Indoor Track

Indoor Track begins after the Christmas Break. Everything will be posted on our Track Blog. Any post season XC accolades will still be posted on the XC Blog.

Footlocker Nationals

Sara Musselman competed today in the 38th Footlocker Cross Country Nationals held at Balboa Park in San Diego. She is the first athlete representing AFHS in this race and did a fantastic job; placing 19th overall in a time of 18:00.7.
Results Link

Nike Cross Nationals

The boys placed 2nd for the third time in the last 5 years at the Nike Cross Nationals held yesterday in Portland, Oregon at the Glendoveer Golf Course.
Casey Clinger was the Individual National Champion  for the second year in a row; the first boy to do so in the 13 year history of the meet. He won with a 5k time of 15:28.4. McKay Johns earned 2nd team All-America with a 9th place finish in 15:46.9, while Patrick Parker earned 3rd team All-America with a 20th place finish in 16:01.0.  The other competitors for the Cavemen were:
Carson Clinger, 99th in 16:55.8
Dalton Brems, 113rd in 17:00.0
Cole Phillippi, 165th in 17:43.8
Ben Carson, 178th in 18:02.1
Complete Results

Footlocker West Regionals

Sara Musselman became the first AFHS athlete to qualify for Footlocker Nationals next Saturday in San Diego; doing so by finishing 8th overall in 18:13.2 for 5k at Footlocker West Regionals yesterday in Walnut, Ca. Sammy Hollingsworth placed 67th in 19:36.4
In the grade races,the Cavemen had many good performances:
Freshman Girls:
4.Brooklyn Hopkins, 20:13.5
81.Amy Schellenberg, 23:45.7
Freshman Boys:
99.Ben McBride, 19:56.4
106.Caleb Crowther, 20:03.4
Sophomore Girls:
25.Madison Hess, 20:44.0
32.Shayla Hendricks, 21:01.5
33.Mackenzie Hess, 21:02.1
36.Rebecca Teeples, 21:07.0
57.Allie Green, 21:46.1
113.Brook Stratton, 23:48.5
180.Julianna Smith, 26:56.5
Sophomore Boys #1:
64.Alec Atkinson, 19:38.5
75.Bryson Allred, 19:58.3
Sophomore Boys #2:
4.Aaron Steed, 17:09.4
11.Luke Grundvig, 17:29.6
13.Andrew Baird, 17:35.4
22.Aidan Nielsen, 17:58.9
23.Nathan Wright, 17:59.7
25.Justin Herzog, 18:03.8
26.Joe Corbridge, 18:10.3
50.Caleb Westover, 18:45.8
57.Andrew Jolley, 19:05.7
100.Tyson Williams, 21:08.3
103.Joshua Brockbank, 21:12.3
Junior Girls:
9.Lacie Evans, 20:16.2
29.Danielle Christlieb, 21:10.0
56.Kiley Wilson, 22:00.8
82.Scout McMillan, 23:11.4
164.Megan Barlow, 26:26.0
178.Ashlynn Lee, 27:05.4
Junior Boys #1:
31.Alex Garces, 17:38.4
57.Robert Richards, 18:09.1
70.Casey Chamberlain, 18:27.0
127.Kyle Livingston, 19:30.8
Senior Girls:
2.Bonnie Schellenberg, 19:57.3
4.Katie Bradshaw, 20:10.1
31.Madison Marrott, 21:15.6
55,Emma Russell, 22:24.1
90.Katy Phillippi, 23:28.1

Workout Wednesday

The boys were featured today on FLOTRACK.
Enjoy the video on our Grinder workout.

Schedules for next Saturday

NXN RACE SCHEDULE
Saturday, December 3, 2016
Glendoveer Golf Course, Portland OR

9:30am: Webcast Starts Link
10:05am: Girls' Championship Race 
11:35am: Boys' Championship Race 
12:34pm: NRC Community Race (Info here)
12:40pm: Marathon Kids Miler (Info here)
* Awards to follow each race
* Schedule subject to change

Read more: http://nxn.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=13#ixzz4RFb51rAs

Footlocker West Regionals

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, Ca.

Race Schedule

December 3, 2016

Runners may only participate in one race.

