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Show SPORTS The Park Record. Editor: Ryan Kostecka sports@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.15704 Twitter: @ParkRecSports TRIPLE TRAILS CHALLENGE REGISTRATION OPEN Hosted by the Mountain Trails Foundation, the annual Triple Trails Challenge registration is now open. The challenge consists of the Round Valley Rambler, taking place on June 20; Jupiter Peak Steeplechase, taking place on July 11; and the Mid-Mountain Marathon, taking place on Aug. 15. Register prior to April 1 to save money. For more information and to register, visit tripletrail.athlete360.com. BASIN RECREATION BLOOD DRIVE COMING SOON Give blood and save lives during the Basin Recreation Blood Drive on Monday, Feb. 3 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The Fieldhouse. Every blood donation helps the American Red Cross provide vital aid for up to three people. Sign up for a donation time at basinrecreation.org. SKATE SKI SERIES BEGINS IN ONE WEEK Learn how to Nordic Skate Ski with Basin Recreation’s Skate Ski Series. Each week skiers will learn new skills and progress to more difficult terrain to improve fitness and form. Skiers are responsible for their own equipment. This four-week series runs on Sunday mornings from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. with the first session beginning Sunday, Feb. 2. Cost is $50. Learn more and register at basinrecreation.org CPR/FIRST AID CERTIFICATION Parkites are welcome to come and learn First Aid, CPR & AED skills from our certified National Safety Council Instructors — this course meets national safety standards. Become certified on February 10 from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the PC MARC. Ages 15+ welcome. Register online at parkcityrecreation.org or call 435-615-5401. Please see Sports briefs, B-2 ‘FIT TO RECOVER’ COMES PARKITE WINS GOLD TO THE PC MARC, B-2 MEDAL AT X GAMES, B-3 www.parkrecord.com B-1 SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, JANUARY 25-28, 2020 Miners triumph at BYU Invitational Meet Four athletes bring home top-10 finishes from season-opener RYAN KOSTECKA The Park Record It’s been a rough couple of months for Park City High School indoor track and field athletes Paul Baynes, Franklin Paas and Seth Warner. All three were members of the Park City football team that lost in the Class 4A state title game at the end of November. For the senior Baynes, it’s been an even longer time period between contests as shoulder surgery following the Miners’ game against West High School on Aug. 30 ended his season. But for juniors Paas and Warner, it’s been a long two months to think about that loss and move on from it. But that’s exactly what the boys did this past weekend when they competed in the 2020 BYU Indoor Invitational. In their first athletic contest since that devastating loss, all three athletes shined in their respective events. “It’s been a long time for the boys since that football loss, so having them come out and perform the way they did was special,” said Dave Yocum, Park City track and field coach. “For Paul, having just come off surgery, we were going to be happy if he ran indoors at all. … But now he’s running times that are close to his personal bests. Simply put, what he’s doing and how he’s recovered has been incredible.” The boys were part of a group of 16 Park City athletes who traveled to Provo to compete against hundreds of other athletes from Utah, Wyoming and Idaho. Although indoor track and field isn’t a UHSAA sanctioned sport, it was the first major meet for high school athletes competing in the indoor season and serves as a major COURTESY OF DAVE YOCUM Park City senior Paul Baynes, left, poses with the other finishers of the 200-meter race at the 2020 BYU Invitational. Baynes, who is recovering from shoulder surgery that derailed his senior season on the gridiron, finish fifth in the event with a time of 23.37 seconds. training session leading up to the outdoor season in March. “We’re mostly just trying to get an idea on where to we are fitness wise and speed wise as a team as a team, and get myself an idea with how competitive some of these younger kids are,” Yocum said. “There’s some stock that I put into the indoor season when assessing certain kids for spring. … Certain kids are great competitors and the ones that are here working are getting an edge on the kids that wait till February to start We specialize in resort mortgage lending, jumbos, condo hotels*, conventional, FHA and VA. Your LOCAL mortgage specialist, Loving, Living, Lending The Park City Lifestyle! Lisa Lundquist Senior Loan Officer NMLS#268664 lisal@vfund.com 435.659.1390 311 Main Street Park City, UT Veritas Funding NMLS#252108 is an Equal Housing Lender. This is not an offer of credit or commitment to lend. *Veritas Funding Brokers these loans. training.” Baynes was the star for the Miners, finishing fifth out of 146 runners in the 200-meter race in a time of 23.37 seconds — a time that is dangerously close to his best time last season. He also ran with the Gold Medal Athletics Track Club 4x321-meter team (321 meters is one lap around the track at BYU), taking first place in the event. “He trains with me a few days and then trains with GMA a few days a week, which has clearly been work- ing well for him considering what he just did,” Baynes said. “You never know how you bounce back from injury until your first meet, and he surprised everyone a bit with how well he did and how well he moved. He’s definitely faster and stronger than he was last year. … And this is a good indication what’s going to happen the rest of the season.” Warner also shined for Park City, finishing fifth out of 200 runners in Please see Miners, B-4 |