Akeem Haynes from Alberta, Calgary wins boys 60 meter dash

by Tyler Gibbons

Akeem Haynes, a senior, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, bolted out of the gates and across the finish line in 6.85 seconds to claim the top spot on the podium.

“I hurt my hamstring. I felt it pop there at the end,” Haynes said. “Luckily I still finished. In first too.”

Akeem Haynes wins the boys 60-meter dash at Simplot Games.

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Davis Track Club wins boy’s 4x800 at Simplot

by Tyler Gibbons

Ben Poulson, Joe White, Brad Nye and Logan Petty of Kaysville, Utah, representing the Davis Track Club, won the boys’ 4x800-meter relay at the 32nd annual Simplot Games. Their winning time was 8:08.41.

“This is what we have been working for all season,” Nye said.

With the win today, the team broke the Davis club record.

“We wanted to break the school record and we wanted to do it at the Simplot Games. Everything is practice for the Simplot Games,” said Petty.

“We love the Simplot Games, it’s our favorite event,” said White. “We look forward to it every year.”

Kasen Covington, from Boise, Idaho, wins boys long jump

by Tyler Gibbons

The number one rated triple jumper in the nation, Kasen Covington, a senior from Boise, Idaho, claimed gold at the 32nd annual Simplot Games with a leap of 23’6”. One event down for Covington, one to go, the triple jump event will take place later today).

“I was a little scared cause I scratched all my jumps in the prelims and ended up having to go first in the final,” said Covington. “But luckily, everything came out ok. I used it (my placement) as motivation and posted an indoor personal record.”

Kasen Covington wins the boys' long jump at Simplot Games.

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Davis Fraker wins shot put at Simplot

by Spencer Ward

Davis Fraker, a senior, from Marietta, Georgia, representing the team Throw 1 Deep, won the shot put with a throw of 64’10 1/2 at the 32nd annual Simplot Games.

“It’s great, it’s not quite what I wanted because I’ve been training with a college and Olympic size shot put so my timing was a little off,” Fraker said.

Fraker has already signed with the University of Illinois with hopes to continue to be successful in his field events.Tyrell Yardley

Davis Fraker wins the boys' shot put at Simplot Games.

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The Cheyenne Central Track Club wins the girls 4x800 relay at the 2010 Simplot Games

by Clayton Cook

The girls from Cheyenne , Wyoming , won the 4x800-meter relay at the 32nd annual Simplot Games. They came across the finish line with a time of 9:47.98.

The Cheyenne team members include Alyssa Miller, Anna Yanchek, Jessica Lemaster, and Candice Wollert. Miller is the veteran member of the team and is competing in her fourth Simplot Games.

“This is my fourth year here, and it gets better every year,” says Miller. All the Wyoming girls said the whole Simplot experience has been a memorable one.

The Caveman Track Club from American Fork, Utah , came across second with a time of 9:52.18. The Canyon Track Club from Caldwell , Idaho , placed third with a time of 10:10.6.


(above) Alyssa Miller carries the baton in lead off leg of the girls' 4x800-meter relay at Simplot Games.

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Cheyenne team members Jessica Lemaster, Anna Yanchek, Allisa Miller, and Candice Wollert.

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