Photo Credit: Marlowe Hereford

MIDDLETON--On day one of Idaho's 4A state meet in Middleton, two 4A track athletes accomplished something no other Idaho girl had done before.

In back-to-back 100 hurdles heats, Kimberly junior Karlie Bair and Marsh Valley senior Lydia Townsend each broke the 14-second barrier, running wind-aided times of 13.86 and 13.91, respectively, to win their heats and automatically advance to Saturday's finals. The wind gauge on site deemed that the tailwind was too strong to count either of those times as overall meet records, 4A state meet records or the Idaho all-time records they would have been otherwise, but the disbelief and excitement of Bair and Townsend after leaving the finish area was apparent and genuine.

Wind or no wind, they will always be the first Idaho girls to ever break 14 seconds in 100 hurdles.

In Saturday's final, which had stronger wind than Friday's prelims and therefore also produced wind-aided times, Townsend ran 13.79 to win her first 100 hurdles state title since her freshman season. 

"I really did have full faith that I could win that race," Townsend said by phone on Sunday evening in a follow-up interview. "I had full faith I could run another PR. It just came down to, could I keep my head level for block starts. My biggest worry was I wasn't gonna be able to stay calm. I had a really, really good block start. Best block start to the hurdles of the year."

Townsend was the only athlete to break 14 seconds in the final. Coeur d'Alene Charter senior Reagan Meine was second in 14.25 and Bair was third in 14.34.

"I'm glad it wasn't a bluff the first day," Townsend said. "Unfortunately, (Bair) bobbled on the third hurdle which put her out of contention."

The 100 hurdles title, along with her third career state gold in pole vault from clearing a 4A meet record 13-0 on Friday, her second place finish in 300 hurdles finals in 45.81 and anchoring her 4x400 teammates Isabelle Bastian, Adeley Marshall and Hayzee Day to second place in 4:09.03, gave her four medals in her last state meet in a Marsh Valley uniform.

She is currently undefeated in pole vault going back to November 2025, and is No. 4 in the U.S. for the event as of Tuesday on athletic.net with her personal best 13-8 to win last month's Arcadia Invitational. While she said she had hoped for something closer to that PR while at state, she also recognized the big picture aspect of clearing 13 feet to win considering the numerous injuries she experienced as a junior. A year ago, she had to apply for hardship approval for state to compete in only pole vault due to suffering a bulged disc, pinched nerve and pain in the navicular bone in her foot throughout the season.

This season, she has been in the top four in the country since early April--including six days at No. 1-- and No. 2 all-time on record in Idaho.

"At the end of the day, I go back and I'm just like 'Wow, 13 feet would've been an absolute dream last year," Townsend said Friday in Middleton after winning pole vault, wearing shoes signed by 2020 Olympic gold medalist Katie Moon. She met Moon in January at the UCS Spirit National Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nev.

Marsh Valley claimed the 4A girld fourth place trophy with 66 points. Townsend said she was one of nine Marsh Valley girls competing at state, and they were about to leave Saturday before being told by a coach that they were waiting to be informed if they won a trophy.

"We only have nine girls," Townsend said. "Only five of them competed in individual events. We definitely did not think we were gonna get a (trophy) at all."

Townsend will compete at two national meets in June, both at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field: Nike Outdoor Nationals (NON) from June 18-22 and USATF U-20 Outdoor Championships from June 18-19. She has competed at NON previously and was invited to compete at U-20s due to her 13-8 personal best. Top placers at U-20s, which will include high schoolers as well as athletes who just completed their first year of college, will represent Team USA at the U-20 World Athletics Championships from August 5-9, which Hayward Field is hosting this year.

"Last year, the (Team USA qualifying heights) were 14-2 or 14-3," Townsend said. "I have a little bit of work to do, but I don't think it's out of reach."

A BYU signee, Townsend will leave later this summer for her LDS mission to Honolulu, Hawaii. Reflecting on Sunday evening, Townsend said this season has surpassed what she expected. Last August after dealing with months of injuries, she had seriously considered quitting track altogether. Her coach and dad, Eli, encouraged her to take a month off. She did so and when she returned, she had renewed purpose. Townsend said she has found consistent self worth her senior year and has learned that her results on the track do not define her as a person or determine her worth.

