Saturday, February 20, 2010
7:00 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. Athlete Warm-Up Time (Holt Arena)
8:00 a.m. Simplot Games Finals Begins
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ISU President’s Brunch (Stephens Performing Art Center) – by invitation only
Hosted by ISU Pres. Arthur Vailas and Dr. Laura Vailas
11:20 a.m. Simplot Games Ceremonies
Parade of Athletes including Olympians, Sponsors and Participants by State Affiliation, U.S. Army Rappelling demonstration
12:30 p.m. Simplot Games Finals - Competition Resumes
12:45 to 5:00 p.m. Medal Presentations
4:30 p.m. 2010 Simplot Games Concluded
Friday, February 12, 2010
After Dark Schedule
6:00 to 11:00 p.m. Simplot Games After Dark at ISU Pond Student Union Building:
6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Idaho Baked Potato Bar
Location: Lemhi Room, Main Floor
After filling food tray, eat dinner in one of the following rooms:
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Choice of Activities:
Track Academy: "Ready To Play: Mental Training for Student Athletes" presented by Dr. Ron Chamberlain, BYU Sports Psychologist CE Credit available through ISU for $50 – transferrable to any college or university
Location: Salmon River Room, Top Floor
OR
The Third Degree: Two-time NCAA D-2 National Champ (10k and XC) Scott Bauhs and internationally recognized distance coach Greg McMillan answer your questions about training to fulfill your potential
Location: Wood River Room, Main Floor
OR
Deal or No Deal: Win prizes at the Simplot Games version of the popular game – but watch out for the bomb or you’ll lose it all!
Location: Main Floor Lobby
* Door prizes in all three venues. Must be present to win. Arrive early – limited seating!
7:30 – 11:00 p.m. Dance Party: Live DJ Dance Party with video screens, laser lights, Obstacle Course, Twister and Mechanical Bull. Mechanical Bull ($2) and Concessions not included in ticket price. (Bull tickets available in Main Floor Lobby Information Desk.)
Location: Ballroom, Main Floor
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Coaches Hospitality Room sponsored by adidas: Food and beverages while mingling with Scott Bauhs, Coach Greg McMillan and adidas reps. Cool Coaches Raffle for adidas gifts, open to all attendees. Restricted 21 and over.
Location: Wood River Room, Main Floor
6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Idaho Baked Potato Bar
Location: Lemhi Room, Main Floor
After filling food tray, eat dinner in one of the following rooms:
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Choice of Activities:
Track Academy: "Ready To Play: Mental Training for Student Athletes" presented by Dr. Ron Chamberlain, BYU Sports Psychologist CE Credit available through ISU for $50 – transferrable to any college or university
Location: Salmon River Room, Top Floor
OR
The Third Degree: Two-time NCAA D-2 National Champ (10k and XC) Scott Bauhs and internationally recognized distance coach Greg McMillan answer your questions about training to fulfill your potential
Location: Wood River Room, Main Floor
OR
Deal or No Deal: Win prizes at the Simplot Games version of the popular game – but watch out for the bomb or you’ll lose it all!
Location: Main Floor Lobby
* Door prizes in all three venues. Must be present to win. Arrive early – limited seating!
7:30 – 11:00 p.m. Dance Party: Live DJ Dance Party with video screens, laser lights, Obstacle Course, Twister and Mechanical Bull. Mechanical Bull ($2) and Concessions not included in ticket price. (Bull tickets available in Main Floor Lobby Information Desk.)
Location: Ballroom, Main Floor
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Coaches Hospitality Room sponsored by adidas: Food and beverages while mingling with Scott Bauhs, Coach Greg McMillan and adidas reps. Cool Coaches Raffle for adidas gifts, open to all attendees. Restricted 21 and over.
