Morley leads Vals to silver in Butte

by The Daily Inter Lake
| June 1, 2014 12:24 AM

BUTTE — Bigfork junior Makena Morley won both the 800- and 3,200-meter runs on Saturday to complete a sweep of the distance races and help the Valkyries to a second place finish at the Class B state track meet.

Morley outran teammate Emily Cheroske in the 800 with a time of 2:12.62 to lead a 1-2 finish in the event. She won the 3,200 by more than a minute in 10:58.85. Morley also won the 1,600 on Friday.

The Bigfork girls were the only team within reach of Plains in the team scores but still finished well short with 58.5 to the Trotters’ 83.

Cheroske and Morley also ran legs in the Vals’ winning 1,600 relay, which timed out in 4:08.18. Marissa Hiza, who ran the third leg of that race, finished in a tie for fifth in the high jump. Tessa Robertson was sixth in the shot put.

Eureka’s Emily Billow won the shot put by half a foot with a toss of 40 feet, 1 1/2 inches. The Lions’ Alex Bartmess was fourth in the 3,200, crossing in 12:10.31, and their 400 relay team finished fifth. Eureka was 11th as a team with 29 points.

The Bigfork boys finished a distant fourth as a team behind a close race in the top three. Manhattan edged Glasgow and Troy by five and a half points to win the state championship.

Logan Morley led the Vikings on the track, matching his older sister with a win in the 1,600, finishing in 4:34.58. In the field, Josh Sandry won the high jump championship with a height of 6-2, beating Troy’s Sean Opland on jumps.

Carson Cantrell finished sixth in 300 hurdles, Bigfork’s 400 relay team finished fourth and the Vikings’ 1,600 relay team finished sixth.

Eureka finished 10th as a team with 21 points behind a strong performance in the hurdles. Brandon Conard finished second and Christian Langston fourth in the 110 hurdles. Khaz Yanak finished fourth in the triple jump.

Opland finished second in the 200 and fourth in the 100 for Troy. Nathan Olds was second in the triple jump and third in the high jump and the Trojans finished fourth in the long relay.

Class B State Track Meet

Saturday’s Results

East Middle School and Charlie Merrifield Track in Butte

GIRLS

Team Standings

1.Plains 83, 2. Bigfork 58.5, 3. Manhattan 38, 3. Red Lodge 38, 5. Glasgow 34, 6. Choteau 32, 7. Townsend 28, 8. Malta 27.5, 9. Joliet 27, 10. Baker 22, 11. Eureka 20, 12. Thompson Falls 19, 13. Fairfield 16, 14. Loyola-Sacred Heart 13, 15. Colstrip 11, 16. Deer Lodge 10, 16. Huntley Project 10, 18. Plentywood 8, 19. Three Forks 7, 20. Jefferson 6, 20. Cut Bank 20, 22. Conrad 4, 22. Ronan 4, 24. Roundup 3, 25. Forsyth 2.

Events

*Indicates state record

100 — 1. Tru Roginske, Joliet, 12.46; 2. Nicole Rehbein, Plains, 12.68; 3. Tiffany Poore, Red Lodge, 12.82; 4. Makayla Barringer, Conrad, 12.94; 5. Aubry Bair, Townsend, 12.98; 6. Savannah Stern, Choteau, 13.03.

200 — 1. Hailey Phillips, Plains, 25.84; 2. Tru Roginske, Joliet, 26.01; 3. Hannah King, Choteau, 26.29; 4. Tiffany Poore, Red Lodge, 26.47; 5. Aubry Bair, Townsend, 26.60; 6. Nicole Rehbein, Plains, 26.62.

800 — 1. Makena Morley, Bigfork, 2:12.62; 2. Emily Cheroske, Bigfork, 2:18.37; 3. Rachael Zeiger, Glasgow, 2:20.23; 4. Layne Oliver, Three Forks, 2:20.28; 5. Paitton Herbst, Baker, 2:22.62; 6. Maggie Mitzel, Loyola Sacred-Heart, 2:22.94.

