With four of its team members capping off the Region 7 Championship with a near-record-setting win in the 4x400-meter relay, the Orem boys took the Region 7 crown by a resounding margin Thursday at Timpview High in Provo.

Brown set a new Region 7 record in the 400m with a time of 58.29, a full second ahead of the old record set by Provo's Kassi Andersen seven years ago. Brown then smashed another of Andersen's records, this one in the 800m, winning in 2:18.97, more than two seconds faster than the previous record set in 1999.

Brown's teammate Katie Harris was second to Brown in both events, with Harris also beating Andersen's mark in the 800m. The Bruins used an 11-second victory in the 1,600m medley relay to solidify the team's win.

The Orem boys literally ran away with the Region 7 trophy, coming in 41 points ahead of second-place Timpview with 146 points. The Tiger effort was highlighted by Logan McNeil's performance in the 400m. McNeil also set a new region record, beating the old mark by five-hundredths of a second.

"I didn't even think about it," McNeil said of the record. "I was just running to not lose. I didn't want to embarrass myself. I found that I had more energy than I thought. It's more than I could've dreamed of."

Orem was also aided from wins by Michael McKell in the 800 meters, Landon Lloyd in the long jump, and Alec Kusic in the discus, along with numerous other top five finishes.

Timpview coach Brian Kuhlmann was honored midway through the meet by current athletes and a large number of alumni celebrating Kuhlmann's retirement after 39 years coach track and field.

"It's been a fun day," Kuhlmann said. "It felt like Alfred Hitchcock's 'The Birds.' I saw two alumni over there and then two more over there, and then a whole bunch came."

Though neither Timpview team could pull out a first-place finish, the T'Birds did have a pair of sprinters who had stand-out performances. Tyler Goodwin set a new region record, while teammate Vaughan Greening came in a close second, in the 200m, a race which saw nine runners finish under the state qualifying time. Goodwin and Greening also went 1-2 in the 100m, with Goodwin winning by four-hundredths of a second.

"They're a good bunch of kids," Kuhlmann said. "I was pleased with our efforts. We had improvement everywhere, it was crazy."

The Springville girls had two double winners, as Natalie Young came out on top in the 100m and 200m and Allissa Huffaker won both 100m and 300m hurdles.

A bit of controversy occurred during the running of the boys 300m hurdles, as the lead pack made its final turn. As Springville's Tanner Nackos came around, a competitor in the long jump pit nearby accidently bumped Nackos, who had been in fourth place. Nackos finished sixth, one spot out of qualifying for state. After the judges and coaches conferred, the decision was made to have Nackos and fifth-place finisher Jake Robison of Orem re-run the race, despite the dismay of the Orem coaches. With neither runner having qualified for state, Nackos and Robison lined up to see who would claim the fifth and final spot. Robison repeated his winning run over Nackos to qualify.

REGION 7 TRACK

BOYS

Team scores: 1. Orem 146, 2. Timpview 107, 3. Springville 86, 4. (tie) Mountain View, Tooele 64, 6. Payson 42, 7. Provo 33.

