Treasure Valley track and field athletes of the week (March 13 to 19)
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See the winners, and all the nominees, below.
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BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
Luke Barinaga, Fruitland: Set a school record in the long jump (22 feet, 6.5 inches) to win the Parma Icebreaker with the second best jump in Idaho so far this spring.
Ian Stockett, Victory Charter: Led the Vipers’ 4x800 relay team to a new school record of 8:45.85 at the Nampa Quad. He also won the 3,200 in a 1A-leading time of 9:52.25.
Kai Twaddle-Dunham, Centennial: Reset a program record he broke last week with a shot put throw of 55-2.5 in a dual at Mountain View.
Tyler Sainsbury, Rocky Mountain: Opened the season with a victory in the 800 (1:57) that is the fastest in Idaho this spring.
Samuel Fish, Vallivue: Set a personal record in the 3,200 (9:26.40) to take the early lead on the statewide leaderboard.
McKoy Richardson, Melba: Brought home two first-place finishes from the Pilgrim Season Opener in the 400 (52.04) and 300 hurdles (41.85).
Alex Lowe, Timberline: Uncorked a triple jump of 44-9 in a dual with Boise, the best mark in Idaho this season and a personal record.
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GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
Hope Zollman, Council: Won the shot put (33-4) and discus (97-3) at the Parma Icebreaker.
Adeline Wimer, Columbia: Swept the 100 (12.87), 200 (26.19) and 400 (1:00.17) at the Columbia Quad. Her 200 and 400 times are the third best in all of Idaho so far.
Ciara Brown, Rocky Mountain: Took the early statewide lead in the 100 with a personal record of 12.48 at the Nampa Quad.
Sophia Clark, Boise: Ran the state’s fastest 200 (25.96) and 400 (58.61) so far this season in a dual with Timberline.
Rilyn Stevens, Mountain View: Opened the season with an 11:21.94 in the 3,200, the best mark in the state this year.
Kendall Clark, Melba: Brought home four first-place finishes from the Pilgrim Season Opener, including an all-class leading triple jump of 36-8.
Kathriene Jones, Nampa: Swept the shot put (32-3) and discus (102-10) titles at the Nampa Quad.
Maren Hansen, Tri-Valley: Won both the shot put (35-3.5) and the discus (108-4) at the Pilgrim Season Opener.
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This story was originally published March 20, 2023 at 5:21 PM.
