IDAHO ATHLETES PLACE IN 2023 SIMPLOT GAMES FINALS
Pocatello, Idaho –Idaho athletes competed and placed in several events throughout the finals of the 43rd annual Simplot Games.
Gatlin Bair from Burley took first place in the boys’ 60 meters with a time of 6.69, the fifth fastest time in the United States this year.
Jacob Webster from Boise took first place in the boys’ 200 meters with a time of 22.18.
Seth Nelson from Garden City won the boys’ pole vault, with a height of 16’ 4.75”. Jase Poston from Rigby took fourth, with Gunnar Kimball and Ethan Hammer from Garden City finishing fifth and sixth place, respectively.
Ruby Jordan from Pocatello competed in two events: placing second in the girls shot put with a throw of 41’, and placing fourth in the weight throw with a throw of 45’ 2.5”.
A full list of Idaho qualifiers is at the end of the release.
More than 2,000 athletes from across the U.S., Canada, and Australia participated in the 43rd 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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Girls 3200 Meter Run
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
Third Place – Nelah Roberts | Idaho Falls, Idaho |
Girls 1600 Meter Run
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
Fourth Place – Allie Bruce | Boise, Idaho |
Girls 800 Meter Run
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
Sixth Place – Hannah Bailey | Pocatello, Idaho |
Girls 60 Meter Dash
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
Fourth Place – Claire Petersen | Pocatello, Idaho |
Girls 4 X 800 Meter Relay
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
Sixth Place – Rams Track Club | Pocatello, Idaho |
Girls 4 X 400 Meter Relay
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
Sixth Place – Idaho Dash Track Club | Boise, Idaho |
Girls 4 X 200 Meter Relay
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
Third Place – Eastern Idaho Track Club | Pocatello, Idaho |
Girls All-Idaho 4 X 200 Meter Relay
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
First Place – Idaho Dash Track Club G | Boise, Idaho |
Second Place – Idaho Dash Track Club H | Boise, Idaho |
Third Place – Idaho Dash Track Club I | Boise, Idaho |
Fourth Place – Pocatello Thunder B | Pocatello, Idaho |
Fifth Place – Magic Valley Speedgoats B | Twin Falls, Idaho |
Girls Weight Throw
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
Fourth Place – Ruby Jordan | Pocatello, Idaho |
Girls Shot Put
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
Second Place – Ruby Jordan | Pocatello, Idaho |
Boys 1600 Meter Run
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
Second Place – Matthew Thomas | Blackfoot, Idaho |
Fifth Place – Noe Kemper | Boise, Idaho |
Boys 800 Meter Run
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
Fifth Place – Nate Stadtlander | Boise, Idaho |
Boys 200 Meter Dash
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
First Place – Jacob Webster | Boise, Idaho |
Fifth Place – Trevion Walker | Boise, Idaho |
Boys 60-Meter Hurdles
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
Fourth Place – Augustas Haynes | Boise, Idaho |
Boys 60-Meter Dash
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
First Place – Gatlin Bair | Burley, Idaho |
Sixth Place – Kolton Osborn | Boise, Idaho |
Boys 4 X 400 Meter Relay
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
Fifth Place – Idaho Dash Track Club J | Boise, Idaho |
Boys 4 X 200 Meter Relay
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
Fifth Place – Idaho Dash Track Club A | Boise, Idaho |
Boys All-Idaho 4 X 200 Meter Relay
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
First Place – Magic Valley Speedgoats A | Twin Falls, Idaho |
Second Place – Idaho Dash Track Club C | Boise, Idaho |
Third Place – East Idaho Track Club A | Pocatello, Idaho |
Fourth Place – Idaho Dash Track Club D | Boise, Idaho |
Boys High Jump
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
Third Place – Brayker Smith | Preston, Idaho |
Fifth Place – Christian Bush | Montpilier, Idaho |
Boys Pole Vault
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
First Place – Seth Nelson | Garden City, Idaho |
Fourth Place – Jase Poston | Rigby, Idaho |
Fifth Place – Gunnar Kimball | Garden City, Idaho |
Fifth Place – Ethan Hammer | Garden City, Idaho |
Boys Shot Put
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
Third Place – Tui Edwin | Idaho Falls, Idaho |
Fourth Place – Jacob Womack | Rigby, Idaho |
Boys Long Jump
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
Third Place – Caleb Washington | Nampa, Idaho |
Boys Triple Jump
ATHLETE NAME | LOCATION |
Fourth Place – Porter, Sutton | Inkom, Idaho |
Fifth Place – Caleb Washington | Nampa, Idaho |
Sixth Place – Victor Byaundaombe | Boise, Idaho |