Winner of the Treasure Valley track athlete of the week contests (April 18 to 24)
Voting has closed in the latest Treasure Valley Athletes of the Week contest.
Here are the winners. You can read about all the candidates and their accomplishments below.
- Boys track: Tyler Sainsbury, Rocky Mountain
- Girls track: Eva Lowder, Centennial
BOYS TRACK
Tyler Sainsbury, Rocky Mountain: A week after running the fastest 1,600 meters in the state this season, he won the 800 at the Patriot Invite in a state-leading and personal-best time of 1 minute, 54.20 seconds.
Liam Murray, Boise: Won the 400 meters in 48.60 at the Oregon Relays and also ran legs on the Brave’s winning 4x200 (1:29.69), and second-place 4x400 (3:24.63) and sprint medley (3:38.16) relay teams. Boise finished as the co-ed team champion.
Landon Helms, Emmett: A few weeks after establishing the fastest time in the 110-meter hurdles this season, he broke his own mark, clocking a time of 13.93 seconds in the prelims at the Oregon Relays. He went on to win the finals of the event in 14.04. Either time is fast enough to break the overall state meet record of 14.08, which has stood since 1985. He also won the pole vault at the Oregon Relays with a clearance of 16 feet, 6.75 inches, which would also best the overall state meet record.
Jackson Beck, Mountain View: With a throw of 56-11.75, he won the shot put at the Oregon Relays. His mark is tops in the state this season and a personal best.
McKoy Richardson, Melba: He competed in two meets last week, winning the 110 hurdles (15.69) and anchoring the winning 4x400 relay (3:33.90) at the Weiser Invite. He then set a new school record in the 400 meters with a time of 50.67, winning the event at the Knight Invite. He also took first in the 300 hurdles in 39.46. He owns the 2A classification’s top times in the 400, 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles.
James Onanubosi, Bishop Kelly: Running on his home track, he established the fastest 100 in the 4A classification this season, winning the Knight Invite in 10.67.
Samuel Fish, Vallivue: He took first in the 1,600 at the Knight Invite in a personal-best and 4A classification-leading 4:19.35.
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GIRLS TRACK
Eva Lowder, Centennial: Established the best pole vault in the state this season — and a personal best — with a clearance of 12 feet, 3 inches at the Patriot Invite.
Jamie Hamlin, Boise: Won the 2-kilometer steeplechase at the Oregon Relays in a personal-best 7:16.33. She also ran a leg on the Brave’s winning 4x800 (9:20.41) and sixth-place distance medley (12:07.05) relay teams. Boise finished as the co-ed team champion.
Cassidy Fried, Middleton: Took over the state’s top spot in the triple jump this season with a mark of 37-7 to win the event at the Knight Invite. The distance is a personal best. Fried also won the high jump (4-11) and took third in the long jump (16.65) at the meet.
Mattie Shirts, Weiser: Finished first in the 400 at the Weiser Invite in a personal-best and 3A classification-leading time of 1:00.89. She also ran a leg on the Wolverines’ winning 4x400 relay team (4:25.08) and earned a pair of second-place ribbons in the 4x200 (1:54.30) and triple jump (34-4.25).
Abbey Clark, Ridgevue: Claimed victory in the 100 (12.50) and ran a leg on the Warhawks’ winning 4x100 relay team (51.92) while adding a second-place finish in the 200 (26.35) at the Knight Invite.
Lizbeth Soto, Vallivue: Set a personal best with a leap of 17 feet in winning the long jump at the Knight Invite. She also added a fifth-place finish in the 100 (13.09), took eighth in the 200 (27.43) and ran a leg on the Falcons’ sixth-place 4x400 relay team (4:44.50).
Jacoba Luteyn, Bishop Kelly: The state’s leader in the shot put and discus collected first in both events at the Knight Invite with throws of 40-1.50 and 114-11, respectively.
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This story was originally published April 25, 2022 at 2:20 PM.
