Local athletes compete well at divisional track meets
Under rainy skies, athletes from all the local schools competed for their chance at attending their respective state tournaments.
In Class C the top five divisional finishers qualified for the state meet, along with those who had met the qualifying standards before the meet.
The Charlo boys team finished in third place – the highest out of any local Class C team. Michael Delaney led the team in points, winning the 100, taking second in the 300 hurdles, and taking third in the 200. He also ran the last leg of the winning 1600-meter relay. Dugan Runkel added a second place finish in the shot put and a third place finish in the discus. Landers Smith took second in the pole vault, followed by Bridger Smith in third. Smith also qualified in the javelin. Freshman Wills DeGrandpre took fifth in the two mile and just missed qualifying in the one mile with a sixth place finish.
The Arlee boys took sixth overall. Senior Isaac Desjarlais, who will run college track in Arizona this fall, took second in the 400 and second in the 800, along with running in the fourth place short relay and the fifth place long relay. Aaron Perry took third in the high jump and Brian Baker took fifth in the triple.
The Arlee girls finished fifth in a loaded Western C division. The Scarlets got points from Carly Hergett, who took second in both the long jump and 100 hurdles, along with third in the triple jump. She also ran on the second place 400 relay team. Ashley Revis took third in the 100 and fifth in the 200. She also ran on the short relay team that qualified. Natalie Yocum added a fourth place finish in the 800 and fifth place finishers in both the one and two mile races.
The Charlo girls finished with 13 points. Both the 400 relay and the 1600 relay teams qualified for the state meet, although the long relay did not place at the divisional meet. Brooklyn Foust took another huge amount of time off of her two mile team to finish third, but just missed qualifying in the one mile. She will also run on the 1600 relay team. Cheyenne Nagy qualified in the 300 hurdles and will run on both relays.
WESTERN C DIVISIONAL
Final team scores: 1, Ennis 96; 2, Manhattan Christian 79; 3, Charlo 67; 4, Drummond 51; 5, Twin Bridges 40; 6, Arlee, 32.33; 7, Darby 32; 8, White Sulphur Springs 26; 8, Noxon 26; 10, Hot Springs 24; 11, Seeley-Swan 13; 12, Victor 12; 13, Philipsburg, 11; 14, St. Regis 10; 15, Sheridan 5; 16, Superior 2; 17, Willow Creek 0.33; 17, Gardiner 0.33.
Friday
BOYS
400 – 1, Bill Yeager, TB, 50.25; 2, Isaac Desjarlais, Arlee, 50.70
1600 – 1, Evan Duggan, Darby, 4:39.78; 6, Wills DeGrandpre, Char, 4:55.86.
400 relay – 1, Ennis 43.32 (old record: Ennis 43.94, 2015); 4, Arlee 46.02
Discus – 1, Ty Morgan, Ennis, 157-01; 3, Dugan Runkel, Char, 141-06
Javelin – 1, Cade Estes, Drum, 165-00; 5, Bridger Smith, Char, 144-01
High jump – 1, Kevin Blanksma, MC, 6-01; 3, Aaron Perry, Arlee, J6-00; 6, Brian Baker, Arlee, 5-06
Pole vault – 1, Lincoln Young, MC, 13-06; 2, Landers Smith, Char, 12-00; 3, Bridger Smith, Char, J12-00
Triple jump – 1, Mark Estes, Drum, 44-11.75 (old record: Jed Fike, Harr, 43-11, 2014); 5, Brian Baker, Arlee, 41-04.75
Saturday
100 -- 1, Michael Delaney, Char, 11.24; 6, Isaac Desjarlais, Arlee, 11.63.
