THANKS TITANS
The show of support for the Williams and Hinds families was great. I’m sure it was greatly appreciated. Great job by Preston speaking at his Dad’s services. He gave an outstanding talk and the remarks were very appropriate for a great man.
Nice job by the Titans at the Race for Gracie. Coach Wilcox, Jared Godfrey and Haley Busby swept the first three places in the fun run. The support by the Titans was greatly appreciated by those involved with the fund raiser.
REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS
There were some huge performances by many in leading the Titans to some great TEAM finishes. The Boys Varsity finished 2nd, Girls Varsity 3rd, Girls JV 2nd and Boys JV 3rd.
The Girls Varsity race showed the importance of every runner in the event. Leisha Jones was selected to fill out the roster as our 7th runner. Her strong race moved her into our 6th finished allowing us to edge Fremont for 3rd place as Leisha was the tiebreaker. Davis and Weber finished in the top-two spots and will probably be in the top-three at State. Sharlie Dimick continued her weekly improvement and placed 12th as our top finisher running 19:41. Lindsey Bailey (21:08), Rachel Markham (21:10) and Erin Kibler (21:11) placed 19th, 20th and 21st while running great races. Shelby Cadwell had a great race to finish 23rd in 21:35. Along with Leisha’s 26th place finish in 21:57, our top six had their best races of the year.
The Boys Varsity also relied on a tight pack to finish 2nd. Brandon Yardley (16:17), Jaxon Hansen (16:21), Landon Greenhalgh (16:27), Mike Russell (16:30) and Parker Greenhalgh (16:30) gave our top five a 13-second split while placing 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th and 13th. Jeff Michel (14th, 16:38) and Frank Owens (19th, 16:53) completed the great TEAM finish. The average times for our top-five (16:25) were the best ever for a Titan TEAM by 19 seconds. If we can get another 36-second TEAM split at State, we have a shot at placing very high.
The Girls JV Katrina Dunlap (22:22), Adriana McFarland (22:23) and Kayla Berryman (22:31) finished in the 8th, 9th and 10th scoring spots to lead the Lady Titans. Lauren Busby (13th, 23:12), Katelyn Davidson (15th, 23:44), Becca Jacobsen (16th, 24:09) and Nicole Lavely (17th, 24:10) had their best races of the year to lead the 2nd place finish. In the last two weeks, Lauren has improved her 3-mile PR by 2 ½ minutes!!!
Cody Kelley led the Boys JV turning in a time of 17:22 to finish 9th in the scoring results. Spencer Griffin (12th, 17:50), Jeff Knighton (15th, 18:12), Jeff Reed (22nd, 18:41) and Nathan Seffker (25th, 18:53) rounded out the scoring. As in the other races, most had their seasonal PR’s for a three mile race.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Chosen as Athletes of the Week were Leisha Jones, Shelby Cadwell, Lauren Busby, Jared Godfrey, Spencer Griffin and Spencer Hull.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
State will be a great experience for all Titans. It’s great to have both TEAMS qualified and ready to compete against the best. The workouts have been planned so everyone should be primed for their best race of the year.
Davis High is the favorite to capture the Girls state title. Lehi and Alta will probably battle for 2nd. With the top-16 teams competing, a top ten finish by the Lady Titans would be a great accomplishment.
The Boys race could be epic. American Fork is currently ranked #2 in the nation and Davis #6. It should be a great battle. Third is up for grabs. Bingham, Alta, and with a great race, the Titans could contend.
Everyone will be excused Wednesday at 11:45. The bus will leave at 12:00. Bring your lunch- you won’t have a chance to eat at school. The Girls will run at 2:30, the Boys at 4:00. The course will be basically the same as the Highland Invitational for the first 2.75 miles with the finish on the Highland High track. A map can be found at:
http://www.uhsaa.org/bxcountry/coursemap.pdf
Driving directions: From I-15, take I-80 eastbound. Take the 13th East exit and turn left (north). Turn right (east) on 21st South. Turn left (south) into the park. Parking is scarce- allow plenty of time.
STATE TEAM DINNER
All athletes are invited to the State TEAM Dinner at Coach Wilcox’s house Tuesday evening at 5:30. If you can help out with a salad, desert, etc., please contact Stacy Wilcox at: stacy@readytek.net or 589-1609.
TEAM PICTURES
TEAM Pictures for the yearbook will be taken Tuesday, October 25th after school. All uniforms will be turned in after the pictures.
TEAM BANQUET
We are looking at holding our XC TEAM Banquet November 10th at the high school. Parents will be invited. Right now, this is a tentative date. Details will be finalized soon.
ALUMNI
Hannah Williams was again USU’s #1 finisher at the Chili Pepper Invitational held at the University of Arkansas. She ran 22:16 over the 6k course. Jake Rossmango was TCU’s #4 runner at the same meet. He ran 34:31 on the 10k course. Jared Ward placed 17th as BYU finished 2nd at the Wisconsin Invitational. His time for 8k was 23:49. They will now be planning for their conference meets in two weeks.
UPCOMING DATES
Wed, Oct 19 - STATE Championships @ Sugarhouse Park
Tues, Oct 25 - TEAM Pictures for Yearbook after school. Uniforms turned in after.
Thur, Nov 10 - TEAM Banquet (tentative)
Sat, Nov 12 - NCAA Regional XC Meet @ Provo
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