Previewing the Field: 5A Girls Cross Country

Madison Garlock is one of a handful of top Davis cross country runners who dabbles only in middle distance in track and field. Photo by Alan Versaw.

 

Last October 19, Davis managed to score half the points of their next closest rival. There aren't many ways to wordsmith that to make it sound closer than it was. Davis was dominant.

And, in the great graduation sweepstakes, Davis didn't lose much. Whoever intends to chase them this fall has a lot of works on their hands. Hopefully, that work is already well underway or it may be a case of too little, too late.

Here's what the list of returners from last year's state top 50 looks like:

  1 Shea Martinez                Davis HS                   18:28.00     1
  2 Tavia Dutson                 Jordan HS                  18:34.30     2
  3 Whitney Paskins              Alta HS                    18:36.70     3
  4 Madison Garlock              Davis HS                   18:39.20     4
  5 Emily Rich                   Bingham HS                 18:39.50     5
  8 Joanna Boyd                  Davis HS                   19:00.40     8
  9 Jessica Smith                Lone Peak HS               19:01.30     9
 10 Jackie Heaps                 Lehi HS                    19:11.30    10
 13 Ashley Tyndall               Davis HS                   19:20.90    13
 16 Maddy Kauffman               Lehi HS                    19:37.80    16
 17 Nicole Scharman              Lehi HS                    19:39.80    17
 18 Chelsey Johnson              Davis HS                   19:41.80    18
 19 McKayla Morgan               Riverton HS                19:44.70    --
 20 Kenzie Draper                Lehi HS                    19:46.50    19
 21 Diane Leach                  American Fork HS           19:47.00    20
 23 Sam Heaton                   Weber HS                   19:56.40    22
 25 Kami Dixon                   Davis HS                   19:59.80    24
 27 Emily Allen                  Lehi HS                    20:08.90    26
 28 Paige Brooks                 Weber HS                   20:12.50    27
 29 Breann Bate                  Riverton HS                20:13.60    --
 30 Hannah Mayne                 Lone Peak HS               20:20.90    28
 31 Sharlie Dimick               Syracuse HS                20:26.10    29
 32 Caitlin Hepworth             Lehi HS                    20:31.50    30
 33 Malkie Wall                  West HS                    20:36.10    31
 34 Maddie Bench                 American Fork HS           20:36.40    32
 35 Makayla Bernardo             American Fork HS           20:38.80    33
 36 Megan Jordan                 Northridge HS              20:40.50    --
 39 Sarah Jane Hansen            West HS                    20:43.80    36
 40 Lexie Green                  American Fork HS           20:44.60    37
 41 Ashlan Gates                 Lone Peak HS               20:46.00    38
 43 Lizzy Rasmussen              Viewmont HS                20:50.20    40
 45 Kiara Barnes                 Bingham HS                 20:52.30    42
 46 Shaelee Sweatfield           Northridge HS              20:55.40    --
 47 Jessica Johnson              Copper Hills HS            20:55.70    43
 48 Amber Bardin                 American Fork HS           20:58.40    44
 49 Morgan Taylor                Taylorsville HS            20:59.40    45
 50 Sierra Chowen                Viewmont HS                21:01.20    46

Four of the top nine of that group belong to... Davis. Five of the top twelve. Six of the top seventeen.

So, does the picture look any different when we dig into the rankings for returning 3200 runners from this spring?

 

