March 17, 2022
BOYS - 5A/4A HURDLES
It didn't take more than a week into the 2022 season before a hurdler smashed their way on to the scene in resounding fashion. No stranger to the big stage, last years 4A state champion in the 110H, Landon Helms of Emmett, picked up right where he left off and them some. Winning the 4A crown last year in a time of 14.89 (-0.5), Helms almost etched his name into the record books last week, narrowly missing the 4A state record with his time of 14.38 (NWI), .01 off the 4A state record of 14.37 set back in 2014 by Caldwell's Brooks Ney. With a best of 40.04 set last year at the district meet, Helms will be contesting the 300's this year for the first time in their quad meet today, as this article is published. In 5A, there is one lone sub-15 second effort retuning from last years state championship meet, and that is Caleb Woodland of Meridian. Woodland finished 2nd at the 5A championships last year in a time of 14.86 (+2.1) and is coming off of a 15.07 season-opening effort against Rocky last week.
The door is wide open in the long hurdles in both 5A and 4A. Boise's Porter Coffield has the fastest returning time out of the two division with his 40.20 at the 5A state championships last season where he placed third, but has a 39.88 effort to his name set at the district prelims last season. Coffield has since opened with a 40.18 to go along with a 14.98 110H last week against Timberline, narrowly missing his PR of 14.96. In 4A, junior Rusty Lee of Sandpoint is the top returning athlete with his state runner-up finish in a time of 40.35 (PR). Lee has yet to compete yet this 2022 season.
5A 110H (Top Returner, 2021 State Placing +2.1)
Caleb Woodland (12, Meridian) 14.86 (State Runner Up) Nathan Taylor (12, Rigby) 15.12 (5th Place) Abbas Makki (12, Borah) 15.12 (6th Place) Porter Coffield (12, Boise) 16.05 (7th Place) Devan Benitez (12, Madison) 17.86 (8th Place)
5A 300IH (Top Returner, 2021 State Placing)
Porter Coffied (12, Boise) 40.20 (3rd Place) Nathan Taylor (12, Rigby) 40.68 (4th Place) Anderson Kron (12, Mountain View) 41.47 (7th Place
4A 110H (Top Returner, 2021 State Placing -0.5)
Landon Helms (12, Emmett) 14.89 (State Champion) Rusty Lee (11, Sandpoint) 15.28 (3rd Place) Breckler Knapp (12, Preston) 15.85 (5th Place) Augustas Haynes (11, Ridgevue) 16.02 (6th Place) Zachary Skinner (11, Moscow) 16.09
4A 300IH 3200m (Top Returner, 2021 State Placing)
Rusty Lee (11, Sandpoint) 40.35 (State Runner-Up) Sebastian Kou (11, Bishop Kelly) 41.62 (3rd Place) Abrahan Silverio (11, Skyline) 41.73 (4th Place) Brecker Knapp (12, Preston) 41.99 (5th Place) Caden Young (12, Emmett) 42.41 (6th Place)
110HH (Top Returner, 2021 State Placing)
3A Jaxon Bair (Kimberly) 14.81 +1.9 (State Champion)
2A Will Garrett (Salmon) 15.32 +2.4 (State Champion)
1A Brady Cox (Kamiah) 16.02 +1.4 (State Champion)
300IH (Top Returner, 2021 State Placing)
3A Brayden Walker (Weiser) 42.02 (3rd Place)
2A McKoy Richardson (Melba) 40.46 (State Champion)
1A Brady Cox (Kamiah) 43.32 (6th Place)