200 -- 1, Cleet Wrzesinski, Ennis, 22.32; 3, Michael Delaney, Char, 22.87
800 -- 1, Bradey Wilson, Nox, 2:00.99; 2, Isaac Desjarlais, Arlee, 2:03.38
3,200 -- 1, Evan Duggan, Darby, 10:21.49; 5, Wills DeGrandpre, Char, 11:01.05
100 hurdles -- 1, Cleet Wrzesinski, Ennis, 15.10
300 hurdles -- 1, Cleet Wrzesinski, Ennis, 40.08; 2, Michael Delaney, Char, 41.40; 6, Harold Yocum, Arlee, 43.32.
1600 relay -- 1, Charlo 3:35.96; 5, Arlee 3:42.17
Long jump -- 1, Mark Estes, Drum, 21-08
Shot put -- 1, Ty Morgan, Ennis, 47-06.25; 2, Dugan Runkel, Char, 46-04.25
GIRLS
Final team scores: 1, Seeley-Swan 89; 2, Ennis 70; 2, Plains 70; 4, West Yellowstone 52.5; 5, Arlee 46; 6, Manhattan Christian 44; 7, Drummond 42.5; 8 Harrison 21; 9, Twin Bridges 20; 10, Granite 13; 10 Charlo 13; 12, Superior 10; 13, Shields Valley 9; 14, St. Regis 8; 15, White Sulphur Springs 7; 16, Sheridan 6; 17, Willow Creek 5; 18, Darby 1.
Friday
Individual results
400 – 1, Alex Veltkamp, MC, 58.10 (old record: Keeley Ehmann, Darb, 58.31, 2015);
800 – 1, Alex Veltkamp, MC, 2:21.30; 4, Natalie Yocum, Arlee, 2:28.11
3200 – 1, Bailee Parker, WY, 10:48.76 (old record: Bailee Parker, WY, 11:09.48, 2015); 3, Brooklyn Foust, Charlo, 12:10.56; 5, Natalie Yocum, Arlee, 12:23.52; 6, Jaden Coston, Charlo, 12:44.93.
400 relay – 1, Ennis 51.84; 2, Arlee 52.29; 5, Charlo 52.83
Discus – 1, Leah Thompson, Plains, 143-01 (old record: Taylor McNally, Ennis, 139-07, 2008)
Javelin – 1, Kimberly Earhart, Plains, 142-00 (old record: Heather Schwartz, Lima, 141-06.50, 2003)
High jump – 1, Kailee Oliverson, TB, 5-02
Pole vault – 1, Cera Strumpfer, SS, 9-00
Triple jump – 1, Morgan Radtke, Drum, 33-08.5; 3. Carly Hergett, Arlee, 33-01.5
Saturday
100 -- 1, Claire Fickler, Drum, 13.02; 3, Ashley Revis, Arlee, 13.16
200 -- 1, Alex Bohlman, SS, 26.63; 5, Ashley Revis, Arlee, 27.42
1600 -- 1, Bailee Parker, WY, 5:09.19; 5, Natalie Yocum, Arlee, 5:41.86; 6, Brooklyn Foust, Char, 5:44.70.
100 hurdles -- 1, Wrenzi Wrzesinksi, Ennis, 15.78; 2, Carly Hergett, Arlee, 15.87
300 hurdles -- 1, Wrenzi Wrzesinski, Ennis, 45.96; 5, Cheyenne Nagy, Char, 49.00
1600 relay -- 1, Seeley-Swan 4:10.20
Long jump -- 1, Taya Defrance, Har, 16-02.50; 2, Carly Hergett, Arlee, 16-01.50
Shot put -- 1, Leah Thompson, Plains, 38-08.25; 6, Sakoya Gaustad, Char, 31-07.75.
The Ronan and Mission track teams ran right along side the Class C teams at the combined meet in Missoula Friday and Saturday. The top six finishers qualified for the state meet, along with those who had met qualifying standards.
The Ronan boys finished with 44 points. Collin McGuyer took second in the pole vault and fifth in the 100. Zeke Misa took sixth in the 400 and 300 hurdles. Jackson Duffey took second in the two mile and sixth in the one mile. Aaron Misa qualified in the 110 and 300 hurdles. Steven Flesch took fourth in the triple jump and Kasey Mock took sixth in the javelin. The long relay team also qualified.
