PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Post Falls distance star Wood 'dialed into having fun'

By JASON ELLIOTT

Sports writer

5A/4A

COEUR d’ALENE — Post Falls senior distance runner Sammie Wood has been on her own level this season, from the very start.

Wood captured the 3,200-meter run Thursday on the first day the 5A Region 1 track and field meet at Coeur d'Alene, winning in 10 minutes, 37.42 seconds.

Wood has broken school records in the 400, 800, 1,600 and 3,200 this season, as well as in the distance medley relay.

“I think this year I’ve really dialed into having fun,” Wood said. “Even the times when it's not really that fun. Pushing yourself to the hardest you can always hurts. But I’m having more fun with the process this year.”

Wood signed with Boise State in November to run cross country and track and field.

“I’m really looking forward to Boise,” Wood said. “I love all the recruit teammates. I never really put any pressure on myself to hit a certain time for college. But I’m just really excited for college.”

Wood holds the top time in the state in 5A in the 1,600 (4 minutes, 53.64 seconds) and is second in the 800 (2:12.74).

“In years past, I’ve had the idea that I could be a state champion, but I didn’t have the workouts and fitness to support it,” Wood said. “This year, all the pieces are kind of coming together. I’m just going down there with a lot of confidence and excitement.”

It’s something that Wood, normally quiet when it comes to speaking about goals, has been a little more open about in recent days.

“Just two days ago, I was telling my coaches it would be pretty cool to be a state champion,” Wood said. “They were just telling me how much they believe in me. Just hearing that from them, it’s an honor.”

With weather not being ideal for many events this year, Lakeland High senior Grant Roth was more than thrilled with just a little wind and sun on Thursday afternoon.

“It’s our first meet where it’s actually warm, so we’re all feeling good,” Roth said. “It was fun. We were just having a lot of fun out there.”

Roth finished runner-up in the boys 4A shot put, finishing with a throw of 41 feet, 10 inches.

“Throws haven’t always been the biggest thing for me because I’ve normally been a jumper,” Roth said. “I just started throwing this year and want to have some fun. I really enjoyed the discus in junior high, and got a little stronger over the summer and figured I might as well try it. And it’s working out.”

Roth, an all-4A Inland Empire League selection in basketball, said he intends to play basketball in college, either at NJCAA Salt Lake Community College or Division III Southern Virginia University.

The first nine events of regionals were held on Thursday at Coeur d'Alene High, with the meet concluding today in Lewiston starting at 2 p.m.

In 5A, the top three individuals and winning relay team advance to state at Dona Larsen Park in Boise starting next Friday. A possible wild card is available for the second-place relay.

In 4A, only the top two individuals and winning relay advance to state.

5A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES (Through nine events) — 1, Coeur d’Alene 45. 2, Post Falls 39. 3, Lewiston 37. 4, Lake City 15.

(Top three individuals, winning relay to state; at-large relay berth available)

3,200 — 1, Max Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d’Alene, 9:36.14. 2, Kobe Wessels, Lewiston, 9:49.44. 3, Zack Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d’Alene, 9:56.04. 4x200 relay — 1, Post Falls (Caleb Streeter, Dylan Wolfe, Chase Berg, Dalton Wild), 1:28.66. 2, Lake City, 1:29.13. 4x800 relay — 1, Coeur d’Alene (Zack Cervi-Skinner, Jacob King, Steven Ball, Lachlan May), 8:09.42. 2, Post Falls, 8:19.64. Shot put — 1, Thor Kessinger, Lewiston, 52-11. 2, Trevor Miller, Post Falls, 48-1. 3, Miles Kison, Post Falls, 47-3 ½. Discus — 1, Thor Kessinger, Lewiston, 160-9. 2, James White, Lewiston, 143-1. 3, Trevor Miller, Post Falls, 141-11. High jump — 1, Kanyon Fitzsimmons, Lake City, 5-8. 2, Jack Kliewer, Coeur d’Alene, 5-8. 3, Drew Alldredge, Lewiston, 5-8. Pole vault — 1, Jakan Lawrence, Coeur d’Alene, 13-3. 2, James Bogdanowicz, Coeur d’Alene, 12-7. 3, Dallin Dance, Coeur d’Alene, 12-7. Long jump — 1, Caleb Streeter, Post falls, 19-11 ¼. 2, James White, Lewiston, 19-11. 3, Caleb Fraser, Coeur d’Alene, 19-6 ¾. Triple jump — 1, Caleb Fraser, Coeur d’Alene, 42-11. 2, Luke Mastroberadino, Lewiston, 42-4 ½. 3, Chase Berg, Post Falls, 41-6.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES (Through nine events) — 1, Post Falls 47. 2, Lewiston 37. 3, Coeur d’Alene 28. 4, Lake City 24.