Rank Time Athlete Name Team C/O Date Meet
1. 10:59.57 Emily Rich UT Bingham 2013 05/02/2012 BYU High School Invitational
2. 11:04.04 Jackie Heaps UT Lehi 2014 04/06/2012 Arcadia Invitational
3. 11:06.84 Whitney Paskins UT Alta 2015 05/18/2012 Utah State Track and Field Championships
4. 11:13.60 Tavia Dutson UT Jordan 2014 04/28/2012 Davis High School Invitational
5. 11:26.71 Mckayla Morgan UT Riverton 2014 05/02/2012 BYU High School Invitational
6. 11:28.77 Chelsey Johnson UT Davis High School 2014 05/18/2012 Utah State Track and Field Championships
7. 11:37.19 Ashley Tyndall UT Davis High School 2014 05/18/2012 Utah State Track and Field Championships
8. 11:40.36 Ellie Child UT Davis High School 2013 05/09/2012 Utah Region I Championships
9. 11:41.10 Maddie Bench UT American Fork 2015 04/20/2012 Utah County Invitational
10. 11:43.18 Joanna Boyd UT Davis High School 2013 05/09/2012 Utah Region I Championships
11. 11:45.11 Emily Orton UT American Fork 2014 05/02/2012 BYU High School Invitational
12. 11:50.73 Jessica Smith UT Lone Peak 2015 05/08/2012 Utah Region IV Championships
13. 11:52.90 Maddy Kauffman UT Lehi 2015 05/08/2012 Utah Region IV Championships
14. 11:55.16 Felicia Terry UT Fremont 2014 05/09/2012 Utah Region I Championships
15. 11:58.09 Lexie Green UT American Fork 2015 04/20/2012 Utah County Invitational
16. 12:01.76 Diane Leach UT American Fork 2014 04/20/2012 Utah County Invitational
17. 12:04.31 Megan Jordan UT Northridge 2013 04/28/2012 Davis High School Invitational
18. 12:06.91 Rachel Young UT Bingham 2015 05/08/2012 Utah Region IV Championships
19. 12:14.01 Lynzi Deeter UT Weber 2014 05/09/2012 Utah Region I Championships
20. 12:14.79 Michaela Uresk UT Davis High School 2013 03/27/2012 Davis District Championships
21. 12:15.05 Aimee Vance UT Davis High School 2014 04/20/2012 Woods Cross Wildcat Invitational
22. 12:15.89 Hannah Mayne UT Lone Peak 2013 04/05/2012 Alpha Invitational
23. 12:19.20 Shathem Scheid UT Hunter 2013 03/29/2012 Herriman Invitational
24. 12:20.54 Marlee Mitchell UT Bingham 2015 04/28/2012 Davis High School Invitational
25. 12:22.71 Makayla Stepp UT American Fork 2014 05/08/2012 Utah Region IV Championships
26. 12:22.76 Taryn Whetten UT Pleasant Grove 2013 04/28/2012 Orem Tiger Trial Invitational
27. 12:26.33 Erin Mcmullin UT Riverton 2015 04/28/2012 Davis High School Invitational
28. 12:28.00 Erin Kibler UT Syracuse 2013 05/09/2012 Utah Region I Championships
29. 12:29.81 Kenzie Weir UT Davis High School 2014 05/09/2012 Utah Region I Championships
30. 12:31.72 Sharlie Dimick UT Syracuse 2014 03/27/2012 Davis District Championships
31. 12:35.91 Emily Allen UT Lehi 2013 05/08/2012 Utah Region IV Championships
32. 12:35.92 Mikaela Peterson UT Fremont 2013 04/28/2012 Davis High School Invitational
33. 12:38.24 Hannah Albrechtsen UT Davis High School 2014 03/27/2012 Davis District Championships
34. 12:47.84 Morgan Taylor UT Taylorsville 2015 05/18/2012 Utah State Track and Field Championships
35. 12:48.56 Amelia Southworth UT Lone Peak 2015 03/29/2012 Herriman Invitational
36. 12:53.15 Valerie Evans UT Lone Peak 2014 03/29/2012 Herriman Invitational
37. 12:54.14 Sadie Hutchinson UT Davis High School 2013 03/27/2012 Davis District Championships
38. 13:00.82 Mindy Dolan UT Bingham 2014 05/08/2012 Utah Region IV Championships
39. 13:01.09 Amanda Harvey UT Lone Peak 2015 05/08/2012 Utah Region IV Championships
40. 13:02.05 Elise Anderson UT Davis High School 2014 04/20/2012 Woods Cross Wildcat Invitational
41. 13:05.80 Sierra Haslam UT Davis High School 2013 05/09/2012 Utah Region I Championships
42. 13:09.35 Jill Andersen UT Fremont 2014 04/28/2012 Davis High School Invitational
43. 13:12.12 Breanna Petersen UT Lone Peak 2013 03/29/2012 Herriman Invitational
44. 13:17.96 Jessica Lindsay UT Jordan 2013 05/09/2012 Utah Region III Track and Field Championships
45. 13:22.63 Kylamen Scheid UT Hunter 2014 03/29/2012 Herriman Invitational
46. 13:29.06 Courtney Starks UT Copper Hills 2013 04/14/2012 Logan Grizzly Invitational
47. 13:30.62 Kiara Barnes UT Bingham 2013 05/08/2012 Utah Region IV Championships
48. 13:35.57 Elvira Chacon UT Taylorsville 2013 04/21/2012 Taylorsville Invitational
49. 13:45.07 Abby White UT Brighton 2014 05/09/2012 Utah Region III Track and Field Championships
50. 13:48.30 Michaela Tanne UT Pleasant Grove 2014 04/28/2012 Orem Tiger Trial Invitational

It looks quite a bit different until you account for the fact that Shea Martinez, Madison Garlock, and Kami Dixon don't run the 3200. 

Even without those three, however, Davis still nails down four of the top 10 positions in the persons of Chelsey Johnson, Ashley Tyndall, Ellie Child, and Joanna Boyd. Names like Emily Rich and Jackie Heaps go to the top of the pile, but it's still pretty much Davis's pile. Bingham and Lehi figure to be pretty credible teams this fall, but maybe not credible enough to take down Davis unless some big news is on its way through the pipeline.