by Tyler Gibbons
Pocatello, Idaho – On the last jump of the Simplot Games triple jump event, Kasen Covington, a junior from Boise , Idaho , leaped past the competition to win a gold medal with a jump of 49’3”.
Covington improved on each of his attempts in the final round of the event, improving from 47’10” to 48’2 ½” on his second try of the finals, then tacked on nearly 12 more inches to win. Texas triple jumper Omar Craddock, the top-ranked triple jumper in the nation, finished second.
“I was trying not to think too hard, even though I had a thousand things running through my mind,” Covington said of his last jump. “I just focused on the small things. I knew when I landed it was going to be a big jump,” explained Covington .
Covington wasn’t the only Idaho winner during the Games’ final day. The Minico Track Club boys’ and YMCA Team Idaho girls’ teams earned the right to stand on the top step of the podium in the all-Idaho relays. The YMCA Team Idaho girls won with a time of 1:47.08, while the Minico boys finished in 1:35.54 seconds.
“We think the Simplot Games are awesome,” said Colton Mickelson, member of the Minico Track Club. “We really like competing against the Idaho teams.”
Several other Idaho high school athletes finished off a strong three-day showing at the 31st Annual Simplot Games by placing in the top six of their event finals.
Kasen Covington wins the boys' triple jump at Simplot Games.
Photo by Mike Roberts
click photo for high resolution image
Pocatello, Idaho – On the last jump of the Simplot Games triple jump event, Kasen Covington, a junior from Boise , Idaho , leaped past the competition to win a gold medal with a jump of 49’3”.
Covington improved on each of his attempts in the final round of the event, improving from 47’10” to 48’2 ½” on his second try of the finals, then tacked on nearly 12 more inches to win. Texas triple jumper Omar Craddock, the top-ranked triple jumper in the nation, finished second.
“I was trying not to think too hard, even though I had a thousand things running through my mind,” Covington said of his last jump. “I just focused on the small things. I knew when I landed it was going to be a big jump,” explained Covington .
Covington wasn’t the only Idaho winner during the Games’ final day. The Minico Track Club boys’ and YMCA Team Idaho girls’ teams earned the right to stand on the top step of the podium in the all-Idaho relays. The YMCA Team Idaho girls won with a time of 1:47.08, while the Minico boys finished in 1:35.54 seconds.
“We think the Simplot Games are awesome,” said Colton Mickelson, member of the Minico Track Club. “We really like competing against the Idaho teams.”
Several other Idaho high school athletes finished off a strong three-day showing at the 31st Annual Simplot Games by placing in the top six of their event finals.
Kasen Covington wins the boys' triple jump at Simplot Games.
Photo by Mike Roberts
click photo for high resolution image
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