Whitefish boys, girls finish 3rd

BUTTE — Whitefish’s Marlow Schulz completed a sweep of the sprints for the third straight year and became just the fourth girl in Montana history to win four 100-meter dash championships, as the Bulldogs placed both their girls and boys teams third at the Class A state track meet in Butte on Saturday.

Schulz outlegged Corvallis’ Sadi Henderson in the 100 with a time of 12.40 seconds to claim her fourth state title in the event. She is the 20th girl to win an event four times and the first to win all three of the short races at least three times. Schulz ran away with the 200 on the competition’s second day, winning in 24.69, nearly a second better that the field. It was her third 200 title, adding to her third 400 title earned Friday. The future St. John’s (N.Y.) athlete earned 11 individual state championships in her career.

Her run highlighted a big day for the Bulldogs, who finished third as a team with 63 points. Corvallis won with ease, scoring 129.5.

The Whitefish girls 400 relay team set a new Class A state record in 48.54 seconds, beating the old record of 49.12 set by Billings Central. The Bulldog girls finished fifth in the 1,600 relay.

Whitefish’s Phoebe Guercio finished fourth in the 300 hurdles and fifth in the triple jump. Grace Kurtz finished sixth in both the 100 and 200.

Columbia Falls’ Samantha Mundel won the 3,200 by more than 10 seconds in 11:43.79, leading the Wildkats to a seventh place finish with 28 points. Carla Nicosia finished fourth in the triple jump, fifth in the 300 hurdles and sixth 100 hurdles. The Wildkats were sixth in the 400 relay.

Polson’s girls finished 11th with 10 points, earning sixth of those on Saturday as Claudia Hewston finished fourth in the 800 and Madison Wheeler sixth in the 300 hurdles. The Lady Pirates’ 1,600 relay finished sixth.

Whitefish’s Luke May won the javelin with a personal-best throw of 206 feet, 7 inches to lead the Bulldog boys to a third place finish with 58 points. The boys team race was much tighter with Hamilton eeking out the championship with 64 points. Corvallis was second with 62.

The Bulldogs’ Keaton Grove finished second in both the 110 and 300 hurdles. Alex Wilson finished fifth in the 110 hurdles, and Koler Kanistanaux was fifth in the discus. Jed Nagler was sixth in both the 100 and 200. The Bulldog 400 relay finished second.

Polson’s Andrew Weltz won the triple jump with a leap of 43-3 1/2, leading the Pirates to an 11th place finish with 17 points. Jacob Clairmont finished sixth in both the 110 and 300 hurdles and Austin Corrigan was sixth in discus.

Columbia Falls’ Nakia Alexander finished second in the triple jump and the Wildcats were sixth in the 1,600 relay to score all nine of their team points on the last day, finishing in 18th.

Class A State Track Meet

Saturday’s Results

East Middle School and Charlie Merrifield Track, Butte

GIRLS

Team Standings

1.Corvallis 129.5, 2. Belgrade 80, 3. Whitefish 63, 4. Dillon 62, 5. Sidney 32, 6. Hamilton 28.50, 7. Columbia Falls 28, 8. Hardin 25, 9. Livingston 13, 10. Lewistown 12, 11. Frenchtown 10, 11. Polson 10, 11. Glendive 10, 14. Havre 9, 15. Stevensville 8, 16. Miles City 6, 17. Laurel 1.

Events

100 — 1. Marlow Schulz, Whitefish, 12.40; 2. Sadi Henderson, Corvallis, 12.62; 3. Courtney Stromme, Belgrade, 12.71; 4. Annika Moore, Hamilton, 12.98; 5. Madi Page, Belgrade, 12.98; 6. Grace Kurtz, Whitefish, 12.99.

200 — 1. Marlow Schulz, Whitefish, 24.69; 2. Courtney Stromme, Belgrade, 25.55; 3. Sadi Henderson, Corvallis, 25.81; 4. Cierra Lamey, Dillon, 25.89; 5. Katelyn Frost, Corvallis, 26.13; 6. Grace Kurtz, Whitefish, 26.18.

800 — 1. Sadi Henderson, Corvallis, 2:18.89; 2. Sadie Reddick, Belgrade, 2:22.28; 3. Pipi Eitel, Belgrade, 2:22.49; 4. Claudia Hewston, Polson, 2:23.98; 5. Emme Warnken, Corvallis, 2:24.05; 6. Peyton Filius, Havre, 2:27.08.

3,200 — 1. Samantha Mundel, Col Falls, 11:43.79; 2. Kaycie Stewart, Corvallis, 11:54.00; 3. Austyn Copp, Glendive, 12:06.61; 4. Jacie Schmalz, Hamilton, 12:13.15; 5. Dalainy Tedesco, Lewistown, 12:13.19; 6. Kaitlin Stromberg, Hamilton, 12:34.91.

100 Hurdles — 1. Holly Andersen, Dillon, 14.72; 2. Courtney Stromme, Belgrade, 15.77; 3. Lexi Prevost, Sidney, 15.80; 4. Nichole Karhi, Lewistown, 16.01; 5. Kyra Fisher, Belgrade, 16.05; 6. Carla Nicosia, Col Falls, 16.10.

300 Hurdles — 1. Holly Andersen, Dillon, 45.33; 2. Lexi Prevost, Sidney, 46.13; 3. Megan Hawkins, Livingston, 47.31; 4. Phoebe Guercio, Whitefish, 47.80; 5. Carla Nicosia, Col Falls, 48.88; 6. Madison Wheeler, Polson, 49.03.

400 relay — 1.Whitefish ‘A’ 48.54*; 2. Corvallis ‘A’ 49.26; 3. Belgrade ‘A’ 49.32; 4. Dillon ‘A’ 50.37; 5. Lewistown ‘A’ 50.46; 6. Columbia Falls ‘A’ 51.15.

