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Runners start the 6A state boys cross country race at Sugar House Park in Sugarhouse on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.

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Westlake sophomore Falcon Jones crests the hill in second place during the 6A state boys cross country race at Sugar House Park in Sugarhouse on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.

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Lehi senior Miles Braithwaite finishes second during the 6A state boys cross country race at Sugar House Park in Sugarhouse on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.

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An American Fork gets helped to his feet after the 6A state boys cross country race at Sugar House Park in Sugarhouse on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.

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The American Fork boys cross country team poses for a photo with the second-place trophy after the 6A state boys cross country race at Sugar House Park in Sugarhouse on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.

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Maple Mountain took home its second 5A boys cross country championship in three years on Wednesday. October 29, 2025

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Wasatch cross country took second place in the boys 5A state championship at Sugarhouse Park on Wednesday. October 29, 2025

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Maple Mountain's Logan Rohatinsky outdistanced his competitors in taking first place in the 5A boys cross country championship on Wednesday. October 29, 2025

Brandon Gurney, Provo Daily Herald

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Although he may not quite match his father’s state championship crowns, Maple Mountain’s Logan Rohatinsky reminded a lot of people of Josh Rohatinsky while running through the brutal Sugarhouse Park cross country course on Wednesday.

Logan outdistanced his nearest competitor by 10 seconds with his time of 15:13.67 to take home the 5A boys cross country individual championship. By so doing he aided greatly to his team’s overall score, as the Golden Eagles took home their second team championship in three years.

“I just can’t wait to celebrate with my team,” Logan said. “…I means so much to me, and to our team, too, to be able to be here…I think sometimes we take it for granted, and I think that it’s great not just to come here, but come here and do something really special.”

As mentioned, his father Josh did it frequently, winning the state championship four separate times for Provo High before moving on to run for BYU. For Logan, following in his father’s running tracks wasn’t his initial desire, with dreams of playing football chief among his dreams, but the junior runner eventually found a love for the sport his father exceled at.

As could well be imagined, Josh has played a big role in Logan’s success.

“My dad is the biggest reason why I’m here today,” Logan said. “He does so much for me and all the work I’ve been able to do that no one else sees is all because of him. He’s really brought me along over the years.”

Also aiding tremendously in the process has been Maple Mountain Coach Brett Andrus, who was teammates with Josh Rohatinsky at both Provo and BYU. As such, Andrus has worked well with Josh in helping Logan throughout his tremendous progress, along with the other runners who combined to bring home a state championship for the Golden Eagles.

“Having a dad that’s been there and done that helps a kid mentally,” Andrus said. “So why, as a coach, wouldn’t we utilize that?”

As for Logan, Andrus had nothing but the utmost praise following Wednesday’s race.

“One of the things about Logan that I’m most impressed with is that throughout this season he’s established himself as a dominant runner in the vein that his dad used to be,” Brett Andrus said. “I ran with his dad in high school, and in college, and one of the things about his dad is you could always tell that he was in a lot of pain, but he could go deeper…Logan can get to a much deeper place than other runnners can go.”

Other top finishers for the Golden Eagles were Riley Thorpe, who finished seventh with a time of 15:47.30 and Cardston Davis, who crossed the finish line in 12th place with a time of 15:57.62. All of it was observed and then celebrated earnestly by Andrus, who felt his team somewhat underperformed a year ago.

“Last year we felt we were a team that could have competed better than we did,” Andrus said. “So to get back on top again on this course, which is so much more difficult than the other courses, is a step forward of us being consistent year in and year out.”

Other top finishers from Utah Valley included Timpview’s Chase McCall, who finished fifth with a time of 15:42.91 and Pleasant Grove’s Josh Beck, who recorded a time of 15:46.85 en route to a sixth place finish.

Taking home second place in the team competition was Wasatch, which was led by Grant Luke and Jason Rowser, who finished 10th and 11th, respectively.

6A competition

American Fork Coach Timo Mostert has been around for a long time, and has endured many close competitions, but few, if any of the state championships he’s been a part of were as tight as what transpired on Wednesday.

After a lot of deliberation from competition officials, Herriman was awarded the 6A state championship with its combined team score of 60 points, which was just two points removed from American Fork’s combined 62 point total.

“I’m so proud of this team, and we weren’t at full strength today, but we continue to improve as a team,” Mostert said. “It’s so competitive in our classification, and there’s some great teams out there and we were just outkicked a bit at the end. But every year we just try and do our best and come with the guys we have. We optimize their performance as best we can and I’m proud of what my boys accomplished today, even though we didn’t come out on top.”

The Cavemen were paced by brothers Grant and Chase Hejny, who finished in fourth and fifth place with times of 15:18.39 and 15:19.18, respectively. Other top finishers were David Webb, who finished seventh with a time of 15:22.49 and Dallin Harringtons, whose time of 15:43.27 gave him a 19th place finish.

“We had a very young team this year, and had to rely on a lot of boys who were running varsity for the first time this year,” Mostert. “But I’m so proud of our senior captains and the way they led throughout the year. We have a lot of great young kids here and the future looks bright.”