ST. GEORGE — Records fell and tents flew as more than 2,000 track and field athletes from 69 high schools competed at Pine View High School this past weekend.

In addition to the Pine View Invitational itself, the two-day event included a MVP Sports Championship session, where prequalified athletes competed in finals only, without trial heats.

Pine View head coach Dave Holt said the event featured some 5,200 entries and 2,200 athletes, making it one of the largest high school events ever staged in Southern Utah.

Holt said a sudden microburst of wind on Saturday damaged dozens of teams’ canopy tents, blowing several of them high into the air. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, he said.

“Just tents and gear everywhere,” Holt added.

Snow Canyon earned the most points among Southern Utah teams, with the Warriors taking first in the boys meet and sixth in the girls.

Meanwhile, host team Pine View placed third in the boys meet, while Crimson Cliffs tied for fourth. See top 10 team scores listed below.

“We had tons of amazing performances,” Holt said, noting that more than a dozen meet records were set, including three that were also new all-time Utah state records.

American Fork senior Daniel Simmons shattered his own state record in the 3,200-meter run with a remarkable time of 8:42.47. The previous state record, which Simmons set last May, was 8:49.05.

Simmons and Olympus senior JoJo Jordan also both broke the all-time state record in the 1,600-meter race, with Jordan crossing the finish line in 4:04.60 and Simmons taking second with a time of 4:04.78. The previous state record was 4:05.16, set by Thomas Boyden of Skyline in 2020.

The top 24 finishers in the race all finished in under 4:20.

Following are selected other highlights from the meet, focusing on top finishes by Southern Utah athletes:

Boys

Tyler West of Crimson Cliffs won the 100-meter dash in a time of 10.82 seconds. Snow Canyon’s JT Westbrook (11.16) and William West (11.23) finished fourth and sixth in that same event.

Canyon View senior Asher Groft won the 200-meter dash in a time of 22.00 seconds. Groft also took second out of more than 140 competitors in the 400 with a time of 48.91.

Snow Canyon senior Semaj Thompson won the 110 hurdles in a time of 14.36. His teammates Matt Maclennan (14.59) and Trevor Gough (14.92) placed fourth and sixth, respectively.

Cedar High senior McKoy Smith, who recently signed a letter of intent to compete for Southern Utah University, placed second in the 300 hurdles with a time of 38.66. Snow Canyon’s Maclennan (39.07), Gough (39.37) and Thompson (39.49) placed a respective third, fifth and sixth in that same event.

Pine View senior Teancum Jensen won the shot put with a top mark of 52 feet, 1.5 inches. Teammate Colton Sam Fong placed third with a throw of 49 feet, 2.5 inches. Hurricane senior Cael Carter placed fifth with 47 feet, 9 inches.

Teacum Jensen also placed second in the discus with a throw of 162 feet, 3 inches.

Snow Canyon’s Joseph Smith placed second in the javelin with a toss of 163 feet, 2 inches, while teammate Austin Crosby took third with a throw measuring 158 feet, 10 inches.

In relay events, Canyon View won the boys 4×100, while Desert Hills took second. Additionally, Snow Canyon won both the 4×200 and the 4×400 relays, while Pine View placed second in the 4×800.

Snow Canyon’s Owen Iloa won the high jump, clearing 6 feet, 4 inches. Also in that event, Eli Connelly of Crimson Cliffs tied for third and Ty Ottenschot of Crimson Cliffs placed fifth.

Austin Eaton of Crimson Cliffs placed second in the long jump with a leap of 22 feet, 5 inches. Canyon View’s Qwentyn Petty took third with a mark of 21 feet, 9 inches, while Snow Canyon’s Trevor Gough placed fifth.

Girls

Snow Canyon sophomore Amelia Nadauld placed second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.09 seconds. She also placed second in the 200 with a time of 24.80. She finished behind Bingham senior Andrea Amoah in both races, each of which featured at least 200 competitors.

Gabriele Dabb of Canyon View took sixth in the 400-meter race with a time of 58.21.

Ebony Dodoo of Delta won the 100 hurdles in a time of 15.36. Snow Canyon senior Lilly Wittwer placed third in 15.84, while Canyon View’s Harmony Lopez took fifth in 15.96. Lopez also placed sixth in the 300 hurdles.

Lucy Harris of Desert Hills placed second in the 300 hurdles with a time of 44.29. She also placed fourth in the javelin.

In field events, Snow Canyon’s Kennedy Scott took third in the shot put with a top mark of 38 feet, 2 inches, while Pine View’s Tea Wright placed fourth at 37 feet, 0.25 inches.

Cedar senior Kiara Hansen placed second in the discus with a throw of 116 feet, 6 inches. Canyon View’s Jordan Davenport placed third in that event, while Hurricane’s Matilyn Dotson took fifth.

Cedar’s Ella Fielding placed second in the javelin with a mark of 115 feet, 8 inches. Placing third in that same event was Hurricane’s Kate Carter, while Ashlee Harris of Snow Canyon took fifth.

Pine View junior Tori Conrad placed third in the high jump, clearing 5 feet, 2 inches.

The Snow Canyon girls took third in the 4×200 relay.

To see complete meet results on Athletic.net, click here.

Pine View Invitational 

March 22-23, 2024

Top 10 girls team scores

1. American Fork, 89
2. Timpview, 70.5
3. Lone Peak, 66
4. Park City, 47
5. Bingham, 45
6. Snow Canyon, 28
7. North Sevier, 24
8. (tie) Canyon View, 21.5
9. (tie) Timpanogos, 21.5
10. Cedar, 21

Top 10 boys team scores

1. Snow Canyon, 89.5
2. American Fork , 71
3. Pine View, 36
4. (tie) Crimson Cliffs, 35
5. (tie) Timpview, 35
6. Canyon View, 34
7. Weber, 30
8. (tie) Mountain View, 27
9. (tie) Morgan, 27
10. Union, 24.5

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