(Top three individuals, winning relay to state; at-large relay berth available)

3,200 — 1, Sammie Wood, Post Falls, 10:37.42. 2, Annastasia Peters, Post Falls, 11:04.93. 3, Kaylynn Misner, Post Falls, 12:09.59. 4x200 relay — 1, Lake City (Hailey Jo Parks, Georgia Whitehead, Madison Quigley, Keturah Vogel-Greenwood), 1:45.92. 2, Post Falls, 1:47.49. 4x800 relay — 1, Coeur d’Alene (Gracie Averill, Chloe Frank, Elliana Rietze, Anne Marie Dance), 10:15.23. 2, Post Falls, 11:14.22. Shot put — 1, Kelsey Carroll, Coeur d’Alene, 37-0 ½. 2, Lucy Smith, Lewiston, 35-5. 3, Zoie Kessinger, Lewiston, 32-6. Discus — 1, Lily Phenicie, Coeur d’Alene, 116-6. 2, Zoie Kessinger, Lewiston, 115-10. 3, Annika Huff, Lewiston, 106-5. High jump — 1 (tie), Hannah Huffman, Lewiston, 4-6; Maleah Wilhelm, Post Falls, 4-6. 3, Ainsley Lanigan, Lake City, 4-4. Pole vault — 1, Amy Madsen, Post Falls, 10-7. 2, Kenzie Thompson, Coeur d’Alene, 9-1. 3, Rihana Legler, Post Falls, 9-1. Long jump — 1, Damaris Stuffle, Lewiston, 16-11 ½. 2, Katy Wessels, Lewiston, 16-4. 3, Skilar McLean, Post Falls, 15-8 ¾. Triple jump — 1, Skilar McLean, Post Falls, 33-1. 2, Lucy Evans, Lake City, 32-8 ¾. 3, Eva Steele, Lewiston, 30-10 ½.

4A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES (Through nine events) — 1, Moscow 39.5. 2, Sandpoint 30. 3, Lakeland 23.5.

(Top two individuals, winning relay to state)

3,200 — 1, Emmett Brooks, Moscow, 10:01.79. 2, Korben Bujnicki, Moscow, 10:02.47. 3, Isaiah Mitchem, Moscow, 10:20.95. 4x200 relay — 1, Lakeland (John Cornish, Richie Thomas, Weston Saputski, Terry Edwards), 1:31.57. Sprint medley — 1, Sandpoint (Keyan Strock, Luke McCorkle, Rusty Lee, Ben Ricks), 3:38.47. Shot put — 1, Will Hurst, Sandpoint, 52-6 ½. 2, Grant Roth, Lakeland, 41-10. Discus — 1, Will Hurst, Sandpoint, 154-0. 2, Grant Roth, Lakeland, 131-8. High jump — 1, Rusty Lee, Sandpoint, 6-2. 2, Bryce Henry, Lakeland, 6-0. Pole vault — 1, Cody Morse, Lakeland, 12-7. 2, Slate Fragoso, Sandpoint, 12-1. Long jump — 1, Zachary Skinner, Moscow, 20-6. 2, Leon Hutton, Moscow, 19-7 ½. Triple jump — 1, Caleb Skinner, Moscow, 44-7 ½. 2, Logan Tate, Moscow, 41-6 ½.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES (Through nine events) — 1, Lakeland 39.5. 2, Sandpoint 39. 3, Moscow 14.5.

