March 22, 2022
TOP RETURNING FIELD EVENT ATHLETES - 4A Boys (2021 State Finish)
Boys Shot Put 4A
========================================================================== Overall: # 64-09 2014 Josh Barclay, Minico Class Record: * 64-09 2014 Josh Barclay, Minico Name Year School Finals H# Points ========================================================================== Finals 7 Bruin Fleischmann 11 Century 48-00.50 2 2 8 Tui Edwin 10 Skyline (ID) 47-05.00 2 1 10 Kevin Tran 11 Canyon Ridge 46-06.50 2 13 Steve Sanders 10 Blackfoot 43-03.50 1 15 Will Hurst 11 Sandpoint 41-03.00 1
The door is wide open here, with last year's top six finishers graduating in 2021. The top returner from last years 4A state championships, Bruin Fleischmam of Century, has thrown 49'01" this year, but the furthest throw out of 4A this year is Emmett's Hunter Enick's 49'02".
Boys High Jump 4A
======================================================================= Overall: # 7-01 1993 Tory Bailey, Minico Class Record: * 6-08 2012 Wade Schumaker, Moscow Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= Finals 2 Cole Miller 10 Bishop Kelly J6-04.00 8 3 Peyton McManus 11 Minico 6-02.00 6 6 Josh Haug 11 Lakeland J5-10.00 3 7 Grant Roth 11 Lakeland J5-10.00 1 10 Courage Seable 10 Nampa J5-10.00 11 Kenyon Sadiq 10 Skyline (ID) J5-10.00 11 Patrick Monahan 10 Bishop Kelly J5-10.00 11 Tyler Lindhardt 11 Preston J5-10.00
Cole Miller, last year's 4A state runner-up from Bishop Kelly, has cleared 6'02" so far this year, with his personal best of 6'04" being achieved at last year's 4A state championships. Miller currently sits T-4 on the states overall leader list.
Boys Pole Vault 4A
======================================================================= Overall: # 16-06 2003 Donovan Kilmartin, Eagle Class Record: * 15-06 5/17/2019 Landon Helms, Emmett Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= Finals 1 Landon Helms 11 Emmett 15-00.00 10 4 Ethan Hammer 10 Columbia J13-00.00 5 6 Gunner Kimball 10 Wood River J13-00.00 3 7 Kimble Rigby 11 Preston 12-06.00 2 8 Jacob Folwell 11 Ridgevue 12-00.00 1 9 Cody Morse 10 Lakeland J12-00.00 10 Jonah Rau 11 Ridgevue 11-06.00 11 Loren Wright 10 Mountain Home J11-06.00 12 Slate Fragoso 10 Sandpoint J11-06.00 13 Carson Fox 11 Vallivue 11-00.00 The story here is all-around talent, Texas A&M bound senior, Landon Helms of Emmett. Last year's 4A state champion at 15'00," enters the 2022 season with a personal best clearance of 17'00.75" indoors at the Stacey Dragilla High School Open. Helms has a personal best 16'01.25" outdoor to his resume from the USATF National Junior Olympics in Eugene in 2019. In addition to his pole vault prowess, Helms shows his range with personal best marks of 21'10 long jump (2022), 11.15 100m (2021), 14.18 110HH (2019), 39.44 300IH (2019). Helms has opened up the season with two identical performances of 14.38.
