COEUR d’ALENE — Lake City senior Quinn Mitchell admitted his technique in the shot put had been a little off.

On Thursday afternoon, he was right on, walking away with the 5A Region 1 title in the shot put with a throw of 52 feet, 11 inches.

“I’ve been struggling a lot with getting my left foot to the toe board,” Mitchell said. “Today, I wanted to stay low and move as quick as I could, and it obviously paid off.”

Mitchell also won in the discus with a throw of 156-7, winning by 29 feet.

“I just tried to keep my left arm wrapped as good as I could,” Mitchell said. “I had some trouble throwing it there, but I’ll gladly take first place.”

Coeur d’Alene High hosted the opening day of the 5A and 4A Region 1 track and field meet. The teams travel to Vollmer Bowl in Lewiston today for the final day of competition, starting at 3 p.m.

Mitchell, who has signed to throw at the University of Idaho, plans to major in early childhood education and development.

“I’m very excited about it,” Mitchell said. “I know they’ve got a great throwing program down there. I get along great with the coaches and they’ve got what I want for schooling, so I hope to get a good education while getting to throw a little bit down there.”

Mitchell finished third at state in the discus as a junior, but did not place in the shot put.

“I think I’ve progressed a lot this year,” Mitchell said. “Just being a little stronger and getting the technique down. I’ve only been doing it for three years, but Bart Templeman (a nationally known throws coach who lives in the area) has really helped me along the way. I’ve got some things going well for me right now, and I don’t really want it to stop now.”

Post Falls freshman Melody Kempton won the high jump with a school record 5-6, topping the previous mark of 5-4 set by Michelle Schultz in 1990.

“Melody had a pretty good meet,” Post Falls coach Wade Quesnell said. “She was second in the triple jump (34-1), and just keeps getting better each time she does it. When she gets that figured out, she’ll only get better.”

The top three individuals and two relays in 5A advance to the state meet next Friday and Saturday at Dona Larsen Park in Boise. In 4A, the top two individuals and winning relays advance to state, also at Dona Larsen Park.

In the 4A meet, the Lakeland 4x200-meter relay team of David Moruzzi, Jeremy Frisk, Auston Henry and Chris Washburn won in 1:31.94.

“It was a good race,” Moruzzi said. “I’m tired right now, but it was a good race.”

The foursome also comprise the school’s 4x100 relay team, and Moruzzi, Frisk and Henry also run on the sprint medley team.

“We spend a lot of time working on our handoffs and practicing that,” Frisk said. “We almost have the same group of guys back as last year. All the time we’ve put in together, it helps that we’ve been on the same relay for the last two years.”

After the first day, Lake City leads the 5A boys team standings with 50 points, with Coeur d’Alene leading the girls with 56. In 4A, Sandpoint’s boys and Lakeland’s girls lead the team standings after nine events.

(Top three individuals, two relays advance to state)

TEAM SCORES (After nine events) — 1, Lake City 50. 2, Coeur d’Alene 38. 3, Lewiston 34. 4, Post Falls 14.

3,200 — 1, Kyler Little, Lake City, 9:50.38. 2, Austin Byrer, Lewiston, 9:53.28. 3, Jake Finney, Lake City, 9:59.18. 4x200 relay — 1, Lewiston (Lance Dvorak, Kempton Sharp, Noah Purcell, Max Schafer), 1:31.89. 2, Lake City, 1:32.48. 4x800 relay — 1, Lake City, 8:09.46. 2, Coeur d’Alene (Zac Magee, Alex Walde, Jose Winton, Andrew Magee), 8:19.73. High jump — 1, Brian Skinner, Coeur d’Alene, 5-10. 2, Cole Dewitt, Coeur d’Alene, 5-8. 3, Duncan Butler, Lake City, 5-6. Pole vault — 1, Cody Jahns, Lake City, 12-6. 2, Daniel Tanaka, Lake City, 12-0. 3, Cameron Sager, Lewiston, 11-6. Long jump — 1, Brian Skinner, Coeur d’Alene, 21-7. 2, Isaac Crow, Lewiston, 21-0. 3, Anthony Dahlheimer, Coeur d’Alene, 20-5 1/2. Triple jump — 1, Brian Skinner, Coeur d’Alene, 42-6 1/2. 2, Isaac Crow, Lewiston, 42-2 1/2. 3, Braeden Wilson, Lewiston, 41-6. Shot put — 1, Quinn Mitchell, Lake City, 52-11. 2, Robert Van Idour, Lewiston, 50-4. 3, Bradley Noesen, Post Falls, 45-4 1/2. Discus — 1, Quinn Mitchell, Lake City, 156-7. 2, Hudson Funk, Post Falls, 127-2. 3, Jaxon Fleshman, Coeur d’Alene, 122-11.

