Overview

     Each year, on the third weekend in February, the Simplot Games offers athletes the opportunity to go head-to-head against the finest high school competitors in the U.S and Canada.

     Held in Pocatello, Idaho, Simplot Games is the nation's premier indoor track and field event for high school athletes.

     Located in the Holt Arena on the campus of Idaho State University, the Games' unique 200 meter banked-board track is one of the fastest in the nation. Records are broken each year at this one-of-a-kind indoor facility.

     Athletes may compete either as members of a high school track club, or as unattached competitors, depending on their state activity association's eligibility rules. The Games are sanctioned by USA Track and Field (formerly TAC), and governed by that organization's rules pertaining to track meets.

     Some of the 2000 young athletes who take part in the Simplot Games each year will go on to find glory in their college careers. Others may even go on to the Olympics. But for everyone who competes, the Simplot Games provides a unique and rewarding experience.

     The J.R Simplot Company, sponsor of the Games since 1979, is dedicated to providing a positive experience for all participants, and prides itself in putting on a meet that is well organized and officiated by a qualified, professional staff.