STATE TRACK AND FIELD: Work well worth it for Wood
Photo courtesy of RICHARD WOOD Post Falls High senior Sammie Wood crosses the finish line after winning the state 5A girls 3,200-meter run at Dona Larsen Park in Boise on Friday morning.
Photo courtesy of RICHARD WOOD Post Falls High senior Sammie Wood, front, and teammate Annastasia Peters, a junior, run in front of the pack during Friday's state 5A girls 3,200-meter race at Dona Larsen Park in Boise.
Photo courtesy of RICHARD WOOD Post Falls High junior Annastasia Peters, left, and senior Sammie Wood receive their medals following the state 5A girls 3,200-meter run at Dona Larsen Park in Boise. Wood won the race, followed by Peters in second.
BOISE — Once Post Falls High senior Sammie Wood started to believe she could be a state champion, she got to work.
Training, both physically and mentally, to get better.
On Friday, Wood was.
Wood won the state 5A girls 3,200-meter run, pulling away from fellow Trojan Annastasia Peters — a junior — for the title.
“It was really surreal,” Wood said. “It was really good to see all the hard work paying off in that last moment.”
Wood and Peters led the pack throughout the race, with Wood pulling away from Peters on the fifth lap, winning in 10 minutes, 39 seconds.
“Once I got there, all I could think about was being a state champion,” Wood said. “And it feels really cool. Every year, I’ve wanted to be a state champion, but things just didn’t come together. This year, it did and it felt awesome.”
Peters finished second in 10:51.
“It was a really good race,” Peters said. “To be able to push off of her for the last couple of laps really helped me. Having that, and that teammate to do that with, I’m going to miss.”
“It really opens a lot of doors for me,” Peters said. “Last year, I wouldn’t have thought that this could happen. But if you continue to work at it and work hard, anything is possible.”
Due to a computer error at the 5A/4A site, results were not made available on Friday.
Wood and Peters will also compete in the 800 and 1,600 later today with the hopes of adding another title.
In the 3A meet at Middleton High, Bonners Ferry sophomore Asha Abubakari won the shot put (38 feet 11 1/2 inches) and discus (120-2).
The meets conclude today.
3A
BOYS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Sugar-Salem 68. 2, Kimberly 35. 3, McCall-Donnelly 25. 4, Snake River 24. 5, Fruitland 23. 6, Filer 19. 7, Payette 16. 8, Buhl 14. 9, Priest River 13. 10, Homedale 10. 11, Teton 8. 12, Bonners Ferry 6. 13, Weiser 5. 14, Timberlake 3. 15 (tie), Kellogg, Cd’A Charter 2.
3,200 — 1, Keegan McCraw, Snake River, 9:54.98. 7, Makai Peak, Kellogg, 10:15.51.
Pole vault — 1, Jaxon Blair, Kimberly, 14-0.
High jump — 1, Cace Lewis, Payette, 6-2. 8, Braeden Blackmore, Bonners Ferry, 5-8.
Shot put — 1, Boyd Sorensen, Sugar-Salem, 53-3. 6, Matyus McLain, Priest River, 45-3.
Long jump — 1, Jaxon Bair, Kimberly, 24-0 3/4. 6, Caius Tebbe, Timberlake, 20-11.
Discus — 1, Boyd Sorensen, Sugar-Salem, 16-3-9. 3, Matyus McLain, Priest River, 140-11.
Sprint medley — 1, Snake River, 3:37.99. 4, Bonners Ferry, 3:43.76. 7, Cd’A Charter, 3:48.31.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Sugar-Salem 33. 2 (tie), Bonners Ferry, Fruitland 28. 4, Payette 23. 5 (tie), Kellogg, Filer 19. 7, Gooding 18. 8, Kimberly 12. 9 (tie), Teton, Weiser 11. 11, Snake River 10. 12 (tie, Homedale, American Falls 9. 14 (tie), Cd’A Charter, Timberlake 8. 16, McCall-Donnelly 7.5. 17, Buhl 7. 18, Parma 4.5. 19, Priest River 4. 20, Marsh Valley 3.
3,200 — 1, Emma Hillam, Fruitland, 11:15.43. 2, McKenna Kozeluh, Cd’A Charter, 11:26.42. 8, Lacey Medina, Kellogg, 13:13.19.
Long jump — 1, Sydney Denison, Payette, 17-11 1/2. 8, Asha Abubakari, Bonners Ferry, 16-1 1/2.
Shot put — 1, Asha Abubakari, Bonners Ferry, 38-11 1/2. 3, Haylee Potts, Kellogg, 37-7 1/2. 5, Kay Reed, Kellogg, 35-8 1/2.
High jump — 1, Kloie Ward, Kimberly, 5-6.
Triple jump — 1, Sydney Denison, Payette, 36-10 1/2.
Discus — 1, Asha Abubakari, Bonners Ferry, 120-2. 2, Kay Reed, Kellogg, 120-0. 5, Allyson Barton, Priest River, 107-10.
