Glacier girls win division track title

HELENA — Runners-up no longer. The Glacier girls are the best in the west in track and field.

The Wolfpack had five first-place finishes and 10 qualifying performances on the second day of the Western AA divisional to win the first divisional trophy in the program’s three-year history on a rainy Saturday at Vigilante Stadium.

Poor weather or not, this year the Wolfpack girls were running the victory lap at the end.

“Our girls didn’t let the rain affect them. They just took care of business,” Glacier coach Jerry Boschee said. “To win by 35 points is a great feeling. The girls put together two pretty great days. To score in every event except the 3,200, I would have never guessed it.”

After coming up short the past two years, Glacier traded roles with two-time defending champ Missoula Big Sky and outnumbered its track nemesis 136 1/2 to 100. Helena High was third with 90 points and Flathead took fourth with 73.

On the boys side, Kalispell’s two teams placed in the top three as Flathead came in second with 97 1/2 points and Glacier took third with 93. Helena Capital won for the first time since 2006 with 128 points.

Flathead senior Leif Castren won the 1,600 while teammates Zach Perrin and Jesse Bennett came in second and third, respectively. Glacier’s Tanner Morrison won the discus.

Senior Maddey Frey was a double-winner for the Wolfpack, placing first in both the 100 and 200. Lexy Boschee won the triple jump and took second in the 100 hurdles.

Katie Pilsch had the top discus throw as the Wolfpack piled up its most points in the field events. In the high jump, Stacey Pitt was second and Chelsea Rosean was fourth. Kyrsten Pilsch placed fourth in the javelin and Leah Engebretson finished fifth in the triple jump. On the track, Heather Fraley took third in the 1,600 and ran a leg on the winning 1,600 relay team with Makayla Mitchell, Kayla Byle and Anna Deleray.

Flathead’s George Sherwood placed second in the 100 and third in the 200. The Braves 1,600 relay team took fourth.

The Bravettes were led by sophomore Tess Brenneman, who won the 400, took second in the 200 and third in the 100.

Other placers for the Glacier boys were: Taylor Hart, third in the 400 and fifth in the 200; Brandon Munroe, fifth in the 100; Tim Doepker, fifth in the 200; Kyle Griffith and Kyle Montini, third and fourth, respectively, in the triple jump; and Matt Russell, fourth in the discus.

The AA state meet is next Friday and Saturday in Great Falls.

Western AA

Divisional Track

Vigilante Stadium, Helena, Saturday

BOYS

Team Totals

Capital High 128, Flathead High 97.5, Glacier High 93, Missoula Big Sky 90, Missoula Sentinel 45, Missoula Hellgate 44.5, Helena High 29.

Events

100 - 1. Drew Owens, MBS, 11.46; 2. George Sherwood, Flat, 11.58; 3. Jacob Grover, CHS, 11.59; 4. Ryan Wall, HHS, 11.65; 5. Brandon Munroe, Gla, 11.69; 6. Payton Blood, CHS, 11.75.

200 - 1. Drew Owens, MBS, 22.85; 2. Jacob Grover, CHS, 23.11; 3. George Sherwood, Flat, 23.14; 4. Spencer Hale, MH, 22.8; 5. Taylor Hart, Gla, 23.33; 6. Tyler Jacobsen, MS, 23.57.

400 - 1. Drew Owens, MBS, 50.30; 2. Tyler Jacobson, MS, 50.83; 3. Taylor Hart, Gla, 50.84; 4. Michael Duncan, MBS, 51.60; 5. Tim Doepker, Gla, 52.74; 6. Cody Hanson, CHS, 52.90.

1600 - 1. Leif Castren, Flat, 4:29.79; 2. Zach Perrin, Flat, 4:30.51; 3. Jesse Bennett, Flat, 4:32.34; 4. Jake Turner, MS, 4:33.88; 5. Matt Barker, HHS, 4:36.13; 6. Alec Surynt, Flat, 4:40.41.

110 Hurdles - 1. Matt Miller, CHS, 14.76; 2. Beau Berg, CHS, 14.93; 3. Koleman Gross, HHS, 14.98; 4. Drew Owens, MBS, 15.09; 5. Reece Easterling, CHS, 15.54; 6. Austin Lindquist, MBS, 15.75.

1600 relay - 1. Capital High (Braden Peterson, Reece Easterling, Matt Miller, Jacob Grover), 3:29.08; 2. Missoula Sentinel, 3:29.34; 3. Glacier High, 3:29.44; 4. Flathead, 3:31.73; 5. Missoula Big Sky, 3:34.78; 6. Helena High, 3:35.90.

