Show t moab high school track team wins region 5 championship s local athletes take first place in joust in which eight ft schools contested many high marks set competing against several schools of much greater size grand county highs track team of moab captured the championship of heglon five at the regional track and field meet held in price saturday pitted against the teams of seven other schools of eastern utah the moab cinder path artists held to a slender lead practically all through the meet and at the conclusion of the last event the grand county aggregation was established in first place with 56 12 1 2 points while uintah was second with 52 points moab placed in all of the fifteen events except one the javelin throw in which they did not enter the local boys won four first places and tied for another first place they took three second places and numerous third fourth and fifth positions high point honors for individual athletes went to jess bryan of perron who amassed 13 points for his team dalton of moab was second with 12 14 1 4 carter of moab was third with 10 14 1 4 cook of perron was fourth with 9 34 3 4 while oman of carbon was fifth high man with 9 points some exceptional marks were made at the meet which compare favorably with the records made at many state jousts in the yard dash kay hammond of moab won first place in 53 12 1 2 seconds dalton of moab tied for first in the high jump clearing the bar at 5 feet 9 inches the moab half mile relay team won first placed inythe meet by taking the honors in alie final event of the day running the race in the fast time of 1 seconds altogether about athletes contested in the meet moab s team consisted of ten men all of whom placed in the events and qualified tor participation in the state meet to be held friday and saturday of this week at salt lake city the victory at price was a wonderful achievement for coach eddie kimball of moab during his two sears here coach kimball has established a record that considering the size of the school probably cannot be equalled equal led in the state he has won the regional championship in football both years and his basketball teams have been real contenders his 1929 team being defeated only in the regional round robin the moab track team was a strong competitor in the division meet last year and this year the local boys have finished in the top position coach kimball will return to moab next year and bis prospects for football basketball and track are especially promising at the regional meet at price last saturday the various schools finished as follows moab 56 12 1 2 tah 52 carbon 51 12 1 2 perron 30 green river 12 12 1 2 central 10 12 1 2 du chesne 3 12 1 2 and huntington 2 A summary of the various events follows high hurdles oman carbon webb carbon dalton grand tied for second wetzel carbon steele aln uh time 18 4 mile run merkley uintah robertson grand huntington central bigelow green river perrero carbon time 4 54 yard dash bryan ferron farr uintah kerby moab Guari antl carbon pace moab time discus carter moab hadlock uintah chulds carbon robertson moab grosso carbon distance feet high jump cook ferron and dalton grand tied for first holmes carbon brady central hall uintah height 5 feet 9 inches broad jump cook ferron dalton grand duchesne hadlock uintah eaquinta carbon distance 19 feet 10 34 3 4 inches yard dash hammond grand noel uintah pace grand baton uintah bonomo carbon time 53 12 1 2 low hurdles oman carbon and hearle perron tied tor first carter grand wetzel carbon shepard duchene time 27 12 1 2 javelin johnson uintah webb carbon ross green river roberts carbon workman uintah distance feet 10 inches yard nm ross green river mcconkle grand huntington central merkley uintah time 2 10 shot put chirds carbon bryan ferron chidester carbon carter grand grange huntington distance 40 feet 5 inches yard dash kerby grand bryan ferron lange carbon parr uintah johnson huntington time pole vault woolley uintah ricca cabon mcclurg green river taylor grand brady central johnson castle dale height 10 feet 1 inch mile relay uintah baton hadlock workman fanon fan on carbon second grand third time 12 1 2 half mile relay grand hammond carter pace kerby first perron uintah third time 1374 |