Mountain Air Magic At The Western State HS Open

Ashten Loeks was a two-time winner, claiming the 800 and the mile steeple.

The girl's side of the competition saw two entirely different sorts of results: there were either insanely close finishes that went down to the line, or dominating victories.

Cue the former.

Kayli Cooper and Shayla Scarborough took the 60 down to the final strides. After a few moments it was revealed that Cooper's lean was the deciding factor in this race. Cooper's 8.21 was just ahead of Scarborough's 8.29.

And speaking of close finishes: the 60 hurdles.

The closest race of the day came here, where Katie Sherwood, and Rylee Haynes needed a photo to decipher who the winner was. A hundredth of a second separated first from second, and it was Sherwood with a 10.05 win over Haynes, who was less than a foot back in 10.06.

Defending 300 hurdle state champ, Ashten Loekstook the hurdles off the track and added another 500 meters Saturday. And despite the change of pace, she ran away for a dominating 2:29 victory in the 800.

And what made her win all the more impressive is that it was preceded by a 6:11 victory in the mile steeple. 

And Loeks wasn't the only one running away for a victory.

The mile was all Kylah Ricks. The Utah state cross country champion telescoped away over the second half of the race for a 5:46 victory. 

While Scarborough wasn't able to nab a victory on the track, she did off the track. The Lewis-Palmer sophomore went 16-0 to claim victory in the long jump. 

Like the boy's competition, the girl's triple jump saw a tie for the win. Jordyn Weis, and Erin Carroll went 33-0.5 for the win. 

Haynes may not have had her win on the track, but like Scarborough, she was able to get a W off the track. Haynes beat all comers, going 4-1 to win the event. 


The throws were an area of hot competition. 

Jane Powers was a two-time winner, claiming the shot and the weight throw. Powers won the shot with a toss of 39-5, and the weight throw with a toss of 48.9.5