PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Boost before the big one ... Peters, Jeffs build for state meet with strong showing at regionals

5A/4A

By JASON ELLIOTT

Sports writer

COEUR d’ALENE — Challenges like the one facing Post Falls High senior Annastasia Peters won’t be found here.

She proved that by running away with a title in Thursday’s 5A Region 1 girls 3,200-meter race at Coeur d'Alene High, winning in 10 minutes, 46.29 seconds, nearly 34 seconds faster than her closest competitor.

Earlier this spring, Peters competed in the Arcadia (Calif.) Invitational on April 8, then again at the Oregon Relays (April 22) in Eugene, Ore., where she was 21st and seventh, respectively in the 3,000-meter races.

“There’s definitely more stress and pressure going into those races,” Peters said. “For me, I think it definitely played a role and you’re thinking, ‘Oh no, am I going to be with them or behind.’ A lot of the girls at those races are used to those competitive, upbeat environments and I really didn’t know what to expect really. I definitely felt the nerves a lot. I was just with my dad (Anthony) and didn’t have my team with me or coaches, so you’re on your own. Honestly, it can get kind of scary and a little overwhelming.”

Peters has won the 3,200 five times this spring, including at the Pasco Invitational in April.

“I really just wanted to build confidence in myself and tried to go to some bigger races, because I’m not really used to racing with people,” Peters said. “Although I didn’t perform as well as I’d like at Arcadia and Oregon, it was a great experience for going to state. There, there’s going to be more people and a lot more aggressive race.”

Peters was second at state in the 3,200 last year, finishing in 10:51.53.

“It’s completely different there,” Peters said. “Pacing yourself against other people is totally different. Coming into the season, I wasn’t as consistent as I wanted to be. I’d have some good weeks and others where my body is not cooperating, so it’s been an up and down season. I just really want to stay consistent and positive going into state next week.”

Peters won the state 5A cross country title in October at the Lewiston Orchards, winning in a course record 16:56.07.

“They’re two different sports,” Peters said. “I really can’t compare them and always go back and forth depending on what sport I’m competing in. In track, I think that’s the best, but when cross country comes around I really enjoy that as well. The workouts are different and in cross country, you rarely go on the track. In cross, the workouts involve hills and all different types of terrain. In track, it’s you against the elements.”

Peters was also third at state in the 1,600 as a junior.

“To me, the outcome isn’t everything as long as I give it my all,” Peters said. “For me, I was hoping to PR today, but don’t think the conditions were good enough for that today. I definitely want to take a couple of seconds off by PR for sure and see what happens.”

At one point this winter, Lakeland senior Preston Jeffs wasn’t quite sure if or when he’d be back to throwing the shot and discus.

Any doubt was quickly erased after Jeffs broke his left scapula (shoulder blade) during the North Idaho Rumble wrestling tournament.

“I made it back just in time for track,” said Jeffs, who won the 4A boys regional title in the shot put on Thursday with a throw of 48 feet, 9 ¾ inches. “I didn’t think I’d perform the way that I have this year because of it. But it healed quickly.”

Jeffs has signed to play football at Fullerton Community College in California.

“I’ve been playing football since kindergarten and like playing that a lot more than track,” Jeffs said. “I usually do track to have something to do when I’m not playing football.”

Jeffs transferred from Timberlake High to Lakeland after his freshman year.

“We’d moved into Rathdrum and I was talking to the wrestling coach and it just seemed like it was a better fit for me,” Jeffs said. “I went there and my sister (Blayre, who won the state 3A title in the discus and shot put in 2021) stayed at Timberlake.”

Jeffs also had some Division I interest in football.

“I had preferred walk-ons at Idaho and Washington State, but Fullerton kind of called out to me,” Jeffs said. “It’s warm and seems like a cool place to go.”

Jeffs’ high mark of 51-3 ¾ is ranked sixth in the state in 4A.

“I feel like I know what I’ve got to do now to place at state,” Jeffs said. “Knowing what I need to throw, I can just go out and do that now.”

Later, Jeffs won the discus with a throw of 131-9.

