The Cavemen participated today at the RunningLane Cross Country Championships, held in Huntsville, Alabama.
Saturday, December 4, 2021
RunningLane Results
Monday, November 29, 2021
Runninglane Cross Country Championships
The Cavemen will be racing this Saturday at the Runninglane Cross Country Championships, held at Joh Hunt Park in Huntsville, Alabama.
Schedule (Central Time):
8:00 - Blue Boys Race
8:30 - Bronze Girls Race
9:00 - Bronze Boys Race
9:30 - Silver Girls Race
10:00 - Silver Boys Race
10:45 - Gold Girls Race
11:30 - Boys Gold Race
Awards
Awards will take place at 12:15 PM.
Saturday, November 20, 2021
NXN-SW Results
The Cavemen participated in the championships races of the Nike Cross Southwest Regionals, held at Shalimar Golf Course in Tempe, Arizona. Full Results
The course was 5k of flat grass and dirt, with no wind , sunny, and 80 degrees.
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Nike Southwest Regionals
The boys and Girls Varsity teams will compete this Saturday in Tempe, Arizona at the Nike Southwest Regional Championships held at Shalimar Golf Course.
There will be a live webcast of the event.
2021 SCHEDULE
Friday November 19
3:30 - 7:00 pm Packet Pick Up
NO COURSE WALK THRU
Saturday November 20
6:30 - 8:00 am Walk Thru, Late Registration at course
7:35 - 7:45 am Volunteer Meeting Awards Stage
8:05 am Girls Small School Open Race PINK
8:25 am Girls Medium School Open Race I YELLOW
8:45 am Girls Medium School Open Race II TEAL
9:05 am Girls Large School Open Race I RED
9:25 am Girls Large School Open Race II BLANK
9:45 am Boys Small School Open Race ORANGE
10:05 am Boys Medium School Open Race I WHITE
10:30 am Line Up Boys Championship Race
10:35 am National Anthem
10:40 am Introduction
10:50 am Boys Championship Race BLACK
11:20 am Line Up Girls Championship Race
11:20 am Introduction
11:30 am Girls Championship Race GREEN
11:55 am Boys Medium School Open Race II BLANK
12:15 pm Boys Large School Open Race I BROWN
12:35 pm Boys Large School Open Race II PURPLE
12:50 pm Boys Large School Open III GREY
1:05 pm Girls Large School Open III TANGERINE
Monday, November 8, 2021
NCAA Mountain Region Championships
BYU Athletics is proud to host the 2021 NCAA Division I Cross Country Mountain Region Championship.
- Date: Friday, Nov. 12, 2021.
- Location: Timpanogos Golf Club | 380 E. 1860 S. Provo
- Women's 6K: 11 a.m. MST.
- Men's 10K: 12 p.m. MST.
- Fan Attendance: Free Admission.
- Media Credentials: not required.
Post-Season Grinder #2
Congratulations to the boys who earned their Grinder shirts and spikes today.
Tait Grundvig ran 8:52 to earn his t-shirt.
Logan Thornton ran 8:56 to earn his t-shirt.
Chase Evans ran 7:43 to earn a pair of spikes.
Team Banquet
Our Team Banquet will be held this Thursday, November 11th at 6:00 PM in the AFHS Cafeteria. Food assignments are being handed out by the Parents Booster Group. See you there!
Saturday, November 6, 2021
Pre-Footlocker Meet Results
The Boys Team participated this morning at the UHSTCA Pre-Footlocker Meet at Pleasant Grove High School. It was nice 50 degree weather on the 3 mile grass course. Complete Results
Thursday, November 4, 2021
Boys Mile Time Trial
The Boys Team held their post-season mile time trial today. (2020 time)
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Pre-Footlocker Meet
The UHSTCA will be hosting the Pre-Footlocker Meet this Saturday at Pleasant Grove High School. The cost is $4. Registration will be held from 8:00 to 9:15 with the Girls Race at 9:30 AM and the Boys Race at 10:00 AM. Awards will be given to the top 30 in each race.
Monday, November 1, 2021
Postseason Grinder #1
The Boys Team ran the Grinder today with some great results.
JV State Championships
Some of the Cavemen raced last Saturday at the Spanish Fork Sports Complex in the Utah State JV Championships. Full Results
Thursday, October 28, 2021
State Championships Results
The Cavemen travelled yesterday to the Rose Park Regional Athletic Complex in Salt Lake City for the 2021 Utah State Cross Country Championships. The 5k course was flat and fast grass with calm, partly cloudy skies and mid 50's temperature. Full Results
The Girls Team won their 6th State Championship since 2009 with a score of 70 points. Lone Peak was 2nd with 89 points out of 18 teams and 138 total competitors. We had 3 All-State Runners in Avalon Mecham (2nd in 17:30), Abigail Barlow (5th in 17:56), and Avery Moore (10th in 18:17).
The Boys Team placed 2nd with a score of 68 points to Farmington's 49 points out of 18 teams and 138 total competitors. Nathan Jaster repeated as the individual state champion; AF's 10th in the past 13 years, with a course record of 14:55.5. Jayden Fitzgarrald was also All-State with a 3rd place finish in 15:08.
