STATE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: A surprising lift for St. Maries' Lambson in 2A

St. Maries coach Aaron Cloud wasn’t surprised by the throw by senior Alexzander Lambson to claim the state 2A discus title.

It was more what Lambson did to celebrate his first title.

Lambson, who has signed with Lewis-Clark State, won the state 2A boys discus title on Friday afternoon with a throw of 158 feet, 10 inches at Middleton High, site of the 3A, 2A and 1A meets.

Lambson notched his winning mark on his fourth attempt, beating Grangeville's Cutter Robinson, who was second at 142-2.

“It was a good feeling when I let it go,” Lambson said. “It really felt great. I knew after they announced it that it was going to be the furthest on the day.”

Following the announcement that he had won, the 6-foot-3, 205-pound Lambson raised Cloud over his head in celebration.

“I wasn’t surprised he did it, but just how easily he did it,” Cloud said. “Alexzander hasn’t just been telling me what he was going to do since high school. He’s had his eyes on this since middle school. When he sees me, he’s been coming up to me and telling me what he’s going to do.”

Lambson was fifth in the discus as a junior.

“He definitely believed it,” Cloud said. “It’s another thing to see him do it, and he delivered it pretty hard.”

In the 5A meet at Mountain View High in Meridian, the Coeur d’Alene boys 4x800-meter relay team of Max Cervi-Skinner, Jacob King, Zack Cervi-Skinner and Lachlan May finished runner-up in 7:54.90. Boise won it in 7:52.05. Max Cervi-Skinner was runner-up in the 3,200 (9:06.85), followed by Zack Cervi-Skinner fourth (9:14.74) and Wyatt Carr sixth (9:19.78). Landon Heemeyer of Rocky Mountain won it in 9:02.01.

Coeur d’Alene is third in the boys team standings with 24 points.

Rocky Mountain of Meridian leads with 31 points. Boise leads the girls meet with 22.5 points.

In the 4A meet, also at Mountain View, Lakeland senior Alana Hinkle was third in the pole vault (10 feet).

Timberlake sophomore Vanessa McLachlan was second in the 3,200 (11.56.51). The Coeur d’Alene Charter girls sprint medley team of Alexa Sheppard, Reagan Meine, Sofia Peppin and Annabelle Carr) finished second (1:52.55). 

Sugar-Salem leads the boys meet with 48 points. South Fremont leads the girls with 32 points, followed by Bonners Ferry — which is in a three-way tie for second with Marsh Valley and Weiser — with 21 points.

In 2A, St. Maries senior Jacklin Linnemeyer was runner-up in the girls discus (116 feet). 

North Fremont (boys) and Soda Springs (girls) lead after seven events.

Rockland (boys) and Oakley (girls) lead in the 1A meet.

5A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Rocky Mountain 31. 2, Boise 27. 3, Coeur d’Alene 24. 4, Centennial 19. 5 (tie), Capital, Owyhee 14. 7, Middleton 13. 8 (tie), Rigby, Mountain View 12. 10 (tie), Eagle, Kuna 6. 12, Timberline 5. 13, Post Falls 4. 14, Meridian 3. 15 (tie), Madison, Highland 2. 17, Lake City 1.

Winners, locals in top 8

3,200 — 1, Landon Heemeyer, Rocky Mountain, 9:02.01. 2, Max Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d’Alene, 9:06.85. 4, Zack Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d’Alene, 9:14.74. 6, Wyatt Carr, Coeur d’Alene, 9:19.78.

4x800 relay — 1, Boise (Jack Sheesley, Jacob Fornander, Jens Knutsen, Noe Kemper), 7:52.05. 2, Coeur d’Alene (Max Cervi-Skinner, Jacob King, Zack Cervi-Skinner, Lachlan May), 7:54.90. 8, Lake City (Logan Anderson, Demetrios Kalomiros, Nolan Jarvis, Matthew Asher), 8:30.13.

Discus — 1, Kai Twaddle-Dunham, Centennial, 185-0. 

High jump — 1, Jordan McDonald, Boise, 6-8. 4, Alex Shields, Post Falls, 6-0. 

Triple jump — 1, Matt Irwin, Owyhee, 46-5 ¾. 