Boys Long Jump 4A
============================================================================= Overall: # 24-08 1985 Jim Waite, Meridian Class Record: * 24-04 2012 Kyler Wightman, Madison Name Year School Finals Wind H# Points=============================================================================Finals 2 Cole Miller 10 Bishop Kelly 22-06.00 NWI 2 8 3 Trais Higgins 11 Nampa 21-07.50 NWI 1 6 4 Landon Helms 11 Emmett 21-02.50 NWI 2 5 6 Tyler Vance 11 Blackfoot 20-11.00 NWI 2 3 7 Matthew Christensen 11 Pocatello 20-09.75 NWI 1 2 8 Lucas Roberts 11 Canyon Ridge 20-05.00 NWI 2 1 9 Nick Nielson 11 Preston 20-04.50 NWI 1 10 Peyton McManus 11 Minico 20-02.75 NWI 1 13 Terry Edwards 10 Lakeland 19-08.00 NWI 1 14 Carson Trejo 11 Blackfoot 19-05.00 NWI 1 15 Aldon Martin 11 Twin Falls 19-04.00 NWI 1 Minus last year's state champion, the entire field are returners from last year's 4A state championship. Luke McCorkle of Sandpoint has the best mark of 2022 with his jump of 21'11.50" at the Lewiston Invitational. Right behind McCorkle are Trevor Warren of Ridgevue (21'10.50") and the aforementioned Helms (21'10").
Boys Discus Throw 4A
========================================================================== Overall: # 203-09 1995 Ian Waltz, Post Falls Class Record: * 187-11 2005 Matt Lamb, Emmett Name Year School Finals H# Points ========================================================================== Finals 4 Kevin Tran 11 Canyon Ridge 137-01 2 5 5 Bruin Fleischmann 11 Century 136-00 1 4 6 Hunter Enick 10 Emmett 134-06 2 3 8 Steve Sanders 10 Blackfoot 132-09 1 1 9 Patxi Franks 9 Middleton 132-02 2 10 Will Hurst 11 Sandpoint 129-10 2 11 Tui Edwin 10 Skyline (ID) 129-02 1 14 Preston Jeffs 10 Lakeland 125-11 1 15 Drew Martin 10 Bishop Kelly 123-01 2 With last year's top three finishers graduated, it's anyone's event in 2022. Last year's top finisher from the 4A state championship, Kevin Tran of Canyon Ridge doesn't have a mark thus far. Middleton sophomore Patxi Franks has the best throw in 4A so far with his mark of 145'09," an almost six-foot PR from his freshman season to get things started in 2022 and is the third furthest throw in all of Idaho.
Boys Triple Jump 4A
============================================================================= Overall: # 49-10.25 2010 Kasen Covington, Capital Class Record: * 46-08.25 2018 Kobee Gunter, Pocatello Name Year School Finals Wind H# Points=============================================================================Finals 1 Cole Miller 10 Bishop Kelly 45-11.00 NWI 1 10 3 Caleb Washington 10 Ridgevue 42-10.50 NWI 2 6 4 Caleb Skinner 10 Moscow 42-10.25 NWI 2 5 5 Patrick Monahan 10 Bishop Kelly 42-00.25 NWI 2 4 6 Peyton McManus 11 Minico 41-11.75 NWI 2 3 7 Kaden Hottel 11 Pocatello 41-00.75 NWI 2 2 8 Evan Sheffield 11 Jerome 40-08.00 NWI 2 1 9 Avion Kahin 10 Canyon Ridge 40-05.00 NWI 2 10 Josh Haug 11 Lakeland 39-05.00 NWI 1 11 Carson Trejo 11 Blackfoot 38-08.75 NWI 1 12 Russell Kunz 9 Preston 38-05.50 NWI 1 13 Braxton Whitesides 10 Minico 38-00.50 NWI 1 14 Isaac Farnsworth 11 Skyline (ID) 37-08.75 NWI 1 14 Raymond Steele 9 Middleton 37-08.75 NWI 1 16 Anthem Dahlke 10 Bonneville ( 37-03.50 NWI 1
Last year's 4A state champion, junior Cole Miller of Bishop Kelly is the clear favorite in 4A. Miller came into the 2022 season with a best mark of 45'11" at the state championships and has already leaped to a new personal best of 46'03" thus far. A jumps specialist and all-around talent, Miller has personal bests of 11.33 (100M), 6'04" (high jump), and 22'06" (long jump).