"I have this goal on my whiteboard in my room, 13.98," Townsend said. "I was looking at it a couple weeks ago and was like, 'I don't know if this is gonna happen for me.' I honestly kinda of shattered that. I never could've pictured this season going like this. I could've never pictured going to U20s and possibly competing for U20s before I even go to college. I have such a strong testimony that God's plan is better than mine. The trials that were so hard to get through were so needed because it brought me back to my foundation."

In addition to her third-place 100 hurdles finish, Bair broke a 42 year-old 4A state meet record in Friday's 200 prelims by winning her heat in 24.44, went on to win Saturday's 200 final in 24.44, the 100 final in 11.79 and placed second in high jump upon clearing 5-2. While her 100 finals time was wind-aided, her 100 prelims time of 11.80 was not, breaking yet another 4A state meet record. Bair's personal bests this season of 11.76 in the 100 and 24.44 in the 200 put her at No. 2 and No. 3 all-time on record in Idaho, respectively, in those events.

Bair's efforts helped Kimberly to repeat as 4A girls state champion with 121 points. The Kimberly boys also won with 94 points after a tight day two of competition, ultimately securing a 5.5-point margin over runner-up Sugar-Salem to wrap up a 4A state title sweep.

Bair's teammates, Brie Black (senior) and Reagan Stephenson (junior) went 1-2 in 4A girls javelin with marks of 127-8 and 115-10, both breaking Stephenson's previous 4A state meet record distance of 114-0.

Kimberly's Peyton Giles, Sariah Welch, Renetta Welch, Isabella Burnett won the sprint medley relay in 1:50.10, Renetta Welch, Burnett, Sariah Welch and Mariah Blaird won the 4x100 in 49.75 and Renetta Welch, Kate Hanson, Sariah Welch and Hannah Fisher placed second in the 4x200 in 1:46.18. Fisher, a sophomore, took a hard fall in Friday's 300 hurdles prelims, but went to the sports medicine tent for treatment and was able to finish the meet, placing second in Saturday's 100 finals (12.23) and fourth in the 100 hurdles finals (14.86).

Kimberly junior Mckay Hollist and senior Evan Allen cleared 14-0 and 13-6, respectively, to place second and third in pole vault and their sophomore teammate, Joshua Sonderegger, won the discus with a mark of 182-1 and shot put with a personal best 59-2.5. Kimberly's Monroe Whitten, Tucker Murillo, Benjamin Muchow and Teven Robertson won the sprint medley relay in 3:34.41, Alex Gill, Robertson, Muchow, Joe Barrett won the 4x400 in 3:28.91 and Whitten, Peyton Pettingill, Hollist and Muchow placed third in the 4x200 in 1:30.27.

Coeur d'Alene Charter, which placed second in the 4A girls team standings to Kimberly with 90 points, got big points from seniors Reagan Meine, Annabelle Carr and Helen Oyler. Meine ran a 4A state meet record and Idaho No. 2 all-time record 42.82 in Friday's 4A girls 300 hurdles prelims and went on to win Saturday's finals in 43.92 to repeat as state champion in the event. She was second in the 100 hurdles finals in a wind-aided 14.25. She and Brielle Meine, Oyler and Carr joined up to repeat as 4x400 state champions in 3:59.35. Oyler ran a personal best 11:22.88 to repeat as 3,200 state champion, led a 1-2 finish with Carr with her winning time of 5:18.27 in the 1,600 and placed second to Carr in the 800 in 2:18.58. An Oregon signee who last month ran an Idaho all-time No. 1 record 2:08.67 to win the seeded race at Arcadia in April and the owner of personal bests of 55.92 in the 400 (Idaho No. 6 all-time) and 4:52.77 in the 1,600 (Idaho No. 10 all-time) this season, Carr won a fourth consecutive 800 state tititle  in a meet record 2:13.17 and ran 58.29 to win the 400 final.

Cole Valley Christian's Aiden Shanks, Lucas Reddy, Ethan Minegar and Kruger Sipe contributed to two 4A state meet records with their wins: the 4x200 in 1:26.93 and the 4x100 in a meet record 42.32.

