Gomez makes it official, signs with Oregon State
<p>Coeur d'Alene High senior Kinsey Gomez on Thursday signed a letter of intent to compete in cross country and track at Oregon State. Seated from left are Cheryl Gomez (mother), Kinsey Gomez and Shaun Gomez (father); and standing from let, Linda Lanker, Coeur d'Alene High track coach; Don Walters, Coeur d'Alene High assistant cross country and track coach; Cathy Compton, Coeur d'Alene High cross country coach; and Todd Gilkey, Coeur d'Alene High athletic director.</p>
COEUR d'ALENE - Kinsey Gomez, Coeur d'Alene High's star cross country and distance runner, followed up on her verbal commitment to Oregon State by signing a letter of intent on Thursday to compete for the Beavers in both sports.
Gomez, who recently told The Press of her verbal commitment to OSU, won three state 5A cross country championships, and won state track and field championships in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters last spring. Last summer, she won the 3,000 meters at the USATF Junior Olympics, and was second in the 1,500.
"The coaching staff was phenomenal at OSU and I love the team so much," Gomez said. "It had everything I was looking for. The other schools were great schools; they just weren't the perfect fit for me."
Gomez, a two-time Gatorade Idaho athlete of the year in cross country, said she considered all the Pacific-12 schools, and made official visits to Arizona State, Utah and Oregon State.