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Idaho high school track and field athletes continued to put the Gem State in the national spotlight in 2025.

Four athletes—Highland’s Spencer Van Orden (now a senior and Texas Tech commit), Nampa’s Tegan Lords (now at Idaho State), Boise’s Chase Lawyer (now at Boise State) and Emmett’s Kenyon Carter (now at College of Idaho) joined 2022 Emmett graduate Landon Helms as the only Idaho boys on record to break 14 seconds in 110-meter hurdles, and Van Orden, Lords and Lawyer also became the first Idaho boys on record to break 37 seconds in 300 hurdles. Last April, Van Orden, Lords and Lawyer were all ranked in the top 25 in the U.S. for 300 hurdles. They ended the season with massive personal bests: Van Orden with 13.45 in 110 hurdles and 36.51 in 300 hurdles, Lords with 13.81 and 36.79, Lawyer with 13.84 and 36.98 and Carter with 13.98 and 37.5.

Also in 6A, Meridian’s Nate Stadtlander (now at Oklahoma State) received a No. 13 U.S. ranking last May for his 4:06.14 in the 1,600.

In 5A, Sandpoint’s Jetta Thaete received a No. 40 U.S. ranking in javelin last May for her 138-10 to win state.

And in 2A, Potlatch’s Kathryn Burnette’s state championship winning mark of 47-4.75 put her at No. 16 in the U.S. and No. 2 all-time in Idaho behind 2001 Leadore graduate Hollie Tyler. Burnette is now at the University of Idaho.

A number of returning athletes have been active this winter in indoor track, competing at meets Spokane, Ogden, Pocatello and New York.

With another outdoor season upon us, the biggest question is what records will fall this spring?

Here is a look at the storylines and athletes to follow around the state and all classifications.

Class 6A

Van Orden won four medals last May, sweeping the 6A boys hurdles titles, placing third in the 100 meter final and contributing to Highland’s third place finish in the 4x400 final. Since then, he placed second in 110 hurdles at the invite-only Brooks PR Invite in Seattle last June and won the 200 meters and placed second in 60 hurdles at Simplot Games in Pocatello’s ICCU Dome in February. As of March 19 per athletic.net, he is currently No. 5 in the U.S. in 110 hurdles with his 13.75. He also ran a 10.65 for the 100 on March 18 in Preston, which leads Idaho so far this season.

Mountain View, which completed a historic program first sweep of the 6A boys and girls team titles on its home track at last year’s 6A state championships, returns numerous point scorers and medalists from those teams. Senior Quincy Keller, a Utah Valley track signee, won four golds at last year’s 6A state meet with victories in the 100 and 200 and anchoring the winning 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams. Additionally, her 23.97 from the 200-meter prelims at state set an all-classification state meet record and put her at No. 2 all-time on record in the event in Idaho. She broke 11.9 in the 100 three times last outdoor season.

Also among the returning point scorers for the Maverick girls are Keller’s 4x100 and 4x200 teammate Talia Johnson (junior), senior Kami Clayton (defending shot put state champion, seventh place discus), senior Lilja Walmsley (third place pole vault), senior Bree Cardon (third place shot put) and sophomore Jewel Pence (third place 4x800, fifth place 3,200). The Mavericks also added junior Lilly Stebbins, a back-to-back high jump and 300 hurdles state champion at the 1A and 2A classifications who moved from Challis to Meridian last summer.

Among the returning point scorers for Mountain View’s boys are senior Koda Van Dahlen (second place 1,600, fifth place 4x800), senior Austin Riley (third place 800, fifth place 4x800), junior Marcus Stoor (seventh place shot put), senior Cashton Gennette (sixth place 100, state champion 4x100 and 4x200) and sophomore Behr Scott (fourth place 100, third place 200, state champion 4x200). Gennette and Scott contributed to Mountain View’s all-classification state meet record 4x200 time of 1:26.34, which puts them at No. 3 all-time on record in Idaho.

