
Emery track and field took to the road last Friday to compete in the Eastern Utah Championships at Union High School in Roosevelt. With schools from across eastern Utah taking part, there were schools from 5A, 3A , 2A and 1A. The Spartan boys earned a fourth place finish while the girls struggled taking ninth.
Union claimed first place on the girls side turning in a score of 177, Carbon was close behind with 166 in second. Uintah, Altamont and Grand rounded out the top five. Emery ended the meet finishing in ninth.
Addie Lester finished in seventh place for the Lady Spartans in the 800 meters with a time of 2:53.3. In the Shot put Maleeya Mecham claimed the eighth spot.
Union earned the top spot on the boys side as with 148.5 and Carbon also took second turning in a score of 134. Uintah, Emery and Manila rounded out the top five spots for the boys.
Distances were where the Spartans scored the majority of their points, starting with the 4×800 relay team of Jack Christiansen, Dillan Larsen, Camdon Larsen and Mason Stewart, who turned in a first place time of 9:32.87. Jess Christiansen earned first place finishes in both the 1600 (4:32.93) and 800 (2:06.9).
In the discus, Derek Canterbury claimed another first place finish with a distance of 137.01 feet.
The Spartans will head back to the track this weekend when they travel to Orem for the Tiger Trials.
They follow that up with the Brigham Young Invitational on May 6 & 7 before they head into the Region 12 Championships that will be held at Canyon View High School in Cedar City.
The season will come to an end May 19-20 at the State Championships at BYU.
Click HERE for a the complete results for the Eastern Utah Championships.
Below is a recap of scores for the meet.
Place |
Team (Girls) |
Score |
1. |
Union |
177 |
2. |
Carbon |
166 |
3. |
Uintah |
110 |
4. |
Altamont |
48 |
5. |
Grand |
30 |
6. |
Duchesne |
14 |
7. |
Tabiona |
10 |
8. |
Manila |
6 |
9. |
Emery |
3 |
Place |
Team (Boys) |
Score |
1. |
Union |
148.5 |
2. |
Carbon |
134 |
3. |
Uintah |
128 |
4. |
Emery |
52.5 |
5. |
Manila |
34 |
6. |
Altamont |
29 |
7. |
Grand |
23 |
8. |
Duchesne |
11 |