WYOMING ATHLETES ADVANCE TO 2023 SIMPLOT GAMES FINALS

WYOMING ATHLETES ADVANCE TO 2023 SIMPLOT GAMES FINALS

Pocatello, Idaho –  Over 100 Wyoming athletes posted impressive numbers inside Holt Arena throughout a day and a half of preliminaries to advance to the finals of the 43^rd annual Simplot Games.

Wyoming athletes to watch for in the finals include:

• Sydney Morrell from Cheyenne led all qualifying times in the Girls 1600 Meters with a time of 5:05.13 She will race on Saturday at 9:30 a.m.
• Addie Pendergast from Sheridan led all qualifying times in the Girls 400 Meters with a time of 57.74. She will race on Saturday at 10:00 a.m.
• Wyoming athletes dominated the Girls Shot Put by securing five of the eight qualifying spots. The shot put finals are Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Wyoming girls teams also make up half of the qualifying spots for the 4×400-Meter Relay. That race will take place at 4:05 p.m. Saturday.
• Cody Jenks of Pinedale posted the second fastest qualifying time for the Boys 800 Meters with a time of 1:55.53. He will race in the finals on Saturday at 2:53 p.m.
• Gage Gose of Lander secured a spot in the finals of the Boys 60-Meter Hurdles with the second fastest qualifying time of 8.04 seconds. He will race in the finals on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

 A full list of Wyoming qualifiers is at the end of the release.

 More than 2,000 athletes from across the U.S., Canada, and Australia are participating in the 43^rd 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.

Boys 200 Meter

Boys 400 Meter

Boys 800 Meter

Boys 1600 Meter

Boys Freshman 1600 Meter

Boys 3200 Meter

Boys 4×400-Meter Relay

Boys 4×200-Meter Relay

Boys 1600 Sprint Medley

Boys 60-Meter Hurdles

Boys Shot Put

Boys Pole Vault

Boys High Jump

Boys Long Jump

Boys Triple Jump

Girls 60 Meter

Girls 200 Meter

Girls 400 Meter

Girls 800 Meter

Girls 1600 Meter

Girls Freshman 1600 Meter

Girls 4×200-Meter Relay

Girls 4×400-Meter Relay

Girls 1600 Sprint Medley

Girls 60-Meter Hurdles

Girls High Jump

Girls Pole Vault

Girls Shot Put

Girls Triple Jump

Girls Long Jump