Sugar-Salem senior Tasha Larsen tied her personal best from eight days before, clearing 5-6 to repeat as 4A girls high jump state champion on Friday.

For reference, the multi-sport athlete who will continue her career playing volleyball at Eastern Arizona College, stands five feet, eight inches tall.

"I kind of knew going in (to today) that everyone was going to be on an even playing field," Larsen said of being defending state champion. "It feels pretty good. I knew this season I wanted to clear 5-6."

Larsen's teammate, sophomore Sorelle Clark, repeated as 4A girls long jump state champion with a distance of 18-5.75.

Fruitland senior Ezekiel van Hofwegen became a three-time state champion in 4A boys long jump with a personal best 23-10.5. That mark is No. 5 Idaho all-time on record and is the best mark in Idaho this season for any classification. Additionally, he placed second in Saturday's triple jump finals with 44-10.25.

Van Hofwegen, who will compete at Nike Outdoor Nationals and continue his career at Weber State, has competed in both jumps since middle school. He acknowledged the talent in 4A this season and said he worked back from a hamstring injury earlier this year.

He also thanked his dad.

"He brought me from 19 feet my freshman year to 23-10 my senior year," van Hofwegen said. "Best coach I've ever had."

Both 4A girls shot put and discus went to Bonners Ferry, as senior Hallie Hartman won Saturday's shot put final with 42-7.5 and Hana Hartman placed second with 39-4.5. Hana Hartman won Friday's discus final with her mark of 121-8.

Gooding junior Cougar Stockham had personal bests to win 4A boys triple jump (46-1) and high jump (6-8.5).

Filer senior Cache Palmer won 4A boys javelin with 162-2 to lead six boys in breaking the previous 4A state meet record.

McCall-Donnelly junior Charlie Speirs won Saturday's 4A boys 1,600 final in 4:25.53 and ran a personal best 9:23.54 to win Friday's 3,200 final, leading the top three finishers under 9:30.

Payette senior Olyvia Denison's 4A triple jump win with 37-10 made her a three-time state champion in the event.

In 3A, Nampa Christian completed a sweep of 3A team titles, winning the boys title with 109.5 points and the girls title with 118 points, wrapping up the team title sweep with a 4x400 win in 4:09.39. Nampa Christian was ahead of Firth by six points entering the 4x400, where Firth ultimately finished fourth in 4:18.04.

Nampa Christian senior Ian Johnson won 300 hurdles in 38.98, the 400 in 49.62, anchored Mason Mills, Caleb Beebe and Ethan Lee to a 4x200 win in a 3A state meet record 1:29.31 and Eli Howerzyl, Chase Dawson, and Lee to the 4x400 win in 3:25.92. Johnson also set a 3A state meet record with his Idaho No. 10 all-time 37.69 in Friday's 300 hurdles prelims. Mills, Beebe, Lee and Dawson finished second in the sprint medley relay in 3:35.17. Lee, a junior, finished second to Johnson in the 400 finals in 50.55 and Dawson, also a junior, ran 1:59.76 for second in the 800 final. Junior Elias Mack anchored the 4x100 team of Colton Smith, Mason Mills, Eli Howerzyl to victory in 44.39, won the 200 in 22.12, placed second in the 100 in 11.06 and third in 110 hurdles in 15.39.  Aiden Frailey, also a junior, placed second in triple jump with a mark of 42-3.75.

Nampa Christian junior Avery Reece repeated as state champion in the 200 in 25.01 and long jump with 17-8 and finished second in the 100 hurdles in 14.43 and 100 in 12.09. Senior Marley Smith ran a personal best 47.29 to win 300 hurdles. Junior Libby Pentecost placed third in discus with a distance of 119-10. Freshman Jordyn Dwello placed second in the 400 finals in 59.73, anchored Avery Volack, Grace Buehler and Smith to sprint medley relay win in 1:51.19 and anchored Bennett Olson, Smith and Bella Shellenberger to the 4x400 win in 4:09.39 and anchored Olson, Maddie Ward and Smith to second place in the 4x200 in 1:47.87.

