Fab 5: Top 5 Freshman (Girls)

Sean Zeitler

May 19, 2022

There is some exceptional young talent this year on the girls' side, including a state leader in freshman Marissa Tuft of Ridgevue who has the best triple jump in Idaho (37-07). Sometimes the younger talent that doesn't get to the top of the leaderboard can get overlooked, but the reality is, these are the names of the future. As we approach the end of the 2022 track and field season, let's take a look at the Gem State's 'Fab Five Freshman' spanning across all the individual events. There are several names that make this list in multiple events, including Fruitland's Lydia Lyndsey (#1 100, #1 High Jump, #2 200). Boys Fab 5 to follow.

Owyhee's Faith Johnson (above) is the lone Sub-11:00 minute 3200m freshman in Idaho

Freshman Girls

100m (All-Conditions)

  1. Lydia Lyndsey (Fruitland): 12.39
  2. Kunie Hirai (Boise): 12.81
  3. Maddie Spriggs (Glenns Ferry): 12.83
  4. Marciela Nelson (Coeur d'Alene): 12.94
  5. Rachel Jacobsmeyer (Madison): 12.97

200m (All-Conditions)

  1. Ainsley Fullmer (Idaho Falls): 25.40
  2. Lydia Lindsey (Fruitland): 26.24
  3. Marciela Nelson (Coeur d'Alene): 26.75
  4. Kunie Harai (Boise): 27.05
  5. Aubrey Montoya (Rocky Mountain): 27.21

400m

  1. Kailee Lerew (Weiser): 60.75
  2. Elsie Wyatt (Middleton): 61.66
  3. Addelin Romney (Preston): 61.67
  4. Hazel Kunkel (Lake City): 61.78
  5. Olivia Christensen (Firth): 61.87

800m

  1. Anna Dixon (Greenleaf Friends): 2:22.48
  2. Jaime Roldan (Timberline): 2:22.67
  3. Kynzie Nielson (Firth): 2:24.12
  4. Anna Gilbert (Mountain Home): 2:25.03
  5. Lily Simmonds (Timberline): 2:25.55

1600m

  1. Lily Simmonds (Timberline): 5:13.21
  2. Paisley Taylor (Meridian): 5:21.85
  3. Faith Johnson (Owyhee): 5:23.50
  4. Chloe Pollock (Rocky Mountain): 5:23.86
  5. Hazel Kunkel (Lake City): 5:23.94

3200m

  1. Faith Johnson (Owyhee): 10:55.88
  2. Sophie Cooper (Timberline): 11:31.63
  3. Chloe Pollock (Rocky Mountain): 11:32.54
  4. Paisley Taylor (Meridian): 11:35.34
  5. Lily Sullivan (Capital): 11:50.40

100-Hurdles (All Conditions)

  1. Evelyn Hollist (Kimberly): 15.98
  2. Hallie Esmiol (Borah): 16.11 (-1.0)
  3. Kate Walker (Soda Springs): 17.01
  4. Ivy Liston (Rigby): 17.08
  5. Alyse Stewart (Ririe): 17.11

300IH

  1. Evelyn Hollist (Kimberly): 47.99
  2. Kate Walker (Soda Springs): 48.05
  3. Ellery Brooks (Eagle): 49.09
  4. Francesca Truax (Timberline): 49.63
  5. Kyla James (Salmon): 50.19

Discus

(Discus marks round down to the nearest whole inch per NFHS rules)

  1. Cami Ellis (Rocky Mountain): 115-02
  2. Kelsey Carroll (Coeur d'Alene): 115-00
  3. Madilyn McCarthy (Mountain View): 108-01
  4. Rebecca Michaelson (North Gem): 102-10
  5. Ellayna Davis (Rigby): 100-10

Shot Put

  1. Kelsey Carroll (Coeur d'Alene): 37-00.05
  2. Helene Rae (Bonners Ferry): 33-00
  3. Mary Beck (Liberty Charter): 32-04
  4. Tiade Togiai (Rigby): 32-04
  5. Madilyn Stuivenga (Kamiah): 32-01.25

High Jump

  1. Lydia Lindsey (Fruitland): 5-04
  2. Rachel Jacobsmeyer (Madison): 5-00
  3. Six tied at 5-00: Adrie Johnson (Pocatello), Lily Farris (Columbia), Josie Davis (Owyhee), Carly Dunn (Preston), Victoria Hobbs (Preston)

Long Jump

  1. Eliana Tia (Centennial): 16-07.75
  2. Josie Davis (Owyhee): 16-05.50
  3. Mackenzie Fullmer (South Fremont): 16-04.25
  4. Maddie Spriggs (Glenns Ferry): 16-03
  5. Adrie Johnson (Pocatello): 16-02.50

Triple Jump

  1. Marissa Tuft (Ridgevue ): 37-07
  2. Lexi Huettig (Garden Valley): 36-11.50
  3. Adrie Johnson (Pocatello): 35-10
  4. Evelyn Hollist (Kimberly): 35-07.75
  5. Ziya Munyer (Lakeland): 34-06.50

Pole Vault

  1. Lexi Huttig (Garden Valley): 9-06
  2. Rihana Legler (Post Falls): 9-01
  3. 3T 9-00: Allie Christensen (Sugar-Salem), Addelin Romney (Preston), Macie Kern (Cole Valey Christian)


Please email any questions, comments or corrections to editor Sean Zeitler sean@vsathletics.com