This was the last year for UVU to compete in the Great West Conference. They have won the first place title 2 years and a row and was heading for a 3-peat.
Many things went wrong at this track meet. I will list them as follows:
1. A good runner that would have scored points would not go because he would have to compete on Sunday and he has strong beliefs that that is wrong.
2. A whole team did not show up, like a whole school, and then that meant that the first 6 runners in scored not the first 8.
3. On Premlims on Saturday for the 400, Jakes best race, he was pushed out on the curve and was not able to compete Sunday in the finals.
4. The 4 x 400 team that Jake is always run on and medaled the past 3 years did not finish.
5. Because the 4 x 400 team did not finish the UVU track team lost the meat by 3 points to Houston Baptist.
Kim gently reminded us that many a meet is won or lost on the last race, the 4 x 400. In fact it was won on that same race winning last year.
The details of the 4 x 400 race are so sad. Jake had the first leg and ran his 400 so well, passed off the baton and the second boy took off also running well. He passed the baton to runner number 3 and on the back curve as he was heading around his ankle dislocated and he went down. That my friends results in a DNF. It breaks my heart.