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Boise 22.5. 2, Mountain View 22. 3, Timberline 21. 4, Rocky Mountain 17.5. 5, Madison 16. 6, Rigby 15. 7, Highland 14. 8, Middleton 11.5. 9, Owyhee 11. 10, Coeur d’Alene 10. 11, Capital 9.5. 12, Lewiston 8. 13, Meridian 6. 14, Thunder Ridge 4. 15, Kuna 3. 16, Eagle 2. 17 (tie), Centennial, Post Falls 1.

Winners, locals in top 8

3,200 — 1, Rilyn Stevens, Mountain View, 10:25.51. 

4x800 relay — 1, Rocky Mountain (Emme Hamm, Hallie Heemeyer, Belle Draney, Brighton Haywood), 9:06.62. 8, Post Falls (Millie Cosper, Lindsey Davis, Brooklynn Brennan, Kaylynn Misner), 10:10.02.

Discus — 1, Ellayna Davis, Rigby, 134-11. 4, Kelsey Carroll, Coeur d’Alene, 127-0. 

High jump — 1, Brylee Smith, Madison, 5-6. 

Triple jump — 1, Gracee Anderson, HIghland, 36-11 ¾. 4, Evey McGraw, Coeur d’Alene, 36-1. 

4A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Bishop Kelly 46. 2, Idaho Falls 24. 3, Sandpoint 21. 4 (tie), Skyline, Ridgevue, Minico 11. 7 (tie), Columbia, Pocatello 10. 9 (tie), Twin Falls, Vallivue 8. 11, Shelley 7. 12 (tie), Emmett, Wood River 5. 14 (tie), Skyview, Lakeland, Jerome 4. 17, Caldwell 3. 18 (tie), Burley, Blackfoot 1.

Winners, locals in top 8

3,200 — 1, Luke Athay, Idaho Falls, 9:20.85. 4, Paul Kent, Sandpoint, 9:41.86. 

Shot put — 1, Rakeem Johnson, Bishop Kelly, 59-7 ¼. 5, Brayden Carrel, Lakeland, 47-8 ½. 

Pole vault — 1, Klein Fragoso, Sandpoint, 14-6. 

Long jump — 1, Cam Davis, Bishop Kelly, 23-5 ¾. 

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Preston 25. 2, Twin Falls 24. 3, Skyview 23. 4, Sandpoint 21. 5, Skyline 20. 6 (tie), Burley, Emmett 10. 8, Moscow 9. 9, Blackfoot 8. 10, Ridgevue 7. 11, Lakeland 6. 12 (tie), Century, Pocatello, Minico, Bishop Kelly 5. 16, Canyon Ridge 4. 17, Bonneville 3. 18 (tie), Shelley, Jerome 2. 20, Idaho Falls 1.

Winners, locals in top 8

3,200 — 1, Nelah Roberts, Skyline, 10:20.36. 

Sprint medley — 1, Preston (Hayven Holyoak, Tayla Wakley, Anna May, Elly Jeppsen), 1:49.26. 

Shot put — 1, Ivy Smith, Sandpoint, 44-7. 

Long jump — Addi Richards, Emmett, 11-4. 2, Devin McDaniel, Sandpoint, 10-6. 3, Alana Hinkle, 10-0. 6, Izzy Davidson, Sandpoint, 9-6. 

Long jump — 1, Karlie Blair, Burley, 17-10 ¼. 

3A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES (Through seven events) — 1, Sugar-Salem 48. 2, McCall-Donnelly 47. 3, Kimberly 33.5. 4, Snake River 27. 5, Parma 26. 6, Teton 24.5. 7, Filer 15. 8, South Fremont 10. 9 (tie), Fruitland, Buhl 7. 11 (tie), Weiser, Timberlake, Cd’A Charter 6. 14 (tie), Bonners Ferry, Payette 5.

Winners, locals in top 8

3,200 — 1, George Spiers, McCall-Donnelly, 9:21.89. 

Sprint medley —1, McCall-Donnelly (Caleb Beaman, Van Vinson, Matthew Daniels, George Speirs), 3:36.08. 3, Cd’A Charter (Micheal Bell III, Bridger Ricks, Nolan Oyler, Nathan Russell), 3:43.26. 4, Timberlake (Lyal Winschell, Jacob Yetter, Jonathan Barnhart, Jacob Barnhart), 3:43.93.

