Last year, Sky View took the title, and convincingly so, but a repeat is going to be tough in the 4A ranks.
One thing I'm learning as I work through this series of articles is that the information existing in the Utah database isn't always accurate. I've been working hard on fixing the problems I can identify and hope that most of the major kinks have been worked out by now.
What isn't in question is that Sky View enjoyed a dominating state meet last spring. But Brady Martin and Anthony Israelson have graduated, and their state meet points walked the aisle with them. Still, there's a solid nucleus coming back. Jalen Moore (high jump), Tyler Roberts (800/1600), and Tyler Stephens (110 hurdles) are each potential state champions. And that's a very good place to start for any team. Whether the Bobcats can fill in enough points around these guys is the bigger question remaining to be answered.
The number one team Sky View will have to contend with in their quest to repeat appears to be Maple Mountain. The Golden Eagles hopes are buoyed by throwers Zachary Decker and Skyler Porcaro, jumper Spencer Asay, sprinter Cameron Carson, and middle distance guy Isaac Faux. Asay was only freshmen last spring (according to the state meet results) and may hold the most potential of any on the list of go-to guys. Isaac Faux was also listed as a freshman on the state meet results for last spring, but should be at least a junior this fall according to results appearing from the 2010-11 school year (the problem of mistaken years in school in the state meet results from last spring appears to be fairly widespread).
Another team that merits serious consideration is Mountain View. The Bruins have a long tradition of track and field excellence, but will be looking first to have a better state meet than what they had last year.
Woods Cross had a solid state meet last spring but took some big hits to graduation. Much the same story applies to Springville. But, before you start crossing these teams off your list, consider that good teams and good coaching always seem to rebound from blows dealt by graduation. Often, the question that's more important than "Who graduated?" is "What does the tradition of this program tell you about the team?"
2011 UT HS M Outdoor Track Team Scores (Returners Only)
Calculated as of March 04, 2012
These rankings were calculated by scoring the rankings as a meet. We took the individual rankings only and scored them as a normal meet: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.
Athletes whose graduation years are unknown were left out of the list.
| 1. | Maple Mountain High School | 57.5 |
| Cameron Carson (100m 5.5 + 200m 4 = 9.5) | ||
| Isaac Faux (1600m 5 + 800m 5 = 10) | ||
| Kevin Muirbrook (400m 1 = 1) | ||
| Paxton Patey (800m 1 = 1) | ||
| Skyler Porcaro (D 10 + J 10 = 20) | ||
| Spencer Asay (HJ 7 = 7) | ||
| Zachary Decker (D 1 + S 8 = 9) | ||
| 2. | Mountain View | 48 |
| Braeden Herd (110H 4 + 300H 3 = 7) | ||
