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February 16, 2008 E-mail: Simplot_Games@yahoo.com

Utah athletes finish strong at Simplot Games

18 athletes bring home medals

Pocatello , Idaho- Utah athletes fared well on the last day of the Simplot Games. Eighteen athletes finished in the top six, five relay teams finished in the top six, and one Utah athlete broke his own meet record.

Luke Puskedra led the way for Utah breaking his own 1600 meet record. Puskedra was one of six event winners. Other winners included:

· Kaysville’s Natalie Haws, 3200 meters

· Kaysville’s Candace Eddy, 1600 meters

· Spanish Fork’s Natalie Stewart, 400 meters

· Spanish Fork Track, girls’ 1600 sprint medley relay

· Timpview Thunderbirds, boys’ 4x800 relay

Here’s a list of all the Utah athletes that placed.

Boys’ 3200 Meter

6^th Jonathan Nelson 9:45.19 11^th Timpview Thunder, Provo

Girls’ 3200 Meter

1^st Natalie Haws 10:56.16 12^th Davis Track Club, Kaysville

2^nd Sarah Callister 11:02.31 11^th Ogden Track Club, Ogden

5^th Brooke Hodson 11:31.35 11^th Alpha T-Wolves, Orem

Boys’ 1600 Meter

1^st Luke Puskedra 4:10.58 12^th Bulldogs Track Club, Salt Lake

4^th Spencer Gardner 4:18.01 12^th Springville

Girls’ 1600 Meter

1^st Candace Eddy 4:54.57 11^th David Track Club, Kaysville

3^rd Sarah Yingling 5:08.99 12^th Bruin Track Club, Orem

Boys’ 800 Meter

5th Stephen Clark 1:57.51 12^th Skyline Eagles, Salt Lake

Girls’ 400 Meter

1^st Natalie Stewart 54.41 12^th Spanish Fork Track, Spanish Fork

Boys’ 60 meter

4^th Ryan Avery 7.01 11^th David Track Club, Kaysville

Boys’ 60 Meter Hurdles

4^th Jon Goble 8.19 12^th Wolf Pack Track, Plain City

Girls’ 1600 Sprint Medley Relay (400 meter, 200 meter, 200 meter, 800 meter)

1^st Natalie Stewart 4:05.76 Spanish Fork Track, Spanish Fork

Leah Walters

Mckenna Money

Nachelle Stewart

Boys’ 1600 Sprint Medley Relay (400 meter, 200 meter, 200 meter, 800 meter)

4^th Davis Track Club ‘A’ 3:40.02 Kaysville

6^th Oquirrh Mountain Track Club ‘A’ 3:41.70 West Valley City

Mixed 1600 Meter Run Coaches

1^st Corbin Talley 4:28.07 Davis Track Club, Kaysville

2^nd Brent Young 4:45.19 Salt Lake

Boys’ 4x800 Meter Relay

1^st Krys Gardner Sr. 8:12.74 Timpview Thunderbirds ‘A’, Provo

Nathan Fletcher, Jr.

Jonathan Nelson, Jr.

Kenneth Cline, Sr.

4^th 8:31.58 Davis Track Club ‘A’, Kaysville

Girls’ Shot Put

6^th Nicole Knighton 41-10 12^th West Bountiful

Boys’ Long Jump

3^rd Phil Ngo 22-08 12^th Sandy

Boys’ Shot Put

3rd Bryce Hall 59-02.50 12^th Davis Track Club, Kaysville

Girls’ High Jump

3^rd Lauren Gwilliam 5-03.00 11^th Taylorsville Track, Taylorsville

More than 2,000 athletes came from across the U.S. and Canada to participate in the 30^th 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 .

For more information on Simplot Games, please visit our website at www.simplotgames.com. You may also contact Carol Lish at (208) 235-5604 or the media team at Simplot_Games@yahoo.com.

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