2014 Track Meet Schedule

2014 Schedule

Outdoor Track Team Meeting

This Wednesday, we will have our team meeting after school in the cafeteria. Coach Taylor will pass out the information booklet and all forms necessary to participate for AFHS during the outdoor season. We will have our first official practice the following Tuesday. All paperwork must be handed in and activity fees paid by then in order to practice.

The Simplot Games

We had a great time this weekend at The Simplot Games held at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho.
We had 7 athletes make it to Saturday's Finals.

Connor McMillan was the top placer in the meet garnering a 6th place podium finish in the 3200m Run. He ran 9:24.28, while Zac Jacklin placed 9th in 9:47.66.

Makayla Stepp placed 8th in the 1600m Run in 5:08.88, 2nd all-time at AFHS, while Maddie Bench placed 21st in 5:19.58, and Diane Leach placed 32nd in 5:29.24.

Nikki Smith placed 14th in the 800m Run in 2:24.92, (2:24.37 in prelims,9th all-time at AFHS.)

Nathan Tracy placed 22nd in the 1600m Run with a time of 4:32.89.

Other American Fork athletes competing at the Games:
McKay Johns - 15th, Boys 3200m Run, 9:53.42.
Daniel Bentley - 19th, Boys 3200m Run, 10:02.32.
Casey Clinger - 23rd, Boys 3200m Run, 10:05.58
Jacob Chase - 28th, Boys 800m Run, 2:05.25.
Tyler Bell - 38th, Boys 1600m Run, 4:39.99
Joseph Simmons - 54th, Boys 1600m Run, 4:44.26.
Jace Jensen - 60th, Boys 1600m Run, 4:45.81.
Connor Hoopes - 64th, Boys 1600m Run, 4:46.41.
Katie Cornell - 37th, Girls 1600m Run, 5:32.59
Samantha Hollingsworth - 40th, Girls 1600m Run, 5:33.11.
Katie Bradshaw - 56th, Girls 1600m Run, 5:39.86.
Bonnie Schellenberg - Girls 1600m Run, 5:46.22.
Anna Gunther - Girls 1600m Run, 5:48.09.
Amber Bardin - 44th, Girls 800m Run, 2:36.59.
Payton Pryor - 56th, Girls 800m Run, 2:39.97.
Sophie Stewart, 69th, Girls 800m Run, 2:42.34.
Mr. Bench - 12th, Coaches 1600m Run, 5:05.73

UHSTCA Indoor Championships

Quite a few Cavemen participated last weekend at the UHSTCA Indoor Championships, held at the Olympic Ice Oval in Kearns.
Complete Results

Girls 1600m Run:
8.Makayla Stepp, 5:15.29
22.Maddie Bench, 5:26.20
34.Diane Leach, 5:32.44
37.Sammy Hollingsworth, 5:33.04
43.Katie Cornell, 5:34.82
51.Katie Bradshaw, 5:41.77
63.Anna Gunther, 5:49.01
73.Bonnie Schellenberg, 5:53.36
130.Stormy Watson, 6:17.37
140.Kendra Heath, 6:20.89
173.Madison Marrott, 6:33.83
190.Heather Bergeson, 6:44.50
204.Katy Phillippi, 6:53.46

Girls 4X800m Relay:
3.American Fork, 10:16.69

Girls Pole Vault:
1.Ariel Jolley, 8'6"

Boys 800m Run:
47.Connor Hoopes, 2:11.21

Boys 1600m Run:
5.Connor McMillan, 4:26.44
23.Jacob Chase, 4:37.97
32.McKay Johns, 4:39.78
38.Daniel Bentley, 4:40.91
147.Jason Manning, 5:06.00
198.Parker Rasmussen, 5:17.64
276.Collin Nielsen, 6:02.81

Boys 4X800m Relay:
5.American Fork, 8:38.64

Weekend Track Meets

Several athletes from American Fork participated at two track meets this weekend.
On Friday was the Utah Distance Challenge hosted by Davis Track at the the Kearns Olympic Ice Oval.

Utah Distance Challenge Results:

Girls 1600m Run:
10.Makayla Stepp, 5:16.30 (7th all-time at AFHS)
23.Maddie Bench, 5:30.67
26.Katie Cornell, 5:32.81
28.Diane Leach, 5:34.25
31.Sammy Hollingsworth, 5:37.72
41.Anna Gunther, 5:44.39
43.Katie Bradshaw, 5:46.29
44.Payton Pryor, 5:47.09
52.Bonnie Schellenberg, 5:51.48
65.Lexi Wright, 6:02.59
88.Madison Marrott, 6:15.77
127.Stormy Watson, 6:41.08
130.Heather Bergeson, 6:41.76

Boys 1600m Run:
12.Tyler Bell, 4:35.21
98.Jason Manning, 5:06.25
115.Jared Anderson, 5:12.46
126.Tony Jeffs, 5:15.33
128.Parker Rasmussen, 5:15.56
211.Collin Nielsen, 5:45.78

