Ronan's Payton Cates soars to high-jump title
At the State A meet in Butte, Ronan sent eleven competitors while Polson sent 10.
Among area girls, both Ronan and Polson had a pair of placers.
For the Maidens, Olivia Heiner was a multi-event placer in distance when she turned in personal bests in both the 800 and 1600 to finish fifth and fourth respectively. For the
Lady Pirates, distance runner Halle Heninger wraps up her prep track career with a sixth place finish in the 3200, while Taleah Hernandez tied fourth in the pole vault.
Other area girls who just missed placing include Ronan's Kylie Fetui, who cracked the century mark in javelin with a personal best. Also the Maiden relay team, who were nipping at the heels of the competition, falling just out of placing in seventh place, trailing by a mere two tenths of a second.
Among area boys, MT Tech track-bound Ronan Chief Payton Cates added state champion to his divisional title in the high jump, outleaping the competition with a 6-2 mark. Cates also placed sixth in the triple jump. In the 300 hurdles, Rueben Couture of Ronan turned in a personal best to place fifth.
Polson Pirate Drifter Skillicorn qualified for the finals in his forte, the long jump, but finished outside of the top ten. A slight improvement upon his divisional mark would have given him a shot at placing in the event.
2022 State A Track & Field
Butte
Thursday-Saturday, May 26-28
Girls
Team scores
1, Whitefish 103; 2, Corvallis 78; 3, Laurel 70; 4, Dillon 62; 5, Hardin 53; 6, Columbia Falls 36; 7, Frenchtown 28; 8, Fergus (Lewistown) 20; 9, Butte Central 16; t10, Hamilton 14; t10, Havre 14; 12, Miles City 7; t13, Browning 6; t13, Ronan 6; 15, Stevensville 5; 16, Polson 4; 16, Libby 4; 18, Billings Central 1.
Individual area results
100 – 12prelim, Adri Tatukivei 13.15 (div-13.22);
200 – 14prelim, Adri Tatukivei 27.74 (div-27.54);
400 – 16, Hannah Simpson (Pol) 1:06.52 (div-1:04.37pr);
800 – 5, Olivia Heiner (Ron) 2:26.32pr (div-2:27.51); 10, Ashtyn Wagner (Pol) 2:30.05 (div-2:27.08pr);
1600 – 4, Olivia Heiner (Ron) 5:33.44pr (div-5:33.56pr; 9, Ashtyn Wagner (Pol) 5:39.64 (div-5:32.85pr); 12, Halle Heninger (Pol) 5:48.21 (div-5:33.39pr);
3200 – 6, Halle Heninger (Pol) 12:51.96 (div-12:30.55pr);
4x100 – 11prelim, Ronan (Leina Ulutoa, Katie Dolence, Lauryn Buhr, Adri Tatukivei) 52.57 (div-52.89);
4x400 – 7, Ronan (Olivia Heiner, Leina Ulutoa, Adri Tatukivei, Lauryn Buhr) 4:21.44 (div-4:21.90); 12, Polson (Hannah Simpson, Taleah Hernandez, Adison Carlson, Ashtyn Wagner) 4:28.42 (div-4:31.62);
Jav – 8, Kylie Fetui (Ron) 101-03pr (div-97-04);
Pole vault – t4, Taleah Hernandez (Pol) 9-06 (div-8-06);
Triple jump – 8, Leina Ulutoa (Ron) 33-09.26 (div-33-05.50);
Boys
Team scores state
1, Dillon 103; 2, Hamilton 91; 3, Whitefish 57; 4, Laurel 49; 5, Corvallis 40.5; 6, Frenchtown 32; 7, Park (Livingston) 31; 8, Libby 20; 9, Columbia Falls 15.5; 10, Ronan 13; 10, Sidney 13; 12, Butte Central 12; 13, Fergus (Lewistown) 11.5; 14, Dawson (Glendive) 8; t15, Hardin 6; t15, East Helena 6; t15, Browning 6; t18, Billings Central 4; t18, Stevensville 4; 20, Custer County (Miles City) 2.5; 21, Havre 2.