Location: Wood River Room, Main Floor
Friday Schedule
Friday, February 19, 2010
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Breakfast with Fosbury and Friends (Red Lion Hotel) Community Breakfast with Keynote Speaker Olympian Madeline Manning
Admission: $20. Tickets available: 208-235-5604
7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Athlete Warm-Up Time (Holt Arena)
8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Coaches Meeting – North Side Bleachers – Section "K"
9:00 a.m. - - - - Meet Begins (Holt Arena)
11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Apache Helicopter lands on lawn south of Holt Arena piloted by Capt. Keith Grover of the Idaho National Guard in support of ISU ROTC and U.S. Army Recruiting Command.
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Olympians Autograph Signing – South Side Section "S"
3:00 p.m. Pole Vault and Indoor Javelin Exhibition
5:00 p.m. First day of competition (Preliminaries)
6:00 to 11:00 p.m. Simplot Games After Dark at ISU Pond Student Union Building
7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sponsor Dinner (Red Lion Hotel) – by invitation only
7:00 p.m. – Cocktail Hour / Mingle with Olympians
7:30 p.m. – Dinner Served
Thursday Schedule
Thursday, February 19, 2009
7:00 a.m. Set up Track – prepare for Meet
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 pm. US Army – rappelling practice
2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Athlete Warm-Up Time (Holt Arena)
3:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Team Check-in and Packet Distribution (Holt Arena turf NE corner)
3:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Simplot Games Store opens (Holt Arena turf NE corner)
4:45 p.m. to 4:55 p.m. Simplot Games Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
(Holt Arena – on Simplot Games logo oval track)
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce hosted by Pocatello Chiefs
5:00 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Meet Begins – Holt Arena
Preliminary Races – 1600 and 3200
Weight Throw - Finals
7:00 a.m. Set up Track – prepare for Meet
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 pm. US Army – rappelling practice
2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Athlete Warm-Up Time (Holt Arena)
3:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Team Check-in and Packet Distribution (Holt Arena turf NE corner)
3:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Simplot Games Store opens (Holt Arena turf NE corner)
4:45 p.m. to 4:55 p.m. Simplot Games Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
(Holt Arena – on Simplot Games logo oval track)
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce hosted by Pocatello Chiefs
5:00 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Meet Begins – Holt Arena
Preliminary Races – 1600 and 3200
Weight Throw - Finals
2010 Simplot Games Schedule - Wednesday
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Athlete Warm-Up Time (Holt Arena)
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Simplot Games Official’s Meeting (Red Lion) – By Invitation only
6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Athlete Warm-Up Time (Holt Arena)
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Simplot Games Official’s Meeting (Red Lion) – By Invitation only
5 days!
Only 5 days till the 2010 Simplot Games!
The Simplot Games held in Pocatello, Idaho, offers young athletes the opportunity to go head-to-head against the finest high school competitors in the U.S. and Canada.
Held February 18-20, 2010!
Admission is free!
The Simplot Games held in Pocatello, Idaho, offers young athletes the opportunity to go head-to-head against the finest high school competitors in the U.S. and Canada.
Held February 18-20, 2010!
Admission is free!
Flotrack at 2010 Simplot Games
All race videos and interviews from the 2010 Simplot Games will be archived online for your viewing at www.Flotrack.org.
Flotrack will have complete race coverage of the weekend's events along with a LIVE Stream of the finals on Saturday. Tell your friends and family to tune in and watch Simplot Games LIVE on Flotrack.
Flotrack will have complete race coverage of the weekend's events along with a LIVE Stream of the finals on Saturday. Tell your friends and family to tune in and watch Simplot Games LIVE on Flotrack.
Purvis and Wilson take Simplot Games by storm
When Ashton Purvis came to the 2008 Simplot Games as a sophomore, she stunned the fans who watched her at Holt Arena by not only winning the 60-meter event, but also by winning the 200 meters and setting a national sophomore record of 23.54 seconds. She returned in 2009 to blow away the competition by sweeping the 60- and 200-meter races again.