Shot put — 1, Chase Klahr, Parma, 53-8 ¼. 

Discus — 1, Chase Klahr, Parma, 162-11. 

High jump — 1, Noah Tanner, South Fremont, 6-6. 6, Eli Newell, Bonners Ferry, 5-10. 

Pole vault — 1, Van Vinson, McCall-Donnelly, 15-3. 8, Jacob Yetter, Timberlake, 12-0. 

Triple jump — 1, Hagan Morris, Sugar-Salem, 46-4. 7, Sam Genys, Bonners Ferry, 42-4. 

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES (Through seven events) — 1, South Fremont 32. 2 (tie), Bonners Ferry, Marsh Valley, Weiser 21. 5, Sugar-Salem 19.5. 6, Payette 19. 7, Snake River 18. 8, McCall-Donnelly 16. 9, Fruitland 15. 10 (tie), Filer, Gooding 14. 12 (tie), Kimberly, Cd’A Charter 11. 14, American Falls 10. 15, Teton 8.5. 16, Timberlake 8. 17, Homedale 7. 18, Buhl 4. 19, Parma 3.

Winners, locals in top 8

3,200 — 1, Sage Lyon, South Fremont, 11:37.64. 2, Vanessa McLachlan, Timberlake, 11:56.51. 6, Helen Oyler, Cd’A Charter, 12:21.47. 

Sprint medley — 1, Weiser (Madilyn Wilkins, Bethany Walker, Abi Wilkins, Kailee Lerew), 1:51.54. 2, Cd’A Charter (Alexa Sheppard, Reagan Meine, Sofia Peppin, Annabelle Carr), 1:52.55. 8, Bonners Ferry (Makenna Baisden, Asha Abubakari, Taren Bateman, Ireland Grady), 1:59.44.

Shot put — 1, Jordyn Kearn, American Falls, 43-6. 2, Asha Abubakari, Bonners Ferry, 42-8 ¼. 3, Helene Rae, Bonners Ferry, 41-10 ¼. 4, Hallie Hartman, Bonners Ferry, 40-7. 

High jump — 1, Lydia Townsend, Marsh Valley, 5-4. 

Pole vault — 1, Lydia Townsend, Marsh Valley, 11-6. 8, Brenly Hymus, Bonners Ferry, 9-0. 

Long jump — 1, Lydia Lindsey, Fruitland, 18-9. 

Triple jump — 1, Brianne Bailey, South Fremont, 36-11. 

2A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES (Through seven events) — 1, Aberdeen 36. 2, Cole Valley Christian 29. 3, Malad 27.5. 4, North Fremont 27. 5, St. Maries 23. 6, Grangeville 21. 7, Nampa Christian 20.5. 8, Melba 13. 9 (tie), Firth, West Side 12. 11 (tie), North Star Charter, Marsing 11. 13, West Jefferson 9. 14 (tie), Priest River, Soda Springs 6. 16, Bear Lake 4. 17 (tie), Wendell, Kellogg 2. 19, Community School 1.

Winners, locals in top 8

3,200 — 1, Corbin Johnston, North Fremont, 9:28.35. 7, Brayden Lamanna, Priest River, 10:17.62. 

Sprint medley — 1, North Fremont (Andrew Martin, Brady Allen, Owen Reid, Corbin Johnston), 3:35.18. 7, Kellogg (Coleman Blalack, Ayden Garry, Jackson Stepro, Ryken White), 3:47.98.

Shot put — 1, Daniel Sandoval, Aberdeen, 52-10 ½. 8, Scott Sotin, St. Maries, 45-3. 

Discus — 1, Alexzander Lambson, St. Maries, 158-10. 7, Niki Porinchok, 129-10. 

Pole vault — 1, Canon Foster, Aberdeen, 13-0. 7, Ben Martin, St. Maries, 12-0.

Long jump — 1, Chris Olson, Cole Valley Christian, 21-9. 4, Julien Ceja-Grimaldo, St. Maries, 21-0. 7, Carter Korff, Priest River, 20-3 ½. 

Triple jump — 1, Braylen Tripp, Malad, 45-3 ½. 4, Julien Ceja-Grimaldo, St. Maries, 41-8 ¼. 

