MONTANA ATHLETES PLACE IN 2025 SIMPLOT GAMES FINALS

Pocatello, Idaho –  After three days of intense competition inside Idaho State University’s ICCU Dome, several Montana athletes made it to the podium in the finals of the 2025 Simplot Games.

  • Jack Murray (Bozeman) – 6th in the boys’ shot put with a distance of 53’ 04’’
  • Aayden Simmons (Helena) – 4th in the boys’ long jump with a distance of 22’ 00’’ and 3rd in the boy’s triple jump with a distance of 46’08.75″
  • Ryan Dierenfield (Billings) -2nd in the boys’ 60-meter dash with a speed of 6.69
  • Sam Henderson (Butte) – 2nd in the Boys’ high jump, and 2nd in boys’ triple jump with a distance of 47’01.25’’
  • Alivia RineHart (Whitefish) – 3rd in the girls’ 60-meter hurdles with a speed of 8.88
  • Brayden Brisko (Helena) – 6th in the boy’s pole vault with a height of 14’06”

More than 2,000 athletes from across the U.S., Canada, and Australia are participating in the 45th 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 ICCU Dome 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