PREP ROUNDUP: One last jump for Munyer .... Lakeland junior eyes another 4A triple jump title before moving on to Weber State next winter

By JASON ELLIOTT

Sports writer

5A, 4A REGION 1 MEETS

COEUR d’ALENE — Lakeland High junior Ziya Munyer knows she’s operating on borrowed time, one way or another.

As the defending state 4A triple jump champion, she knows her time as reigning champion could soon be coming to an end.

As well as her time as a high school student.

Munyer, who won the 4A triple jump with a mark of 37 feet, 3 ¾ inches last year at Mountain View High in Meridian, verbally committed to play volleyball at Weber State last November. Munyer is on track to graduate next January, and will enroll in classes in the 2025 spring semester in Ogden, Utah.

“Last November, when I verbally committed, I thought, ‘what if I go early,” Munyer said. “I think it will be really good to get ahead in classes. Being able to work out with the team before the season will be really beneficial as well.”

On Thursday, Munyer finished second in the 4A long jump with a mark of 15 feet, 4 inches at the 4A Region 1 track and field meet at Coeur d’Alene High. Later, Munyer won the triple jump at 34-4.

“It’s my first year doing the long jump, so I’ve had to learn a lot of different techniques between the long jump and triple jump,” Munyer said. “It’s just a different mindset and being coached through that has been a little bit of an adjustment.”

“Ziya’s got a great work ethic,” second-year Lakeland coach Sarah Nave said. “She set goals for herself at the start of the year and is working on them each day. She hasn’t quite gotten to where she wants to be this year, but I can see her popping at regionals and state for sure.”

Munyer changed her class schedule to get more college credits at the semester this year to be on track to graduate early.

“It feels a little more like my senior year, because I’ll only have one semester left after this,” Munyer said. “It’s sad missing things like the senior prom and being coached by my dad (Jacob). But this is going to be the last of my track and field meets.”

Munyer also had offers to play volleyball at Eastern Washington and Wichita State.

“It just felt right when I went to visit Weber State,” Munyer said. “They’re a really good program and I like the team. All the girls and coaches are amazing.”

At Lakeland, Munyer is 4 inches behind Whitnee Skalskiy (37-8) for the school record in the triple jump.

“I’m still chasing my PR and want to go 38 feet,” Munyer said. “It’s a lot different for me this year. My form has changed, my speed is different. I’m just trying to go into next week with an open mind. I know I’ll have a lot of competition on my back, so I’m just trying to go in and relax.”

Munyer’s season-best was 34-11 ¾ at the Pasco Invitational on April 13.

“I know it’s there and she’s been hard on herself this year,” Nave said. “But I know it’s there. She’s just got to tap into it a little bit. It will be really exciting to see what she does next week as well.”

Her older brother, Ammon, is a redshirt freshman tight end on Weber State’s football team.

“I’m definitely excited that he’s going to be there with me,” Munyer said. “But it’s a great program to be a part of, even if he wasn’t there.”

In 5A, the Post Falls boys and Coeur d'Alene girls lead the team scoring through nine events. Lakeland's boys and Sandpoint's girls lead in the 4A meet. Both the 5A and 4A meets conclude today at Sweeney Track in Lewiston starting at 2 p.m.

5A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES (Through nine events) — 1, Post Falls 57. 2, Coeur d’Alene 40. 3, Lake City 22. 4, Lewiston 17.

(Top three individuals, winning relay to state; wild card available in relays)

3,200 — 1, Max Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d’Alene, 9:25.65. 2, Zack Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d’Alene, 9:27.55. 3, Wyatt Carr, Coeur d’Alene, 9:28.04. 

4x200 relay — 1, Post Falls (Gio Carlino, Dylan Wolfe, Tallan McCracken, Cobe Cameron), 1:29.89. 2, Lake City, 1:33.84.

4x800 relay — 1, Coeur d’Alene (Max Cervi-Skinner, Jacob King, Zack Cervi-Skinner, Lachlan May), 7:49.96. 2, Lake City, 8:19.62. 

Shot put — 1, Jackson Kiehn, Post Falls, 46-9. 2, Aidan Hendricks, Lake City, 46-5 ¼. 3, Brent Ludiker, Post Falls, 43-6 ¼. 

Discus — 1, Jackson Kiehn, Post Falls, 138-9. 2, Dillon Throckmorton, Lake City, 137-0. 3, Jackson Sims, Coeur d’Alene, 135-7 ½. 

High jump — 1, Trenton McLean, Post Falls, 6-4. 2, Alex Shields, Post Falls, 6-4j. 3, Austin Rutherford, Post Falls, 5-8.