Purvis, now a senior, is back yet again, and she is ready to impress track fans one more time.
“I’m going out with a bang,” says Purvis. “I’m going for the record.”
Setting a meet record is about the only thing this sprinter from Oakland, Calif., hasn’t done yet at Simplot Games.
It looks like this could be the year for her, too. She is currently ranked first nationally in both the 60-and 200-meter events. This comes to no surprise to Purvis’s coach, Curtis Taylor.
“Ashton has always been the best in her age group,” says Taylor. “It doesn’t matter whether she was in elementary, middle, or high school, she has always been the best.”
Purvis caught the attention of the University of Miami coaches with her exceptional talent, earning a scholarship to compete collegiately for them next fall.
“I’m juiced,” says Purvis, “I want to do it all.”
After all the things she has been able to accomplish so far, it’s hard not to think the University of Miami will be just another stepping stone to a legendary career.
Another rising star not to be overshadowed is Purvis’s younger teammate, Trinity Wilson. This sophomore has already started leaving her own footprints on the Games. As a freshman, Wilson dominated the field in her specialty, the 60-meter hurdles. Wilson came across the finish line last year with a record of her own, the new freshman national record of 8.44 seconds.
Now a year after breaking the freshman national record, Wilson is currently the top-ranked 60-meter high school hurdler in the country.
That makes three events with the top-ranked runner coming from the same school in Oakland, Calif., and soon to be competing at Simplot Games.
And they come to compete in the hopes of earning their spot in the record books. Wilson not only wants to win again, she wants to dominate her opponents.
“I like pressure of being number one,” says Wilson. “I want to win every race, and I don’t want my opponents to feel like they can beat me after.”
The duo from Oakland will surely be nothing short of spectacular this year. It will be a true “spectator sport” inside Holt Arena for Simplot Games as these two athletes and the rest of the competitors continue their own campaigns for greatness.
The Games officially start Thursday, February 18, and go through Saturday, February 20, 2010.
Purvis, now a senior, is back yet again, and she is ready to impress track fans one more time.
“I’m going out with a bang,” says Purvis. “I’m going for the record.”
Setting a meet record is about the only thing this sprinter from Oakland, Calif., hasn’t done yet at Simplot Games.
It looks like this could be the year for her, too. She is currently ranked first nationally in both the 60-and 200-meter events. This comes to no surprise to Purvis’s coach, Curtis Taylor.
“Ashton has always been the best in her age group,” says Taylor. “It doesn’t matter whether she was in elementary, middle, or high school, she has always been the best.”
Purvis caught the attention of the University of Miami coaches with her exceptional talent, earning a scholarship to compete collegiately for them next fall.
“I’m juiced,” says Purvis, “I want to do it all.”
After all the things she has been able to accomplish so far, it’s hard not to think the University of Miami will be just another stepping stone to a legendary career.
Another rising star not to be overshadowed is Purvis’s younger teammate, Trinity Wilson. This sophomore has already started leaving her own footprints on the Games. As a freshman, Wilson dominated the field in her specialty, the 60-meter hurdles. Wilson came across the finish line last year with a record of her own, the new freshman national record of 8.44 seconds.
Now a year after breaking the freshman national record, Wilson is currently the top-ranked 60-meter high school hurdler in the country.
That makes three events with the top-ranked runner coming from the same school in Oakland, Calif., and soon to be competing at Simplot Games.
And they come to compete in the hopes of earning their spot in the record books. Wilson not only wants to win again, she wants to dominate her opponents.
“I like pressure of being number one,” says Wilson. “I want to win every race, and I don’t want my opponents to feel like they can beat me after.”
The duo from Oakland will surely be nothing short of spectacular this year. It will be a true “spectator sport” inside Holt Arena for Simplot Games as these two athletes and the rest of the competitors continue their own campaigns for greatness.
The Games officially start Thursday, February 18, and go through Saturday, February 20, 2010.
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