6A state track: Corner Canyon boys, Lone Peak girls continue dominating runs


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PROVO — Smith Snowden didn't have the best start in the final 100-meter dash of his high school career on Saturday.

But like a defensive back adjusting to an offensive scheme, the University of Utah-bound cornerback made the perfect fix at the right time.

Snowden ran a 10.59 100 to win his first state title, edging West Jordan's Gabe Remy by .01 seconds at the 6A state track and field championships at BYU.

"I knew right when I got started that I was going to have to make up some time," said Snowden, who lost in the state final by a similar time a year ago to Roy's Parker Kingston. "Almost everybody had a few meters on me. I just took a deep breath, blew it out, and that gave me the strength to finish strong.

"That was my goal this whole season: to take state. I came so close last year, and this has me feeling really good."

Snowden added another title by .002 seconds, edging Remy again in the 200 in 21.392 seconds.

Fremont senior Amare Harlan broke her own state record in the girls 100-meter final, smashing the previous barrier of 11.51 seconds with a final time of 11.43, a half-second faster than her nearest competitor. It was the first of three titles on the day for Harlan, the long jump champion who also broke a state record in the 200 in 23.30 seconds and anchored the 4x100-meter relay to a winning time of 47.83 seconds.

Weber's Eden DeVries broke a 40-year-old record in the 100-meter hurdles with her first-place time of 14.03 seconds. The Warriors senior was .05 seconds faster than the previous record set by East's Sue Devries in 1983.

Equally exciting to Snowden's 100-meter finish was Weber freshman Joshua Hamblin, who edged Corner Canyon senior Spencer Kirkham by .001 seconds with a 14.52 in the 110-meter hurdles.

"I just gave the best lean possible in the end, and it pulled through," said Hamblin, who won his second individual title against a final race of seven seniors and a junior. "It was a good race. … I feel like if it was just me and a bunch of freshmen, my time wouldn't be what it is now. But the little guy wants to beat the older guy; it definitely motivates you."

Corner Canyon put the final seal on its fourth-straight boys track and field title in the final event of the day, when BYU commit Owen Borg, Kirkham, Preston Rasmussen and Tate Kjar won the 4x400-meter relay by nearly three seconds over second place Lone Peak.

The Chargers piled up 92 points, fending off Herriman (76), American Fork (69), Lone Peak (68) and Skyridge (49).

Addie Meldrum and Boston Bybee went 1-2 in the first event of the day, the 1,600-meter final, as Lone Peak strolled to its fifth-straight girls track and field championship, and seventh in program history.

6A track and field championships

Clarence Robison Track, BYU

Full results available here

6A Boys top-10 team scores

  • Corner Canyon, 92
  • Herriman, 76
  • American Fork, 69
  • Lone Peak, 68
  • Skyridge, 49
  • West Jordan, 49
  • Syracuse, 40
  • Layton, 39
  • Weber, 37
  • Farmington, 26
  • Copper Hills, 26

1600M — 1. Daniel Simmons, American Fork, 4:10.48; 2. William Steadman, Herriman, 4:11.30; 3. Noah Jenkins, Herriman, 4:12.12; 4. Spencer Bradshaw, Farmington, 4:13.52; 5. Jaron Hartshorn, Lone Peak, 4:14.81; 6. Max Hofheins, Herriman, 4:15.17; 7. Andrew Harris, Weber, 4:25.29; 8. Alex Maxfield, West Jordan, 4:15.83.

110M hurdles — 1. Joshua Hamblin, Weber, 14.52; 2. Spencer Kirkham, Corner Canyon, 14.52; 3. Forest Mead, Herriman, 14.94; 4. Erik Youngberg, American Fork, 15.11; 5. Caleb Doman, Lone Peak, 15.31; 6. CalebSteele, Copper Hills, 15.33; 7. Broc Traver, Copper Hills, 15.33; 8. Tad Frederick, Riverton, 15.54.

100M — 1. Smith Snowden, Skyridge, 10.59; 2. Gabe Remy, West Jordan, 10.60; 3. Cameron Mamalis, Bingham, 10.90; 4. Aiden McDonald, Corner Canyon, 10.92; 5. Champion Edwards, American Fork, 10.92; 6. Cole Christensen, Lone Peak, 10.93; 7. Evan Agor, American Fork, 10.95; 8. Quinn Hale, Corner Canyon, 10.96.

