Darts -
First of all - outstanding job at the Murray Invite. As a TEAM we came away with 5 victories and 1 solid 2nd place finish in the 6 races (there were something like 48 total teams in attendance). I heard all kinds of comments about how incredible we are and how "sick" our TEAM is. I also heard a few comments about how people hate us - not because we are mean or arrogant - just because we are so good. I guess it is a compliment in a way. I think as we continue to have success, we need to continue to stay humble, recognize strengths in other teams as well, and never come across as arrogant. Always be careful about what you say about other teams - try not to put down any other teams or runners.
We also had a ton of great individual performances at the meet - Emily Hammond and Jessica Paget finished 1-2 in the rookie girls race we also had Liz Ashby (5th) and Ashley Tyndall (6th) in the top 10. Taylor Goldsberry, Phillip Baker, and Ryan Lee led the way in the boys rookie race, all placing in the top 10. Joanna Boyd and Nalany Resek raced hard and came away with a 5-6 finish to lead us to victory in the JV girls race. We did outstanding in the JV boys race once again - and came away with only 18 points - 2nd place was 209 points behind. Munns pulled away early and held on for the victory, Hedquist came up strong to finish 2nd. The varsity girls were led by a smart race from Shea to pull off the individual win, and a tough race from Meghan to finish 6th. If we take just 5A runners in the race, our top 5 went 1-2-5-10-15. Anna Ward stepped up strong in her opportunity to run varsity. And the varsity boys were led to victory by a diving 2nd place finish by Austin Neuner. Brad Nye ran strong as well to finish 7th. And Logan Wood definitely came through for us as our 5th man (after Brayden was punched in the face and went down early). I thought we ran with a lot of passion. We had some tough performances - let's continue to work hard and improve ourselves physically and mentally. Davis Results are listed below, full results can be found on www.runnercard.com

Wasatch 100 - I had the opportunity to pace Jason Thomas through the final 25 miles of his 100 mile race this past weekend. Jason was the 3rd youngest runner to ever complete the race in its 31 year history, and the youngest participant in this year's race by 7 years. He finished with a time of 34:57.16. That's right - Jason was out running up and down mountains for just under 35 hours. It is one of the most challenging things anyone can go through - and Jason completed it like a pro. It was an extremely difficult ordeal, but Jason was positive, patient, and definitely determined to show he could do it. I feel lucky and honored to have paced him. I learned a lot from Jason through the experience. He showed so much persistence and toughness. I just hope I can take what I learned from him and apply it to my next 100 mile challenge. I also hope I can eat like Jason did - he was pounding down everything: eggs, pancakes, sausage, m&ms, cliff bars, potatoes, hashbrowns, soup, fruit, chex mix, power gels, gatorade, coke, water, and everything else I handed him. I think he took in more calories in that last 25 miles than I did in the 178 miles of Wasatch I have completed. What a huge stud, and what a great young man. Congrats Jason!

Athletes of the Week:
Isaac Clouse - has shown incredible improvement over the past year
Alex Hedquist - fought hard throughout the race; always working hard
Logan Wood - stepped up big as the 5th man
Emily Hammond - awesome victory in the rookie girls race - showing a lot of promise
Tracey Munson - has raced well the past 2 weeks; also working hard and showing improvement
Anni Andersen - hard work is paying off; fought well over the 2nd half of Murray Invite

--Coming Up--

Davis County Championships (Wednesday) -
JV Boys - 3:30
JV and Varsity Girls - 4:00
Varsity Boys - 4:30
Open Race (FREE and open to the public) - 5:00
Awards - 5:30

Provo Bulldog Invitational (Friday) -
4:30 - JV Girls
5:00 - JV Boys
5:30 - Varsity Girls
6:00 - Varsity Boys

Bob Firman money is due by Tuesday, September 21st.
The T-Shirts should be done around Tuesday, September 21st as well. Try to pay in the office by that time.

