Wyoming Athletes Finish Strong at 2017 Simplot Games

For Immediate Release
Date: February 18, 2017
Contact: Melissa Lee (702) 461-2975
E-mail: media@simplotgames.com
 
 
Wyoming Athletes Finish Strong at 2017 Simplot Games
 
Pocatello, Idaho – Athletes from the state of Wyoming fought strong at the 2017 Simplot Games. Although every athlete gave their all, there were some performances that stood out.
 

• The Star Valley Track Club ‘A’ from Afton, claimed the top spot in the boys’ 4×800-meter relay with the time of 8:00.82. Their time was four seconds faster than Davis Track Club ‘A’ from Kaysville, Utah. Broncs Track Club ’A’ from Sheridan, placed sixth in the boys’ 4×800-meter relay.
• Three Wyoming teams medaled in the boys’ 4×200-meter relay. Cheyenne East ‘A’, from Cheyenne, placed second with the time 1:32.19, Kelly Walsh High School ‘C’ finished third with the time 1:32.35, and Broncs Track Club ‘A’ finished fifth with the time 1:34.09.
• William Nolan, a senior from Cheyenne, and Leila Martinez, a junior from Evanston, both placed in the top six in the triple jump. Nolan finished second with a mark of 47’1”. Martinez finished third with a mark of 38’11 ¾”.

 
A full list of finishers is found below.
 
More than 2,200 athletes came from across the U.S., Canada, and Australia to participate in the 39^th 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.
 
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Boys 60 Meter Dash
3^rd, Lamont Frisby, 12, Casper
 
Boys 60 Meter Hurdles
3^rd, McCade Johnson, 12, Laramie
5^th, Caige McComb, 11, Casper
 
Boys 200 Meter Dash
5^th, William Nolan, 12, Cheyenne
 
Girls 1600 Meter Run
4^th, Mackenzie Marler, 10, Cheyenne
 
Boys 3200 Meter Run
6^th, Wesley Kallgren, 11, Afton
 
Girls 3200 Meter Run
6^th, Aubrey Frentheway, 11, Cheyenne
 
Girls 1600 Medley Relay
4^th. Cody Track Club, Cody
6^th, Rock Springs High, Rock Springs
 
Boys 4 x 200 Relay
2^nd, Cheyenne East, Cheyenne
3^rd, Kelly Walsh High School ‘C’, Casper
5^th, Broncs Track Club, Sheridan
 
Girls 4 x 200 Relay
6^th, Campbell County High School, Gillette
 
Boys 4 x 400 Relay
2^nd, Laramie Track Club, Laramie
 
Girls 4 x 400 Relay
5^th, Campbell County High School, Gillette
 
Boys 4 x 800 Relay
1^st, Star Valley Track Club, Afton
6^th, Broncs Track Club, Sheridan
 
Boys Shot Put
4^th, Logan Harris, 12, Cheyenne
 
Girls Shot Put
4^th, Greta Villarreal, 12, Gillette
5^th, Shantell Gladson, 11, Gillette
 
Girls Pole Vault
5^th, Lily Joslin, 12, Cheyenne
 
Boys Triple Jump
2^nd, William Nolan, 12, Cheyenne
 
Girls Triple Jump
3rd, Leila Martinez, 11, Evanston