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES (Through seven events) — 1, Soda Springs 29. 2, Melba 28. 3, Firth 27.5. 4, Declo 21. 5 (tie), Malad, Orofino 19. 7, Nampa Christian 16.5. 8 (tie), North Star Charter, West Side 15. 10, Ririe 14.5. 11 (tie), Cole Valley Christian, St. Maries 14. 13, Aberdeen 10. 14, Salmon 6.5. 15 (tie), Marsing, Kellogg 6. 17 (tie), Grangeville, West Jefferson 5. 19 (tie), Sun Valley Community School, North Fremont 1.

Winners, locals in top 8

3,200 — 1, Lucy Boone, Ririe, 11:51.78. 

Sprint medley — 1, Melba (Ella Stosich, Emma Dillbeck, Hayden Higgins, Brooklynn Dayley), 1:53.14. 8, St. Maries (Cassia Enson, Kierra Jessen, Gloria Rogers, Raevyn Yearout), 2:09.80.

Discus — 1, Lindi Kessinger, Orofino, 136-8. 2, Jacklin Linnemeyer, St. Maries, 116-0. 7, Meijah Yearout, St. Maries, 108-0. 

High jump — 1, Reagan Bingham, West Side, 5-2. 3, Trieste Marek, Kellogg, 5-0. 6, Jamie Mueller, St. Maries, 4-10. 

Pole vault — 1, Macie Kern, Cole Valley Christian, 10-6. 

Long jump — 1, Mara Rodgers, Declo, 17-3. 

Triple jump — 1, Oaklie Hebdon, Malad, 37-4 ¼. 

1A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES (Through seven events) — 1, Rockland 25. 2, Tri-Valley 21. 3, Victory Charter 20. 4, Valley 18. 5, Butte County 17. 6 (tie), Notus, Hansen 16. 8 (tie), Idaho City, Kamiah 11. 10 (tie), Highland, Logos, Raft River, Horseshoe Bend 10. 14 (tie), Troy, Oakley, Challis 8. 17 (tie), Hagerman, Liberty Charter 7. 19 (tie), Rimrock, Lapwai 6. 21, Prairie 5. 22 (tie), Wallace, Genesee, Mackay, Grace, Kendrick 4. 27, Cascade 2. 28, Murtaugh 1. 

Winners, locals in top 8

3,200 — 1, Luke Stockett, Victory Charter, 9:27.15. 

Sprint medley — 1, Rockland (Abe Held, Teague Matthews, Eli Hendrickson, Ezra Hubbard), 3:35.54. 

Shot put — 1, Easton St. Germain, Notus, 57-6 ¼. 

Discus — 1, Ruari Mulrey, Idaho City, 158-11. 

High jump — 1, Noah Watson, Highland, 6-0. 5, Julian Davis, Wallace, 5-10. 

Long jump — 1, Claytin Harper, Tri-Valley, 21-8. 

Triple jump — 1, Kaelun Jones, Horseshoe Bend, 44-1. 

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES (Through seven events) — 1, Oakley 32. 2, Murtaugh 29. 3, Logos 27. 4 (tie), Valley, Prairie 24. 6, Raft River 22. 7, Liberty Charter 19. 8, Challis 18. 9, Potlatch 14. 10, Butte County 12. 11, Council 11. 12 (tie), Rockland, Victory Charter 6. 14 (tie), Rimrock, Glenns Ferry 5. 16, Carey 4. 17 (tie), Leadore, Troy, Genesee 3. 20 (tie), Hagerman, Grace 2. 22 (tie), Castleford, Kootenai 1.

Winners, locals in top 8

3,200 — 1, Sara Casebolt, Logos, 11:28.77. 

Sprint medley — 1, Prairie (Alli Geis, Aubree Rehder, Kennedy Riener, Sydney Shears), 1:54.99. 

Shot put — 1, Kathryn Burnette, Potlatch, 42-8 ½. 

Discus — 1, Sage Elven, Prairie, 142-11. 

High jump — 1, Lily Stebbins, Challis, 5-8. 

Pole vault — 1, Lexi Huettig, Valley, 11-0. 8, Tyla Dittman, Kootenai, 8-6. 

Long jump — 1, Lexi Huettig, Valley, 17-9.