Declo senior Mara Rodgers became a repeat 3A girls triple jump state champion with her mark of 35-0.5.

West Jefferson junior Bella Spencer completed a sweep of the 3A girls distance event titles upon winning Friday's 3,200 in a personal best 11:09.01, Saturday's  1,600 final in a personal best 5:08.75 and the 800 final in 2:22.25. She is the first West Jefferson girl to sweep distance event finals at state since multiple school record holder and 3A 1,600 and 3,200 state meet record holder Tylee Newman Skinner, who continued her career at Utah State.

Spencer said her mom, brother and younger sister were among those who traveled to Middleton to support her. She added that this was her very first 3,200 final at state. Prior to this season, she was not a fan of the event.

"At the beginning of this year, I started to like it more," Spencer said.

Firth junior Madison Torgerson tied her personal best to repeat as 3A girls shot put champion with a mark of 40-3.5. She last achieved that mark at a summer meet last year at BYU.

This is her second year as a thrower, as she switched to track from softball last season, and she expressed gratitude for being welcomed into Idaho's throwing community.

"I think I'm more experienced, like way more," Torgerson said of her progress within a year. "Last year being like my first year doing it, I felt like I was kinda nervous, you know, coming to state. This year, I don't know, I just felt natural and felt like I belonged. The girls make it so much easier to belong, too."

Another east Idaho athlete, Soda Springs senior Cole Garbett, launched a meet record 182-6 to win 3A boys discus and also won shot put with a personal best of 58-2.25.

West Side's Tanner Henderson, Micah Benavidez, Gage Kidman and Ethan Willis ran a 3A meet record 3:29.17 to win Friday's sprint medley relay, the fastest time for that event this season in Idaho for any classification. Willis repeated as state champion in the 800 in 1:55.06 and also won the 1,600 in 4:28.07. 

Aberdeen senior Tannon Nelson became 3A boys javelin state champion with an overall state meet record 179-7 in Friday's finals, putting him at No. 2 all-time on record in Idaho to Troy senior Evan Kirkham's 179-9 from earlier this month. Kirkham won the 2A title with a distance of 164-7.

Melba's Tavin Heritage, Elias Shoemaker, Rhett Franklin and Sawyer Franklin ran a meet record 43.22 to win Saturday's 3A 4x100 final in a meet record 43.22.

In 2A after a tight second day of competition on the boys side, Logos secured its second consecutive sweep of 2A state titles. The Knights won the girls title with 99 points and the boys leapfrogged Butte County in the final events of the meet to take first place in the team standings and repeat as champions with 99 points.

Logos senior John Henry Crapuchettes repeated as 2A boys 3,200 champion in 9:40.17 and 1,600 champion in 4:37.59 and also won the 800 in 2:00.31. Additionally, he anchored Justice Mallery, Asaph Grieser and Ole Sundlie to the sprint medley relay title in a 2A state meet record 3:34.14. Sundlie, Titus Jankovic, Baxter Covington and Grieser ran 3:31.36 to win the 4x400 and Mallery, Covington, Jankovic and Grieser finished second in the 4x200 in 1:32.84. In 2A boys shot put, Logos senior Finn McCool placed second with a distance of 48-4.5.

Logos senior Chloe Jankovic repeated as 2A girls 800 state champion in 2:20.41, placed second in the 2A girls 400 in 59.80, anchored Piper Beauchamp, Betty Atwood and Quinn Covington to the sprint medley win in 1:52.11 and Emily Bowen, Lucy Points and Marisol Wilson to the 4x400 win in 4:01.85. Sophomore Tallis Comis placed second in discus with a mark of 130-4 and sophomore Livvia Rench placed third in the 3,200 in 11:52.83.

Prairie senior Sage Elven won the 2A girls shot put with a personal best mark of 42-6.5 and became a four-time state champion in discus with a mark of 138-4. Elven has gone undefeated in discus since the district championship meet of her sophomore year, and her personal best 146-8 from last month is tied for No. 11 all-time on record in Idaho.

