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PROVO — Two days ago, before his semifinal heat in the 100-meter dash at the 5A state track and field meet, Murray senior Amari Adams made a subtle change in his starting blocks aimed at giving him more power with a better push from the start.
The move immediately dropped his time from a 10.7 to a 10.5 — and now led him to a state championship.
Adams leaned into a 10.53 in the 100-meter dash to hold off East multisport athlete and BYU football commit Kevin Doe for the individual title Saturday at BYU's Clarence Robison Track.
"My coaches helped me out a lot today, to stay focused the entire time," added Adams, who has committed to Weber State in the 100 and 200, "and try to figure out what I can do."
Adams added the sprinters' double in the afternoon, edging Doe again with a winning time of 21.21 in the 200 to help the Spartans to a top-10 team finish.
Kellis Taylor's 400-meter win in 47.66 helped Mountain View to its first boys track and field title since 2006.
Jane Hedengren won individual 1,600- and 800-meter titles to lead Timpview's girls to their first championship in school history.
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Murray senior Amari Adams holds off a loaded field to win the @UHSAAinfo 5A 100M final in 10.53 pic.twitter.com/GpliY58EJ9
5A track and field championships
Clarence Robison Track, BYU
Full results available here
5A boys top-10 team scores
- Mountain View, 99
- Box Elder, 69.5
- Orem, 61
- Park City, 55
- Maple Mountain, 33
- Alta, 31
- Stansbury, 27
- Murray, 26
- Woods Cross, 26
- Timpview, 26
- Payson, 26
1600M — 1. Tayson Echohawk, Orem, 4:06.97; 2. Liam Heninger, Mountain View, 4:07.01; 3. JoJo Jourdon, Olympus, 4:07.01; 4. Chris Henry, Park City, 4:11.13; 5. Paul Scown, Stansbury, 4:11.23; 6. Isaac Sohler, Mountain View, 4:14.42; 7. Beckham Clements, Skyline, 4:14.81; 8. Caleb Woolford, Maple Mountain, 4:16.63.
110M hurdles — 1. Easton Brotherson, Park City, 14.14; 2. Nathan Howard, Mountain View, 14.83; 3. Denver Spanheimer, Payson; 4. Cole Mortensen, Box Elder, 14.97; 5. Ethan Olson, Payson, 15.28; 6. Jaxon Lorenzon, Skyline, 15.31; 7. Warrick Small, Springville, 15.65; 8. Zach Spruill, Wasatch, 15.78.
100M — 1. Amari Adams, Murray, 10.53; 2. Kevin Doe, East, 10.68; 3. Robert (Noah) Flores, Alta, 10.82; 4. Tomasi Hifo, Provo, 10.94; 5. Daniel Chase, Woods Cross, 10.97; 6. Gunner Stepp, Springville, 10.99; 7. Jackson Kuchinski, Box Elder, 11.12; 8. Carson Baynes, Park City, 11.36.
400M — 1. Kellis Taylor, Mountain View, 47.66; 2. Collin Petersen, Mountain View, 48.25; 3. Haven Halladay, Timpview, 48.67; 4. Banks Jackson, Maple Mountain, 48.68; 5. AJ Mendizabal, Alta, 48.83; 6. Cooper Jones, Highland, 49.07; 7. Jonathan Pugmire, Maple Mountain, 49.18; 8. Jared Esplin, Timpview, 49.51.
300M hurdles — 1. Easton Brotherson, Park City, 38.03; 2. Jaxon Lorenzon, Skyline, 39.28; 3. Nathan Howard, Mountain View, 39.29; 4. Cole Mortensen, Box Elder, 39.52; 5. Sam Sebring, Bountiful, 40.16; 6. Warrick Small, Springville, 40.24; 7. Ethan Olson, Payson, 40.38; 8. Peter Bugent, Maple Mountain, 41.82.
800M — 1. Tayson Echohawk, Orem, 1:52.17; 2. Isaac Sohler, Mountain View, 1:52.83; 3. Liam Heninger, Mountain View, 1:54.65; 4. Boah Begay, Lehi, 1:54.79; 5. Gabe Hooper, Viewmont, 1:55.28; 6. Beckham Clements, Skyline, 1:55.44; 7. Chris Henry, Park City, 1:55.46; 8. JoJo Jourdon, Olympus, 1:55.55.
4x100M relay — 1. Mountain View, 42.42; 2. Stansbury, 42.51; 3. Park City, 42.77; 4. Cedar Valley, 42.95; 5. Box Elder, 43.09; 6. Payson, 43.42; 7. Provo, 43.39; 8. Lehi, 43.55.
200M — 1. Amari Adams, Murray, 21.21; 2. Kevin Doe, East, 21.39; 3. Kellis Taylor, 21.71; 4. Colllin Petersen, Mountain View, 21.80; 5. Roberte (Noah) Flores, Alta, 22.19; 6. Jared Espllin, Timpview, 22.21; 7. Jonathan Pugmire, Maple Mountain, 22.23; 8. Banks Jackson, Maple Mountain, 22.26.
4x400M relay — 1. Timpview, 3:20.82; 2. Alta, 3:21.49; 3. Maple Mountain, 3:23.60; 4. Viewmont, 3:24.41; 5. Woods Cross, 3:26.34; 6. Hillcrest, 3:27.73; 7. Park City, 3:27.80; 8. Lehi, 3:28.64.
