STATE TRACK & FIELD: Fragoso, Smith crowned state champions

by MAX OSWALD
Sports Reporter | May 17, 2024 9:00 PM

4A TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP

MERIDIAN — Ivy Smith won her second straight title in the shot put, setting a new 4A state meet record, and Klein Fragoso took home the state pole vault title to lead the Bulldogs after the first day of action at the 4A Track & Field State Championships, which are being held at Mountain View High.

Smith didn’t just smash the Sandpoint High girls shot put record for the third time this year, her throw of 44 feet and 7 inches was over 7 feet further than this year’s runner-up. Smith broke the 4A state meet record by just under four inches — the previous record was held by Jacob Luteyn of Bishop Kelly, who threw 44 feet and 3 ¼ inches back in 2022.

In the boys pole vault, Fragoso, after finishing fifth last year, took home the state title by clearing 14 feet and 6 inches. In the boys 3200, Paul Kent was fourth and Daniel Ricks 12th after both running sub-10 marks. Devin McDaniel was second, Izzy Davidson sixth, in the girls pole vault. To close out the day’s finals, Sandpoint’s Isaac Schmit, Van Lee, Ryder Haynes, and Jett Longanecker finished third in the 1600 sprint medley relay.

In the preliminary rounds, both Ani Vick and Elia Howard punched their tickets to the finals in two events each. Vick was eighth in 100-meter hurdles, clinching the last finals spot with a time of 16.03 seconds, and finished third in 300-meter hurdles with a new personal best of 46.80 seconds. As for Howard, she was seventh in the 100-meter dash (12.83) and sixth in the 200-meter dash (26.34), setting new personal bests in both events.

Also giving it their all in the preliminary rounds were Lily Richardson, who was 10th in 400-meter dash (1:02.31), Longanecker, who finished 13th in the 400-meter dash (53.74), and Jess Herman, who was 14th in 300-meter hurdles (44.13).

The 4A Track & Field State Championships will resume at 9 a.m. (MST) on Saturday.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES (through five events) — 1, Bishop Kelly 46; 2, Idaho Falls 24; 3, Sandpoint 21; T4, Skyline, Ridgevue, Minico 11; T7, Columbia, Pocatello 10; T9, Twin Falls, Vallivue 8; 11, Shelley 7; T12, Emmett, Wood River 5; T14, Skyview, Lakeland, Jerome 4; 17, Caldwell 3; T18, Burley, Blackfoot 1.

Winner, locals

3200 —1, Luke Athay, Idaho Falls, 9:20.85; 4, Paul Kent, Sandpoint, 9:41.86; 12, Daniel Ricks, Sandpoint, 9:58.81. 1600 SMR — 1, Bishop Kelly (Mason Schweitzer, Owen Kane, Isaac Edwards, Liam Durcan), 3:36.29; 2, Vallivue, 3:38.12; 3, Sandpoint (Isaac Schmit, Van Lee, Ryder Haynes, Jett Longanecker), 3:38.54. Shot put — 1, Rakeem Johnson, Bishop Kelly, 59-7¼; 13, Isaac Vermeer, Sandpoint, 40-11½. Pole vault — 1, Klein Fragoso, Sandpoint, 14-6; 16, Van Lee, Sandpoint, 11-6. Long jump — 1, Cam Davis, Bishop Kelly, 23-5¾.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES (through five events) — 1, Preston 25; 2, Twin Falls 24; 3, Skyview 23; 4, Sandpoint 21; 5, Skyline 20; T6, Burley, Emmett 10; 8, Moscow 9; 9, Blackfoot 8; 10, Ridgevue 7; 11, Lakeland 6; T12, Century, Pocatello, Minico, Bishop Kelly 5, 16, Canyon Ridge 4; 17, Bonneville 3; T18, Shelley, Jerome 2; 20, Idaho Falls 1.

Winner, locals

3200 — 1, Nelah Roberts, Skyline, 10:20.36. 800 SMR — 1, Preston (Hayven Holyoak, Tayla Wakley, Anna May, Elly Jeppsen), 1:49.26. Shot put — 1, Ivy Smith, Sandpoint, 44-7. Pole vault — 1, Addi Richards, Emmett, 11-4; 2, Devin McDaniel, Sandpoint, 10-6; 6, Izzy Davidson, Sandpoint, 9-6. Long jump — 1, Karlie Bair, Burley, 17-10¼.

2A TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP

MIDDLETON — Brayden Lamanna was seventh in the 3200, Carter Korff seventh in the long jump, and Niki Porinchok seventh in the discus, to lead Priest River after the first day of action at the 2A Track & Field State Championships, which are being held at Middleton High.

Korff was also 14th in the triple jump and 15th in 100-meter dash preliminaries with a new personal best of 11.71 seconds. Haley Braae was 16th in 100-meter dash preliminaries with a new personal best of 14.28 seconds. Chase Smith placed 13th in both the long jump and triple jump. Jasmine Stark, a freshman, was 13th in the pole vault for the Spartans. Ian Lamanna was 12th in the pole vault for the boys.

The 2A Track & Field State Championships resume Saturday at 9 a.m. (MST).