TEAM SCORES (After nine events) — 1, Coeur d’Alene 56. 2, Post Falls 33. 3, Lake City 29. 4, Lewiston 18.

3,200 — 1, Josie Brown, Coeur d’Alene, 11:54.40. 2, Ida Mae Grahlman, Post Falls, 11:56.23. 3, Miriam Ames, Lewiston, 12:29.15. 4x200 relay — 1, Lake City, 1:44.60. 2, Coeur d’Alene, 1:44.93. 4x800 relay — 1, Coeur d’Alene (Riley Fowler, Ciera Bailey, Caitlin Conway, Kara Story), 10:07.81. 2, Post Falls (Bayley Brennan, Ida Mae Grahlman, Aidian Dunn, Persia Anderson), 10:16.32. High jump — 1, Melody Kempton, Post Falls, 5-6. 2, Olivia Reynolds, Lewiston, 5-0. 3, Tesa Phillips, Lewiston, 5-0. Pole vault — 1, Stephanie Wright, Lake City, 11-3. 2, Cecilia Watkins, Lewiston, 10-6. 3, Amanda Deegan, Coeur d’Alene, 10-6. Long jump — 1, Mackenzie Morris, Post Falls, 16-7 1/2. 2, Jordyn Bojorquez, Coeur d’Alene, 15-7. 3, Darby Lyon, Coeur d’Alene, 15-7. Triple jump — 1, Hailey Haakenson, Coeur d’Alene, 34-5 1/2. 2, Melody Kempton, Post Falls, 34-1. 3, Mackenzie Morris, Post Falls, 33-0. Shot put — 1, Katelyn Conery, Coeur d’Alene, 37-1. 2, Kim Reynolds, Post Falls, 36-11. 3, Emily Hernandez, Lake City, 36-10. Discus — 1, Ali Carlson, Lake City, 108-0. 2, Katelyn Conery, Coeur d’Alene, 106-6. 3, Keara Simpson, Lake City, 106-4.

(Top two individuals, winning relay advance to state)

TEAM SCORES (After nine events) — 1, Sandpoint 50.5. 2, Moscow 25.5. 3, Lakeland 17.

3,200 — 1, Jacob Graham, Sandpoint, 10:14.54. 2, Sam Powell, Sandpoint, 10:23.49. 4x200 relay — 1, Lakeland (Chris Washburn, Auston Henry, David Moruzzi, Jeremy Frisk), 1:31.94. Sprint medley — 1, Sandpoint (Kenneth Kovalchuk, Kyle Perry, Kaleb Merrill, Mark Kennaly), 3:39.73. High jump — 1, Noah Klocke, Moscow, 5-10. 2, Sawyer Seley, Sandpoint, 5-8. Pole vault — 1, Britt Dickens, Lakeland, 11-6. 2, Cole Hooper, Sandpoint, 11-0. Long jump — 1, Raymond Bobier, Moscow, 20-4. 2, Kaleb Merrill, Sandpoint, 19-9. Triple jump — 1, Jayson Gray, Moscow, 40-4. 2, Tyler Harris, Sandpoint, 40-2 1/4. Shot put — 1, Carlos Collado, Sandpoint, 46-5 1/2. 2, Sam Palmer, Sandpoint, 44-8. Discus — 1, Austin Durham, Moscow, 132-2. 2, Sam Palmer, Sandpoint, 127-10.

