Red Devils, Lady Devils 3rd at UVU Invite

Hartzell wins 200, 400 meters; Baxter wins 1600

By Don Cogger, Herald Sports Editor
Posted 4/3/25

The Evanston High School track and field teams pushed back the start of Spring Break for a day and traveled to Orem, Utah, on Saturday, competing at the UVU   High School Invitational.

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Red Devils, Lady Devils 3rd at UVU Invite

Hartzell wins 200, 400 meters; Baxter wins 1600

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The Evanston High School track and field teams pushed back the start of Spring Break for a day and traveled to Orem, Utah, on Saturday, competing at the UVU  High School Invitational.

The Red Devils and Lady Devils each placed third as a team. In all, the Red Devils finished with 21 individual placers — including two champions — while the Lady Devils had 15 placers.

 

Red Devils

The boys had a pair of individual winners in Ayden Hartzell in the 200 meters (22.33) and 400 meters (49.72), and Paul Baxter in the 1600 meters (4:37.54); Baxter also placed seventh in the 2K steeplechase (6:55.45).

The 4x400 relay team of Aidan Conrad, Ayden Hartzell, Jayden Rieker and Carter Brown also finished in the top spot, posting a time of 3:26.69.

Sophomore hurdler Timber Fitch placed second in the 300 hurdles (43.14) and fourth in the 110 hurdles (7.59); he also placed eighth in the 100 meter dash (11.68). Fellow hurdler Skylar Tippetts also placed in both hurdle events, finishing seventh in both.

Cole Brown placed in three events — both on the track and in the field — finishing third in the pole vault (11’6”), fifth in the 400 meters (54.38) and seventh in the high jump (5’2”). In sprints, Jayden Rieker finished fourth in the 200 meters (23.01) and sixth in the 100 meters (11.60).

Joining Paul Baxter on the podium in the 1600 were Aidan Conrad (4th, 4:56.46) and Bryan Baxter (5th, 5:01.80). In the field events, Tyce Weisenbaker finished third in the long jump (19’), while Luca Flores finished fourth in the shot put (45’10.25”) and eighth in the discus (120’10”).

 

Lady Devils

For the girls, junior Emma Lonsway finished second in the 300 hurdles (49.59) and fourth in the 100 hurdles (17.64); she also cleared nine feet in the pole vault to finish fourth.

Alyssa Brown was runner-up in the discus (114’8”) and finished third in the shot put (35’2.5”), while Cassie Barker was third in both the 100 hurdles (16.45) and 300 hurdles (50.32) and sixth in the high jump (5’).

Lady Devil thrower Kiernynn Simmons’ senior season is off to a solid start, with fourth-place finishes in both the shot put (34’7.5”) and discus (95’10”), while senior hurdler Celeste Swensen finished eighth in both the 100 hurdles (19.14) and 300 hurdles (56.96); she also finished fifth in the long jump (14’1”).

 

UVU Invitational

Results

Boys Results

1. Cedar Valley 140, 2. Mountain Ridge 123, 3. Evanston 106, 4. Soda Springs 51, 5. Star Valley 40, 6. Weiser 35, 7. Davis 25, 8. South Summit 18, 9. Maple Mountain 10, 10. Hillcrest 8, 11. Farmington 7, 12. Ridgeline 6, 13. Kearns 2

 

100 Meter Dash

6. Jayden Rieker 11.60, 8. Timber Fitch 11.68, 18. Tyce Weisenbaker 12.27, 21. Asher Conrad 12.61, 23. Oakley Hartzell 12.75, 24. Zander Hernandez 13.01, 27. Jesus Reynoso 14.79

200 Meter Dash

1. Ayden Hartzell 22.33, 4. Jayden Rieker 23.01, 10. Carter Brown 23.78, 19. Asher Conrad 25.29, 20. Oakley Hartzell 25.57, 21. Zander Hernandez 25.77, 24. Jesus Reynoso 29.74

400 Meter Run

1. Ayden Hartzell 49.72, 4. Carter Brown 54.24, 5. Cole Brown 54.38

1600 Meter Run

1. Paul Baxter 4:37.54, 4. Aidan Conrad 4:56.46, 5. Bryan Baxter 5:01.80

110 Meter Hurdles

4. Timber Fitch 17.59, 7. Skylar Tippetts 19.74, 8. Seth Cockram 20.02

300 Meter Hurdles

2. Timber Fitch 43.14, 7. Skylar Tippetts 46.10, 11. Seth Cockram 51.33

2K Steeplechase

7. Paul Baxter 6:55.45

4x400 Relay

1. Aidan Conrad, Ayden Hartzell, Jayden Rieker, Carter Brown 3:26.69

Shot Put

4. Luca Flores 45’10.25”, 11. Owen Russell 38’10.25”

Discus

8. Luca Flores 120’10”, 13. Owen Russell 110’6”

High Jump

7. Cole Brown 5’2”

Pole Vault

3. Cole Brown 11’6”

Long Jump

3. Tyce Weisenbaker 19’, 9. Zander Hernandez 17’5”

 

Girls Results

1. Cedar Valley 155, 2. Mountain Ridge 111, 3. Evanston 69, 4. Soda Springs 50.50, 5. Marsh Valley 38, 6. Layton 30, 7. South Summit 23, 8. Weiser 16, 9. Bonneville 10, 9. Green Canyon 10, 11. Ridgeline 9, 11. Farmington 9, 11. Idaho Falls 9, 14. Maple Mountain 8, 15. Hillcrest 5.5, 16. Kearns 2

 

100 Meter Dash

12. Beatriz Navarro 14.84, 13 Abby Nichols 14.89, 14 Brooklyn Larsen 15.11, 16 Charlie Lym 15.58, 17. Leslie Aldana 15.77, 18 Veere Jansen 16.18, 19. Jayme Echevarria 16.58

200 Meter Dash

13. Abby Nichols 30.40, 16 Beatriz Navarro 30.59, 18 Brooklyn Larsen 30.67, 20. Leslie Aldana 32.85, 21. Veere Jansen 33.70, 22. Charlie Lym 34.69, 23. Jayme Echevarria 35.87

1600 Meter Run

10. Sophia Olivas 6:17.38, 12. Brette Francis 6:26.97a

100 Meter Hurdles

3. Cassie Barker 16.45, 4. Emma Lonsway 17.64, 8. Celeste Swensen 19.14

300 Meter Hurdles

2. Emma Lonsway 49.59, 3 Cassie Barker 50.32, 8 Celeste Swensen 56.96

Shot Put

3. Alyssa Brown 35’2.5”, 4. Kiernynn Simmons 34’7.5”, 5. Ava Graham 30’9”, 12. Allison Swensen 23’1”, 13. Maddi Caves 22’7”

Discus

2. Alyssa Brown 114’8”, 4. Kiernynn Simmons 95’10”, 9. Allison Swensen 65’10”, 10. Ava Graham 59’11”, 11. Maddi Caves 47’5”

High Jump

6. Cassie Barker 5’, 10. Abby Nichols 4’6”

Pole Vault

4. Emma Lonsway 9’

Long Jump

5. Celeste Swensen 14’1”, 7. Beatriz Navarro 12’10.5”