PROVO, Utah-Friday, as the Wasatch Wasps’ boys and girls track and field squads ensued in their pursuit of championship glory, things started well with comfortable temperatures in the high 60’s-low 70’s and sufficient cloud cover.
To start the action, Wasatch’s Abby West finished 19th overall in the girls’ 5-A 1600-meter run in a time of 5:29.66.
In the boys’ 5-A long jump, Zachary Davis placed fifth overall with a leap of 21-04.25 feet for the Wasps.
In the girls’ discus, Sydney Hiatt placed fifth overall with a toss of 86-04.25 feet. This is commendable as she was among the smaller girls competing in 5-A, but she held her own against a talented field.
Bennet Hill won the boys’ 110-meter hurdles 5-A championship in a time of 14.83 seconds. This is the Wasps’ first state championship as a 5-A competitor in state track and field in school history.
Mitch Nelson also won a state title, in the boys’ shot put, with a toss of 51-04.25 feet, so he joins Bennet Hill in this illustrious group.
In the girls’ 400-meter dash in 5-A, Wasatch’s Sydney Hales placed fifth in a time of 58.19 seconds. For the boys in 5-A, Andrei Hinkcley finished third in a time of 49.57 seconds.
Four Wasps athletes also made the 5-A all-state academic team. These athletes include Addy Larsen, McCall Scovil, Mikayla Stevens and Eric Patterson, so a sincere congratulations to all of them.
In the boys’ 300-meter hurdles, Jake Hill placed second with a time of 39.69 seconds while Bountiful’s Jace Jensen won the crown in 38.03 seconds.
The 5-A girls’ high jump saw Wasatch’s Morgan Rosskelly place 10th and Mikayala Stevens finished 11th overall.
The 4-A through 6-A portion of the meet concluded with the 4 x 400 relay, often one of the most thrilling events of any track meet.
In their final event of this meet, the Wasatch girls’ 4 x 400 team placed sixth overall in a time of 4:06.48. In this event, the Wasps were represented by Makayla Bastos, Amy Richardson, Macy Risto and Sydney Hales.
The Wasatch girls symmetrically finished in 15th place by netting 15 points in their first foray into 5-A.
The Wasatch boys’ 4 x 400 team was disqualified, but the Wasps still managed to finish third in the 5-A boys’ standings with 61 points, an impressive feat for a first time 5-A school.
