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Simplot Games
Simplot Games is an indoor track and field meet in the western United States, one of the nation's premier high school events. Held annually in February at ICCU Dome on the campus of Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho, it is sponsored by the J.R. Simplot Company. More than 2,000 athletes from over twenty states, Australia, and Canada travel to the Simplot Games, held on the weekend of the third Saturday in February. First held in 1979, the indoor stadium's unique 200-meter banked-board track is one of the fastest in North America. Records have been broken regularly since the track debuted in the early 1970s . At the Simplot Games, high school athletes get the chance to mingle with guest Olympic legends such as chair Dick Fosbury (until his death in 2023). The meet also offers recognition for all participants with the Parade of Athletes, an Olympic-style event. The Games are unique among national events as an open meet, which means athletes do not need a certain qualifying time, height, or distance; all high school age athletes are welcome, and admission is free.
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Simplot Games is an indoor track and field meet in the western United States, one of the nation's premier high school events. Held annually in February at ICCU Dome on the campus of Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho, it is sponsored by the J.R. Simplot Company. More than 2,000 athletes from over twenty states, Australia, and Canada travel to the Simplot Games, held on the weekend of the third Saturday in February. First held in 1979, the indoor stadium's unique 200-meter banked-board track is one of the fastest in North America. Records have been broken regularly since the track debuted in the early 1970s . At the Simplot Games, high school athletes get the chance to mingle with guest Olympic legends such as chair Dick Fosbury (until his death in 2023). The meet also offers recognition for all participants with the Parade of Athletes, an Olympic-style event. The Games are unique among national events as an open meet, which means athletes do not need a certain qualifying time, height, or distance; all high school age athletes are welcome, and admission is free.
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