(Top two individuals, winning relay to state)

3,200 — 1, Megan Oulman, Sandpoint, 11:50.62. 2, Ara Clark, Sandpoint, 11:56.34. 4x200 relay — 1, Lakeland (Michaela Palaniuk, McKenzie Palaniuk, Chloe Charvier-Solliet, Stacey Barker), 1:46.93. Shot put — 1, Ivy Smith, Sandpoint, 36-3. 2, Alexandra David, Sandpoint, 31-7. Discus — 1, Addie Kiefer, Lakeland, 100-5 ½. 2, Ivy Smith, Sandpoint, 100-0 ½. High jump — 1, Kenna Simon, Lakeland, 5-0. 2, Grace Nauman, Moscow, 4-10. Pole vault — 1, Erika Edmundson, Sandpoint, 10-4. 2, Devin McDaniel, Sandpoint, 10-1. Long jump — 1, Ava Mazzilli, Sandpoint, 16-9. 2, Emily Morlan, Lakeland, 14-8 ¼. Triple jump — 1, Ziya Munyer, Lakeland, 33-11. 2, Ava Mazzilli, Sandpoint, 31-11 ½.

3A

Timberlake runs

away with

District 1 titles

SPIRIT LAKE — The host Timberlake boys swept in relay events to run away with the 3A District 1 title.

Timberlake finished with 170 points, followed by the Bonners Ferry boys in second with 93.

Timberlake edged the Badgers 131-126 for the girls title.

For both Tigers teams, it was their first district title since 2019. Bonners Ferry's boys and girls won last year; spring sports in 2020 were canceled due to COVID-19.

The top four individuals and two relays advance to the state 3A meet next Friday and Saturday at Middleton High.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Timberlake 170, 2, Bonners Ferry 93. 3, Priest River 66. 4, Cd’A Charter 26. 5, Kellogg 17.

(Top four individuals, two relays to state)

100 — 1, Grady Woodworth, Timberlake, 11.63. 2, Braeden Blackmore, Bonners Ferry, 11.70. 3, Trevor Pappas, Timberlake, 11.80. 4, Matyus McLain, Priest River, 11.81. 200 — 1, Alex Marquez, Timberlake, 23.50. 2, Kale Paslay, Timberlake, 23.84. 3, Trevor Pappas, Timberlake, 24.20. 4, Noah Walker, Bonners Ferry, 24.54. 400 — 1, Zach Yetter, Timberlake, 52.64. 2, Travis Matthews, Priest River, 54.58. 3, Karson Vordahl, Timberlake, 54.73. 4, Noah Bottcher, Bonners Ferry, 55.01. 800 — 1, Logan Davis, Cd’A Charter, 2:03.34. 2, Charles Henslee, Bonners Ferry, 2:03.45. 3, Nathan Russell, Cd’A Charter, 2:05.04. 4, Mason Zollinger, Timberlake, 2:06.27. 1,600 — 1, Charles Henslee, Bonners Ferry, 4:43.82. 2, Makai Peak, Kellogg, 4:43.85. 3, Connor Alexander, Bonners Ferry, 4:46.59. 4, Jacob Barnhart, Timberlake, 4:49.77.

