PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Making their mark ... Coeur d'Alene's Sims, Lakeland's Robbins sets sights on state after winning district titles on Thursday

By JASON ELLIOTT

Sports writer

6A

COEUR d'ALENE — Coeur d’Alene senior Jackson Sims wasn’t satisfied with the outcome of his series in the discus at the 6A District 1 track and field meet on Thursday. 

And that was with a 15-foot cushion. 

“It definitely wasn’t my best meet, but it got the job done,” said Sims, who won the event with a throw of 146 feet, 6 inches to advance to state. “I’m going to state and I’m looking forward to it."  

Sims had won the event five other times during the season, and was fifth at the Legends Twilight Invitational in Walla Walla on April 26. 

“Nothing is ever given, and you’ve got to continue to work for it,” Sims said. “It’’s been a good season so far. I’ve had some ups and downs, but more ups right now. I was slightly below my PR today (154-6), but I’m working on it.” 

Sims added he spent the winter training at the Iron Wood Throws Center in Rathdrum. 

“It’s been phenomenal,” Sims said. “I’ve only got good things to say about it. Bart Templeman’s a great guy and works hard at what he does training the athletes. All of the coaches up there are great and awesome at what they do.” 

Templeman coached Sims’ dad, Billy, to a third-place finish in the discus in the 1988 state meet. 

“I’m trying to one-up, but I don’t know if I’ll get there,” Jackson Sims said. “We’ve got one meet to do it.” 

Sims intends to continue his studies at Division II Azusa Pacific in Azusa, Calif., next year, and could wind up competing for the school’s track team if he can add a few more feet to his personal best. 

“I’m looking to throw 160 and see if I can get some (scholarship) money down there,” said Sims, ranked ninth in 6A in the discus. “I’ve got one meet to go, so we’ll see.” 

Coeur d'Alene leads the boys meet with 45 points and the girls meet with 46. The meet concludes today in Lewiston.

"It was a great first day for us," Coeur d'Alene coach Shawn Amos said. "Both our boys and girls scored in every event. A lot of points out there tomorrow, so we have to have everyone on their part."

The top two individuals and winning relay automatically qualify for state next Friday and Saturday at Mountain View High in Meridian. Wild-card bids are available for the next fastest time statewide.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES (After nine events) — 1, Coeur d'Alene 45. 2, Post Falls 32. 3, Lake City 16.

Top two individuals, winning relay to state

3,200 — 1, Max Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d’Alene, 9:27.89. 2, Zack Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d’Alene, 9:28.66. 3, Wyatt Morgenstern, Coeur d’Alene, 9:34.71. 

4x200 relay — 1, Post Falls (Giovanni Carlino, Tallan McCracken, Trenton McLean, Cobe Cameron), 1:29.43. 2, Coeur d’Alene, 1:31.08.

4x800 relay — 1, Coeur d’Alene (Max Cervi-Skinner, Zack Cervi-Skinner, Kyle Rohlinger, Mitchell Rietze), 8:02.71. 2, Lake City, 8:10.48.

Shot put — 1, Cooper Woydziak, Post Falls, 43-3 ½. 2, Carter Hanson, Coeur d’Alene, 43-1 ½. 3, Andrew Webb, Coeur d’Alene, 41-5.

Discus — 1, Jackson Sims, Coeur d’Alene, 146-6. 2, Mackian Blomer, Lake City, 131-2. 3, Kyle Miller, Post Falls, 128-8. 

High jump — 1, Cashton Bodman, Post Falls, 6-0. 2, Trenton McLean, Post Falls, 6-0. 3, Kipp Wellsandt, Coeur d’Alene, 5-10. 

Pole vault — 1, Ezra Holt, Coeur d’Alene, 11-9. 2, Donovan Ihle, Lake City, 11-3. 3, George Mitchell, Coeur d’Alene, 11-3.

Long jump — 1, Alexander Haakinson, Post Falls, 21-2 ½. 2, Cason Miller, Lake City, 20-8. 3, Gibson Comstock, Coeur d’Alene, 20-6 ½. 

Triple jump — 1, Alexander Haakinson, Post Falls, 43-6 ¾. 2, Riley Frazier, Coeur d’Alene, 43-4. 3, Michael Martindale, Lake City, 41-1 ½. 

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES (After nine events) — 1, Coeur d'Alene 46. 2, Post Falls 28. 3, Lake City 19.

Top two individuals, winning relay to state

3,200 — 1, Olivia May, Coeur d’Alene, 11:55.23. 2, Talia Bonville, Post Falls, 11:59.46. 3, Dakota Keyworth, Coeur d’Alene, 12:01.67. 

4x200 relay — 1, Post Falls (Annabelle Tucker, Kailey Walton, Reagan Hutchinson, Chloe Van Volkinburg), 1:45.12. 2, Coeur d’Alene, 1:52.87.

