Alumni Update

Several Caveman alumni participated in their college conference championships yesterday and today:

Danielle West placed 13th in 21:55 for 6k at the Summit League meet for the 2nd place SUU.
Robby Lee placed 34th in 26:29 for 8 k at the Summit League meet for the 5th place SUU.
Mike Felix placed 41st in 26:04 for 8k at the Great West Conf. meet for Champion UVU
Alexis Laws placed 28th in 23:20 for 8k at the Mountain West Conf. meet for 5th place Utah.

Footlocker Money

Please remember, the remaining money for the Footlocker Trip is due to Coach Mostert by this coming Monday at practice.
On Wednesday, Nov. 3rd, the pie lady will be at AFHS to start our fundraiser. Don't miss practice!

Fall Sports Assembly

This morning, the Boys and Girls Cross-Country Teams were honored at our Fall Sports Assembly.
Acedemic All-Region honors were presented to Kevin Judd, Tyson Green, Clayton Young, Kaijsa Angerhofer, Lakyn Lux, and Morgan Warner.

The Girls' Team was recognized for their third place finish at the Utah State Championships, and Jasmyn Hildebrandt(6th) and Jamie Lee(8th) were recognized for their All-State Awards.

The Boys' Team was recognized for thier State Championship and they presented their State Trophy to the school. The boys were recognized for their state placings: Clayton Young - individual state champion, Mack Morrison - individual state runner-up, Nafe Richardson(4th), Austin West (6th), and Derk Day (8th), Daniel Keller (13th), and Kevin Judd (17th). They were also recognized for setting a State Course Record of 78:01; a record by 91 seconds over the record our Cavemen set last year.

Coach Mostert then unveiled the new State Championship banner.

The athletes on the J.V. squads were also recognized for the the hard work and effort they had put into the season. We are grateful for all the parents, administration, faculty, community members, and student body who support our team. I have never seen as many students in our school interested in how our team is doing as there have been this year, and I hope it only helps build our program even more.

The Grinder

Congratulations to Landon Redhair (8:46) and Benson Gunther (8:52) who earned their Grinder t-shirts today.

ESPN-Rise

American Fork has moved back up to the #1 ranked team in the Nation in the newest ESPN-Rise rankings.
ESPN-Rise Rankings

Team Banquet

The Cross-Country Team will have its awards banquet at 6:00 PM on Thursday, November 11th at the AFHS cafeteria. Assignments will be forthcoming. Be there!

State Video

Here's a link to a video on the State Championships from the Daily Herald;
State Video

Utah State Championships

The Girls took Third and the Boys 1st at State today.

Jasmyn Hildebrandt(6th) and Jamie Lee(8th) earned All-State honors for the girls. They were followed by Lakyn Lux(13th), Diane Leach(43rd), Makayla Bernardo(55th), Taylir Garrison(75th), and Kylie Buckwalter (79th).

The boys won with an astounding 21 points and a State Record 78:01 five-man cumulative time.
Clayton Young was our second straight individual State Champion. Also earning All-State were Mack Morrison(2nd), Ashenafe Richardson(4th), Austin West(6th), and Derek Day(8th). They were followed by Danny Keller(13th), and Kevin Judd(17th).

Utah State XC Championships Results

ESPN-Rise Rankings

Today, ESPN-Rise published their mid-season rankings.
American Fork moved up one place to 2nd in their national rankings behind Arcadia, Ca.
Davis moved up to #7 and Pine View #17
We are still ranked #1 in the Southwest Region.

Prep of the Week

Mack Morrison was named "Prep of the Week" yesterday by the Deseret News. They sent him a t-shirt and a certificate. Here's the story:
Prep of the Week

Region Video

Jared Lloyd from the Daily Herald put together this video report about the Region IV Championships last Friday at AFHS:


Region IV Championships

National Rankings

The American Fork Boys have gone from #4 to #3 yesterday in The Harrier.
On ESPN-Rise, AF has dropped to #3 behind Arcadia and Trabuco Hills, Ca. after they had big wins at Stanford and Portland.

