UTAH ATHLETES POST IMPRESSIVE FINISHES TO QUALIFY FOR 2023 SIMPLOT GAMES FINALS

UTAH ATHLETES POST IMPRESSIVE FINISHES TO QUALIFY FOR 2023 SIMPLOT GAMES FINALS

Utah athletes dominate distance event qualifiers

Pocatello, Idaho –More than 100 Utah athletes outperformed and outlasted their competitors in the qualifying days of the 2023 Simplot Games.  After two days of intense competition inside Idaho State University’s Holt Arena, Utah athletes look to medal in multiple events.

Many Utah athletes have excelled at the 43rd Simplot Games. Here is a list of few Utah athletes to watch for in the finals.

In the Boys and Girls 1600 Meters, Utah Athletes make up over 50% of qualifiers, with Spencer Bradshaw leading (Kaysville) followed by William Steadman (Herriman). Utah athletes also make up 42% of the Girls 3200 Meters with Hailey Low (Layton) leading. Noah Jenkins (Herriman) leads the Boys 3200 Meters followed by the Gatorade’s National Boys XC Athlete of the Year, Daniel Simmons (American Fork).

More than 2,000 athletes from across the U.S., Canada, and Australia are participating 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 800 Meter Run

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Hedengren, JaneVineyard, Utah
Navarrete-Lamas, AldanaOrem, Utah
Rhoads, PaigeDraper, Utah
Albrechtsen, EmmaFarmington, Utah
Blackham, KaitlynOgden, Utah
Rowley, LayneeOgden, Utah
Bush, MadelynMillville, Utah

 

Girls 1600 Meter Run

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Mecham, AvalonAmerican Fork, Utah
Swain, NatalieSouth Jordan, Utah
Moon, CarolineLehi, Utah
Trimble, AvaOrem, Utah
Wright, AudreyAmerican Fork, Utah
Boltz, NataliaAmerican Fork, Utah
Stratton, ToriAmerican Fork, Utah
Hansen, KatieWoods Cross, Utah
Templeman, LydiaSpringville, Utah
Kleinman, AlyssaAmerican Fork, Utah
Crosby, RachelHerriman, Utah
Wardle, AlaynaHerriman, Utah
Siddoway, SkyeFarmington, Utah
Steiger, SophieAmerican Fork, Utah
Nelson, CarliLayton, Utah
Woolf, MaciSouth Jordan, Utah
Featherstone, MaggieSouth Jordan
Galbraith, SavannahSpringville, Utah

 

Girls Freshman 1600 Meter Run

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
 Westfall, KayleeOrem, Utah
Bushman, KaylaAmerican Fork, Utah
Broderick, AddisonPleasant Grove, Utah

 

Girls 3200 Meter Run

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Benus, LydiaOrem, Utah
Walton, MollyOrem, Utah
Hansen, LanaOrem, Utah
Low, HaileyLayton, Utah
Maudsley, KennedyKaysville, Utah
McMurtrey, AvaPleasant Grove, Utah

 

Girls Long Jump

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Harlan, AmarePlain City, Utah

Girls 60 Meter Hurdles

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Turner, MakiahSalt Lake City, Utah
Johnson, ShelbyBrigham, Utah
DeVries, EdenKaysville, Utah
Taggart, MadelynneDraper, Utah
Johnston, MattieKaysville, Utah
Yates, SaharaFarmington
Gerald, SariahKaysville, Utah

 

Girls 4×200 Meter Relay

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Chargers Track ClubDraper, Utah

Girls 60 Meter Dash

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Ballard, SarahLehi, Utah

Girls 200 Meter Dash

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Harlan, AmarePlains City, Utah
Ballard, SarahLehi, Utah

Girls 400 Meter Dash

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
 Anderson, BriaOrem, Utah
Turagayou, VasitiVineyard, Utah
Meyers, SunnyDraper, Utah

Girls Pole Vault

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Fairbanks, SabrinaCedar Hills, Utah
Jeppson, LucyAlpine, Utah
Porter-Gyll, AaleiahHerriman, Utah