Time	Division	Distance	Awards
7:10	Open Race (non high school runners)	5K	Top 15 / gender
7:30	Freshman Boy	5 K	Top 48
7:37	Freshman Girl	5 K	Top 48
7:52	Sophomore Boy 1	5 K	Top 48
7:59	Sophomore Girl	5 K	Top 48
8:14	Sophomore Boy 2	5 K	Top 48
8:24	Junior Girl	5 K	Top 48
8:39	Junior Boy 1	5 K	Top 48
8:46	Senior Girl	5 K	Top 48
9:01	Junior Boy 2	5 K	Top 48
9:16	Senior Boy	5 K	Top 48
9:50	Seeded Girls	5 K	Top 24
10:30	Seeded Boys	5 K	Top 24
11:00	FS All West Girls	Awards Presentation	Top 24 Combined
11:05	FS All West Boys	Awards Presentation	Top 24 Combined
11:15	Seeded Girls	Awards Presentation	Top 24
11:50	Seeded Boys	Awards Presentation	Top 24
Please note: Schedule is dependent upon number of participants and may flucate a bit. This is a very good apporximation based upon past history. Final race day schedule will be distributed at packet pickup on Friday, December 2nd.

Note: For all races that are combined, awards will be given separately to each age group.

NXN-Southwest Results

It was nice, cool, and calm for the Girls Open Division Race. The American Fork girls placed 4th with a team time of 99:24.
19th Brooklyn Hopkins, 19:16
47th Madison Hess, 19:49
60th Kiley Wilson, 19:58
72nd Madison Marrott, 20:06
87th Mackenzie Hess, 20:15

The wind started picking up during the middle of the Boys Open Division Race.
22nd Aaron Steed, 16:42
121st Bryant Parker, 17:29

The Boys Championship Race was next. It was in the low 80's with a strong East wind and lots of dust on the Casa Grande 5000m course. The boys earned their 8th straight trip to the National Championships, and 7th Regional championships with a 42 point win over their rivals from Davis.
1.Casey Clinger, 14:53 (1st Team All-Southwest)
2.McKay Johns, 15:07 (1st Team All-Southwest)
3.Patrick Parker, 15:12 (1st Team All-Southwest)
42.Carson Clinger, 16:02
114.Dalton Brems, 16:47
166.Cole Phillippi, 17:11
168.Ben Carson, 17:12

The Girls Championship Race saw the temperature continue to climb, and the wind continue to blow.
The girls will have to wait until Sunday night to see if they get an at-large bid to Nationals, by their 4th place finish. It was their 3rd best finish ever at the Regionals
9.Sara Musselman, 18:05 (2nd Team All-Southwest)
26.Cami Squires, 18:39
38.Lexi Wright, 18:56
68.Sammy Hollingsworth, 19:20
83.Bonnie Schellenberg, 19:30
97.Katie Bradshaw, 19:41
139.Lacie Evans, 20:19

Full Results

Nike Cross Southwest Regionals

NXN SOUTHWEST INFO

 

MEET DATE & LOCATION
11.19.2016
Grande Sports Academy, 
Casa Grande, AZ

STATES INCLUDED
CO - UT - NM - AZ - NV

2016 SCHEDULE
Friday November 18

3:00 - 7:00 pm NXR Apparel Sale 
3:30 - 7:00 pm Packet Pick Up 
4:00 - 5:00 pm Course Walk Thru (Only at this time)
5:05 - 5:35 pm Press Conference, Pre Meet Review, Discussion 
5:40 - 6:15 pm T-Shirt Exchange. (Bring T-Shirts from your schools).
6:30 - 8:00 pm Past Dinner, Nike Elite Athlete Appearance and Q&A Session. 

