Provo's Meghan Hunter Adds Three More State Titles

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

Provo senior Meghan Hunter concluded her outstanding prep track career in Utah by sweeping the 5A sprint titles for the second straight year.

Hunter ran 12.48 seconds and 24.78 seconds into head winds to win the 100-meter and 200-meter finals. She won the 400 in 54.04 seconds. In 2018, she added a fourth victory in the 800 meters but didn’t run that event this time.

Her 30 points helped Provo win the 5A girls team title.

In Class 6A, the Lone Peak girls used speed to roll to the team championship with a whopping 147 points. The 4x100 relay team ran 47.64 for the fastest time in the state. Senior Maddy Eaton ran 42.93 to win the 300-meter hurdles after taking the 100 meters title in 12.27. She was also fourth in the 200.

The Syracuse boys won the 4x100 and 4x400 relays on the way to the 6A team title.

Senior Nathan Kaufusi, junior Ty Burke and sophomore Bryson Cortes went 1-3-5 in the 100 meters final for Syracuse. Kaufusi was the dominant sprinter in 6A, adding titles in the 200 (21.75) and 400 (48.97).

Trevor Burrell contributed 10 points with a victory in the 300 hurdles.

Herriman’s Blake Freeland threw 186-7 to win the 6A discus and also a personal best 64-6 to win the shot put by more than 12 feet.

Robert Walker from Riverton made a clearance at 15-6 to win the pole vault.

Elizabeth Butler from Clearfield ran 55.81 to claim the 6A girls 400 meters.

Hannah Stetler of Bingham made 12 feet to win the pole vault. Camilla Andam from Copper Hills claimed the long jump with 18-10.

Springville senior Grant Gardner won the 5A 800 meters (1:53.95), the 1,600 meters (4:13.88) and the 3,200 meters (9:06.36). Thomas Boyden from Skyline, a junior, was second in the 1,600 (4:15.43) and the 3,200 (9:08.14).

Jace Jensen from Bountiful won a showdown with Skyridge’s Josh Taylor to take the 5A boys 400 meters in 48.33 seconds. Taylor was second in 48.60. Jensen also won the 300 hurdles.

Carlee Hansen from Woods Cross won the 5A girls 800 (2:13.50), and 1,600 (4:58.56).

In Class 4A, Orem senior Puka Nacua won the long jump with 23-10.25 and also placed second in the 100 and third in the 200.

Sophomore Alli Baker ran 2:08.76 to win the 4A girls 800 meters, a time that put her just outside the national top 10 list.

Devon Roberts of Bear River won the 110-meter hurdles and was second in the 300s.

Josh Trafny of Spanish Fork won the javelin with a mark of 200-1.

Bailey Brinkerhoff of Desert Hills won the 3,200 meters in 10:46.24.

Cedar City’s Logann Laws threw 140-2 to win the javelin.

Orem’s Taye Raymond won the long jump with 18-10.75. She was also second in the 100 meters and third in the 200.

Braiden Ivie from 3A Emery won the 100 meters (10.91 after a 10.70 prelim) and the 200 in 21.79 seconds.

Team scores –

6A – Syracuse boys 116 points, Lone Peak girls 147 points RESULTS

5A – Corner Canyon boys 81 points, Provo girls 55.5 points RESULTS

4A – Desert Hills boys 71 points, Cedar City girls 107 points RESULTS

3A – Morgan boys 96.5 points, Delta girls 94 points RESULTS

2A – Millard boys 130 points, North Summit girls 143 points RESULTS

1A – Monticello boys 123.5 points, Panguitch girls 142 points