High school cross-country: Unlikely winner Tabi Henrie leads Panguitch girls to 1A 4-peat, Monticello captures boys title

Panguitch senior Tabi Henrie hadn’t won a race all year, and it was usually because she was finishing behind teammate Brooke Albrecht. Henrie even admits she’s been comfortable running in second position.

Something clicked though in the build-up to Tuesday’s 1A state championships at the Regional Athletic Complex in Rose Park. As Henrie put it, “I separated my self worth from winning.”

It allowed her to approach the race with a more relaxed mindset, and then when she took the lead midway through the race, allowed her to believe she could win.

“When I passed the two girls right here, I kind of felt powerful. I’m usually in second, but I started to think I could win this thing, and I didn’t usually,” said Henrie.

Henrie maintained that lead all the way to the finish line, claiming the individual 1A title a year after finishing second as she posted a great time of 19:03.6.

Whitehorse freshman Keiarra Martin finished second in 19:30.3, followed by Monticello’s Marah Long in third (19:38.5) and Panguitch’s Brook Albrecht in fourth (19:47.0).

Panguitch’s top four runners finished in the top 15 as it easily claimed its fourth straight 1A state title with 26 points. Rich finished second with 50 points.

“We’ve never had a harder working group,” said Panguitch coach Danny Yardley. “We have 10 girls on the team and they’ve put in lots of miles and lots of time. But I haven’t seen a group that has the camaraderie and the time together, they really push and pull each other.”

That camaraderie was never more evident than after the race said Yardley.

“Brook was the favorite to win the race today, and she’s had such a great season and today was just a rough day for her, but the first girl in line to congratulate Tabi was Brooke. They’ve pushed and pulled her all year,” said Yardley.

Rounding out the top five 1A teams were Whitehorse in third, Monticello in fourth and Altamont in fifth.

On the boys side, Monticello is back on top of 1A after a four-year hiatus.

The Buckaroos placed its top four runners in the top 16, a performance that no other team could come close to matching as they totaled 42 team points to claim their first state title since 2018.

“Last year we went out a little hard and kind of got spread out, this year we kept it together and kept it close. The gap is what got us, one through six, we were about a minute about which you can’t beat that. You’ve not going to lose very often if you do that,” said Monticello coach Jeff Hunt.

Kooper Nielson led Monticello in seventh place, with Jesse Pettit in eighth, Kaden Pehrson in 11th and Curtis Bunker in 16th.

A year ago Monticello finished second at state to Water Canyon — which is competing in 2A this year — and that finish definitely served as motivation throughout the season.

“They looked at it as they had some unfinished business. We felt like we let it get away from us a little bit, and don’t get me wrong, Water Canyon is a great team and they’re going to do great in 2A,” said Hunt.

This year’s runner-up team was Altamont, and that team finish was a huge part of the motivation on Tuesday for eventual individual champ Ashton Arnold.

The senior won last year’s race and was the big favorite to repeat this year — which he did with a 21-second game — but that wasn’t his motivation he said.

“I wanted it just as much as the past year, but this year we were better as a team, my teammates picked it up a lot. So I was more focused on how we could do as a team,” said Arnold, who pretty much went wire-to-wire in finishing in first place with a time of 17:14.1.

Piute’s Kade Severe claimed second place with a time of 17:35.4, with Wayne’s Blake Peterson in third in 17:44.5.

