Post-Season Grinder Week #1

 The Girls did their first post-season Grinder today.

Avalon Mecham set an all-time girls record, running 8:44. We had 3 other girls earn their spikes today:

Skye Jensen at 8:54,

Tori Startton at 9:20,

and Sophie Steiger at 9:27.

Sophie Bahr earned her t-shirt with a time of 9:48.

The Boys also  ran the Grinder today.

Bridger Karren earned his spikes with a time of 7:54.

T-shirts were earned by:

Trey Nielsen at 8:32,

Jordan Burke at 8:36, 

and Gavin Startton at 8:48. 

Upcoming Races

 The Girls J.V. Team has some athletes running tomorrow at the J.V. Race held at the Spanish Fork Sports Park.

Schedule

9:00 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A Girls
9:30 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A Boys
10:00 5A Girls
10:30 6A Girls
11:00 5A Boys
11:30 6A Boys

The Boys Team will have athletes race next Saturday at the UHSTCA Pre-Footlocker Meet at Pleaasant Grove High School. The cost is $4.00 cash.

Schedule:

8:00 - 9:00 Registration

9:30 - Girls Race

10:00 - Boys Race

State Meet Results

 The Cavemen participated today at the Utah State 6A Cross COuntry Championships at Rose Park Athletic Complex in Salt Lake City.

Girls Results: The Girls Team placed 2nd with 48 points. Their team time of 91:50 is the second fastest in school history. (2022 State Time)

2.Avalon Mecham, 17:38.4 (17:47.60)

8.Skye Jensen, 18:20.0

10.Sophie Steiger, 18:22.7 (18:22.0)

13.Alyssa Kleinman, 18:41.7 (18:50.5)

15.Haley Whitford, 18:46.6

16.Tori Stratton, 18:56.5 (19:25.0)

22.Natalia Boltz, 19:15.0 (18:31.1)

Boys Results: The Boys Team placed first with 33 points. It was their 11th State Championship since 2009. Their team time of 76:11 was a course record and a school record at altitude.

1.Daniel Simmons, 14:44.0 (Course record) (14:49.8)

2.Kadden Evans, 15:10.0 (16:15.5)

3.Chase Pack, 15:11.4 (15:52.5)

8.Ben Bradshaw, 15:22.7 (15:44.3)

20.Ben Jaster, 15:42.8 (15:48.5)

23.Noah Nielson, 15:46.1

29.Maxwell Orr, 15:54.1

State Meet Information

 On Tuesday, the Cavemen will be participating in the Utah State Championships at the Rose Park Regional Athletic Complex. Athletes will be excused from school at 12:30 PM. The bus will leave at 1:15 PM. Athletes must ride the bus to be included on the school excuse list. The Girls Team races at 3:30 PM, the Boyus Team races at 4:30 PM. After bus dropoff at the school, interested team members can go on the bus to eat dinner at the Lehi Chuck-A-Rama. JV athletes should bring $20 for their dinner.

Complete State Information

Parking Spectators will be charged to enter the venue. Fans will not be able to enter the venue without a wristband. 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. Fans 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 service fee will be charged as part of the purchase. There will be no cash option for purchase. It is advised for everyone to pre-purchase passes to allow for faster parking and entrance into the facility

 Assistance to Competitors Coaches, please educate the members of your team, their parents and others that will come to support your student athletes that per rule 9-7-4 it is a disqualification for a competitor who receives any assistance from another person. The most common form of the violation of this rule is when a non-competitor runs along side a competitor during the race (pacing). This has been a problem in the past. It would be unfortunate to have to disqualify a runner for the actions of someone not in the race. Please help by informing those who will be there to support your team. Also, any runner who assists another runner will also be disqualified.

The Grinder

 The Boys Team ran their first post-season Grinder today. They set a record with 7 boys under 8:00 minutes. All-Time Grinder List

Daniel Simmons, 7:00 (New H.S. Record)

Ben Jaster, 7:18 PR

Kaden Evans, 7:23 PR

Ben Bradshaw, 7:24 PR

Chase Pack, 7:37 PR

Noah Nielson, 7:43 PR (Earned his spikes)

Maxwell Orr, 7:51

Bridger Karren, 8:03 PR

Ryker Bement, 8:08 PR

Tait Grundvig, 8:15 PR

Alex Williams, 8:18

Carter Moore, 8:33 SB

Logan Thornton, 8:33 PR

Carson Giles, 8:35 PR

Talon Beebe, 8:44

Austin Plewe, 8:52

Gavin Stratton, 9:20 SB

Paul Thomas, 9:21 PR

Cayden Vukich, 9:44 PR

Jared Ruchti, 10:07 PR

Brody Jones, 10:36

Keegan Winger, 10:47 PR

Tanner Miner, 11:23

Divisional Results

 The Cavemen participated this morning at the Utah State 6A Divisionals at Lakeside Park in Vineyard.

It was calm, cool, and sunny on the wet grass 5k course.

Complete Results

The Girls Varsity qualified for the State Finals by placing second in the 9 team Section A Race with 45 points.

2.Avalon Mecham, 18:31.3

7.Skye Jensen, 19:09.1

9.Sophie Steiger, 19:14.1

13.Alyssa Kleinman, 19:38.0

14.Natalia Boltz, 19:39.7

16.Haley Whitford, 19:54.9

26.Tori Stratton, 20:33.2

The Boys Varsity qualified for the State Finals by winning the 9 team Section A Race with 21 points.

