Laken Skidmore - Student Athlete of the Week 5-28-08

YouNews™

Story Published: May 28, 2008 at 9:34 PM MST

Story Updated: Nov 20, 2008 at 8:51 PM MST

By Ted Dawson

Video

THE IDAHO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION THOUGHT SO HIGHLY OF WEST JEFFERSON SENIOR LAKEN SKIDMORE THAT THEY HAD HE CARRYING THE AMERICAN FLAG TO START OFF THE PARADE OF ATHLETES AT THE STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEET IN BOISE...... TURNED OUT TO BE A GOOD CHOICE..... ON THE FIRST DAY, LAKEN WON A GOLD MEDAL IN THE 32 HUNDRED METERS..... THE SECOND DAY, SHE WON GOLD AGAIN IN THE 800 METERS...... IN THE 16 HUNDRED METERS, OR METRIC MILE, LAKEN TOTALLY DOMINATED THE FIELD TO WIN HER THIRD GOLD MEDAL OF THE MEET...... AND SHE'S NOT THROUGH YET.... RUNNING THE ANCHOR LEG OF THE FOUR BY 400 METER RELAY, LAKEN HAS A LEAD WHEN SHE GETS THE BATON, AND WHEN LAKEN SKIDMORE GETS A LEAD, THERE IS NO CATCHING HER...... HER FOURTH GOLD MEDAL AGAINST THE BEST ATHLETES IN IDAHO........

LAKEN'S FOUR GOLD MEDALS THIS YEAR, GIVE HER FIVE GOLDS IN HER HIGH SCHOOL CAREER, AND A TOTAL OF 13 MEDALS IN STATE COMPETITION.......

LAKEN SKIDMORE WHO ALSO IS A STAR VOLLEYBALL, AND BASKETBALL PLAYER FOR WEST JEFFERSON DOES ALL THIS WHILE MAINTAINING A 3.85 GRADE POINT AVERAGE.......

NOW, IT'S OFF TO WEBER STATE, WHERE LAKEN HAS A FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP TO TRY TO ACCOMPLISH HER GOALS......

ONE OF THE FINEST ATHLETES IN THE STATE, LAKEN SKIDMORE IS A CLEAR CHOICE AS OUR KIDK STUDENT ATHLETE OF THE WEEK.........

Current Weather

Current Temp 16 °F

A Few Clouds

Video

More Weather

Current Weather

More Weather

YouNews

This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.