Rocky Mountain, which placed second in both the 6A girls and boys team standings, returns junior Michael Majors (sixth place 800, second place 4x800), senior and BYU commit Hallie Heemeyer (third place 800, third place 1,600, state champion in 4x400 and 4x800), senior Brady Pratt (fourth place high jump), junior Carter Gleave (seventh place javelin), junior Olivia Sangsland (seventh place high jump), senior Jack O’Very (seventh place pole vault), junior Lauren Rynhart (pole vault state champion), senior Hyrum Tuft (eighth place 3,200) and junior Solana Lucas (state champion 4x800). Heemeyer and Tuft swept the 6A individual cross country state titles last fall in Lewiston with Idaho No. 1 all-time fastest times. One of five Idaho girls on record to break 4:50 for the 1,600, Heemeyer began her season with a 4:56.32 in the 1,600 on March 12, putting her No. 10 in the U.S. as of March 20 on athletic.net.

The 6A third place Capital girls return senior Eden Francis (third place 100 hurdles, long jump state champion, second place 4x100, fifth place javelin), sophomore Alena Garrison (fifth place 300 hurdles, fourth place 4x200, third place 4x400), junior Amelie Purcell (seventh place 800, third place 4x400, second place 4x800), senior Miriam Stafford (second place javelin), senior Kasyn Coats-Wald (third place javelin), junior Grace Russell (second place 4x100, fourth place 4x200), junior Sage Powell (eighth place 3,200, second place 4x800) and senior Christine Huckins (2024 state champion in the 100, 200, 4x100 and 4x200). Huckins, an Indiana commit, missed last year’s state championships with a kidney infection but still ended the season with Idaho’s fastest times in the girls 100 (11.61) and 200 (23.58), the latter of which is Idaho’s all-time fastest on record. Huckins and Mountain View’s Keller are the only Idaho girls on record to have broken 24 seconds for the 200.

The 6A third place Boise boys return senior Eli Rich (200 state champion, sixth place 4x100, second place 100), junior Carter Peterson (eighth place javelin), junior Quinton Williams (sixth place 400, sixth place 4x100) and junior William Studebaker II (third place 110 hurdles, fourth place 300 hurdles).

The 6A fourth place Meridian boys return senior River Spaulding (sixth place pole vault), who has already cleared 14-6 to begin the season.

The 6A fourth place Eagle girls return senior Samantha Watson (seventh place 400), senior Aliceann Hilleshiem (third place 4x100), sophomore Allyson Metzger (third place 4x100, second place 4x200), sophomore Ashlin Asuncion (third place 4x100, second place 4x200) and sophomore Lisette Kofoed (fourth place 4x400).

Also returning are Eagle senior Ambrose Brainard (boys high jump state champion), Timberline junior Nadja Burkholder (girls triple jump state champion), Timberline senior Hudson Lewis (boys 100 state champion) and Rigby senior Brayden Maughan (boys discus state champion). Brainard cleared 6-10 in February during indoor track.

Three 6A District 3 girls have already broken 24 seconds for the 200 this season. Huckins ran 24.58 in the 200 on March 12, Borah junior Myyah Rigsbee ran 24.79 on March 13 and Keller ran 24.74 on March 14.

Class 5A

Moscow had a historic 2025 season, winning the 5A girls state title by 16 points over Bishop Kelly to claim its first girls track state championship since 1992. Returning for the Bears is junior Mattea Nuhn (two-time state champion in the 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles and high jump, member of last year’s state champion 4x100), senior Jessa Skinner (second place 100 hurdles, second place long jump, sixth place sprint medley relay), junior Jasmine Carr (fifth place 200, second place 4x400, state champion 4x100, state champion 4x200), junior Ella Julye (sixth place triple jump, sixth place sprint medley relay), senior Cora Crawford (fourth place 1,600, fourth place 3,200), senior Addie Lassen (second place 4x400, state champion 4x100, state champion 4x200) and junior Izzabel Fender (second place 4x400).

