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Weber senior Josh Hamblin competes in the 6A boys 110-meter hurdles at the Utah High School State Track Meet at BYU in Provo on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

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Davis junior Joshua Conlin competes in the 6A boys pole vault at the Utah High School State Track Meet at BYU in Provo on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

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Layton Christian senior Zachary Bod stands atop the podium after winning the 3A high jump at the Utah High School State Track Meet at BYU in Provo on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

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Weber senior Josh Hamblin (right) and his younger brother Austin Hamblin leave the track after the 6A boys 300-meter hurdles at the Utah High School State Track Meet at BYU in Provo on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

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Weber senior Josh Hamblin wins the 6A boys 4x400 relay at the Utah High School State Track Meet at BYU in Provo on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

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The Weber 4x400 relay team of (from left) junior Austin Hamblin, senior Josh Hamblin, senior Easton Adams and senior Thomas Packer pose for a photo after their race at the Utah High School State Track Meet at BYU in Provo on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

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Layton Christian senior Zachary Bod competes in the 3A high jump at the Utah High School State Track Meet at BYU in Provo on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

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A Layton athlete competes in the 6A high jump at the Utah High School State Track Meet at BYU in Provo on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

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Weber senior Josh Hamblin wins the 6A boys 200-meter race at the Utah High School State Track Meet at BYU in Provo on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

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Weber senior Josh Hamblin competes in the 6A boys 110-meter hurdles at the Utah High School State Track Meet at BYU in Provo on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

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Weber senior Josh Hamblin competes in the 6A boys 300-meter hurdles at the Utah High School State Track Meet at BYU in Provo on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

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The Weber 4x400 relay team of (from left) senior Easton Adams, junior Austin Hamblin, senior Thomas Packer and senior Josh Hamblin pose for a photo atop the podium at the Utah High School State Track Meet at BYU in Provo on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

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Weber athletes gather at the finish line at the Utah High School State Track Meet at BYU in Provo on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

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PROVO — Weber senior Josh Hamblin started moving as soon as he got the baton, but the challenge he faced was daunting.

He was running the anchor leg for the Warriors in the 6A boys 4×400 relay, the final race of the 2026 Utah High School State Track and Field competition at BYU in Provo.

He had already put together another phenomenal performance, breaking the state record in the 110-meter hurdles while also winning the 300-meter hurdles and the 200-meter dash.

But, at that moment in the relay, he had five or six runners ahead of him with the leader a good 25 or 30 meters in front.

Hamblin, however, isn’t one to back down from a challenge, even when he had already put in so much effort.

When asked why Hamblin is always competitive, his younger brother — Weber junior Austin Hamblin — said, “The short answer is yes. If there is a competition, he wants to win it.”

Josh Hamblin took off. Halfway through the lap, he was even with the leader and moving in front.

“I just blew out the first 200 and thought, ‘if I pass them all, surely I can hold them off, right?'” Josh Hamblin said.

Austin Hamblin had run the first leg for the Warriors and was watching his older brother rocket into the lead.

“That was insane,” Austin Hamblin said. “I’m so glad. He’s a beast. It was pretty crazy. I did not expect to win in the 4×400 relay, but we got it. It was great.”

Josh Hamblin did indeed have just enough endurance left to surge in front and hold off the field, giving Weber the victory in a time of 3:18.26.

“Honestly, the only motivation I had was to win for my teammates, because I already had my golds, but I wanted to get them one too,” Josh Hamblin said. “So I’m super happy. I’m happy for my teammates. They did a great job. Overall, it was just a great day, a great experience.”

Easton Adams and Thomas Packer ran the middle legs in the 4×400 win.

The Hamblin brothers got to savor a trio of special moments during the final day. Not only did they win the relay but Austin Hamblin finished second to Josh Hamblin in both hurdles races.

“I’m so happy for him,” Josh Hamblin said. “He has come so far, even from, like, two months ago. A month ago, he was running 39 or 40 seconds in the 300-meter hurdles, and then he comes here and drops a couple of 37s in the 300 and a 14.2 (seconds) in the 110. So I’m just really happy for him. It’s great to have him up there on the podium with me. It’s really cool.”