Individual area results
300 hurdles – 5, Rueben Couture (Ron) 42.17pr (div-42.85);
4x100 – 14prelim, Polson (Tommy Williams, Lucas Targerson, Cassidy Hendricks, Jaren Keene) 45.50 (div-46.05);
4x400 – 18, Ronan (Taigen Lindquist, James Kenelty, Connor Durglo, Rueben Couture) 3:46.19 (div-3:41.96);
High jump – 1, Payton Cates (Ron) 6-02 (div-6-07pr); Ted Coffman (Ron) nh (div-5-10pr);
Long jump – 12, Drifter Skillicorn (Pol) 19-09.25 (div-20-07.25);
Triple jump – 6, Payton Cates (Ron) 42-07; 11, Connor Durglo (Ron) 41-03pr (div-41-02.75);
Class B results
At State B among area girls, only Shonlea Matt of Arlee qualified to compete in throws with the shot put, but would have had to improve upon her divisional qualifier personal best by over three feet to have made it out of the preliminaries to compete in the finals. Two Colstrip competitors took the top two places, while Bigfork's Scout Nadeau captured third.
Among area boys at State B, Mission sent five and Arlee two to compete among eleven events. Among those there were only two placers. In jumps, Mission's Bryce Umphrey uncorked a personal best in the long jump to take home third place. In the distance events, Andrew Rush of Mission came in fifth in the 1600. Though out of placing in the 800 and 3200, he made the finals of both events. In throws, Mission's Canyon Sargent unleashed a personal best in the shot put, just finishing by a mere foot and change from placing. Although neither placed in the javelin, Kellen McClure of Mission and Charley Crawford of Arlee have been keeping their arms tuned for the upcoming football season in the fall with some hefty hundred plus yard tosses.
2022 State B Track & Field
Memorial Stadium, Great Falls
Thursday-Saturday, May 26-28
Girls
Team scores
1, Sweet Grass 99.5; 2, Colstrip 66.5; 3, Bigfork 49; 4, Jefferson 39; 5, Glasgow 35; 6, Broadwater (Townsend) 34; 7, Loyola-Sacred Heart 24; 8, Huntley Project 23; 9, Columbus 22; 10, Lincoln County (Eureka) 21; 11, Baker 20; 12, Anaconda 18; 13, Three Forks 17; t14, Conrad 15; t14, Shepherd 15; 16, Malta 11; 17, Joliet 5; t18, Plains 4; t18, Florence-Carlton 4; 20, Red Lodge 2; t21, Thompson Falls 1; t21, Powell County 1; t21, Harlem 1.
Individual area results
Shot put – 20prelim, Shonlea Matt (Arl) 27-05.50 (div-29-07pr);
Boys
Team scores State
1, Jefferson 92; 2, Loyola-Sacred Heart 69; 3, Bigfork 66; 4, Broadwater (Townsend) 42; 5, Red Lodge 37; 6, Columbus 26.5; t7, Glasgow 20; t7, Manhattan 20; 9, Cut Bank 19; 10, Huntley Project 18.5; 11, Wolf Point 16; 12, Conrad 14; t13, Troy 12; t13, Malta 12; t15, Shelby 9; t15, Thompson Falls 9; t15, Fairfield 9; 18, Mission St Ignatius (MSI) 8; 19, Lincoln County (Eureka) 6; 20, Anaconda 5; t21, Roundup 4; t21, Powell County (Deer Lodge) 4; 23, Florence-Carlton 3; t24, Baker 2; t24. Three Forks 2; t26, Sweet Grass 1; t26, Colstrip 1.
Individual area results
100 – 13prelim, Charley Adams (MSI) 11.77 (div-11.66);
200 – 21, Charley Adams (MSI) 24.95 (div-23.78);
800 – 14, Andrew Rush (MSI) 2:07.52 (div-2:04.74);
1600 – 5, Andrew Rush (MSI) 4:37.46 (div-4:32.13pr);
3200 – 10, Andrew Rush (MSI) 10:30.45 (div-10:14.41); 15, Zoran LaFrombois (MSI) 10:42.31 (div-10:38.01);
4x100 – 15prelim, Mission St. Ignatius (Canyon Sargent, Charley Adams, Bryce Umphrey, Kellen McClure) 46.48 (div-45.86);
Shot put – 7, Canyon Sargent (MSI) 45-01pr (div:43-00);
Javelin – 12, Kellen McClure (MSI) 142-06 (div:137-11); 16, Charley Crawford (Arl) 137-11 (div:146-09);
Pole vault – RJ Knoll (Arl) nh (div:10-06);
Long jump – 3, Bryce Umphrey (MSI) 21-01.50pr (div:19-08); 15, Charley Adams (MSI) 18-11.25 (div:19-11.25);
Triple jump – 9, Bryce Umphrey (MSI) 40-02.25 (div:39-08.50);
Class C results
At State C, the Charlo Lady Viking girls only had two representatives: Aida Cote in distance and Kyla Tomlin in throws and the pole vault. While they both made the finals in their respective events, the absence of incremental improvements upon their divisional qualifier marks left them out of placing.
