Prep track and field - May 8
Russ Pilcher/Western Montana Top 10
At Missoula, several Lake County athletes placed, highlighted on the boys’ end by Jacob Clairmont’s second in the long jump for Polson. Polson senior Tel Motichka finished eighth in the 800, and Lucas Gerhardt found the podium in both the shot put and the javelin for Ronan’s boys.
Lydia Bowman finished fifth in the 200 for Polson, and Arlee’s Jessica Knoll placed sixth in the 400-meter dash.
Tuesday, April 29
GIRLS
200 — 1, Callie Kanthack, Hel, 26.00; 2, Erika McLeod, Butte, 26.26; 3, Hannah Porch, BS, 26.45; 4, Ana Jarrett, BS, 27.15; 5, Lydia Bowman, Pol, 27.35; 6, Keeley Ehmann, Darby, 27.51.
400 — 1, Syd Steele, Sent, 60.26; 2, Paige Holmes, S-S, 60.95; 3, Keeley Ehmann, Darby, 61.04; 4, Emily Cheroske, Bfk, 61.14; 5, Rylee Fred, BS, 62.53; 6, Jessica Knoll, Arlee, 63.30.
1,600 relay — 1, Corvallis 4:11.46; 2, Bigfork 4:12.02; 3, Whitefish 4:12.98; 4, Dillon 4:13.41; 5, Polson 4:14.26; 6, Big Sky 4:16.96.
BOYS
800 — 1, Karill Apedaile, Ham, 1:56.04; 2, Jeremiah Coon, Hel, 1:56.19; 2, Jake Purlee, Cor, 1:59.15; 4, Danny McLain, Cap 1:59.67; 5, Ty Rather, BS, 2:00.98; 6, Tel Motichka, Pol, 2:02.31.
Javelin — 1, Luke May, Wf, 190-1; 2, Tyler Olson, Cor, 189-8; 3, Luke Entzel, BS, 175-10; 4, Lucas Gerhardt, Ronan, 175-5; 5, Tyler Morsan, CF, 169-6; 6, Josh Deshner, Sent, 169-3.
Shot put — 1, Zayne Babbitt, Hel, 51-5.5; 2, Kyle Douglass, Sent, 51-3.5; 3, Ben Gorham, Pla, 49-7; 4, Lucas Gerhardt, Ronan, 48-2; 5, Derek Wham, Ennis, 47-6; 6, Jammer Halverson, Hel, 47-5.
Long jump — 1, Alex Morren, BS, 21-1; 2, Jacob Clairmont, Pol, 20-10.5; 3, Kyle Nickol, Cap, 20-9.5; 4, Sean Foley, Wf, 20-7; 5, Cole Harper, Butte Central, 20-7; 6, Peter Granger, Butte, 20-2.
A.R.M. Invitational
At Whitefish, Ronan senior Lucas Gerhardt took first in the shot put, narrowly missing his top throw of the year. Jared Rubel placed fourth in the pole vault for Polson, and Joe Mullen hit the podium in the javelin.
On the girls side, Polson’s Claudia Hewston finished a close second in the 800. Teammates Kidron Lee and Gracie Carlyle placed third and sixth in the javelin, respectively. Madisen Wheeler also placed, finishing sixth in the 300 hurdles for Polson, Mariah Corrigan took third in the javelin, and both of the Pirates’ girls relays placed.
Results only included for events in which local athletes placed.
Saturday, May 3
Girls
Glacier 143, Whitefish 93, Plains 76, Columbia Falls 64 1/3, Flathead 48, Polson 31 1/3, Bigfork 19, Havre 16, Loyola 15, Cut Bank 9, Eureka 7, Frenchtown 33 1/3, Libby 1.
Events
800 — 1, Bailey Smith, Gla, 2:27.33. 2, Claudia Hewston, Pol, 2:27.63. 3, Mercede Erickson, Gla, 2:29.85. 4, Peyton Filius, Hav, 2:31.72. 5, Maggie Mitzel, LSH, 2:35.87. 6, Demi Horton, Pla, 2:37.94.
300 hurdles — 1, Rhiannon Sturgess, Flat, 46.86. 2, Phoebe Guercio, Wf, 48.04. 3, Hailee Bennett, Gla, 48.56. 4, Brynn McChesney, Gla, 50.93. 5, Carla Nicosia, CF, 51.54. 6, Madisen Wheeler, Pol, 51.64.
400 relay — 1, Whitefish (Phoebe Guercio, Allie Schulz, Grace Kurtz, Marlow Schulz), 51.27. 2, Glacier, 51.70. 3, Polson, 52.72. 4, CFalls, 52.79. 5, Plains, 54.00. 6, Bigfork, 54.07.
1,600 relay — 1, Whitefish (Phoebe Guercio, Sarah Latcham, Grace Kurtz, Marlow Schulz), 4:12.32. 2, Glacier, 4:16.05. 3, CFalls, 4:24.90. 4, Polson, 4:25.66. 5, Plains, 4:28.70. 6, Cut Bank, 4:54.66.
High jump — 1, Marissa Hiza, Bfk, 4-10. 2, Emma Andrews, Flat, 4-8. 3, Kidron Lee, Pol, 4-8. 4, Zoee Boschee, Gla, 4-8. 5, Tia Kohs, Flat, 4-8. 6, Gracie Carlyle, Pol, 4-6. 6, Carla Nicosia, CF, 4-6. 6, Kaia Roberge, Ftn, 4-06.
Javelin — 1, Keyawna Larson, Gla, 126-0. 2, Carley VonHeeder, Pla, 122-1. 3, Mariah Corrigan, Pol, 113-9. 4, Kelsey Weed, Flat, 99-11. 5, Kimberly Earhart, Pla, 98-7. 6, Lacey Hochhalter, Ftn, 97-11.
Boys
Glacier 150, Whitefish 92, Flathead 76, Missoula Loyola 36, Troy 34, Columbia Falls 26, Frenchtown 15, Hot Springs 12, Bigfork 12, Ronan 10, Plains 10, Eureka 8, Polson 7, Havre 5, Browning 2, Cut Bank 1.
Events
1,600 relay — 1, Whitefish (Walter Holliday, Alex Wilson, Luke Cardon, Jed Nagler), 3:37.19. 2, Columbia Falls, 3:37.60. 3, Flathead, 3:39.23. 4, Glacier, 3:41.80. 5, Polson, 3:42.30. 6, Hot Springs, 3:44.48.
Pole vault — 1, Lonnie Sherman, Gla, 14-0. 2, EJ Havens, Wf, 13-0. 3, Sean Foley, Wf, 12-6. 4, Jared Rubel, Pol, 11-6. 4, Tristan Lihme, Eur, 11-6. 6, Thomas Gruber, Hav, 11-6.
Shot put — 1, Lucas Gerhardt, Ron, 50-6.5. 2, Gage Smith, Wf, 48-11. 3, Ben Gorham, Pla, 48-7. 4, Harrison Kauffman, Gla, 47-11. 5, Will Medeiros, LSH, 42-10.5. 6, Jacob Dilworth, Ftn, 42-8.5.
Javelin — 1, Todd Ogden, Gla, 174-2. 2, Luke May, Wf, 164-7. 3, Ty Morgan, CF, 163-8. 4, Ryen Antley, Hav, 153-3. 5, Joe Mullen, Pol, 152-6. 6, Gabe Hickman, Troy, 151-2.