3,200m: 1. Jonathan Nelson, Timpview, 9:35.63; 2. Spencer Gardner, Springville, 9:38.24; 3. Travis Fuller, MV, 9:41.00; 4. Darren Ott, Orem, 9:51.43; 5. Krys Gardner, Timpview, 9:54.25. 110m hurdles: 1. Jordan Clemente, Tooele, 15.39; 2. Matt Hammon, Orem, 15.69; 3. Jake Robinson, Orem, 15.82; 4. Chandler Reiske, Payson, 15.90; 5. Wes Christensen, MV, 16.06. 100m: 1. Tyler Goodwin, Timpview, 11.24; 2. Vaughan Greening, Timpview, 11.28; 3. Brady Gatewood, Springville, 11.38; 4. Spencer Whitaker, Springville, 11.41; 5. Calvin Wendelboe, Provo, 11.57. 1,600m: 1. Travils Fuller, MV, 4:21.31; 2. Spencer Gardner, Springville, 4:21.79; 3. Jonathan Nelson, Timpview, 4:25.86; 4. Greg Bate, MV, 4:27.69; 5. Nate Fletcher, Timpview, 4:31.63. 4x100m relay: 1. Springville 42.90; 2. Timpview 43.37; 3. Tooele 43.87; 4. Orem 43.90, 5. Mountain View 45.64. 400m: 1. Logan McNeil, Orem, 49.63; 2. Mike McKell, Orem, 49.86; 3. Talon Hughes, Tooele, 50.60; 4. Corey Carlson, Orem, 50.93; 5. Stephen Jones, Springville, 52.18. 300m hurdles: 1. Chandler Rieske, Payson, 40.29; 2. Matt Hammon, Orem, 40.68; 3. Calvin Wendelboe, Provo, 41.66; 4. E. Dahl, Timpview, 41.86; 5. Jake Robison, Orem, 42.66. 800m: 1. Michael McKell, Orem, 1:58.47; 2. Spencer Gardner, Springville, 1:58.67; 3. Gary Hatch, Springville, 1:58.87; 4. Jack Heaton, Provo, 1:59.04; 5. Cameron Hudspeth, Provo, 1:59.40. Medley relay: 1. Mountain View 3:39.84; 2. Timpview 3:41.14; 3. Provo 3:41.25; 4. Orem 3:48.21; 5. Tooele 3:50.88. 200m: 1. Tyler Goodwin, Timpview, 22.15; 2. Vaughan Greening, Timpview, 22.17; 3. Logan McNeil, Orem, 22.51; 4. Spencer Whitaker, Springville, 22.55; 5. Anthony Miles, Provo, 22.81; 6. Corey Carlson, Orem, 22.82; 7. Jordan Clemente, Tooele, 22.85; 8. Brady Gatewood, Springville, 22.94; 9. Calvin Wendelboe, Provo, 22.95. 4x400m relay: 1. Orem 2:34.96; 2. Springville 3:31.74; 3. Tooele 3:31.97; 4. Provo 3:32.34; 5. Timpview 3:34.04. Pole vault: 1. Bobby Kittell, MV, 16-1; 2. Andrew Black, MV, 8-6; 3. Mitch Oldham, MV, 7-6. Long jump: 1. Landon Lloyd, Orem, 21-2.5; 2. Jordan Clemente, Tooele, 30-8; 3. Ben Reid, MV, 19-7.5; 4. Mark Brown, Orem, 19-3.5; 5. Riley Crandall, Springville, 19-3.High jump: 1. Ken Millard, MV, 6-3; 2. Zach Blackham, Orem, 6-3; 3. Scott Moake, MV, 6-3; 4. Steven Krutsch, Springville, 5-11; 6. Riley Crandall, Springville, 5-11. Shot put: 1. Kevan Bills, Timpview, 48-3; 2. Leroy Unga, Payson, 43-3.5; 3. Monty Na'oupu, Payson, 42-9.5; 4. Tyson Tiatia, Timpview, 42-2.75; 5. Kolt Wright, Tooele, 41-5.5 Discus: 1. Alec Kusic, Orem, 135-9; 2. Cody Mott, Tooele, 135-1; 3. Ryan Rukuafu, Payson, 127-4; 4. Malachi Hopoate, Springville, 125-6.5; 5. Mark Brown, Orem, 118-7. Javelin: 1. Mason Halligan, Tooele, 156-2; 2. Matt Gammett, Orem, 153-9; 3. Kaal Glazier, Timpview, 141-8; 4. Jonathan Mungya, Orem, 132-10; 5. Devin Hammer, Orem, 131-8.5.

GIRLS

Team scores: 1. Mountain View 147, 2. Orem 125, 3. Springville 122, 4. Tooele 75, 5. Timpview 41, 6. Provo 19, 7. Payson 14.

