Bulldogs have 3 champs

The Daily Inter Lake

Whitefish boys, Polson girls both second at state track

BOZEMAN- The Whitefish Bulldogs have three state champions after the first day of the Class A state track meet at Bozeman High.

Colt Idol turned in a season-best 6-foot, 8 1/4 inches to blow away the competition in the high jump and Aaron Tkachyk won the long jump at 21-8. For the girls, Ashley Ferda is the state javelin champion with a throw of 125-3.

The Whitefish boys are currently second as a team with 31 points. Lewistown leads at 33.5, Laurel is third with 28 points and Libby has 22 points. Polson has six points and Bigfork has two.

Zack Rowan of Libby also won the state championship in the 400 with a time of 49.55.

Others who placed are Whitefish's Drew Coco, second in the 3,200 (9:57.22) Polson's Logan Torgison, third in the 800 (1:57.62), Seth Wright of Libby, third in high jump (6-2) and third in long jump (21-2), Bigfork's Roland Benedict, fifth in long jump (20-8 1/2), Whitefish's Kevin McDowell, fifth in shot (46-7), and Willie Roche of Whitefish, sixth in long jump (20-8 1/4).

On the girls' side, Belgrade has a slim lead over Polson, 22-21 after six events. Frenchtown is third with 20 points, and Miles City and Lewistown are fourth with 18 each, and Whitefish has 16 points. Columbia Falls has five points, Libby four, Bigfork four, and Ronan one.

Placers among the girls were Polson's Nicole Davey, second in 400 (58.88) and Brianne Kelley, sixth (1:01.03), Lauren Kuennen of Whitefish, third in 1,600 (5:21), Kayla Carlson of Bigfork, fourth in 1,600 (5:21.87), Emily Stoltz of Columbia Falls, third in high jump (5-0), Sadie McMillan of Ronan, sixth in high jump (5-0), Christa Redcrow of Polson, third in long jump (15-8), Columbia Falls' Jylisa Fields, sixth in long jump (15-3 1/2), Stephany Kluver of Libby, fourth in javelin (119-3), Loni Havlovick of Polson, fourth in shot (35-7), and Natasha Lafferty of Polson, fifth in shot (34-2).

Boys

Team Totals

1. Lewistown 33.5; 2. Whitefish 31; 3. Laurel 28; 4. Libby 22; 5. Frenchtown 20; 6. Havre 17; 7. Billings Central 10; 8. Anaconda 8; 9. Hamilton 7; 10. Dillon 6; 10. Belgrade 6; 10. Hardin 6; 10. Polson 6; 14. Browning 5; 15. Corvallis 4; 15. Glendive 4; 17. Bigfork 2; 18. Butte Central 1.5

Events

400: 1. Zack Rowan, Libby, 49.55; 2. Seth Marshall, Laurel, 49.56; 3. David Beery, Belgrade, 50.19; 4. Myles Jessop, Corvallis, 50.57; 5. Logan Mossey, 50.93.

800:1. Patrick Casey, Laurel, 1;55.31; 2. Logan Mossey, Lewistown, 1:57.39; 3. Logan Torgison, Polson, 1:57.62; 4. Caleb Bentley, Lewistown, 1:58.00; 5. Ben Jessop, Hamilton, 1:59.31; 6. Wyatt Lawrence, Hamilton, 2:00.26.

3,200: 1. Patrick Casey, Laurel, 9:46.80; 2. Drew Coco, Whitefish, 9:57.22; 3. Logun Norris, Dillon, 10:05.02; 4. Caleb Bentley, Lewistown, 10:07.26; 5. Ben Jessop, Hamilton, 10:16.36; 6. Dylan DesRosier, Browning, 10:20.44.

300 hurdles: 1. Jason Mudrow, Havre, 40.86; 2. Nick Kozub, Lewistown, 41.01; 3. Darin Olyete, Hardin, 41.60; 4. Matt Block, Frenchtown, 41.77; 5. Colton Dyer, Lewistown, 42.01; 6. Allen McCarty, Hamilton, 42.03.