Victory Charter sophomore Leah Ray followed up a 2A state meet record 43.88 in Friday's 300 hurdles prelims with a win in Saturday's final in 44.15 and she also won the 100 hurdles in 15.20. Additionally, she anchored Mikayla Zink, Brayli Walker and Tamaya Rogers to the 4x100 win in 50.63 and Zink, Rogers and Etta Hodges to the 4x400 win in 1:46.71. Victory Charter junior Libby Stockett won titles in the 3,200 in 11:30.22 and 1,600 in 5:18.56.

Genesee senior Lizzie Egland ran 25.77 to win the 2A girls 200 title and 12.65 to win the 100 title.

Butte County junior Cooper Williams ran a personal best 10.77 to win the 2A boys 100 and a personal best 22.13 to win the 2A boys 200. Teammate and senior Keaton Archibald leaped 21-11.5 to repeated as 2A boys long jump state champion.

Archibald shared that he broke his leg last August during a camping trip right before football season. He was sidelined until basketball season and had been nervous about regaining his health and conditioning for track.

"I didn't need surgery, thankfully," Archibald said. "I was in a hard cast for four months. I battled through adversity. I've overcome hard things. It means so much to me."


Class 6A/5A Meet At Mountain View

MERIDIAN--Blackfoot sophomore Owen Gregory joined elite company Saturday.

Gregory ran a personal best, school record and 5A state meet record 1:50.93 to repeat as 5A boys 800 state champion at Mountain View High School, becoming the fourth Idaho boy on record to break 1:51. He is now No. 4 all-time on record in the event in Idaho, No. 34 in the U.S. as of Saturday afternoon on athletic.net and the fastest sophomore boys 800 runner in this country this season per athletic.net. 

Additionally, he and Century junior Ethan Hansen, who finished second in a personal best 1:53.80, both broke the 5A state meet record of 1:53.92 set in 2002 by Bishop Kelly graduate and Olympian Nick Symmonds.

Gregory also anchored Efren Bermudez, Marcus Searle and Royce Lyon to the 5A sprint medley relay win in 3:31.43 in Friday's finals. He was the last anchor runner to receive the baton, taking Blackfoot from last place to third place with 300 left in his 800 meter leg and moving into first in the final 100 meters to complete the comeback win.

Gregory has said that sub-1:50 is his next goal, a time he hopes to attain next month at Nike Outdoor Nationals.

"I'm thinking if we go down closer to sea level and we get a heat with a bunch of guys within fractions of seconds of me, I think we can break the barrier, go 1:49, see what I can do," Gregory said. "That'll depend heavily on my training from now to my summer meets."

Gregory said the most fun part of this season has been all the moments he has shared with his fellow 800 runners at meets.

"It feels like one big hangout," Gregory said.

Mountain View swept 6A state titles on Saturday at its home track for the second consecutive year, repeating as 6A boys team champions with 103 points and girls team champions with 106.5 points. The girls team title came down to the 4x400, with the Mavericks ending the meet 2.5 points ahead of Capital.

Mountain View freshman Kara Beck won 300 hurdles in 44.26, senior Kami Clayton launched a personal best 44-9 to repeat as 6A girls shot put champion and  senior Kristin Geiser led a 1-2 Mountain View finish in 6A girls high jump as she won the title on attempts at 5-4 over teammate, junior Lilly Stebbins. Additionally, Beck and Stebbins were on the winning 4x400 with Talia Johnson and Bree Cardon (3:55.83).

Senior Quincy Keller repeated as state champion in the 100 in 11.87 and the 200 in 24.82 and was also part of the repeat state champion 4x200 with Tenley Johnson, Brinley Lathrop and Talia Johnson in 1:41.24 and second-place 4x100 with Talia Johnson, Peyton Anderson and Lathrop in 48.22.

Keller, who will continue her track career at Utah Valley University and will study nursing, took time to embrace the other 6A girls 200 medalists outside the awards tent Saturday, wishing them well and thanking them for the last four years.

"It's sad being a senior," Keller said. "I ran with these girls for four years. Some of them have been newer, but it's been so fun competing against them."

Keller said she emphasized visualization in the days leading up to state and trusting in her training. The same preparation applies to how she deals with pressure, especially going into the weekend as a four-time gold medalist from last season. Keller graduates from Mountain View as No. 3 all-time on record in Idaho in the 100 (11.79) and No. 2 all-time on record in the 200 (23.97).

