High school track: Panguitch boys win sixth straight 1A title, Rich girls clinch state title in final race

Rich’s Paige Smith, left, turns to embrace teammate Lyda Taylor after they came in first and second respectively in the 1A girls 3,200-meter race during the second day of the state track and field championship held at the Clarence F. Robison Track and Field Complex in Provo on Friday, May 15, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News Panguitch’s boys and Rich’s girls won their respective 1A state championships on Saturday at the state track meet at BYU.

For Panguitch’s boys, it was their sixth straight state championship, while Rich’s girls won the 1A title for the second time in the past three years. Here’s a look at some of the top storylines from this year’s meet. Class 1A Top 3 Boys Panguitch, 135 Rich, 113 Milford, 90 Girls Rich, 150 Panguitch, 144 Monticello, 82 Tabiona’s Raegyn Bateman, crosses the finish line as the Tigers win the 1A Girls 4x100 relay at the state track and field championships at BYU in Provo on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

| Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Boys 1A 100m State track and field championships at BYU in Provo on Saturday, May 16, 2026. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Boys 1A 400m State track and field championships at BYU in Provo on Saturday, May 16, 2026. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Boys 1A 100m State track and field championships at BYU in Provo on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

| Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Girls 1A 300m hurdles State track and field championships at BYU in Provo on Saturday, May 16, 2026. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Girls 1A 300m hurdles State track and field championships at BYU in Provo on Saturday, May 16, 2026. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Girls 1A 300m hurdles State track and field championships at BYU in Provo on Saturday, May 16, 2026.