3,200 — 1. Makena Morley, Bigfork, 10:58.85; 2. Grace Wyse, Townsend, 12:00.00; 3. Maggie Mitzel, Loyola, 12:05.42; 4. Alex Bartmess, Eureka, 12:10.31; 5. Baylee Green, Roundup, 12:10.68; 6. Layne Oliver, Three Forks, 12:22.31.

100 Hurdles — 1. Hannah King, Choteau, 15.18; 2. Hailey Phillips, Plains, 15.19; 3. Sophia Stiles, Malta, 15.31; 4. Aubry Bair, Townsend, 15.88; 5. Alexa Arthun, Manhattan, 16.05; 6. Amy Breigenzer, Glasgow, 16.06.

300 Hurdles — 1. Hailey Phillips, Plains, 43.87; 2. Alexa Arthun, Manhattan, 46.36; 3. Aubry Bair, Townsend, 46.75; 4. Hannah King, Choteau, 46.78; 5. Sophia Stiles, Malta, 47.22; 6. Janessa Williams, Jefferson, 47.70.

400 Relay — 1. Choteau ‘A’ 49.80; 2. Glasgow ‘A’ 51.37; 3. Red Lodge ‘A’ 51.57; 4. Baker ‘A’ 51.69; 5. Eureka ‘A’ 52.07; 6. Manhattan ‘A’ 52.28.

1,600 Relay — 1. Bigfork ‘A’ (Mattison McAnally, Emily Cheroske, Marissa Hiza, Makena Morley), 4:08.18; 2. Red Lodge ‘A’, 4:12.14; 3. Glasgow ‘A’, 4:14.80; 4. Plains ‘A’, 4:19.55; 5. Forsyth ‘A’, 4:19.75; 6. Choteau ‘A’, 4:21.50.

High Jump — 1. Autrey Hannum, Thomp Falls, 5-04; 2. Megan Dailey, Glasgow, 5-02; 3. Shey Hannum, Thomp Falls, J5-02; 4. Mikayla Stone, Deer Lodge, 5-00; 5. Jada Nicholson, Malta, 4-10; 5. Marissa Hiza, Bigfork, 4-10.

Triple Jump — 1. Sophia Stiles, Malta, 36-09.25; 2. Tru Roginske, Joliet, 36-04.75; 3. Kourtney Coverdell, Fairfield, 35-03.50; 4. Megan Dailey, Glasgow, 34-09.25; 5. Autrey Hannum, Thomp Falls, 34-08; 6. Janessa Williams, Jefferson, 34-04.25.

Shot Put — 1. Emily Billow, Eureka, 40-01.50; 2. Leah Thompson, Plains, 39-07; 3. Mariah Harvey, Manhattan, 39-03; 4. Becky Gerst, Jefferson, 38-09.75; 5. Darby Schye, Malta, 36-09.25; 6. Tessa Robertson, Bigfork, 36-08.25.

Javelin — 1. Hailey Poole, Colstrip, 133-10.50; 2. Kimberly Earhart, Plains, 129-11; 3. Paitton Herbst, Baker, 127-05.50; 4. Aspen Jore, Ronan, 122-02; 5. Lindsay Wangerin, Plentywood, 122-01; 6. Brooke Jones, Manhattan, 121-02.50.

BOYS

Team Standings

1. Manhattan 66.5, 2. Glasgow 61, 2. Troy 61, 4. Bigfork 44, 5. Loyola-Sacred Heart 42, 6. Colstrip 28.5, 7. Big Timber 27, 8. Huntley Project 22. 8. Choteau 22, 10. Eureka 21, 11. Fairfield 20, 12. Thompson Falls 17, 13. Townsend 16, 14. Baker 12, 15. Shelby 10, 15. Shepherd 10, 15. Red Lodge 10, 18. Ronan 8, 19. Deer Lodge 5, 20. Cut Bank 4, 20. Conrad 4, 20. Three Forks 4, 20. Joliet 4, 24. Whitehall 4, 25. Jefferson 2, 25. Forsyth 2, 27. Roundup 1.

