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Athletes Rise and Records Fall at the 2025 Simplot Games

Pocatello, Idaho – High school athletes from the United States, Canada, and Australia traveled to Pocatello, Idaho, to compete in the 45th annual Simplot Games.

Highlights from the event include:

Three meet records broken:

  • Jane Hedengren, a senior from Provo, Utah, shattered the meet record in the girls 3200 meters, with her time of 9:37.50 besting the previous meet standard of 10:02.42 that she set last year. Her time is the fastest high school 3200 meter run in high school history, besting the time of 9:38.68 set in 2013. “It was my first time doing the two-mile competitively this season, and my goal was to be under 9:50,” she said. “At the end of the day, I was feeling good, so I went for it.”
  • Herriman Team ‘A’ from Utah, shattered the record in the boys 4×800-meter relay with the time of 7:43.48. The previous record stood for 27 years at 7:47.88. The team was led by senior twins Micah and Jonah Tang on the first two legs, junior Jackson Spencer on the third leg, and senior Tayshaun Ogomo on the anchor.
  • The Long Beach Blazin Bruins, from California, broke the meet record of 3:44.26 in the girls’ 4×400-meter relay, with a time of 3:42.64.

Idaho athletes represented their home state with 10 event winners, including:

  • Spencer Van Orden, a junior from Pocatello, won the boys’ 60-meter hurdles, with a time of 7.79. This is the fifth fastest time in the United States this year. He also shared his enthusiasm for Idaho athletes representing the Gem State well at home. “Idaho has come a long way,” he said. “This is where I’m most comfortable at and I’m happy I was able to perform at my best.”
  • Christine Huckins, from Nampa, won both the girls’ 60-meter and 200-meter dashes.
  • Other events with Idaho winners include the girls’ 200-meter dash, girls’ 60-meter dash, girls’ pole vault, boys’ 1600 meters, boys’ 4×200 meters, boys’ high jump, boys’ shot put, and the boys’ weight throw.

The Long Beach Blazin Bruins track club from Long Beach, California, won an impressive six events, including the girls’ long jump, girls’ 4×200 relay, girls’ and boys’ 4×400 relay, the girls’ and boys’ sprint medley relays, and the girls’ 60-hurdles.

A full list of Simplot Games results is available at SimplotGames.com.

More than 2,000 athletes from across the U.S., Canada, and Australia are participating in the 45th Simplot Games. Simplot Games remains the nation’s premier high school indoor track and field event. Sponsored by the J.R. Simplot Company since 1979, the Simplot Games are held at Idaho State University’s ICCU Dome in Pocatello, Idaho.

For more information on Simplot Games, please visit our website at www.simplotgames.com. You may also contact the Simplot Games Media Team at media@simplotgames.com.