Treasure Valley track athletes of the week (April 15 to 21)
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See the winners, and all the nominees, below.
GIRLS TRACK
Christine Huckins, Capital: Took home first place in three events at the Knight Invite at Bishop Kelly, winning the 200 (24.57), 4x100 (48.04) and 4x200 (1:41.92). All three times are No. 1 for Idaho runners this season.
Rilyn Stevens, Mountain View: Ran the second-fastest 3,200 (10:34.99) in the state this season, placing sixth in the event at the Oregon Relays at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Makenzie Baisch, Eagle: Clocked the second-fastest time in the state this season in the 100 hurdles (15.05), finishing fourth in her heat at the Oregon Relays.
Grace Lanfear, Boise: Assumed the No. 1 ranking in the state this season in the 300 hurdles with her time of 44.31, good enough for third in the event at the Oregon Relays.
Lydia Lindsey, Fruitland: Placed first in the 100 (12.50), 200 (26.05), 100 hurdles (15.34) and long jump (17-6.5) at the 15-team Middleton Invite.
Claire Matthews, Weiser: Swept the distance races at the Middleton Invite, winning the 800 (2:27.76), 1,600 (5:41.16) and 3,200 (12:10.11).
Melissa Eyer, Skyview: Set a personal best with a leap of 17-3 to win the long jump at the Knight Invite by more than a foot over her nearest competitor.
Brooklynn Dayley, Melba: Recorded a personal-best 47.08 to win the 300 hurdles at the Middleton Invite. She also ran the anchor leg on the Mustangs’ winning medley relay (1:54.41).
Breanna Martin, Middleton: Cleared 11-6 to win the pole vault at the Middleton Invite. The height is tied for the third best in the state this season and is a personal best.
Brighton Heywood, Rocky Mountain: Finished first in the 800 (2:15.43) and ran a leg on the Grizzlies’ winning 4x400 relay (4:16.45) at the Grizzly Tri-Meet. Her time in the 800 is the third fastest in the state this season.
BOYS TRACK
Luke Stockett, Victory Charter: Finished first in the mile (4:12.87) and eighth in the 2-mile race (9:10.57) at the Oregon Relays. Both times are tops among 1A competitors in Idaho this season and rank third and sixth, respectively, among all classifications.
Kai Twaddle-Dunham, Centennial: Placed first in the shot put at the Oregon Relays with a throw of 61-3. The throw ranks 19th in the nation this season and No. 1 in Idaho. He also finished second in the discus (180-6.5).
Rakeem Johnson, Bishop Kelly: Won the discus at the Knight Invite with a throw of 190-1, which ranks 14th in the nation this season and No. 1 in the state. He also won the shot put (56-6.75).
Victor Byaundaombe, Capital: Improved on his state-leading mark in the triple jump, winning the event at the Knight Invite with a distance of 46-5.
Patxi Franks, Middleton: Swept the shot put (59-5.5) and discus (165-4) at the Middleton Invite. His shot put mark is a personal best and ranks No. 2 in the state this season.
Noe Kemper, Boise: Ran to victory in the steeplechase in 5:53.08 at the Oregon Relays. His time ranks third in the nation this season.
Levi Bennett, Payette: Placed first in the 100 (11.11), 200 (22.93) and long jump (20-8.5) at the 3A SRV Meet at Payette High.
George Speirs, McCall-Donnelly: Took first in the 800 in a personal-best 2:00.80, while also winning the 1,600 (4:41.48) and running a leg on the Vandals’ winning medley relay (4:00.01) at the 3A SRV Meet.
Chase Klahr, Parma: Won both the shot put (47-11) and discus (148-0) at the 3A SRV Meet.
David Gummersall, Vallivue: Placed fifth in the finals of the 400 at the Oregon Relays in 48.54, just three hundredths of a second shy of tying his state-leading time set at the Arcadia Invitational earlier this month.
This story was originally published April 22, 2024 at 2:13 PM.