Long jump: 1. Aaron Tkachyk, Whitefish, 21-8.5; 2. Tyler Wilde, Frenchtown, 21-3; 3. Seth Wright, Libby, 21-2; 4. Derek Ohs, Glendive, 21-0; 5. Roland Benedict, Bigfork, 20-8.5; 6. Willie Roche, Whitefish, 20-8.25.

High jump: 1. Colt Idol, Whitefish, 6-8.25; 2. Matt Block, Frenchtown, 6-2; 3. Seth Wright, Libby, 6-2; 4. Keithon Walter, Lewistown, 6-2; 5. Pat Burt, Butte Central, 6-2; 6. Nick Kozub, Lewistown, 6-2.

Shot put: 1. Casey McMillian, Billings Central, 55-1/75; 2. Joe Raymond, Anaconda, 47-10; 3. Robert The Boy, Havre, 47-8; 4. Willy Wells, Browning, 47-7.5; 5. Kevin McDowell, Whitefish, 46-7; 6. Grayson Winsor, Havre, 46-1.5.

Girls

Team Totals

1. Belgrade 22; 2. Polson 21; 3. Frenchtown 20; 4. Miles City 18; 4. Lewistown 18; 6. Whitefish 16; 7. Hardin 14; 8. Corvallis 10; 8. Livingston 10; 10. Billings Central 6; 10. Laurel 6; 12. Columbia Falls 5; 12. Glendive 5; 14. Dillon 5; 14. Bigfork 4; 14. Libby 4; 17. Sidney 2; 18. Ronan/St. Ignatius 1.

Events

400: 1. Whitney Henderson, Corvallis, 58.34; 2. Nicole Davey, Polson, 58.88; 3. Justine Simons, Laurel, 1:00.00; 4. Mariah Litton, Billings Central, 1:00.09; 5. Gio Raffatto, Sidney, 1:00.19; 6. Breanne Kelley, Polson, 1:01.03.

1,600: 1. Heather Haug, Livingston, 5:16.80; 2. Brook Rodgers, Lewistown, 5;19.16; 3. Lauren Kuennen, Whitefish, 5:21.00; 4. Kayla Carlson, Bigfork, 5:21.87; 5. MacKenzie Maki, Miles City; 6. Nocona Frame, Glendive, 5:40.24.

High jump:1. Tasha Huset, Frenchtown, 5-3; 2. Jamie Greany, Belgrade, 5-2; 3. Emily Stoltz, Columbia Falls, 5-0; 3. Lillian Temple, Glendive, 5-0; 3. Charis Hugs, Hardin, 5-0; 6. Sadie McMillan, Ronan/St. Ignatius, 5-0.

Long jump: 1. Charis Hugs, Hardin, 16-0.5; 2. Jennifer Hartman, Miles City, 15-10.25; 3. Christa Redcrow, Polson, 15-8; 4. Kenzie Allen, Lewistown, 15-6.5; 5. Maggie Powell, Billings Central, 15-4; 6. Jylisa Fields, Columbia Falls, 15-3.5.

Javelin: 1. Ashley Ferda, Whitefish, 125-3; 2. Nycole Devers, Belgrade, 124-11; 3. Josie Sweeney, Lewistown, 124-2; 4. Stephany Kluver, Libby, 119-3; 5. Abbi Hoerning, Dillon, 118-0; 6. Maggie Warren, Dillon, 115-11.

Shot put: 1. Chelsea Bagnell, Frenchtown, 37-6; 2. Jami Kittelmann, Miles City, 36-10; 3. Brittney Harvey, Belgrade, 36-7; 4. Loni Havlovick, Polson, 35-7.5; 5. Natasha Lafferty, Polson, 34-2.5; 6. Ellie Fjeseth, Dillon, 32-10.5.