Saturday, February 13, 2021

AF vs. Orem Boys 3200m Run

The Orem boys came back to AF today to run a 3200m Race. It was 38 Degrees and snowing, but calm. 1 Jayden Holdsworth 9:41.2 Orem 2 Brayden Packard 9:43.3 AF 3 Sam Nelson 9:46.4 AF 4 Jayden Fitzgarrald 9:48.1 AF 5 Kooper Dibb 9:51.4 AF 6 Taylor Knoght 9:52.7 Orem 7 Nate Jaster 9:53.2 AF 8 Tim Spiesman 9:55.0 AF 9 Lucas Peck 9:56.6 AF 10 Gio Ramirez 10:00.5 Orem 11 Cameron Jacobs 10:07.2 Orem 12 Kaden Pack 10:07.7 AF 13 Joao Compregher 10:12.2 Orem 14 Nate Hess 10:14.8 AF 15 Spencer Greenwood 10:16.7 Orem 16 Brevin Van Buren 10:17.7 Orem 17 Cooper Pack 10:23.3 AF 18 Jared Thomas 10:28.6 AF 19 Chase Evans 10:31.2 AF 20 Ben Bradshaw 10:33.9 AF 21 Will Merkley 10:34.7 AF 22 Ethan Herzog 10:35.1 AF 23 Austin Westphal 10:38.3 Orem 24 Ben Jaster 10:40.6 AF 25 Porter Olsen 10:54.2 Orem 26 Dylan Crowther 10:58.2 AF 27 Tim Pope 11:05.4 Orem 28 Chase Pack 11:06.4 AF 29 Ryker Shanklin 11:07.1 AF 30 Garrett Geddes 11:22.7 Orem 31 Warren Hansen 11:30.0 AF 32 Bridger Karren 11:31.2 AF 33 Carter Moore 11:34.7 AF 34 Ty Jacobs 11:45.7 Orem 35 Derek Corbridge 11:58.9 AF 36 Jason Moore 12:10.2 Orem 37 Jake Merkley 12:14.5 AF 38 James Avery 12:49.0 Orem 39 McKay Miner 12:55.9 AF 40 Elmer Olaco 13:14.4 Orem

Thursday, February 11, 2021

AF vs. Orem Boys 800 Race

The Orem Boys came to AF today to run an 800 because the Simplot Games were cancelled this weekend. It was 50 degrees, partly cloudy, and calm at the AFHS Outdoor Track Facility They will race a 3200 on Saturday. 1 Brayden Packard AF 1:53.8 2 Sam Nelson AF 1:57.6 3 Kooper Dibb AF 1:59.8 4 Lucas Peck AF 2:00.4 5 Gio Ramirez Orem 2:00.6 6 Nate Hess AF 2:00.9 7 Ryan Jolley AF 2:02.1 8 Joao Campregher Orem 2:03.0 9 Jayden Fitzgarrald AF 2:04.4 10 Chase Evans AF 2:04.7 11 Kaden Pack AF 2:05.0 12 Ben Bradshaw AF 2:06.4 13 Cooper Pack AF 2:06.7 14 Will Merkley AF 2:07.1 15 Tim Spiesman AF 2:07.3 16 Ben Jaster AF 2:09.9 17 Jayden Holdsworth Orem 2:10.0 18 Jared Thomas AF 2:10.5 19 Brevin Van Buren Orem 2:10.8 20 Ethan Herzog AF 2:11.3 21 Bridger Karren AF 2:12.3 22 Spencer Greenwood Orem 2:12.4 23 Taylor Knight Orem 2:12.8 24 Dylan Crowther AF 2:13.1 25 Turner Geddes Orem 2:14.4 26 Tim Pope Orem 2:16.1 27 Ryker Shanklin AF 2:17.3 28 Andrew Abel AF 2:18.7 29 Harrison Dell Orem 2:20.1 30 Garrett Geddes Orem 2:21.1 31 Porter Olsen Orem 2:21.9 32 Austin Westphal Orem 2:22.7 33 Chase Pack AF 2:23.1 34 Warren Hansen AF 2:23.1 35 Derek Corbridge AF 2:24.7 36 Tyler Jensen Orem 2:26.4 37 Ty Jacobs Orem 2:30.5 38 Carter Moore AF 2:31.4 39 James Avery Orem 2:36.7 40 Karson Kuhni Orem 2:51.3 There was an awesome podcast this morning about the 800m Olympic Trials in 2008 Just Athletics Podcast

