Libby boys win Class A track

| May 27, 2007 1:00 AM

The Daily Inter Lake

MISSOULA - Richard Brumbaugh led a 1-2-4 charge in the javelin and Seth Wright won the triple jump as Libby scored 43 points on the final day to win the boys' Class A track title Saturday at Missoula County Stadium.

Libby had 61 points for the two-day meet, edging Laurel, 60, for the championship.

Belgrade, 57, came in third with Columbia Falls, 44, fourth.

The Whitefish girls also used a strong push on the final day to claim the runner-up team spot.

Courtney Ferda won the 200 (25.72) and Ashley Ferda won the 100 hurdles (15.54) as the Lady Bulldogs totaled 61 points.

Belgrade, 78 points, won the girls' title. Corvallis finished third.

Courtney Ferda also placed third in the 100 and 300 hurdles.

The other area individual champions on the day were: Bigfork's Andrew Whittaker in the 100 (11.26), Ronan-St. Ignatius' Tyler Espinosa in the 200 (22.95) and Alan Skogan in the discus (160-9), Whitefish's Cort Rogers in the pole vault (15-6, which is a new Class A record), and Columbia Falls' Amber Lampman in the triple jump (35-8 1/2).

Two relay teams were winners: Columbia Falls boys' 400 relay (Jason Sternad, Brian Merseal, Kyle Jangula and Scott Palmer) and Polson girls' 1,600 relay (Nicole Davey, Tanna Bull, Christa Redcrow and Merilee Mowbray).

Brumbaugh won the javelin with a distance of 187-0. Kyle Baker was second, 180-3, and Christian Lehnert fourth, 173-1.

Baker finished second in the discus (158-7) and teammate Porter Nelson tied for fourth in the pole vault (14-0).

Class A

Saturday

At Missoula County Stadium

BOYS

Team Totals

Libby 61, Laurel 60, Belgrade 57, Columbia Falls 44, Lewistown 41, Whitefish 36, Ronan-St. Ignatius 34, Polson 29, Hardin 28, Miles City 18, Browning 17, Corvallis 17, Glendive 16, Hamilton 15, Stevensville 14, Bigfork 10, Dillon 8, Anaconda 6, Butte Central 6, Billings Central 5, Havre 4, Eureka 1.

Individual Events

100 - 1, Andrew Whittaker, Bfk, 11.26; 2, Derek Ohs, Gle, 11.27; 3, Scott Palmer, CF, 11.36; 4, Dustin Hanson, Ana, 11.46; 5, Tylar Espinosa, RSI, 11.53.

200 - 1, Tylar Espinosa, RSI, 22.95; 2, Brad Smith, Bel, 22.96; 3, Scott Palmer, CF, 23.14; 4, Derek Ohs, Gle, 23.23; 5, Bryce Picard, Pol, 23.23; 6, Jesse Potter, Ste, 23.25.

800 - 1, Zach Condon, Lau, 1:54.09; 2, Jesse Potter, Ste, 1:55.49; 3, Nigel Neaves, Ham, 1:56.03; 4, Patrick Casey, Lau, 1:56.39; 5, Chris Ogle, Pol, 1:56.76; 6, Logan Mossey, Lew, 1:57.46.

3,200 - 1, Patrick Casey, Lau, 9:45.65; 2, Marlin Blackwolf, Brw, 9:46.14; 3, Caleb Bentley, Lew, 9:51.60; 4, Andy Keim, Hav, 9:56.44; 5, Ryan Cevnar, Gle, 9:57.46; 6, Luke Montgomery, BiC, 10:02.32.

110 hurdles - 1, Brad Smith, Bel, 14.55; 2, Evan Stokken, Lew, 14.60; 3, Josh Ewalt, MC, 15.06; 4, Brett Kamrud, BuC, 15.27; 5, Cort Rogers, Wfh, 15.37; 6, Slater Powell, Cor, 15.38.

400 relay - 1, Columbia Falls (Jason Sternad, Brian Merseal, Kyle Jangula, Scott Palmer) 44.34; 2, Whitefish 44.39; 3, Belgrade 44.50; 4, Hamilton 44.56; 5, Polson 44.63; 6, Dillon 44.65.

1,600 relay - 1, Laurel (Chris Oistad, Kole Olsen, Patrick Casey, Zach Condon) 3:25.10; 2, Polson 3:25.21; 3, Belgrade 3:26.80; 4, Miles City 3:28.32; 5, Hamilton 3:28.58; 6, Corvallis 3:28.98.

Javelin - 1, Richard Brumbaugh, Lib, 187-0; 2, Kyle Baker, Lib, 180-3; 3, Scot McKinney, Lau, 174-1; 4, Christian Lehnert, Lib, 173-1; 5, Steve Antonich, Ana, 172-10; 6, Tanner Newell, Eur, 171-4.