“I don’t think anyone is gonna touch Moscow on the girls side,” Skyline head coach Chase Meyer said March 19 by phone.

Returning for 5A boys state champion Bishop Kelly are senior Dominic Wolthuis (third place triple jump), senior Dylan Gale (second place 4x100, state champion 4x400, state champion sprint medley relay), junior Charlie Dahl (second place 4x100) and sophomore Anthony Mann (second place 4x200). The Knights won their fifth consecutive boys track state title last spring and their eighth in nine seasons.

Returning for 2025 5A second place girls team Bishop Kelly are sophomore Sophia Lanfear (fifth place 100, state champion sprint medley relay), junior Hadley Beckley (eighth place 100, state champion sprint medley relay, second place 4x200, fourth place 4x100), senior Isabel Clough (sixth place 400, sixth place 4x400, second place 4x200), junior Sage Baumgarten (fifth place 800), senior Aliya Crawford (fourth place 4x100, seventh place long jump) and junior Ella Klekas (second place 800, sixth place 4x400).

Returning for 2025 5A second place boys team Skyline are senior Zyan Crockett (100 state champion, third place 200, fourth place 4x100, third place 4x200), senior Benjamin Thomas (fifth place 110 hurdles, fifth place 300 hurdles, fourth place 4x100, second place 4x200), senior Desmond Swaner (fifth place 800, eighth place 4x400), senior Alexander Renna (fourth place 3,200) and junior Davis Roberts (fifth place 3,200).

Crockett’s personal best 100 time of 10.89 last season is a Skyline school record, and Meyer said he is close to breaking John Canale’s 30 year-old Skyline boys 200 record (22 seconds flat). Crockett’s 200 personal best is 22.12 from last year’s Tiger-Grizz Invitational.

Prior to last season, Crockett last competed in track in fifth and sixth grade. An Idaho State football commit, Crockett decided to return to track to see how he could do in sprints.

“I came back because of football,” Crockett said during Skyline’s practice on March 18. “The biggest thing is you can run a sub-11 100. I’ve had a lot of fun. I’ve been looking forward to getting better (this season).”

Meyer, whose preseason predictions regarding current 5A (former 4A) state trophy contenders have been fairly spot on for seven years running, said while Moscow is the clear favorite on the girls side, there is no clear favorite on the boys side.

“The top six (boys) teams are all really close,” Meyer said. “The relays are really gonna make or break teams.”

The third place Skyview girls return junior Isla Anderson (400 state champion, fourth place 200, fourth place 4x200, third place 4x400), junior Brylee McNicol (fifth place 4x100, fourth place 4x200, third place 4x400), junior Natalie Mecham (fifth place high jump), senior Reese Michaelson (eighth place 300 hurdles) and senior Skotlynd Cagle (pole vault state champion) and senior Brinna Nelson (third place triple jump, third place sprint medley relay, fifth place 4x100).

The third place Lewiston boys return junior Parker Bagley (eighth place discus), junior Trip Eckert (eighth place 110 hurdles), senior Brandon Bower (fourth place long jump, third place 4x100, state champion 4x200), junior Dawson Bernatz (seventh place long jump, state champion 4x200).

The fourth place Pocatello girls return senior Katie Boyle (seventh place 3,200) and senior Aryanna Gonzalez (third place 200, second place sprint medley relay, third place 4x200, state champion 4x400).

The fourth place Wood River boys return senior Jackson Wallace (400 state champion, second place 200), junior Wiley Knight (seventh place discus) and senior Alex Ratliff (fourth place discus, third place shot put).

Also returning in 5A are Idaho Falls senior and Weber State signee Jaycee Jensen (girls 3,200 state champion), Blackfoot senior Lauren Christiansen (girls triple jump state champion), Lakeland junior Sapphire Ruelle (girls 100 state champion, 200 state champion), Blackfoot sophomore Owen Gregory (boys 800 state champion), Sandpoint senior Maverick Gomez (boys 200 state champion) and Emmett senior Ryllie Smith (girls discus state champion).

