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MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho Track and Field program is excited to announce the signing of Paige Palzinski of Hermiston High School in Hermiston, Oregon.

Paige is a talented thrower who lives in Oregon, but Hermiston High School participates in the Washing­ton State Championships. Paige qualified and placed ninth at the Washington State Track and Field Champi­onships in the shot put in 2018 during her sophomore year. She has a personal best of 40 feet 10.75 inches in the shot put and three times threw over 40 feet in her sophomore year. She was the Mid-Columbia Conference Champion in the shot put and also placed first at the District 8 Championships.

Paige also competes in the long jump, triple jump, javelin, and discus. Paige has a personal best of 34 feet 8.75 inches in the triple jump, 107 feet 8 inches in the discus, and 104 feet and 1 inch in the javelin. She looks forward to competing in her senior year after missing her junior year due to covid-19.

She is also very passionate about equestrian. She twice has won the first-place medallion at the Oregon Equestrian State Championships in dressage and jump­ing.

"We are excited to add Paige to the Vandal family. She is a very dynamic thrower and with her athleticism she has a lot of room to grow. She is also very talented in the classroom and fits in great with the team," said Tim Cawley, Director of Track and Field/Cross Country.