Ian Waltz prepares to throw during the men's discuss throw final at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Ore., July 6, 2008. Waltz, the former WSU and Post Falls star athlete won the event to earn a place on the U.S. Olympic team. Now, he and five others, including former NFL QB Jake Plummer of Sandpoint, has been elected to the Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame. SR story here. (AP file photo/Charlie Riedel)

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