Class 4A

The 4A state meet last year was arguably the most competitive of the entire weekend for all classifications. This May could be just as competitive as last year if not more so due to the number of point scorers and medalists returning from last year’s trophy winning teams.

The defending 4A state champion Kimberly girls return junior Karlie Bair (state champion 100, state champion 200, second place high jump, second place 4x400), junior Samantha Hardy (state champion 4x200, second place 4x400, sixth place high jump, third place long jump), sophomore Hannah Fisher (sixth place 300 hurdles, state champion 4x200, second place 4x400), senior Isabella Burnett (state champion 400, state champion 4x200, second place 4x400, state champion sprint medley relay), junior Reagan Stephenson (javelin state champion), sophomore Rennetta Welch (third place 4x100, state champion 4x200, state champion sprint medley relay), junior Presley Giles (seventh place 100 hurdles) and junior Mariah Baird (sixth place pole vault). Bair has already run two personal bests this season, running 11.96 and 24.94 on March 20 for her first sub-12 second time in the 100 and first sub-25 second time in the 200. Last June at Nike Outdoor Nationals at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field, Bair placed 10th in heptathlon with 4438 points.

The second place Coeur d’Alene Charter girls also return a strong core of point scorers. Senior Annabelle Carr, an Oregon commit, is a three-time state champion in the 800, two-time state champion in 1,600 and was part of last year’s state champion 4x400 and second place sprint medley relay. Last June at Nike Outdoor Nationals, she ran 2:10.54 for 13th place in the girls championship 800 (No. 2 all-time in Idaho). Earlier this month at Nike Indoor Nationals in New York, she won the girls emerging elite 400 in 57.08 and ran 2:12.59 for 13th place in the girls championship 800. Also returning for Coeur d’Alene Charter are senior Reagan Meine (100 hurdles state champion, 300 hurdles state champion, second place sprint medley relay, state champion 4x400), sophomore Emmaline Carr (second place 100, second place 200, state champion 4x400, second place sprint medley relay), senior Sofia Peppin (eighth place 4x400, state champion 4x400, second place sprint medley relay) and senior Helen Oyler (3,200 state champion, second place 800, second place 1,600).

“Those two teams are probably gonna run away from everyone this year,” Sugar-Salem head coach Brett Hill said. “We’re hoping to put a squad together that can earn us a trophy this year. That’s always our hope. We’re a little younger.”

Hill’s defending 4A state champion boys return senior Jack Larson (high jump state champion), senior Benjamin Hegewald (fourth place 400, second place 4x200), sophomore Darrel Dickson (fifth place 1,600, sixth place 3,200), senior Andrew Galbraith (sixth place 110 hurdles, third place 300 hurdles), junior Frank Fillmore (third place 4x100, second place 4x200, third place sprint medley relay, third place long jump), senior Ace Clark (third place 4x100, second place 4x200, second place long jump), senior Porter Teichert (second place 4x400), junior Everett Poole (seventh place shot put), sophomore Jaxon Johansen (third place sprint medley relay) and junior Tegan Brown (third place discus).

“Last year when we were going into the state meet, we were predicted to maybe get a third place trophy,” Hill said. “We just got the ball rolling. We’re probably gonna score in every event (this year). We’ve got really good throwers. Our distance runners are looking really strong. We return almost all our relay participants. We might have the best 4x400 we’ve ever had.”

The defending 4A runner up Filer boys return junior Jace Hoyer (fourth place 100, fifth place 200, second place 4x100, sixth place sprint medley relay), junior Caleb Goers (fifth place 800, third place 4x400, sixth place sprint medley relay), senior Cache Palmer (second place shot put, second place discus, seventh place javelin), senior Talyn Weaver (second place 4x100, third place 4x400, sixth place sprint medley relay), junior Griffen Grant (seventh place 4x200), junior Graysen Widman (sixth place discus) and junior Jarrett Mai (second place 4x100, seventh place 4x200).

