COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Lee runs huge new personal best at Big Sky Conference Championships
MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 9 months AGO
I grew up in the small town of Orwigsburg, Pa., where I resided all of my life before moving to Sandpoint. I attended Blue Mountain High School, where I participated in cross country and track and field, a sport that I ended up falling in love with. I went on to attend and run for DeSales University (with other brief stints at Susquehanna University and Elizabethtown College) and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport communication with a minor in sport management. I remember just how great it made me feel when I was mentioned in my hometown newspaper. I want to be able to give that feeling to every athlete in Bonner County, no matter how big or small their accomplishments are. As an athlete myself, I know how many hours of work are put in on a daily basis, and that hard work deserves to be recognized. It is my goal to cover as much of the Bulldogs, Spartans and Wampus Cats as I can. I want to work with every athlete, parent, coach, administrator and the community to ensure the best stories are published. | February 29, 2024 1:00 AM
Rusty Lee, Eastern Washington University Track & Field
Sandpoint’s Rusty Lee ran a new personal best time of 8.39 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2024 Big Sky Indoor Track & Field Championships held Feb. 22-24 at The Podium in Spokane. Although Lee’s time was just short of qualifying for the finals, it was a seven-hundredths of a second improvement from his previous personal best (8.46) set back in mid-January. Lee’s time this past weekend is now tied for seventh-best in Eastern Washington University history.
After the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships, the Eagles will begin their outdoor season March 16 at the Sam Adams Classic hosted by Whitworth University.
Hannah Davidson, Utah State University Track & Field
Sandpoint’s Hannah Davidson placed sixth in the mile (4:57.37) and was part of the Aggies’ distance medley relay (11:46.95) that took fourth at the 2024 Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championships held Feb. 22-24 at the Albuquerque Convention Center (New Mexico University).
Utah State’s DMR, which consisted of Davidson, Adi Nielson, Mattie Geddes (Twin Falls High graduate) and Shelby Jensen combined for the fourth-best time in Aggie history. Davidson’s finishes in both the DMR and mile accounted for eight of Utah State’s 27 total points.
After the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships, the Aggies will open their outdoor season March 16 at the Arizona Spring Break Fiesta hosted by Arizona University.
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