110 hurdles — 1, Caius Tebbe, Timberlake, 15.85. 2, Wyatt MacArthur, Timberlake, 16.37. 3, Josh Pinkerton, Bonners Ferry, 17.25. 4, Austin Wilson, Timberlake, 17.28. 300 hurdles — 1, Shane Gamber, Priest River, 41.09. 2, Wyatt MacArthur, Timberlake, 41.29. 3, Izan Martinez, Cd’A Charter, 42.69. 4, Caius Tebbe, Timberlake, 42.74. 4x100 relay — 1, Timberlake (Alex Marquez, Kale Paslay, Grady Woodworth, Zach Yetter), 45.33. 2, Priest River, 45.53. 4x200 relay — 1, Timberlake (Alex Marquez, Kale Paslay, Grady Woodworth, Zach Yetter), 1:33.77. 2, Priest River, 1:34.94. 4x400 relay — 1, Timberlake (Wyatt MacArthur, Mason Zollinger, Alex Marquez, Zach Yetter), 3:35.37. 2, Priest River, 3:36.35. Discus — 1, Matyus McLain, Priest River, 139-10. 2, Vaughn Higgins, Timberlake, 119-9. 3, Hunter Higgins, Timberlake, 114-10. 4, Carson Millsap, Timberlake, 114-8. Pole vault — 1, Erik Deem, Priest River, 12-1. 2, Jacob Yetter, Timberlake, 10-0. 2, Nolan Marosi, Timberlake, 10-0. 4, Aiden Jacobson, Bonners Ferry, 10-0. Triple jump —1, Caius Tebbe, Timberlake, 40-5 ½. 2, Riley Petesch, Bonners Ferry, 39-7. 3, Levi Bonnell, Bonners Ferry, 39-2 ½. 4, Asher Williams, Bonners Ferry, 37-7.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Timberlake 131. 2, Bonners Ferry 126. 3, Cd’A Charter 49. 4, Priest River 42. 5, Kellogg 22.

(Top four individuals, two relays to state)

100 — 1, Sydney Garn, Cd’A Charter, 13.32. 2, Nacree Kyllonen, Timberlake, 13.72. 3, Hadassah Davis, Priest River, 13.85. 4, Alexa Sheppard, Cd’A Charter, 13.92. 200 — 1, Reese Yerian, Timberlake, 25.97. 2, Sydney Garn, Cd’A Charter, 27.39. 3, Talize Anderson, Timberlake, 28.14. 4, Nacree Kyllonen, Timberlake, 28.61. 400 — 1, Talize Anderson, Timberlake, 1:03.22. 2, Sydney Hinthorn, Bonners Ferry, 1:04.85. 3, Allyson Dickinson, Priest River, 1:05.92. 4, Diana Nelson, Timberlake, 1:07.24. 800 — 1, Camille Ussher, Bonners Ferry, 2:27.44. 2, Izabella Cornell, Timberlake, 2:30.84. 3, Brooke Petesch, Bonners Ferry, 2:38.45. 4, Lizzie McCracken, Priest River, 2:46.74. 1,600 — 1, McKenna Kozeluh, Cd’A Charter, 5:21.16. 2, Izabella Cornell, Timberlake, 5:53.14. 3, Natal Davis, Cd’A Charter, 5:59.21. 4, Sydney Beckle, Bonners Ferry, 6:03.12.

100 hurdles — 1, Dakota Caudle, Timberlake, 17.11. 2, Mia Blackmore, Bonners Ferry, 17.12. 3, Sierra Petesch, Bonners Ferry, 18.22. 4, Jozee MacArthur, Timberlake, 18.24. 300 hurdles — 1, Jozee MacArthur, Timberlake, 50.91. 2, Mia Blackmore, Bonners Ferry, 52.91. 3, Dakota Caudle, Timberlake, 53.11. 4, Elektra Sturgill, Timberlake, 53.46. 4x100 relay — 1, Timberlake (Parker Wall, Sage Gervais, Reese Yerian, Nacree Kyllonen), 52.69. 2, Priest River, 54.74. 4x200 relay — 1, Timberlake (Parker Wall, Sage Gervais, Talize Anderson, Reese Yerian), 1:49.06. 2, Bonners Ferry, 1:53.87. 4x400 relay — 1, Timberlake (Jozee MacArthur, Talize Anderson, Parker Wall, Sage Gervais), 4:23.09. 2, Bonners Ferry, 4:27.18. Shot put — 1, Asha Abubakari, Bonners Ferry, 39-2 ½. 2, Kay Reed, Kellogg, 37-0 ½. 3, Haylee Potts, Kellogg, 36-8 ½. 4, Helene Rae, Bonners Ferry, 34-11. High jump — 1, Madison Miller, Timberlake, 4-6. 2, Markynn Pluid, Bonners Ferry, McKennah Kronenberg, Timberlake, 4-6. 4, Kylee Swoboda, Priest River, 4-6.