For Immediate Release Contact:
Mikkel Shutes (208) 282-4491
Men’s 3200
goes the distance
Pocatello, Idaho- Taking advantage of the banked
track at Simplot Games in Pocatello, Idaho, Wes Rickman represented high school
talent with a 1st place medal. Rickman a junior of Colorado Springs,
Colo., completed the race in 9:16.39, nearly six seconds faster than the next
finishing time.
More than 2,000 athletes come from across the U.S. and Canada to
participate in the 30th annual Simplot Games. Simplot Games remains
the nation’s premier high school indoor track and field event. Sponsored by the
J.R. Simplot Company since 1979, the 2008 Simplot Games were held February
14-16; at Idaho State University’s Holt Arena is Pocatello, Idaho.
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Simplot
Games
The Nation's
Premiere High School Track & Field Event
Pocatello,
Idaho
(208)
235-5604
www.simplotgames.com