Records fall at Bigfork Invitational

BIGFORK - Never change horses in midstream.

Pole vault poles in mid-competition… now that might be a different story.

That's exactly what Thompson Falls vaulter Brian Schenavar did during Saturday's Bigfork Invitational track meet.

Schenavar, who didn't enter the competition until it reached 12 feet, used his old pole on his first couple vaults.

"I could tell I was blowing it out. I went to my new pole and it felt really good today," he said.

It worked pretty well, too.

Schenavar blew past the old meet record with a vault of 14 feet. The old mark of 13 feet was set first in 2006 by R.C. Carter of Whitefish, then tied last year by Libby's Porter Nelson.

"It just felt really good. Today was the highest I've ever gone. It's definitely the best I've ever felt," Schenavar said.

The senior, who tied for second in Class B at last year's state meet, did go 14-1 last year. But he said he was higher over the bar Saturday than he ever has been before.

He's hoping for 15-6 before track season ends.

"It's kind of been my goal since I was a freshman," he said.

"I just need to keep working hard, perfect the top of my jump."

Those 10 points from Schenavar helped the Bluehawks slip past Libby in the team competition.

Thompson Falls scored 105 points, Libby, with a three-win effort by Seth Wright, was right behind with 98 points. Ronan was a distant third with 64 points.

Among the girls, Bigfork distance runner Kayla Carlson helped pace the Vals to an 84.3 effort. Florence was second with 73 points and Cut Bank scored 65 points.

Saturday's fair weather brought other record-breaking efforts, both of the personal and meet variety.

The girls broke 10 Bigfork Invitational records and boys broke six records.

Chief mark setter of the day was Wright.

Wright is now the proud owner of two new meet marks and the co-owner of a third. He long jumped 19-3 1/2, triple jumped 42-7 and high jumped 6-4.

"Seth seems to be off to a good start," said Libby coach Ed Tabis.

The 6-4 effort in the high jump matches Wright's effort at last Tuesday's Kalispell meet.

"He's got it. It's there," the coach said.

As for the rest of Libby's team?

"They're coming along. Lots of personal bests," Tabis said.

It was Carlson and Bigfork freshman Mallery Knoll who stood out among local girls.

Knoll set a new meet mark in the 100. She ran a 12.78 - just about two-tenths of a second faster than the old record. She was also second in both hurdle races.

As for Carlson, she carved eight seconds off her previous 1,600 time and blew away the field by nearly a minute in the 3,200 - in her first time ever running it.

The longest race Carlson ran last year was the 800.

"I wasn't very good at it," she said.

But Saturday "I felt well. It's kind of hard when you don't have anyone to push you, but I'm happy with my times and I look to get better," the sophomore said.

She gives credit for her distance running to Bigfork teacher Jessica Johnson.

They tried to get in as much as three to five miles per session four to five days a week throughout the winter.

"I went running and cross country skiing with Ms. Johnson," she said. "It's nice to have someone else there pushing you. It makes it more entertaining.

"I felt our team did extremely well. I feel we have a lot of quality," she added.

Girls

Bigfork 84.3; Florence 73, Cutbank 65, Libby 60.3, Charlo 54, Ronan 44.3, Dutton 41, Thompson Falls 38, Eureka 32, Seeley 24, Whitefish 6, Glacier 2, Columbia Falls 1, Shelby 0.

100: 1. Knoll, Bigfork, 12.78 (meet record - old record 12.99 Malmquist Ronan, 2007); 2. Storle, Dutton, 13.03; 3. Schwindt, Cutbank, 13.23; 4. Egdorf, Bigfork, 13.3; 5. Niemeir, Flor, 13.38; 6. Malecha, Eur., 13.58.

200: 1. Storle, Dutton, 27.42 (meet record - old record 27.63, Courtney Ferda, Whitefish, 2006); 2. Schwindt, Cutbank, 27.78; 3. Reynolds, Flor, 28.41; 4. Crews, Flor, 28.48; 5. Egdorf, Bigfork, 28.53; 6. Lewis, CFalls, 29.08.

400: 1. Storle, Dutton, 1:02.93 (meet record - old record 63.32 Merilee Mowbray, Polson, 2006); 2. Malecha, Eur, 1:03.87; 3. Schwindt, Cutbank, 1:04.10; 4. Reynolds, Flor, 1:05.28; 5. McLinden, Libby, 1:06.3; 6. Tweed, Seeley, 1:07.77.

800: 1. Storle, Dutton, 2:33.92; 2. Paine, Bigfork, 2:36.04; 3. Holmes, Seeley, 2:36.91; 4. Zeiler, Flor, 2:37.58; 5. Wilson, Gla., 2:37.87; 6. Malecha, Eur, 2:39.89.

1600: 1. Carlson, Bigfork, 5:34.06; 2. Gunderson, T.Falls, 5:54.05; 3. Hamden, Eur., 5:56.71; 4. Cassidy, WF, 6:00; 5. Sagen, WF, 6:06; 6. Mytty, 6:13.05.

