IDAHO ATHLETES PLACE IN 2023 SIMPLOT GAMES FINALS

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.

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

 

Girls 3200 Meter Run

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Third Place – Nelah RobertsIdaho Falls, Idaho

Girls 1600 Meter Run

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Fourth Place – Allie BruceBoise, Idaho

 

Girls 800 Meter Run

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Sixth Place – Hannah BaileyPocatello, Idaho

Girls 60 Meter Dash

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Fourth Place – Claire PetersenPocatello, Idaho

 

Girls 4 X 800 Meter Relay

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Sixth Place – Rams Track ClubPocatello, Idaho

 

Girls 4 X 400 Meter Relay

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Sixth Place – Idaho Dash Track ClubBoise, Idaho

 

Girls 4 X 200 Meter Relay

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Third Place – Eastern Idaho Track ClubPocatello, Idaho

Girls All-Idaho 4 X 200 Meter Relay

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
First Place – Idaho Dash Track Club GBoise, Idaho
Second Place – Idaho Dash Track Club HBoise, Idaho
Third Place – Idaho Dash Track Club IBoise, Idaho
Fourth Place – Pocatello Thunder BPocatello, Idaho
Fifth Place – Magic Valley Speedgoats BTwin Falls, Idaho

Girls Weight Throw

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Fourth Place – Ruby JordanPocatello, Idaho

 

Girls Shot Put

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Second Place – Ruby JordanPocatello, Idaho

 

Boys 1600 Meter Run

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Second Place – Matthew ThomasBlackfoot, Idaho
Fifth Place – Noe KemperBoise, Idaho

Boys 800 Meter Run

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Fifth Place – Nate StadtlanderBoise, Idaho

Boys 200 Meter Dash

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
First Place – Jacob WebsterBoise, Idaho
Fifth Place – Trevion WalkerBoise, Idaho

Boys 60-Meter Hurdles

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Fourth Place – Augustas HaynesBoise, Idaho

Boys 60-Meter Dash

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
First Place – Gatlin BairBurley, Idaho
Sixth Place – Kolton OsbornBoise, Idaho

Boys 4 X 400 Meter Relay

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Fifth Place – Idaho Dash Track Club JBoise, Idaho

 

Boys 4 X 200 Meter Relay

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Fifth Place – Idaho Dash Track Club ABoise, Idaho

 

Boys All-Idaho 4 X 200 Meter Relay

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
First Place – Magic Valley Speedgoats ATwin Falls, Idaho
Second Place – Idaho Dash Track Club CBoise, Idaho
Third Place – East Idaho Track Club APocatello, Idaho
Fourth Place – Idaho Dash Track Club DBoise, Idaho

 

Boys High Jump

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Third Place – Brayker SmithPreston, Idaho
Fifth Place – Christian BushMontpilier, Idaho

Boys Pole Vault

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
First Place – Seth NelsonGarden City, Idaho
Fourth Place – Jase PostonRigby, Idaho
Fifth Place – Gunnar KimballGarden City, Idaho
Fifth Place – Ethan HammerGarden City, Idaho

Boys Shot Put

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Third Place – Tui EdwinIdaho Falls, Idaho
Fourth Place – Jacob WomackRigby, Idaho

Boys Long Jump

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Third Place – Caleb WashingtonNampa, Idaho

Boys Triple Jump

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Fourth Place – Porter, SuttonInkom, Idaho
Fifth Place – Caleb WashingtonNampa, Idaho
Sixth Place – Victor ByaundaombeBoise, Idaho