Saturday November 19

6:30 - 7:30 am Walk Thru, Late Registration
6:30 - 7:30 am Final Registration Citizens Race
8:00 am Citizens 5K Race 8:20 am Girls Small School Open Race I PINK
8:35 am Girls Medium School Open Race II YELLOW 
8:50 am Girls Large School Open Race III RED
9:05 am Boys Small School Open Race I ORANGE
9:25 am Boys Medium School Open Race II WHITE
9:40 am Boys Large School Open Race III BROWN
9:55 am Boys Large School Open Race IV PURPLE
10:30 am Line Up Boys Championship Race 
10:35 am National Anthem
10:40 am Introduction
10:47 am Boys Championship Race BLACK
11:15 am Line Up Girls Championship Race
11:20 am Introduction
11:27 am Girls Championship Race GREEN
12:10 pm Awards
12:45 pm Championship Teams and Individuals Processing for Nationals

Read more: http://nxrsw.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=302#ixzz4QIgSjYuh

College Signings

Last week we had two Seniors sign National Letters of Intent.
Cami Squires signed with UVU.

Sara Musselman signed with BYU.

Congratulations to both of these young ladies!

NCAA Regional Championships

Four former Cavemen participated in the NCAA Mountain Region Championships yesterday, held in Logan, Utah.

Brayden McLelland ('13) placed 15th in 31:16 on the 10k course, and Clayton Young ('12) placed 23rd in 31:21 to help Brigham Young University take 3rd overall and earn a berth in the NCAA National Championships next week in Terre Haute, Indiana.



















Tyson Green ('13) placed 68th in 32:47 to help Weber State University place 10th as a team, while Joe Simmons ('16) placed 78th in 33:17 to help Idaho State University place 14th as a team.

Boys Postseason Time Trial

On Thursday, the boys had their postseason 1600m time trial.
Results:
Heat #1
1.Patrick Parker, 4:07.8
2.Casey Clinger, 4:08.0
3.McKay Johns, 4:10.9
4.Carson Clinger, 4:37.5
5.Ben Carson, 4:39.6
6.Joe Corbridge, 4:44.6
7.Aaron Steed, 4:45.1
8.Alex Garces, 4:48.8
9.Cole Phillippi, 4:52.9
10.Luke Grundvig, 4:55.6
11.Caset Chamberlain, 5:00.0
12.Justin Herzog, 5:02.4

Heat #2
1.Bryant Parker, 4:58.3
2.Andrew Baird, 4:58.6
3.Aidan Nielsen, 5:02.1
4.Kyle Livingston, 5:10.6
5.Caleb Westover, 5:12.5
6.Andrew Jolley, 5:12.7
7.Ben McBride, 5:19.0
8.Bryson Allred, 5:28.4
9.Caleb Crowther, 5:35.6
10.Tyson Williams, 5:37.2
11.Joshua Brockbank, 5:37.4

UHSTCA Pre-Footlocker Invite

American Fork High School hosted the 16th Annual UHSTCA Pre-Footlocker Invite this morning.
No team scores were kept. Grace Ping from Park City set a girls' course record with a 17:56, while Casey Clinger of American Fork set a boys' course record of 15:16.
Results Link

Team Banquet

We had our annual team banquet tonight. We had good food, good friends, and lots of awards handed out.
Captains were named for next year.

2017-18 Girls Captains:
Lexi Wright
Dani Christlieb
Kiley Wilson
Lacie Evans

2017-18 Boys Captains:
Cole Phillippi
Casey Chamberlain
Alex Garces
Robert Richards
Kyle Livingston

Pre-Footlocker Invitational

The Utah High School Track Coaches Association will sponsor the 16th Annual Pre-Footlocker Meet at AFHS this Saturday. It is a 5K for high school athletes to prepare athletes for NXN-SW and Footlocker West. Registration will be $3 and will be from 7:30 AM to 8:15 AM. The Girls race will be at 8:30 AM and the Boys Race at 9:00 AM. No team scores will be kept. Checks should be made out to "UHSTCA"

Team Banquet

The Cross-Country team will have their banquet this Thursday, November 3rd at 6:00 PM at the AFHS Cafeteria. The entire family of each athlete is invited.

The Grinder - Postseason Week #2

The girls team had on girl win her spikes and 3 others break 10:30 yesterday up The Grinder:
Brooklyn Hopkins was the first girl this season to earn a pair of spikes with a time of 9:20.  Madison Hess ran 10:19, Kiley Wilson ran 10:17, and Becca Teeples ran 10:21 to all earn their Grinder shirt.