Kimberly returns junior Joe Barrett (seventh place 100, eighth place 200), junior Monroe Whitten (eighth place 4x200), senior Evan Allen (third place pole vault), sophomore Teven Robertson (seventh place sprint medley relay), sophomore Joshua Sonderegger (fifth place shot put) from last year’s third place boys team.

Among the returning athletes for the third place Sugar-Salem girls are sophomore Sorelle Clark (long jump state champion, second place 4x200, second place 4x100, sixth place 200), senior Tasha Larsen (high jump state champion), junior Janyja Jackson (fifth place sprint medley relay, sixth place 3,200, sixth place 1,600), sophomore Hannah Dalling (fourth place 800, eighth place 1,600, eighth place 3,200), junior Lexie Casperson (eighth place 100 hurdles), sophomore Raegan Harris (second place 4x200, third place 4x400, fifth place 400) and junior Jezley Jackson (eighth place high jump). The Diggers also add sophomore Sarah Galbraith, who joins the track team after playing tennis last year.

The fourth place Bonners Ferry girls return junior Eva Willis (seventh place 4x100, third place sprint medley relay, second place high jump), junior Ireland Grady (seventh place 4x100, third place sprint medley relay), junior Taren Bateman (seventh place 4x100, third place sprint medley relay), junior Makenna Baisden (second place 400, seventh place 4x100, third place sprint medley relay, seventh place pole vault), senior Hallie Hartman (second place shot put, fourth place discus) and senior Hana Hartman (third place shot put, fifth place discus).

The fourth place Cole Valley Christian boys return senior Aiden Shanks (second place 100, state champion 4x100, state champion 4x200), junior Ethan Minegar (fifth place 100, second place 200, state champion 4x100, state champion 4x200), senior Kruger Sipe (sixth place 100, third place 200, state champion 4x100, state champion 4x200), sophomore Lucas Reddy (fourth place 4x400) and sophomore Ivan Saravia (fourth place pole vault).

State champions also return in Timberlake junior Jonathan Barnhart (boys 800 state champion, sprint medley relay state champion), Teton junior Canon Kunz (boys 110 hurdles state champion), Fruitland senior Ezekiel Van Hofwegen (boys long jump state champion), Payette senior Olyvia Denison (two-time girls triple jump state champion) and Marsh Valley senior Lydia Townsend (two time girls high jump state champion, two-time pole vault state champion). Van Hofwegen currently leads Idaho for all classifications this season with his 22-5 in long jump from March 20.

Hill said he anticipates 4A boys distance records to fall soon, based on the times that Dickson, Barnhart, McCall Donnelly junior Charlie Speirs and Fruitland junior Landon Hillam ran last fall during cross country season.

“What we could see in the next two years, we’re gonna see some of the best distance runners we’ve ever had in 4A,” Hill said. “I’m expecting those boys to take down those records this year. If not this year, next year. We’ll see some close to sub 9-minute (3,200) times and low 4s, 4:10 range (in the 1,600). They’re really driven and they’re really talented.”

Townsend, a BYU commit, is coming off an indoor season where she went undefeated in pole vault and became the seventh Idaho girl on record to clear 13 feet, doing so four times. She concluded indoor season with a 13-0 victory at Simplot Games in Pocatello, her first ever appearance at the meet. Prior to this February, she wrestled for Marsh Valley and districts always overlapped with Simplot. Her junior season of wrestling was her last.

Townsend dealt with a pinched nerve, bulged disc and a bruised navicular bone as a junior, injuries that limited her to one event (pole vault) at the 4A state meet and lengthy time off to recover for Nike Outdoor Nationals. A mentally low point last summer led her to seriously consider quitting track altogether, and her dad and coach Eli Townsend recommended she take a month off. That month off consisted of chiropractor appointments, physical therapy and a mental break. Upon returning to the track, she and Eli reconstructed her pole vault technique from scratch.