400M — 1. Colby Anderson, Roy, 47.53; 2. Ethan Valletta, Lone Peak, 47.66; 3. Tate Kjar, Corner Canyon, 48.04; 4. Dominic Overby, West Jordan, 48.66; 5. Bode Jensen, Farmington, 48.92; 6. Preston Rasmussen, Corner Canyon, 48.93; 7. Ethan Winterton, Mountain Ridge, 49.90; 8. Jaxon Durrant, American Fork, 49.90.

300M hurdles — 1. Spencer Kirkham, Corner Canyon 38.09; 2. Caleb Doman, Lone Peak, 38.94; 3. Adam Goetz, West Jordan, 39.15; 4. Joshua Hamblin, Weber, 39.32; 5. Tanner Crosland, Farmington, 39.38; 6. Erik Youngberg, American Fork, 39.79; 7. Forest Mead, Herriman, 39.96; 8. Will Bennion, American Fork, 41.09.

800M — 1. Kadan Allen, Herriman, 1:52.68; 2. Connor Whatcott, Corner Canyon, 1:53.46; 3. William Steadman, Herriman, 1:54.38; 4. Jaron Hartshorn, Lone Peak, 1:54.44; 5. Brandon Geckler, Davis, 1:54.91; 6. Jayden Gibson, Skyridge, 1:54.92; 7. Tayshaun Ogomo, Herriman, 1:55.47; 8. Jeff Lewis, Corner Canyon, 1:55.47.

4x100M relay — 1. Corner Canyon, 41.92; 2. Syracuse, 42.30; 3. American Fork, 42.33; 4. West Jordan, 42.59; 5. Bingham, 42.60; 6. Roy, 43.15; 7. Fremont, 43.31; 8. Weber, 43.37.

200M — 1. Smith Snowden, Skyridge, 21.40; 2. Gabe Remy, West Jordan, 21.40; 3. Aiden McDonald, Corner Canyon, 21.64; 4. Evan Agor, American Fork, 21.92; 5. Colby Anderson, Roy, 22.00; 6. Ethan Valletta, Lone Peak, 22.03; 7. Preston Rasmussen, Corner Canyon, 22.05; 8. D'Angelo Mayes, Syracuse, 22.06.

4x400M relay — 1. Corner Canyon, 3:16.55; 2. Lone Peak, 3:19.30; 3. Herriman, 3:24.09; 4. West Jordan, 3:24.25; 5. Farmington, 3:24.67; 6. Weber, 3:25.06; 7. Davis, 3:25.06; 8. Skyridge, 3:25.95.

Pole vault — 1. Kyle James, Riverton, 14-05.50; 2. Wyatt Barker, Riverton, 14-05.50; 3. Adam Wightman, Mountain Ridge, 14.-0.50; 4. Devan Pierce, Bingham, 13-11.75; 5. Sam Price, Syracuse, 13-11.75; 6. Eli Johnson, West, 13-05.75; 7. Max Freeman, West Jordan, 13-00.00; 8. Issac Richards, Skyridge, 13-00.00.

High jump — 1. Joshua Pommerening, Copper Hills, 6-06.00; 2. Cashe Bennett, Davis, 6-06.00; 3. Kenadie Lee, Pleasant Grove, 6-04.00; 4. Brandon Crockett, Weber, 6-02.00; 5. Jaxon Durrant, American Fork, 6-02.00; 6. Coleson Quiring, Westlake, 6-00.00; 6. Jacob Schreiner, Riverton, 6-00.00; 8. Lincoln Thornton, West, 6-00.00.

Fremont’s Amare Harlan competes in long jump at the Utah high school track and field championships at BYU in Provo on Thursday, May 18, 2023.
Fremont’s Amare Harlan competes in long jump at the Utah high school track and field championships at BYU in Provo on Thursday, May 18, 2023. (Photo: Spenser Heaps, Deseret News)

6A Girls top-10 team scores

  • Lone Peak, 113
  • American Fork, 88
  • Bingham, 73
  • Skyridge, 62
  • Corner Canyon, 53
  • Fremont, 42
  • Weber, 38
  • Mountain Ridge, 37
  • Westlake, 34
  • Layton, 33

1600M — 1. Addie Meldrum, Lone Peak, 4:50.91; 2. Boston Bybee, Lone Peak, 4:51.98; 3. Natalie Swain, Bingham, 4:55.62; 4. Emerald Kehr, West, 4:56.91; 5. Shelby Jensen, Westlake, 4:57.59; 6. Hailey Low, Layton, 5:00.92; 7. Skye Siddoway, Farmington, 5:04.21; 8. Avalon Mecham, American Fork, 5:05.43.

