Utah Athletes Shine at 2017 Simplot Games by Setting Two Meet Records

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Date February 18, 2017
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Utah Athletes Shine at 2017 Simplot Games by Setting Two Meet Records

 
Pocatello, Idaho – Utah athletes made their mark at the 2017 Simplot Games, taking home two meet records and sweeping the boys’ 1600 meters on their way to winning seven events in total. Here are the highlights:
 
Talon Hull, a senior from Pleasant View, set a new meet record in the boys’ 1600 meters with a time of 4:08.78 while leading a Utah sweep of the medal stand. Patrick Parker, a senior from American Fork, was in the lead for most of the race until the last lap when Hull gave it a final kick. Parker came in second with a time of 4:09.95, followed by McKay Johns, a senior from American Fork; Haden Penrod, a senior from Springville; Grant Gardner, a sophomore from Springville; and Adam Wood, a senior from Herriman.
 
Casey Clinger, a senior from American Fork, set a new meet record in the 3200 meters with a time of 8:54.97. Last year he broke the meet record, but so did competitor Garek Bielaczyc who edged him out in the final lap to capture the new meet record of 8:57.03. Clinger came home with the official record this year, beating the record by over 2 seconds.
 
Hunter Woodhall, a senior from West Point running with Syracuse Track Club, won the boys 400 meters with a time of 49.07. Woodhall took silver in the 200 and bronze in the 400 in the T43 classification at the Paralympics Games in Rio this summer.
 
The Syracuse Track Club left the crowd stunned as they fought from behind to win the boys’ 4×400 relay, finishing with a time of 3:23.85. The team consists of Tanner Kutterer, senior, Trevor Burrell, sophomore, Nathan Kaufusi, sophomore, and Woodhall on the anchor leg.
 
Kate Hunter, a senior from Provo, overcame a crowded field that initially boxed her in to outlast the competition and win the girls’ 800 meters with a time of 2:10.75.
 
Dallin Draper, a junior from Lehi, won the boys’ 60-meter dash. Draper crossed the finish line with a time of 6.86, just .02 seconds in front of the second place runner, Myles Webb of Glendale, Calif.
 
Gold Medal Athletics, also from Lehi, won the boys’ sprint medley relay.  Juniors Turner Koyle and Brandon Williams and seniors Mark Rockwood and Gabe Stock ran the medley relay in 3:37.10, earning them the top spot on the podium. The medley relay includes legs of 400, 200, 200, and 800 meters.
 
A list of Utah medallists is included below.
 
More than 2,200 athletes came from across the U.S., Canada, and Australia to participate in the 39^th annual Simplot Games. Simplot Games remains the nation’s premier high school indoor track and field event. Sponsored by the J.R. Simplot Company since 1979, the Simplot Games are held at Idaho State University’s Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho.
 
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Boys 60 Meter Dash
1^st, Dallin Draper, 11, Lehi
Boys 200 Meter Dash
2^nd, Dallin Draper,11, Lehi
3^rd, Dominic Bentil, 11, Highland
Girls 200 Meter Dash
6^th, Emily Ellis, 11, Highland
Boys 400 Meter Dash
1^st, Hunter Woodhall, 12, West Point
4^th, Kam Radebaugh, 10, Lehi
5^th, Mussa Mahitula, 12, Holladay
Girls 400 Meter Dash
4^th, Meghan Hunter, 10, Provo
5^th, Emily Ellis, 11, Highland
Boys 800 Meter Run
2^nd, Heston Andersen, 12, Spanish Fork
Girls 800 Meter Run
1^st, Kate Hunter, 12, Provo
Boys 1600 Meter Run
1^st, Talon Hull, 12, Pleasant Grove
2^nd, Patrick Parker, 12, American Fork
3^rd, McKay Johns, 12, American Fork
4^th, Haden Penrod, 12, Springville
5^th, Grant Gardner, 10, Springville
6^th, Adam Wood, 12, Herriman
Girls 1600 Meter Run
3^rd, Sammy Hollingsworth, 12, American Fork
5^th, Sara Musselman, 12, American Fork
Boys 3200 Meter Run
1^st, Casey Clinger, 12, American Fork
2^nd, Garrett Barton,12, Ogden
3^rd, Travis Feeny, 12, Ogden
5^th, Haydon Cooper, 12, Spanish Fork
Girls 3200 Meter Run
3^rd, Grace Ping, 8, Park City
4^th, Aubrey Argyle, 12, Kaysville
5^th, Kate Richardson, 10, Syracuse
Boys 1600 Medley Relay
1^st, Gold Medal Athletics, Lehi
3^rd, Davis Track Club ‘A’, Kaysville
5^th, Olympus, Holladay
6^th, Timpanogos, Orem
Girls 1600 Medley Relay
2^nd, Davis Track Club ‘A’, Kaysville
3^rd, Gold Medal Athletics, Lehi
Boys 4 x 200 Relay
6^th, Gold Medal Athletics ‘A’, Lehi
Boys 4 x 400 Relay
1^st, Syracuse Track Club, West Point
4^th, Davis Track Club, Kaysville
Girls 4 x 400 Relay
2^nd, Team Provo, Provo
4^th, Davis Track Club, Kaysville
Boys 4 x 800 Relay
2^nd, Davis Track Club ‘A’, Kaysville
3^rd, Olympus, Holladay
4^th, Wildcat Track Club, Woods Cross
Girls 4 x 800 Relay
2^nd, Davis Track Club ‘A’, Kaysville
3^rd, Viking Track Club, Bountiful
4^th, Maple Mountain Track Club, Spanish Fork
5^th, Davis Track Club ‘B’, Kaysville
Boys Shot Put
3^rd, Talin Mortensen, 12, Salem
Boys High Jump
3^rd, Xakai Harry, 11, Kaysville
5^th, Joshua Thomas, 12, Richfield
6^th, Owen Mitchell, 12, Pleasant Grove
Girls High Jump
4^th, Eden Richards, 12, Orem
6^th, Ginger Nelson, 12, Lehi
Boys Long Jump
2^nd, Xakai Harry, 11, Kaysville
4^th, William Prettyman, 10, West Valley City