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Utah State Championships Information
The 2021 UHSAA State Cross Country Championships will be held Wednesday, October 27 at the Regional Athletic Complex in Salt Lake City. The address of the RAC is 2280 Rose Park Ln, Salt Lake City, UT 84116.
Parking Spectators will be charged for parking to enter the venue. Fans will not be able to enter the venue without parking the facility. Vehicles with two-or-less individuals inside the car will be charged $10; vehicles with three or-more individuals will be charged $20. RV’s and other oversize vehicles will be charged at $40, due to the use of multiple parking spots. Vehicles will be issued wristbands at the entrance gates for the corresponding numbers of individuals inside the vehicle. Parking passes can be purchased on the UHSAA GoFan online ticket portal at https://gofan.co/app/school/UHSAA or purchased at the gate. A convenience credit card fee will be charged as part of the purchase. There will be no cash option for purchase. It is advised for everyone to prepurchase parking passes to allow for faster parking and entrance into the facility. Individuals who hold UHSAA Annual Passes will show the pass at the parking lot entry gate to receive wristbands for them and another individual. Patrons and teams are encouraged to leave after their respective awards ceremonies to allow more parking for patrons and team busses. There will be a parking attendant at the exit gate to ensure people do not enter the facility through an alternate route. Schools who are planning on bringing student support busses will drop off students in the team parking entry and will be charged $5 per student who enters through the gate. UHSAA personnel will provide entry wristbands for these individuals.
The bus will leave AFHS at 1:50 PM. All athletes must ride on the bus in order to compete. Any athlete that misses the bus will not be allowed to race. Parents may take their athlete home after team cooldowns are completed, and if a coach has been notified.
Monday, October 18, 2021
The Grinder
The Boys Team ran the Grinder today for the first time in almost 2 months. Ryker Miller became the second Freshman this year to earn his "I Conquered The Grinder" t-shirt with a time of 8:54.
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Utah 6A Divisional Results
The Cavemen raced this morning at the Utah 6A Divisional Championships, and both Girls and Boys teams qualified for the State Finals by winning their respective races. Complete Results
The Girls won with 24 points over rival Lone Peak (45 points).
Friday, October 8, 2021
Utah 6A Divisional Meet Information
The Cavemen will race this coming Tuesday in the Utah 6A Divisional Meet at the Lakeside Sports Park in Orem (400 S. 1850 W.).
The bus will leave AFHS at 7:30 AM. All athletes must ride on the bus in order to compete. Any athlete that misses the bus will not be allowed to race. Parents may take their athlete home after team cooldowns are completed, and if a coach has been notified.
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Region IV Championships Results
The Cavemen raced today at the Region IV Cross Country Championships hosted by Lone Peak High School at Art Dye Park in American Fork. The Girls Team won their 9th Region Championship, while the Boys Team won their 13th. Complete Results
Monday, October 4, 2021
Region IV Championships Information
The Cavemen will participate tomorrow at the Region IV Cross Country Championships held at Art Dye Park (700 N 550 E. American Fork).
Sunday, September 26, 2021
Border Wars Results
Monday, September 20, 2021
Border Wars Information
This Friday the Cavemen will be participating at the Border Wars XC Invite at Sugarhouse Park, 1300 E. 2100 S. in Salt Lake City.
The bus will leave AFHS at 11:00 AM. All athletes must ride on the bus in order to compete. Any athlete that misses the bus will not be allowed to race. Parents may take their athlete home after team cooldowns are completed, and if a coach has been notified.
1:00pm – Packet Pick-up 2:00pm – Senior Girls 2:20pm – Senior Boys 2:40pm – Junior Girls 3:00pm – Junior Boys 3:20pm – Varsity Girls 3:40pm – Varsity Boys 4:00pm – Championship Girls 4:20pm – Championship Boys 4:40pm – Varsity & Championship Awards (Presented by Olympian Jared Ward & REP) 5:00pm – Sophomore Girls 5:20pm – Sophomore Boys 5:40pm – Freshman Girls 6:00pm – Freshman Boys |
Friday, September 17, 2021
Pre-State Results
The Cavemen participated Yesterday at the Pre-State Invite, held at the Rose Park Regional Athletic Complex in Salt Lake City. The course was 5k and it was warm and sunny. No team scores were kept. Complete results.
Monday, September 13, 2021
Pre-State Information
The Cavemen will be racing this Thursday, September 16th at the Pre-State XC Race held at Rose Park Regional Athletic Complex, 2280 Rose Park Lane, SLC.
Spectator Entrance Fee QR Code
Spectators must present their receipt at the Gate to enter the Regional Athletic Complex
Entrance Fee must be paid prior to entrance to the Regional Athletic Complex
No cash will be accepted at the gate
Saturday, September 11, 2021
Park City Invite Results
The Boys Team raced last night at the Park City Invite held at the Quinn's Junction Sports Park.While holding out the top 6 Varsity runners, the Cavemen won the 12 team PM Varsity 3 mile race. Complete Results
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Summer Mileage Count
The Boys Team kept track of their Summer Mileage from Memorial Day to Labor Day (14 weeks). The team goal was 750 miles for veteran team members.