Both meets conclude today at Sweeney Track in Lewiston starting at 2 p.m.

5A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES (Through seven events) — 1, Post Falls 45. 2, Coeur d’Alene 34. 3, Lake City 13. 4, Lewiston 12.

(Top three individuals, winning relay and possible wild card to state)

3,200 — 1, Max Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d’Alene, 9:44.36. 2, Zack Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d’Alene, 9:45.77. 3, Mitchell Rietze, Coeur d’Alene, 10:00.77. 4x200 relay — 1, Post Falls (Gio Carlino, Cobe Cameron, Taycen Genatone, Dylan Wolfe), 1:30.29. 2, Coeur d’Alene, 1:33.56. 4x800 relay — 1, Coeur d’Alene (Max Cervi-Skinner, Lachlan May, Kyle Rohlinger, Jacob King), 8:14.23. 2, Lake City, 8:35.13. Shot put — 1, Trevor Miller, Post Falls, 56-7. 2, James White, Lewiston, 56-6 ½. 3, Alex Green, Lake City, 49-9 ½. Discus — 1, James White, Lewiston, 158-0. 2, Trevor Miller, Post Falls, 150-6. 3, Miles Kison, Post Falls, 128-8. High jump — 1, Jack Kliewer, Coeur d’Alene, 6-4. 2, Alex Shields, Post Falls, 6-4. 3, Trenton McLean, Post Falls, 6-4. Long jump — 1, Jack Kliewer, Coeur d’Alene, 20-2 ¼. 2, Taycen Genatone, Post Falls, 20-0 ½. 3, Blair Crane, Post Falls, 19-11.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES (Through eight events) — 1, Coeur d’Alene 44. 2, Post Falls 39. 3, Lewiston 27. 4, Lake City 10.

(Top three individuals, winning relay and wild card to state)

3,200 — 1, Annastasia Peters, Post Falls, 10:46.29. 2, Olivia May, Coeur d’Alene, 11:20.77. 3, Kaley Bohl, Post Falls, 11:41.77. 4x200 relay — 1, Post Falls (Trinity Byrne, Chloe Van Volkinburg, Millie Cosper, Kinlee McLean), 1:45.32. 2, Coeur d’Alene, 1:45.72. 4x800 relay — 1, Coeur d’Alene (Ann Marie Dance, Chloe Frank, Elliana Rietze, Olivia May), 10:08.43. 2, Post Falls, 11:11.09. Shot put — 1, Capri Sims, Post Falls, 45-6 ½. 2, Katy Wessels, Lewiston, 38-8 ½. 3, Kelsey Carroll, Coeur d’Alene, 37-2. Discus — 1, Zoie Kessinger, Lewiston, 138-5. 2, Capri Sims, Post Falls, 128-1. 3, Kelsey Carroll, Coeur d’Alene, 117-1. Long jump — 1, Raeley Beeler, Lewiston, 16-10 ½. 2, Ashley Kerns, Lake City, 15-9 ½. 3, Kenzie Thompson, Coeur d’Alene, 15-9. Triple jump — 1, Kenzie Thompson, Coeur d’Alene, 34-6 ¼. 2, Phebe Runnels, Coeur d’Alene, 33-9 ½. 3, Victoria Yoder, Lewiston, 33-1 ½.

4A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES (Through eight events) — 1, Sandpoint 30. 2 (tie), Lakeland, Moscow 26.

(Top two individuals, winning relay to state)

3,200 — 1, Daniel Ricks, Sandpoint, 10:14.07. 2, Callahan Waters, Sandpoint, 10:15.87. 3, Kieran Long, Moscow, 10:16.76. 4x800 relay — 1, Lakeland (Thomas Calder, Nick Nowell, Weston Saputski, Terry Edwards), 1:29.66. Sprint medley — 1, Sandpoint (Ryder Haynes, Isaac Schmit, Rusty Lee, Nathan Roche), 3:40.91. Shot put — 1, Preston Jeffs, Lakeland, 48-9 ¾. 2, Isaac Vermeer, Sandpoint, 42-1. Discus — 1, Preston Jeffs, Lakeland, 131-9. 2, Benjamin Stockton, Sandpoint, 113-9. High jump — 1, Rusty Lee, Sandpoint, 6-4. 2, Ben Roth, Lakeland, 5-8. Long jump — 1, Caleb Skinner, Moscow, 21-2 ¾. 2, Zachary Skinner, Moscow, 20-11. Triple jump — 1, Caleb Skinner, Moscow, 42-4. 2, Gabe Means, Lakeland, 41-1.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES (Through nine events) — 1, Sandpoint 48. 2, Lakeland 24. 3, Moscow 21.