She credits that month off for allowing her to rediscover her passion for track. Almost a year removed from becoming injured, Townsend said she has gained more consistent self worth. She no longer lets her results on the track define her.

“Compared to the first meet last year and the first meet this year, I feel like a completely different person,” Townsend said March 21 by phone. “I mean, it’s just so freeing to not worry about the results and genuinely know the results are gonna come. I’m not gonna worry about jumping 13-8, 14 feet. It’s gonna come. Last year, it was like, ‘Ok, I have to jump 13-0. I have to run sub-14s to get to college.’ I had so much of this pressure on me. I feel like I’ve kinda started to find a balance of being frustrated with myself and also recognizing if it doesn’t happen this meet, it can happen at the next meet.”

One meet into this outdoor season, Townsend leads Idaho in all classifications so far with her 12-0 in pole vault and 14.48 in 100 hurdles. That hurdles time is the fastest she has run in two years.

Her injuries of junior season began with a collision with a hurdle, something she has had to work through mentally and physically to overcome over the last year.

“I’m kinda happy to be over my mental stuff with hurdles,” Townsend said. “I think the big break I took in the summer was a big part of it. I relearned exactly why I love this sport. When I’m scared making myself do it, I force myself to get over the fear from one single accident that probably isn’t gonna happen every single time I hurdle.”

Townsend said pole vault is still coming along as she shifts to outdoor track after a two month indoor season. She has a unique setup for practices with a homemade pole vault runway on her parents’ property that was built her eighth grade year, back when Marsh Valley did not yet have a pole vault pit. The Townsends ultimately purchased pole vault pits for the school and also constructed the homemade runway on their property.

“I’m so blessed to have it,” Townsend said. “It’s over a hill behind my house on my family’s property. It has a bit of an incline to it.”

Class 3A

Nampa Christian won a second consecutive boys track state championship last spring, its ninth boys track title overall and the Firth girls won their first state track title since 2004.

Returning for the Nampa Christian boys are senior Ian Johnson (state champion 4x400, state champion 4x200, 400 state champion, 300 hurdles state champion), junior Chase Dawson (third place sprint medley relay, fifth place 1,600), junior Elias Mack (state champion 4x100, state champion 4x400, third place sprint medley relay) and junior Eli Howerzyl (sixth place 400, state champion 4x400, third place sprint medley relay).

The Firth girls return senior Adyson Park (sixth place 200, state champion 4x100), sophomore Paityn Messick (pole vault state champion, seventh place 300 hurdles), junior Ellie Christensen (fourth place sprint medley relay, state champion 4x100, state champion 4x200), junior Allie Nielson (fourth place sprint medley relay, state champion 4x400), sophomore Ruby Hillman (state champion 4x100, state champion 4x200, eighth place triple jump), junior Madison Torgerson (shot put champion, third place discus), senior Georgianna Jolley (eighth place javelin, seventh place shot put), junior Ella Nightingale (seventh place javelin) and sophomore Kennedy Waite (sixth place long jump, third place triple jump).

Firth head coach Bob Lambert said this year’s girls team consists of 39 athletes, nearly twice what the Cougars had just a few years back.

“Last year we had huge numbers...30 girls on last year’s team,” Lambert said during Firth’s practice on March 19. “This year I have 39. I think there’s a lot of kids that were part of last year’s team that were also part of state qualifier teams (in other sports). They understand the drive and the experience that is part of a championship team.”

Torgerson, Messick and Park all said during their March 19 practice that they are enthusiastic about both the returning athletes and the newcomers to the program this outdoor season. Winning a girls state track championship last spring for the first time in 21 years has also shown them what is possible.

“I think it built belief that we can do it,” Messick said.

“I would say there’s a lot of excitement,” Park added.