Among the seven state bound Charlo Viking boys competing across nine events, two placed. In the distance events, Hayden Smith turned in a personal best in the 3200 to capture fifth place with a significant improvement on his preceding divisional qualifier personal best. Smith also turned in a personal best in the 1600, finishing among the top ten, but just out of placing. In throws, Tucker Love unleashed a personal best improvement upon his divisional mark by almost a dozen feet to capture fourth.
State C Track & Field
Girls
Team scores state
1, Plentywood 74; 2, Manhattan Christian 65.5; 3, Seeley-Swan 52; 4, Saco 40; 5, Belt 32; 6, Savage 27; 7, Scobey 23; 8, Fairview 21; 9, West Yellowstone 20; t10, Superior 18; t10, North Toole (Sunburst) 18; 12, Twin Bridges 14; 13, Fort Benton 12.5; 14, Whitewater 11; t15, Hot Springs 10; t15, Froid-Medicine Lake 10; 17, Chester-Joplin-Inverness 9; t18, White Sulphur Springs 8; t18, Melstone 8; t20, Roberts 6; t20, Circle 6; t20, Great Falls Central 6; t20, Drummond 6; t20, Roy-Winifred 6; t25, Darby 5; t25, Chinook 5; 27, Powder River Co 4; t28, Harrison 2; t28, Geraldine 2; t28, Granite 2; t31, North Star 1; t31, Highwood 1; t31, Big Sandy 1; t31, Denton-Geyser-Stanford 1.
Individual area results
800 – 18, Aida Cote (Cha) 2:44.21 (div-2:37.99);
Shot put – 14, Kyla Tomlin (Cha) 32-05.75 (div-32-08);
Javelin – 14, Kyla Tomlin (Cha) 104-04 (div-112-01pr);
Pole vault – 10, Kyla Tomlin (Cha) 7-06 (div-7-06);
Boys
Team scores
1, Seeley-Swan 84; 2, Manhattan Christian 62.5; 3, Belt 40; 4, Valley Christian 30; 5, Plentywood 28.5; 6, Fort Benton 27; 7, Drummond 21; 8, Chinook 20; 9, Cascade 19; t10, Harlowton/Ryegate 18; t10, Hobson-Moore-Judith Gap 18; 12, Darby 17; 13, Melstone 16; 14, Chester-Joplin-Inverness 14; 15, Lustre Christian 12; t16, Great Falls Central 10; t16, Noxon 10; 18, Broadview-Lavina 9; t19, Power 8; t19, Saco 8; t19, Denton-Geyser-Stanford 8; t22, Charlo 6; t22, Scobey 6; t24, Powder River 4; t24, Roberts 4; t24, Park City 4; t24, Lone Peak 4; t24, Culbertson 4; t24, Ennis 4; t30, Fairview 2; t30, North Star 2; t30, Savage 2; t30, Winnett-Grass Range 2; t34, Simms 1; t34, Twin Bridges 1; t34, Harrison 1.
Individual area results
100 – 18prelim, Keaton Piedalue (Cha) 11.94 (div-12.18);
200 – 13prelim, Keaton Piedalue (Cha) 24.06 (div-24.27);
400 – 11, Keaton Piedalue (Cha) 54.38 (div-54.40);
800 – 17, Hayden Hollow (Cha) 2:14.78 (div-2:08.64pr);
1600 – 8, Hayden Smith (Cha) 4:52.88pr (div-4:54.63);
3200 – 5, Hayden Smith (Cha) 10:28.17pr (div-10:46.91);
4x100 – 16prelim, Charlo (Hayden Hollow, Coyle Nagy, George Ranney, Keaton Piedalue) 46.55 (div-46.80);
4x400 – 9, Charlo (Tayre Brown, Tucker Love, Coyle Nagy, Keaton Piedalue) 3:41.64 (div-3:40.76);
Javelin – 4, Tucker Love (Cha) 157-06pr (div:143-10);