(Top two individuals, winning relay to state)

3,200 — 1, Lily Richardson, Sandpoint, 11:54.32. 2, Cora Crawford, Moscow, 11:54.62. 4x200 relay — 1, Sandpoint (Aliya Strock, Maren Davidson, Ani Vick, Anna Reinink), 1:48.06. Sprint medley — 1, Sandpoint (Aliya Strock, Noah Roark, Anna Reinink, Maren Davidson), 1:52.19. Shot put — 1, Ivy Smith, Sandpoint, 40-3. 2, Jetta Thaete, Sandpoint, 34-7 ½. Discus — 1, Ivy Smith, Sandpoint, 109-7. 2, Alexandra David, Sandpoint, 93-0. High jump — 1, Kenna Simon, Lakeland, 5-0. 2, Landree Simon, Lakeland, 4-10. Pole vault — 1, Devin McDaniel, Sandpoint, 10-7. 2, Erika Edmundson, Sandpoint, 10-1. Long jump — 1, Kennedy Thompson, Moscow, 16-11 ½. 2, Katherine Cameron, Lakeland, 16-5 ½. Triple jump — 1, Ziya Munyer, Lakeland, 36-10. 2, Jessa Skinner, Moscow, 33-11.

• 3A

Charter girls hold slim lead

after first day in Spirit Lake

SPIRIT LAKE — The Coeur d’Alene Charter girls hold a slim lead in the three-team scoring at the 3A District 1 meet at Timberlake High after the first day.

Cd’A Charter leads with 18 points, followed by Bonners Ferry with 17 and Timberlake with 16.

Timberlake’s boys lead with 31 points.

The meet concludes today starting at 4 p.m.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES (Through five events) — 1, Timberlake 31. 2, Bonners Ferry 15. 3, Cd’A Charter 6.

(Top two individuals, winning relay, with wild card available to state)

3,200 — 1, Jacob Barnhart, Timberlake, 10:13.08. 2, Nolan Oyler, Cd’A Charter, 10:51.67. 3, Josh Yeager, Timberlake, 10:59.54. Sprint medley — 1, Timberlake (Jacob Yetter, Austin Wilson, Karson Vordahl, Jacob Barnhart), 3:42.59. 2, Cd’A Charter, 3:42.78. Shot put — 1, Rylan Meador, Bonners Ferry, 46-7. 2, Hunter Higgins, Timberlake, 42-8. 3, Vaughn Higgins, Timberlake, 42-8. High jump — 1, Hunter Higgins, Timberlake, 5-10. 2, Riley Petesch, Bonners Ferry, 5-6. 3, Zion Jacobson, Bonners Ferry, 5-6. Long jump — 1, Caius Tebbe, Timberlake, 20-5 ¾. 2, Aiden Beggerly, Bonners Ferry, 20-2 3/4 . 3, Tyler Wendt, Timberlake, 19-0.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES (Through five events) — 1, Cd’A Charter 18. 2, Bonners Ferry 17. 3, Timberlake 16.