100M hurdles — 1. Eden DeVries, Weber, 14:04; 2. Nadia Chiara, Lone Peak, 14.71; 3. Sariah Gerald, Westlake, 14.86; 4. Lily Collier, American Fork, 15.23; 5. Katrina Hirst, Farmington, 15.38; 6. Madelynne Taggart, Corner Canyon, 15.40.

100M — 1. Amare Harlan, Fremont, 11.43; 2. Andrea Amoah, Bingham, 11.92; 3. Angelina Appel, Bingham, 11.92; 3. Kinzlee Riddle, Mountain Ridge, 12.41; 5. Liberty Henstrom, Corner Canyon, 12.44; 6. Eden DeVries, Weber, 12.51; 7. Zoe Hein, Copper Hills, 12.54; 8. Kalena Bellini, Skyridge, 12.72.

400M — 1. Desirae Riehle, American Fork, 56.40; 2. Kylie Olsen, Skyridge, 57.38; 3. Annalise Ririe, Weber, 57.90; 4. Kinzlee Riddle, Mountain Ridge, 58.08; 5. Addison Kjar, Corner Canyon, 59.04; 6. Audrey Hales, Herriman, 59.08; 7. Anna Ward, Layton, 59.64; 8. Natalie Shober, Mountain Ridge, 59.93.

300M hurdles — 1. Nadia Chiara, Lone Peak, 43.64; 2. Madelynne Taggart, Corner Canyon, 43.80; 3. Mia Kauffman, Skyridge, 44.28; 4. Lillian Smith, Copper Hills, 45.26; 5. Makaylie Roberds, Skyridge, 45.48; 6. Lily Collier, American Fork, 45.49; 7. Eden DeVries, Weber, 45.78; 8. Kaitlyn Kimball, American Fork, 45.79.

800M — 1. Kylie Olsen, Skyridge, 2:11.48; 2. Addie Meldrum, Lone Peak, 2:13.50; 3. Emerald Kehr, West, 2:13.78; 4. Brielle Nilsson, Lone Peak, 2:14.40; 5. Natalie Swain, Bingham, 2:14.54; 6. Maggie Featherstone, Herriman, 2:15.32; 7. Shelby Jensen, Westlake, 2:15.63; 8. Zoey Nilsson, Lone Peak, 2:16.93.

4x100M relay — 1. Fremont, 47.83; 2. Bingham, 48.14; 3. Corner Canyon, 48.29; 4. Lone Peak, 48.98; 5. Weber, 49.24; 6. Cyprus, 49.80; 7. Syracuse, 49.90; 8. Copper Hills, 49.92.

200M — 1. Amare Harlan, Fremont, 23.30; 2. Andrea Amoah, Bingham, 24.53; 3. Desirae Riehle, American Fork, 25.20; 4. Kinzlee Riddle, Mountain Ridge, 25.33; 5. Angelina Appel, Bingham, 25.67; 6. Nadia Chiara, Lone Peak, 25.91; 7. Liberty Henstrom, Corner Canyon, 26.01; 8. Makiah Turner, Corner Canyon, 26-03.

4x400M relay — 1. American Fork, 3:52.716; 2. Lone Peak, 3:52.718; 3. Skyridge, 3:55.93; 4. Corner Canyon, 3:58.46; 5. Mountain Ridge, 4;01.48; 6. Herriman, 4:02.61; 7. Westlake, 4;05.29; 8. Copper Hills, 4:06.39

Pole vault — 1. Sabrina Fairbanks, Lone Peak, 12-00.00; 2. Lucy Jeppson, Lone Peak, 11-05.75; 3. Aaleiah Porter-Gyll, Herriman, 11-00.00; 4. Miley Richards, Skyridge, 11-00.00; 5. Gabriella Fenn, Riverton, 11-00.00; 6. Ryaln Marin, Bingham, 11-00.00; 7. Natalie Germanov, West, 10-06.00; 8. Katerina Aguero, Copper Hills, 10-06.00.

Girls discus — 1. Atelaite Latu, West, 128-03.25; 2. Burklie Burton, Layton, 126-00.50; 3. Clara Baker, American Fork, 118–06; 4. Yvonne Lealiiee, Hunter, 117-02.50; 5. Camille Allen, Hunter, 112-03.25; 6. Mary Cummings, American Fork, 107-03.50; 7. Gillian Dangerfield, Westlake, 32-30; 8. Kezia Griffith, Mountain Ridge, 105-07.50.

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