4x800 relay — 1, Coeur d’Alene (Lillie Dance, Paige Dance, Chloe Frank, Olivia May), 9:52.70. 2, Lake City, 9:57.79. 

Shot put — 1, Kelsey Carroll, Coeur d’Alene, 38-3 ½. 2, Courtney Johnson, Lake City, 35-7. 3, Savannah Tidd, Coeur d’Alene, 31-9.

Discus — 1, Kelsey Carroll, Coeur d’Alene, 130-10. 2, Courtney Johnson, Lake City, 104-10. 3, Savannah Tidd, Coeur d’Alene, 103-7.

High jump — 1, Kimberlee Priebe, Coeur d’Alene, 5-4. 2, Lola Baine, Lake City, 4-10. 3, Reese DeGraw, Post Falls, 4-10.

Pole vault — 1, Rihanna Legler, Post Falls, 10-0. 2, Maddison Whipp, Coeur d’Alene, 9-6. 3, Lauren Reardon, Post Falls, 9-0.

Long jump — 1, Trinity Byrne, Post Falls, 16-0 ½. 2, Lola Baine, Lake City, 15-9. 3, Evey McGraw, Coeur d’Alene, 15-8. 

Triple jump — 1, Evey McGraw, Coeur d’Alene, 36-4 ½. 2, Trinity Byrne, Post Falls, 33-6. 3, Makeala Randall, Lake City, 31-5.

5A

COEUR d'ALENE — Lakeland sophomore Jackie Robbins understands that there’s still some time to grow in the coming years. 

On Thursday, she might have accelerated that process a little bit. 

Robbins won the 5A Region 1 girls shot put title at Coeur d'Alene High with a throw of 37 feet, 6 ½ inches to qualify for next week’s state meet at Mountain View High in Meridian. 

“This whole process started in the seventh grade for me,” Robbins said. “I throw at the Iron Wood Throwers Center five days a week, year-round. It’s kind of my life and there’s really no Jackie without throwing.” 

Robbins also won the discus with a throw of 125-3.

She was also fifth in the Legends Twilight Invitational in Walla Walla in April and was 10th at state as a freshman in the shot put and eighth at state as a freshman in the discus. 

“There were a lot of older girls that have been throwing for a lot longer than I have,” Robbins said. “It just humbled me. But I realized that I’m just a sophomore and I’ve still got some room to grow and see where I go.” 

Robbins is ranked fourth in the shot put and fifth in the discus in 5A. 

“There can definitely be pressure with being so young and ranked No. 1 in the district,” Robbins said. “But I had to let this kind of take care of itself and let my throws and distance do what they needed to do.” 

Lakeland's boys lead with 45 points. Moscow leads the girls meet with 54.

The top two individuals and winning relay automatically qualify for state next Friday and Saturday. Wild-card bids are available for the next fastest time statewide.

The meet concludes today in Lewiston.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES (After nine events) — 1, Lakeland 45. 2, Lewiston 40.5. 3, Sandpoint 27. 4, Moscow 21.5. 

Top two individuals, winning relay to state

3,200 — 1, Frank McCarthy, Lakeland, 10:05.76. 2, Parker Sterling, Lakeland, 10:08.91. 3, Orion McClory, Moscow, 10:12.33.

4x200 relay — 1, Lewiston (Dawson Bernatz, Hunter Edden, Noah Carpenter, Brandon Brower), 1:28.17. 2, Sandpoint, 1:28.65. 

Sprint medley — 1, Moscow (Hasham Alayat, Caleb Heywood, Connor Horne, John Dyer), 3:36.38. 2, Lakeland, 3:39.30.

Shot put — 1, Brayden Carrel, Lakeland, 50-3. 2, Kyler Schumaker, Lewiston, 45-10 ½. 3, Kenai Munyer, Lakeland, 43-10 ½. 

Discus — 1, Damian Porter, Sandpoint, 139-5. 2, Matthew Kunde, Sandpoint, 138-10. 3, Parker Bagley, Lewiston, 135-9. 

High jump — 1, Ben Roth, Lakeland, 6-0. 2, Grayden Johnson, Lewiston, 5-8. 2, Josh Gordon, Moscow, 5-8.

Pole vault — 1, Van Lee, Sandpoint, 13-3. 2, Deegan Everett, Lewiston, 12-9. 3, Kros O’Brien, Lakeland, 12-3. 

Long jump — 1, Brandon Brower, Lewiston, 21-0 ¾. 2, Mason Hensley, Lakeland, 20-10. 3, Deegan Everett, Lewiston, 20-5 ¾. 

Triple jump — 1, Levi Abbott, Lakeland, 42-5. 2, Deegan Everett, Lewiston, 41-7 ½. 3, Shooter Jones, Sandpoint, 41-6.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES (After nine events) — 1, Moscow 54. 2, Lakeland 31. 3, Sandpoint 28. 4, Lewiston 23.