BOYS

TEAM SCORES (through seven events) — 1, North Fremont 26; 2, Aberdeen 23; 3, Malad 22; T4, Grangeville, St. Maries, Cole Valley Christian 21; 7, Nampa Christian 15; 8, Melba 13; 9, Firth 12; T10, North Star Charter, Marsing 11; 12, West Jefferson 9; 13, West Side 8; T14, Priest River Lamanna, Soda Springs 6; 16, Bear Lake 4; T17, Wendell, Kellogg 2; 19, Community School 1.

Winner, locals

3200 —1, Corbin Johnston, North Fremont, 9:28.35; 7, Brayden Lamanna, Priest River Lamanna, 10:17.62. 1600 SMR — 1, North Fremont (Andrew Martin, Brady Allen, Owen Reid, Corbin Johnston, 3:35.18. Shot put — 1, Daniel Sandoval, Aberdeen, 52-10½ . Discus — 1, Alexzander Lambson, St. Maries, 158-10; 7, Niki Porinchok, Priest River Lamanna, 129-10. Pole vault — 1, Canon Foster, Aberdeen, 13-0; 12, Ian Lamanna, Priest River Lamanna, 11-6. Long jump — 1, Chris Olson, Cole Valley Christian, 21-9; 7, Carter Korff, Priest River Lamanna, 20-3½. Triple jump — 1, Braylen Tripp, Malad, 45-3½; 14, Carter Korff, Priest River Lamanna, 37-8½.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Soda Springs 29; 2, Melba 28; 3, Firth 27.5; 4, Declo 21; T5, Malad, Orofino 19; 7, Nampa Christian 16.5; T8, North Star Charter, West Side 15; 10, Ririe 14.5; T11, Cole Valley Christian, St. Maries 14; 13, Aberdeen 10; 14, Salmon 6.5; T15, Marsing, Kellogg 6; T17, Grangeville West Jefferson 5; T19, Community School, North Fremont 1.

Winner, locals

3200 — 1, Lucy Boone, Ririe, 11:51.78. 800 SMR — 1, Melba (Ella Stosich, Emma Dillbeck, Hayden Higgins, Brooklynn Dayley), 1:53.14. Discus — 1, Lindi Kessinger, Orofino, 136-8. High jump — 1, Reagan Bingham, West Side, 5-2. Pole vault — 1, Macie Kern, Cole Valley Christian, 10-6; 13, Jasmine Stark, Priest River Lamanna, 8-0. Long jump — 1, Mara Rodgers, Declo, 17-3; 13, Chase Smith, Priest River Lamanna, 14-4. Triple jump — 1, Oaklie Hebdon, Malad, 37-4½; 13, Chase Smith, Priest River Lamanna, 29-11½.

1A TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP

MIDDLETON — Although not advancing to the finals, Clark Fork’s Wyatt Mintken was 11th in the 100-meter dash preliminaries, ending his high school track and field career with a huge new personal best of 11.58 seconds at the 1A State Track & Field Championships, which are being held at Middleton High.

Westin Caven was tied for 14th in the high jump, clearing 5 feet and 6 inches. Dillon Ryan-Downing was 12th in the 200-meter dash (24.09) preliminaries for the Wampus Cats.

The 1A State Track & Field Championships resume Saturday at 9 a.m. (MST).

BOYS

TEAM SCORES (through seven events) — 1, Rockland 25; 2, Tri-Valley 21; 3, Victory Charter 20; 4, Valley 18; 5, Butte County 17; T6, Notus,Hansen 16; T8, Idaho City, Kamiah 11; T10, Highland-C, Logos, Raft River, Horseshoe Bend 10; T14, Troy, Oakley, Challis 8; T17, Hagerman, Liberty Charter 7; 19, Rimrock, Lapwai 6; 21, Prairie 5; T22, Wallace,Genesee, Mackay, Grace, Kendrick 4; 27, Cascade 2; 28, Murtaugh 1.

Winner, locals

3200 — 1, Luke Stockett, Victory Charter, 9:27.15. 1600 SMR — 1, Rockland (Abe Held, Teague Matthews, Eli Hendrickson, Ezra Hubbard), 3:35.54. Shot put — 1, Easton St. Germain, Notus, 57-6¼. Discus — 1, Ruari Mulrey, Idaho City, 158-11. High jump — 1, Noah Watson, Highland - C; T14, Westin Caven, Clark Fork, 5-6. Long jump — 1, Claytin Harper, Tri-Valley, 21-4½. Triple jump — 1, Kaelun Jones, Horseshoe Bend, 44-1.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES (through seven events) — 1, Oakley 32; 2, Murtaugh 29; 3, Logos 27; T4, Valley, Prairie 24; 6, Raft River 22; 7, Liberty Charter 19; 8, Challis 18; 9, Potlatch 14; 10, Butte County 12; 11, Council 11; T12, Rockland, Victory Charter 6; T14, Rimrock, Glenns Ferry 5; 16, Carey 4; T17, Leadore, Troy, Genesee 3; T20, Hagerman, Grace 2; 22, Castleford, Kootenai 1.

Winner, locals

3200 — 1, Sara Casebolt, Logos, 11:28.77. 800 SMR — 1, Prairie (Alli Geis, Aubree Rehder, Kennedy Riener, Sydney Shears), 1:54.99. Shot put — 1, Kathryn Burnette, Potlatch, 42-8½. Discus — 1, Sage Elven, Prairie, 142-11. High jump — 1, Lilly Stebbins, Challis, 5-8. Pole vault — 1, Lexi Huettig, Valley, 11-0. Long jump — 1, Lexi Huettig, Valley, 17-9.