Pre-Footlocker Invite

The Pre-Footlocker Invite, sponsored by the UHSTCA and AFXC is this Saturday at AFHS. It is $3 per runner with the girls race at 8:30 AM and the boys race at 9:00 AM. All athletes run as individuals with no team scores kept.

Team Banquet

Our team banquet will be this Thursday, November 3rd in the AFHS Cafeteria at 6:00 PM.
Food assignments will be made.

Also, please remember Footlocker money is due tomorrow and the Pie/Cookie Dough lady will be at AFHS tomorrow at the start of practice for our Footlocker fundraiser.

The Grinder

Congratulations to Spencer Herzog, who earned his Grinder t-shirt today by running 8:45.

Saturday Race News

Austin West placed 19th at the Summit League XC Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma to help SUU take the mens' team championship.

Mike Felix placed 12th at the Great Western Conference Championships in Grand Forks, North Dakota to help UVU take the men's team championship.

Clayton Young, Mack Morrison, and Dallas Griswold placed 1st, 2nd, and 4th at the Meet of Champions senior all-star race this morning at Kiwanis Park in Provo.

ESPNHS National Rankings

For the third season in a row, The Cavemen have risen in the ESPNHS National Rankings to first!


POWERADE FAB 50

Also, Mack Morrison is now ranked 22nd and Clayton Young Honorable mention on Milesplit's Individual Rankings.

Milesplit Super 50

NXN-SW Information

NXN- SOUTHWEST REGIONALS - MESA, ARIZONA

NXN-SW Weekend Schedule
Friday November 18
3:30 – 7:30 pm    Packet Pick Up
3:30 – 4:55 pm    Course Walk Thru (Only at this time)
3:30 – 7:30 pm   NXN Apparel Sale, East Bay
5:00 – 5:20 pm    Press Conference
5:25 – 6:15 pm    T Shirt Exchange (Bring your shirts)
6:30 – 8:00 pm    Pasta Dinner $10.00, Elite Athlete Talk (Legado Hotel)

Saturday November 20
6:30 - 7:30 am     Walk Thru, Late Registration
6:30 - 7:30 am     Final Registration Citizens Race
     8:00 am     Citizens 5K Race
     8:30 am     Girls Open Race
     9:00 am    Boys Open Race I
     9:30 am     Boys Open Race II
   10:05 am     Line Up Boys Championship Race
   10:10 am     National Anthem
   10:13 am     Introduction
   10:20 am     Boys Championship Race
   10:50 am     Line Up Girls Championship Race
   10:58 am     Introduction
   11:05 am     Girls Championship Race  
   12:00 Noon  Awards
   12:30 pm     Championship Teams and Individuals Processing for Nationals

Utah State Championships

What an exciting day!
First up were the girls who placed fifth with 136 points. Their team time of 101:13 was 5th best on the AF all-time list.

Competitors for the Lady Cavemen were:
14. Jamie Lee. 19:26 (10th all-time at AFHS)
21. Diane Leach, 19:47 (17th all-time at AFHS)
34. Maddie Bench, 20:36
35. Makayla Bernardo, 20:38
40. Lexie Green, 20:44
48. Amber Bardin, 20:58
71. Taylir Garrison, 22:01
Everyone except Jamie and Taylir will return next year.

The boys took off at 4 PM. Literally.
The Cavemen picked up their third straight 5A crown, scoring 25 points to 33 for Davis. Cavemen and Darts took 10 of the top 12 places. The Cavemen ran a team time of 78:17, #2 all-time behind our 78:01 record from last year. Davis' team time was #3 all-time.

It was an Epic dual meet battle between the two nationally ranked teams.