Discus - 1, Alan Skogan, RSI, 160-9; 2, Kyle Baker, Lib, 158-7; 3, Chris Jessop, Cor, 147-11; 4, Caasey McMillian, BiC, 147-7; 5, Tyler Samuelson, Bel, 142-4; 6, Wes Running Crane, Brw, 141-2.

Triple jump - 1, Seth Wright, Lib, 43-8; 2, Evan Stokken, Lew, 42-101/2; 3, Taylor Fitzpatrick, Har, 42-101/4; 4, Kyle Jangula, CF, 42-9; 5, David Beery, Bel, 42-71/2; 6, Isaac Hunter, Ste, 42-41/2.

Pole vault - 1, Cort Rogers, Wfh, 15-6 (Class A record: old record 15-4, Otto Snajder, Belgrade, 1997); 2, Jake Bowman, Har, 14-6; 3, Tucker Vezina, Dil, 14-0; 4 (tie), Porter Nelson, Lib, and John Kassner, MC, 14-0; 6, James Armstrong, Bel, 13-6.

GIRLS

Team Totals

Belgrade 78, Whitefish 61, Corvallis 55, Hamilton 41, Sidney 41, Lewistown 36, Livingston 34, Polson 34, Havre 20, Ronan-St. Ignatius 19 1/2, Columbia Falls 18, Glendive 151/2, Laurel 14, Butte Central 12, Miles City 10, Frenchtown 10, Stevensville 9, Dillon 7, Hardin 6, Billings Central 4, Anaconda 1, Eureka 1.

Individual Events

100 - 1, Ashlee DellaSilva, Cor, 12.56; 2, Olivia Rider, Liv, 12.61; 3, Courtney Ferda, Wfh, 12.80; 4, Briana Malmquist, RSI, 13.04; 5, Whitney Henderson, Cor, 13.08; 6, Justin Simons, Lau, 13.08.

200 - 1, Courtney Ferda, Wfh, 25.72; 2, Olivia Rider, Liv, 25.90; 3, Ashlee DellaSilva, Cor, 26.13; 4, Whitney Henderson, Cor, 26.44; 5, Jill Hoblitt, Bel, 26.46; 6, Brekka Johnson, Ste, 26.51.

1,600 - 1, Nacona Frame, Gle, 5:19.87; 2, Heather Haug, Liv, 5:19.89; 3, Misha Trotter, Ham, 5:21.74; 4, Brinna Boettger, Lew, 5:24.23; 5, Mykel Ler, Sid, 5:28.35; 6, Terinee McCready, RSI, 5:30.60.

100 hurdles - 1, Ashley Ferda, Whi, 15.54; 2, Ashley Cooper, Lau, 15.69; 3, Miranda Fehilly, Sid, 15.81; 4, Sadie McMillan, RSI, 15.97; 5, Emily Hager, Dil, 16.20; 6, Samantha Barkell, Ana, 16.28.

300 hurdles - 1, Kirsten Haas, Bel, 44.65; 2, Courtney Ferda, Wfh, 45.20; 3, Sarah Skipper, Lew, 45.98; 4, Miranda Fehilly, Sid, 46.64; 5, Christa Redcrow, Pol, 47.09; 6, Ashley Cooper, Lau, 47.26.

400 relay - 1, Corvallis (Sammi Berner, Whitney Henderson, Clarissa Boyer, Ashley DellaSilva) 49.57; 2, Whitefish 49.79; 3, Hamilton 50.68; 4, Billings Central 50.80; 5, Lewistown 51.07; 6, Ronan-St. Ignatius 51.21.

1,600 relay - 1, Polson (Nicole Davey, Tanna Bull, Christa Redcrow, Merilee Mowbray) 4:01.43; 2, Corvallis 4:02.35; 3, Belgrade 4:04.68; 4, Hamilton 4:06.49; 5, Whitefish 4:07.66; 6, Sidney 4:08.63.

Discus - 1, Lena Suek, Havre, 128-4; 2, Brittney Harvey, Bel, 123-1; 3, Alanya Three Irons, Har, 118-5; 4, Brittany Gardner, Pol, 118-3; 5, Kelsey Joronen, Liv, 115-11; 6, Paige Lennis, Cor, 114-1.

Triple jump - 1, Amber Lampman, CF, 35-81/2; 2, Brekka Johnson, Ste, 35-5 1/2; 3, Jill Hoblitt, Bel, 35-5; 4, Alicia Toews, Ham, 34-7 1/2; 5, Britney Brophy, BuC, 34-4 1/2; 6, Breanna Cameron, Wfh, 34-4.

Pole vault - 1, Miranda Fehilly, Sid, 10-0; 2, Makayla Fink, Sid, 10-0; 3, Whitney Satra, Sid, 9-6; 4, Melissa Cousins, Cor, 9-6; 5, Emily Stoltz, CF, 9-6; 6, Tara Johnson, Pol, 9-6.