Junior Templars team takes medals at June 24 finals
Greg Knight
Staff writer
7/6/2017
The Junior Templars track and field team took a number of first, second and third place medals at the state finals in track and field in Nephi on June 24.
Sadly, incoming Manti freshman Ben Johnson did not get to stand on the podium to receive his medal for a first-place finish in long jump.
Johnson, who also took first place in the boys’ 4×100-meter relay, was taken away from the meet on a stretcher after suffering a spiral fracture to his ankle during his final leap of the day.
According to head coach Linda Flitton, Johnson will be in a cast for at least the next six weeks.
“Ben is an outstanding runner, and he has never missed a practice or meet and has led warmups and cooldowns before,” Flitton said. “He is an outstanding asset on the field and always does what he needs to do. With track and field being over, and his ankle injury, football may be missing out on his talents.”
The Junior Templars competed against 14 community track clubs and saw the team and individual competitors take six first-place medals and a handful of second- and third-place finishes.
Junior Templars state meet results
4×100-Meter Relay
1st place – Boys ’02-’04 – Ben Johnson, Kyson Foot, Ethan Johnson and Sai Moe
2nd place – Girls ’02-’04 – Abby Cox, Eve’Llyn Reynolds, Lisle Hammer and Claira Reynolds
3rd place – Girls ’02-’04 – Ashlyn Rosier, Jenica Kitchen, Georgia Reynolds and Grace Draper
3rd place – Boys ’05-’06 – Jace Nielson, Max Good, Kyler Kitchen and Cooper Hunter
Long Jump
1st place – Girls ’05-’06 – Brooklyn Olsen
1st place – Boys ’02-’04 – Ben Johnson
100-Meter Dash
1st place – Boys ’02-’04 – Ethan Johnson
2nd place – Girls ’02-’04 – Claira Reynolds
3rd place – Girls ’02-’04 – Lisle Hammer
200-Meter Dash
1st place – Boys ’02-’04 – Timmy Bean
Shotput
1st place – Boys ’05-’06 – Taima Moe