3,200m: 1. Krystal Harper, Orem, 11:25.21; 2. Kendy Christensen, Orem, 11:32.19; 3. Stephanie Christensen, Springville, 11:34.09; 4. Ashley Robinson, Mt. View, 11:53.21; 5. Hilary Troutner, Timpview, 11:57.28. 100m hurdles: 1. Allissa Huffaker, Springville, 15.18; 2. Emily Ojuka, Provo, 15.47; 3. Courtney Kezarian, Orem, 16.92; 4. Tanecia Wilson, Orem, 17.16; 5. Amaya Biorge, Tooele, 17.59. 100m: 1. Natalie Young, Springville, 12.87; 2. Lindsey Terry, Tooele, 13.00; 3. Lindsay Bailey, Springville, 13.03; 4. Sarah Duncan, Springville, 13.23; 5. Cassidee Christiansen, Tooele, 13.24. 1,600m: 1. Krystal Harper, Orem, 5:14.62, 2. Kendy Christensen, Orem, 5:17.62; 3. Jennica Redd, MV, 5:18.74; 4. Sarah Yingling, MV, 5:19.19; 5. Stephanie Christensen, Springville, 5:26.80. 4x100m: 1. Springville, 49.40; 2. MV, 51.49; 3. Payson, 51.51; 4. Tooele, 51.98; 5. Timpview 53.11; 6. Orem, 53.58. 400m: 1. Kelsey Brown, MV, 00:58.29; 2. Katie Harris, MV, 1:00.56; 3. Sarah Yingling, MV, 1:01.53; 4. ChaiDee Woods, Springville, 1:03.43; 5. Jessica Anderson, Tooele, 1:03.45. 300m hurdles: 1. Allissa Huffaker, Springville, 45.39; 2. Simnone Healey, Timpview, 47.55; 3. Jessica Anderson, Tooele, 48.72; 4. Kenleigh Codner, MV, 49.39; 5. Leah Holden, Springville, 50.09. 800m: 1. Kelsey Brown, Mt. View, 2:18.97, 2. Katie Harris, MV, 2:20.86; 3. Kendy Christensen, Orem, 2:20.99; 4. Jennica Redd, MV, 2:23.69; 5. Kelsie Hadlock, Springville, 2:24.16. 1,600m medley relay: 1. Mountain View, 4:21.95; 2. Timpview, 4:32.96; 3. Tooele, 4:36.13; 4. Springville, 4:43.30; 5. Orem, 4:46.11; 6. Provo, 5:19.77. 200m: 1. Natalie Young, Springville, 25.96; 2. Lindsay Bailey, Springville, 26.43; 3. Lindsey Terry, Tooele, 26.70; 4. Paige Fonnesbeck, Payson, 26.97; 5. Sara Duncan, Springville, 27.01. 4x400m relay: 1. Springville, 3:58.92; 2. Mountain View, 4:02.79; 3. Tooele, 4:12.41; 4. Provo, 4:18.14; 5. Timpview, 4:25.95; 5. Timpview, 4:25.95. Long jump: 1. Angie Lines, MV, 16-4; 2. Cassie Rasmussen, Orem, 15-4.5; 3. Katie Brown, MV, 15-4.5; 4. Airica Stewart, Tooele, 15-3.5; 5. Kenleigh Codner, Mt. View, 15-0.5. High jump: 1. Lexi Eaton, Springville, 5-1; 2. Katie Brown, Mt. View, 5-1; 3. Cassie Rasmussen, Orem, 4-10; 4. Jennica Redd, MV, 4-10; 5. Caitlin Mecham, Springville, 4-8. Shot put: 1. Rylee Mulitalo, Tooele, 33-7; 2. Ella Moe, Orem, 33-6; 3. Becky Reeves, Orem, 32-1; 4. Graceann Jacobson, MV, 31-11; 5. Kenya Mamales, Tooele, 31-6. Javelin: 1. Auna Janis, MV, 115-5; 2. Cajin Christiansen, Timpview, 108-11; 3. Elisha Lee, Orem, 103-4.5; 4. Alyssa Olson, MV, 102-6; 5. Becky Reeves, Orem, 101-6. Discus: 1. Becky Reeves, Orem, 114-5; 2. Aubrey Pimsakul, Orem, 104-0; 3. Rylee Mulitalo, Tooele, 101-3; 4. Graceann Jacobson, MV, 100-1; 5. Elisha Lee, Orem, 90-11.

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