American Fork Grass Relays Results

Results
     We would like to thank everybody who helped out at the meet yesterday; especially the team parents who helped at registration, in the concession stand, in the finish chute, in the press box, and with the results boards. We had 35 teams and 1324 runners show up.

The Girls Varsity relay team placed 5th overall in a time of 64:11, with Maddie Bench earning a plaque for the 14th fastest leg in 12:33.

5.American Fork            64:11

    M.Bench            12:33

    S.Baird            12:54

    L.Green            13:16

    D.Leach            12:48

    M.Stepp            12:40

In The Girls Jr/Sr/ J.V. race, Nikki Smith was the individual champion (12:51), while Amber Bardin took home a tenth place medal (13:43).
They were followed on by:
33.Mallory Finch, 14:31
62.Andie Weight, 15:06
77.Hailey Heath, 15:23
88.Rachel Merrill, 15:34
93.Sabrina Thomas, 15:37
101.Abby McBride, 15:43
105.Megan Staten, 15:45
155.Candace Lundahl, 17:03
198.Heather Bergeson, 18:29
210.Ashlie Rymer, 19:03
212.Allison Lawrence, 19:10

Five Cavemen won awards in the Girls Frosh/Soph J.V. race. Hannah McKendrick won (12:48), just edging out here teammate Sophie Stewart (12:48). Katie Bradshaw placed 3rd (12:59), Sammy Hollingsworth 6th (13:12), and Payton Pryor in 8th (13:18).
They were followed by:
14.Anna Gunther, 13:45
20.Bonnie Schellenberg, 14:00
23.Rachael Brantley, 14:06
31.Kaylie Green, 14:26
33.Shelby Graves, 14:28
37.Camille Garrett, 14:35
43.Madison Marrott, 14:46
46.Kendra Heath, 14:49
68.Abby Lamb, 15:34
103.Autumn Kelsch, 16:22
106.Courtney Cox, 16:24
190.Taylor Hodges, 24:20

The Boys Varsity Relay team just missed setting a new Grass Relays record by only 2 seconds, running a time of 51:48. Connor McMillan ran the 2nd fastest time ever (9:52), only 4 seconds off of the record. He was the fastest leg by 11 seconds. Zac Jacklin also won a plaque with a 4th place leg in 10:06.
1.American Fork           51:48
     C.McMillan               9:52
     Z.Jacklin                   10:06
     T.Bell                       10:36
     N.Tracy                    10:41
     C.Thompson             10:33

In the Boys Jr/Sr J.V. race, the Cavemen swept the first 5 places and 7 of the  10 medals. Daniel Bentley was the individual champion in 10:34. He was followed by Spencer Herzog (10:35), Jace Jensen (10:41), Jacob Chase (10:52), and Luke Gunther (10:52).  Connor Hoopes placed 7th  in10:57 and Ashton Jensen 8th in 10:58.
They were followed by:
82.Dillon Stone, 12:15
84.Tyler Schow, 12:19
90.Parker Rasmussen, 12:26

Four Cavemen took home top ten awards in the Boys Frosh/Soph J.V. race. Casey Clinger was the individual champion in 10:40, followed by runner-up McKay Johns in 10:45. Joe Simmons placed 6th in 10:58 and Hagen Harmer 7th in 11:02. In total, the Cavemen had an astounding 16 boys under 11:00!
They were followed by:
13.Adam Juchau, 11:20
19.Jonah Hickman, 11:27
21.Tony Jeffs, 11:35
44.Jared Anderson, 12:00
49.Jason Manning, 12:06
110.Mark Carlisle, 12:53
123.Ben Schellenberg, 13:01
209.Collin Nielsen, 13:48
238.Nate Baird, 14:11

Southwest US Region

How tough is it to be in the Southwest US Region with Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada?  Rob Monroe (Watchout) who does the National Rankings for Dyestat and previously for ESPNHS compiled these statistics from Nike Cross Nationals since the advent of Regional qualifying races in 2007:

NXN History update

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Here is a little update on how programs and regions have fared at NXN since regional qualifiers began (2007) based on average points scored (adjusted for teams that haven’t qualified all six years). Note that these numbers are NOT weighted towards more recent years, this is just a simple average… a look including recent trends would also be a valuable tool, and I will probably reference it at some point over the next year.

 Top Eight Boys Programs –

1.       197.33 North Central WA

2.       264.67 York IL

3.       294.33 Arcadia CA

4.       305.17 American Fork UT

5.       316.67 Fayetteville-Manlius NY

6.       325.33 Christian Brothers NJ

7.       327.33 The Woodlands TX

8.       343.67 Southlake Carroll TX

 

Top Eight Girls Programs –

1.       60.67 Fayetteville-Manlius NY

2.       156.67 Saratoga Springs NY

3.       218.33 Fort Collins CO

4.       221.17 Saugus CA

5.       258.33 Tatnall DE

6.       362.50 Jesuit OR

7.       363.17 Carmel IN

8.       368.33 Southlake Carroll TX

 

Average Region Score – Boys Auto-Qualifiers

1.       222.50 Southwest

2.       241.75 Midwest

3.       241.92 Northwest

4.       252.83 Northeast

5.       270.75 California

6.       274.50 South

7.       293.83 New York

8.       344.00 Heartland

9.       399.83 Southeast

 

