These are the top performances from the 5A District Three track and field meet

Ciara Brown’s legs must have felt like lead pipes, but the Rocky Mountain High senior barely appeared out of breath.

Brown won the girls 400 meters in personal-best 58.23 seconds and then claimed a victory in the 200 in 25.39 at the 5A District Three track and field championships Friday at Kuna High. She also added a runner-up finish in the 100 (12.28).

Brown, a Boise State commit, appeared to come out of nowhere to win the events after finally finding her stride this season.

“It was unexpected, for sure,” Brown said. “My prelims, I was keeping it light, but I still got third or fourth in each. I wasn’t expecting to win, but I wanted to PR and push myself, so it felt really good to walk away with these medals. Now I feel more confident for state.”

Brown said she had to overcome several nagging injuries to get to where she is this season. She credits strength training and “repeat 200s” with helping her regain her form.

“She trains like a champ,” Rocky Mountain coach Brad Abbott said of Brown. “I think she’s probably the smartest athlete I’ve ever been able to train. She just listens really well and she listens to her body really well and was able to adapt to the different workouts that we had her do.”

Brown was just one of hundreds of athletes to compete over the two-day meet. Here are some of the top performances, based on state-leading marks and multiple event wins:

▪ 5A District Three boys relay teams put on a show with four new state-leading performances. Thomas Clark, Kolton Osborn, Jacob Carney and Jacob Webster ran the fastest 4x100 in the state this season, clocking a 42.51. Kuna’s Luke Selto, Myles Johnson-Nicholson, Micah Teague and Jay Monroe won the 4x200 in 1:27.40, putting them within striking distance of the overall state meet record of 1:26.97. Boise’s Joe Kreizenbeck, Cooper Smith, Kaden Helder and Noe Kemper closed out the meet with a state-best 3:22.80 in the 4x400. On Thursday, Rocky Mountain’s Sam Jensen, Cole Reed, Landon Heemeyer and Tyler Sainsbury ran a state-leading 7:54.06 in the 4x800.

▪ Centennial teammates Osborn and Webster each added individual wins to their gold in the 4x100, with Osborn (10.71) edging Webster (10.72) in the boys 100, while the two traded places in the 200, with Webster winning in 21.73 and Osborn taking second in 22.18.

▪ Rocky Mountain’s Sainsbury collected first in the boys 800 to go with his victory in the 4x800. The senior took it easy in his signature race — the 1,600, where he is the defending state champ — to save some energy for the 800. Next week at state, they’ll be no holding back, he said.

▪ Boise’s Kemper went home with two first-place medals, holding off the field in the boys 1,600 with his time of 4:17.87 and running the final leg of the Brave’s winning 4x400.

▪ Rocky Mountain senior Crew Kelson swept the boys 110 (14.82) and 300 hurdles (39.45).

▪ Centennial junior Kai Twaddle-Dunham flexed his muscle with a clean sweep of the boys shot put (52 feet, 6.5 inches) and discus (175-9). His winning mark in the discus was a personal best and more than 12 feet ahead of his nearest competitor.

▪ On Thursday, Boise’s Lydia Nance, Audrey Orme, Alex Terry and Allie Bruce combined for a state-leading 9:22.41 to win the girls 4x800 relay. It was one of three gold-medal performances for Bruce, who also won the 3,200 (11:01.77) and 1,600 (5:00.76) and came in second to Nance (2:16.77) in the 800. Nance joined Bruce with three golds, running a leg on Boise’s winning 4x400 (3:59.55) alongside teammates Sammy Smith, Lily Vertrees and Sophia Clark.

▪ Borah senior Maddie Romberg showcased her strength with victories in the girls shot put (35-5.5) and discus (131-4). Her toss in the discus was a personal best and nearly 10 feet further than second place.

▪ Timberline senior Lauren McCall, the defending state champion in the 300 hurdles, won the event in 45.06 and ran a leg on the Wolves’ winning 4x200 relay team (1:43.20).

4A DISTRICT TRACK MEET

Bishop Kelly ran away with its eighth straight boys team championship at the 4A District Three meet Friday on its home track, racking up 268 points, 157 more than Ridgevue in second place.

The Knights finished first in eight of the 14 individual events. Rakeem Johnson led the way, sweeping the throwing events and unleashing the state’s best discus throw across all classifications at 177 feet, 2 inches.

Kevin Corrigan added gold medals in the 800 (1:56.16) and 1,600 meters (4:16.78). Cam Davis was another two-time champ with victories in the high jump (6-6) and long jump (23-0.25). And Austin Clough (3,200, 9:30.28) and Patrick Monahan (triple jump, 46-9) both added individual titles.

Skyview took the girls team trophy with 179 points, 34 points ahead of Bishop Kelly. Freshman Christine Huckins led the Hawks with first-place finishes in the 100 (12.23) and 200 (25.29), and she led Skyview’s 4x100 (48.88) and medley relay (1:52.92) teams to wins.

Skyview had four more individual champs, including Abigail Krzemien in the 800 (2:26.44), Camilla Freeman in the 3,200 (12:21.59), Brielle Bowman in the 300 hurdles (49.21) and Sydney Nay in the shot put (34-8).