Girls 400m Dash:
6.Nikki Smith, 1:03.39

Girls 800m Run:
8.Makayla Stepp, 2:27.75
10.Maddie Bench, 2:30.83
11.Nikki Smith, 2:34.05
13.Amber Bardin, 2:34.92
16.Sophie Stewart, 2:36.52
19.Payton Pryor, 2:37.78
23.Anna Gunther, 2:39.68
27.Diane Leach, 2:41.56

Boys 800m Run:
12.Jacob Chase, 2:05.46
20. Tyler Bell, 2:07.58
21.Connor Hoopes, 2:08.98
39.Jace Jensen, 2:12.34
44.Joseph Simmons, 2:13.20
74.Jason Manning, 2:22.91
87.Nathan Springer, 2:26.99

Several boys raced this morning at Weber State University.
I will post times and results when I get them.

Boys 3200m Run:
1.Zac Jacklin, 9:44.62
2.Casey Clinger, 9:51.86
4.McKay Johns, 9:57.86
6.Daniel Bentley, 10:06.0
8.Nathan Tracy, 10:13.83

BYU Indoor Invitational

This weekend, we had a good sized group of athletes participate at the BYU Indoor Invitional.
On Friday night, three athletes participated in the contested field events:
Girls Pole Vault:
1.Ariel Jolley, 9'00.25"
Girls Long Jump:
11.Autumn Kelsch, 13'11.25"
Boys High Jump:
16.Ransom Ragan, 5'2.25"

On Saturday were the running events.
Girls 1 Mile Run:
8.Makayla Stepp, 5:26.73
32.Diane Leach, 5:46.04
33.Katie Cornell, 5:46.52
36.Lexie Green, 5:48.36
42.Anna Gunther, 5:54.35
48.Sammy Hollingsworth, 5:59.20
61.Sophie Stewart, 6:09.87
Boys 1 Mile Run:
10.Zac Jacklin, 4:39.30
12.Casey Clinger, 4:40.14
20.Tyler Bell, 4:42.85
23.McKay Johns, 4:43.65
24.Nathan Tracy, 4:44.12
25.Daniel Bentley, 4:44.17
41.Jacob Chase, 4:50.09
50.Caleb Thompson, 4:52.87
51.Connor Hoopes, 4:53.16
57.Joe Simmons, 4:55.21
62.Jace Jensen, 4:55.75
147.Jared Anderson, 5:24.99
151.Nathan Springer, 5:26.15
153.Adam Juchau, 5:26.29
161.Tony Jeffs, 5:31.03
Girls 60m Dash:
53.Autumn Kelsch, 9.08
Boys 60m Dash:
86.Ransom Ragan, 7.91
Girls 400m Dash:
9.Nikki Smith, 1:04.54
Boys 400m Dash:
34.Ransom Ragan, 56.56
Girls 800m Run:
17.Payton Pryor, 2:38.57
18.Amber Bardin, 2:38.69
Girls 200m Dash:
57.Autumn Kelsch, 30.62

Complete Results

Scholarship Opportunity for HS Seniors

 This email is a reminder, and a clarification, regarding the UIAAA scholarship program.  The UIAAA is asking that you forward this information to all interested at your school.  This would include all councilors, coaches and especially, senior athletes.  There is no limit per school pertaining to the number of athletes that may apply.  

     The minimum requirements that must be attained in order to apply for the scholarship are found below.  Notice the different set of criteria, one for the NIAAA and another for the UIAAA.  The UIAAA will select 5 students to receive $1,000 scholarships.  The top ranked male and female will be forwarded to the NIAAA for consideration.  The links are - 

http://www.niaaa.org/niaaa-awards/niaaa-student-athlete-scholarship/      

http://www.niaaa.org/assets/Scholarship-Application-2013-Fillable.pdf

Minimum Requirements for the NIAAA Scholarship

·         Applicant must have achieved at least two (2) of the following: (a) minimum of B+ average; (b) ranked in the top 25% of class; (c) ACT score of 24 or an SAT score of 1100 (Verbal and Math only)

·         Applicant must have participated in two sports for at least two years in each sport

·         Applicant must have earned at least one varsity letter in each of two sports

·         Applicant must complete attached scholar application

·         Applicant must have a letter of recommendation from the high school athletic administrator/director

·         School athletic administrator/director must be an NIAAA member and a member of their respective state athletic administrators association

·         The principal or athletic administrator/director must sign the application to ensure that the academic information submitted is accurate

·         All materials must be postmarked to UIAAA/NIAAA scholarship program  199 East 7200 South, Midvale, Utah 84047.  (no later than January 31, 2014.)

       

 Minimum Requirements for the UIAAA Scholarship

·         Applicant must have achieved the following: (a) minimum of B average (c) ACT score of 20 or an SAT score of 900 (Verbal and Math only)

·         Applicant must have participated in two sports each year for at least 3 years.