Pole vault — 1, Jakan Lawrence, Coeur d’Alene, 14-0. 2, Brandon Decker, Lake City, 13-6. 3, Deegan Everett, Lewiston, 13-0.

Long jump — 1, Taycen Genatone, Post Falls, 21-10 ¾. 2, Deegan Everett, Lewiston, 21-2 ½. 3, Alexander Haakinson, Post Falls, 19-10 ½. 

Triple jump — 1, Deegan Everett, Lewiston, 41-11 ¾. 2, Alex Shields, Post Falls, 41-7 ½. 3, Austin Rutherford, Post Falls, 40-6.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES (Through nine events) — 1, Coeur d’Alene 55. 2, Post Falls 38. 3, Lake City 21. 4, Lewiston 20.

(Top three individuals, winning relay to state; wild card available in relays)

3,200 — 1, Kaylynn Misner, Post Falls, 11:16.37. 2, Dakota Keyworth, Coeur d’Alene, 11:35.75. 3, Olivia May, Coeur d’Alene, 12:06.08. 

4x200 relay — 1, Post Falls (Reagan Hutchinson, Chloe Van Volkinburg, Millie Cosper, Kinlee McLean), 1:45.23. 2, Coeur d’Alene, 1:51.28. 

4x800 relay — 1, Post Falls (Millie Cosper, Lindsey Davis, Brooklynn Brennan, Kaylynn Misner), 9:55.30. 2, Coeur d’Alene, 9:57.02.

Shot put — 1, Kelsey Carroll, Coeur d’Alene, 40-1. 2, Gabby Zichko, Post Falls, 34-10 ¼. 3, Kayleigh Dunlap, Post Falls, 34-1 ¼. 

Discus — 1, Mara Kessinger, Lewiston, 117-6 ½. 2, Kelsey Carroll, Coeur d’Alene, 114-11 ½. 3, Courtney Johnson, Lake City, 105-10. 

High jump — 1, Kimberlee Priebe, Coeur d’Alene, 5-4. 2, Karisa Wallis, Coeur d’Alene, 4-10. 3, Lola Baine, Lake City, 4-8. 

Pole vault — 1, Rihanna Legler, Post Falls, 10-0. 2, Ellie Reardon, Post Falls, 9-6. 3, Kenzie Thompson, Coeur d’Alene, 9-0. 

Long jump — 1, Avery Lathen, Lewiston, 16-7. 2, Lola Baine, Lake City, 16-6. 3, Maddie Mitchell, Coeur d’Alene, 16-2. 

Triple jump — 1, Evey McGraw, Coeur d’Alene, 34-9. 2, Makaela Randall, Lake City, 33-5. 3, Aliah Winterbottom, Lewiston, 33-1 ½.

4A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Lakeland 37. 2, Sandpoint 31. 3, Moscow 22.

(Top two individuals, winning relay to state)

3,200 — 1, Paul Kent, Sandpoint, 9:49.44. 2, Daniel Ricks, Sandpoint, 9:52.08. 

4x200 relay — 1, Lakeland (Apolo Gratzinger, Scott Glass, Jaron Yager, Weston Saputski), 1:31.85. 

Sprint medley — 1, Sandpoint (Isaac Schmit, Nathan Roche, Ryder Haynes, Jett Longanecker), 2:28.26.

Shot put — 1, Brayden Carrel, Lakeland, 47-6. 2, Isaac Vermeer, Sandpoint, 42-4 ½. 

Discus — 1, Kenai Munyer, Lakeland, 115-3. 2, Matthew Kundle, Sandpoint, 114-11. 

High jump — 1, Ben Roth, Lakeland, 5-10. 2, Kayden Karle, Lakeland, 5-0. 

Pole vault — 1, Kros O’Brien, Lakeland, 12-0. 2, Van Lee, Sandpoint, 11-6. 

Long jump — 1, Keaton Frei, Moscow, 18-6 ¾. 2, Bryant Scruggs, Moscow, 18-3. 

Triple jump — 1, Garret Hall, Lakeland, 39-0 ½. 2, Bryant Scruggs, Moscow, 36-10. 

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Sandpoint 39. 2, Lakeland 29.5. 3, Moscow 24.5. 

(Top two individuals, winning relay to state)

3,200 — 1, Cora Crawford, Moscow, 11:59.28. 2, Geneva McClory, Moscow, 12:20.09.

4x200 relay — 1, Lakeland (Natalee Rose, Melia Gilbert, Karstyn Kiefer, Sapphire Ruelle), 1:46.11. 