(Top two individuals, winning relay, with wild card available to state)

3,200 — 1, McKenna Kozeluh, Cd’A Charter, 10:58.48. 2, Helen Oyler, Cd’A Charter, 11:56.15. 3, Vanessa McLachlan, Timberlake, 12:15.19. Sprint medley — 1, Cd’A Charter (Cass Bouvet, Emily Russell, Alexa Sheppard, Annabelle Carr), 1:55.06. 2, Bonners Ferry, 1:58.98. Discus — 1, Asha Abubakari, Bonners Ferry, 127-5. 2, Helene Rae, Bonners Ferry, 101-11. 3, Hallie Hartman, Bonners Ferry, 101-1. Pole vault — 1, Charis Giesbrecht, Timberlake, 8-6. 2, Ember Techau, Timberlake, 8-0. 3, Kyla Thierry, Timberlake, 6-6. Triple jump — 1, Cass Bouvet, Cd’A Charter, 33-2. 2, Diana Nelson, Timberlake, 32-5. 3, Asha Abubakari, Bonners Ferry, 32-4 ½.

• 2A

Priest River girls claim

district title in Moscow

MOSCOW — Priest River, which dropped from the 3A to 2A classification along with Kellogg last fall, claimed the girls 2A District 1-2 championship at the Dan O’Brien Track and Field Complex at University of Idaho.

Grangeville won the boys title.

The top three individuals and winning relay, with wild card possible for the second relay, advance to the state 2A meet next Friday and Saturday at Middleton High.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Grangeville 119. 2, Priest River 96. 3, Kellogg 71. 4, Orofino 44. 5, St. Maries 34.

(Top three individuals, winning relay and potential wild card to state)

100 — 1, Matyus McLain, Priest River, 11.33. 2, Gabe Kantner, Grangeville, 11.61. 3, Seger Pettengill, Orofino, 11.63. 200 — 1, Seger Pettengill, Orofino, 23.19. 2, Riply Luna, Kellogg, 23.90. 3, Gabe Kantner, Grangeville, 24.36. 400 — 1, Cory Godwin, Orofino. 51.64. 2, Jackson Stepro, Kellogg, 53.55. 3, James Gortsema, Grangeville, 54.32. 800 — 1, Tyler Zechmann, Grangeville, 2:08.95. 2, Ryan Detwiler, Grangeville, 2:10.32. 3, Doug Ezell, Priest River, 2:10.87. 1,600 — 1, Makai Peak, Kellogg, 4:47.23. 2, Ryan Detwiler, Grangeville, 4:52. 3, Tyler Zechmann, Grangeville, 4:53.90. 3,200 — 1, Makai Peak, Kellogg, 10:13.58. 2, Ryan Detwiler, Grangeville, 10:28.05. 3, Brayden Lamanna, Priest River, 10:30.01.

110 hurdles — 1, Gabe Bybee, Grangeville, 16.90. 2, Ethan Korff, Priest River, 17.40. 3, Kolby Christmann, Kellogg, 19.00. 300 hurdles — 1, Gabe Bybee, Grangeville, 43.85. 2, Ethan Korff, Priest River, 46.33. 3, Isaiah Gustaffe, St. Maries, 47.19. 4x100 relay — 1, Priest River (Carter Korff, Matyus McLain, Ethan Korff, Grant Schofield), 45.08. 2, Kellogg, 46.11. 4x200 relay — 1, Orofino (Cory Godwin, Harrison Gray, Jase Anderson, Seger Pettengill), 1;34.29. 2, Kellogg, 1:34.42. 4x400 relay — 1, Kellogg (Ryken White, Tanner Lee, Jayce Garcia, Jackson Stepro), 3:38.84. 2, Grangeville, 3:44.93. Sprint medley — 1, Grangeville (James Gortsema, Gabe Kantner, Ayden Arnett, Tyler Zechmann), 3:48.98. 2, St. Maries, 3:58.16.

Shot put — 1, Matyus McLain, Priest River, 53-9 ½. 2, Joel Sneddon, Orofino, 46-4. 3, Scott Sotin, St. Maries, 45-4 ¼. Discus — 1, Matyus McLain, Priest River, 155-8. 2, Cutter Robinson, Grangeville, 144-1. 3, Alexzander Lambson, St. Maries, 136-2. High jump — 1, Brian Pierce, Grangeville, 5-6. 2, Blake Miller, Priest River, 5-4. 3, Niki Porinchok, Priest River, 5-2. Pole vault — 1, Ben Martin, St. Maries, 10-9. 2, Ian Lamanna, Priest River, 10-0. 3, Gerard Dittman, St. Maries, 9-6. Long jump — 1, Carter Korff, Priest River, 19-8 ½. 2, Brian Pierce, Grangeville, 19-0. 3, Tanner Lee, Kellogg, 18-9 ½. Triple jump — 1, Carter Korff, Priest River, 39-1 ¼. 2, Gabe Bybee, Grangeville, 37-3 ½. 3, Tanner Lee, Kellogg, 36-3 ½.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Priest River 113. 2, Orofino 90. 3, Grangeville 56. 4, Kellogg 54. 5, St. Maries 53.