"I just surround myself with people that bring out the best in me, believe in me and know what I'm capable of, too, and offer encouragement," Keller said. "My coaches are good at that, my teammates and parents are good at that. So that's also been a big thing for me."

Mountain View's Behr Scott, Cooper Harger, Denton Wilson, Cashton Gennette won the 4x200 in 1:26.54 and Wilson, Riggins Stoor, Gennette and Scott won the 4x100 in 41.51. A sophomore, Scott finished second in the 200 final in 21.82 and second in the 100 final in 10.90). Junior Beau Stewart placed second in long jump with a mark of 22-3 and third in the 100 in 10.95, senior Gennette placed third in the 200 final in 22.34 and  junior Marcus Stoor placed second in shot put with a mark of 55-6 and fourth in discus with a mark of 162-10.

Capital senior Eden Francis closed out her final state meet with four gold medals and two meet records. She won javelin with a meet record distance of 125-9, won 100 hurdles in 14.67, repeated as long jump state champion with a personal best mark of 18-11 and contributed to Capital's overall state meet record and Idaho No. 1 all-time 4x100 win in 46.53 with Alena Garrison, Grace Russell and Christine Huckins. Capital is the only Idaho team on record to break 47 seconds in the girls 4x100, and they have done so three times.

Rigby ended the weekend with three individual 6A boys state champions.

Eight days after joining the five meter club by clearing 16-4.75 to win his district meet and put him at No. 4 all-time on record in Idaho, junior Kade Scott cleared 16-0 to win 6A boys pole vault. 

Scott joins older sister Abbie, a 2024 Rigby graduate now at BYU, as state pole vault champion and school record holder in his family. Abbie won back-to-back 5A state pole vault titles in 2023 and 2024.

Scott, who is a member of his dad and coach, Jared's, Rigby-based pole vault club program called Raise the Bar Athletics, plans to compete next month at Nike Outdoor Nationals. 

"It is super, super cool," Scott said. "We always make jokes that I got dragged to my siblings' track meets but now since I'm the youngest, none of them could be here, but it's definitely super cool to be able to share that with my family and also with my sister. We're super super close. She's my best friend." 

Scott expressed both relief at clearing 16-0 and excitement as he has thought about winning a state title his entire life. Upon leaving the mat, he went over to hug his dad and coach, Jared.

Kade is the youngest of six Scott siblings to compete for Rigby, and he is looking ahead to 17-0 and 18-0 next. 

Jared, who competed in decathlon at the junior college level and also coached Abbie, described coaching his own kids as challenging at times due to recognizing the line between coach and parent. It has, however, given him a front row seat to watching his kids accomplish big goals.

"It's hard to say the things you really want to say because at the same time, you want to be a nice parent and you're not wanting to ruin something by trying to force an event on a kid," Jared said. "(Raising the Bar) just takes up so much time. When I think about it, I ask, what would we be doing if we weren't doing this? I don't know if there's anything better. Your family trips revolve around pole vaulting. Then they grow up."

He paused before continuing. "Until then, we'll be enjoying this as much as we can."

Rigby senior Brayden Maughan won 6A boys shot put with a personal best 58-3.5 and became a repeat state champion in discus with 174-8. Rigby's discus school record holder, Maughan placed first or second in discus at all his meets this season.

He also expressed gratitude for the friendships he has made with other Idaho throwers.

"Everybody's just some great people to be around," Maughan said. "They're all so supportive and yeah, it's been fun."

Rigby senior Owen Golding concluded an undefeated season in the 100 upon won the 6A boys title in 10.86. His 10.63 from districts eight days earlier made him Rigby's school record holder in the event, and he plans to compete at Nike Outdoor Nationals.

Golding said he had thought about breaking the school record and his senior season since he was a sophomore and first broke 10.9.

"That's when it became real," Golding said. "We're finally here. I've met all my goals I've made for myself."

The 6A girls discus title also went to a District 6 athlete as Madison senior Brielle Nite won with a mark of 144-5 to wrap up a season of top three finishes in the event.

