The Ice Oval is great for speed skating, and even better for indoor times - Photo By Kyle Perry
Meet Recap - UHSTCA Invitational Championship: Boys
The Olympic Oval in Kearns always produces great times and close competition. This weekend was no different. Most of the states' top talent competed at the meet and some very impressive marks were posted. Here is an event by event breakdown of the meet.
Boys 60m Dash –
Seth Fortin of Davis sprinted away with the win in the Boys 60m Dash. His time of 6.95 is the 3rd best time in the state this year and .02 off his season best. He beat out Sean Barton of Woods Cross and Sam Roberts of Alta.
Boys 200m Dash-
Earlier this season, Derek Lord of Woods Cross set the Indoor state record in the 60m dash with a mark of 6.89. This weekend he tried his had at the 200m dash. It went well for him, though he couldn’t hold off his own teammate, Jacopo Spano. They went 1-2 and Michael Bluth of Riverton was 3rd.
Boys 400m Dash-
In the meet preview we asked if anyone could break up the Riverton domination. Cam Dopp of Woods Cross did just that. Dopp posted a time of 49.43 barely edging out Michael Bluth of Riverton. The Riverton duo of Bluth and Lambourne both set season bests nabbing 2nd and 3rd in 49.48 and 50.38
Boys 800m Run-
In the Boys 800 Ricky Faure of Rock Springs Wyoming Capped off an impressive double, winning both the 800 and the 1600 against some stacked competition. His time of 1:52.67 is the 7th best in the US this year. Coming in 2nd was Jackson Sagers of Davis High (1:55.16) and Isaac Faux of Maple Mountain was 3rd (1:55.47)
Boys 1600m Run-
The Boys ran a very strategic race… coming through the 800 in 2:18. They left it all for a fast final lap where Ricky Faure of Rock Springs Wyoming pulled out the win. Jake Heslington of Timpanogos was 2nd with Preston Johnson of Davis in 3rd.
Boys 3200m Run-
Ben Saarel made his indoor debut this weekend, running the 3200m at the meet. Ben had a very impressive 2012 XC season and picked up right where he left off. He won the 3200 mile with a time of 9:10.85. This mark is #4 all-time indoor for the state of Utah and #3 in the US this year. Look for Ben to chase state records come Outdoor season. Jordon Cross of Ogden was 2nd and his time of 9:19 should not be overlooked either. That time puts him 8th in the US so far this season as well. No word as of yet for whats up next for Cross but with Simplot looming, expect him to continue a fantastic 2013 campaign.
Boys 60m Hurdles
Cam Dopp of Woods Cross doubled back from his 400m win on Friday night to win the 60m Hurdles final. He posted a time of 8.35 to beat Brad Wulfenstein of Desert Hills by .1 Second. Dopp’s time is the #1 time in the state this year, and also puts him on the list for Milesplit US Second Team Elite.
4x200
Mercury Track Club used their array of fast sprinters to dominate the 4x200. They beat out Provo High and Davis High for the title.
4x400
No surprise here as Riverton High won the 4x400 with a time of 3:27.16 The only team close to Riverton was Alta, who finished with a time of 3:30.42
4x800
Rock Springs Wyoming came into town and made the trip well worth their time as they beat out great competition from Mountain View and Herriman.
High Jump
In the Boys High Jump Tyler Kendell cleared 6-2 to win by 2 inches. Two other athletes broke the 6 foot barrier with Jaxon Worthen and Reno Averil both right at 6 feet even.
Pole Vault
In the Boys Pole Vault Mitch Kalinin lived up to his top ranking as he beat his out of state competition when it came down to misses. Both Kalinin and Leighton Blanchard of Cody High School Cleared 14-01.00.
Boys Long Jump
In the Boys Long Jump, as in most of the other field events, the out of state competition showed very well. Bobby Wingeleth of Evanston beat Bradford Strobell who competed unattached. They jumped 22-3.5 and 22-1.25 respectively.
Boys Triple Jump
The Boys Triple Jump results seemed to mimick the long jump, with Wingeleth atop the podium again. The top 5 spots were all grabbed by out of state competitonwith the top Local performance coming from Ruby Pruneda of Lehi.
Boys Shot Put
In the boys shot put Ben Bracken of Davis posted the top mark for Utah athletes, getting beat out only by Garret Lynch of Cody, Wyoming. Bracken’s mark is the top mark in the state so far this year.
Team Scoring
Just like in the Girls competition, the overall team title went to the Darts of Davis High School. Unlike the Girls competition, the Boys team title was very close. Davis scored 54 points and Woods Cross was just behind with 47 points.