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Park City Invite Information
The Boys Team will be racing this Friday at the Park City Invite, held at the Quinns Junction Sports Park.
Saturday, September 4, 2021
Timpanogos Invite Results
The Cavemen participated today at the Timpanogos Invite held at the Lakeside Sports Park in Orem.
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Timpanogos Invite Information
This Saturday, The Cavemen will be racing at the Timpanogos Invite, held at the Lakeside Sports Park (400 S. 1800 W. in Orem).
Sunday, August 29, 2021
Boys Team Results
Saturday, August 28, 2021
Girls Team Results
The Girls Team raced at the UIAAA Invitational on Friday at Spanish Fork. The Varsity squad placed 1st out of 18 teams with 32 points in the 3 mile race. Complete Results.
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
NATIONAL PRE-SEASON RANKINGS
American Fork High school has a history of being in the National Rankings:
U.S. RANKINGS/NXN TEAM PLACINGS (END OF SEASON):
1996 GIRLS- 9TH (Harrier)
2009 BOYS- 8TH (NXN)
2010 BOYS- 8TH (NXN)
2011 BOYS- 6TH (NXN)
2012 BOYS- 2ND (NXN), GIRLS- Honorable Mention (Milesplit)
2013 BOYS- 7TH (NXN)
2014 BOYS- 5TH (NXN), GIRLS- 22ND (NXN)
2015 BOYS- 2ND (NXN), GIRLS- 6TH (NXN)
2016 BOYS - 2ND (NXN), GIRLS - 30th (Dyestat)
2017 BOYS - 27TH (Dyestat)
2018 BOYS - 7TH (NXN)
2020 BOYS - 2ND (Milesplit)
Monday, August 23, 2021
This Week's Meet Information
295 West Volunteer Drive.
Friday, August 20, 2021
Boys 2 Mile Time Trial Results
The Boys Team ran their pre-season 2 mile time trial at Art Dye Park this afternoon. It was partly cloudy and 75 degrees.
Saturday, August 14, 2021
Premier Invite Results
The Girls Team participated this morning at the Premier Cross-Country Invitational. The course was 2.9 miles long at Cottonwood Complex in Salt Lake. They won the 4 team 6A Varsity Division with 15 points. The JV squad won the JV Division with 16 points. Full Results
Thursday, August 12, 2021
Premier Invite Information
The Girls team will be competing this Saturday at the Premier Cross-Country Invitational held at Cottonwood Complex, 1300 East, 4300 South, in Salt Lake City.
The bus leaves AFHS at 7:00 AM. All athletes must ride on the bus in order to compete. Parents may take their athletes home after the races and team cooldown.
Race Schedule:
Race 1 – Boy’s Varsity (6A,5A,4A,3A,2A,1A)
Race 2 – Girl’s Varsity (6A,5A,4A,3A,2A,1A)
Race 3 – JV Boys (6A,5A,4A,3A,2A,1A)
Race 4 – JV Girls (6A,5A,4A,3A,2A,1A) 10:15 am
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Girls 2 Mile Time Trial
The Girls Team held their pre-season 2 mile time trial today at AFHS.
Monday, August 2, 2021
The Grinder Week #9
Sunday, August 1, 2021
Official Practice Begins!
Tomorrow, August 2nd, will be the first day of official cross country practice.
One run each day will be a 4 mile recovery run.
Thursday, July 29, 2021
Boys Mile Time Trial
The boys held their Summer mile time trial this afternoon at AFHS.
Saturday, July 24, 2021
Speedy Spaniard 10k
Two Cavemen participated in the Spanish Fork Speedy Spaniard 10k this morning.
Jayden Fitzgarrald placed 2nd overall with a stellar time of 32:25.7, while Carter Moore won the 10-14 age group and placed 25th overall in 38:22.0.
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Girls Mile Time Trial
The Girls Team held their Summer Mile Time Trial this morning. It was 80 degrees, calm, and sunny.
Monday, July 19, 2021
The Grinder Week #7
Congratulations to Sophomore Avalon Mecham. Today she broke the high school girls record up The Grinder with a time of 8:49!
Just a reminder, boys are meeting now on Tuesdays and Thursday at AFHS at 5:00 PM. The Boys Team only has 39 days until their first official cross-country race, while the Girls Team only has 25 days.
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Cross-Country Camp
We had 60 athletes attend our Cross-Country Camp held at Altamont Campground in American Fork Canyon. We would like to thank the team parents and coaches who helped drive, feed, and entertain the runners the past 3 days.
We would like to thank alumnus Casey Clinger for coming up and speaking to the team on Tuesday Night.
On Wednesday night. Principal Glahn came up with 3 of his children to share in some Caveman Stew and to impart some words of wisdom. Coach Mostert also taught classes on training and racing in between the workouts.
Saturday, July 10, 2021
Steel Days 5k Results
Many team members participated today in the American Fork Steel Days 5k race. Results include AFJHS Team Members.