Class 1A state championships

At Regional Athletic Complex

Girls team scores

1. Panguitch, 26

2. Rich, 50

3. Whitehorse, 54

4. Monticello, 58

5. Altamont, 81

6. Milford, 93

7. Bryce Valley, 119

8. Valley, 122

9. Piute, 177

10. Wayne, 182

Girls individual results

1. Tabi Henrie, Panguitch, 19:03.6

2. Keiarra Martin, Whitehorse, 19:30.3

3. Marah Long, Monticello, 19:38.5

4. Brooke Albrecht, Panguitch, 19:47.0

5. Paige Smith, Rich, 20:13.5

6. Annie Yardley, Panguitch, 20:21.3

7. Maddie Osterhout, Valley, 21:11.6

8. Lyda Taylor, Rich, 21:38.1

9. Ayla Carling, Monticello, 21:41.8

10. Kennedy Carter, Altamont, 21:51.7

11. Heidi Clark, Whitehorse, 22:09.0

12. Bradi Gates, Bryce Valley, 22:11.8

13. Ayla Haslem, Altamont, 22:22.8

14. Dakota Monroe, Milford, 22:28.3

15. Paisley Henrie, Panguitch, 22:28.6

16. Lea Peterson, Rich, 22:31.7

17. Ruthanna Wilson, Manila, 22:35.9

18. Lilli Burton, Monticello, 22:37.1

19. Shunbaah Begay, Whitehorse, 22:43.2

20. Halli Rowley, Milford, 22:47.2

21. Siri Syrett, Bryce Valley, 22:57.7

22. Rylee Mouldenhauer, Rich, 23:13.3

23. Taylor Scott, Altamont, 23:24.1

24. Hannah Clark, Whitehorse, 23:24.6

25. Alexa Marshall, Panguitch, 23:38.9

26. Lamyia Benally, Whitehorse, 23:52.6

27. Kayleen Richardson, Tintic, 23:55.0

28. Katharina Smith, Rich, 23:59.5

29. Lydia George, Milford, 24:02.8

30. Kaitlyn Baird, Valley, 24:09.6

31. Alexis Bailey, Monticello, 24:11.9

32. Nya Jolley, Rich, 24:14.7

33. Raegyn Blackburn, Wayne, 24:29.8

34. Shelby Frandsen, Panguitch, 24:39.6

35. Tayleah Spaulding, Milford, 24:44.2

36. Skyler Ott, Bryce Valley, 24:49.6

37. Gracie Carlisle, Rich, 24:56.4

38. Tracy Nielsen, Altamont, 25:09.2

39. Meagan Morgan, Whitehorse, 25:18.3

40. Hailey Yardley, Panguitch, 25:23.5

41. Jalee Barnson, Piute, 25:24.8

42. Harmony Thomas, Whitehorse, 25:25.6

43. Kaylee Brinkerhoff, Valley, 25:29.6

44. Marissa Richardson, Tintic, 25:34.9

45. Keira Davis, Pinnacle, 25:40.1

46. Kenadi King, Piute, 25:52.4

47. Precious Bedonie, Monument Valley, 25:57.9

48. Lexie Snedeger, Wayne, 26:00.9

49. Leah Lunceford, Valley, 26:03.3

50. Ainsley Talbot, Piute, 26:15.5

51. Kinley Shakespear, Piute, 26:21.3

52. Taylor Stanley, Monument Valley, 26:26.0

53. Helen Magana, Milford, 26:32.0

54. Alayna Severe, Piute, 26:59.8

55. Aj VanDyke, Wayne, 27:00.2

56. Kinlee Brinkerhoff, Bryce Valley, 27:18.1

57. Maddie Nelson, Wayne, 27:19.8

58. Ava Florence, Milford, 27:24.9

59. Kassali Wall, Manila, 27:46.1

60. Brea Winterton, Altamont, 28:11.3

61. Mia Barna, Bryce Valley, 28:18.2

62. Katelyn Kofford, Manila, 28:34.0

63. Clara Peterson, Escalante, 28:44.8

64. Kaydence Romero, Pinnacle, 29:47.7

65. Cambri Twitchell, Bryce Valley, 30:19.0

66. Yonabah Smith, Monument Valley, 31:02.0

67. Luz Ruelas, Pinnacle, 31:08.1

68. Mikenna Holm, Milford, 31:17.0

69. Kira Platt, Bryce Valley, 32:48.2

70. Heather Kerr, Pinnacle, 35:14.3

71. LeighAn Atene, Monument Valley, 36:59.6

72. Abby Vela, Altamont, 38:39.5

Boys team scores

1. Monticello, 42

2. Altamont, 85

3. Panguitch, 94

4. Escalante, 95

5. Piute, 102

6. Wayne, 110

7. Whitehorse, 110

8. Bryce Valley, 136.5

9. Manila, 138

10. Tintic, 157

Boys individual results

1. Ashton Arnold, Altamont, 17:14.1

2. Kade Severe, Piute, 17:35.4

3. Blake Peterson, Wayne, 17:44.5

4. Masen Brown, Tintic, 17:45.0