1.Daniel Simmons, 15:22.0

2.Chase Pack, 15:48.3

4.Kaden Evans, 15:55.8

6.Maxwell Orr, 16:05.3

8.Ben Bradshaw, 16:11.0

9.Noah Nielson, 16:11.6

17.Ryker Bement, 16:36.7

The Cross-Country 6A State Finals will be held on Tuesday, October 24th at the Regional Athletic Complex in Rose Park.

The Boys JV ran a 2 mile time trial today at Art Dye Park. It was 75 Degrees, partly cloudy, and very windy.

1.Ben Jaster, 10:20.0

2.Bridger Karren, 10:33.7

3.Alex Williams, 10:54.9

4.Austin Plewe, 11:03.3

5.Logan Thornton, 11:10.4

6.Carter Moore, 11:13.6

7.Carson Giles, 11:41.7

8.Ryker Shanklin, 11:51.0

9.Trey Nielsen, 11:55.8

10.Talon Beebe, 11:56.5

11.Paul Thomas, 11:58.3

12.Gavin Stratton, 12:03.1

13.Joshua West, 12:10.1

14.keegan Winger, 12:22.7

15.Cayden Vukich, 12:27.5

16.Will Shin, 12:54.1

17.Brody Jones, 12:57.2

18.Jared Ruchti, 13:30.2

Utah State Divisional Races

 Next Tuesday, the Cavemen will be racing at the Utah State Divisional Races. The Girls Team races at 9:00 AM and the Boys Team races at 9:20 AM. The team bus will leave AFHS at 7:30 AM. All athletes must ride on the bus. Only athletes riding the bus will be excused from school that morning. We will be returrning to attend the rest of the school day after our races finsih (only 1 week left in the term after the race).

Also, there is a need for volunteers to help set up the course on Monday night and help run the meet on Tuesday. Sign up Here to help.

Region II Championship Results

 The Cavemen hosted the Region III Cross Country Championships today at Art Dye Park. It was50 degrees, cloudy, and damp from the weekend's rain. The 3.00 mile course  was soggy in areas.

Complete Results

Girls JV Race: The Cavemen won with 17 points in the 118 runner race.

1.Katherine Leach, 20:14.7

2.Millie Baird, 20:17.9

3.Sophie Bahr, 20:19.0

5.Kayla Bushman, 20:27.7

6.Shay Smith, 20:33.3

9.Mara Jensen, 20:36.2

14.Liana Giles, 21:00.0

16.Lily Jensen, 21:02.4

30.Mia Everitt, 21:35.8

34.Emma Clark, 21:46.7

36.Eva Davis, 21:50.4

45.Paislee Bartholomew, 22:12.5

55.Katie Piccolo, 22:51.6

61.Lucy Tanner, 23:23.6

65.Clara Adams, 23:35.9

74.Katelyn Kasperson, 24:04.7

75.Kai Frank, 24:05.7

76.Sarah McQuivey, 24:07.0

Boys JV Race: The Cavemen won with 21 points in the 162 runner race.

1.Bridger Karren, 16:20.8

3.Tait Grundvig, 16:28.8

4.Carter Moore, 16:29.5

5.Alex Williams, 16:47.2

8.Austin Plewe, 16:57.5

13.Logan Thornton, 17:11.3

22.Carson Giles, 17:39.3

25.Will Shin, 17:44.4

30.Gavin Stratton, 17:56.0

32.Trey Nielsen, 17:56.4

36.Talon Beebe, 18:03.0

46.Paul Thomas, 18:21.3

58.Jordan Burke, 18:38.5

75.Joshua West, 19:04.3

80.Cayden Vukich, 19:14.7

82.Brody Jones, 19:18.7

86.Keegan Winger, 19:25.9

93.Jared Ruchti, 19:33.4

121.Tanner Miner, 20:34.5

Girls Varsity Race: The Girls won their 10th Region Championship with 18 points in the 45 runner race.

1.Avalon Mecham, 18:01.8

2.Sophie Steiger, 18:38.6

4.Alyssa Kleinman, 18:47.9

5.Skye Jensen, 18:48.1

6.Natalia Boltz, 18:50.9

7.Haley Whitford, 18:57.3

14.Tori Stratton, 19:14.7

21.Kennadee Bushman, 19:41.1

Boys Varsity Race: The Boys won their 14th Region Championship with a perfect score of 15 points in the 47 runner race.

1.Daniel Simmons, 15:02.9

2.Kaden Evans, 15:25.1

3.Chase Pack, 15:25.4

4.Ben Bradshaw, 15:38.6

5.Maxwell Orr, 15:45.6

9.Noah Nielson, 15:59.1

12.Ryker Bement, 16:12.0

The Cavemen will race next Tuesday, October 10th in the Utah State Divisional Race at Lakeside Park in Vineyard.

Region III Championships

 This Tuesday, October 3rd, American Fork High School will be hosting the 2023 Region III Championships. It will be held at Art Dye Park in American Fork. The course will be the same 3.00 mile course as the TwiKnight Invite. If you would like to volunteer to help at the meet, contact Coach Bruno Hunziker.

Schedule:

3:30 PM: Girls JV Race

4:00 PM: Boys JV Race

4:30 PM: Girls Varsity Race

5:00 PM: Boys Varsity Race

5:30 PM: Awards