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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 21, 2026

UTAH HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES SHINE AT 2026 SIMPLOT GAMES

Pocatello, Idaho – Utah athletes won ten events and medaled in numerous others at the 46th annual Simplot Games. 

Some stand out performances include: 

• Josh Hamblin, a senior from Pleasant View, broke his own meet record in the 60-meter hurdles with the time of 7.65 seconds. He set the previous meet record just two days previous during his qualifying heat. 
• Sadie Stewart, a senior from Smithfield, won the girls’ high jump with a height of 5’09”. She is the back-to-back winner after winning in 2025. 
• Seniors Caleb Brown and Eli Jarvis, and juniors Trevin Lounsbury and Kenny Briggs, from Herriman, Utah, won in the Boys’ 4×800-meter relay. The team’s time of 7:50.15 is the 6th fastest time in the nation this year. 
• Austin Plewe, a senior from American Fork, Utah, won the boys 1600 meters with a time of 4:11.97. This is the 7th fastest time in the nation this year. 

A full list of Utah finalists is at the end of the release.

More than 2,100 athletes from 19 different states, Canada, and Australia are participating in the 46th  Simplot Games. Simplot Games remains the nation’s premier high school indoor track and field event. Sponsored by the Simplot Company since 1979, 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.

Girls’ 3200-Meter Run

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

Second-place finisher: Clayton, Alyssa – Centerville

Third-place finisher: Cram, Isabella – Kaysville

Sixth-place finisher: Tarr, Brooklyn – Herriman

Girls’ 1600 Sprint Medley 

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

Fifth-place finisher: Valhalla ‘A’  – Centerville

Girls’ 1600-Meter Run

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

Sixth-place finisher: Layton ‘A’ – Layton

Girls’ Freshman 1600-Meter Run

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

First-place finisher: Glassford, Mae – American Fork

Second-place finisher: Dooley, Cali – American Fork

Fourth-place finisher: Maughan, Leila – American Fork

Fifth-place finisher: Dixon, Ruby – Payson

Sixth-place finisher: Low, Addie – American Fork

Girls’ 800-Meter Run

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

Fourth-place finisher: Gerhart, Lindsey – Herriman

Girls’ 400-Meter Dash

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

Third-place finisher: Steere, Ava – Riverton

Fourth-place finisher: Madsen, Lili – Smithfield

Sixth-place finisher: Hunting, Aliysa – Vernal

Girls’ 200-Meter Dash

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

Fifth-place finisher: Anderson, Kaylan – Brigham City

Girls’ 60-Meter Dash

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

Sixth-place finisher: Fehrenbach, Giselle – Herriman

Girls’ 4 X 800-Meter Relay

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

Sixth-place finishers: Valhalla ‘A’ – Centerville

Girls’ 4 X 400-Meter Relay

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

Fourth-place finishers: West Hurdle Training ‘A’ – Kaysville

Fifth-place finishers: Syracuse Track ‘A’ – Syracuse

Girls’ Long Jump

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

Fifth-place finisher: Stewart, Sadie – Newton

Girls’ Shot Put

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

Second-place finisher: Sam Fong, Kiera – St. George

Girls’ High Jump

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

First-place finisher: Stewart, Sadie – Newton

Girls’ 60-Meter Hurdles

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

Fifth-place finisher: Wyatt, Ava – Kaysville

Boys’ Weight Throw Varsity 

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

First-place finisher: Parker, Jonny – Kaysville

Boys’ Freshman 1600-Meter Dash

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

Third-place finisher: Jensen, Bennet – American Fork

Sixth-place finisher: Judkins, Duncan – Ogden

Boys’ 800-Meter Run

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

First-place finisher: Beck, Joshua – Pleasant Grove

Boys’ 400-Meter Dash

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

Fourth-place finisher: Jensen, Jordan – Centerville

Boys’ 200-Meter Dash

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

Second-place finisher: Jensen, Jordan – Centerville

Fifth-place finisher: Nuttall, Luke – Provo

Boys’ 60-Meter Dash

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

Second-place finisher: Ellis, Ryker – West Valley City

Third-place finisher: Hurst, Gavin – Layton

Boys’ 4 X 800-Meter Relay

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

First-place finishers: Herriman ‘A’ – Herriman

Fifth-place finishers: Valhalla ‘A’ – Centerville 

Sixth-place finishers: Davis Running Club – Kaysville

Boys’ 4 X 400-Meter Relay

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

Sixth-place finishers: West Hurdle Training – Kaysville

Boys’ 4 X 200-Meter Relay

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

Fourth-place finishers: Syracuse Track ‘A’ – Syracuse

Sixth-place finishers: CHEETAHS UTAH TRACK CLUB – West Valley City

Boys’ High Jump

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

Third-place finisher: Connelly, Eli – Washington 

Boys’ Shot Put

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

First-place finisher: Cook, Jace – Syracuse

Fourth-place finisher: Parker, Jonny – Kaysville

Boys’ Long Jump

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

First-place finisher: Connelly, Eli – Washington

Boys’ 3200-Meter Run

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

First-place finisher: Spencer, Jackson – Syracuse

Second-place finisher: Stout, Elliot – Taylorsville

Third-place finisher: Stout, Edward – Taylorsville

Fourth-place finisher: Mecham, Peter – Orem

Fifth-place finisher: Hazard, Jeff – Layton

Sixth-place finisher: Bybee, Caden – Highland

Boys’ 1600-Meter Run

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

First-place finisher: Skousen, Harrison – Kaysville 

Sixth-place finisher: Plewe, Austin  – American Fork 

Boys’ 60-Meter Hurdles 

ATHLETE NAME – LOCATION

First-place finisher: Hamblin, Josh – Pleasant View

Fourth-place finisher: Cox, Trevor  – Kaysville

Fifth-place finisher: Taylor II, Demetrius – West Valley