Davis Track Club of Kaysville, Utah, wins girls’ 2015 Simplot Games sprint medley relay

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February 21, 2015
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Davis Track Club of Kaysville, Utah, wins girls’ 2015 Simplot Games sprint medley relay
 
Pocatello, Idaho–The Davis Track Club, of Kaysville, Utah, wins the girls’ sprint medley relay at the 2015 Simplot Games. Jordan Barnett, a senior, Brittney Rounkles, a junior, Elise Berning, a senior, and Josey Hedquist, a senior, ran a 4:11.19 to get the first place medal.
 
“We had winning in mind and having fun,” said Rounkles.
 
The sprint medley is composed of two 200-meter legs, one 400-meter leg, and an 800-meter leg at the end. It was a close race between Davis Track Club and Isc International Empire Athletics of San Jose, Calif., and came down to a photo finish.
 
“It’s super fun to compete with not just people from out of state but also out of country,” added Berning. “Simplot Games brings a whole bunch of people together and you have amazing competition.”
 
More than 2,000 athletes have come from across the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australia to participate in the 37^th annual 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 Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho.
 
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