MOUNTAIN VALLEY INVITATIONAL RESULTS

 The Cavemen battled the wind and cold at the Mountain Valley Invite, held at Westlake High School.

The Boys Team placed 1st and the Girls Team placed 6th.

Caveman Qualifying for the State Championships:

1.Brayden Packard, 1600m Run, 4:17.69 (8th All-Time at AFHS)

Scoring Points for the Cavemen:

T8. Kaitlyn Kimball, 110m Hurdles,  18.11

8.Ashton Miller, 110m Hurdles, 17.43w

T8.Sarah Golightly, 100m Dash, 13.00w

1.Avalon Mecham, 1600m Run, 5:15.26

2.Avery Moore, 1600m Run, 5:15.96

3.Abigail Barlow, 1600m Run, 5:22.63

4.Hazel Baird, 1600m Run, 5:28.09

6.Natalia Boltz, 1600m Run, 5:31.34

8.Natalie Jensen, 1600m Run, 5:40.46

4.Kooper Dibb, 1600m Run, 4:32.05

6.Kaden Pack, 1600m Run, 4:37.03

6.Girls 4X200m Relay, 1:59.42

1.Boys 4X200m Relay, 1:32.27 (2nd All-Time at AFHS)

5.Melia Grundvig, 400m Dash, 1:02.51

8.Sarah Golightly, 400m Dash, 1:03.40

3.Tim Rasmussen, 400m Dash, 54.15

4.Kaitlyn Kimball, 300m Hurdles, 51.43

3.Ashton Miller, 300m Hurdles, 42.51

5.Girls 4X100m Relay, 53.24

3.Boys 4X100m Relay, 46.74

3.Jenna Corbridge, 800m Run, 2:26.49

2.Sam Nelson, 800m Run, 2:01.23

3.Lucas Peck, 800m Run, 2:02.23

5.Will Merkley, 800m Run, 2:08.69

1.Nate Hess, 3200m Run, 9:54.10

2.Jayden Fotzgarrald, 3200m Run, 10:05.14

3.Ethan Herzog, 3200m Run, 10:20.12

7.Andrew Abel, 3200m Run, 10:33.41

5.Bekah Brailsford, Long Jump, 15-10.5

7.Abby Davis, High Jump, 4-08

6.Cameron Paxman, High Jump, 5-08

6.Doug Garrett, Javelin, 125-04

8.Makenna Roylance, Shot Put, 28-07.5

1.Hunter Deuel, Shot Put, 45-05

8.Luke Banner, Shot Put, 39-11.5

1.Hunter Deuel, Discus, 129-03

AF AND PG AT WESTLAKE RESULTS

 Complete Results.

It was windy and cold, but fortunately the rain didn't fall.

The Boys Team placed 2nd and the Girls Team placed 3rd.

Scoring points for the Cavemen:

1.Boys 4X800 Relay, 9:09.61

3.Matthew Richards, 110m Hurdles. 21.76w

4.Carson Harmon, 110m Hurdles, 22.42w

1.Sadie Hess, 1600m Run,m5:47.31

2.Kailey Hopkins, 1600m Run, 5:50.38

3.Alyssa Kleinman, 1600m Run, 5:53.94

4.Alyssa Stratton, 1600m Run, 5:56.87

1.Will Merkley, 1600m Run, 4:59.95

2.Dylan Crowther, 1600m Run, 5:08.37

1.Boys 4X100m Relay, 52.55

1.Melia Grundvig, 400m Dash, 1:05.39

2.Jenna Corbridge, 400m Dash, 1:05.52

3.Dominik Wilkinson, 4000m Dash, 1:00.64

2.Matthew Richards, 300m Hurdles, 54.69

3.Carson Harmon, 300m Hurdles, 58.59

4.Weston Rockwell, 300m Hurdles, 58.70

1.Tim Spiesman, , 800m Run, 2:16.58

2.Cooper Pack, 800m Run, 2:17.37

4.Grace Pitcher, 200m Dash, 32.69w

1.Warren Hansen, 3200m Run, 11:15.12

3.Makenna Roylance, Javelin, 58-04

1.Andrew Harmon, Shot Put, 31-08

2.Makenna Roylance, Shot Put, 27-06

2.David Houle, Discus, 82-06

2.Makenna Roylance, Discus, 74-00

Early Bird Invite Results

 

Early Bird Invite Results

Complete Results The Boys Team Won and the Girls Team placed tied for 5th out of 25 total teams competing.

