Treasure Valley track and field athletes of the week (April 3 to 9)
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See the winners, and all the nominees, below.
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GIRLS TRACK & FIELD
Kendall Clark, Melba: Won the triple jump at the Dave Mangum Invite at 37 feet, 0.5 inches, the best jump across all classifications this season.
Lauren McCall, Timberline: Finished first in the 400 (58.33 seconds), and led the Wolves’ 4x200 (1:44.66) and 4x400 (4:02.03) to new state-leading times at the Patriot Invite.
Audrey Chitwood, Mountain View: Recorded a state-leading time of 2:19.09 in the 800 at the Patriot Invite.
Ciara Brown, Rocky Mountain: Swept the 100 (12.44) and 200 (25.96) at the Patriot Invite.
Asia Lawyer, Centennial: Set a new 5A-leading time in the 100 (12.37) at the Arcadia Invite in California.
Tatum Richards, Emmett: Won the pole vault at the Patriot Invite by clearing 11 feet, 6 inches, the second best mark statewide in all classifications and the best in 4A this season.
Maddie Romberg, Borah: Swept the shot put (37-6) and discus (117-8) at the Patriot Invite.
Christine Huckins, Skyview: The freshman finished first in the 100 (12.51) and second in the 200 (26.54) at the Nampa City Meet. She also ran legs of the Skyview’s winning 4x100 and 4x200 relays.
Mattie Shirts, Weiser: Became the 3A leader in the 200 at 27.01 seconds with a first-place finish at the Weiser Invite. She also ran legs of the Wolverines’ winning 4x200 and 4x400 relay.
Mimi Marshall, McCall-Donnelly: Set a new 3A standard in the 100 hurdles by winning the Amy Christofferson Invite in Parma at 17.12 seconds.
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BOYS TRACK & FIELD
Jacob Webster, Centennial: Won the 100 (11.07 seconds), 200 (22.20) and long jump (22 feet, 6 inches) at the Patriot Invite, leading Centennial to a first-place finish in the 19-team field.
Seth Nelson, Boise: Topped 16 feet, 3 inches to finish second at the Arcadia Invite in California. That was the best vault in Idaho this season by 18 inches.
Landon Heemeyer, Rocky Mountain: Ran the state’s best 3,200 to finish first at the Patriot Invite at 9:03.66.
Nate Stadtlander, Meridian: Turned in 5A’s best time in the 800 at 1:54.68 to finish 13th at the Arcadia Invite. His time is the second best overall in Idaho this year.
Crayton Reese, Eagle: Won the 400 at the Patriot Invite at 49.66 seconds. He’s just the third runner to crack the 50-second barrier this year.
Micah Teague, Kuna: Led Kuna’s 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams to wins at the Patriot Invite. Both the times in the 4x100 (42.72) and 4x200 (1:27.62) are the best in Idaho this spring. He also finished second in the 100 (11.25).
Rakeem Johnson, Bishop Kelly: Recorded a 4A-leading discus throw of 158-4, and the second best shot put throw at 51-11.
George Speirs, McCall-Donnelly: Ran the fastest 3,200 time at the 3A level (9:53.34) at the Amy Christofferson Invite in Parma.
Brayden Walker, Weiser: Won the 300 hurdles with a 3A-leading time of 40.92 seconds. He also led the Wolverines to wins in the 4x100 and 4x400 at the Weiser Invite.
Marcus Jones, Fruitland: Set a new 3A-best discus throw at 144-10 at the Amy Christofferson Invite in Parma.
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This story was originally published April 10, 2023 at 3:57 PM.