Sprint medley — 1, Fruitland, 1:52.61. 2, Timberlake (Parker Wall, Nacree Kyllonen, Reese Yerian, Saige Gervais), 1:53.11. 8, Bonners Ferry, 1:58.21.
2A
BOYS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Nampa Christian 40. 2, Orofino 36. 3, Aberdeen 32. 4, Valley 24. 5, Soda Springs 23. 6, Malad 20. 7, Salmon 16. 8, Bear Lake 15. 9, Wendell 14. 10, Cole Valley Christian 11. 11 (tie), Melba, North Fremont 9. 13, Firth 5. 14 (tie), Declo, Marsing, West Jefferson 4. 17 (tie), Grangeville, West Side 3. 19, Ririe 1.
3,200 — 1, Daniel Simmons, Salmon, 9:05.04.
Discus — 1, Reid Thomas, Orofino, 155-7. 6, Cutter Robinson, Grangeville, 132-1.
Long jump — 1, Kyle Christensen, Valley, 21-8.
High jump — 1, Christian Bush, Bear Lake, 6-10.
Triple jump — 1, Kyle Christensen, Valley, 43-9.
Pole vault — 1, Brody Beck, Aberdeen, 13-6.
Shot put — 1, Reid Thomas, Orofino, 57-4 3/4. 3, Nick Graham, Orofino, 46-1. 4, Joel Sneddon, Orofino, 46-1.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Firth 33.5. 2, Soda Springs 31. 3, Melba 22. 4 (tie), West Side, Bear Lake 19. 6, Wendell 18. 7, Salmon 16. 8, Aberdeen 14. 9, Cole Valley Christian 11.5. 10 (tie), Orofino, Declo 11. 12, Valley 10. 13, Malad 7. 14 (tie), North Fremont, St. Maries 5. 16, Nampa Christian 1.
3,200 — 1, Elise Kelsey, Bear Lake, 11:39.85.
Long jump — 1, Addison Trent, Firth, 17-5 1/2. 2, Ruby Kessinger, Orofino, 17-2 1/2.
Pole vault — 1, Tayah Gaines, Soda Springs, 9-6.
Shot put — 1, Lizzie Nelson, Salmon, 36-7. 4, Jacklin Linnemeyer, St. Maries, 33-0 1/4.
High jump — 1, Tara Butler, Firth, 5-2.
Sprint medley — 1, Soda Springs, 1:50.91.
1A
BOYS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Butte County 45. 2, Murtaugh 34. 3, Grace 25. 4, Victory Charter 18. 5, Challis 17. 6, Kamiah 15. 7, Raft River 14. 8 (tie), Idaho City, Hansen 12. 10 (tie), Mullan, Rockland, Tri-Valley, Carey 9. 14, Logos 8. 15, Liberty Charter 6. 16 (tie), Shoshone, Kootenai 5. 18, Lighthouse Christian 4. 19 (tie), Oakley, Meadows Valley 3. 21 (tle), Glenns Ferry, Timberline 2.5. 23 (tie), Troy, Castleford 2. 25 (tie), Prairie, Wallace 1.
3,200 — 1, Cole Wilkerson, Grace, 9:42.53.
Shot put — 1, Porter Taylor, Butte County, 51-5 1/2. 6, Luke Trogden, Mullan, 44-3 1/4.
Triple jump — 1, Chandler Jones, Murtaugh, 42-9.
Discus — 1, Porter Taylor, Butte County, 157-1. 3, Luke Trogden, Mullan, 150-3.
Long jump — 1, Jr. Benites, Murtaugh, 21-6 1/3.
Pole vault — 1, Rebel Beard, Butte County, 13-6. 4, Carter McGann, Kootenai, 11-6.
Sprit medley — 1, Grace, 3:37.77. 8, Wallace, 3:53.93.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Raft River 36.16. 2, Murtaugh 34. 3, Oakley 30.16. 4, Logos 23. 5, Rockland 22. 6, Carey 16. 7, Lapwai 10. 8, Idaho City 8.16. 9 (tie), Council, Clark Fork, Challis 8. 12 (tie), Glenns Ferry, Troy 7. 14 (tie), Salmon River, North Gem 6. 16 (tie), Victory Charter, Tri-Valley 5. 18, Leadore 4.16. 19 (tie), Greenleaf Friends, Mackay, Garden Valley 4. 22 (tie), Meadows Valley, Nezperce, Kendrick 3. 25 (tie), Rimrock, Butte County, Liberty Charter 2. 28, Deary 1.16. 29 Kamiah 1. 30, Clearwater Valley .16.
3,200 — 1, Clara Anderson, Logos, 11:55.86.
High jump — 1, Shayli Smith, Carey, 5-0.
Discus — 1, Alexis Herrera, Lapwai, 117-5.
Long jump — 1, Libby Boden, Raft River, 17-5.
Triple jump — 1, Addie Mitton, Oakley, 35-0 1/4.
Pole vault — 1, Addie Mitton, Oakley, 10-7. 2, Savannah Weymouth, Clark Fork, 9-6.
Sprint medley — 1, Raft River, 1:51.23.
