Athletes to Watch at 31st Simplot Games

Utah, Colorado, and Nevada bring fierce competition
by Caitlyn Lancaster

Pocatello, Idaho – Simplot Games brings hundreds of athletes from all over the nation to one competitive melting ground. This year, Utah, Colorado, and Nevada promise to send stars to the track. Look for the following athletes to shine at Simplot Games –

• Walter Schafer, a junior from Greenwood Village, Colorado, placed second at the 2008 Colorado state championship and was selected to run at the Foot Locker Midwest Regional Meet. Schafer will be competing in the 3200 meters at the Simplot Games.


• Alex Paul, a junior from Niwot, Colorado, participated in the Junior Olympics, where he ran the 1600-meter and the 3200-meter races. Paul has attended Simplot Games on two other occasions, and will be running the 1600 meter race.


• Candace Eddy, a senior from Kaysville, Utah, will be bringing the heat in the 1600-meter race at the Simplot Games. She took second in 2007 in the Games with a time of 4:58.77. Eddy placed first in the 1600 meters and the 3200 meters at the Utah state track championship.


• Casey Gray, a senior from Reno, Nevada, placed 4th in the pole vault at the Sacramento Meet of Champions, and she placed 7th at the 2007 adidas Golden West Invitational. Gray has a personal record vault of 11’-2”.