1,600 relay — 1. Belgrade ‘A’ (Pipi Eitel, Madeline Orrell, Tanna Holliday, Sadie Reddick), 4:03.35; 2. Corvallis ‘A’, 4:04.81; 3. Livingston ‘A’, 4:06.12; 4. Dillon ‘A’, 4:06.21; 5. Whitefish ‘A’, 4:06.51; 6. Polson ‘A’, 4:07.79.

Pole Vault — 1. Katelyn Frost, Corvallis, 11-6; 2. Lacey Waid, Havre, 10-6; 3. Erin Harris, Sidney, J10-6; 4. Lexi Prevost, Sidney, J10-6; 4. Aubrey Kessel, Sidney, J10-6; 6. Jessica Cassens, Corvallis, 10-0; 6. Ceci Collins, Hamilton, 10-0.

Triple Jump — 1. Annika Moore, Hamilton, 37-2.25; 2. Madi Page, Belgrade, 35-6, 3. Avery Joyner, Hamilton, 35-5.75; 4. Carla Nicosia, Col Falls, 35-3.50; 5. Phoebe Guercio, Whitefish, 33-9.75; 6. Sami Kratofil, Hamilton, 33-6.25.

Discus — 1.Courtney Albright, Corvallis, 124-0; 2. Josee Pendleton, Dillon, 121-3; 3. Bethany Rides Horse, Hardin, 119-10; 4. Taryn Mercer, Dillon, 109-3; 5. Daryn Wolff, Sidney, 106-0; 6. Keaunna Mason, Hardin, 102-10.

BOYS

Team Standings

1.Hamilton 64, 2. Corvallis 62, 3. Whitefish 58, 4. Stevensville 45, 5. Belgrade 36, 5. Lewistown 36, 7. Glendive 35, 8. Frenchtown 30, 9. Dillon 28, 10. Livingston 20, 11. Polson 17, 12. Miles City 16, 13. Butte Central 15, 14. Laurel 14, 14. Anaconda 14, 16. Browning 12, 17. Billings Central 11, 18. Columbia Falls 9, 19. Sidney 5.

Events

100 — 1. Gharret Olson, Frenchtown, 11.00; 2. Kyle Crossman, Hamilton, 11.17; 3. Kyle Harrington, Butte Central, 11.23; 4. Brock Butcher, Lewistown, 11.30; 5. Colter Bachmeier, Glendive, 11.30; 6. Jed Nagler, Whitefish, 11.32.

200     — 1.Gharret Olson, Frenchtown, 22.16; 2. Taylor Sylvester, Corvallis, 22.35; 3. Brock Butcher, Lewistown, 22.42; 4. Christopher Lords, Stevensville, 22.66; 5. Kyle Harrington, Butte Central, 22.83; 6. Jed Nagler, Whitefish, 22.88.

1, 600 — 1. Jonathan Eastwood, Belgrade, 4:28.77; 2. Sage Schoonen, Dillon, 4:33.31; 3. Jake Purlee, Corvallis, 4:34.96; 4. Aidan Theard, Anaconda, 4:36.39; 5. Emmitte DustyBull, Browning, 4:37.64; 6. Cameron Meikle, Hamilton, 4:38.43.

110 Hurdles — 1. Mick Paffhausen, Dillon, 14.87; 2. Keaton Grove, Whitefish, 15.23; 3. Zac Allen, Laurel, 15.57; 4. Taylor Sylvester, Corvallis, 15.87; 5. Alex Wilson, Whitefish, 15.89; 6. Jacob Clairmont, Polson, 16.00.

300 Hurdles — 1. Daniel Pendergast, Stevensville, 39.49; 2. Keaton Grove, Whitefish, 40.16; 3. Jadin Casey, Stevensville, 40.34; 4. Zac Allen, Laurel, 40.45; 5. Mick Paffhausen, Dillon, 40.51; 6. Jacob Clairmont, Polson, 41.40.

400 Relay — 1. Glendive ‘A’ 43.31; 2. Whitefish ‘A’ 43.89; 3. Corvallis ‘A’ 43.91; 4. Stevensville ‘A’ 43.94; 5. Hamilton ‘A’ 44.10; 6. Blgs Central ‘A’ 44.89.

1,600 Relay — 1. Hamilton ‘A’ (Gregory Beck, Anthony Schmalz, Kris Cleveland, Karill Apedaile), 3:27.47; 2. Stevensville ‘A’, 3:28.00; 3. Belgrade ‘A’, 3:28.90; 4. Lewistown ‘A’, 3:30.01; 5. Corvallis ‘A’, 3:30.44; 6. Columbia Falls ‘A’, 3:31.26.

Triple Jump — 1. Andrew Weltz, Polson, 43-3.50; 2. Nakia Alexander, Col Falls, 42-6.75; 3. Abe Westfall, Hamilton, 41-10; 4. Bobby Erbaugh, Frenchtown, 41-2.25; 5. Luke Harper, Dillon, 41-2; 6. Tanner Schwartz, Glendive, 41-1.50.

Discus — 1. Chris Emter, Livingston, 151-11; 2. Jesse Sims, Corvallis, 147-10; 3. Kaemen Richards, Butte Central, 144-9; 4. Gabe Chilson, Dillon, 143-11; 5. Koler Kanistanaux, Whitefish, 142-7; 6. Austin Corrigan, Polson, 136-4.

Javelin — 1. Luke May, Whitefish, 206-7; 2. Tyler Olson, Corvallis, 182-2; 3. Collin Hartford, Lewistown, 173-5; 4. Jesse Byorth, Blgs Central, 168-9.50; 5. Travis Ross, Belgrade, 168-1; 6. Caleb Benson, Sidney, 165-3.50.