3200: 1. Carlson, Bigfork, 12:28.17; 2. Gunderson, T.Falls, 13:27.07; 3. Hamden, Eur., 13:46.66; 4. Mytty, Flor., 14:01.13; 5. Naegeli, T.Falls, 15:01.74.

100 hurdles: 1. Niemeir, Flor., 16.02 (meet record - old record 16.7 Niemeir, Flor, 2007); 2. Knoll, Bigfork, 16.12; 3. McMillan, Ron., 16.53; 4. Padden, T.Falls, 17.0; 5. Conley, Flor, 17.26; 6. Kelly, Charlo, 17.48.

300 hurdles: 1. Niemeir, Flor, 47.95 (meet record - old record Sadie McMillan, Ronan, 2006); 2. Knoll, Bigfork, 48.61; 3. Conley, Flor.,49.03; 4. McMillan, Ron, 49.47; 5. Forrester, Libby, 52.49; 6. Kelley, Charlo, 52.83.

High jump: 1. Fierro, Bigfork, 4-10; 2. Anderson, Seeley, 4-10; 3. McMillan, Ron., 4-10; 4. Wiley, Ronan, 4-8; 5. Bowen, Bigfork 4-8; 6. Coldbeck, Libby, 4-8.

Long jump: 1. Schwindt, Cutbank, 15- 3/4 (meet record - old record 15-1 1/2 Nelson Libby, 2007); 2. Cable, Ron., 14-5; 3. Q. Wilson, Bigfork, 14-4; 4. Burris, Eur., 14- 1 1/4; 5. McLinden, Libby, 14-1; 6. Forseter, Libby, 14-3/4.

Triple jump: 1. Sweedman, Libby, 32-3 1/4; 2. McLinden, Libby, 30-1; 3. Forester, Libby, 29-7; 4. Siebrecht, Cutbank, 29-3 3/4; 5. Tweedt, Seeley, 28-11 3/4; 6. Wilson, Libby, 28-5 1/2.

Shot put: 1. Murphy, Charlo, 36-4 1/2 (meet record - old record 36-2 1/2, Murphy, Charlo, 2006); 2. Coburn, Charlo, 32-4 1/2; 3. Wylie, Ron., 32-3 1/2; 4. Biegler, Cutbank, 31-9 1/2; 5. Dahlman, Dutton, 31- 1/2; 6. Taylor, Libby, 30-3.

Discus: 1. Murphy, Charlo, 96-5; 2. Coburn, Charlo, 93-7 1/2; 3. Biegler, Cutbank, 92-2; 4. Taylor, Libby, 88-10; 5. Padden, T.Falls, 86 - 1/2; 6. Whistler, Bigfork, 83-8 1/2.

Javelin: 1. Padden, T.Falls, 123-7 (meet record - old record 117-5 Kovarik Thompson Falls 2006); 2. Siebrecht, Cutbank, 110-1; 3. Kelley, Charlo, 96-6; 4. Paine, Bigfork, 91-10; 5. Biegler, Cutbank, 90-0; 6. Anderson, Seeley, 86-2.

400 relay: 1. Florence, 52.52 (meet record - old record 52.83 Whitefish 2006); 2. Cutbank, 53.11; 3. Bigfork, 53.72; 4. Ronan, 55.4; 5. Eureka 55.07, 6. Dutton, 56.91.

1600 relay: 1. Florence, 4:20.91 (meet record - old record, 4:25.3, Ronan, 2006); 2. Ronan, 4:25.86; 3. Seeley, 4:29.62; 4. Eureka, 4:33.20; 5. Libby, 4:33.65; 6. Thompson Falls, 4:37.06.

Pole vault: 1. Kelley, Charlo, 8-0; 2. Sweedman, Libby, 7-6; 3. Noble, Libby, 7-6; 4. (tie) Newman, Cutbank, 7-6, Padden, T.Falls, 7-6; 6. (tie) Carlson, Bigfork, 7-0, Peterson, T.Falls, 7-0.

Boys

Thompson Falls 105, Libby 98, Ronan 64, Bigfork 41, Cutbank 32, Eureka 27, Charlo 22, Florence 21, Shelby 18, Glacier 13, Columbia Falls 11, Dutton 0.

100: 1. Armstrong, Eur, 11.37 (meet record - old record 11.41, Redfern, Florence, 2007); 2. Evans, Seeley, 11.45; 3. Rowan, Libby, 11.47; 4. Price, Eur, 11.67; 5. D. Cahoon, Seeley, 11.68; 6. Thompson, Eur., 11.77.

200: 1. Kelch, Ron., 23.42; 2. Cahoon, Seeley, 24.18; 3. Nickol, Shelby, 24.71; 4. Hibbs, Bigfork, 24.78; 5. Crumley, Libby, 24.8; 6. Birthmark, Ron., 24.98.

