Skyridge High School earned ninth place out of 20 Division I programs at the Utah High School State MTB Championships, according to a report published October 28. The two-day event took place Oct. 23-24 at Renegade Ridge Trail Park in St. George.
Skyridge senior Shiann Thompson won the Queen of the Mountain competition in the Senior Open Girls race, finishing the designated course section in 2:11.7. The Falcons finished the competition with 4,118 team points. Lone Peak claimed the championship with 4,489 points, followed by Corner Canyon with 4,461 and Skyline with 4,446.
Junior Pepper Smith led Skyridge's scoring with 295 points after finishing sixth in the Varsity Girls race in 1:09:30.79, an 11-place improvement from her final ranking last year. Senior Easton Day contributed 291 points with a 10th-place finish in Varsity Boys. Freshman Camden Butterfield placed ninth in the Freshman A Boys division, earning 272 points. Seniors Milo Peterson and Dallin Butterfield finished 36th and 38th for 265 and 263 points, respectively.
The Varsity Girls scoring included seniors Samara Smith and Emeree Gale, who finished 44th and 45th to earn 257 and 256 points. Junior Evelynn Rasmussen placed 56th for 245 points, and senior Emma Walton finished 58th for 243 points. In the JV A Boys division, sophomore Jaxon Griner placed 38th for 253 points and senior Porter Strong placed 41st for 250 points.
Freshman Simone Smith added 243 points for the team with a 28th-place finish in JV C Girls. Other scoring contributors included Freshman A Boys riders Carson Smith, Ezra Fuhriman, Reed Homer, and Tyler Stirling, who finished 32nd, 33rd, 35th, and 39th respectively. Five additional riders finished within 10 points of the scoring group, including Nora Tippetts, Nora Barrett, Zach Stirling, Hayden Brown, and Collin Spencer.