For the Mission boys, four will move on to the state meet, all of which will run together in the 1600-meter relay.
The Ronan girls took fourth as a team. They were led four first place finishes.
Lee Camel won the triple jump and long jump. Ashley McCready won the two mile and Ally Buhr won the pole vault. McCready also took second in the mile, and fourth in the 800. Camel added a second place finish in the shot put and ran on the short relay team that qualified.
The Mission girls qualified two girls for state. Nalani Linsebigler will go in the dicus and Mariah Durglo will go in the shot put.
WESTERN B DIVISIONAL
at Missoula County Stadium
BOYS
Team scores: 1, Thompson Falls 125.5; 2, Eureka 75; 3, Bigfork 67; 4, Deer Lodge 65.5; 5, Loyola 58; 6, Ronan 44; 7, Florence 38; 8, Troy 36; 9, Libby 17; Mission 1.
Friday
400 – 1, Matt Farrier, Big, 51.94; 6, Ezekiel Misa, Ron, 53.98.
1600 – 1, Logan Morley, Big, 4:26.92; 6, Jackson Duffey, Ron, 4:52.05.
400 relay – 1, Deer Lodge 44.88; 6, St. Ignatius 46.45.
Shot put – 1, Kaelan Yanak, Eur, 47-3.5
Pole vault – 1, Jake Gascon, TF, 13-6; 2, Collin McGuyer, Ron, 11-6
Long jump – 1, Cade Benjamin, DL, 21-1
Saturday
100 -- 1, Cade Benjamin, DL, 11.41; 5, Collin McGuyer, Ronan, 11.74
200 -- 1, Sean Oplan, Troy, 22.97
800 -- 1, Marcus Zeiler, Flor, 2:03.23; 6, Nathan Dennis, Ron, 2:07.42.
3200 -- 1, Logan Morely, Big, 9:22.12 (old record: Casey Jermyn, Plains, 9:28.90, 2000); 2, Jackson Duffey, Ron, 10:30.09
100 hurdles -- 1, Josh Wulfekuhle, TF, 15.96; 6, Aaron Misa, Ron, 16.87.
300 hurdles -- 1, Josh Wulfekuhle, TF, 40.27; 5, Aaron Misa, Ron, 43.47; 6, Ezekiel Misa, Ron, 43.67.
1600 relay -- 1, Bigfork 3:32.39; 5, Ronan 3:38.43
Discus -- 1, Austin Forson, DL, 153-08.50
Javelin -- 1, Cannan Smith, Eur, 162-06; 6, Kasey Mock, Ron, 142-04.
High jump -- 1, Strother Cooper, Loy, 6-02
Triple jump -- 1, Lucas Blankers, Eur, 41-05.5; 4, Steven Flesch, Ron, 38-11.5
GIRLS
Team scores: 1, Bigfork 110; 2, Libby 90; 3, Deer Lodge 66.5; 4, Ronan 61; 5, Loyola 60; 6 Thompson Falls 58; 7, Eureka 49.5; 8, Florence 21; 9, Anaconda 8; Mission 3.
400 – 1, Haile Horred, Big, 1:01.49
800 – 1, Mckay Guckenberg, Eur, 2:29.83; 4, Ashley McCready, Ron, 2:34.97
3200 – 1, Ashley McCready, Ron, 12:19.50
400 relay – 1, Bigfork 50.90; 6, Ronan 54.28.
Pole vault – 1, Ally Buhr, Ron, 9-6
Long jump – 1, Lee Camel, Ron, 16-5;
Shot put – 1, Shannon Reny, Lib, 34-2.5; 2, Lee Camel, Ron, 33-1.5; 6, Mariah Durglo, SI, 30-0.
