Sunday, February 22, 2015

Simplot Games Results

We had our largest contingent (27) of athletes in the last 20 years attend the Simplot Games this past weekend at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho.

The Girls 4X800m Relay (Nikki Smith, Sara Musselman, Sophie Baird, and Maddie Bench) set a new school record of 9:33.63, but were then disqualified for a substitution technicality.

McKay Johns placed 4th overall in the Boys 1600m Run with a time of 4:18.76, which is 5th all-time at AFHS.

Casey Clinger and Zac Jacklin made the podium in the Boys 3200m Run earning 4th place in  9:25.67 (8th all-time at AFHS) and 6th place in 9:32.93, respectively.

Sammy Hollingsworth and Lexi Wright earned finals medals in the Girls 1600m Run with a 9th place in 5:12.07 (5th all-time at AFHS) and 19th place in 5:17.18, respectively.

Other Results:
Girls 1600m Run:
34th-Maddie Bench - 5:18.12
35th-Sophie Baird - 5:19.29
36th-Nikki Smith - 5:24.70
37th-Lexie Green - 5:27.11
38th-Sara Musselman - 5:27.44
43rd-Cami Squires - 5:29.12
45th-Katie Bradshaw - 5:30.01
46th-Katie Cornell - 5:30.77
67th-Anna Gunther - 5:43.42
71st-Kendra Heath - 5:46.63
87th-Katy Phillippi - 5:52.16
102nd-Emma Russell - 5:58.60
136th-Camille Garrett - 6:08.14

Boys 1600m Run:
44th-Daniel Bentley - 4:37.91
50th-Ashton Jensen - 4:38.53
51st-Jacob Chase - 4:38.75
54th-Joe Simmons - 4:39.05
79th-Parker Rasmussen - 4:46.27
85th-Connor Hoopes - 4:47.72
86th-Patrick Larkin - 4:48.11
107th-Jason Manning - 4:52.51

Boys 3200m Run:
28th-Hagen Harmer - 10:14.02

Saturday, February 14, 2015

2015 Outdoor Schedule

Wed. Mar. 11th - Red & White Meet     @ AFHS

Wed. Mar. 18th - AF vs. Herriman         @AFHS

Sat. Mar. 21st - UHSTCA Invite             @Copper Hills

Wed. Mar. 25th - AF, Riverton vs. Lehi  @Lehi

Sat. Mar. 28th - UVU Invitational            @UVU

Wed. Apr. 1st - LP,Lehi vs.AF                 @AFHS

Th/Fr Apr.2nd/3rd - Alpha Invitational    @Timpanogos

Spring Break    April 6th-10th

Tues. Apr.14th - AF vs. PG                      @PG

Fr/Sat Apr. 17th/18th - Utah County Invite @AFHS

Wed. Apr. 22nd - AF vs. Westlake            @Westlake
Sat. Apr. 25th - Tiger Trials                       @Orem

Wed. Apr. 29th - AF vs. Riverton              @Riverton

Fr/Sat. May. 1st/2nd - BYU Invitational   @BYU

Wed/Th. May 6th/7th - Region IV Champs @Herriman

Tues. May 12th - JV Region                      @AFHS

Fr/Sat. May 15th/16th - State Championships @ BYU

Utah Distance Challenge

Several Cavemen attended the Utah Distance Challenge hosted by Davis High School at the Kearns Olympic Ice Oval last night.

Girls 1600m Run:
5:13.25 - Sophie Baird
5:14.51 - Cami Squires
5:16.48 - Lexi Wright
5:17.75 - Maddie Bench
5:21.93 - Sammy Hollingsworth
5:22.31 - Lexie Green
5:24.69 - Katie Cornell
5:29.72 - Katie Bradshaw
5:43.79 - Anna Gunther
5:49.46 - Katy Phillippi
5:55.99 - Camille Garrett
5:56.08 - Emma Russell
6:00.89 - Malorie Finch
6:08.32 - Dani Christlieb
6:10.66 - Ashlynn Lee
6:10.94 - Madison Marrott
6:23.63 - Jessica Anderson
6:29.88 - Heather Bergeson
7:28.32 - Meg Ipson

Boys 1600m Run:
4:42.46 - Jacob Chase
4:48.63 - Connor Hoopes
4:54.97 - Parker Barnes
4:55.49 - Tony Jeffs
4:57.16 - Ben Carson
5:17.65 - Co;e Phillippi
5:26.62 - Collin Nielsen
5:28.74 - Samuel Williams
5:32.14 - Bryson Owen
5:42.63 - Michael Davis

Girls 400m Dash:
1:01.81 - Nikki Smith


Wednesday, February 4, 2015

NCAA Eligibility Information

The NCAA’s outreach and education efforts related to initial-eligibility continue to remain in full swing.   These efforts focus on both Division I standards for college-bound student-athletes enrolling on or after August 1, 2016 and Division II college-bound student-athletes enrolling on or after August 1, 2018.  The following materials, which  have been made available to high school and non-scholastic athletic communities, also may be valuable to your colleagues, as they look to assist students and parents with the initial eligibility, recruiting and college selection processes.   Please refer to www.eligibilitycenter.org, or our new outreach site, www.2point3.org for even more information.
·         Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete- The Guide is a highly comprehensive tool, that has been designed to help you understand the NCAA initial-eligibility process and to prepare student-athletes for transitioning from high school to becoming an NCAA Division I or II student-athlete.http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/CBSA15.pdf
·         Initial-Eligibility Brochure- A quick guide to the standards and steps that it takes to become an NCAA Division I or II student-athlete.http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/EB15.pdf
·         Eligibility Center Quick Reference Guide- A complete breakdown of the NCAA Divisions I and II initial-eligibility standards. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/Quick_Reference_Sheet.pdf
·         Division I New Academic Requirements Document- This document discusses the new academic standards for student-athletes enrolling at a Division I college or university on or after August 1, 2016.  http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/Important_New_Rules/2016_DI_New_Academic_Requirements.pdf
·         Division II New Academic Requirements Document- This document discusses the new academic standards for student-athletes enrolling at a Division II college or university on or after August 1, 2018.  http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/Important_New_Rules/2018_DII_New_Academic_Requirements.pdf
·         2012-13 Your Path to the Student-Athlete Experience Presentation (for Students)- A PowerPoint presentation for students and parents to provide insight into the registration and certification process.  http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/Your_Path_Presentation_for_Student-Athletes.pdf
Also, in an effort to continue to spread the word about this important new information, we are pleased to announce that the NCAA’s Initial-Eligibility course available through NFHSLearn.com has been updated with the new academic requirements and is being made available free of charge!  Please visit NFHSLearn.com and take 30-45 minutes to complete the Initial Eligibility course.  This course will familiarize you and your colleagues with the new academic requirements, as well as the required NCAA Eligibility Center registration and certification process for college-bound student-athletes.
Additional resources are available for parents and college-bound student-athletes.  Those informational materials can be found here.   If I can be of any further assistance, feel free to contact me.
Glenn



Glenn C. Terry, Jr.
Associate Director of Customer Service
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