State track and field meet at a glance
Meets in all five classifications today, Saturday
Times PDT
At Dona Larsen Park, Boise
Friday: Field events at 9 a.m., running events at 2:30 p.m.
Saturday: Field events at 8 a.m., running events at noon.
Defending team champions: Rocky Mountain of Meridian (boys), Eagle (girls).
Notes: The Lake City boys 4x100- (42.34 seconds) and 4x200-meter relay (1:28.18) teams have the top times in 5A heading into state, according to athletic.net ... Jake Finney is second in the 800 in 1:55.42 ... Scott Cummings is second in the pole vault at 14 feet, 6 inches ... "We've got a lot of different events covered with multiple guys in each event," Lake City coach Kelly Reed said of his team's title chances. "Another huge thing is we came through the weekend healthy. You never know what's going to happen, but we'll go to Boise and give it our best shot and see what happens." ... Coeur d'Alene junior Kaitlyn Gunnerson's times in the 100 hurdles (14.73) and 300 hurdles (45.69) lead the girls statewide ... Victoria Goetz is third in the 400 at 57.89 ... Lake City junior Maddison Ward is the defending champion in the 200 ... "We've got a lot of kids going to state," Coeur d'Alene coach Linda Lanker said. "I don't ever predict how we'll do because those bigger schools in the Boise area have so much depth and can qualify in four events each and we're half the size of the Boise schools. We trophied (third) last year and with the times the kids ran (at regionals last Saturday in Lewiston), we've got a shot at it. We'll see what we can do with the relays and distance kids, but going against schools double our size is going to be difficult." ... Matthew Bauman is second in the discus at 158-8 for Post Falls .... Kasey Widmyer is second in the triple jump at 36-9 1/2 for Lake City.
At Dona Larsen Park, Boise
Friday: Field events at 9 a.m., running events at 2:30 p.m.
Saturday: Field events at 8 a.m., running events at noon.
Defending team champions: Minico (boys), Rigby (girls).
Notes: Shane Leonard (100, 200, 4x200 relay), Jeremy Frisk (200, 4x200 relay), Grady Leonard (discus), Rachel Herrera (200), Rebecca Russell (pole vault) and Kathleen Olson (long jump) qualified for Lakeland, which finished 20th (boys) and 15th (girls) last year.
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: Sugar-Salem (boys), Sugar-Salem (girls).
Notes: Timberlake's Ben Austin holds the top 3A time statewide in the 300 hurdles (40.18) ... Sam St. Mars is second in the 800 (2:01.17) ... Timberlake's 4x200 relay team of Austin Malloy, Quinton Reese, Austin and Daniel Buck leads at 1:33.15 ... Bob Cronnelly is second in the shot put at 139-1 ... Preston Rhodes is second in the pole vault at 14-2 ... "The boys team is very good and will be making a run at the title," Timberlake coach Brian Kluss said. "It looks like a three-team race between us, Sugar-Salem (last year's champ) and Fruitland (third last year). I ran numbers (before districts) and came up with a five-point spread between the three teams. ... I am sure it will be close." ... Timberlake sophomore Anna Gardom is back to defend her state title in the 400. Her time of 1:00.46 is second in the state.
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: West Side (boys), West Side (girls).
Notes: St. Maries senior Luke Feasline is back to defend his state title in the shot put. His mark of 53-2 1/2 is the top in the event ... His younger brother, Logan leads in the discus at 175-4 ... Coeur d'Alene Charter senior Leif Fredericks is second in the 1,600 (4:45.27) and 3,200 (10:09) ... Coeur d'Alene Charter's Giana Poseley has the fastest time in the 300 hurdles at 47.52.
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), Nezperce (girls).
Notes: Kootenai's Carter Napierala is tied for the top mark in the pole vault at 14-0 with Clark Fork's Brennan Brooks ... Katey Mae McInturff leads the girls at 10-0, 11-inches further than the second place mark ... Lakeside's Avery Brown-Sonder won the District 1-2 championship in the discus, and is fifth statewide at 102-7.