Sarah Stavig, 17, of Bothell High School finished sixth overall in the 60-meter dash at the Simplot games held Feb. 19-21 at Idaho State University. Simplot games is one of the top indoor high school track meets in the country attracting much of the top talent in the country. It hosts over 2,000 athletes from 20 different states, Canada and Australia.

Stavig competed against a total field of 102 athletes during the finals with a time of 7.60 seconds. Her time is 13th best in the country for high school seniors. Three weeks ago she placed second at the New Balance Boise indoor meet with a time of 7.68 seconds.

Stavig will be competing in New York City at the Armory on March 13-15 at the New Balance National indoor championships. This meet will include the top runners in the country.

Stavig runs the 100-meters, 200-meters and 400-meter relay for the Bothell High School track team and was runner up state champion last year in the 100-meters.