TEAM SCORES (After nine events) — 1, Lakeland 41.5. 2, Moscow 34. 3, Sandpoint 17.5.

3,200 — 1, Katherine Ruck, Moscow, 11:32.50. 2, Mikhaela Woodward, Sandpoint, 11:58.07. 4x200 relay — 1, Moscow (Kate Wray, Rachel Bayly, Joelle Stephens, Lura Morton), 1:45.66. Sprint medley — 1, Moscow (Bronwyn Schumaker, Natalie McDaniel, Lura Morton, Georgia Filler), 1:53.25. High jump — 1, Bronwyn Schumaker, Moscow, 5-2. 2, Kaidan Kelsey, Lakeland, 5-0. Pole vault — 1, Rebecca Russell, Lakeland, 8-0. 2, AnnaRose Qualls, Moscow, 7-6. Long jump — 1, Kathleen Olsen, Lakeland, 15-6. 2, Madi Schoening, Sandpoint, 15-3. Triple jump — 1, Whitnee Skalskiy, Lakeland, 32-2. 2, Bronwyn Schumaker, Moscow, 31-11. Shot put — 1, Janice Aylward, Sandpoint, 34-6 1/2. 2, Gracey Meyer, Moscow, 32-7. Discus — 1, Meagan Malloy, Lakeland, 107-11. 2, Sarah Bond, Lakeland, 101-11.

• 3A DISTRICT 1

Timberlake boys, girls nab early lead

SPIRIT LAKE — The Timberlake Tigers lead the team scoring after the first five events at the 3A District 1 track and field meet at Timberlake High.

Wins by Brayden Menti (3,200), Cory Simmons (high jump), Daniel Buck (long jump) and Steven Tranthum (shot put) helped push the Tigers out to 45 points on the first day.

Natalie Herring (3,200) and Allison Kirby (pole vault) had wins for Timberlake’s girls, which lead Kellogg by 16 points after five events.

The meet resumes today at 4 p.m. in Spirit Lake.

(Top three individuals, winning relays to state)

TEAM SCORES (After five events) — 1, Timberlake 45. 2, Priest River 13. 3 (tie), Bonners Ferry, Kellogg 9.

3,200 — 1, Brayden Menti, Timberlake, 10:36.41. 2, Josh Marks, Priest River, 10:51.91. 3, Tucker Cavender, Bonners Ferry, 10:59.18. Sprint medley — 1, Priest River (Starling Infante, Michael Taylor, Tommy Anselmo), 3:46.61. High jump — 1, Cory Simmons, Timberlake, 5-6. 2, Brayden Menti, Timberlake, 5-4. 3, Collin Dietrick, Priest River, 5-4. Long jump — 1, Daniel Buck, Timberlake, 19-8. 2, Austin Malloy, Timberlake, 19-8. 3, Jestin Hofer, Timberlake, 19-3 1/2. Shot put — 1, Steven Trantham, Timberlake, 42-7. 2, Jon O’Brien, Kellogg, 41-10 1/2. 3, Daniel Buck, Timberlake, 40-10.

TEAM SCORES (After five events) — 1, Timberlake 36. 2, Kellogg 20. 3, Bonners Ferry 18. 4, Priest River 2.

3,200 — 1, Natalie Herring, Timberlake, 12:11.15. 2, Kassidy Hammond, Timberlake, 12:41.47. 3, Jamey Weishaar, Timberlake, 13:08.31. Sprint medley — 1, Bonners Ferry (Kendra Urbaniak, Mackenzie Mendenhall, Natasha Webster), 1:59.62. Pole vault — 1, Allison Kirby, Timberlake, 8-6. 2, Kendra Urbaniak, Bonners Ferry, 8-6. 3, Victoria Smith, Bonners Ferry, 8-0. Triple jump — 1, Jasmine James, Kellogg, 34-8 1/2. 2, Sarah Buck, Timberlake, 32-10 1/2. 3, Allison Kirby, Timberlake, 31-5. Discus — 1, Kara Steele, Kellogg, 113-4 1/2. 2, Kayla Miller, Kellogg, 103-1. 3, Keelie Lawler, Timberlake 98-5.