POCATELLO — Destiny Harris finished her Pocatello track and field career on a high note.

The senior picked up a pair of state medals at the 4A state championships last weekend, solidifying her spot as one of the best field athletes in the state. Harris added another accolade Tuesday.

Harris signed her National Letter of Intent in Pocatello High’s library to continue her field career at Central Arizona College.

The senior picked up a gold medal in the discus at state track, securing a personal-best mark of 145 feet, 1 inch. Harris’ throw marked the first time in her career she surpassed 130 feet in the event.

The throw lifted Harris to her first prep gold in the event. Her state throw was nearly 17 feet longer than the rest of the field.

“It was awesome to watch her,” Pocatello coach Rick Call said. “She was just smiling. To watch her face as she did it, she knew. It’s fun to watch them progress.”

Harris added a second-place state mark in the shot put after tallying a mark of 37 feet, 7.5 inches.

Harris won state gold in the event last season to nab her first-ever first-place finish at state.

“A little part of me maybe thought it was a fluke or it was the competition,” Harris said of winning last season. “Now, I know I am capable of great things.”

Harris will continue to participate in the shot put and discus and Central Arizona College. She will also try the hammer throw and javelin for the community college in Coolidge, Arizona.

The Poky senior said she selected the school because she wants to be close to her mother, who lives in Arizona. Harris also deals with arthritis, so spending time in Arizona’s climate is positive for her. Harris said she “wanted something new.”

“That is the best for me,” Harris said. “Being somewhere new is going to be a good opportunity for me.”

Harris also played volleyball and basketball at Poky. Her basketball career was highlighted by her strong junior season, when she averaged 10.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. Harris’ arthritis also played a role in her deciding to pursue a future in track and field as running takes a toll on her body.

Instead of a career on the hardwood or around the net, Harris is joining a Central Arizona College women’s track and field squad that won an Arizona Community College Athletic Conference crown this season.

“She was good at basketball, which is a team thing,” Call said. “In track, you can walk out there as yourself and be who you are. She could toss the shot or discuss and walk off and tell someone, ‘beat me.’”