LaurenRain Williams, of Lakewood, Calif., wins girls’ 60 meters at 2015 Simplot Games

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Date: February 21, 2015
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LaurenRain Williams, of Lakewood, Calif., wins girls’ 60 meters at 2015 Simplot Games
 
Pocatello, Idaho – LaurenRain Williams, sophomore from Lakewood, Calif., wins the girls’ 60 meters at 2015 Simplot Games with the time 7.4 seconds.
 

LaurenRain Williams

Photo by H. Michael Roberts


“My main goal was to go under 7.25 seconds, but I wanted to get around 7.4 seconds to get my personal best,” Williams said.
 
Williams placed sixth in the 2014 Simplot Games, jumping up five spots in 2015.
 
“I have been wanting to do this since last year, so it feels really good,” Williams said.
 
 
More than 2,000 athletes have come from across the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australia to participate in the 37th 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.
 
For more information on Simplot Games, please visit our website at www.simplotgames.com. You may also contact Lisa Woodland at (208) 235-5673 or Simplot Games Media Team at media@simplotgames.com.
 
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