Triple jump - 1. Michael Duncan, MBS, 42-7 3/4; 2. Brendan Gragg, MH, 42-6 3/4; 3. Kyle Griffith, Gla, 42-5 3/4; 4. Kyle Montini, Gla, 42-4 1/2; 5. Josh Pannell, MS, 39-10 1/2; 6. Matt Ethridge, MBS, 39-10 1/4.

Discus - 1. Tanner Morrison, Gla, 160-4; 2. Tommy Peterson, CHS, 149-5; 3. Brian Maus, MS, 147-8; 4. Matt Russell, Gla, 132-11; 5. Zach Smith, CHS, 129-1; 6. Jake Bushnell, HHS, 126-8.

GIRLS

Team Totals

    Glacier High 136.5, Missoula Big Sky 100, Helena High 90, Flathead High 73, Missoula Sentinel 53.5, Capital High 45, Missoula Hellgate 29

Events

100 - 1. Maddey Frey, Gla, 12.68; 2. Morgan Braby, MBS, 12.91; 3. Tess Brenneman, Flat, 13.07; 4. Natalie Zimmer, MBS, 13.27; 5. Morgan Struble, MBS, 13.31; 6. Jaclyn Rauthe, Flat, 13.45.

200 - 1. Maddey Frey, Gla, 26.18; 2. Tess Brenneman, Flat, 26.28; 3. Morgan Struble, MBS, 26.35; 4. Ellie Tinkle, MBS, 26.82; 5. Demi Wignot, HHS, 27.10; 6. Braelynne Johnson, HHS, 27.49.

400 - 1. Tess Brenneman, Flat, 58.82; 2. Ellie Tinkle, MBS, 59.21; 3. Nikki Odegard, HHS, 61.51; 4. Katie McKay, MBS, 61.97; 5. Braelynne Johnson, HHS, 61.98; 6. Kearston Hedges, Gla, 62.69.

1600 - 1. Paige Gilchrist, MH, 5:19.64; 2. Breanna Jaynes, MS, 5:22.14; 3. Heather Fraley, Gla, 5:23.55; 4. Mara Menahan, HHS, 5:26.89; 5. Taylor Rather, MBS, 5:28.56; 6. Anna Deleray, Gla, 5:29.59.

100 Hurdles - 1. Natalie Zimmer, MBS, 15.68; 2. Lexy Boschee, Gla, 15.87; 3. Liz Harper, MS, 16.12; 4. Morgan Struble, MBS, 16.55; 5. Kwyn Johnson, Flat, 16.63; 6. Emily Harris, MBS, 16.83.

1600 relay - 1. Glacier High (Makayla Mitchell, Kayla Byle, Heather Fraley, Anna Deleray), 4:06.21; 2. Helena High, 4:07.85; 3. Missoula Big Sky, 4:10.53; 4. Missoula Sentinel, 4:13.11; 5. Flathead High, 4:15.54; 6. Capital High, 4:16.50.

Triple jump - 1. Lexy Boschee, Gla, 34-6 1/2; 2. Kwyn Johnson, Flat, 33-9; 3. McCall Hasquet, MS, 33-6; 4. Kristen Daugherty, MBS, 33-3 1/2; 5. Leah Engebretson, Gla, 32-10 3/4; 6. Sarah Aylor, Flat, 32-7.

Discus - 1. Katie Pilsch, Gla, 112-8; 2. Amanda Snell, CHS, 112-0; 3. Taylor Amestoy, HHS, 111-11; 4. Tana Hanson, MS, 109-5; 5. Anna Pershouse, MS, 106-8; 6. Kelsey Williams, HHS, 103-1.

High jump - 1. Briana Patyk, Flat, 5-4; 2. Stacey Pitt, Gla, 5-4; 3. Alisa Gilchrist, HHS, 5-2; 4. Chelsea Rosean, Gla, 5-2; 5. Hilary Thompson, HHS, 5-2; 6. Kristen Daugherty, MBS, 5-2.

Javelin - 1. Kelsey Williams, HHS, 123-8; 2. Raina Walther, MH, 117-9; 3. Catie Carson, CHS, 117-3; 4. Kyrsten Pilsch, Gla, 112-10; 5. Katrina Cabanilla, Flat, 112-4; 6. Kyndal Williams, HHS, 111-10.