The boys had FloTrack come and film their Grinder workout.
Carson Clinger was the first boy this season to earn his spikes with a 7:57 clocking. Three boys ran sub 9:00 for the first time: Nathan Wright ran 8:44, Casey Chamberlain ran 8:50, and Ben McBride ran 8:57 to win earn their Grinder t-shirts.

ALL-TIME GRINDER LIST
Sub 8:00 Grinder (44 total)
1992-Chris Merkley
1993-Dave Bell
2007-Jeff Harmon
2009-Robby Lee, Austin West
2010-Clayton Young, Nafe Richardson, Derek Day, Mack Morrison
2012-Brayden McLelland, Tyson Green, Caleb Thompson
2013-Connor McMillan, Nathan Tracy, Casey Clinger, Zac Jacklin,  McKay Johns, Hagen Harmer, Daniel Bentley
2014-Jacob Chase
2015-Patrick Parker, Joe Simmons, Jason Manning, Patrick Larkin, Parker Barnes
2016-Carson Clinger
2017-Cole Phillippi, Luke Grundvig
2018-Ashton Hysell, Dalton Brems, Ethan Kelley, Logan Evans, Kobe Serrano
2019-Nathan Jaster, Ben McBride, Kooper Dibb, Samuel Nelson, Lucas Peck, Dylan Rawlings
2020-Brayden Packard, Kaden Pack, Ben Jaster
2021-Jayden Fitzgarrald, Tim Spiesman, Joshua Hernandez, Seth Smith, Chase Evans

Sub 9:30 Grinder (12 total)
2013-Makayla Stepp, Maddie Bench, Lexie Green, Katie Cornell, Diane Leach
2014-Lexie Wright, Cami Squires, Sammy Hollingsworth
2015-Sara Musselman
2016-Brooklyn Hopkins
2019-Avery Moore
2020-Avalon Mecham

All-Time Records: Coach Lindsey Dunkley 8:46, Alumnus Casey Clinger 6:55

High School Records: Avalon Mecham 8:49 (2021), Brayden Packard 7:06 (2021)

Utah State Championships

The girls came away with their third championship in a row and fourth overall. Sara and Sammy were All-State.

1.  American Fork HS   68

Place	Bib	Name	Time	Score	Behind Winner	Spread
3.	14	Sara Musselman	18:03.2	3.	00:23.9		01:31.3
9.	13	Sammy Hollingsworth	18:25.4	9.	00:46.1
12.	16	Cami Squires	18:40.7	12.	01:01.4
15.	17	Lexi Wright	18:52.3	14.	01:13.0
35.	11	Katie Bradshaw	19:34.5	30.	01:55.2
38.	12	Lacie Evans	19:44.7	(33.)	02:05.4
56.	15	Bonnie Schellenberg	20:16.2	(51.)	02:36.9
1.	(Total time for scoring runners: 1:33:36.1)

1.	American Fork HS	3, 9, 12, 14, 30, (33), (51)	68
	2.	Davis HS	4, 6, 21, 23, 24, (28), (29)	78
	3.	Lone Peak HS	7, 8, 10, 25, 44, (59), (67)	94
	4.	Weber HS	2, 19, 20, 27, 40, (41), (54)	108
	5.	Fremont HS	5, 22, 35, 39, 45, (61), (88)	146
	6.	Herriman HS	13, 17, 31, 43, 66, (68), (74)	170
	7.	Pleasant Grove HS	11, 16, 50, 56, 64, (72), (0)	197
	8.	Sky View HS	15, 36, 53, 55, 58, (77), (78)	217
	9.	Bingham HS	1, 42, 47, 70, 75, (76), (79)	235
	10.	Layton HS	26, 38, 60, 65, 71, (105), (106)	260
	11.	Viewmont HS	18, 37, 52, 62, 96, (103), (104)	265
	12.	Copper Hills HS	32, 34, 48, 84, 85, (94), (95)	283
	13.	Mountain Crest HS	57, 63, 69, 81, 82, (83), (102)	352
	14.	West HS	46, 73, 80, 93, 101, (0), (0)	393
	15.	Cottonwood HS	49, 90, 91, 97, 100, (108), (109)	427
	16.	Brighton HS	86, 87, 89, 92, 98, (99), (107)	452

The boys won their 7th title in the last 8 years. Casey won (our 7th individual champion in the last 8 years), and McKay and Patch were All-State. Cami, Casey, and McKay also received Academic All-State Awards.