Pre-Footocker Invite

UTAH  HIGH  SCHOOL  TRACK  COACHES  ASSOCIATION PRESENTS
10th   ANNUAL  PRE-FOOTLOCKER  INVITATIONAL


DATE: Saturday, November 7th, 2010

LOCATION: American Fork High School 510 N. 600 E., American Fork.
TIME:7:30-8:30 AM Registration
       8:30 Girls Race
       9:00 Boys Race

COURSE: 5000 meters, Grass - Spikes recommended

REGISTRATION: $3.00 PER RUNNER

AWARDS GIVEN TO TOP 30 FINISHERS IN EACH RACE.

Coaches - This meet is an opportunity for all your Footlocker bound athletes to get in some competition between State and Footlocker. All athletes run as individuals - no team scores will be kept.

Course Records: Girls-Sam Gaffney, Judge Memorial 19:22 (2004)
             Boys- Clayton Young, American Fork 15:36(2010)

Region IV XC Championships

Today was the Region IV Cross-Country Championships held at AFHS. We had beautiful weather (60 degrees and breezy). The Boys Varsity won their 4th consecutive Region title with 20 points. The Girls Varsity placed 2nd to qualify for the State Championships on Wednesday, October 20th at Sugarhouse Park in Salt Lake City.
The Boys JV took the top 12 spots, and 21 of the first 29 places. The Girls JV had 4 in the top 9 places. For the girls, Jamie Lee was All-Region at 4th place. On the boys' side, Mack Morrison (1st), Clayton Young(2nd), Nafe Richardson(4th), Derek Day(5th), Kevin Judd(8th), and Daniel Keller(9th) also earned All-Region honors.
Full Results are at:
Region IV Results

Region Cross-Country

The Region IV Championships will be held at AFHS tomorrow.
Schedule:
3:30 PM - Girls JV
4:00 PM - Boys JV
4:30 PM - Girls Varsity
5:00 PM - Boys Varsity
5:30 PM - Awards

Utah State Championships Schedule

The UHSAA has just released the schedule for the 2010 Utah State Cross Country Championships to be held at Sugarhouse Park - 2100 South, 1300 East in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, October 20th.

1A Girls...11:30 am      4A Girls...2:00 pm
2A Girls...12:00 noon   5A Girls...2:30 pm
1A Boys...12:30 pm     3A Boys...3:00 pm
2A Boys...1:00 pm       4A Boys...3:30 pm
3A Girls...1:30 pm       5A Boys...4:00 pm
Races will start approximately every half hour. Races will not start prior to the listed

Park City Invite

Yesterday, the AF J.V. raced at the Park City Invite. It was a beautiful day in the mountains: sunny, 60-70 degrees, the leaves are changing. The course was 2.94 miles of hills at 6700 ft. altitude on dirt roads and trails East of town at the National Ability Center.
The Girls JV squad placed 13th out of 20 teams in the Girls Race. Scoring for the Lady Cavemen were 52-Diane Leach(20:39), 71-Kylie Buckwalter(21:25), 108-Ashlyn Hatch(22:26), 111-Kaovae Belt(22:28), and 116-Taylir Garrison(22:34). They were followed by 141-Ashley Larson(23:06), 156-Paige Leyba(23:36), 158-Jen Squire(23:41), 164-Krissy Eakins(23:49), 165-Beth Laney(23:51), 211-Kirsten Shelley(25:08), and 277-Melissa Hirsch(31:23).
The Boys JV squad placed 2nd out of 21 teams, missing first by only 15 points behind the Park City varsity in the Boys Race. Scoring for the Cavemen were 14-Tyson Green(16:40), 21-Brayden McLelland(16:53), 24-Robert McMillan(16:56), 27-Emilio Martinez(16:58), and 33-Dallas Griswold(17:13). They were followed by 47-Connor McMillan(17:25), 50-Tyler Ward(17:26), 56-Michale Richards(17:33), 62-Dallin Day(17:41), 77-Caleb Thompson(17:54), 88-TJ Bishop(18:06), 94-Tyler Finch(18:10), 95-Hector Sanchez(18:11), 100-Tyler Bell(18:14), 111-Landon Redhair(18:21), 119-Jacob Healey(18:28), 137-Kaden Springer(18:44), 146-Tyler Staten(18:53), 152-Benson Gunther(19:21), 170-Brandon Squires(19:18), 321-Zach Wigington(22:24), 347-Josh Carson(23:41), and 363-Philip Sorensen(25:52).