Girls High Jump

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
 Johnson, ShelbyBrigham City, Utah
Carmina, MadelineMillville, Utah
King, GeorgiaOrem, Utah

 

Girls 1600 Sprint Medley Relay

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
TimpanogosOrem, Utah
Farmtown TrackFarmington, Utah

 

Boys 1600 Meter Run

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Bradshaw, SpencerKaysville, Utah
Steadman, WilliamsHerriman, Utah
Luoma, WillLayton, Utah
Sorensen, SamSouth Jordan, Utah
Jaster, BenAmerican Fork, Utah
Staffanson, HyrumHyrum, Utah
Bradshaw, BenAmerican Fork, Utah
Nelson, EzraLehi, Utah
Horne, WilliamSouth Jordan, Utah
Hillhouse, ZachPleasant Grove, Utah
Woolford, CalebSpanish Fork, Utah
McBride, IanSpanish Fork, Utah
Hofheins, MaxSouth Jordan, Utah
McCulloch, EthanSpringville, Utah
Harris, AndrewHuntsville, Utah
Briggs, LukeSouth Jordan, Utah
Marks, AndrewSouth Jordan, Utah
Allen, JJStansbury Park, Utah
Hyde, BenCenterville, Utah

 

Boys 3200 Meter Run

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Jenkins, NoahHerriman, Utah
Simmons, DanielAmerican Fork, Utah
Echohawk, TaysonOrem, Utah
Westfall, AustinOrem, Utah
Scown, PaulTooele, Utah
Jourdon, JoJoSalt Lake City, Utah
Hansen, SamWoods Cross, Utah
Greene, DevanLehi, Utah
Smith, SethAmerican Fork, Utah
Petersen, SimonPlains City, Utah

Boys 60 Meter Dash

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Konan, DavidSalt Lake City, Utah
Adams, AmariMurray, Utah

 

Boys 200 Meter Dash

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Adams, AmariMurray, Utah
Taylor, KellisOrem, Utah

 

Boys 400 Meter Dash

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Kjar, TateDraper, Utah
Halladay, HavenVineyard, Utah
Crosland, TannerFarmington, Utah
Rasmussen, PrestonDraper, Utah
Esplin, JaredVineyard, Utah

 

Boys 800 Meter Dash

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Allen, KadanSouth Jordan, Utah
Hopper, GabeCenterville, Utah
Fellars, AndrewProvo, Utah
Carver, StevenPleasant Grove, Utah
Strauss, IanCedar Hills, Utah
Bybee, BraxtonAlpine, Utah
Carl, EhrenLayton, Utah
Thompson, IanWood Cross, Utah
Green, RexWood Cross, Utah
Egnew, WestonCenterville, Utah
Bradshaw, CadenHyrum, Utah

 

Boys 60 Meter Hurdles

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Howard, Nathan G.Orem, Utah
Kirkham, SpenceDraper, Utah
Leon, ChadLayton, Utah

Boys 4×200 Meter Relay

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Woods Cross High SchoolWoods Cross, Utah

Boys 4×400 Meter Relay

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Chargers Track ClubDraper, Utah

Boys High Jump

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Bourgeous, DavidTremonton, Utah
Egbert, BrevinSmithfield, Utah
Garrett, BroganMountain Green, Utah
Trickett, GavinRiverton, Utah
Brooks, ColeWoods Cross, Utah

Boys Freshman 1600 Yard Dash

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Judkins, GrahamPlain City, Utah

Boys Shot Put

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Rook, KenyonRoosevelt, Utah
Anderson, BlaineRedmond, Utah
Black, MemohisKaysville, Utah
Forbush, EvanKaysville, Utah
Poole, TylerLayton, Utah

 

 

Boys Pole Vault

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
 James, KyleRiverton, Utah
Merrill, JacksonOrem, Utah
Smith, BentleyMapleton, Utah

 

 

Boys Long Jump

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Loertscher, MarcusWest Valley City, Utah
Konan, DavidSalt Lake City, Utah

 

Boys 1600 Sprint Medley Relay

ATHLETE NAMELOCATION
Farmtown TrackFarmington, Utah
T-Birds Track ClubProvo, Utah