1.  American Fork HS   42 Place Bib     Name Time Score Behind Winner Spread 1.  21     Casey Clinger 14:42.9 1. NA 01:27.7 2.  22     McKay Johns 14:49.7 2. 00:06.8 5.  23     Patrick Parker 15:00.9 4. 00:18.0 14.  20     Carson Clinger 15:47.8 13. 01:04.9 23.  18     Dalton Brems 16:10.6 22. 01:27.7 29.  24     Cole Phillippi 16:22.3 (28.) 01:39.4 51.  19     Ben Carson 16:50.4 (47.) 02:07.5

1.

(Total time for scoring runners: 1:16:31.9)

42

1.	American Fork HS	1, 2, 4, 13, 22, (28), (47)	42
	2.	Lone Peak HS	5, 6, 8, 27, 29, (52), (92)	75
	3.	Davis HS	11, 14, 19, 20, 21, (25), (26)	85
	4.	Westlake HS	10, 16, 23, 31, 42, (45), (75)	122
	5.	Riverton HS	7, 15, 30, 33, 39, (40), (51)	124
	6.	Fremont HS	9, 12, 46, 53, 58, (69), (70)	178
	7.	Weber HS	3, 17, 44, 55, 60, (61), (83)	179
	8.	Bingham HS	32, 36, 48, 57, 64, (72), (89)	237
	9.	Northridge HS	24, 49, 56, 68, 85, (106), (109)	282
	10.	Viewmont HS	18, 50, 74, 78, 90, (96), (111)	310
	11.	Layton HS	37, 59, 73, 79, 81, (86), (105)	329
	12.	Copper Hills HS	54, 63, 66, 71, 76, (77), (93)	330
	13.	Syracuse HS	35, 43, 67, 94, 97, (104), (110)	336
	14.	Sky View HS	41, 62, 65, 80, 91, (102), (103)	339
	15.	Cottonwood HS	38, 82, 84, 87, 99, (108), (112)	390
	16.	Jordan HS	34, 88, 95, 98, 100, (101), (107)	415

Utah State Championships

This coming Wednesday is the Utah State Cross Country Championships, held at Sugarhouse Park (1300 East, 2100 South in Salt Lake City).
The bus will leave AFHS at 12:15 PM. Athletes must ride on the bus in order to be school excused.

The Girls Team will race at 2:00 PM. The Boys Team races at 3:30 PM.

Afterward, we will take the team to Chuckarama 400 S. 700 E.. JV athletes need to bring $15 for dinner; Varsity will be paid for.

Pre-State Grinder

The boys ran their Pre-State Grinder today. Six boys earned their Grinder t-shirts today:

Joe Corbridge - 8:34
Luke Grundvig  - 8:37
Bryant Parker - 8:43
Robert Richards - 8:43
Alex Garces - 8:58
Andrew Jolley - 8:58

Casey Clinger broke the Grinder record with a time of 7:12!

Region IV Championships Results

Today the Cavemen participated in the Region IV Championships held at Westlake High School. It was cool, calm, and sunny. The course was 3.00 miles of grass, finishing 300 meters on the Westlake Track. Complete Results

The Girls JV Squad led off the afternoon scoring only 17 points for the win.

