Two North Dakota High School students to compete at U.S. National Paralympic Track and Field Team Trials
By Tom Mix
NDHSAA Media Specialist
WEST FARGO – Two North Dakota High School students will be showcasing their paralympic track and field talents this week on the highest stage of competition in the country.
Isabelle Hogness – a senior at West Fargo Horace High School – and Sam Winter – a recent high school graduate who competed in track and field for Des-Lacs Burlington/Berthold will be competing in the U.S. National Paralympic Track and Field Team Trials set to be held July 18-20, 2024 in Miramar, FL.
Hogness and Winter were among the 40 high school athletes named to the 2023 U.S. Paralympics Track & Field High School All- American List, recognizing the top paralympic eligible athletes based on their top performances in 2023.
Hogness has spina bifida and is a wheeled racer. Hogness is classified as a T54, which means she is a wheelchair racer. She will compete in the 100 meter, 400 and 800 events at the U.S. National Paralympic Track and Field Team Trials.
In the 2024 season, Hogness competed at the US Para Track and Field National Championships at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, CA on March 24. Hogness also competed at the Great Lakes Games in Lake Forest, IL on June 15.
Hogness personal best times are 19.78 in the 100, 1:07.78 in the 400 and 2:30.90 in the 800.
Winter had a stroke at birth, has cerebral palsy and is an ambulatory athlete.
Winter is classified as a T36, which is an ambulatory athlete with cerebral palsy that affects his balance. Winter qualified for Team Trials under the Trials Entry Standard. Winter will be competing in the 100, 400, long jump and shot put at the U.S. National Paralympic Track and Field Team Trials. Winter personal best times are 13.23 in the 100, 59.50 in the 400. In field events Winter has a 4.95 mark in long jump and has an 8.56 mark in the shot put.
The Paralympic Games will be in action from August 28 to September 8 in Paris.
ADDITIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE OF ISABELLE HOGNESS & SAM WINTER:
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