Saturday
1600 -- 1, Lauren Thorstenson, Libby, 5:41.15; 2, Ashley McCready, Ron, 5:51.46;
Individual results
100 -- 1, Brook Kolar, Loy, 13.10
200 -- 1, Brook Kolar, Loy, 27.18
100 hurdles -- 1, Tessa Burke, Loy, 15.95
300 hurdles -- 1, Mattison McAnaly, Big, 46.40
1600 relay -- 1, Bigfork 4:11.69;
Discus -- 1, Miranda Campbell, Big, 108-10.50; 5, Nalani Linsebigler, Miss, 91-09
Javelin -- 1, Mikayla Stone, DL, 104-07
High jump -- 1, Shey Hannum, TF, 5-02
Triple jump -- 1, Lee Camel, Ron, 34-11.50
In Class A, the top ten finishers qualify for the state tournament, except in the relays, where they only take the top five. A few Polson kids had already qualified for the state tournament, but many more did at the divisional meet in Frenchtown this weekend.
For the boys, Jacob Clairmont won the pole vault and the 300 hurdles. He also qualified in the long jump and was already in the 110 hurdles. Matt Rensvold took third in the 400, sixth in the 200, ran on both relays, and qualified in the 100. Colton Cote took second in the 300 hurldes, fifth in the 400, seventh in the 200, and ran on the short relay. Other qualifers include Tanner Wilson, Quin Stewart, Mike Mercer, Conner Lanier, Danny DiGiallonardo, Hogan Kelley, Kyle Druyvestein and Mike Corrigan.
For the girls, Lydia Bowman took second in the 200, fourth in the 100, qualified int he pole vault, and ran on the second place 400 relay team. Bea Frissell took secon in both the 800 and mile. Mariah Corrigan took second in the javelin and Erin Sampson took fifth. Chadelle Smith took sixth in both the 100 and 200, plus ran on the fifth place long relay team. Other qualifiers include Mikaela Ducharme, Molly Sitter, Malia Seeley, Charlee Cote, Faith Olson, and Julia Sanderson.
WESTERN A DIVISIONAL
at Frenchtown
Friday-Saturday, May 20-21, 2016
BOYS
Team scores: Corvallis 124, Columbia Falls 123, Dillon 74, Polson 52, Whitefish 50, Frenchtown 49, Hamilton 27, Butte Central 15, Stevensville 13.
100 – 1, Troy Andersen, Dillon, 11.23; 7, Tanner Wilson, Polson, 11.73; 9, Matt Rensvold, Polson, 11.97.
200 – 1, Troy Andersen, Beaverhead C, 22.63; 6, Matt Rensvold, Polson, 23.35; 7, Colton Cote, Polson, 23.73; 9, Tanner Wilson, Polson, 23.76.
400 – 1, Bruce Thomas, Corvallis, 50.14; 3, Matt Rensvold, Polson, 51.54; 5, Colton Cote, Polson, 52.40.
800 – 1, Josh Jessop, Corvallis, 1:58.50; 5, Quin Stewart, Polson, 2:02.33.
1,600 – 1, Sage Wanner, Columbia Fal, 4:26.34; 10, Mike Mercer, Polson, 4:42.05.
3,200 – 1, Sage Wanner, Columbia Fal, 9:54.91; 5, Mike Mercer, Polson, 10:25.11.
110 Hurdles – 1, Jansen Anderson, Whitefish, 15.98; 11, Connor Lanier, Polson, 18.06.
300 Hurdles – 1, Jacob Clairmont, Polson, 40.09; 2, Colton Cote, Polson, 41.04; 4, Danny DiGiallonardo, Polson, 42.24. 5
400 Relay –1, Dillon, 43.84; 4, Polson (Danny DiGiallonardo, Matt Rensvold, Kyle Druyvestein, Tanner Wilson), 44.56.
1,600 Relay – 1, C Falls, 3:28.71; 5, Polson (Colton Cote, Connor Lanier, Danny DiGiallonardo, Matt Rensvold), 3:36.93.
