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Show 1984 3, May nDaDipf A. T. Roberts Sports Editor Grantsville Captures Region Nine Crown Just as certain as the drought has ended in Utah the drought suddenly came to an abrupt halt for the TX Grantsville High School track team. The Pokes captured 16 second and third place finishes in Region Nine track action Wednesday to win its first track title in 20 - v1: 1 ' years. Cowboy depth prevailed. The thinclads finished first place only twice during the meet for 20 points but added 112 points for second and third place finishes. Grantsville amassed 151 points, 25 better than Unions 126 and nearly double the point totals of the rest of the Region Nine contingent. n ! p ti ' ' ' - 1 tli V? S, Emery scored 86, Wasatch 62, Intermountain 50 and Morgan 30. It was a joyous day for track coach Dale Mohler who collected his first region trophy as head mentor of Grantsville track team. The Cowboys qualified for 18 spots in state competition. Grantsvilles two firsts came in the shot put and the 400-met- relay. Fred Hall powered the lead ball 42 feet 8 inches, one inch better than the second place man from Union. Jeff Bracken, Paul Cook, Darrin Cook and Kevin Orgill sped around the Tooele rubber track to finish first in the 400 meter relay. Grantsville chalked up 64 points from second place finishes. Heres who contributed. David Francom in the high jump and javelin, Lance Gurney in the long jump, Bruce Gilbert in the 400 meter dash, Kevin Orgill in the 400 meter hurdles, and Paul Cook in the 200 meter dash. The Grantsville 1600 Theyre Off Region Nine runners push off at start of two mile race. Far left is Grantsville runner Richard Thornton. The Cowboys placed second or third in 16 events to amass 151 points and a region championship. and John Hiatt in the 400 meter Grantsville points have been plenty to beat Morgan and Wasatch. In girls competition Grantsville tied for fourth with Union. Wasatch finished first, Emery second and Morgan third. Intermountain Inter-mountai- the 17 events. They were: Dave Francom in the 'shot put, Lance Gurney in the 110 meter hurdles and the 800 meter un, Jeff Bracken in the long jump, Mike Bussard in the javelin, Fred Hall in the discus, Darrin Cook in the 100 meter dash finishers were Jill Anderson in the 1600 meter run and Ericka Seaquist in the 300 meter hurdles. Other top finishes included Tina Barrus, fourth, in the 100 meter hurdles; Karen Bell in the 400 meter dash; and Jill Anderson fourth in the 800 meter run and fifth in the 3200 meters. Results (first place winners plus Third-plac- .. Low Priced, 70 LNA, Brand Name Systems For your satelllto need call: e Grantsville players in top six places): Boys: 1. GRANTSVILLE 2. Union STARTELL 151 126 86 62 50 30 3. Emery 4. Wasatch 5. Intermountain 6. Morgan 9 gtJIIPIPtV SIEkGTOOELE 175 N. MAIN, ALL 4 882-246- lWS? 10w-4- 0 or 20w-5- 0 AUTO VALUE MEMIUM PRODUCTS MOTOR I M AUTO VAIUI VALUI FILTERS .99 II Grantsvilles No. 1 400 meter relay team consists of Darrin Cook, Jeff Bracken, Kevin Orgill and Paul Cook. The team ran the race in 46:73. 7' High Jump: 1. Young, (E), 510; 2. 5. Wilcox, (G), Francom, (G), 58; 52 Shot Put: Hall, (G), 428; 3. Francom, (G), 412 Pole Vault: 1. Stevens, (E), 1 lO; 4. Hammond, (G), lOO; 5. Ratcliff, (G), 96"; 6. Cook, (G), 90 1. 