Events

100 — 1. Ryan Grandchamp, Glasgow, 11.11; 2. Austin Batson, Fairfield, 11.24; 3. McKenzie Holt, Thomp Falls, 11.31; 4. Sean Opland, Troy, 11.32; 5. Pat McCarthy, Whitehall, 11.37; 6. Zachary Iffland, Shepherd, 11.42.

200 — 1. Ryan Grandchamp, Glasgow, 22.43; 2. Sean Opland, Troy, 22.57; 3. Austin Batson, Fairfield, 22.84; 4. Silas Hasselbrook, Loyola, 22.86; 5. McKenzie Holt, Thomp Falls, 22.97; 6. Pat McCarthy, Whitehall, 22.99.

1,600 — 1. Logan Morley, Bigfork, 4:34.58; 2. Tyus Mendoza, Colstrip, 4:34.84; 3. Darren Hecker, Big Timber, 4:39.54; 4. Paul Bielawski, Shelby, 4:40.45; 5. Ivan Colmenero, Manhattan, 4:45.75; 6. Kyrn Dykema, Red Lodge, 4:46.49.

110 Hurdles — 1. Silas Hasselbrook, Loyola, 15.01; 2. Brandon Conard, Eureka, 15.27; 3. Bryce Green, Townsend, 15.44; 4. Christian Langston, Eureka, 15.91; 5. Michael Jobman, Huntley Project, 16.01; 6. Jared Schwend, Joliet, 16.29.

300 Hurdles — 1. Caleb Neth, Manhattan, 40.17; 2. Silas Hasselbrook, Loyola, 41.36; 3. Gabe McCauley, Big Timber, 41.38; 4. Jacob Simpson, Deer Lodge, 42.18; 5. Jared Schwend, Joliet, 42.29; 6. Carson Cantrell, Bigfork, 42.66.

400 Relay — 1. Loyola-Sacred Heart ‘A’ 43.54; 2. Glasgow ‘A’ 43.89; 3. Thompson Falls ‘A’ 43.91; 4. Bigfork ‘A’ 44.19; 5. Manhattan ‘A’ 44.46; 6. Deer Lodge ‘A’ 44.85.

1,600 Relay — 1. Manhattan ‘A’ (Conner Cross, David Schachman, Shondel Connerton, Turner Stone), 3:29.66; 2. Glasgow ‘A’, 3:30.31; 3. Loyola-Sacred Heart ‘A’, 3:31.64; 4. Troy ‘A’, 3:32.32; 5. Townsend ‘A’, 3:32.69; 6. Bigfork ‘A’, 3:34.72.

High Jump — 1. Josh Sandry, Bigfork, 6-02; 2. Sean Opland, Troy, J6-02; 3. Nathan Olds, Troy, 6-00; 4. Javan Carroll, Conrad, J6-00; 5. Seth Omsberg, Cut Bank, J6-00; 6. Cole McCloud, Manhattan, 5-10; 6. Christian Olson, Colstrip, 5-10.

Triple Jump — 1. Wyatt Pannabecker, Choteau, 42-05.75; 2. Nathan Olds, Troy, 42-03.25; 3. Cantor Coverdell, Fairfield, 42-01; 4. Khaz Yanak, Eureka, 41-07; 5. George Barrett, Cut Bank, 41-05.50; 6. Brock Beede, Joliet, 41-03.

Shot Put — 1. Tucker Yates, Colstrip, 57-11*; 2. Brady Ostermiller, Shepherd, 51-11; 3. Jeff Fisher, Baker, 51-02; 4. Alec Nehring, Manhattan, 49-06; 5. Austin Oldenburger, Manhattan, 48-03; 6. Lucas Gerhardt, Ronan, 47-11.75.