| Gordon King (3200m 4 = 4) | ||
| Jadon Pace (LJ 10 = 10) | ||
| Jaydn Asay (1600m 4 + 3200m 6 + 800m 3 = 13) | ||
| Joe Hartshorn (D 8 = 8) | ||
| Kevin Augustin (200m 1 = 1) | ||
| Parker Goodwin (3200m 5 = 5) | ||
| 2. | Sky View | 48 |
| Jalen Moore (HJ 10 = 10) | ||
| Jared Lambert (J 8 = 8) | ||
| Tyler Roberts (1600m 6 + 800m 10 = 16) | ||
| Tyler Stephens (110H 10 = 10) | ||
| Yabitse Wells (300H 4 = 4) | ||
| 4. | Orem | 36.5 |
| Brandon Hardy (110H 5 + 300H 2 = 7) | ||
| Brandon Poulos (400m 3 = 3) | ||
| Chance Werner (3200m 2 = 2) | ||
| Jordan Latimer (100m 5.5 = 5.5) | ||
| Kahaii Faalafua (S 6 = 6) | ||
| Kaleb Egbert (110H 8 = 8) | ||
| Michael Mua (D 2 + S 3 = 5) | ||
| 5. | Mountain Crest | 28.5 |
| Bailey Lamborn (400m 8 = 8) | ||
| Braydon Fuller (100m 10 + 110H 2.5 + 300H 8 = 20.5) | ||
| 5. | Springville | 28.5 |
| Dallen Stark (HJ 1.5 = 1.5) | ||
| Grant Evans (S 10 = 10) | ||
| Jalon Miyasaki (200m 6 = 6) | ||
| Mitch Maye (LJ 4 = 4) | ||
| Nathan Israelsen (HJ 7 = 7) | ||
| 7. | Timpanogos | 27 |
| Devin Miller (LJ 1 = 1) | ||
| Jacob Heslington (1600m 8 + 3200m 10 + 800m 4 = 22) | ||
| Trever Matheson (HJ 4 = 4) | ||
| 7. | Box Elder | 27 |
| Adam Hendrickson (1600m 10 + 3200m 8 = 18) | ||
| Quinn Wiles (D 6 = 6) | ||
| Spencer Lehr (D 3 = 3) | ||
| 9. | Bountiful | 26.5 |
| Alexis Peterson (400m 10 = 10) | ||
| Connor Jensen (110H 2.5 + 300H 5 = 7.5) | ||
| Cubby Taylor (J 3 = 3) | ||
| Joe Droge (D 4 + S 1 = 5) | ||
| Marcus Lindmeir (3200m 1 = 1) | ||
| 10. | Roy | 20 |
| Cole Eisenhour (110H 6 + 300H 10 = 16) | ||
| Mike Lacefield (J 4 = 4) | ||
| 10. | Provo | 20 |
| Dallas Brown (100m 1 = 1) | ||
| Julia Kelemen (400m 5 = 5) | ||
| Kyle Larsen (LJ 8 = 8) | ||
| Logan Meldrum (J 6 = 6) | ||
| 12. | Woods Cross | 19 |
| Cameron Dopp (300H 6 = 6) | ||
| Chase Gregersen (HJ 4 = 4) | ||
| Derek Lord (110H 1 + 200m 8 = 9) | ||
| 13. | Clearfield | 16 |
| Christian Coleman (J 2 = 2) | ||
| Logan Rusch (200m 10 = 10) | ||
| Tyler Larsen (100m 4 = 4) | ||
| 14. | Murray | 15.5 |
| Bradford Strobell (200m 2 + LJ 2 = 4) | ||
| Josh Nelson (J 5 = 5) | ||
| Tyler Liddiard (100m 2.5 + 400m 4 = 6.5) | ||
| 14. | Highland | 15.5 |
| Leo Weffer (HJ 1.5 = 1.5) | ||
| Quincy Clark (S 4 = 4) | ||
| Sean Gabaldon (200m 5 = 5) | ||
| Spencer Watchman (LJ 5 = 5) | ||
| 16. | Westlake | 15 |
| Austin Brower (1600m 1 = 1) | ||
| Caden Dortch (LJ 6 + S 2 = 8) | ||
| Danaya Morin (400m 6 = 6) | ||
| 17. | Bonneville | 14.5 |
| Abe Weeks (1600m 3 + 800m 8 = 11) | ||
| Jaydn Peck (100m 2.5 = 2.5) | ||
| Kail Chugg (300H 1 = 1) | ||
| 18. | Cyprus | 11 |
| James Williams (100m 8 + 200m 3 = 11) | ||
| 19. | Logan | 10 |
| Jake Cazier (D 5 + S 5 = 10) | ||
| 19. | Timpview | 10 |
| Que Robison (HJ 4 = 4) | ||
| Tanner Smith (800m 6 = 6) | ||
| 21. | Herriman High | 6 |
| Chuk Mitchell (3200m 3 = 3) | ||
| Jaden Rasmussen (LJ 3 = 3) | ||
| 21. | Salem Hills | 6 |
| Blake Adams (400m 2 + 800m 2 = 4) | ||
| Brandon Edmondson (1600m 2 = 2) |