110 Mtr HH: 1. Cook, (W), 15.43; 3. Gurney, (G), 16.46 100 Mtr: 1. Wilson, (M), 11.52; 5. Hiatt, (G), 11.90 Long Jump: 1. North, (U), 19 Vin 19lii; 2. Gurney, (G), 3. Bracken, (G), 1874" 1600 Mtr: l.Tessay, (I), 4:50.69 Javelin: 1. Winn, (U), 15510; 2. Francom, (G), 1484; 3. Bussard, (G), 1456'a; 5. Hall, (G), 1376 400 Mtr Relay: 1. Grantsville 36.73 Discus: 1. Jennings (U) 127 1J4"; 3. Hall, (G), 1176; 4. Francom, (G), 1066; 6. Green, (G) 1012a 200 Mtr Dash: 1. Mecham, (U), 52.53; 2. Gilbert, (G), 54.89; 3. Hiatt, (G), 55.06 300 Mtr HH: 1. Cook (W) 42.70; 2. Orgill (G) 53.67 800 Mtr: 1. Richardson (W); 3. Gurney (G) 2:12.75 Medley Relay: 1. Union, 3:55.60; 2. Grantsville, 4:01.24 200 Mtr: 1. Young (E) 23.72; 2. Cook (G) 23.80 3200 Mtr: 1. Tessay (I) 10:46.32; 6. Thornton (G) 11:17.42 1600 Mtr Relay: 1. Union, 3:40.05; 2. Grantsville 3:40.40 Javelin: 1. Clark (W) 1009 100 Mtr HH: 1. Besendorfer (W) 17.59; 4. Barrus (G) 18.27 100 Mtr: 1. Pinnegar (E) 13.50 Shot Put: 1. Freeman (E) 338 Jones (E) 1. High Jump: Ault (G) 49 1600 Mtr: 470; 2. Nance (M) 5:36.38; 3. 1. Anderson (G) 5:58.45 400 Mtr Relay: 1. Morgan 53.86; 3. Grantsville, 54.74 400 Mtr: 1. Ault (G) 53.86; 4. Bell, (G) 1:07.28 300 Mtr IM: Seaquist 1. North (W) 50.51; 3. (G) 51.83 800 Mtr: Anderson Wilson (M) 2:36.30; 4. 1. (G) 2:42.75 Medley Relay: Grantsville 200 Mtr: 1. 3200 Mtr: Anderson 1. Emery 4:46.95; 4. 5:00.09 Bindrup (M) 27.48 Nance (M) 12:34.0; 5. 1. (G) 14:50.94 1600 Mtr Relay: 1. Wasatch 4:33.39; 2. Grantsville 4:36.79 The late Bill Vaughn, Kansas met a City humorist, said he never man who would deny it when asked; "Say, you must have played a little football or done some boxing in your time. . . right? Wednesday. Monica captured first place In the 400 meter dash, second place in the high jump and anchored the 1600 meter relay team to a second place finish. . Girls: 1. Wastach 113 99 2. Emery 3. Morgan 75 4. GRANTSVILLE 70 5. Union 70 6. Intermountain 60 ' Discus: 1. Nielson (U) 946'al 2. Franklin, (G) 88'6" Long Jump: 1. Farrer (W) 157 la" SEASON i n, placed sixth with 60 points. Monica Ault paced the girls with a big win in the 400 meter dash and a strong second place finish in the high jump. She also anchored the 1600-metrelay team to a second place finish. Dawn Franklin flung the discus 88 feet 6 inches to finish second. Satellite Dish 884-503- s in the javelin. Dave Francom came via third-plac- e finishes. The Cowboys had eight third placers in Sales. Grantsville High Track Coach Dale Mohler is all smiles after his team blasted Region Nine opponents to capture first place gold trophy. i placed fourth and Tom Green sixth in the discus and Richard Thornton placed sixth in the 3200 meter run. Grantsville scored 67 points in the six field events which would second. t , . Jim Wilcox finished fifth in the high jump. Tony Hammond, Craig Ratcliff, and Paul Cook finished fourth, fifth, sixth in the pole vault. John Hiatt placed fifth in (he 100 meter dash. Fred Hall finsihed fifth meter relay team also finished Forty-eigh- . dash. Region Nine Title ANY CAR AIR FILTERS 3.49 " it o) AUTO PARTS SPECIALISTS Golf Tourney Set For Saturday Golfers will get down to the serious business of competition Saturday with the opening Oquirrh Hills Men's Golf Association tournament. "This will be a great opportunity for me to get acquainted with more of the members, said new golf pro Jerry Braun. I just hope the weather will cooperate a bit and that we will have a large turnout for this opening tourney. The format that will be used will be the best three balls out of a foursome. Those intending to compete can sign up beginning at 8 a.m. the day of the tourney, with play beginning with a shot gun start a.m. Jt Helps Subdue Ja SS Marcus Jazz. The Lucas, brilliant forward for the Phoenix Suns, had a big hand series Is now tied at In the Suns' Wednesday win over the Phoenix-Jaz- z - I 3 I |
