Eight place at Class A Track & Field Championships
Pirate Astin Brown, shown here at Polson's Booster Club meet, took third place in shot put at State. (Bob Gunderson photo)
Lake County athletes placed in eight different events at the MHSA Class A-B State Track and Field Championships at the Laurel Sports Complex, which took place from May 23-May 25.
Polson junior Astin Brown made the podium in the shot put, placing third with a heave of 53-00. In the long jump, senior Ashten Nelson placed fifth for the Pirates in the long jump, posting a mark of 21-8.25, the best of his career.
Sophomore David DiGiallonardo took eighth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:00.19, while freshman Jackson Bontadelli also had a good performance in a long race, placing seventh in the 3,200-meter run (10:10.60), the best time of his career.
Ronan junior Connor Durglo was eighth in the triple jump with a mark of 41-11.75.
On the girls’ side, freshman Morgan Delaney was fourth in the 3,200-meter run (11:36.87) and sixth in the 1,600-meter run (5:23.30).
In the shorter races, freshman Amelia Stene was fifth in the 100-meter run for the Lady Pirates.
The Corvallis boys won the state team title, outpacing second-place Columbia Falls 68.8 to 67. Polson was 15th.
On the girls' side, the Corvallis girls were also winners, pushing past second-place Whitefish 92.5-77.5. Polson was 16th.
In the boys MHSA Class B Track and Field Championships in Laurel, Kendall O’Neill from Arlee made the podium, placing fifth in the long jump with a mark of 20-2.25.
Charlo comes in ninth at State
At the MHSA Class C Track and Field Championships, held May 24-25 in Great Falls, Charlo garnered two third-place finishes and two fourth-place finishes as the boys placed ninth as a team.
Sophomore Ryan Sharbono was third in the discus, posting a mark of 140-7. In the shot put, Jacob Tomlin posted a personal best in his final competition as a senior, placing third with a heave of 48-9.5.
In the 800-meter run, Charlo’s Hayden Hollow was fourth with a time of 1:59.40, the best time of the senior’s career.
In the 3,200-meter run, Hayden Smith also posted his career-best as a senior, placing fourth with a time of 10:15.98. He also placed eighth in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:51.05.