Dawson LaRance of Billings, Mont., wins boys’ 800 meters at 2017 Simplot Games
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Date February 18, 2017
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Dawson LaRance of Billings, Mont., wins boys’ 800 meters at 2017 Simplot Games
Pocatello, Idaho – Dawson LaRance, a senior from Billings, Mont., won the boys’ 800 meters at the 2017 Simplot Games with a time of 1:54.60. LaRance barely beat out Heston Andersen, a senior from Spanish Fork, Utah, who had a time of 1:54.81. Jacob Grinwis, a senior from Bozeman, Mont., came in third with a time of 1:55.86.
“The 800 is always a hard race,” said LaRance. “But it’s kind of my sweet spot right now.”
This is LaRance’s third time at Simplot Games but first time running the 800 meters. He plans to run track next year at the University of Minnesota.
More than 2,200 athletes came from across the U.S., Canada, and Australia to participate in the 39th 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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