(Top three individuals, winning relay and potential wild card to state)

100 — 1, Hadassah Davis, Priest River, 13.79. 2, Coli Nazari, Orofino, 14.11. 3, Sydney Roach, Grangeville, 14.44. 200 — 1, Maicie Arthur, Priest River, 28.20. 2, Allyson Dickinson, Priest River, 28.36. 3, Coli Nazari, Orofino, 29.31. 400 — 1, Allyson Dickinson, Priest River, 1:05.92. 2, Nevaeh Kellberg, Grangeville, 1:06.96. 3, Kylee Swoboda, Priest River, 1:08.01. 800 — 1, Lacey Medina, Kellogg, 2:34.78. 2, Lizzie McCracken, Priest River, 2:44.81. 3, FrankiLynn Galloway, Grangeville, 2:48.89. 1,600 — 1, Lacey Medina, Kellogg, 5:51.56. 2, Erin Hanson, St. Maries, 6:30.66. 3, Kylie Rasmussen, Grangeville, 6:32.37. 3,200 — 1, Lacey Medina, Kellogg, 13:12.68. 2, Kylie Rasmussen, Grangeville, 14:06.12. 3, Erin Hanson, St. Maries, 14:22.47.

100 hurdles — 1, Lindi Kessinger, Orofino, 16.92. 2, Daizy Nelson, Orofino, 17.09. 3, Izzy Davis, Kellogg, 18.22. 300 hurdles — 1, Daizy Nelson, Orofino, 51.5. 2, Emree Beeson, Grangeville, 51.5. 3, Lucy Guhin, Grangeville, 53.3. 4x100 relay — 1, Orofino (Lindi Kessinger, Olivia Boller, Reagan Kessinger, Daizy Nelson), 53.13. 2, Priest River, 53.85. 4x200 relay — 1, Orofino (Olivia Boeller, Kaia Romero, Coli Nazari, Daizy Nelson), 1;55.69. 2, Priest River, 1:59.44. 4x400 relay — 1, Priest River (Maicie Archer, Elisheva Davis, Allyson Dickinson, Kylee Swoboda), 4;31.88. 2, Grangeville, 4:54.06. Sprint medley — 1, Priest River (Anna Deem, Hadassah Davis, Maicie Archer, Allyson Dickinson), 1:57.44. 2, Kellogg, 2:01.22.

Shot put — 1, Haylee Potts, Kellogg, 36-5 ¼. 2, Lindi Kessinger, Orofino. 35-9. 3, Jacklin Linnemeyer, St. Maries, 33-1 ½. Discus — 1, Lindi Kessinger, Orofino, 125-11. 2, Allyson Barton, Priest River, 113-0. 3, Jacklin Linnemeyer, St. Maries, 108-8. High jump — 1, Kylee Swoboda, Priest River, 4-8. 2, Jamie Mueller, St. Maries, 4-8. 3, Holly Hill, Orofino, 4-8. Pole vault — 1, Kaylynn Boyett, St. Maries, 7-6. 2, Hadassah Davis, Priest River, 7-0. 3, Marley Burgess-Duquette, Priest River, 7-0. Long jump — 1, Dani Schillereff, Kellogg, 14-7 ½. 2, Elisheva Davis, Priest River, 14-7. 3, Anna Deem, Priest River, 14-0. Triple jump — 1, Reagan Kessinger, Orofino, 30-4. 2, Chase Smith, Priest River, 29-6. 3, Kaia Romero, Orofino, 28-7.