·         Applicant must have earned at least one varsity letter in each of two sports

·         Applicant must complete attached scholar application

·         Applicant must have a letter of recommendation from the high school athletic administrator/director

·         The principal or athletic administrator/director must sign the application to ensure that the academic information submitted is accurate

·         All materials must be postmarked to UIAAA/NIAAA scholarship program  199 East 7200 South, Midvale,              Utah 84047.  (no later than January 31, 2014.)

                                                                                                   

Please note that the UIAAA uses the NIAAA scholarship form to identify all scholarship winners.  The deadline in Utah is January 31, 2014.  This is the hard and fast deadline for UTAH!

Close to 50 seniors applied last year and the UIAAA is looking to increase that number.  

  Applications will only be accepted by mail, postmarked no later than January 31, 2014 to:   

UIAAA/NIAAA scholarship program               199 East 7200 South, Midvale, Utah 84047                                                                                                                                               

Thank you in advance for assisting/providing your seniors with information.  

Utah Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association

199 East 7200 South

Midvale, Utah 84047

Phone (801) 560-0854

2014 State Qualifying Standards

Girls' Standards

Event 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A

100 M. Dash 13.85 13.35 13.05 12.92 12.85

200 M. Dash 28.66 27.57 26.80 26.36 26.37

400 M. Dash 1:05.71 1:02.69 1:00.58 59.80 1:00.20

800 M. Run 2:35.97 2:32.34 2:22.88 2:21.67 2:21.69

1600 M. Run 5:54.78 5:51.31 5:21.07 5:15.42 5:15.77

3200 M. Run 13:13.27 13:07.12 11:41.05 11:28.97 11:34.56

100 M. Hurdles 18.01 17.30 16.65 16.48 16.15

300 M. Hurdles 52.45 50.09 48.22 47.72 46.86

4x100 M. Relay 56.78 53.98 51.94 50.89 50.77

Medley Relay 4:58.58 4:46.93 4:28.64 4:25.19 4:25.78

4x400 M. Relay 4:50.46 4:29.74 4:13.27 4:08.14 4:08.49

Discus 85' 7'' 89' 10'' 102' 8'' 98' 11'' 104' 11''

Javelin 92' 1'' 97' 8'' 105' 1'' 102' 11'' 107' 2''

Shot Put 29' 3'' 30' 6'' 32' 8'' 32' 11'' 34' 8''

High Jump 4' 7'' 4' 9'' 4' 11'' 5' 1'' 5' 1''

Long Jump 14' 7'' 15' 5'' 16' 3'' 16' 4'' 15' 11''

Boys' Standards

Event 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A

100 M. Dash 11.96 11.64 11.52 11.30 11.22

200 M. Dash 24.15 23.56 23.21 22.90 22.68

400 M. Dash 53.97 52.60 51.67 50.87 50.79

800 M. Run 2:10.78 2:06.61 2:00.81 1:59.41 1:58.22

1600 M. Run 4:54.46 4:47.15 4:33.44 4:25.04 4:25.32

3200 M. Run 10:54.08 10:40.28 9:58.22 9:43.71 9:37.47

110 M. Hurdles 18.06 16.98 16.09 15.87 15.75

300 M. Hurdles 45.67 43.84 41.99 41.20 41.29

4x100 M. Relay 48.60 46.42 45.12 44.63 44.23

Medley Relay 4:08.99 4:02.32 3:46.39 3:44.04 3:42.58

4x400 M. Relay 3:56.65 3:46.15 3:33.71 3:30.98 3:29.16

Discus 115' 2'' 118' 8'' 129' 10'' 131' 2'' 137' 1''

Javelin 143' 7'' 140' 7'' 155' 11'' 149' 9'' 157' 11''

Shot Put 39' 5'' 40' 6'' 44' 7'' 45' 11'' 47' 5''

High Jump 5' 8'' 5' 9'' 6' 0'' 5' 11'' 6' 1''

Long Jump 18' 6'' 19' 8'' 20' 1'' 20' 5'' 20' 10''

Pole Vault 8' 0'' 9' 8'' 8' 4'' 10' 0'' 12' 6''

National Postal Meet

The American Fork Boys finished the season ranked 4th in the nation in the 2013 National Postal Meet sponsored by XCNATION.COM
The National Postal Meet takes the top 5 3200m times from the track season and averages them.
The Cavemen times were good enough to also place 17th on the all-time list. High altitude times are converted using the NCAA altitude conversions.

17. 2012-13 American Fork HS, American Fork, UT 9:16.33* team average (season rankings)
9:09.50(8:56.47*) McLelland, Braydon;
9:21.62(9:08.30*) McMillan, Connor;
9:29.70(9:16.19*) Green, Tyson;
9:34.93(9:21.30*) Jacklin, Zac;
9:53.50(9:39.43*) Thompson, Caleb

Lists are at XCNATION

UHSTCA Award

Brayden McLelland's 3200m State Championship run has been awarded as the boys 5A performance of the year by the Utah High School Track Coaches Association. Congratulations Brayden!