The second place Nampa Christian girls return junior Avery Reece (long jump state champion, 100 hurdles state champion, 200 state champion, 100 state champion), junior Libby Pentecost (seventh place discus), junior Bennett Olson (fourth place 4x200, third place 4x400), sophomore Maddie Ward (fourth place 4x100, fourth place 4x200, third place 4x400), senior Bella Shellenberger (eighth place 800, third place 4x400), senior Marley Smith (third place 400, fourth place 4x100, third place 4x400), senior Avery Volack (fourth place 4x100, fourth place 4x200) and junior Madelyn Mello (fourth place 4x100, fourth place 4x200).

The second place Aberdeen boys return junior Emanuel Barrera (second place 100, fourth place 200, third place 4x100, third place 4x400), senior Jose Medel (seventh place 200, third place 4x100), sophomore Maximilian Klassen (fifth place 110 hurdles, eighth place 300 hurdles, third place 4x100), senior Ronaldo Serna (seventh place 110 hurdles, eighth place long jump), senior Guadalupe Ortiz (third place 4x100, third place 4x200),

Returning for the third place Malad girls are sophomore Brielle Bastian (seventh place triple jump, second place 4x400, fifth place 400), junior Kaycee Venable (sixth place pole vault, second place 300 hurdles, fourth place 100 hurdles), sophomore Annika Wright (second place sprint medley relay), sophomore Kenadee Howe (third place 4x200, second place sprint medley relay), junior Halie Palmer (fifth place 200, third place 4x200, second place 4x400, second place sprint medley relay), sophomore Kendrey Bywater (third place 4x200) and sophomore Aezlyn Summers (fifth place 3,200, eighth place 1,600).

The Dragons have been having a historic school year with state championships across multiple sports.

“(Nampa Christian) is always right there with us,” Lambert said. “Malad is on fire right now. They swept state cross country and won state girls basketball.”

The third place Melba boys return junior Tavin Heritage (second place 200, second place 4x200), junior Elias Shoemaker (fifth place 200, third place 400, second place 4x200), junior Rhett Franklin (second place 4x200, third place long jump), sophomore Noah Wiersma (second place 4x400) and senior Isaiah Shoemaker (second place 4x400).

The fourth place Ririe girls return senior Lucy Boone (two-time 3,200 state champion, second place 1,600, fifth place 4x400), senior Jayci Baxter (eighth place 3,200, fifth place 4x400), junior Jadyn Nelson (sixth place 300 hurdles, seventh place 4x100, eighth place high jump), senior Livia Stokes (seventh place 4x100, seventh place 4x200), junior Maddie Newton (seventh place 4x100, seventh place 4x200, second place javelin), senior Clara Hayes (second place high jump) and sophomore Zoey Brown (seventh place 4x100, seventh place 4x200).

Returning for the fourth place West Side boys are senior Ethan Willis (800 state champion, fourth place 400, sixth place 1,600, second place sprint medley relay), senior Chet Ward (fifth place 110 hurdles), junior Braxton Grimm (fourth place pole vault), junior Gage Kidman (second place sprint medley relay, fourth place long jump) and senior Micah Benavidez (second place sprint medley relay). As of March 20, West Side’s sprint medley relay team of Benavidez, Kidman, Bryant Nooreen and Willis is No. 7 in the U.S. with a time of 3:38.18.

State champions also return in Aberdeen senior Sage Rowlan (girls 300 hurdles), Orofino senior Reagan Kessinger (girls discus), Melba senior Nyah Richardson (girls high jump) and Declo senior Mara Rodgers (girls triple jump).

A District 5 senior and last year’s 3A state runner-up in both boys throws, Soda Springs’ Cole Garbett, is No. 11 in the U.S. as of March 20 with his discus mark of 179-7.

Class 2A

Logos completed a sweep of the 2A boys and girls team titles last May, the first such sweep for Logos since 2015. Logos has won the last two girls team state titles.