Pole Vault – 1, Jacob Clairmont, Polson, 13-06; 9, Hogan Kelley, Polson, 11-06; t11, Jarod Farrier, Polson, 11-00.
High Jump – 1, Isaiah Girard, Beaverhead C, 6-02.
Long Jump – 1, Braxton Roth, Corvallis, 20-09.75; 6, Jacob Clairmont, Polson, 19-09.25.
Triple Jump – 1, Braxton Roth, Corvallis, 42-08.
Shot Put – 1, Kyle Finch, Dillon, 48-00.50.
Discus – 1, Skylar Jessop, Corvallis, 156-10; 7, Mike Corrigan, Polson, 136.00.
Javelin – 1, Luke May, Whitefish, 188-07.
GIRLS
Team scores: Corvallis 112, Hamilton 87, Whitefish 85, Columbia Falls 70, Polson 70, Butte Central 42, Stevensville 24, Dillon 19, Frenchtown 18.
100 - 1, Penny Jessop, Corvallis, 13.04; 4, Lydia Bowman, Polson, 13.25; 6, Chadelle Smith, Polson, 13.45.
200 - 1, Penny Jessop, Corvallis, 26.51; 2, Lydia Bowman, Polson, 26.85; 6, Chadelle Smith, Polson, 27.74.
400 - 1, Lydia Kryshak, Whitefish, 1:00.54; 11, Mikaela Ducharme, Polson, 1:05.28.
800 - 1, Heidi Nisly, Corvallis, 2:21.67; 2, Bea Frissell, Polson, 2:26.62; 4, Mikaela Ducharme, Polson, 2:32.06.
1,600 - 1, Jacie Schmalz, Hamilton, 5:16.77; 2, Bea Frissell, Polson, 5:22.11; 4, Molly Sitter, Polson, 5:35.23; 9, Malia Seeley, Polson, 5:50.54.
3,200 - 1, Jacie Schmalz, Hamilton, 11:54.56; 3, Molly Sitter, Polson, 12:28.55; 6, Malia Seeley, Polson, 13:05.25;
100 Hurdles - 1, Rachael McGree, Butte C, 14.75.
300 Hurdles - 1, Megan Pendergast, Stevensville, 47.60; 8, Hannah Kasnitz, Polson, 51.95; 9, Payton Dupuis, Polson, 52.35.
400 Relay - 1, Columbia Falls ‘A’, 50.96. 2, Polson (Chadelle Smith, Mikaela Ducharme, Lydia Bowman, Faith Olson), 51.41.
1,600 Relay - 1, Corvallis ‘A’, 4:12.14; 5, Polson (Lydia Bowman, Charlee Cote, Bea Frissell, Mikaela Ducharme), 4:21.12.
Pole Vault - 1, Ashley Caffrey, CF, 10-00; 5, Charlee Cote, Polson, 8-00; aa, Abi Raymond, Polson, 6-06.
High Jump - 1, Kacia Guisinger, Hamilton, 5-04.
Long Jump - 1, Rachael McGree, Butte C, 17-06.
Triple Jump - 1, Baylie Duce, Hamilton, 34-11; Mikaela Ducharme, Polson, 32-04.75; 10, Chadelle Smith, Polson, 31-04.50.
Shot Put - 1, Allyson Gimbel, CF, 38-08.50; 5, Julia Sanderson, Polson, 33-02.50. 6, Erin Sampson, Polson, 33-01; 11, Mariah Corrigan, Polson, 31-08.
Discus - 1, Brookelyn Palin, Corvallis, 132-08; 12, Erin Sampson, Polson, 99-09.
Javelin - 1, Zena Smith, Corvallis, 132-04; 2, Mariah Corrigan, Polson, 125-06; 5, Erin Sampson, Polson, 111-11.