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Pocatello, Idaho- Natalie Shields, a senior from Salt Lake City, won the girls’ 3200 meters at the 34th annual Simplot Games.
Shields led from the start of the race, only flirting with second place at the midway point.
“There was only one part of the race where I started going back and forth [...]
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Pocatello, Idaho- Jenna Westaway, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, took the girls’ 800-meter title at the 34th annual Simplot Games.
“It was pushy,” Westaway said of the race. “I got boxed in a couple of times, but tactically I ran it well from what I [...]
Continue Reading →Pocatello, Idaho- Tyler Smith, a junior from Leduc, Alberta, won the 800 meters at the 34th annual Simplot Games with a personal best time of 1:49.51—a new Simplot Games meet record.
Smith took the lead from the start, and beating the meet record was what he wanted to do.
“It was a [...]
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Pocatello, Idaho- Jamie Stokes, a senior from Ogden Track Club, won the 1600 meters with a time of 5:00.11, at the 34th annual Simplot Games.
She barely missed her goal of a sub-five minute mile.
Though her time was three seconds faster than her [...]
Continue Reading →Pocatello, Idaho- Brad Nye, a senior, from Salt Lake City, Utah, won the boys’ 1600 meters at the 2012 Simplot Games.
Knowing the competition level at Simplot Games, Nye ran a smart race, picking up the pace when he needed to, and keeping the pace locked in.
“I knew it would be [...]
Continue Reading →Pocatello, Idaho- Torie Owers of Marietta, Georgia, won the girls’ shot put at the 34th annual Simplot Games.
Owers threw 48’10”, but she still feels like she could do better.
“I wish I could’ve thrown farther,” said Owers.
Owers has only been throwing for a few years, but is making great progress. She placed 3rd [...]
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Marybeth Sant of Parker, Colo., wins girls’ 60 meters at the 2012 Simplot Games
Pocatello, Idaho- Marybeth Sant, a junior from Parker, Colo., claimed victory in the girls’ 60-meter race at the 34th annual Simplot Games.
Despite being sick all week, Sant persevered through the [...]
Continue Reading →Pocatello, Idaho- Davis Track Club ‘A’ of Kaysville, Utah, won the Mens’ 4×800 meter relay at the 34th annual Simplot Games.
The team of Alex Hedquist, Hayden Hansen, Jackson Sagers and Seth Thompson turned in a time of 8:09.41.
“We didn’t think we’d do that well,” Hedquist said. The team said they were all tired, [...]
Continue Reading →Raegan Nizdil, a junior, from Camarillo, Calif., representing the Spartan track club won the Womens’ High Jump at the 34th annual Simplot Games.
Nizdil had a clutch performance when she made her third and final attempt at 5’6”.
Though she doesn’t like to get down to a third attempt, she said, “I closed my eyes [...]
Continue Reading →Pocatello, Idaho- Aaron Castle, a senior from Newport, Washington, placed first in the Boys’ Shot Put at Simplot Games with a personal best throw of 63’7”.
“I thought I did okay,” said Castle. “I’ve been throwing a lot farther in practice, but I was happy to get my personal best.”
Castle liked [...]
Continue Reading →Pocatello, Idaho- Chyna Ries, a sophomore from Aurura, Colorado, placed first with a jump of 19’6 at the 2012 Simplot Games.
After reaching 19’6 on her third jump, Ries scratched due to an injury.
“I was nervous about my jump, because I was trying for a 20’ jump,” said Ries. “She had more jumps than [...]
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Adding to the experience of the Games with Simplot Games After Dark Activities
Pocatello, Idaho- After a long day of training, practice, and gearing up for the finals, athletes attended the After Dark Party with Olympians and friends.
Maurice Greene [...]
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Colorado athlete qualifiers gear up for finals at the 2012 Simplot Games
Pocatello, Idaho- As Simplot Games heads into Saturday’s finals, Colorado athletes will be competing for a chance to be on the Game’s awards stand.
Tabor Scholl, [...]
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Nevada athletes gear up for finals at the 2012 Simplot Games
Pocatello, Idaho- As Simplot Games heads into Saturday’s finals, Nevada athletes will be competing for a chance to be on the Game’s awards stand.
Mary Jo Wright, [...]
Continue Reading →Idaho athletes head to the finals in 21 events at the 2012 Simplot Games
Pocatello, Idaho- Idaho athletes held down their home fort at the 2012 Simplot Games. Many of these athletes were on the top of our finals list.