The Knights return senior Nate Monjure (third place triple jump, seventh place 100), senior Asaph Grieser (eighth place 200, sixth place 400, third place 4x100, state champion 4x400, sixth place 4x200), senior Olaf Sundlie (fourth place 400, sixth place 4x200, state champion 4x400, state champion sprint medley relay), junior Baxter Covington (eighth place 400), senior John Henry Crapuchettes (second place 800, state champion 1,600, state champion 3,200, state champion sprint medley relay) and sophomore Maxwell Grauke (seventh place 1,600) from the state champion boys team. The repeat state champion girls team returns sophomore Tallis Comis (third place discus), sophomore Livvia Rench (seventh place 1,600, sixth place 3,200), junior Elizabeth Evans (state champion sprint medley relay, state champion 4x200, state champion 4x100, fourth place 100), senior Bethany Porras (state champion sprint medley relay, state champion 4x200, state champion 4x100), senior Emily Bowen (state champion sprint medley relay, state champion 4x200, state champion 4x100, fourth place 200), senior Chloe Jankovic (state champion sprint medley relay, state champion 4x400, 800 state champion, second place 400), sophomore Marisol Wilson (state champion 4x400, state champion 4x200, fourth place 800).

Fellow north Idaho school Prairie placed second in both the 2A boys and girls team standings. The Pirates return junior Aubree Geis (fifth place 400, second place 4x200, sixth place 4x400), senior Sydney Shears (second place 800, second place 1,600, sixth place 4x400, fifth place sprint medley relay), junior Kennedy Riener (fourth place 4x100, second place 4x200), senior Avery Riener (sixth place 4x400, fifth place sprint medley relay), junior McKenzie Hope (fifth place sprint medley relay) and senior Sage Elven (discus state champion, second place shot put, sixth place javelin). A three-time state champion in discus, Elven went undefeated in discus last season and led Idaho for all classifications with her personal best 144-3. The Prairie boys were senior heavy last season, but do return senior Ben Secrest (state champion 4x100, state champion 4x200) and senior Nate Forsmann (seventh place discus) from last year’s second place team.

The third place Valley girls return sophomore Emily Huettig (fourth place triple jump, eighth place 100 hurdles), junior Alora Godfrey (second place sprint medley relay, fifth place 800) and senior Daisy Flores (second place sprint medley relay, state champion 4x100).

The third place Butte County boys team senior Keaton Archibald (state champion long jump, eighth place pole vault, second place 4x100), junior Ryan VanEtten (fourth place discus), senior Bridger Livesay (third place 110 hurdles), sophomore Caden Klingler (eighth place 4x400) and senior Stetson Wanstrom (eighth place 4x400).

The fourth place Liberty Charter girls return senior Mikayla Zink (seventh place 100, third place 4x400, seventh place 4x100, fourth place sprint medley relay), sophomore Alyssa Hust (third place 1,600, state champion 3,200), junior Libby Stockett (fourth place 1,600, third place 3,200), sophomore Alyssa Lee (eighth place 3,200), sophomore Leah Ray (seventh place 4x100, fourth place sprint medley relay), sophomore Etta Hodges (seventh place 4x100, eighth place 4x200, third place 4x400, fourth place sprint medley relay), junior Brayli Walker (seventh place 4x100, fourth place sprint medley, third place triple jump), junior Lydia Brewer (eighth place 4x200, third place 4x400, eighth place pole vault), junior Maribel Perez (eighth place 4x200) and sophomore Tamaya Rogers (third place 4x400).

The fourth place Grace boys return sophomore Carter Mecham (third place 400, second place 4x200), senior Adrian Mejia (fourth place 800, second place sprint medley relay), senior Parker Yost (seventh place 110 hurdles, sixth place 300 hurdles), senior Gavin Draper (second sprint medley relay, eighth place javelin) and senior Bryant Moss (fifth place 4x100).

Both defending 2A state champions in javelin return: Sho-Ban junior Sky Cree Medicine and Deary senior Kaylee Wood.