Luke Grundvig of American Fork, Utah, Wins Boys’ 3200 Meters at 2019 Simplot Games

For Immediate Release
Date: February 16, 2019
Contact: Nicholas Bringhurst (208) 417 9379

photo by H. Michael Roberts

Luke Grundvig of American Fork, Utah, Wins Boys’ 3200 Meters at 2019 Simplot Games

 
Pocatello, Idaho—Luke Grundvig, a senior from American Fork, Utah, placed first in the boys’ 3200 meters at the 2019 Simplot Games with a time of 9:07.76.
Running his favorite event, Grundvig was excited to perform well in the finals.
“I just tried to hit my pace, knowing that there were a lot of great athletes, and just tried to do my best,” he said.
This was Grundvig’s second Simplot Games, and he will be running for Brigham Young University next year.
More than 2,100 athletes will come from across the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand to participate in the 41^st 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) 235-5604 or Simplot Games Media Team at media@simplotgames.com.
 

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