High school track and field: Pine View’s boys, girls teams place 1st at Dixie Invitational

Written by Jeff Richards
April 28, 2024
Athletes compete in the 3200-meter run at the Dixie Invitational, St. George, Utah, April 26-27, 2024 | Photo by Jacqui Knighton, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — Pine View High School’s boys and girls track teams took first place at the Dixie Invitational meet at Dixie High School over the weekend.

High school athletes compete at the Dixie Invitational, St. George, Utah, April 26-27, 2024 | Photo by Jacqui Knighton, St. George News

“Maybe the hardest thing about coaching track is to get everyone to see the big picture and buy into the team aspect,” Pine View head coach Dave Holt told St. George News afterward. “So being able to come together and win an invitational, especially at this point in the season, really helps the kids start to grasp that team-side of the sport.”

“Like most teams we are dealing with a few injuries and we’re missing a few kids to other activities,” Holt added. “But it was great to see the team come together.”

Among the highlights for the Panthers were four new school records set at the two-day meet, including Bridger Jaggi’s winning time of 9:10.72 in the boys 3200-meter run. Jaggi then doubled back and won the 800-meter race just 90 minutes later, Holt noted.

Setting a new Pine View school record in the girls 3200-meter run was senior Kate Jones, who posted a winning time of 11:07.18.

The Pine View girls also established new school records in both the 4×800 and 4×100 relays, Holt said. The Panthers’ time of 49.77 in the 4×100 earned them third place at the meet (within 0.22 of a second of winner Canyon View) but still broke a 26-year-old school mark, Holt said.

The Pine View girls finished with 102 team points, while runner up Canyon View had 94. Cedar placed third with 72 points.

On the boys’ side, Pine View scored 126 points, just two points ahead of runner-up Snow Canyon’s 124. Canyon View placed third with 64. See top 10 team scores listed at bottom of story.

Many high schools from around the state will next be heading up to the BYU Invitational in Provo the weekend of May 3-4.

“We’ll split our athletes between BYU and the Sentinel Invite at Mountain Ridge High School in Herriman,” Holt said.

Following are highlights from the Dixie Invitational, with emphasis on top-three finishes by Southern Utah athletes:

Girls

Snow Canyon sophomore Amelia Nadauld won the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.02 seconds. Coming in second at 12.51 was junior Jade Reimer of Pine View, while Desert Hills senior Drew Schwartz placed third in 12.69.

Amelia Nadauld of Snow Canyon wins the 100-meter dash at the Dixie Invitational, St. George, Utah, April 26-27, 2024 | Photo by Jacqui Knighton, St. George News

Reimer was the winner in the 200-meter dash, posting a time of 25.77. Coming second in the 200 with a time of 26.01 was Pine View sophomore Ashley Leavitt, who had also placed fourth in the 100. Canyon View’s Harmony Lopez took third in the 200 with a time of 26.30. 

Crimson Cliffs senior Alexa Basile was the winner of the 100 hurdles with a time of 15.14 second. Canyon View’s Harmony Lopez placed second in 15.53 and Cedar’s Abigail Illian took third in 16.03.

Canyon View’s Lopez won the 300 hurdles,crossing the finish line in 45.09, or 2.6 seconds ahead of runner-up Journey Toomey of North Sanpete. Dixie senior Hali’a Pelton took third in 48.93.

Cedar freshman Jaylin York won the 400 in a time of 59.38, just one-hundredth of a second ahead of runner-up Mari Briggs of North Sanpete. Canyon View senior Gabriele Dabb placed third in 59.53.

Kanab sophomore Kenidee Glazier won the 800 in 2:13.92, with Cedar sophomore Scarlett Guillen (2:20.27) placing second and Canyon View senior Lydia Forsyth (2:22.86) taking third.

Panguitch senior Tabi Henrie took second in the seeded 1600-meter run with a time of 5:18.82, with sophomore teammate Brooke Albrecht taking third in 5:20.18. 

As mentioned above, Pine View’s Kate Jones won the 3200 in a time of 11:07.18, which was more than 10 seconds faster than runner-up Elle Williams of Pine View’s time of 11:17.69. Desert Hills junior Olivia Lay placed third in the 3200, while Pine View sophomore Emmalee Williams took fourth.

High school athletes compete at the Dixie Invitational, St. George, Utah, April 26-27, 2024 | Photo by Jacqui Knighton, St. George News

In field events, Cedar senior Kiara Hansen won both the discus and shot put. Hansen’s winning discus throw measured 120 feet, 10 inches, with Jordan Davenport of Canyon View coming in a close second place at 119 feet, 9 inches. Senior Aivalyn Moore of Dixie placed third with 109 feet, 11 inches.

In the shot put, Hansen posted a winning march of 39 feet, 9.5 inches, with Snow Canyon’s Kennedy Scott (35-11.5) and Parowan’s Addilyn Guymon (34-6) taking second and third, respectively.