1.  American Fork HS   17

Place	Bib	Name	Time	Score	Behind Winner	Spread
1.	33	Brooklyn Hopkins	19:37.3	1.	NA		01:05.0
2.	35	Madison Marrott	19:53.9	2.	00:16.6
3.	47	Kileyann Wilson	20:15.9	3.	00:38.6
4.	32	Madison Hess	20:21.2	4.	00:43.9
7.	45	Rebecca Teeples	20:42.3	7.	01:05.0
10.	30	Shayla Hendricks	20:55.5	(10.)	01:18.2
13.	38	Katy Phillippi	21:06.4	(13.)	01:29.1
14.	41	Amy Schellenberg	21:07.2	NS	01:29.9
15.	25	Dani Christlieb	21:09.3	NS	01:32.0
16.	28	Allie Green	21:10.8	NS	01:33.5
19.	44	Brook Stratton	21:20.0	NS	01:42.7
24.	40	Emma Russell	21:33.5	NS	01:56.2
32.	37	Elyse Orton	21:59.5	NS	02:22.2
34.	31	Mackenzie Hess	22:02.7	NS	02:25.4
56.	36	Scout McMillan	23:12.9	NS	03:35.6
101.	23	Megan Barlow	24:56.4	NS	05:19.1
105.	46	Stormy Watson	25:22.3	NS	05:45.0
106.	43	Julianna Smith	25:22.6	NS	05:45.3
112.	24	Ashlynn Bingham	25:45.3	NS	06:08.0
128.	39	Kaitlyn Ritter	27:08.5	NS	07:31.2
1.	(Total time for scoring runners: 1:40:50.6)			17

The Boys JV then won their race with 31 points.

1.  American Fork HS   31

Place	Bib	Name	Time	Score	Behind Winner	Spread
3.	8	Alex Garces	16:41.5	3.	00:14.3		00:18.7
4.	9	Luke Grundvig	16:48.0	4.	00:20.8
6.	3	Andrew Baird	16:54.7	6.	00:27.5
7.	6	Joe Corbridge	16:55.0	7.	00:27.8
11.	17	Robert Richards	17:00.2	11.	00:33.0
12.	5	Casey Chamberlain	17:02.3	(12.)	00:35.1
15.	10	Justin Herzog	17:04.6	(15.)	00:37.4
20.	15	Bryant Parker	17:18.9	NS	00:51.7
21.	18	Aaron Steed	17:20.3	NS	00:53.1
26.	14	Aidan Nielsen	17:24.6	NS	00:57.4
31.	11	Andrew Jolley	17:31.3	NS	01:04.1
40.	21	Nathan Wright	17:47.3	NS	01:20.1
44.	12	Kyle Livingston	17:50.4	NS	01:23.2
45.	19	Caleb Westover	17:50.7	NS	01:23.5
50.	13	Ben McBride	18:00.3	NS	01:33.1
77.	2	Alec Atkinson	18:35.1	NS	02:07.9
78.	1	Bryson Allred	18:37.2	NS	02:10.0
98.	20	Tyson Williams	19:05.6	NS	02:38.4
112.	7	Caleb Crowther	19:27.7	NS	03:00.5
129.	4	Joshua Brockbank	19:54.1	NS	03:26.9
1.	(Total time for scoring runners: 1:24:19.4)			31

The Girls Varsity took the field and won, qualifying for the State Championships, with 44 points and a stellar team time of 92:37.

1.  American Fork HS   44

Place	Bib	Name	Time	Score	Behind Winner	Spread
1.	59	Sara Musselman	17:41.8	1.	NA		01:24.6
6.	58	Sammy Hollingsworth	18:18.8	6.	00:37.0
11.	61	Cami Squires	18:45.0	11.	01:03.2
12.	62	Lexi Wright	18:45.4	12.	01:03.6
14.	60	Bonnie Schellenberg	19:06.4	14.	01:24.6
16.	56	Katie Bradshaw	19:18.6	(16.)	01:36.8
19.	57	Lacie Evans	19:25.9	(19.)	01:44.1
1.	(Total time for scoring runners: 1:32:37.4)

The Boys Varsity were up last, and won, also qualifying for State, with 31 points and an incredible team time (School Record) of 75:40!

1.  American Fork HS   31 Place Bib     Name Time Score Behind Winner Spread 1.  52     Casey Clinger 14:33.0 1. NA 01:23.2 2.  53     McKay Johns 14:38.2 2. 00:05.2 3.  54     Patrick Parker 14:52.0 3. 00:19.0 10.  51     Carson Clinger 15:40.8 10. 01:07.8 15.  49     Dalton Brems 15:56.2 15. 01:23.2 20.  55     Cole Phillippi 16:06.5 (20.) 01:33.5 38.  50     Ben Carson 16:37.6 (38.) 02:04.6 1. (Total time for scoring runners: 1:15:40.2) 31