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Show N 13 Nick Drake Sports Editor May 2, 1985 The Grantsville cindermen proved Tuesday that it takes a total team effort rather than just a few individuals to win a region track championship. Despite only winning four gold . i. medals to Wasatchs seven first ki.ii laxifieaMMi A r paced Grantsville with two first place finishes while Mike Anderson turned in a gutsy performance in d the 800 meter and strong Mike in the javelin to collect the other two gold finishes. Cook sprinted to a first place in the 100 meter dash with a 11.24, just nipping Wasatchs Jeff Hill Dave Francom sparked the Region Nine Champion Grantsvllle Cow(11.28) at the tape. The seniors boys at Tuesday's region meet at Tooele. The Cowboy senior scored other region title came in the 400, second place- finishes in the shot put with a Javelin at meter relay when he teamed with' ' three 153-to pace Grantsvllle to a feet and high Jump of victory Tim Keller, Kevin- Orgill and over second place Wasatch. (Photo by Nick Drake) Dennis Gilbert to dash across the finish line with a winning time of Grantsville with three second place 45.22, well ahead of Emerys 45.90. place time of 4:41.34. The only other bronze finish for Grantsville finishes in the field events with Even though he cut his time, Tom Windon two seconds and Paul came on a LeAnna Harris 93-- foot dramatically since Saturday, by toss in the javelin. Cook one in the running events. .11, Cook was kept from a clean The 4 Francom is also looking Sheila Wells captured fourth in sweep in the sprinting titles when to better his fourth and fifth place the long jump with a Emerys Darrell Pugmire edged the jump finishes at state last year. The Cowwhile Dawn Franklin finished GHS runner with a 23.02 effort to fourth in the discus with a heave of 23.08. boy senior finished only behind teammate Bussard in the javelin The medley team of Dawn Cook defeated 60 other oppoand Amy Jackson, Tonia Townsend with a 153-- foot toss. In the shot nents in Saturdays Juab Invitationand Wells won a point for GHS with al in the same event with a 23.19. put, Francom finished with a 45-V2 foot heave while high jumpa fourth place time of 5:08.1 1. Despite his second place finish, Cook is just .49 of a second from a for another second place ing Franklin (shot put) and Seaquist finish. state record in the 200 meter. (100 meter hurdles) closed out the Windon finished in second place In a thrilling 800 meter run, Grantsville Cowgirl scorers with Anderson came from behind to in the 3200 meter run with a fifth place finishes. 10:46.74 and teamed up with Orgill, garner his first region title in only In the boys 300 meter interhis first attempt in the event. The John Elmer and David Chadwick mediate hurdles, Orgill captured for a 3:57.88, finishing only behind GHS junior was in fourth place the lone third with a time of 42.06. Wasatchs medley squad. coming around the final turn but Steve Mason grabbed two fourth Paul Cook also came from beraced past all three runners with a finishes in the long jump and place hind in the 400 meter run by hold2:08.49 just edging out Emerys 110 meter hurdles with Windon, ing of Emerys Wright with a 53.88 Andy Wright (2:08.52) at the finish Keller, Tony Hammond and Kirk but couldnt overcome Spartan runline. Matthews garnering one each. ner Bob Grants 51.88. Bussard overcame a nagging Mason qualifief for state with a For the Cowgirls, Jill Anderson win a with to the title region injury foot jump and 16.84 in the toss in the javelin. kept Grantsville close with the only winning 164-hurdles. Windon was fourth in the second place finishes they could The Grantsville junior is trying to 1600 meter run with a 5:00.58 garner. place better than last year's fifth while Keller finished in the same The GHS sohpomore captured a place finish at state. position with a 11.75 in the 100 silver finish in the 800 meter run Grantsville also won seven meter run. with a 2:41.38, just behind second places, one third place and Hammond finished in fourth Wasatchs Reeder (2:40.50). The seven fourth place finishes to aid place in the pole vault with a the Cowboys. The top four finishers Wasp runner again kept Anderson while Matthews qualified for next from the winners circle by edging with the exception in the relays in weekends state meet with a 107-out the Cowgirl with a winning the region meet automatically qualtoss in the discus. time off 5:49.41 to 5:49.81 in the ify for the 2A Utah State Track Other scorers for Grantsville 1600 meter run. at BYU. Championships May with fifth place finishes were Tom The Cowgirls 1600 meter relay There were also four fifth place finGreen (discus), Keller (200 meter), team of Erika Seaquist, Heather ishers for Grantsville. Karen in second the and Jackson Craig Ratcliff (pol vault) and Gosling, Amy Along with Cooks Matthews (shot put). Bell qualified for state with a third 200 meter, Dave Francom sparked f Bus-sar- - Grantsvilles Erika Seaquist races to the finish line in 100 meter hurdles at Tuesdays Region Nine meet at Tooele. Seaquist finished with a fifth place time of 17.74. The GHS sophomore later teamed up with Heather Gosling, Jill Anderson and Karen Bell for a state qualifying time of 4:41.09 In the 1600 medley relay. 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Although they did not dominate the first place finishes, Grantsville did lead the whole meet except after two events. Wasatch took a brief lead after the first event, 3200 meter run and a 38-3- 6 lead after sweeping the top three places in the 1600 meter run. A second place in the high jump and first in the 400 meter relay put Grantsville ahead for good as GHS sewed up the title in the next to last event. Cowboy speedster Darren Cook v- - pEEST S32H35B |