber
21. 11:56 Brady England Davis
22. 11:57 Garrett Farr Fremont
23. 12:00 Jackson Rayl Davis
24. 12:05 Cody Griffin Weber
25. 12:07 Henry Hall Syracuse
26. 12:07 Nate Collins Weber
27. 12:07 Caleb Gipson Davis
28. 12:07 Brady Cook Syracuse
29. 12:10 Josh Christiansen Davis
30. 12:12 Tanner Horrocks Davis
31. 12:14 Zachary Griffin Syracuse
32. 12:15 Dalllin Kitchen Davis
33. 12:16 Josh Peters Davis
34. 12:17 Jace Callor Davis
35. 12:22 Loren Burrell Syracuse
36. 12:24 Holden Froerer Weber
37. 12:26 Jason Lang Davis
38. 12:26 Christian Jorgensen Weber
39. 12:27 Zach Moncur Davis
40. 12:28 Kyle Beech Davis
41. 12:29 Jacob Nuttall Syracuse
42. 12:30 Jake Reynolds Syracuse
43. 12:31 Wyatt Sardine Fremont
44. 12:32 Jacob Carpenter Weber
45. 12:32 Keegan Greenman Fremont
46. 12:33 Ashton Durbin Syracuse
47. 12:34 Brandon Read Syracuse
48. 12:34 Jason Boyd Davis
49. 12:35 Jake Welling Davis
50. 12:36 Caleb Saunders Syracuse
51. 12:37 Gavin Doughty Weber
52. 12:37 Trevor Zimmerman Davis
53. 12:38 Nathaniel Neubert Davis
54. 12:38 Josh Haviland Davis
55. 12:40 Trevor Merkley Fremont
56. 12:40 Josh Williams Fremont
57. 12:45 Isaiah Kinikini Syracuse
58. 12:45 Brayden Burrell Syracuse
59. 12:46 Levi Hilton Weber
60. 12:48 Josh Wilkinson Davis
61. 12:50 Jackson Harris Weber
62. 12:50 Levi Dame Weber
63. 12:54 Weston Lee Weber
64. 12:55 Gameron Talbot Weber
65. 12:56 Nicholas Merriman Syracuse
66. 12:58 Zach Burrell Syracuse
67. 12:58 Blake Garrett Davis
68. 12:59 Miles Johnson Syracuse
69. 13:01 Andrew Tyndall Davis
70. 13:02 Kraig Rohde Weber
71. 13:03 Jacob Sm. Weber
72. 13:04 Jarick Nelson Syracuse
73. 13:04 Isaiah Barns Fremont
74. 13:05 Brady Spencer ??
75. 13:06 Carson Clark ??
76. 13:12 Nate Butterfield Davis
77. 13:20 William Cannon Syracuse
78. 13:32 Elias Kinikini Syracuse
79. 13:39 Spencer Rindlisbacher Davis
80. 13:35 Sam Marchant Syracuse
81. 13:39 Matthew ?? Layton
82. 13:40 Brayden Jackson Weber
83. 13:41 Branson Petty Davis
84. 13:42 Jacob Jones Syracuse
85. 13:47 Alex Brown Northridge
86. 13:49 Braxton Neel Fremont
87. 13:51 Kolby Jackson Weber
88. 13:53 Jasper Sluff Layton
89. 13:59 Cole Stephenson Davis
90. 14:00 Houston Crudele ??
91. 14:03 Nate Christensen Weber
92. 14:03 Eric Lee Weber
93. 14:08 Sam Good Weber
94. 14:10 Zach Bell Weber
95. 14:12 Brayden Youngberg Weber
96. 14:13 Kaleb Post Weber
97. 14:21 Mitch McCann Weber
98. 14:23 Isaac Fremont
99. 14:27 Andrew Benavides Syracuse
100. 14:36 Brigham Valentine Davis
101. 14:55 Thomas Griffin Syracuse
102. 15:06 Spencer Poll Syracuse
103. 15:16 Jason Godfrey Weber
104. 15:18 Hyrum Cook Syracuse
105. 18:30 Seth Valentine Davis
106. 21:04 Lane Dunstan Syracuse

DXC Update - September 1

Darts -

Great job of running during the first week of school. For some reason, it is always one of the more challenging weeks of the year - I think because of the transition into school and the fact that we are not used to the 90+ degree heat. Despite the challenges, I thought the week went very well for the TEAM, and I am especially pleased with the mile repeats on Tuesday and the Barnes Park workout on Friday. It looks to be really HOT again this upcoming week - and it will be very important to prepare for it (hydrate!!!)