5. Warren Spencer, Valley, 17:48.2

6. Ethan Begay, Whitehorse, 17:54.5

7. Kooper Nielson, Monticello, 17:55.8

8. Jesse Pettit, Monticello, 17:58.7

9. Daniel Draper, Manila, 18:01.1

10. Kole Westwood, Piute, 18:14.3

11. Kaden Pehrson, Monticello, 18:14.4

12. Thomas Draper, Manila, 18:15.9

13. Mark Tebbs, Panguitch, 18:30.1

14. Peter Baksis, Escalante, 18:30.7

15. Elam Etsitty, Whitehorse, 18:36.3

16. Curtis Bunker, Monticello, 18:39.3

17. Soren Welch, Monticello, 18:44.0

18. Stayton Winterton, Altamont, 18:46.0

19. Aaron Gillette, Monticello, 18:46.1

20. Traeson Brown, Wayne, 18:49.2

21. Trexton Spaulding, Milford, 18:51.8

22. Eli Beesley, Bryce Valley, 18:54.7

23. Jacob Marshall, Panguitch, 18:59.6

24. Xander Griffin, Escalante, 19:00.0

25. Joe Nez, Bryce Valley, 19:11.9

26. Kendal Gardner, Escalante, 19:12.0

27. Jaxon Westwood, Piute, 19:18.5

28. Lincoln Henrie, Panguitch, 19:21.0

29. Fidel Pena, Tintic, 19:24.8

30. Josh Perez, Panguitch, 19:27.4

31. Garrett Pace, Dugway, 19:31.5

32. Jaxen Cottam, Escalante, 19:33.9

33. Jordan Miles, Altamont, 19:34.9

34. Sonny Pugh, Altamont, 19:44.1

35. Austin Vasquez, Rich, 19:46.6

36. Hunter Stewart, Milford, 19:49.8

37. Rayce Jenkins, Escalante, 19:50.3

38. Curtis Henrie, Panguitch, 19:50.4

39. Trent Walter, Panguitch, 19:52.7

40. Major Steed, Bryce Valley, 19:54.2

41. Josiah Gipe, Monument Valley, 19:59.8

42. Tyrone Farley, Whitehorse, 20:02.3

43. Jag George, Milford, 20:02.5

44. Adrian Dalton, Escalante, 20:10.8

45. Hudson Parry, Rich, 20:12.4

46. Sawyer Phillips, Altamont, 20:12.5

47. Riley Benallie, Whitehorse, 20:16.1

48. Wilkes Weston, Rich, 20:26.8

49. Chris Beesley, Bryce Valley, 20:30.4

50. Max Woolsey, Panguitch, 20:30.4

51. Jose Quintana, Green River, 20:40.3

52. Dylan Wasden, Rich, 20:44.2

53. Alex Conder, Tintic, 20:48.5

54. Lowell Saign, Wayne, 20:51.5

55. George Peterson, Escalante, 20:55.0

56. Jonathan Platt, Bryce Valley, 21:00.7

57. Dj Potter, Manila, 21:08.0

58. Akecheta Shortman, Monument Valley, 21:18.5

59. Wyatt Walker, Altamont, 21:32.2

60. Enoch Wilson, Manila, 21:34.7

61. Miles Hinkle, Wayne, 21:37.6

62. Ammon Lacey, Valley, 21:38.3

63. Nash Fautin, Piute, 21:38.8

64. Lance Tsinigine, Whitehorse, 21:40.4

65. Riley Davis, Pinnacle, 21:42.0

66. Aaron Petersen, Monticello, 21:45.2

67. Dallin Lee, Valley, 21:45.6

68. Riley Stanley, Monument Valley, 21:59.9

69. Joshua Hicks, Monument Valley, 22:04.1

70. Logan Platt, Manila, 22:04.6

71. Daren Johnson, Tintic, 22:08.6

72. Gordon Grimstead, Tintic, 22:12.1

73. Conrad Carrillo, Rich, 22:21.1

74. Jared Carver, Rich, 22:21.7

75. Robryan Tapaha, Whitehorse, 22:26.9

76. Jackson Shiew, Pinnacle, 22:34.4

77. Ethan Earl, Rich, 22:41.3

78. Dillion Leo, Whitehorse, 22:51.1

79. Levi Platt, Manila, 22:54.2

80. Robert Wharton, Mount Vernon Academy, 22:54.9

81. Joey Howell, Pinnacle, 23:05.6

82. Braxton Goodshield, Monument Valley, 23:15.2

83. Crosby Saign, Wayne, 23:15.3

84. Tau Lauti, Tintic, 23:18.1

85. Fletcher Staples, Mount Vernon Academy, 23:20.6

86. Evan Nunez, Pinnacle, 23:22.6

87. Brody Howell, Pinnacle, 23:30.0

88. Hadley Harris, Valley, 23:45.5

89. Jason Hernandez, Green River, 23:48.3

90. Gage New, Wayne, 23:51.6

91. Evan Wilson, Manila, 23:53.9

92. Antonio Macias, Green River, 24:02.6

93. Jaxon Syrett, Bryce Valley, 24:07.9