Among these finalists were Dallin Farnsworth and Elijah Armstrong, both from Pocatello. Farnsworth and [...]
Continue Reading →Top Wyoming Athletes Qualify for Finals at Tomorrow’s Simplot Games
Wyoming high school athletes scored big at todays’ qualifier rounds in several events. Three events, the Womens’ Pole Vault and the Mens’ and Womens’ High Jump will be represented by five athletes from Wyoming. Below are all the athletes who qualified this year.
Womens’ [...]
Continue Reading →Montana high school athletes scored big at today’s qualifier rounds in several events. Among the shining stars are six girls in the Womens’ High Jump who all qualified with a jump of 5’. Other athletes who qualified are below.
4x200m Mens’ and Womens’ Relay
Mountain West Track Club, Missoula
Womens’ High Jump
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Pocatello, Idaho- Utah will be well-represented in Saturday’s finals at the 34th annual Simplot Games.
Talented athletes will compete throughout the day, especially in the distance events.
Senior Natalie Shields, of Salt Lake City, Summer Harper, a junior from Orem and senior Kelsey Braithwaite, [...]
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Teammates from Roy, Utah, win Simplot Games Boys and Girls Weighted Shoulder Throw
Pocatello, Idaho – Stephan Smith, a junior with Roy Track Club in Roy, Utah, won the Boys Weighted Shoulder Throw at the 34th annual Simplot Games.
He threw 47’ 8” in [...]
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Throw1 Deep Team, of Marietta, Ga., wins Simplot Games Weight Throw
Josh Whitener and Avana Story place 1st
Pocatello, Idaho- The 34th annual Simplot Games will be held February 16-18 at
Idaho State University’s Holt Arena. The event will feature high school athletes from all over the country and Canada. This year’s meet has some of the best athletes in the nation coming to compete. Records are anticipated to be broken throughout the [...]
Continue Reading →Pocatello, Idaho- The34th annual Simplot Games will be held February 16-18 at Idaho State University’s Holt Arena. The event will feature high school athletes from all over the country and Canada. This year’s meet has some of the best athletes in the nation coming to compete. Records are anticipated to be broken throughout the weekend.
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Continue Reading →POCATELLO, Idaho – The 34th annual Simplot Games will be held February 16-18 at Idaho State University’s Holt Arena. The event will feature high school athletes from all over the country and Canada. This year’s meet has some of the best athletes in the nation coming to compete. Records are anticipated to be broken throughout [...]
Continue Reading →The 34th annual Simplot Games will be held February 16-18 at Idaho State University’s Holt Arena. The event will feature high school athletes from all over the country and Canada. This year’s meet has some of the best athletes in the nation coming to compete. Records are anticipated to be broken throughout the weekend.
Athletes [...]
Continue Reading →Keep a lookout for the national high school record holder in the javelin at this year’s Simplot Games.
Avionne Allgood, a senior at Legacy High School in North Las Vegas, Nev., plans on returning a second year to the Games, which are being held February 16-18, at Idaho State University’s Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho.
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Continue Reading →What does track and field have in common with agriculture?
Both will be represented this year at Simplot Games, in a new booth, “The Fast and the Farmers.”
Rick Phillips, Manager of Public Affairs at Simplot, says they have been trying to come up with something for years that helps the participant understand what the [...]
Continue Reading →It’s been over 20 years since Andre Phillips’s hard work and dedication paid off when he won a gold medal in the 400 meter hurdles at the Olympics. Since then, he’s been equally hard at work in the track and field world that he loves and this weekend that dedication will also pay off.
At [...]
Continue Reading →Pocatello, Idaho- The success of Simplot Games is a direct result of the many loyal volunteers who have donated their time and expertise year after year. For their years of loyalty and dedication, the Simplot Games Board of Governors and Molinelli’s Jewelers are proud to recognize two distinguished volunteers and present them with a special [...]
Continue Reading →Pocatello, Idaho- Olympian Maurice Greene will appear at this year’s Simplot Games during the After Dark activities on Friday, February 17.
During the In the Spotlight activity Adidas will present Gold-Medalist Maurice Greene. Greene is a seven-time World Champion, winner of four Olympic medals, and the current world-record holder in the 60 meters (the distance [...]
Continue Reading →Pocatello, Idaho- Track Club Zzyzx’s Coach Jim Phipps is known for bringing top caliber athletes to Simplot Games and paving the way for other New York track clubs and teams to make the trip West to the Games. Now 20 years after his first appearance and at the young age of 76, retirement may make this [...]
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