Simplot Games 2012

  This week our athlete spotlight features Emily Rich from Bingham High School. Rich won the 5A state championship this fall in cross country. In the 2012 track season she also anchored the winning sprint medley relay team. Rich is coming off of a solid showing at the Olympic Oval, running an indoor personal best in the mile of 5:06. Rich is getting ready for the Simplot Games where she will again run the mile. Next year, she will join her former Bingham teammate Laura Young at BYU. 

POCATELLO, Idaho 2/19/2012 - Chris Vogel will readily admit he's not sure what the future holds for the weighted shoulder throw. The throws coach from Spokane, Wash., developed what amounts to an indoor event for javelin athletes - minus the arm and the spear - and owns the patents on the equipment. But it is the Simplot Games that is helping to legitimize it as a competitive event. After two years as an exhibition event, meet director Greg Burch added the weighted shoulder throw as a full-fledged event. (via ESPN.com)

Simplot Parade of Champions - athletes from Canada, Georgia

Parade includes athletes from Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington

Dallin Famsworth gave the home crowd something special to cheer about.

Precious Holmes (above) set meet records over 300m and 600m in CT.  Trinity Wilson won the 60 Hurdles with a US#2 All-Time performance of 8.23! (Photo Courtesy of MileSplit CT)

Dallin Farnsworth & Elijah Armstrong, who went 1 - 2 in the 3200M discus their race.

Scott Carter - Triple Jump

Tyler Smith won the 800M in 1:49.

McKenzie won the Women's Polve Vault

Nye & Harris went 1 - 2 in the 1600M

Hannah placed third in the 60 meter Dash

Trinity won the 60 Meter Hurdles

Raegan won the High jump

National leader sophomore Chyna Ries of CO who broke 20' last weekend jumped 19' 6" to win the girls long jump.   National leader junior Devin Field of Lancaster HS in TX leaped 24' 2.5" to win the boys long jump by more than one foot.  He also won the 60 hurdles with a time of 7.83 which was faster than the national leader going into today. Sophomore Ariana Washington of LB Poly in CA easily won the girls 200 with a time of 23.83 which breaks the national leading mark as of today. National leader Torie Owers of GA representing Throw1deep did just that with a toss of 48' 10" to win the girls shot put by nearly 5 feet. Tyler Smith of the Leduc Track Club in Edmonton, AB, won the boys 800 by over 2 seconds with a time of 1:49.46 and broke the meet record.  Strymar Livingston of Christopher Columbus in NY was the runnerup with a time 1:51.90. Dallin Farnsworth of Highland HS in ID won the 3200 with a time of 9:10.36.  This breaks the record of Josh Rohatinsky set in 2000. 

Dior Hall & Trinity Wilson zipped through the 60 Meter Hurdles with national class times to lead Friday qualifying action.

Tabor Scholl (pic by Mike Roberts) Josh Whitener & Avana Story won the weight throw, while distance runners qualified for Saturday's finals.

This article will be periodically updated as new results are received.

It's almost time for the Simplot Games to begin and the Utah contingent appears ready to breathe some fire into Holt Arena.

Dallin Farnsworth, Kelsey Braithwaite, Hannah Cunliffe & Erik Harris are just four of the athletes, who will compete at the Simplot Games this weekend.

Indoor track and field has been growing in Colorado the last few years. A growing schedule of meets is attempting to keep pace with the demand. Colorado Track XC file photos.