It is sometimes easy to lose your focus and perspective with running. While competing/winning is definitely one aspect of what we do, I want each of you to know that there are more important things that come from running. I hope that none of you get too caught up in comparing yourself to anyone else on this team or any other team. If you are focusing on others too much, you are either going to get arrogant or you are going to get discouraged. The only comparing I want you to do is between you and what you can become as a runner (or a person). Are you giving your best effort in the workouts (regardless of how fast anyone else is running)? Are you preparing mentally and physically the best you can? Are you racing all the way through the finish line to really prove yourself? I want it to be the same on a TEAM level as well - sure, we are trying to beat the teams we race - but most importantly, what is our BEST? If we give our very best and lose, I will walk away satisfied and proud. If we give less than our best and somehow win, I will still want to see more from you as a TEAM. We have said it many times (I thought Brad said it extremely well at camp while talking about his accident): running is about being the best you can be, not about being the fastest person in the race. That is one of the things that I love most about running - it challenges each of us on an individual and personal level. So - even if you have goals to be a scoring JV runner or make varsity or finish all-state in October - hold on to the most important perspective you can have with running - being your own personal best. Approach each race with a goal and a plan to push yourself beyond what you think you are capable of.  

We have 3 very busy weeks in front of us. This week we have the Pre-Region Meet on Tuesday and the Murray Invite on Friday. Next week we have the District Championships on Wednesday and BYU on Saturday. And the following week we are taking 50 members of the TEAM to Boise, ID for the Bob Firman Invitational. Everything we do during these 3 weeks will affect the rest of our season. Show up to each practice and each race with a positive attitude - ready to make yourself and your TEAM better. Make sure you are taking care of yourselves and getting the nutrition and the rest that you need. Make sure you are stretching after we run, doing your abs, and icing (when there is ice available and when you need it).

Coming Up:

Monday - Practice at the school at 7:00am. If we have enough drivers, we might go to the Ogden River Parkway for a 6-8 mile run. If not, we will do the same distance from the school. 

Tuesay - Pre-Region @ Layton Park: The race is 2 miles. We will be working out together after the boys varsity (you are all expected to stay for the workout). We should be done about 5:30. You are all excused at 1:30 (Junior High excused list will say 1:20). The bus will leave the school at 1:45. If you have to stay in class - please get to Layton Park ASAP after school. I want everyone there at 3:00 if possible. 

Here is the schedule:

3:45 - Boys JV

4:05 - Girls JV and Varsity together

4:30 - Boys Varsity - Skylar Williams, Stokton Smith, Josh Ward, Colton Rimann, Kimball Potter, Ethan Stuart, Daniel Tumblin, Logan MacKay, Brandon Peters, Matt Hawkins, Kent Thompson, Tom Moncur.

Friday - Murray Invitational @ Murray Park: I will send out another email with more information (including what race everyone will compete in). Here is the schedule for the day - 

1:45 - Excused from class

2:00 - Bus will leave

4:00 - Rookie Girls

4:10 - Rookie Boys

4:45 - JV Girls

4:55 - JV Boys

5:30 - Varsity Girls

5:40 - Varsity Boys

6:00 - Awards

7:00 - Back to the school

Wednesday, September 11 - District Championships @ Layton Park

Saturday, September 14 - BYU Invite @ BYU

Friday-Saturday, September 20-21 - Bob Firman Invitational in Boise, ID. I will post the official invite list for the Bob Firman trip on Wednesday this week. We will be able to take 50 athletes on the trip. The invites will be determined by 1) performance, 2) commitment to practices, 3) seniority. The cost of the trip will be $110 (due by Tuesday, September 17). If you are one of the athletes who received a survey, please get that turned into the office by Tuesday (September 3rd). Thanks.

Let me know if you have any questions. 

Keep having fun and running hard.

Coach Talley

PS - The cross country season is officially underway. Everyone in the state has raced. The 2 biggest races so far were the Highland Invite (August 22) and the Grass Relays (August 31). Here are the state rankings up to this point:

Boys:

1. American Fork (5A)

2. Lone Peak (5A)

3. Bingham (5A)

4. Davis (5A)

5. Timpanogos (4A)

6. Riverton (5A)

7. Orem (4A)

8. Ogden (4A)

9. Westlake (5A)

10. Stansbury (4A)

Girls

1. Davis (5A)

2. Bingham (5A)

3. Timpanogos (4A)

4. Park City (3A)

5. Maple Mountain (4A)

6. Skyline (4A)

7. American Fork (5A)

8. Ogden (4A)

9. Mountain Crest (4A)

10. Jordan (5A)