Canyon View girls win 3A state cross country title
Ember Sorenson placed third as Canyon View edged Ogden 55-61; Jarom Findlay was runner-up in the boys race.
CEDAR CITY - Canyon View High School's girls won the 3A state cross country team title Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Sugar House Park in Salt Lake City, according to SportTrax results for the UHSAA championships. Canyon View scored 55 points to edge Ogden's 61 in a 14-team field.
Senior Ember Sorenson led the way in third place, covering the 3-mile course in 19:05.54. Junior Taylee Hall placed eighth in 19:42.64, junior Emeline Fife 11th in 19:53.00, sophomore Briley Orton 15th in 20:34.05 and senior Eliza Rice 18th in 20:48.79. Nancy Fife and McKinley Bagley also ran for Canyon View. Ogden senior Avery Barton won the race in 17:49.88.
In the 3A boys race, Canyon View junior Jarom Findlay finished second in 16:03.18, behind Manti senior Paul Gardner's winning 15:45.21. Truman Bunker, Jayden Sommers, Nicholas Randall, Hunter Austin, Logan Baker and Deucalion Worthen also ran as the Canyon View boys placed ninth of 15 teams with 200 points. Ogden won the boys team title with 58.
Source: SportTrax 2026 UHSAA State XC Championships results (3A girls, 3A boys); UHSAA 2026 XC State Meet Information; UHSAA Cross Country