Region 10 track and field: Cedar Reds sweep boys and girls region titles

Written by Jeff Richards
May 13, 2022
Athletes compete in the Region 10 championship meet at Crimson Cliffs High School, Washington City, Utah, May 11-12, 2022 | Photo by Jacqui Knighton, St. George News

WASHINGTON CITY — Cedar High School’s boys and girls track teams each took first place at the Region 10 championship meet staged at Crimson Cliffs High School on Wednesday and Thursday.

Athletes compete in the Region 10 championship meet at Crimson Cliffs High School, Washington City, Utah, May 11-12, 2022 | Photo by Jacqui Knighton, St. George News

Although the Cedar girls won by a comfortable 18-point margin over runner-up Desert Hills, the Cedar boys edged Snow Canyon by just a single point, 117-116.

With the state meet just over a week away, several athletes from all seven Region 10 schools recorded notable marks.

“There were so many great performances all around on both sides, girls and boys,” said Cedar coach Greg Harris. “It was good to see them so excited about their events and for their teammates’ success as well.”

Among the key highlights for the Reds was senior Seth Sonerholm winning the 800-meter run in a time of 1:54.81, which his coach said is a new PR for him as well as the fastest 4A time in the state this year. Sonerholm won the race by more than five seconds, with Carson Wall of Desert Hills taking second in 1:59.98.

In addition, Cedar junior Logan Peel won the boys 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:25.98, while sophomore teammate Ammon York won the 300-meter hurdles in a time of 40.73 seconds.

Also for Cedar boys, junior Dallan DeMille won the discus with a throw of 146 feet.

For the Cedar girls, senior Carissa Hofeling placed highly in three distance races, winning the 3,200-meter run, taking third in the 1,600 and placing fourth in the 800. Two of the runners that finished ahead of Hofeling in the 800 were her own teammates; sophomores Anna Hall and Mayce Dalton placed first and second, respectively, while Dixie’s Ruby Ludlow took third.

Cedar’s Kiara Hansen and Quincy Esplin finished a respective first and second in the girls shot put, with both having top marks exceeding 35 feet. Those same two athletes also were the meet’s top two discus throwers, with Esplin winning with a mark of 118 feet, 8.5 inches and Hansen coming in second at 110 feet, 6 inches.

The Region 10 meet champions in individual events are listed below, along with team scores. For complete meet results, click here.

Next up is the Utah High School Activities Association’s state track meet scheduled for May 19-21 at Brigham Young University in Provo.

Region 10 individual champions

Girls events

  • 100: Samiyah Jones, Crimson Cliffs, 12.55.
  • 200: Kristin Cook, Snow Canyon, 25.05.
  • 400: Kenzee Gubler, Desert Hills, 59.88.
  • 800: Anna Hall, Cedar, 2:21.91.
  • 1,600: Hailee Phillips, Snow Canyon, 4:59.96.
  • 3,200: Carissa Hofeling, Cedar, 11:32.38.
  • 100 hurdles: Samiyah Jones, Crimson Cliffs, 15.71.
  • 300 hurdles: Madison George, Desert Hills, 46.26.
  • 4×100 relay: Snow Canyon, 50.41.
  • 4×200 relay: Desert Hills, 1:46.43.
  • 4×400 relay: Cedar, 4:07.01.
  • 4×800 relay: Crimson Cliffs, 10:09.60.
  • High jump: Lainee Leavitt, Snow Canyon, 5-02.00.
  • Long jump: Arden LaFemina, Pine View, 17-09.00
  • Discus: Quincy Esplin, Cedar, 118-8.50.
  • Shot put: Kiara Hansen, Cedar, 35-07.50.
  • Javelin: Sa’de Turlington, Desert Hills, 115-05.

Boys events

  • 100: Caidan Cooper, Dixie, 11.12.
  • 200: Caidan Cooper, Dixie, 22.46.
  • 400: Aiddin Wilson, Dixie, 50.77.
  • 800: Seth Sonerholm, Cedar, 1:54.81.
  • 1,600: Logan Peel, Cedar, 4:25.98.
  • 3,200: James Butterfield, Snow Canyon, 10:08.51.
  • 110 hurdles: Weston Ballif, Dixie, 15.69.
  • 300 hurdles: Ammon York, Cedar, 40.73.
  • 4×100 relay: Dixie, 43.34.
  • 4×200 relay: Dixie, 1:32.25.
  • 4X400 relay: Pine View, 3:29.64.
  • 4×800 relay: Crimson Cliffs, 8:24.75.
  • High jump: Owen Mackay, Snow Canyon, 6-04.00.
  • Long jump: Tyson Parker, Desert Hills, 21-08.50.
  • Discus: Dallan DeMille, Cedar, 146-00.
  • Shot put: Faagalu Aetonu, Pine View, 51-02.
  • Javelin: Bo Hickman, Snow Canyon, 178-01.

2022 Region 10 championship meet

May 11-12 at Crimson Cliffs High School

Girls team scores

  1. Cedar, 155.
  2. Desert Hills, 137.
  3. Pine View, 100.5.
  4. Hurricane, 81.
  5. Snow Canyon, 65.
  6. Crimson Cliffs, 51.5.
  7. Dixie, 34.

Boys team scores

  1. Cedar, 117.
  2. Snow Canyon, 116.
  3. Desert Hills, 88,
  4. (tie) Pine View, 81.
  5. (tie) Crimson Cliffs, 81.
  6. Dixie, 76.
  7. Hurricane, 66.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jeff Richards, a native of Salt Lake City with family roots in Panguitch, lived in Moab for 20 years before joining St. George News in 2017. Jeff is a longtime journalist and secondary school teacher. He and his wife Penny are the parents of five daughters. They also have three young grandsons. Jeff and his family enjoy swimming, camping, sightseeing, reading, and taking pictures.

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