State track meets at a glance
Meets in all five classifications Friday-Saturday
At Eagle High
Friday: Field events at 10 a.m., running events at 2:30 p.m.
Saturday: Field events at 9 a.m., running events at noon.
Defending team champions: Rocky Mountain of Meridian (boys), Mountain View of Meridian (girls).
Notes: For the boys, Lake City's Chris Baker has the fastest time in the 100 meter dash, according to athletic.net, with a time of 10.86 seconds ... Post Falls' senior Steven Beck has the second highest mark in the pole vault at 14 feet, 6 -inches ... his teammate Bret Davide set the school record in the 400 at regionals in 49.93 seconds ... Coeur d'Alene junior Samuel Lee has the third fastest time in the 110 hurdles in 14.77 ... For the girls, Lake City sophomore Maddison Ward has the third fastest time in the 100 with a 12.51 and the 200 in 25.71...Post Falls senior Wednesday Walton is second with a 14.84 in the 100 hurdles and her 44.95 in the 300 hurdles is the fastest in the state ... Coeur d'Alene sophomore Kaitlyn Gunnerson is third with a 15.18 in the 100 hurdles ... Lake City's 4x200 relay team of Meaghan Bare, Ward, Camryn Wendlendt and Leanne Asper is the fastest in the state with a 1:44.10 ... Coeur d'Alene senior Makayla Strand is third in the pole vault at 11-2...
Coeur d'Alene's girls finished second at state last year. "It's awfully tough going against those huge schools from Boise," Coeur d'Alene coach Linda Lanker said. "But we'll give it a shot. We're always trying to be positive and tell them it's not like we don't have a chance. If everyone does what they're supposed to do, we could come back with some hardware."
At Eagle High
Friday: Field events at 10 a.m., running events at 2:30 p.m.
Saturday: Field events at 9 a.m., running events at noon.
Defending team champions: Rigby (boys), Bishop Kelly of Boise (girls).
Notes: For the boys, Lakeland senior David Bethke has the third fastest time in 4A in the 110 hurdles at 15.52 seconds, followed by Michael Olsen in fourth with a 15.64 ... two-time state long jump champion Jordan Ward of Lakeland returns with the top mark at 5 feet, 6 inches.
At Middleton High
Friday: Field events at 8 a.m., running events at 12:30 p.m.
Saturday: Field events at 8 a.m., running events at 11:30.
Defending team champions: Payette (boys), Sugar-Salem (girls).
Notes: For the boys, Timberlake junior Ben Austin has the second fastest 3A time in the 300 hurdles in 41.42 seconds ... his teammate Preston Rhodes has the second highest mark in the pole vault at 13-2 ... For the girls, Timberlake freshman Anna Gardom has the fastest time in the 400 at 1:00.64 and is fourth in the 200 with a 26.58 ... Rachel Ward is second in the 100 hurdles in 15.86 and second in the 300 hurdles in 46.13 ... the Tigers' 4x100 relay team of Ward, April Sutton, Gardom and Ayla Jelinek is third in 52.16 ... the 4x400 relay team of Ward, Gardom, Ashly George and Payten Rhodes is third in 4:18.84.
According to his math, should everything go the way the meet is seeded, both Timberlake teams would finish fifth, according to Tigers coach Brian Kluss.
Timberlake's boys were 12th last year, but has three state titles and two runner-up finishes since 2004. Timberlake's girls have placed second, first and third at state the past three years.
"There are some areas that we are underseeded," Kluss said. "So I think we can make up some more points. I like our chances to trophy, and I think with a few breaks going our way, we could win the whole thing. We are still young, but we have a lot of experience at the state meet. On the boys side, we're taking 20 boys down and 10 or so have been there before, so they know what to expect. On the girls side, we do not have a lot of kids going, but the kids we do have are tough competitors and I am hopeful for great things from several of them this weekend. If things go our way, it is not too big of a stretch to see us finishing with a trophy. That has been the goal of our girls team all year, and it still seems possible to us."
At Middleton High
Friday: Field events at 8 a.m., running events at 12:30 p.m.
Saturday: Field events at 8 a.m., running events at 11:30.
Defending team champions: Kamiah (boys), Gooding (girls).
Notes: Coeur d'Alene Charter junior Leif Fredericks has the second fastest 2A time in the 800 with a 2:04, and second fastest in the 1,600 in 4:39.42 ... St. Maries sophomore Logan Feasline has the third best mark in the discus at 156-10.
At Middleton High
Friday: Field events at 8 a.m., running events at 12:30 p.m.
Saturday: Field events at 8 a.m., running events at 11:30.
Defending team champions: Liberty Charter and North Gem tied for boys title, Challis (girls).
Notes: Kootenai sophomore Katey Mae McInturff has the highest mark in the state in 1A in the girls pole vault with a 9-6 ... Kootenai senior Matthew Speelman has the third fastest time in the 110 hurdles in 16.95.