5A II Final Day Highlights

 

For boys pole vaulting, 1600 meter run and 800 meter run click here.

 

Ironwood Ridge finished the two day 5A II State Meet Championships with wins for both the boys and the girls teams.

 

The Ironwood Ridge girls team earned 108 points;  Deer Valley took second with 77 points and  Rincon  finished third with 74 points.  It was a little closer on the boys side as the Ironwood Ridge team edged out second place Boulder Creek by collecting 71 points.  Boulder Creek was only 15 points behind with 56 and Rincon was third with 54.

 

Ironwood junior Steve Magnuson (photo right center) who won the 1600 during the prelims, anchored the winning 4x800 team  to an 8:09.78 and won the 3200 meter run in 9:39.37.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charles James (Jr., Valley Vista pictured below second from right) also won two individual state titles when he ran the 200 meter dash in 21.60 and jumped 21-11.50 in the long jump.

 

 

Tamara Pridgett (Jr., Rincon) had an incredible State Meet weekend winning three individual titles in the 100 meter dash (2:12) the 200 meter dash (24.97) and the long jump (17-08.50)

 

Photo from left:  100 meter dash State Champion Tamara Pridgett; 2nd place Abbey Barbera (Fr., Ironwood Ridge); 3rd place Nony Onyeador (Sr., Willow Canyon); 4th place Alexis Stamps (Sr., Skyline)

 

 

Winning two state titles, Leigha Graziano (Sr., Deer Valley) threw the shot put 38-10.00 and the discus  134-06.

 

Also taking home two individual titles was Brian Akpan (Sr., Rincon).  Akpan won the 110 hurldes in 14.88 and the 300 meter hurdles in 38.66.

 

 

 

Other State Champions

 

Boys:

 

100 meter dash - Isaiah Underwood (So., Ironwood)  (pictured above in red) 

 

400 meter dash - Jay Bowser (So., Rincon) 48.79

 

High Jump - Dyan Walashek (Jr., Boulder Creek) 6-06.00

 

Triple Jump - Michael Bolligar (Sr., Sunrise Mountain) 45-07.50

 

Discus throw - Nathan Estes (Sr., North) 176-00

 

Shot put - Roger Dolan (Sr., Boulder Creek)  55-07.00

 

 

Girls: 

 

 

100 meter hurdles - Juliet Summers (Jr., Pinnacle) 15.22

 

1600 meter run - Allison Crawford (Jr., Ironwood Ridge) 5:14.38

 

 

Photo: From left Sunnyside junior, Elizabeth Romero, 400 meter dash State Champion; 2nd place Nicolette Monroe (Jr., Cibola), 3rd place Treshonna Mosley (Jr., Desert Ridge); 4th place Adrianna Thomas (Jr., Sunnyside)

400 meter dash - Elizabeth Romero (Jr., Sunnyside) 58.80

 

 

300 meter hurdles - Sarah Geren (Jr., Horizon) 45.27

 

Photo: Sarah Geren in green

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

800 meter run - Kaitlynd Holland (Fr., Marana Mountain View) 2:20.11

 

3200 meter run - Sarah Miville (So., Ironwood Ridge) 11:22.92

 

 

(Photo right: Sarah Miville)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High Jump -  Lauren Laszczak (Jr., Ironwood Ridge) 5-02.00

 

Triple Jump - Brianne Kee (Jr., Sunrise Mountain) 35-01.75

 

 

 

 

Pole Vault  - Sarah Hedberg (Sr., North) 11-06.00

 

Photo left;  Sarah Hedberg pole vaulting 11-06.

 

 

 

Relays: 

 

 

Boys 4x100 meter relay  Marcos De Niza  42.30

 

Girls 4x100 meter relay Rincon 49.20

 

Boys 4x400 meter relay Rincon  3:21.56

 

Girls 4x400 meter relay Marana Mountain View 4:02.61

 

Girls 4x800 meter relay Marana Mountain View  9:49.27