Average Region Score – Girls Auto-Qualifiers

1.       109.92 New York

2.       252.75 Southwest

3.       279.42 California

4.       282.67 Southeast

5.       293.42 Midwest

6.       331.08 Northwest

7.       354.92 Heartland

8.       383.25 Northeast

9.       390.33 South 

Average Region Score – Boys Top 2 Finishers (and # of At-Large bids received)

1.       222.50 Southwest (1 At-Large)

2.       227.33 Midwest (5 At-Large)

3.       241.92 Northwest (1 At-Large)

4.       251.33 California (9 At-Large)

5.       252.83 Northeast (5 At-Large)

6.       274.50 South (3 At-Large)

7.       293.83 New York (0 At-Large)

8.       344.00 Heartland (0 At-Large)

9.       399.83 Southeast (0 At-Large) 

Average Region Score – Girls Top 2 Finishers (and # of At-Large bids received)

1.       108.17 New York (9 At-Large)

2.       252.75 Southwest (1 At-Large)

3.       263.25 California (6 At-Large)

4.       267.83 Southeast (3 At-Large)

5.       288.08 Midwest (2 At-Large)

6.       331.08 Northwest (0 At-Large)

7.       354.92 Heartland (0 At-Large)

8.       375.08 Northeast (1 At-Large)

9.       387.58 South (2 At-Large)

You can follow his blog at WatchoutXCRanknings

American Fork Grass Relays Information

     

Next Saturday, August 31st, we are hosting the 18th Annual Grass Relays at American Fork. Below is the schedule. Girls need to be at AFHS at 7:15 AM, Boys at 7:30 AM. If you do not have racing spikes yet, Don Bentley from Fleet Feet Sports will be selling them (first come first serve) at the meet. He has a deal on spikes for $35, or spikes and trainers for $100.

Parents if you would like to help in the Concession Stand, with Registration, or with the Finish Chute/Results Boards, please contact Parent Booster president Jill Bardin at 369-7813.

To be eligible to race, athletes need to have all their paperwork (Physical, Tryout Checklist, and Concussion Paper) handed in and their Activity Fee paid. They must also have been regular attendees at practice.

Race Schedule:
7:30 AM - USATF Jr. Olympics race (1 mile) for 9 yrs. to 8th grade. Coach Phil Olsen of Provo HS is putting this race on.
8:00 AM - Girls Frosh/Soph JV
8:25 AM - Boys Frosh/Soph JV
8:40 AM - Girls Jr/Sr JV
9:00 AM - Boys Jr/Sr JV
9:15 AM - Girls Varsity Relay
10:35 AM - Boys Varsity Relay
11:45 AM - Varsity Awards

The athletes in each race should warm up together. After each race, they must do their cooldown run together before leaving. The boys should stay to dismantle the course and take the hay back to Hoggard's Farm. We are usually done by 1:30 PM.

 



Boys Preseason 2 Mile Time Trial

The boys had their Preseason 2 mile time trial today on the Grass Relays Course. It was 92 degrees and mostly sunny. (Time trial record - Clayton Young 10:00 in 2011)
Place, Name, Time (2012 Time)
1.Connor McMillan,10:04 (10:28)
2.Zac Jacklin, 10:11 (10:42)
3.Caleb Thompson, 10:24 (10:34)
4.Nathan Tracy, 10:25
5.Tyler Bell, 10:39
6.Daniel Bentley, 10:40 (12:01)
7.Luke Gunther, 10:53 (11:18)
8.Jace Jensen, 10:55 (11:40)
9.Jacob Chase, 10:57 (11:18)
10.Spencer Herzog, 10:59 (11:12)
11.Connoe Hoopes, 11:01 (12:01)
12.Hagan Harmer, 11:13 (13:05)
13.Casey Clinger, 11:19
14.McKay Johns, 11:24
15.Joe Simmons, 11:30
16.Adam Juchau, 11:35
17.Jonah Hickman, 11:45
18.Ashton Jenson, 12:05
19.Tony Jeffs, 12:30 (13:23)
20.Jared Anderson, 12:35
21.Jason Manning, 12:49
22.Dillon Stone, 13:00
23.Tyler Schow, 13:18
24.Mark Carlisle, 13:20
25.Nathan Springer, 14:05
26.Parker Williams, 14:35 (17:28)
27.Ben Schellenberg, 15:09
28.Nathan Baird, 15:50
29.Collin Nielsen, 16:05
Top 5 cumulative - 51:40 (2012 - 53:05, 2011 - 53:12)

Southwest Region Preseason Rankings

Milesplit Rankings

The boys start the season with their backs painted with big targets. The girls begin the season with their highest preseason ranking ever: #5.

Milesplit Utah Preseason Rankings

Milesplit Utah has posted their 2013 Preseason Rankings.
Both the girls team and boys team will start the season at #1 in 5A.
Girls Rankings and Preview
Boys Rankings and Preview

The Grinder Week 13

Congratulations to Maddie Bench for being the 2nd girl in AF history to break 9:30 up The Grinder this morning with a record time of 9:25. She earned a new pair of spikes as well as Nathan Tracy, who became the 14th boy in school history to break the 8 minute barrier in 7:58. Adam Juchau became the 3rd freshman boy to break 9:00 this summer with a time of 8:54 to earn a t-shirt.