Qualifying for the Utah State Championships:

1st - Brayden Packard, 800m Run, 1:53.22 (3rd All-Time at AFHS)

1st - Austin Lott, Pole Vault, 13-06 (3rd All-Time at AFHS)

5th - Avalon Mecham, 3200m Run, 11:15.12 (9th All-Time at AFHS)

7th - Abigail Barlow, 3200m Run, 11:19.49

2nd - Ryan Jolley, 400m Dash, 50.72(50.27 in prelims)

Scoring Points for the Cavemen:

1st - Boys 4X200m Relay ( Peterson, Miller,  Rasband, Jolley), 1:32.93

1st - Boys 4X800m Relay (Hess, Nelson, Dibb, Packard), 7:52.17

2nd - Girls 4800m Relay (Jenna,  Wright, Moore,  Hess), 9:55.33

2nd - Sam Nelson, 1600m Run, 4:25.87

2nd - Austin Lott, Javelin, 138-04

2nd - Jackson Hare, Pole Vault, 11:00

3rd - Girls 4X100m Relay (Bryan,Pitcher,Brailsford,Golightly), 51.96

3rd - Lucas Peck, 1600m Run, 4:28.56

3rd - Ashton Miller, 300m Hurdles, 41.76

3rd - Katie Lott, High Jump, 5-00

4th - Nathan Hess, 1600m Run, 4:29.51

4th - Kooper Dibb, 800m Run, 2:00.79

4th - Hunter Deuel, Discus, 127-08.75

4th - Cameron Paxman, Pole Vault, 9-06

5th - Makenna Roylance, Shot Put, 30-01

5th - Girls 4X200m Relay(Brailsford, Bills, Bryan, Golightly), 1:49.68

5th - Sam Carpenter, Pole Vault, 9-03

6th - Makenna Roylance, Discus, 88-05

6th - Anna Bryan, 100m Dash, 13.11 (w+2.4) 13.25 in prelims

6th - Kaitlyn Kimball, 300m Hurdles, 51.62

6th - Boys 4X100m Relay (Ray,MIller,Rasband,Romney), 45.21

6th - Chase Evans, 800m Run, 2:02.59

6th - Doug Garrett, Javelin, 124-02

T-6th - James Palmer, Pole Vault, 8-06

7th - Sariah Jackson, Pole Vault, 5-07

8th - Kaitlyn Kimball, 100m Hurdles, 18.18 (18:12 in prelims)

8th - Sarah Golightly, 200m Dash, 28.12 (26.92 in prelims)

8th - Audrey Wright, 800m Run, 2:30.63

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

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

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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.

Track Parent Night

 Track Parent Night

When	Wed Feb 3, 2021 6pm – 6:45pm (MST)
Where	AFHS Cafeteria

Coach Myrup will go over the upcoming Outdoor Track Season and requirements for athletes to participate on the American Fork High School Track and Field Team.

Distance Workouts for the Break

 This week and next week are active rest weeks. Athletes should do at least 1 hour daily of some activity other than running: mountain biking, cross country skiing, swimming at the Rec Center, roller blading, etc...

Week of Dec. 21st: 60 min. easy run each day.

Week of Dec. 28th: 60 min. run each day in a 3 day microcycle: easy, moderate, and fast.

We will begin Indoor Track Club on Monday Morning, January 4th. Be prepared!

Alumnus qualifies for the Olympic trials

Last Saturday, Alumnus Connor McMillan, running for Adidas, qualified for the US Olympic Trials in the 10,000 meter Run at the Sound Running Track Meet in California. His time of 27:53.17 is the fastest ever by a Caveman Alum. (hip tag 5 on the left)

In the same race, Alumnus Clayton Young, running for Asics, ran 28:47.14.

Last Friday, Alumnus Casey Clinger ran 13:41.23 in his first ever track 5000m Run at the same meet. (in blue singlet in the center)