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Community mourns Centennial cross-country athlete (The Idaho Statesman)
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Friends and teammates gathered around the mother of 17-year-old Steven W. Thompson Wednesday night to remember the Centennial High School cross-country athlete who died in a three-car crash on Idaho 55 Tuesday.
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An inside view of the Bengal track and field team (ISU Bengal)
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As an athlete on the ISU track and field team, there are many "inside the scene" activities that happen during a meet. This weekend we competed in the last chance to qualify for the Big Sky Conference competition. The conference will be held next weekend. Months of training has begun to pay off for many of the athletes who have been hitting personal best marks.
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Boise State set to host Bronco Team Invitational this weekend
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The Boise State University track and field team will host the two-day Boise State Team Invitational Feb. 15-16, at the Idaho Sports Center in Nampa, Idaho.
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Idaho's Russ Winger takes national lead in shot put at 65-01.50
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Whether they were in the Kibbie Dome or Midwest America, University of Idaho track and field athletes looked to be near the top of their game Saturday, as the men’s and women’s teams hosted the McDonald’s Collegiate and a pair of big-time throwers traveled to the Husker Invitational.
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Idaho's Russ Winger throws NCAA auto mark of 64-02.25 in shot
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The Idaho field events put on a show at the WSU Indoor Open, as they broke three meet records, tied a school record and hit an NCAA automatic qualifying mark on Saturday.
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Meet record, provisional mark for Idaho's Matt Wauters at WSU Open
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Idaho’s Matt Wauters won the 35-lb. weight throw at the Washington State Indoor Open for the fourth straight year and broke the meet record for the second straight year Friday at Pullman, Wash.
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Ben True leaves Hanover for now, but will focus on Olympic Trials outdoors
Posted by Matt
Dartmouth's all-important winter season is in full swing, but cross-country runner and Nordic skiing all-star Ben True '08 is noticeably missing from the Big Green scene.True has decided to spend the Fall and Winter term intensifying his Nordic training schedule at the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation in Sun Valley, Idaho.
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Idaho men's track debuts at 20th in national coaches' poll (The Idaho Statesman)
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The Idaho men's indoor track and field team was ranked 20th Thursday in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association preseason poll.
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Gomez, Bartlett win state cross country titles (Coeur d'Alene Press)
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Coeur d'Alene freshman Kinsey Gomez won the state 5A girls cross country race by over seven seconds, and Sandpoint junior Megan Bartlett blistered the 4A girls field, winning by 26 seconds at Freeman Park on Saturday.
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Albertson cross country, volleyball ranked in NAIA polls (The Idaho Statesman)
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Despite a streak of six consecutive victories spanning three weeks, the Albertson volleyball team dropped one spot to No. 12 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll. • Women's cross country: The Coyotes moved up two spots to No. 19. • Men's cross c
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Ever run or walk a mile? Check out this story A look at Idaho's best milers
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Track's quintessential distance has a long history in Idaho. Here are some of the stories. Rich Harris wasn't born here and didn't graduate from an Idaho high school or college, but he qualifies as the fastest Gem State miler.
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Bishop Kelly High School graduate Nick Symmonds races past Olympic gold medalist
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Bishop Kelly High graduate Nick Symmonds stunned 2004 Olympic gold medalist Yuriy Borzakovskiy in the 800-meter run Sunday and posted the second-best time in the world this season at the Prefontaine Classic track and field meet in Eugene, Ore.
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Athlete of the week: Jaclyn Puga, Nampa Christian track and field (The Idaho Statesman)
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Jaclyn Puga won two individual events and two relays as the Trojan girls track and field team won the Weiser Invitational last Thursday at Weiser High.
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BSU track and field team to open outdoor season (The Idaho Statesman)
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The Boise State track and field teams will open the outdoor season today at the Sacramento State Hornet Invitational in Sacramento, Calif. The BSU men's team captured the WAC indoor championship last month, while the women finished third.
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Minico starts track and field season (South Idaho Press)
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The Minico Spartans’ track season got off to a rocky start Friday as they hosted four schools and finished fifth in both the boys’ and girls’ team scores.
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Idaho cross country teams earn academic honors (The Idaho Statesman)
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The Idaho men's and women's cross country teams were named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division I All-Academic Teams on Thursday.
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Athlete of the week: Karleigh Gempler, Borah track and field (The Idaho Statesman)
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Borah High senior distance runner Karleigh Gempler has some momentum heading into the outdoor track and field season after winning the 3,200-meter run at the Simplot Games indoor track meet at Holt Arena in Pocatello on Saturday.
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WAC honorees to lead BSU at track and field meet (The Idaho Statesman)
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Western Athletic Conference athletes of the week Eleni Kafourou and Simon Wardhaugh will lead the Boise State track and field teams in the final regular season indoor meet, which began Friday and continues at 9:30 a.m. today at Jacksons Indoor Track in Nampa.
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Boise State athletes sweep track and field awards (The Idaho Statesman)
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Boise State swept the Western Athletic Conference's track and field athlete of the week awards Tuesday. Sophomore Eleni Kafourou won the women's honor after posting two NCAA provisional qualifying marks at the United Heritage Invitational at Jacksons Indoor Track in Nampa last week.
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Five Broncos win events at track and field meet (The Idaho Statesman)
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Boise State's Nataucha Lowry won the 400 meters at the Hampton Inn and Suites Classic track and field meet in Nampa on Saturday. Eleni Ypsilanti won the weight throw for the Broncos.
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In 1863, Congress designated the Idaho Territory with
the erroneous understanding that Idaho was a Shoshone word meaning
Gem of the Mountains.
In spite of the misunderstanding concerning the origin of the name
the state continues to be known as the “Gem State” and
the “Gem of the Mountains”.
source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols by Benjamin F. Shearer,
Barbara S. Shearer
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