Boys discus — 1. Keaton Jeppsen, Box Elder, 151-01.50; 2. Coel Johnson, Orem, 145-10.50; 3. Brock Bissegger, Box Elder, 145-06.50; 4. Arizona Priddis, Mountain View, 140-05.75; 5. Tobias Johnson, Stansbury, 138-03.75; 6. Ammon Shaw, Springville, 138-00; 7. Isaiah Cooper, Hillcrest, 136-07; 8. Jensen Somerville, Lehi, 136-03.50.

5A girls top-10 team scores
- Timpview, 76
- Timpanogos, 68
- Lehi, 55
- Box Elder, 54
- Mountain View, 51
- Wasatch, 47
- Stansbury, 36
- Park City, 31
- Uintah, 30
- Orem, 29
1600M — 1. Jane Hedengren, Timpview, 4:53.82; 2. Raygan Peterson, Timpanogos, 4:56.26; 3. Julie Moore, Mountain View, 4:57.71; 4. Caroline Moon, Lehi, 5:00.28; 5. Lydia Templeman, Springville, 5:00.41; 6. Kate Giles, Wasatch, 5:01.33; 7. Olivia Larsen, Maple Mountain, 5:01.36; 8. Mari Konold, Mountain View, 5;02.54.
100M hurdles — 1. Udochi Okoro, Skyline, 14.78; 2. Emily Coleman, Stansbury, 15.13; 3. Sarena Mackley, Box Elder, 15.14; 4. Gracee Alders, Stansbury, 15.18; 5. Whitney Fisher, 15.28; 6. Sydney Watson, Springville, 15.63; 7. Kora Cook, Uintah, 15.73; 8. Abigail Grahn, Murray, 15.91.
100M — 1. Sarah Ballard, Lehi, 11.88; 2. Madi Durrant, Wasatch, 12.37; 3. Summer Christensen, Timpanogos, 12.39; 4. Kaitlyn Hutchings, Timpview, 12.53; 5. Alma Moreno-Diaz, Timpview, 12.62; 6. Olivia Nielson, Payson, 12.71; 7. Ellie Hadfield, Maple Mountain, 12.80; 8. Breklyn Stout, Viewmont, 12.82.
400M — 1. Sarah Ballard, Lehi, 55.03; 2. Bria Anderson, Timpanogos, 55.85; 3. Meg Murdock, Highland, 56.93; 4. Madi Durrant, Wasatch, 57.01; 5. Kylie Hadfield, Box Elder, 57.26; 6. Vasiti Turagavou, Timpview, 57.37; 7. Sabrina Wright, Highland, 57.55; 8. Morgan Carter, Park City, 57.98.
300M hurdles — 1. Sydney Watson, Springville, 43.08; 2. Udochi Okoro, Skyline, 44.41; 3. Abby Egbert, Orem, 44.61; 4. Emily Gwilliam, Spanish Fork, 44.84; 5. Whitney Fisher, Olympus, 45.31; 6. Emily Coleman, Stansbury, 45.50; 7. Raygan Peterson, Timpanogos, 46.06; 8. Makayla Grossarth, Timpview, 46.16.
800M — 1. Jane Hedengren, Timpview, 2:09.62; 2. Julie Moore, Mountain View, 2:14.28; 3. Bria Anderson, Timpanogos, 2:15.26; 4. Ava Trimble, Orem, 2:15.30; 5. Kate Giles, Wasatch, 2:16.16; 6. Kaylee Hale, Park City, 2:16.19; 7. Caroline Moon, Lehi, 2:17.08; 8. Olivia Larsen, Maple Mountain, 2:18.73.
4x100M relay — 1. Park City, 48.02; 2. Lehi, 48.30; 3. Stansbury, 48.46; 4. East, 49.09; 5. Timpview, 49.67; 6. Olympus, 49.75; 7. Payson, 50.68; 8. Spanish Fork, 50.71.
200M — 1. Sarah Ballard, Lehi, 24.26; 2. Madi Durrant, Wasatch, 25.22; 3. Kaitlyn Hutchings, Timpview, 25.37; 4. Gracee Alders, Stansbury, 25.47; 5. Olivia Nielson, Payson, 25.77; 6. Alma Moreno-Diaz; Timpview, 25.80; 7. Vasiti Turagavou, Timpview, 25.81; 8. Brooklyn Sturdivant, Timpanogos, 25.82.
4x400M relay — 1. Timpanogos, 3:55.63; 2. Highland, 3:58.67; 3. Orem, 4:00.70; 4. Timpview, 4:01.29; 5. Box Elder, 4:02.86; 6. Park City, 4:03.22; 7. Springville, 4;06.22; 8. Payson, 4:07.19.
Girls javelin — 1. Kate Tueller, Northridge, 135-02.75; 2. Hallie Reeder, Box Elder, 118-03.75; 3. Chloe Glines, Uintah, 117-00.75; 4. Rylee Crane, Uintah, 107-06.50; 5. Princess Spitzenberg, Orem, 101-03.75; 6. Anabrie Chlarson, Tooele, 100-01.50; 7. Lindsey Hansen, Tooele, 99-08.75; 8. Shelby Johnson, Box Elder, 99-02.50.
Girls long jump — 1. Kate Tueller, Northridge, 18-00.50; 2. Elle Jacobson, Jordan, 17-109.25; 3. Rosa Welch, Lehi, 17-05.75; 4. Kora Cook, Uintah, 17-04.75; 5. Gracee Alders, Stansbury, 17-01.00; 6. Sarena Mackley, Box Elder, 16-11.50; 7. Nataya Valenzuela, Box Elder, 16-11.25; 8. Kate Mecham, Box Elder, 16-09.50.