Top two individuals, winning relay to state

3,200 — 1, Cora Crawford, Moscow, 11:49.37. 2, Anna Lynn, Moscow, 12:16.06. 3, Addisyn Storm, Lewiston, 12:30.01. 

4x200 relay — 1, Moscow (Brooklyn Becker, Jasmine Carr, Ashlyn Fakhouri, Addie Lassen), 1:45.75. 2, Lakeland, 1:49.97. 

Sprint medley — 1, Moscow (Ella Julye, Jessa Skinner, Izzabel Fender, Ashlyn Fakhouri), 1:53.03. 2, Sandpoint, 1:54.10.

Shot put — 1, Jackie Robbins, Lakeland, 37-6 ½. 2, Jetta Thaete, Sandpoint, 34-5. 3, Mara Kessinger, Lewiston, 33-2 ½. 

Discus — 1, Jackie Robbins, Lakeland, 125-3. 2, Kimber Luke, Lewiston, 109-2. 3, Jetta Thaete, Sandpoint, 105-6. 

High jump — 1, Noah Roark, Sandpoint, 5-2. 2, Mattea Nuhn, Moscow, 5-0. 3, Izzabel Fender, Moscow, 4-10.

Pole vault — 1, Izzy Davidson, Sandpoint, 10-0. 2, Hope Barnes, Sandpoint, 9-6. 3, Reesa Saxe, Lakeland, 9-0.

Long jump — 1, Emma Wheaton, Moscow, 17-2. 2, Jessa Skinner, Moscow, 17-0. 3, Izzabel Fender, Moscow, 16-11. 

Triple jump — 1, Ella Julye, Moscow, 34-3. 2, Anabel Bowie, Lakeland, 34-2 ½. 3, Aliah Winterbottom, Lewiston, 33-11.

4A

Bonners Ferry takes early

team lead at Timberlake

SPIRIT LAKE — Sophomore Caleb Royce won the 3,200-meter run in 10 minutes, 7.8 seconds for the Tigers, who are second after the first day of the 4A District 1 meet at Timberlake High.

Bonners Ferry holds the lead in both the boys and girls team scoring.

The top two individuals and winning relay advance to state, with statewide wild-cards available for the next fastest time.

The meet concludes today.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES (After six events) — 1, Bonners Ferry 36. 2, Timberlake 25. 3, Coeur d'Alene Charter 2.

Top two individuals, winning relay to state

3,200 — 1, Caleb Royce, Timberlake, 10:07.08. 2, Ethan Cowell, Bonners Ferry, 10:37.83. 3, Josh Yeager, Timberlake, 10:51.61.

Sprint medley — 1, Timberlake (Nicholas Rostege, Ethan Applegate, Cody Clemons, Jonathan Barnhart), 3:46.60. 2, Bonners Ferry, 4:03.68. 

Javelin — 1, Archer Higgins, Timberlake, 138-5. 2, Jake Solt, Bonners Ferry, 133-6. 3, Alex Stolley, Bonners Ferry, 123-8. 

Shot put — 1, James Morgen, Bonners Ferry, 45-6. 2, Archer Higgins, Timberlake, 43-6 ½. 3, Jackson Reiswig, Cd’A Charter, 43-5. 

High jump — 1, Logan Archibald, Bonners Ferry, 5-10. 2, Asher Williams, Bonners Ferry, 5-10. 3, Riston Allred, Bonners Ferry, 5-8. 

Long jump — 1, Riley Beggerly, Bonners Ferry, 20-11. 2, Kaeghan Spurgeon, Timberlake, 19-1. 3, Devin Sceppe, Bonners Ferry, 18-1. 

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES (After five events) — 1, Bonners Ferry 21. 2, Timberlake 18. 3, Coeur d'Alene Charter 13.

Top two individuals, winning relay to state

3,200 — 1, Helen Oyler, Cd’A Charter, 11:29.99. 2, Vanessa McLachlan, Timberlake, 11:50.03. 3, Lola Eggleston, Timberlake, 11:53.35.

Sprint medley — 1, Cd’A Charter (Sofia Peppin, Reagan Meine, Emmaline Carr, Annabelle Carr), 1:50.46. 2, Bonners Ferry, 1:55.21. 

Discus — 1, Helene Rae, Bonners Ferry, 125-10. 2, Emily Lewis, Timberlake, 117-1. 3, Hana Hartman, Bonners Ferry, 110-7. 

Pole vault — 1, Makenna Baisden, Bonners Ferry, 9-0. 2, Natalia Tuma, Bonners Ferry, 8-0. 3, Hadassah Davis, Timberlake, 7-6. 

Triple jump — 1, Aleigha Persyn, Timberlake, 32-9. 2, Sofia Rodono, Cd’A Charter, 32-8. 3, Diana Nelson, Timberlake, 32-7. 

    JASON ELLIOTT/Press Lakeland High sophomore Jackie Robbins throws during the finals of the girls shot put at the 5A Region 1 track and field meet at Coeur d'Alene High on Thursday.