400: 1. Armstrong, Eur, 52.24 (meet record - old record 52.95, Kazmierczak, Thompson Falls, 2006); 2. Nelson, Libby, 53.59; 3. Hoyer, Libby, 54.34; 4. Pewe, Bigfork, 55.25; 5. Denning, Bigfork, 55.63; 6. Johnson, C. Falls, 55.85.

800: 1. Morris, T.Falls, 2:08.56; 2. Block, T.Falls, 2:09.42; 3. Rowan, Libby, 2:12.81; 4. Bucholz, Charlo, 2:14.18; 5. Maciag, Seeley, 2:14.45; 6. Lacy, Ron., 2:17.91.

1600: 1. Donaldson, T.Falls, 4:48.71; 2. Morris, T.Falls, 4:48.93; 3. Naegeli,T.Falls, 4:53.78; 4. Casano, Seeley, 4:55.03; 5. Wroblewski, Ron., 4:59.81; 6. Westoo, Florence, 5:04.68.

3200: 1. Donaldson, T.Falls, 10:31.58; 2. Wroblewski, Ron, 10:42; 3. Beavers, Ron., 11:12.31; 4. Sol, T.Falls, 11:17.15; 5. Maughan, Ron., 11:24; 6. Rosenbaum, Charlo, 11.29.

110 hurdles: 1. J. Engeldrum, Ron, 16.12; 2. O. Johnson, Cutbank, 16.13; 3. B. Schenavar, T.Falls, 16.66; 4. S. Wiley, WF, 17.31; 5. D. Cahoon, Seeley, 17.47; 6. B. Pope, Charlo, 17.57.

300 hurdles: 1. Johnson, Cutbank, 44.09; 2. Engeldrum, Ron, 44.64; 3. Wiley, WF, 44.84; 4. VonHeeder, Seeley, 46.34; 5. Mitchell, Flor., 47.31; 6. Pope, Charlo, 47.47.

High jump: 1. S. Wright, Libby, 6-4 (tied meet record - Barber, Ronan, 2007); 2. G. Pewe, Bigfork, 6-2; 3. C. Nickol, Shelby, 5-10; 4. A. Mitchell, Flor., 5-10; 5. Z. Evans, Seeley, 5-10; 6. C. Sneed, Bigfork, 5-8.

Long jump: 1. Wright, Libby, 19-3 1/2 (meet record - old record 19-3, Brothers, Libby, 2007); 2. Hoyer, Libby, 19-1 1/4; 3. Freese, Gla. 19-1/2; 4. Lombardo, Flor., 18-7; 5. Thomson, Eur., 18-5 1/2; 6. Galusha, Flor., 18- 1/2.

Triple jump: 1. Wright, Libby, 42-7 (meet record - old record 39-5, Casy, Thompson Falls, 2006); 2. Hoyer, Libby, 40-4 1/2; 3. Robins, C.Falls, 38-2; 4. Lombardo, Flor., 37-5; 5. Hibbs, Bigfork, 36-1 1/4; 6. Jenkins, Flor., 36 1 1/4.

Shot put: 1. Shaw, T.Falls, 48-5 1/2; 2. Purcell, Seeley, 45-2 1/2; 3. Gragert, Libby, 44-2 1/2; 4. Russell, Gla., 42-11 1/2; 5. Tudahl, Bigfork, 42-3; 6. Bruer, Bigfork, 40-7.

Discus: 1. Tudahl, Bigfork, 138-8; 2. Skogen, Ron., 133-5; 3. Benesch, T. Falls, 130-3; 4. Johnson, Cutbank, 130-1/2; 5. Russell, Gla., 117-4; 6. Bruer, Bigfork, 110-5.

Javelin: 1. Johnson, Cutbank, 168-1; 2. Parcell, Seeley, 162-8; 3. Ballantyne, Shelby, 157-4; 4. Lombardo, Flor., 153-8; 5. Wood, T.Falls, 142-5; 6. Bradley, T. Falls, 140-7.

Pole vault: 1. Schenavar, T. Falls, 14-0 (meet record - old record 13-0 Carter, Whitefish, 2006, Nelson, Libby, 2007); 2. Toussaint, Charlo, 12-6; 3. Bartlett, Seeley, 11-6; 4. Calvert, C.Falls, 11-6; 5. Kidwiler, T.Falls, 11-0; 6. Firestone, Charlo, 11-0.

400 relay: 1. Seeley, 46.72; 2. Libby, 46.74; 3. Ronan, 47.53; 4. T.Falls, 48.34; 5. Charlo, 48.63.

1600 relay: 1. Libby, 3:40.53; 2. Thompson Falls, 3:48.32; 3. Bigfork, 3:49.38; 4. Charlo, 3:52.36; 5. Ronan, 3:54.47; 6. Glacier, 3:55.37.