Capital senior Nick Loufoua achieved a new personal best and No. 5 Idaho all-time mark of 48-7 to win 6A boys triple jump, and his teammate Elliot Schrack, a junior, became 6A state champion in boys javelin with a state meet record and personal best distance of 176-5.

Two top-10 U.S. milers competed in the 6A girls distance finals. Last month, Rocky Mountain senior Hallie Heemeyer and Boise senior Audrey Orme broke Idaho's all-time 1,600 meter record of 4:43.17 set in 2019 by Mountain View's Lexy Halladay upon placing second and third in the girls elite mile at Nike Jesuit Twilight Relays in Portland. Converted to the 1,600, Heemeyer's time was 4:38.76 and Orme's was 4:40.81, putting them at No. 5 and No. 10 in the U.S., respectively, prior to Idaho's 6A state meet per athletic.net. Additionally, Heemeyer was No. 6 in the U.S. for the mile (4:40.42) and Orme No. 8 (4:42.58) entering the state meet.

Heemeyer won Friday's 1,600 final in 4:44.55 and Orme finished second in 4:53.64. Heemeyer won Saturday's 800 final in a personal best and No. 4 Idaho all-time 2:10.30 and Orme finished second in a personal best and No. 5 Idaho all-time 2:11.22.

A BYU signee who will compete at HOKA Festival of Miles on June 4 in St. Louis, she graduates Rocky Mountain as school record holder in cross country (16:29.2), the 800, 1,600, the mile, the 3,200 (No. 1 all-time Idaho 10:13.81) and as part of the 4x800 two years ago with Emmeline Hamm, Belle Draney and Brighton Heywood (9:06.62) and distance medley 4,000-meter relay with Draney, Lily Munson and Chloe Pollock two years ago (12:23.59).

"It's been an incredible season and I'm just so thankful for it," Heemeyer said. "It's cool looking back at all the races I was able to do, and all the states I was able to visit for running.  I never dreamed I would be able to be where I am today. I love to run. Just being able to do something that I love that has amazing rewards is just so cool."

A Gonzaga signee, Orme was also part of Boise's winning 4x800 team with Reese Kindig, Lucy Spiess and Belen Hoobing in 9:19.13 and she moved past Heemeyer in the final 100 meters to win Saturday's 3,200 final in a personal best 10:35.11.

Orme graduates Boise as school record holder in girls cross country (16:49.9), the 1,600, the mile and as part of the distance medley 4,000-meter relay with Spiess, Kindig and Olivia McNeley (12:04.75) last month at Oregon Relays.

"It's better than I imagined, like encompassing all of it," Orme said. "It's just great to represent Boise High like I have this past year in cross country and track. It's just been so special to break the records and do better than I ever imagined."

Boise junior William Studebaker II won the 6A boys 110 hurdles title in a personal best 14.04 to remain undefeated in the event this season and his teammate and fellow junior, Quinton Williams, won the 200 in 21.60 and 400 in 48.51.

Rocky Mountain senior Hyrum Tuft ran a personal best and No. 8 Idaho all-time 4:10.43 to win the 6A boys 1,600 final on Friday, giving the Grizzlies a sweep of the 6A 1,600 state titles. His teammate, junior Lauren Rynhart, repeated as 6A girls pole vault state champion upon clearing 12-0 on Friday.

Coeur d'Alene junior Wyatt Carr was part of the 6A state champion boys 4x800 in 7:49.23 with Wyatt Morgenstern, Rowan Henry and Mitchell Rietze on Friday and won the 6A boys 3,200 final on Saturday in 9:12.27. 

Timberline junior Nadja Burkholder attained a personal best and Idaho No. 4 all-time mark of 39-5.25 to win 6A girls triple jump.

Sandpoint won its first boys track state title since 2003, when it competed in 4A, winning the 5A boys title with 78 points in one of the most wide open 5A boys meets Idaho coaches could recall in years. The winning margin was by seven points over fellow north Idaho school Lewiston. 

Helping the Bulldogs' cause was senior Maverick Gomez, who won the boys 100 in a personal best 10.55, placed second in the 200 in 21.61 and contributed to a meet record 4x100 win in 41.47 with Trey Blumenberg, Kamren Ziarnick and Isaac Schmit and a second-place 4x200 finish in 1:27.73 with Blumenberg, Knox Williams and Schmit. 

