From 1990 to 2004, the biggest name in girls track and field, was Mountain View as the Bruins won 14 of 15 titles during that time frame.

"It feels really good," said Bruin senior Sarah Yingling. "I was so happy that we won. For most of us, this was our first title and it was nice to get the title one more time."

Mountain View tallied 81 points to earn another title trophy, 13 points ahead of second-place Springville. Bruin head coach Mike Hunter said he knew they were in good shape after the medley relay -- with three events left to go.

"We had girls in the discus and the 4x400-meter relay that could score while Springville had three in the 200 meters," he explained. "We figured out what we could get, did the math with what we thought would take place. As long as Springville didn't go one-two-three in the 200, we felt pretty good."

For the seniors, the team victory marked a return to the standard that had been set in the past.

"For the new girls coming in, this shows where we want to be at," said senior Katie Harris, who had a strong run in the 800m. "We want to be one of those teams that are feared."

It certainly wasn't smooth sailing for Mountain View, who had problems with disqualifications and up-and-down performances. It required the entire team to come together to get the job done.

"It was overwhelming," Hunter said. "They rallied around each other. They picked each other up and it was a great team effort. They did there part for the team."

A big event was the 800m, where four Bruins finished in the top six, led by sophomore Kelsey Brown.

"It was kind of hard, really hot and I was a little nervous," Brown said. "But I thought I did well. After just missing the state title in the 400, it was really good to win state in the 800."

Other local 4A titlists in girls action included the Springville 4x100m relay team, Springville's Allissa Huffaker in the 300m hurdles, Springville's Natalie Young in the 200m, Orem's Becky Reeves in the discus and Springville's 4x400m relay team.

On the boys side, the battle came down to Timpview and Orem for second place behind Box Elder, which ran away with the title on the strength of its field events.

Tiger coaches Andy Jacobs and Sam Bates said it wasn't until midway through the final 4x400m relay that he felt sure his boys would get that No. 2 spot.

"We were down by half a point, but we have a great relay team and they came through," Jacobs said. "That was our only championship. The rest of it came down to depth. It took everyone of the kids to get there. It's been a long time since we've had a trophy."

The Tigers did have a number of second-place finishes that helped them build up the point total.

Even though the Thunderbirds settled for third, head coach Brian Kuhlmann said he was pleased with the way his squad performed. He explained that Orem had beaten Timpview handily at region and he was glad to see them in a position to make a run.

Other 4A boys titlists included Mountain View's Travis Fuller in the 3,200m and 800m, Mountain View's Bobby Kittell in the pole vault, Timpview's Tyler Goodwin in the 100m, Provo's medley relay team and Provo's Anthony Miles in the javelin.

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