Winner of the Treasure Valley track athlete of the week contests (April 11 to 17)
Voting has closed in the latest Treasure Valley Athletes of the Week contests.
Here are the winners. You can read about all the candidates and their accomplishments below.
- Boys track: Landon Helms, Emmett
- Girls track: Tatum Richards, Emmett
[Softball player of the week | Baseball player of the week]
BOYS TRACK
Tyler Sainsbury, Rocky Mountain: Clocked the fastest 1,600 meters in the state this season with his second-place finish (4 minutes, 13.04 seconds) at the Pasco Invite.
Brandon Stewart, Eagle: Established the longest discus throw in the state this season by nearly 12 feet, winning the event at the Boise Relays with a toss of 170 feet, 9 inches. The mark is a personal best.
Grady Mylander, Nampa Christian: Won the 800 (1:58.36) and 1,600 (4:19.29) at the Boise Relays, and both times were personal bests and tops in the 2A classification this season.
Landon Helms, Emmett: Finished first in the 110 hurdles (14.02), pole vault (15-7.5) and long jump (21-6.5) at the Boise Relays.
Caleb Davis, Fruitland: Recorded the highest clearance in the 3A classification — and a personal best — in the high jump by winning the event at the Lynn Behrman Invite (6-3).
Carter Woodland, Notus: Set personal bests for the second week in a row by winning the long jump (20-4) and triple jump (43-1.5) at the Lynn Behrman Invite.
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GIRLS TRACK
Logan Smith, Boise: Ran the fastest 400 meters in the state this season with her winning time of 56.15 seconds at the Boise Relays.
Ashlyn Sandow, Timberline: Claimed first in the long jump (17-1.5) and triple jump (36-3) at the Boise Relays.
Emma Hillam, Fruitland: Ran the fastest 1,600 in the 3A classification this season — and a personal best — with her second-place finish (5:08.96) in the event at the Boise Relays.
Ally Sofaly, McCall-Donnelly: For the second week in a row, she ran the fastest 100 hurdles time in the 3A classification, clocking a 16.03-second victory at the Nez Perce Games.
Sydney Denison, Payette: A week after a state-leading long jump performance in the 3A classification, she produced the longest triple jump with a mark of 36-0.5 for first at the Lynn Behrman Invite. She also won the long jump and pole vault at the meet.
Anna Dixon, Greenleaf: Established the fastest 1,600 meters in the 1A classification this season by winning the event in a personal-best 5:33.32 at the Lynn Behrman Invite.
Tatum Richards, Emmett: Won the pole vault at the Boise Relays with a clearance of 12-0, which is tied for the top mark in the state this season in any classification.
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This story was originally published April 18, 2022 at 11:54 AM.