Sophomore Hayden Peterson became 5A boys javelin state champion with a mark of 165-0, freshman Clayton Ernst placed fourth in triple jump with a mark of 42-7.25 and senior Paul Kent and sophomore Kai Budensiek finished third and fourth in the 3,200 with respective personal best times of 9:35.17 and 9:37.58.

Moscow repeated as 5A girls state champions with a two-day total of 130 points, which was the biggest point total for any winning team of any classification for the weekend. The Bears' victory margin was by 45 points over fellow north Idaho school Lakeland. 

Junior Mattea Nuhn continued her dominant high school track career by winning four state gold medals for Moscow for the third consecutive season. She cleared 5-6 to win high jump, ran 14.48 to win 100 hurdles, recorded a personal best 43.99 to win 300 hurdles and jumped 18-6.5 to win long jump to maintain her undefeated season in all four events. She is now a three-time state champion in high jump, 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles and and her personal best 14.09 from Friday's prelims made her Idaho's all-time fastest girls 100 hurdler on record. Unlike Townsend and Bair at the 4A state meet in Middleton, Nuhn's time in Meridian was not wind-aided and therefore counts towards the overall state meet record and Idaho all-time record.

Moscow junior Jasmine Carr won the 200 in 25.38, the 100 in 12.31, anchored Ella Julye, Ashlyn Fakhouri and Addie Lassen to the 4x100 win in 48.50 and Lassen, Izzabel Fender, and Fakhouri to the 4x400 win in 4:00.41. Junior Saskia Hohenlohe cleared 5-4 to place second to Nuhn in high jump and was second in triple jump with a mark of 36-2.75.

Moscow's Owen Lassen, Connor Horne, George Stott and Caleb Heywood won the 4x200 in a 5A state meet record 1:26.98. A senior, Heywood won the 200 title in 21.47 and also anchored Horne, Trenton Stypa and John Dyer to the 4x400 win in 3:23.20.

Vallivue junior Jakobe Davis maintained his undefeated season by winning Saturday's 5A boys 400 final in an overall meet record 47.40. Last month, Davis ran a No. 1 all-time Idaho 47.03.

In addition to dipping below the 5A boys 800 state meet record, Century junior Ethan Hansen became 5A boys 1,600 state champion in a personal best 4:13.14 on Friday and led the Diamondbacks to a 1-2 finish with junior Ammon Bitton in Saturday's 3,200 final in respective times of 9:25.17 and 9:27.57.

Hansen and Bitton, who both plan to compete at Nike Outdoor Nationals, are friends and training partners.

"We're pushing each other every single day," Hansen said of the 1-2 finish in the 3,200. "That's just what we were trying to do here today, show to the crowd that, hey, we're a force to be reckoned with at Century."

"I'm so grateful to be able to have a teammate that pushes me every day," Bitton said. "It's really helpful, especially when we're racing in these big races to be able to race right next to our teammate."

Columbia sophomore Ammon Hammer broke the 5A state meet record of 15-7 set in 2023 by other brother Ethan Hammer by clearing a personal best 16-0.25 to repeat as 5A boys pole vault state champion.

Two 5A boys throwing event state titles went to Lewiston as junior Parker Bagley won shot put with a mark of 53-6.5 and fellow junior Gabriel Kessinger won discus with a mark 164-5.

Blackfoot senior Eva Grimm won 5A girls discus with a mark of 144-11, giving her a state title in the event for the first time since her sophomore season. Her personal best 150-1 from eight days earlier to win the 5A District 6 title is No. 5 all-time on record in Idaho.

She said she plans to compete in USATF meets over the summer as well as Nike Outdoor Nationals.

She took time to embrace and part ways with her fellow throwers after receiving her medal Saturday.

"Most of my biggest supporters have been my competition," Grimm said.

Grimm's teammate, fellow Blackfoot senior Lauren Christiansen, jumped a personal best 36-8.75 to repeated as 5A girls triple jump state champion. Christensen won triple jump at all but one meet this spring.