Simplot Games Event Update

Idaho - Simplot Games 2013
Jackson Lander
<p> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial;">Back In&nbsp;</span><u style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial;">1978</u><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial;">, Simplot Games was a small, regional meet with 600 athletes from six, Western states. Today,&nbsp;</span><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;">thirty-five years later</strong></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial;">, participation includes approximately 2,000 athletes from all over the United States and Canada. Here&#39;s a taste of what to see at this years Simplot Games.</span></p>

Simplot Games opened up to fantastic start!!  Thursday started off with the the introduction of Olympians;  Dick Fosbury, Olga Korbut, Willie Banks, Stacy Dragila,  Below are qualifying runs that met the national silver standard.

HS Girls
1,600 Meter Run 5:10.07p Tabor Scholl Unattached (Colorado)
1,600 Meter Run 5:14.30p Darby Gilfillan Unattached (Colorado)
1,600 Meter Run 5:14.51p Alaina Anderson Ric Rojas Running
3,200 Meter Run 11:31.32p Presli Hutchison Gate City Track Team
Weight Throw 48-8.5 Haley Showalter Valor Track Club
HS Boys
1,600 Meter Run 4:27.52p Chandler Reid Ric Rojas Running
3,200 Meter Run 9:21.13p Elijah Armstrong POCATELLO HIGH SCHOOL

 

TOP 4 in Thursdays Events:

Boys 3200m - Qualifier

  1 Armstong, Elijah          10 Indian Track,Pocate    9:21.13q
  2 Mock, Jerrell             12 Mock, Jerrel,Provid    9:23.49q
  3 Saarel, Ben               12 Saarel, Ben,Salt La    9:24.51q
  4 Mantz, Conner             10 Mantz, Conne,Smithf    9:27.19q

Girls 3200m – Qualifier
  1 Harper, Summer            12 Sojourners R,Orem U   11:11.07q
  2 Biles, Lucy               10 Biles, Lucy,Herrima   11:18.25q
  3 Gilchrist, Paige          12 Hellgate Tra,Missou   11:24.15q
  4 Ricks, Hailey             12 Star Valley,Afton W   11:27.85q

Girls Weight Throw
  1 Callahan, Casidy          12 Throw1deep C,Mariet   55-11.50
  2 Jackson, Jenessa          12 Throw1deep C,Mariet   52-05.25
  3 Vahoua, Andrea            11 Throw1deep C,Mariet   49-02.25
  4 Showalter, Haley          10 Showalter, H,Lakewo   48-08.50

Boys Weight Throw
  1 Whitener, Josh            12 Throw1deep C,Mariet   76-05.00
  2 Haugh, Daniel             12 Throw1deep C,Mariet   71-04.00
  3 Johnson, Kyle             12 Throw1deep C,Mariet   67-02.25
  4 Pickerel, Jordan          12 Throw1deep C,Mariet   66-10.00

Girls 1600m  Run
 1 Whitener, Josh            12 Throw1deep C,Mariet   76-05.00
  2 Haugh, Daniel             12 Throw1deep C,Mariet   71-04.00
  3 Johnson, Kyle             12 Throw1deep C,Mariet   67-02.25
  4 Pickerel, Jordan          12 Throw1deep C,Mariet   66-10.00

Boys 1600m Run
  1 Faure, Ricky              11 Rock Springs,Rock S    4:21.40q
  2 Reid, Chandler            12 Ric Rojas Ru,Broomf    4:27.52q
  3 Rotellini, Michael        12 Bronc Track,Sherida    4:28.86q
  4 Patey, Paxton             12 Maple Mounta,Spanis    4:29.92q