Over 1,000 athletes, 18 teams headed for Archie Roe
Over 1,000 athletes from 18 teams will crowd Legends Stadium Saturday for the annual Archie Roe Invitational track meet.
The Whitefish boys and Flathead girls are defending meet champions.
"When this track meet first started off 31 years ago, there were six to eight teams," said Flathead boys coach Dan Hodge.
"We had a varsity and freshman meet. Now it's varsity, JV and freshmen; actually six track meets going on at the same time."
Action begins at 10 a.m. with the first running event - 100 varsity trials - and several field events.
Last year, seven records fell at the Roe.
The boys will have seven event winners returning and the girls five. Of that group, the two biggest names are Flathead senior Zoe Nelson, the defending champ and meet record holder, in the 1,600 and 3,200, and Columbia Falls senior standout Bekah Stoltz. She dominated the field events a year ago by winning the shot put, discus and javelin.
The other returning Roe champions are: (boys) Dane Steward, Plains, 1,600; Ben Johnson, Big Sky, 3,200; Ryan Ross, Flathead, 300 hurdles; Blaine Baker, Libby, javelin; Chris Hicks, Whitefish, high jump; Ty Palmer, Big Sky, long jump; Kyle Rosenbaum, Columbia Falls, triple jump; (girls) Cricket Johnston, Flathead, 100; Amber Aikins, Cut Bank, long jump; and K.C. Dahlgren, Big Sky, pole vault.
The Flathead boys will be missing two sprinters with leg injuries - Garrett Smith and Duane Cooper.
"Just holding them out," said Hodge.
"Giving them some rest time; get them healthy."
The Flathead boys have performed well on the track and in the field to date, finishing first and second at invitationals in Missoula and Butte.
"It's been a good year (thus far)," said Hodge.
"The kids have performed better than expected."
Hodge and FHS girls coach Jerry Boschee will use this meet as a tune-up for divisionals May 20-21 in Missoula.
"No. 1, make sure we stay healthy," said Bsochee.
"We kinda place kids in events where we want to see them hit something big."
Archie Roe Invitational
Participating Schools
Big Sky, Bigfork, Browning, Columbia Falls, Cut Bank, Eureka, Flathead, Hellgate, Libby, Loyola, Plains, Polson, Ronan, Sentinel, Shelby, Thompson Falls, Two Eagle River, Whitefish
Event Schedule
Running
(Event order - Frosh boys, JV boys, Varsity boys; Frosh girls, JV girls, Varsity girls)
10 a.m. - 100 trials (varsity only) followed by: 3,200, 110 hurdles, 100 hurdles, 400 relay, 100, 800, 400, 300 hurdles, 1,600, 200, 1,600 relay
Field Events
10 a.m. - Varsity: Boys shot put, pole vault, javelin, long jump; Girls shot put, high jump, long jump; JV/frosh: Boys discus, long jump; Girls: discus.
Noon - Varsity: Boys triple jump, high jump; Girls javelin; JV/frosh: Boys shot put; Girls shot put, long jump, javelin.
1 p.m. - Varsity: Girls pole vault; JV/frosh: Boys triple jump.
2 p.m. - Varsity: Boys discus; Girls discus; JV/frosh: Boys javelin, high jump; Girls high jump, triple jump.
3 p.m. - Varsity: Girls triple jump.
Records
Archie Roe Meet Records
Boys
Event Name School Year Tm/Ds
100 - Craig Galle Flathead 1995 10.7
200 - Ralph Dempsey Cut Bank 1991 21.9
400 - Cody Henning Whitefish 2004 49.25
800 - David Vidal Flathead 2001 1:55.9
1600 - David Vidal Flathead 2000 4:17.4
3200 - Seth Watkins Flathead 2001 9:23.9
110H - Jamie Banna Flathead 1988 14.1
300H - Jamie Banna Flathead 1988 39
LJ - Trevor Gunlock Polson 2000 22-7 1/2
TJ - David Schwenk Big Sky 1998 46-8 1/2
HJ - Mark Koefelda Hellgate 1993 7-0
Pole Vault - Trevor Gunlock Polson 2000 15-3
Shot - Scott Steckel Havre 1980 60-5 1/2
Discus - Lee Tillman Havre 1987 187-7
Javelin - Travis Lynch Flathead 2002 189-9
400R - Marc Terrazas, Robb Hollenbeck, Mike Molloy, Joe
Thompson Hellgate 2002 42.9
1600R - Cody Henning, Justin Scogin, Chris Hicks, Matt Helgath Whitefish 2004 3:23.81
Girls
100 - Michelle Cartwright Havre 1985 12.5
Kim Kindle Eureka 1995 12.5
200 - Emily Alspaugh Hellgate 1999 25.78
400 - Kasey Harwood Polson 2004 58.03
800 - Kasey Harwood Polson 2003 2:16.32
1600 - Zoe Nelson Flathead 2004 5:07.30
3200 -Zoe Nelson Flathead 2004 10:27.89
100H -Lexie Miller Flathead 1979 14.4
Claudine Robinson Hellgate 1989 14.4
300H - Kasey Harwood Polson 2003 44.91
Discus - Bree Fuqua Polson 1999 148-9
Shot - Laine Botchek Big Sky 1999 44-6 1/4
Javelin - Caitie Holliday Flathead 2003 133-2
LJ - Tanya Tesar Columbia Falls 1989 17-9
HJ - Brenda Naber Havre 1992 5-9
TJ - Kasey Harwood Polson 2004 37-4 1/4
Pole Vault - Melinda Owen Polson 2003 12-3
400R -Brittany Berger, Cricket Johnston, Molly Burt, Krista Jimenez Flathead 2003 49.66
1600R - Zoe Nelson, Krista Jimenez, Megan Lavin, Shannon Ross, Flathead 2004 4:05.79