Sprint medley — 1, Moscow (Jasmine Carr, Addie Lassen, Ashlyn Fakhouri, Jessika Lassen), 1:52.31.

Shot put — 1, Ivy Smith, Sandpoint, 42-1 ½. 2, Jackie Robbins, Lakeland, 35-6. 

Discus — 1, Ivy Smith, Sandpoint, 117-9. 2, Jackie Robbins, Lakeland, 114-9. 

High jump — 1, Mattea Nuhn, Moscow, 5-2. 2, Macy Bretveld, Lakeland, 4-8. 

Pole vault — 1, Alana Hinkle, Lakeland, 10-0. 2, Izzy Davidson, Sandpoint, 9-6. 

Long jump — 1, Gracie Amick, Sandpoint, 16-1 ½. 2, Ziya Munyer, Lakeland, 15-4. 

Triple jump — 1, Ziya Munyer, Lakeland, 34-4. 2, Saige Smith, Sandpoint, 33-5. 

• 3A DISTRICT 1 MEET

SPIRIT LAKE — After five events on Thursday, Timberlake leads in both the boys and girls team standings at the 3A District 1 meet at Timberlake High.

The meet concludes today at Timberlake High starting at 3 p.m.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES (Through five events) — 1, Timberlake 24. 2, Bonners Ferry 23. 3, Cd’A Charter 5.

(Top two individuals, winning relay to state; wild card for top two times statewide)

3,200 — 1, Caleb Royce, Timberlake, 10:15.01. 2, Jacob Howell, Timberlake, 11:08.73. 3, Ethan Cowell, Bonners Ferry, 11:30.75.

Sprint medley — 1, Cd’A Charter (Michael Bell II, Bridger Ricks, Nolan Oyler, Nathan Russell), 3:38.32. 2, Timberlake, 3:43.14. 

Shot put — 1, Vaughn Higgins, Timberlake, 41-2. 2, James Morgen, Bonners Ferry, 39-5. 3, Asher Whiteman, Timberlake, 38-10 ½. 

High jump — 1, Asher Williams, Bonners Ferry, 6-0. 2, Eli Newell, Bonners Ferry, 5-8. 3, Logan Archibald, Bonners Ferry, 5-8 

Long jump — 1, Caius Tebbe, Timberlake, 20-6 ½. 2, Eli Newell, Bonners Ferry, 20-2. 3, Aiden Beggerly, Bonners Ferry, 19-3.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES (Through five events) — 1, Timberlake 22. 2, Bonners Ferry 20. 3, Cd’A Charter 10.

(Top two individuals, winning relay to state; wild card for top two times statewide)

3,200 — 1, Helen Oyler, Cd’A Charter, 11:51.40. 2, Vanessa McLachlan, Timberlake, 12:04.49. 3, Lola Eggleston, Timberlake, 12:33.56.

Sprint medley — 1, Cd’A Charter (Alexa Sheppard, Reagan Meine, Sofia Peppin, Annabelle Carr), 1:52.07. 2, Bonners Ferry, 1:52.84. 

Discus — 1, Asha Abubakari, Bonners Ferry, 132-7. 2, Hallie Hartman, Bonners Ferry, 116-7. 3, Emily Lewis, Timberlake, 109-8. 

Pole vault — 1, Brenly Hymus, Bonners Ferry, 8-0. 2, Hadassah Davis, Timberlake, 7-6. 3, Charis Giesbrecht, Timberlake, 7-6. 

Triple jump — 1, Payton Young, Timberlake, 34-2. 2, Olivia Barnhart, Timberlake, 31-9. 3, Diana Nelson, Timberlake, 31-6 ½. 

• TENNIS

LEWISTON — Coeur d'Alene teammates Connor Judson and Grant Johnson advanced to the boys singles final in the 5A Region 1 tournament.

Coeur d’Alene’s Julia Johnson and Camden Cotant upset top-seeded Lynsie Bren and Olivia Bren of Lewiston to advance to the girls doubles final. They will face Coeur d’Alene’s Kaili DeLeonard and Katie Shell in the championship match.

Lake City’s Maddy Nesbit advanced to the girls singles final.

Finals are Saturday at Lewiston High.

    JASON ELLIOTT/Press Lakeland sophomore Karstyn Kiefer catches Sandpoint's Ani Vick on the third leg of the girls 4x200 relay at the 4A Region 1 track and field meet at Coeur d'Alene High. Lakeland won in 1 minute, 46.11 seconds.