Hurricane junior Kate Carter won the javelin with a throw of 127 feet, 8 inches, with Alina Lurth of Beaver (118-6) and Katie Elison of Hurricane (118-2) finishing a respective second and third.

Snow Canyon’s Amelia Nadauld won the long jump with a mark of 18 feet, 6.25 inches, while Desert Hills junior Lucy Harris placed second at 17 feet, 8.75 inches. Averi Pace of Canyon View took third.

Tori Conrad of Pine View was the winner of the high jump, clearing 5 feet, 2 inches. Taking the next two spots were Alina Lurth of Beaver and Lyla Groft of Canyon View, both of whom cleared 5 feet exactly. 

Pine View’s school-record time in the 4×800 relay was 9:40.07, with Kate Jones leading off, followed by Katie Finch, then Elle Williams and anchor Emmalee Williams.

Boys

Crimson Cliffs junior Easton Lott won the 100-meter dash in a time of 10.91 seconds, with Snow Canyon senior William West taking second in 11.07. Third place went to Snow Canyon’s Joshua Westbrook, who finished in 11.22.

Semaj Thompson of Snow Canyon clears a hurdle during the Dixie Invitational, St. George, Utah, April 26-27, 2024 | Photo by Jacqui Knighton, St. George News

Snow Canyon’s West won the 200 in a time of 22.16, with Cedar senior McKoy Smith taking second in 22.26. Lott finished third in 22.46.

Snow Canyon seniors Semaj Thompson and Matt Maclennan finished 1-2 in the 110 hurdles, with Thompson winning in 14.24 and Maclennan posting a time of 14.34. Cedar’s Smith placed third in 14.86.

Thompson also led a 1-2-3 Snow Canyon sweep in the 300 hurdles. His winning time was 37.37, with teammate Trevor Gough placing second in 37.52 and Maclennan taking third in 39.31.

Canyon View senior Qwentyn Petty won the 400-meter run in a time of 48.75, with teammate Asher Groft taking second in 49.95. Dixie’s Aiddin Wilson placed third in 50.60.

Pine View’s Bridger Jaggi won the 800 in a time of 1:55.52, more than three seconds ahead of runner-up Carter Rimmasch, a sophomore at Pine View, who finished in 1:58.91. Snow Canyon senior James Butterfield placed third in 1:59.42.

Snow Canyon’s Butterfield won the seeded 1600 with a time of 4:18.66. Taking a respective second and third in the 1600 were Thomas Daniels of Canyon View and Jarren Ence of Hurricane.

As mentioned earlier, Pine View’s Jaggi won the 3200 in a time of 9:10.72. Snow Canyon’s Butterfield placed second in 9:22.44 and Pine View senior Talmage Wright took third in 9:39.25.

Bridger Jaggi of Pine View competes in a distance race at the Dixie Invitational, St. George, Utah, April 26-27, 2024 | Photo by Jacqui Knighton, St. George News

In field events, Pine View swept the top three spots in the discus, with senior Colton Sam Fong posting a winning mark of 163 feet, 10 inches. Fellow senior Brodie Swensen threw 151 feet even to take second, while sophomore Ethan Sam Fong placed third with a top throw of 144 feet, 6 inches.

Ethan Sam Fong won the shot put with a throw of 45 feet, 7.5 inches, while Taggart Harris of Beaver and Wyatt Orton of Kanab placed a respective second and third in the shot.

Snow Canyon senior Austin Crosby won the javelin with a throw of 174 feet, 8 inches, while Beaver’s Harris came in second with a top throw of 163 feet, 6 inches. Panguitch junior Daxton Miller took third at 159 feet, 3 inches.

Desert Hills senior Sawyer Kohler won the long jump with a leap measuring 21 feet, 3 inches. Placing second and third in that event were Kayden Lister (20-10.5) and Eli Connelly (20-4.5), both from Crimson Cliffs.

Dixie Invitational, April 26-27, 2024

Top 10 girls team scores

  1. Pine View, 102.
  2. Canyon View, 94.
  3. Cedar, 72.
  4. Hurricane, 62.
  5. Snow Canyon, 56.
  6. Desert Hills, 49.
  7. North Sanpete, 41.
  8. Panguitch, 37.
  9. Dixie, 31
  10. Beaver, 26.

Top 10 boys team scores

  1. Pine View, 126.
  2. Snow Canyon, 124.
  3. Canyon View, 64.
  4. Crimson Cliffs, 53.
  5. Hurricane, 47.
  6. Beaver, 45.
  7. Cedar, 40.
  8. Desert Hills, 38.5.
  9. Dixie, 38.
  10. Panguitch, 21.5.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jeff Richards, a native of Salt Lake City with family roots in Panguitch, lived in Moab for 20 years before joining St. George News in 2017. Jeff is a longtime journalist and secondary school teacher. He and his wife Penny are the parents of five daughters. They also have three young grandsons. Jeff and his family enjoy swimming, camping, sightseeing, reading, and taking pictures.

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