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

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Friday, February 5, 2021

Distance Boys Statistics

 Many people are interested in the progression and success of our boys' distance squad, culminating in the setting of 2 National High School Records in the past 5 years: The 4X1600m relay (16:41.30) in 2016, and the Boys' Cross-Country 5k team average (15:00.99) in 2020.

Note: All school records and all time lists are altitude times (4500-5100 ft. altitude).

AFHS State Champions List

AFHS Boys All-Time List

800m Run:
In 1998, the school record was 1:54.25, with 2:00.5 being the last (8th) time on the all-time list.
Today, the school record is 1:50.84, with 1:56.82 being the last (10th) time on the list, which would have been #2 in 1998. Since 2010, 111 different boys have run the 800m run, including sprinters who ran it in a dual meet. 14 different boys (12.6%) have broken 2:00, while 26 (23.4%) have broken 2:03, and 52 (46.8%) have broken 2:10. AFHS has had three  State Champions in the 800m Run. Since 2000, the boys have scored 99 points at State with 15 All-State (top 6) runners.

1600m Run:
In 1998, the school record was 4:20.35, with 4:31.35 being the last (8th) time on the all-time list.
Today, the school record is 4:06.22, with 4:18.50 being the last (10th) time on the list. Since 2010, 117 different boys have run the 1600m run. 11 different boys (9.4%) have broken 4:20, while 23(19.7%) have broken 4:30, 40 (34.2%) have broken 4:40, and 77 (65.8%) have broken 5:00. AFHS has had five State Champions in the 1600m Run. Altitude 1600's are about 5 seconds slower than times at sea-level. Since 2000, the boys have scored 151 points at State with 20 All-State (top 6) runners.

3200m Run:
In 1998, the school record was 9:20.95, with 10:08.66 being the last (8th) time on the all-time list.
Today, the school record is 8:54.97, with 9:18.36 being the last (10th) time on the list. Since 2010, 95 different boys have run the 3200m run. 11 different boys (11.6%) have broken 9:20, while 36(37.9%%) have broken 10:00, 46 (51.6%) have broken 10:14, and 75 (78.9%) have broken 11:00. AFHS has had ten State Champions in the 3200m Run. Since 2000, the boys have scored 221 points at State with 26 All-State (top 6) runners.

Some notable sea-level times for runners are:
Rob Christensen 1:51.99 for 800m in 1991 at the Arcadia Invite.
Casey Clinger 8:50.70 for 3200m in 2016 at the Arcadia Invite
Joe Simmons 9:15.44 for 3200m in 2016 at the Arcadia Invite
Casey Clinger 4:05.96 for the Mile in 2016 Nike Elite Camp
Casey Clinger 8:21.20 for 3000m in 2016 at the Brooks PR Invite
Patrick Parker 4:09.96 for the Mile in 2017 at the Arcadia Invite
Casey Clinger 8:44.70 for 3200m in 2017 at the Arcadia Invite
McKay Johns 8:51.81 for 3200m in 2017 at the Arcadia invite
Patrick Parker 4:03.99  in 2017 at the Adidas Dream Mile.
Casey Clinger 4:04.87  in 2017 at the Adidas Dream Mile.
McKay Johns 4:06.18 in 2017 at the Adidas Dream Mile.
Casey Clinger 4:02.90 in 2017 at the Brooks PR Mile.
Patrick Parker 4:03.67 in 2017 at the Brooks PR Mile.