Austin Hamblin credited his older brother for helping him see that improvement.

“It’s just awesome to have that brotherhood and to finish first and second,” Austin Hamblin said. “It’s just amazing. I would not be anywhere near what I am right now if it wasn’t for his help in training and practice every single day. Half the credit goes to him.”

While Austin Hamblin still has one more year of high school competition, Josh Hamblin wrapped up a prep career that saw him win 11 state championships despite going through a difficult ACL injury as a junior.

He said he realized that this was the end of this chapter after he set the state record in the 110-meter hurdles and he got a little emotional.

“All of a sudden it just hit me that this was my last 110 hurdles in high school,” Josh Hamblin said. “I had to work hard to come back after the injury, and then to see the 13.2 seconds on the board, it just made me tear up. I was just really happy and proud of myself.”

The senior will get more opportunities to run on that track in the future; he’s headed to BYU to compete at the college level. But he took a moment to reflect on what high school track meant to him.

“I’m going to remember all the hard days of practice, working out with my boys,” Josh Hamblin said. “My coach, he’s been really good for me for the last four years. Honestly, that’s about it. I just love coming out here and competing and doing my best.”

With Josh Hamblin carrying four event victories, Weber finished third in the 6A boys team standings. Packer crossed the line third in the 6A 300 hurdles, giving Weber a 1-2-3 sweep in that event.

Another individual winner with an incredible story is Layton Christian senior Zachary Bod.

The native of France is a basketball player who just started competing in track but has excelled in the high jump. He set a personal best, and the best jump in the state, at the region meet when he cleared the bar at 6 feet, 10 inches.

He hoped to go higher at state but couldn’t get to that level. His top jump, however, at 6-foot-4 was still enough to win the 3A boys title.

“I didn’t even know I was going to win at the start of the season, because that’s my first season in track and field and doing high jump,” Bod said. “But here we go. I’m very thankful to all my coaches, to my family and to my team because I know they support me every day in training practice.”

Bod explained that his approach to jumping is focusing on the desired outcome.

“I’m not a natural high jumper,” Bod said. “I’m just a natural jumper. I think the objective for the high jump is just going over and more. Every time I start thinking, I’m like, ‘OK, you’ve got to go.’ I’m talking to myself in French because I’m from France. I’m thinking, ‘Do it for your family. If you start, you’ve got to finish what you start; you got to finish what you do. Believe in yourself. You know you can do it.'”

While “le saut en hauteur” (French for high jump) may not have been perfect for Bod on Saturday, he said he was proud of winning.

“At least I’m the champion,” Bod said. “It was great.”

Class 3A also saw a tremendous performance by the Morgan boys team.

The Trojans were led by senior Kenneth Whitmer, who won the 110-meter hurdles in 14.50 seconds and the long jump with a leap of 23 feet, 1 inch. Trojan sophomore Drake Beebe won the 300-meter hurdles (38.51) and came in second in the 110-meter hurdles.

Morgan battled to second place in the team competition and, in the end, Richfield managed to hold off the Trojans by just three points.

Here are some of the other top showings from the boys competition:

• Layton senior Trevor Cox won the 6A javelin with a throw of 180-5.
• Roy senior Jesse Jones bested the 5A javelin field by nearly 10 feet to win at 172-9.
• Davis junior Joshua Conlin won the 6A pole vault, clearing 14 feet on an earlier attempt to win the tiebreaker over second-place Soren Fjeldsted of Bingham.
• Box Elder senior Chance Richards won the 5A javelin with a throw of 158-1.0.
• West Field senior Max Oliver won the 5A high jump, clearing 6-foot-7.
• Clearfield senior Ben Anson won the 5A pole vault, clearing 12-feet-9. Falcon teammate Mark Porter, a junior, came in second.
• Bear River senior Reggie Hess won the 4A 200 meters in 21.59 seconds.

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