I am a little late getting this done, but I wanted to send out a
quick write-up for the NXN Southwest trip. We had a very strong month of
training after the state meet, and it paid off for us with our
performances in Casa Grande last Saturday. I was proud
of the way you behaved on the trip - it was fun, but we were still
there for business. You were very fun to travel with. Mike the bus
driver wanted me to pass on a few words: "Those kids were simply the
best. Please let them know I love each and everyone of
them, and I hope to see you all next year. I wish you the very best on
the 6th. Thanks for the gratuity, for the note, and thank you so much
for all the fun. Let's do it again." We will request him for next year.
We went down to Arizona with a few goals. One of the goals was to
have as many PRs as we could. We ended up with 43 new 5k PRs out of the
55 of you who raced, and a few more who were really close (within a few
seconds). Our young athletes are really progressing and things look good
for the future as well. Another goal was the qualify both
TEAMs for NXN. The boys finished 2nd and got an automatic invite. It
was one of our best performances ever as a Davis program (I would
probably rank it #2 behind the time we finished 3rd at NXN finals). The
girls finished 3rd and are being considered as an
at-large team (22 total teams make it - 18 automatic and 4 at-large).
The girls have been through a lot this season. We are learning and
growing from our ups and downs, and we are continually getting stronger
and gaining valuable experience. For us to be in
a spot to make it back to NXN after graduating 7 of our top 9 girls
from a year ago is remarkable. We will find out on Saturday night if the
girls got in - so keep your fingers crossed. If we get the at-large, I
know the girls will make it worth it. I predict
we will be the fastest at-large team at the nationals.
The girls open race got us started off strong. We finished a
very solid 6th out of 46 teams (most of them varsity teams). Basically,
it was a very competitive race, and we were only beat by 1 other JV
team. Tiahna Cipriano led the way for us with 19:18
and a very fast final mile.
29. Tiahna Cipriano 19:18
76. Sarah Waddoups 19:47
120. Sydnee Rayl 20:08
150. Emmaline Huntzinger 20:21
151. Jenna Connell 20:21
154. Madeline English 20:23
182. Rachel Johnson 20:33
207. Nicole Wood 20:43
232. Hannah Naylor 20:53
252. Sydney Zaugg 21:00
273. Sara Williams 21:11
287. Sophie Cottrell 21:18
303. Ally Smith 21:24
323. Amber Berry 21:39
342. Malaree Wood 21:49
344. Kaitlyn Datwyler 21:51
348. Rachel Clouse 21:55
369. Alex Tanner 22:09
*575 Total Runners
Team Scores
1. 115 Wings of America (Varsity)
2. 164 Pikes Peak (Varsity)
3. 174 TR Trail Running (Varsity)
4. 189 Pine View (Varsity)
5. 196 Desert Vista (JV)
6. 279 Davis (JV)
7. 290 Bonneville (Varsity)
The boys open race showed our depth as we finished 4th out
of 65 teams. I have to admit, I was a little shocked to see that the
winning team in open race was also a JV squad - even though there were
only 2 JV teams in the top 15. Maybe we would end up
2nd at JV nationals. It would be a good goal to work a little harder to
race as a TEAM with our JV group. We were not head to head with them,
and that might have made a difference. Even still, we had 6 JV boys
under 17:00 and 18 under 17:30. We were led by
a killer race from sophomore, Josh Peters with 16:16.
23. Josh Peters 16:16
44. Matt Ward 16:29
60. Britton Porter 16:34
70. Mitch Perry 16:38
151. Daniel Tumblin 16:58
153. Bryce Ferguson 16:58
166. Josh Christiansen 17:02
170. Zach Wilde 17:03
178. Lance Ford 17:05
186. McKay Treadwell 17:06
206. Dallin Larsen 17:11
225. Solomon Twitchell 17:17
226. Brigham Halverson 17:18
234. Daniel Harris 17:19
249. Brandon Peters 17:22
271. Jason Boyd 17:26
282. Adam Aposhian 17:27
299. Jason Boyd 17:30
320. Jackson Rayl 17:35
373. Zach Moncur 17:51
388. Adam Hedquist 17:54
389. Kelton Johnson 17:54
428. Jacob Vaughan 18:06
552. Nate Hales 18:50
566. Nathaniel Neubert 19:00
*742 Total Runners
Team Scores
1. 154 Vista Nation (JV)
2. 193 Orem (Varsity)
3. 199 Provo (Varsity)
4. 240 Davis (JV)
5. 256 Cheyenne Mountain (Varsity)
6. 259 Pine View (Varsity)
The Boys Championship Race was our best varsity performance
so far this season. We ran smart and strong and together! We finished
2nd to American Fork by only 3 points - and 74 points ahead of 3rd
place. It gives us some good momentum going into Nationals.
Josh Ward came through big for us with a strong final mile. Camren Todd
was our MVP with a great 4th place finish on the TEAM and 9th fastest
sophomore time in the race.
13. Josh Ward 15:16
17. Stokton Smith 15:20
20. Logan MacKay 15:24
40. Camren Todd 15:38
43. Colton Rimann 15:39
110. Frasier Williamson 16:13
141. Colter Blanchard 16:25
Team Scores
1. 72 American Fork
2. 75 Davis
3. 149 Timpanogos
4. 189 Desert Hills
5. 228 Vista Nation
6. 237 Ogden
The Championship Girls race was very competitive. It may not
have gone quite like we would have hoped, but we are a TEAM of
fighters, and we held strong in the race (even with the challenges) -
enough to keep us hopeful for an at-large bid and a shot at
Nationals where we can prove we are even stronger than this. We were
led once again by Aubrey Argyle with an 11th place finish. Also congrats to Courtney Wayment (friend of the TEAM) with her 6th place finish and individual qualifying race.
11. Aubrey Argyle 17:45
47. Miah Weaver 18:40
62. Sam Hedquist 18:52
76. Josey Hedquist 19:00
97. Grace Neuenschwander 19:11
127. Ally Geisler 19:32
154. Tatum Beard 19:55
Team Scores
1. 118 American Fork
2. 122 Desert Vista
3. 145 Davis
4. 155 Monarch
5. 158 Fort Collins
6. 251 Vista Nation
A few quick things:
- I have a few lost and found items in my classroom if you left something on the trip.
- I need to collect all the uniforms you used. Could you PLEASE bring them by my classroom on Monday or Tuesday? Thanks.
- I will try to get pictures on Facebook on Friday when I am back from some Thanksgiving stuff.
- You can see full results at http://nxnsw.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=302&do=news&news_id=300479
What's Next? I know that some
of you are probably already having running withdrawals, and some of you
might really be enjoying your little break. It is important, both
physically and mentally, to give yourself rest.
I don't think you should do any running the rest of this week, unless
you are in a Turkey Trot or something (that's fine). Next week should be
different for everyone, depending on how you are feeling. I would
recommend running 3 days next week. Always easy
- maybe 3-6 miles each time. Tuesday, December 9th will be our indoor
meeting, and from there out we will be training as a TEAM again after
school, and we will start building a strong base for the indoor and
outdoor track seasons. Let me know if you have any specific questions.
I want to sincerely thank each of you
for your sacrifices this season. I want to thank you for working hard,
for trusting the program, for showing up with positive attitudes, for
making things fun, for making lasting friendships,
for racing with all your heart, and for making this a legendary year. I
also want to thank your parents for giving you all the time to do these
things.
Thanks and have a great Thanksgiving!! Be grateful for all you have :)
Coach Talley
Thanks and have a great Thanksgiving!! Be grateful for all you have :)
Coach Talley
