The track and field season got underway last Saturday as Carbon High School hosted the Farm Bureau Invitational. The Farm Bureau has become almost tradition in the area, as 14 schools from around the state came to compete. The Lady Dinos, led by strong performances in relays and distance runs grabbed first place, the boys finished the day in seventh.

This was the first of three meets that Carbon will host this year, with the Carbon Invite coming up this weekend and the Eastern Utah Championships in April.

The Carbon Lady Dinos ended the day with a score of 124.5, which was 30 points better than second place Uintah’s 94.5. North Sevier, Juan Diego and Delta rounded out the top five.

In long distance, Rozlyn Stowe picked up where she left off as the top 3A cross country runner in the state, claiming first place in both the 800 (2:20.91) and the 1600 (5:21.27) and a second place finish in the 3200, followed by team mates Lindsie Fausett, Sophia Taylor and Ambree Jones in third through fifth place.

Relays were one of the main reason for the top finish by the Lady Dinos, with a pair of second place finishes. In the 4 x 400 the teams of Beverly Lancaster, Mia Crompton, Gianna White and Stowe finished in a time of 4:30.68. Crompton would join Kinlee Lewis, Amiah Timothy and Jordan Shorts for another second place finish in the 4 x 100, with a time of 54.73.  Carbon would also earn a pair of third place finishes in the 4 x 200 with the team of Allie Smith Kenidee Gunter, Josie Jespersen  and Lisa King, and in the 2,2,4,8 with Ada Bradford, Emma Bowman, Jespersen and Bailey Johnson.

Lewis earned a pair of second place finishes in both the 100 and 300 hurdles, and Crompton would take second in the 400 and third in the 200, White would finish in fifth in the 400 as well.

Carbon also claimed a pair of top finishes in field events with Haley Garrish earning third in the shot put and Timothy fifth in the long jump.

Juab earned the top spot on the boys side with a score of 99.  Union finished 14 points behind in second. Delta, Uintah and North Sevier made up the rest of the top five, Carbon landed at No. 7.

Easton Humes grabbed a first place finish in the 400, turning in a time of 52.29, he would also collect second place in the 800.

In the 4 x 200 relay the team of Jaxson Jewkes, Justus Clark, Breyden Jensen and Ethan Prettyman earned a third place finish, while the team of Traxton Jewkes, Seaon Stromness, Mason Vasquez and Brad Sweeny earned a fifth place in the 2,2,4,8 relay.

In field events, Bradley Wood claimed fifth in the shot put and Traxton Jewkes landed in fourth in the high jump.

Carbon Track will get back at it this Saturday when they host the Carbon Invitational.

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Below are the finishing scores for the Farm Bureau Invitational:

Overall	Team (Boys)	Score
1.	Juab	99.0
2.	Union	85.0
3.	Delta	82.0
4.	Uintah	63.5
5.	North Sevier	57.0
6.	Richfield	53.5
7.	Carbon	41.0
8.	Manti	39.0
9.	Juan Diego	32.0
10.	Emery	22.5
11.	San Juan	16.0
12.	Altamont	13.5
13.	Wayne	4.0
14.	Monticello	1.0

 

Overall	Team (Girls)	Score
1.	Carbon	124.5
2.	Uintah	94.5
3.	North Sevier	82.0
3.	Juan Diego	82.0
5.	Delta	52.0
6.	Union	48.0
7.	Manti	43.0
8.	Richfield	35.0
9.	Juab	31.
10.	Emery	10.0
11.	Monticello	8.0
12.	Altamont	4.0