Snowflake swept the AIA divisional meet held at Shadow Mountain High School over the weekend. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams won the divisional crown. This was the fourth consecutive time the girls’ team has won the divisional title. The boys’ team is on an even better streak having won the divisional title now six consecutive years.
This year the boys’ team finished with 112 points. Valley Christian was second with 80 and ALA West Foothills placed third with 55.5.
The girls won their team crown with 153 points. ALA West Foothills was second with 153, and Valley Christian followed in third with 66.
The Lobos had multiple individual athletes fare very well at the meet and many of them have also now qualified for the AIA state meet to be held this coming weekend at Mesa Community College.
In the boys 100-meter final, Jacob LaDuke won the title with a time of 10.68. Christian Smith finished eighth with a time of 12.55. Otto Mills placed 12th.
In the 200-meter finals, LaDuke picked up another title with a time of 22.34. Christian Smit placed fourth in the prelims with a time of 22.51 but did not run in the final. Otto Mills placed 16th.
In the 110-meter hurdles. Ryder Hall won the finals with a time of 13.99. Conover Pitts placed sixth in 15.50. Seth Lancaster was eighth in 16.11. Corwin Larson placed 16th.
In the 300-meter hurdle final, Conover Pitts placed second with a time of 39.61. Seth Lancaster was seventh and Corwin Larson finished 13th.
Snowflake won the 4×100 meter relay with a time of 42.14, Otto Mills, Conover Pitts, Eli Willis and Jacob LaDuke ran the event.
Hayydn Nichols, Seth Lancaster, Conover Pitts and Jacob LaDuke placed first in the 4×400 meter relay with a time of 3:22.57.
In the shot put, Ziggy Ulberg placed 18th with a toss of 39-03. Jaxon Reidhead was 20th.
Ulberg finished ninth in the discus with a throw of 127-01. Jaxon Reidhead placed 13th.
In the javelin, Cody Potter placed second with a throw of 164-00. Colter Willis placed fourth, Calvin Hansen was 12th and Eli Willis was 20th.
In the high jump, Ryder Hall took the title with a height of 6-07.
In the pole vault, Hayydn Nichols placed fifth, clearing a height of 13-06. Seth Lancaster was 10th.
Ryder Hall was a second event, placing first in the long jump with a distance of 22-07. Colter Willis was 10th and Eli Willis finished 13th.
Hall also won the triple jump traveling a distance of 46-02. Cody Potter placed 14th and Rhett Hipps was 18th.
In the women’s 100-meter finals, Emma Brimhall placed sixth with a time of 12.93. In the prelims Rebecca Ballard finished 10th.
In the 200-meter final, Ballard placed fifth with a time of 26.67. In the prelims of that event Emma Brimhall finished ninth.
Hailey Jones took second place in the 400-meter finals with a time of 58.35. She won the prelim of the event with a time of 57.76. Kinzie Flake placed 14th and Aubree Denhalter was 19th.
In the 100-meter hurdle finals, Jayci Ballard took the top spot with a time of 15.30. Bryn Kupfer was close behind in second with a time of 15.62. Mariah Tingey placed sixth in 16.73. Ryah Denhalter finished ninth.
In the 300-meter hurdles, Jayci Ballard again captured the top spot with a time of 44.36. Hailey Jones was second in 44.48, and Maria Tingey placed seventh in 47.93. Brooklyn Davin finished 14th.
Snowflake won the 4×100 meter relay with Emma Brimhall, Rebecca Ballard, Mariah Tingey and Hailey Jones combining for a time of 48.58.
They also won the 4×400 meter relay. Jayci Ballard, Mariah Tingey, Bryn Kupfer and Hailey Jones finished with a time of 3:59.35.
In the 4×800 meter relay they finished sixth. Brooklyn Davis, Emree Mowers, Grace Prestwich and Aubree Denhalter finished with a time of 10:27.55.
Snowflake took four of the top five spots in the shot put. Ranell West won the event with a distance of 36-07. Mairead Stradling was third with 34-10, Ryah Denhalter was fourth with 33-09 and Josie Clare placed fifth with 33-04.
Ranell West also won the discus event with a throw of 125-00. Moira Stradling placed 10th, Klaire Reidhead was 15th and Rebekah Frost finished 18th.
In the javelin, Bryn Kupfer placed second with a throw of 144-04. Ranell West placed 10th, Ryah Denhalter was 13th and Kinzie Flake was 19th.
In the high jump, Bryn Kupfer placed second, clearing a height of 5-06. Ryah Denhalter was fourth with 5-01 and Josie Clare placed eighth with 4-10.
In the pole vault, Amry Cardon placed fourth clearing a height of 10-00. Joee Nichols was 17th and Leisl Shumway finished 19th.
Jayci Ballard won the long jump event with a distance of 17-04. Addie Martin was sixth with 15-09.
In the triple jump, Rebecca Ballard placed 15th with a distance of 31-04.75. Addie Martin was 20th and Amry Cardon finished 22nd.