Talon Smith had a great track season and finished by taking home the Division IV individual state title last week. The Joseph City athlete started out the season placing fifth at the Peaks Invitational with a time of 18:21, then placed first at Prescott Open Boys Race with a time of 18:05. He then placed third with the time of 17:25.2 at Shane Morris Invitational hosted by Blue Ridge. Followed by a great race in Casa Grande with a time of 16:21 placing first in his heat and second over all the small schools at Desert Twilight.
Smith placed first at Dave Conatser Invitational in Winslow with a time of 16:45, first at the Holbrook Invitational with a time of 17:14 and then took another first at the Sectionals Division IV, section III with a time of 16:30. State was his biggest challenge after the Peaks Invitational with a time of 16:39.
Smith is the son of Jim and Gayla Smith of Joseph City and a junior at JCHS.
