Tuesday, October 25, 2022

SteadFast Running Podcast

 Coach Jonathan Maderos interviewed me on his podcast about our running program at AFHS, and our training philosophy.

SteadFast Running

State Results

 The Cavemen raced today at the Utah State Cross Country Championships, held at the Rose Park Regional Activity Complex in Salt Lake City.

The Girls Team placed 2nd out of 18 teams and 137 runners. Complete Results




Girls Results:
PlaceBibNameOverallYearTimeScore 
1.26Avalon Mecham2Jr17:47.62
2.27Sophie Steiger6Fr18:22.06
3.23Natalia Boltz9Jr18:31.19
4.24Alyssa Kleinman14Jr18:50.514
5.28Tori Stratton27Jr19:25.026
6.25Brielle Lee35Sr19:42.134
7.29Audrey Wright41Sr19:55.740



The Boys won their 10th State Championship since 2009. Daniel Simmons is the Cavemen's 11th Individual State Champion since 2009.  Complete Results



Boys Results:
PlaceBibNameOverallYearTimeScore 
1.35Daniel Simmons1Jr14:49.81
2.36Seth Smith12Sr15:36.612
3.30Ben Bradshaw18Jr15:44.318
4.32Ben Jaster21Jr15:48.521
5.34Chase Pack24Jr15:52.524
6.31Kaden Evans39So16:15.539
7.33Bridger Karren111Jr17:33.7106



The Cavemen willl now prepare for the Nike Southwest Regionals on November 20th in Mesa, Arizona.

Monday, October 24, 2022

State Information

 Tomorrow, the Cavemen will race at the Utah State Championships held at Rose Park Regional Athletic Complex. The Girls race at 10:30 and the Boys at 11:30.

The bus leaves at 8:00 AM. Athletes must be on the bus in order to be excused from school.

Information is posted on runnercard. Parking passes/tickets need to be purchased in advance.

Monday, October 17, 2022

Pre-State Grinder

 The Boys Team ran the Grinder for the first time in two months. It was a nice 70 degrees.

Congratulations to Kaden Evans. He earned his spikes today by running 7:52.

Also congratulations to Carson Giles. He earned his "I Conquered The Grinder" t-shirt by running 8:46.

Kudos to Daniel Simmons, he ran the third fastest Grinder ever, missing the high school record by only one second at 7:07.

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Divisional Results

 The Cavemen raced today at Lakeside Park in Orem at the 6A Divisionals (Round 1 of State).

The course was 3.0447 miles of grass with  65 degree intensely sunny weather.

Complete Results

Girls Race: The Girls Team won the A Section 10 team 73 runner race with 30 points.

1.Avalon Mecham, 18:10.5
4.Sophie Steiger, 19:02.4
6.Natalia Boltz, 19:09.7
8.Alyssa Kleinman, 19:21.5
11.Tori Stratton, 19:40.9
15.Brielle Lee, 20:00.6
16.Audrey Wright, 20:07.9

Boys Race: The Boys Team won the B Section 13 team 90 runner race with 39 points.

1.Daniel Simmons, 15:21.6
5.Ben Bradshaw, 16:08.0
7.Ben Jaster, 16:12.8
9.Seth Smith, 16:22.9
17.Chase Pack, 16:43.5
18.Kaden Evans, 16:46.1
37.Bridger Karren, 17:24.3

Saturday, October 8, 2022

Divisional Information

 The Cavemen will be competing this Tuesday, October 11th at the 6A State Divisional races to be held at Lakside Park in Orem. The bus will leave AFHS at 11:00 AM. Varsity athletes must ride the bus in order to compete. JV Athletes must ride the bus in order to be excused from school.

Race Schedule: 
1:00 PM - Boys 6A Section B
1:30 PM - Girls 6A Section A

Thursday, October 6, 2022

Region IV Championship Results

 The Cavemen raced Tuesday at Skyridge High School at the Region IV Cross Country Championships.

It was 75-72 degrees, windy, and sunny on the 5k course. Complete Results.

Girls JV Results: The Girls JV team placed 3rd with 70 points in the 127 runner event.
3.Kennadee Bushman, 21:24
4.Ande Roberts, 21:42
11.Liana Giles, 22:00
24.Kayla Bushman, 22:47
28.Paislee Bartholomew, 22:58
30.Mia Everitt, 23:10
31.Lily Jensen, 23:16
34.Eva Davis, 23:21
35.Alaina Cutler, 23:23
51.Lucy McMurray, 24:01
52.Jenna Corbridge, 24:03
62.Summer Hall, 24:11
89.Clara Adams, 25:30

Boys JV Results: The Boys JV team placed 3rd with 86 points in the 146 runner event.
10.Alex Williams, 18:13
12.Austin Plewe, 18:21
17.Logan Thornton, 18:30
23.Jacob Landon, 18:42
24.Carson Giles, 18:42
32.Talon Beebe, 19:06
37.Ryker Bement, 19:14
60.Will Shin, 19:52
68.Jake Merkley, 20:06
79.Tanner Miner, 20:22
81.Luke Alsop, 20:30
90.Jordan Burke, 20:50
95.Gavin Stratton, 21:05
108.Wyatt Simkins, 21:46
116.Paul Thomas, 21:47
126.Andrew Larson, 22:59

Girls Varsity Results:  The Girls Varsity team placed 3rd with 70 points in the 42 runner event.
11.Brielle Lee, 20:07
14.Audrey Wright, 20:34
15.Katherine Leach, 20:35
20.Kaylee Hollingsworth, 20:50
25.Haley Whitford, 21:14

Boys Varsity Results:  The Boys Varsity team placed 2nd with 51 points in the 43 runner event.
1.Daniel Simmons, 15:25
6.Ben Bradshaw, 16:13
11.Seth Smith, 16:42
15.Ben Jaster, 16:53
18.Kaden Evans, 17:02
19.Bridger Karren, 17:04
20.Maxwell Orr, 17:08
24.Tait Grundvig, 17:23

The Cavemen have State Divisionals next Tuesday morning and Lakeside Sports Park in Vinyard.

Sunday, October 2, 2022

Region Information

 The Cavemen will be running this Tuesday at the Region IV Championships, to be held at Skyridge High School. The bus will leave AFHS at 2:30 PM. All athletes must ride on the bus in order to compete. Parents may take their athlete home after the meet if a coach has been notified.

Schedule:
4:00 - Girls JV Race
4:30 - Boys JV Race
5:00 - Girls Varsity Race
5:30 - Boys Varsity Race
6:00 - Awards