Vikings, Lady Vikings send several to state

Charlo High School track and football star Landers Smith seems to be the subject of conversation whenever Charlo athletics are being talked about and he did nothing to change that trend at the Class C Divisional track meet Thursday and Friday afternoon at Frenchtown High School.

Smith placed in the top five in three different events at MHSA Western Class C Divisional track meet. Smith finished in the top five in one individual event and two relay events.

Smith finished fifth in the 200-meter relay recording a time of 24.06 seconds. Smith and his football teammates are known for their speed on the field and on the track. The Vikings finished third in the 4X100 relay with a time of 45.83 seconds and second in the 4X400 relay with a time of 3 minutes, 38.69 seconds.

The 4X100 relay team consisted of Garett Vaughan, Brock Tomlin, Toby Odom and Smith, all fixtures on their football team that were perennial playoff contenders since this group’s arrival.

The 4X400 relay team that consists of Bridger Foust, Toby Odom, Isaiah Allick and Smith qualified for State with a second place finish.

All season, Charlo distance runner Wills Degrandpre has known only two places in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter run: first and second. Degrandpe continued this trend against fierce competition at Divisionals.

Degrandpre finished second in the 1,600-meter run recording a time of 4 minutes, 44.98 seconds and set a personal record for second place in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 10 minutes, 19.40 seconds. The winner in the 1,600-meter run was Logan Maughan, out of Seeley-Swan, who recorded a time of 4 minutes, 43.89 seconds and Ben Morrison, out of Manhattan Christian, finished with a time of 10 minutes, 17.50 seconds, a personal record.

Like his other Charlo teammates, Toby Odom showcased his talent in the 110-meter hurdles. Odom finished third in the event behind Drummond’s Luke Holland (16.84 seconds) and Valley Christian’s Benjamin Tuinstra, who placed first with a time of 16.23 seconds.

With the finish, Odom secured his spot at the MHSA Class AA and C State meet May 25-26 in Great Falls.

Foust will join his Vikings teammates as a participant in the pole vault. Foust finished fourth and cleared a distance of 10 feet, 6 inches, enough for him to advance to the State track meet.

Lady Vikes advance to State

There are three names that are fixtures in the top five of the Charlo High School Lady Vikings’ track team.

The three names are Tyrah Hammond, Carlee Fryberger and Kaitlin Cox.

Hammond outdid Fryberger to finish second in the 200-meter dash recording a time of 26.79 seconds and beat out Fryberger, who placed third, with a time of 26.99 seconds.

Hammond had several outstanding performances at Divisionals. She finished second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.32 seconds. She also placed fourth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1 minute, 2.59 seconds and set a personal record placing first in the pole vault clearing a distance of 9 feet.

Hammond was also a key member of the 4X100 and 4X400 relay team that both placed second. The 4X100 relay team consisted of Kaitlin Cox, Hammond, Destiny Manuel, and Fryberger.

The 4X400 team consisting of Fryberger, Live Smith, Kira McPhail and Hammond recorded a second-place time of 4 minutes, 18 seconds in track.

Kaitlin Cox and Carlee Fryberger turned in third and fourth place finishes in the 100-meter hurdles. Cox set a personal record with 16.98 seconds en route to a third-place finish and Fryberger placed fourth with a time of 16.98 seconds.

Allie Delaney placed fourth in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 50.53 seconds.

Kira McPhail set a personal record by placing fourth in the high jump, clearing a distance of 4 feet, 8 inches.

Kaitlin Cox also punched her ticket to State by setting a personal record placing second in the long jump with a distance of 16 feet, 3.50 inches and Fryberger finished third in the triple jump with a jump of 34 feet, 4.50 inches.

Lammerding punches ticket to state

Arlee High School thrower Peyton Lammerding qualified for state in shot put.

Lammerding recorded a throw of 33 feet, 8 inches to place second in the shot put competition.