Mack Morrison set the 5A record of 15:22.4, passing Brad Nye of Davis in the last 25 meters.
Clayton Young placed 3rd in 15:31, with Brayden McLellend right behind him in 15:33. Davis' Brayden Cromar came in 5th, followed by our friend Haven Shelton from PG. Connor McMillan took 7th, passing about 6 guys in the last mile.His time of 15:47  just missed Clayton's 5A Soph record by 4 seconds. He was followed 3 more Davis boys in 8th-Preston Johnson, 10th-Logan Wood, and 11th-Skylar Williams. Tyson Green took 12th in 16:03 to finish the scoring. Zac Jacklin placed 15th in 16:09, which set a new 5A Frosh record by 4 seconds. Dallas Griswold placed 35th in 16:50. The boys' times ended up 1st, 5th, 7th, 9th, 16th, and 19th on the all-time Caveman list.

We'd like to thank all the students, parents, alumni, and fans for coming to Sugarhouse Park to support the team. We would also like to thank the AF Fire Department for the fire engine escort through town on the way back to school. That was AWESOME!
Photos
Race Results
Deseret News Article 
Daily Herald Article
Salt Lake Tribune Article
Dyestat Article

VIDEO FROM MACK'S MOM

Alumni Watch

Austin West placed 104th out of 289 runners today at the Chili-Pepper Invitational at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Austin's 32:00 for 10,000 meters helped SUU place 6th out of 32 teams.

Utah State Championships

The Utah State Cross-Country Championships will be held Wednesday, October 19th at Sugarhouse Park in Salt Lake City.
The girls race at 2:30 PM.
The boys race at 4:00 PM.
Driving directions from American Fork:
Take I-15 Northbound.
Turn right on I-80 Eastbound.
Take the13th East exit (middle lane).
Turn left on 13th East.
Parking is scarce in the park, so you might have to park at Highland High School.

Region Videos

Mrs. Morrison took some videos at the Region IV Championships:

Alumni Report

Today in Cedar City, several alumni participated in the Color Country Invitational hosted by SUU.
Austin West('11) placed 11th overall in 19:45 in for SUU in the 6ooo meter race.

Mike Felix ('05) placed 14th overall in 19:49 for UVU.
Daniel Keller ('11) placed 33rd overall in 20:34 for SUU.

In the women's 4k race, Lakyn Lux ('11) placed 31st in 16:00 running unattached.
Danielle West ('10) placed 33rd overall for SUU in 16:07.

Jasmyn Hildebrandt ('11) placed 34th overall in 16:21 running unattached.
Kylie Buckwalter ('11) placed 50th in 18:07 for Utah State.
Complete Results and Article

Region IV Championships

Today at Cottonwood Complex, both boys and girls teams qualified for the State Championships.

The girls varsity team placed second to Lehi 31-61. Jamie Lee (7th), and Diane Leach (10th) were All-Region.

 The Girls JV won JV Region with 20 points.

The boys varsity team won their 5th straight region title with 18 points. Second place was Bingham at 81.
All-Region were Mack Morrison (1st), Clayton Young (2nd), Brayden McLellend (3rd), Tyson Green (4th),  Connor McMillan (8th), and Zac Jacklin (9th).

The boys JV took the top 6 places to win JV region with 15 points.

Region IV Results

Region IV Championships

The Caveman Cross-Country team will be participating in the Region IV Championships this Friday, October 7th, at The Cottonwood Complex in Holladay.
Race Schedule:
3:30 PM - Girls JV
4:00 PM - Boys JV
4:30 PM - Girls Varsity
5:00 PM - Boys Varsity

Directions: I-15 Northbound
Take the 4500 S. exit East.
Drive 4500 S. to the light at 1300. E.
Turn left, and the park is on your left at 1300 E. 4200 S.

Park City Results

The Lady Cavemen had one of their best races of the year, taking 2nd place by only 8 points behind winner Maple Mountain. The boys JV placed 6th overall, out of 18 teams, in the boys varsity race.Prk City Invite Results

Alumni Report

Austin West ('10) placed 44th at the Dellinger Invite at the University of Oregon to help SUU place 3rd, while
Danielle West('09) placed 77th in the women's race, as SUU placed 7th as a team.