Rookie Girls -
1. Emily Hammond - 20:15
2. Jessica Paget - 20:17
5. Liz Ashby - 20:55
6. Ashley Tyndall - 21:00
16. Sadie Hutchinson - 21:31
33. Madie McCleary - 22:18
37. Mikell Wood - 22:21
41. Michaela Uresk - 22:35
43. Shaylee Argyle - 22:43
152. Jaden Johnson - 25:09
218. Melissa Shinn - 27:02
* 288 total runners
Team Score
1. Davis 28
2. Mountain Crest 84
3. Skyline 88
4. Westlake 141
5. American Fork 150

JV Girls -
5. Joanna Boyd 19:52
6. Nalany Resek 20:09
10. Janice Hartvigsen 20:19
11. Becca Albrechtsen 20:19
13. Megan Parker 20:27
14. Brooke Gutzwiller 20:31
15. Sarah Parker 20:31
26. Danna Stuart 21:01
30. Tracey Munson 21:05
45. Karaline Vandemerwe 21:33
63. Julia Anderson 21:58
70. Whitney Williams 22:14
72. Kayla Sagers 22:15
155. Katie Seljaas 24:06
186. Adrienne Luddington 24:42
*311 Total Runners
Team Scores
1. Davis 45
2. Ogden 81
3. Cedar 113
4. Mountain Crest 147
5. Park City 157

Varsity Girls -
1. Shea Martinez 17:48
6. Meghan Hedquist 18:07
22. Anni Andersen 18:53
34. Tessa Brown 19:05
44. Abby Frodsham 19:15
57. Anna Ward 19:31
64. Madi Holt 19:38
*289 Total Runners
Team Scores
1. Ogden 61
2. Davis 107
3. Alta 192
4. Mountain View 204
5. Park City 222
*38 Total Teams

Rookie Boys -
3. Taylor Goldsberry 17:09
4. Phillip Baker 17:16
8. Ryan Lee 17:27
31. Seth Thompson 18:17
37. Andrew Aposhian 18:23
43. Joseph Bailey 18:32
44. Ryan Tanner 18:32
51. Rex Sumsion 18:41
62. Korbin Birrell 18:52
71. Tommy Moncur 19:03
87. Adam Berry 19:21
104. Jed Brough 19:33
109. Kyle Storey 19:37
139. Isaac Clouse 19:54
141. Clayton Swenson 19:56
155. Trevor Fry 20:05
156. Ross Valeikas 20:05
182. Alex White 20:24
185. Bryce Stephens 20:27
188. Collin Pace 20:29
195. Matt Taylor 20:36
230. Dan Wybrow 20:59
241. Devin Farnsworth 21:06
258. James Nicholas 21:17
285. Tyson Jeppson 21:50
294. Kimball Potter 21:57
310. Andy Michaelis 22:18
312. Neil Sodja 22:20
320. Josh Valentine 22:31
358. Mark Lindstrom 23:59
*402 Total Runners
Team Scores
1. Davis 67
2. Bonneville 128
3. Timpanogos 194
4. Box Elder 205
5. Mountain Crest 205

JV Boys -
1. Matt Munns 16:16
2. Alex Hedquist 16:21
4. Matt Swanson 16:41
5. Skylar Williams 16:47
6. Jackson Sagers 16:52
7. Zach Schofield 16:52
9. Colton Cottrell 17:05
10. Spencer Jones 17:08
12. Hayden Hansen 17:13
13. Austin Allred 17:19
27. Nate Lee 17:37
42. Keigunn Kunz 17:54
46. Adam Seelos 17:55
48. James Stenquist 17:55
57. Bradley Fry 18:06
59. Kaden Gilchrist 18:07
60. ?? - Accidentally ran as Kenzie John
89. Curtis Knight 18:30
97. Devin Vance 18:35
220. Nick Mason 20:06
*463 Total Runners
Team Scores
1. Davis 18
2. Mountain View 227
3. Weber 231
4. Carbon 239
5. Mountain Crest 248

Varsity Boys -
2. Austin Neuner 15:14
7. Brad Nye 15:32
14. Preston Johnson 15:47
26. Joe White 15:58
34. Logan Wood 16:08
47. Adam Mathias 16:19
62. Brayden Cromar 16:36
*323 Total Runners
Team Scores
1. Davis 81
2. Pine View 100
3. Mountain View 142
4. Orem 276
5. Sky View 313
*47 Total Teams