The first weekend in May marked the end of the middle school track season for the Malad Middle School Knights.  The 6th-8th grade team was made up of nearly 100 athletes that outperformed the competition on a number of levels.  Throughout the short season, the 6th and combined 7th-8th grade teams were named #1 seven times, with several close second place finishes.

The team wins were only made possible by the strong individual finishes.  With great talent, training, and coaching, the skilled and driven middle school athletes rose to the top of the competition week after week.  As the season progressed, so did their times, distances, and confidence in their abilities.

Speaking of the team’s accomplishments, Coach Brady Price shared, “We competed at six different meets including our district meet. We were lucky to have great weather this year for most of our meets. The kids worked hard and many personal best times or distances were improved this year. Our 6th grade was lower in number, but these athletes competed in up to four events each to make up for the lower numbers. For our older teams we had really strong athletes in both sprints and distance races as well as our field events.

“One highlight was how well we competed at the 5th district invitational. This meet included teams from all over south east Idaho and from all sizes. At this meet our Boys team won and our Girls came in 2nd place.” 

Continuing about the district meet, he continued, “The district meet was held here in Malad. It was great to watch the athletes compete in their last meet at such a high level. We saw many kids step up that week to help our team score better.   With the conclusion of the regular season we will have a few kids who qualified to compete at the YMCA meet in Boise against middle schoolers from all over Idaho.” 

District meet team results

7th/8th Boys - 1st

7th/8th Girls - 4th

6th Boys - 3rd

6th Girls - 1st

This year's new team records

BOYS

100M - Zachary Briscoe - 12.33

200M - Zachary Briscoe - 24.79

400M - Zachary Briscoe - 55.66

200H - Jaxson Kimberling - 29.82

SMR - Z. Briscoe, W. Smith, L. Berry, J. Kimberling - 1:49.46

GIRLS

400M - Bryten Bastian - 1:03.9

200H - Bryten Bastian - 31.41

4X400 - C. Shrenk, B. Venable, S. Gleckler, B.Bastian - 4:36.27

High Jump - Cheznie Hannum - 4’10”