Carbon track and field continued their winning ways last weekend in Monticello when they competed in the Blue Mountain Invitational. Both the boys and the girls teams claimed the top spots in their divisions.

The Lady Dinos tallied 247 points to take the top spot followed by Grand, San Juan, Monticello and South Sevier rounding out the top five.

Sophia Taylor led the way for the distance runners taking earning a first place finish in the 3200 meter turning in a time of 12:50.63. Ellie Hanson finished in third and Ambree Jones claimed fourth. Taylor also came in second place in the 1600 followed by fellow Dinos Erin Stromness and Hanson in third and fourth.

In the 100 meter, Eminie Elliot finished in second place with Lyndee Mower ending in third and Elizabeth Marshall crossing the line for fifth. Haylee Prescott was leader of the pack in the 200 with a time of 27.42, Mower claimed third and Paiten Thomas crossed in fifth place. Thomas also finished fourth in the 400.

Elliott was not finished as she went on to earn a second place finish in the 100 meter hurdles with Lindsey Jespersen claiming third and Kenidee Gunter fifth. Jespersen grabbed the second place spot in the 300 meter hurdles.

In the relays, the team of Makenna Blanc, Prescott, Mower and Elliot earned the top spot in the 4×100, Carbon also claimed second in the 4×400. The sprint relay team of Kaylie Metzger, Gunter, Marshall and Stomness finished in second.

Prescott had a good day in the field events as well with a top finish in the high jump and long jump,  Saydee Johnson finished in second place in both events. In the javelin, Miriah Salee threw for first place and Tymber Bennett third. Salee also took third in the shot put and second place in the discus. Eva Grimaldo finished third in the discus and fourth in shot put.

The Carbon boys ended the day with 171 points just four ahead host school Monticello. San Juan, Grand and South Sevier made up the rest of the top five.

The relay teams put up 26 points for the Dinos. The relay team of Nathan Hobbs, Pierce Bryner, Will Carmichael and Easton Humes claimed the top finish in the 4×400 with a time of 3:56.61. Carbon also claimed first in the 4×100 and in the sprint relay Eric Holt, Logan Palmer, Kaiden Gunter and Alvaro Zarate finished third.

Kobe Cruz took the top spot in the 3200 with a time of 10:36.51 Pierce Bryner would finish in third and Braxton Ware fourth for the Dinos. In the 1600 Cruz took second with Easton Humes in third and Ware coming in fifth. Humes would earn a second place in the 800 with Cruz ending in third and Ware in fifth.

In individual events Humes claimed a top finish in the 400 with Hobbs coming in fourth, Carmichael would take fifth in the 200. Palmer came into give the Dinos a fourth place finish in the 300 meter hurdles and Spencer Tullis claimed fifth, Palmer put forward a fifth place finish in the 110 meter hurdles as well.

Caleb Winfree competed to a third place finish in both the high jump and the long jump. Bradley Wood continued his great season throwing for third place in the discus and fourth in the shot put. Bowden Robinson earned a first place finish in the javelin.

Up next the Dinos will be hosting the Eastern Utah Championships in Price on April 30. This meet will welcome teams from all over eastern portion of the state. The following weekend will be the Brigham Young University Invitational before the Region 12 Championships take place at Carbon on May 12-13.

May 21-22 the 3A State Championship will take place at BYU.

Below is a recap of the team scores:

Place	Teams (Boys)	Points
1	Carbon	171
2	Monticello	167
3	San Juan	109
4	South Sevier	57
5	Grand	38
6	Pinnacle	34

 

Place	Teams (Girls)	Points
1	Carbon	247
2	Grand	97
3	San Juan	70
4	Monticello	66
5	South Sevier	58
6	Green River	24
7	Pinnacle	13