Track Bulletin - March 21, 2011

Titan Track Bulletin - March 21, 2011

COPPER HILLS / HILLCREST TRI
The Titans won both the Boys and Girls tri-meets Wednesday under terrible conditions. It was raining and blowing throughout the entire meet. The meet showed that many Titans have the toughness to perform under any conditions, but also showed that many more need to prepare better for the weather, tough it out, and compete at the highest level possible.
The Girls score was Syracuse 61.5, Copper Hills 55 and Hillcrest 35.5. Ali Morris won the long jump with a leap of 16'02, a very good mark considering the weather. April Bassinger threw 82'07 to win the javelin. She is still a rookie in the event and will be a good one. Mayra Franco won the 100m dash in 12.40. The wind negated a school record. Rylee Garver’s 1:05.18 was good enough to win the 400m dash. Sharlie Dimick ran 5:54.9 to win the 1600m. And with the meet on the line, Daylyn Johnston, Erin Kibler and Katelyn Davidson ran through the rain and wind to finish 1-2-3 to secure the TEAM victory.
The Boys margin of victory was a little wider as the Titan scored 92 points to Copper Hill’s 58 and Hillcrest’s 20. Zach Watson took one jump to win the pole vault at 12'00. Jamison Nielsen won the high jump clearing 5'08, tied for 1st in the 300m hurdles and was 2nd in the 110m hurdles. Hunter Naisbitt won the shot put and discus- the marks were not what he is used to, but he adjusted to the terrible conditions to secure the wins. Bradley Sherman and Steven Carter had good days in the shot and discus. Chris Brown won the 400m dash (52.76) and was 2nd in the 100m dash (11.41). Preston Williams won the 800m run in 2:03.4. Jaxon Hansen won both the 1600m run (4:46.8) and 3200m run (10:29.7).
Complete results of the meet and performance lists can be found at: www.titantrack2011.blogspot.com.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Chosen as the Athletes of the Week were Taylee Hamblin and Jaxon Hansen. After about six months on the stationary bike and elliptical trainer, Taylee was finally able to run a race. And she did a great job in placing 4th in the 1600m run. Jaxon continues to improve each week and his two victories in the 1600 and 3200 were big for the Titans.

WORKOUTS
We will workout Monday at 2:00 pm. Uniforms will be checked out at 1:30 pm Monday. All Boys and Girls not competing at the Super Meet will workout Tuesday after school. All Girls and Boys not competing at the Super Meet will workout Wednesday after school.

SUPER MEET
The Girls compete at Davis Tuesday, the Boys Wednesday. Action begins at 3:00 both days. Those competing will be excused at 1:30. The bus will leave at 1:45. Several of the top teams in Utah will be competing. This is our first state qualifying meet.

DAVIS DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS
Syracuse will host the Davis District Championships March 29th and 30th. We need your help in securing sponsors for all events for the meet.

CONGRATS
Lindsey McFarland and Hunter Naisbitt have signed letters of intent to compete on the collegiate level next year. Lindsey will be running for Weber State and Hunter throwing for Southern Utah. Congrats- the hard work continues to pay off.

ALUMNI UPDATE
Hannah Williams ran 4:41.9 in the 1500m run to place 4th out of 28 runners at a big invitational at University of Arizona. That converts to about a 4:59 1600. Jake Rossmango ran 4:06.4 to place 7th in the 1500m run at the TCU Invitational. He also finished 5th in the 3000m run in 9:13.6.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Mar 22 - Girls Super Meet at Davis
Mar 23 - Boys Super Meet at Davis
Mar 29/30 - Davis District Championships @ Syracuse