TRACK: Flathead's Perrin breaks all-class state record

MISSOULA — Opening day at the Class AA state boys and girls track meet turned out to be a record-setting event for runners from Flathead, Helena High and Billings Senior on Friday at Missoula County Stadium.

Flathead senior Jake Perrin broke the 1,600 all-class record held by former Braves standout David Vidal (2001) with a time of 4:12.06. The old mark was 4:13.29.

Billings Senior’s Christina Aragon established two new all-class records, winning the 800 in 2:05.65 and the 3,200 in 10:23.31.

Her 800 time is the fastest in the nation this season. Runner-up Carly Smiedala of Helena High ran the ninth fastest time in the country, finishing in 2:08.52.

Glacier sophomore Annie Hill was second in the 3,200 (10:44.36) and third in the 800 (2:09.32).

Danielle Aragon of Billings Senior held the old 800 mark of 2:03.31, set in 2012, and Flathead’s Zoe Nelson had the old standard in the 3,200 with a time of 10:26.18 set in 2004.

Helena High’s Connor Matthews was the other record setter, turning in a 47.75 time in the 400 to break the all-class mark of 48.16 held by Brad Knapp of Billings Senior, set in 1988.

Brynn McChesney of Glacier tied Abby Dodge of Butte in the long jump. Both had a winning distance of 17-5 1/2.

The Glacier 400 relay team of Drew Turner, Ethan Larson, Scout Willcut and Aaron Robinson were clocked in 41.96 to win that event.

On the team front, Flathead’s boys are fifth (21 points) and Glacier is sixth (14).

Billings West tops the field with 46.

Glacier’s girls (31) are fifth and Flathead is 14th (1).

Missoula Sentinel tops the field with 46. Helena High is three back.

The state meet ends today.

Friday

Missoula County Stadium

BOYS

Team scores (through five events): 1, Billings West 46; 2, Bozeman 41; 3, Billings Senior 36; 4, Helena 23; 5, Flathead 21; 6, Glacier 14; 7, Missoula Hellgate 13; 8, Helena Capital 11; 9, Great Falls CMR 8; 10, Missoula Big Sky 4.

400 – 1, Connor Matthews, Helena, 47.75 (all-class record; old record 48.16, by Brad Knapp, Senior, 1988); 2, Tyler McQueen, Senior., 48.89; 3, Simon Petsch, West, 49.02; 4, Scout Willcut, Glacier, 49.86; 5, Zander Mozer, Helena, 50.17; 6, Nolan Jenko, Big Sky, 50.21.

1600 – 1, Jake Perrin, Flathead, 4:12.06 (all-class record; old record 4:13.29, by David Vidal, Flathead, 2001); 2, Chase Equall, Bozeman, 4:13.59; 3, Peter Kirgis, Hellgate, 4:15.99; 4, Aidan Reed, Helena, 4:20.12; 5, Dawson LaRance, Senior, 4:20.78; 6, Riley Collins, Bozeman, 4:21.42.

400 relay – 1, Glacier (Drew Turner, Ethan Larson, Scout Willcut, Aaron Robinson) 41.96; 2, Billings Senior 42.08; 3, Helena 42.10; 4, Billings West 42.88; 5, Helena Capital 43.19; 6, Flathead 43.25.

High jump – 1, Charlie Carr, Bozeman, 6-4; 2, Logan Kleinhans, Bozeman, 6-3; 3, Rory Benedict, Hellgate, 6-3; 4, Micah Bucy, Flathead, 6-1; 5, Tucker Greenwell, CMR, 6-1; 6, Connor Schenk, Hellgate, 6-1.

Pole vault – 1, Jake Bradford, West, 15-3; 2, Charles Barron, Senior, 15-0; 3, Knox Semenza, CMR, 15-0; 4, Tyler Gurchiek, West, 14-6; 5, Lawrence Moore, Bozeman, 14-0; 6, Ethan Mackay, Capital, 14-0.

Long jump – 1, Jory Abelman, West, 22-2.25; 2, Logan Kleinhans, Bozeman, 22-0; 3, Keaton Anderson, Senior, 22-0; 4, Charlie Carr, Bozeman, 21-8; 5, Josh Malone, Big Sky, 21-4.75; 6, Marcus Lindquist, Big Sky, 21-3.75.

Shot put – 1, Braydon Deming, West, 51-5.5; 2, Michael Smith, Capital, 50-10.25; 3, Josh McCracken, Flathead, 50-6.75; 4, Emmit Bartsch, Senior, 48-9.75; 5, Bryson Deming, West, 48-9.50; 6, Chase Benson, Helena, 48-02.75.

GIRLS

Team scores (through nine finals): 1, Missoula Sentinel 46; 2, Helena 43; 3, Bozeman 38; 4, Billings Senior 31.5; 5, Glacier 31; 6, Billings West 21; 7, Great Falls Russell 14; 8, Missoula Hellgate 13; 9, Billings Skyview 12; 10, Butte 11; 12, Missoula Big Sky 6; 13, Helena Capital 4; 14, Flathead 1.

400 – 1, Carly Smiedala, Helena, 57.03; 2, Trisha Carlson, CMR, 58.54; 3, Anna Beck, Skyview, 59.02; 4, Madeline Hamilton, Sentinel, 59.11; 5, Olivia Burgad, Sentinel, 59.36; 6, Madison Liechty, Sentinel, 59.68.

800 – 1, Christina Aragon, Senior, 2:05.65 (all-class record; old record 2:08.31, by Daniella Aragon, Senior, 2012); 2, Carly Smiedala, Helena, 2:08.52; 3, Annie Hill, Glacier, 2:09.32; 4, Madeline Hamilton, Sentinel, 2:11.40; 5, Madison Liechty, Sentinel, 2:12.21; 6, Trisha Carlson, CMR, 2:12.25.

3,200 – 1, Christina Aragon, Senior, 10:23.31 (all-class record; old record 10:26.18 by Zoe Nelson, Flathead, 2004); 2, Annie Hill, Glacier, 10:44.36; 3, Tiahna Vladic, Senior, 10:47.71; 4, Ella DeGrandpre, Hellgate, 10:48.12; 5, Piper Meuwissen, Bozeman, 10:49.58; 6, Camila Noe, Bozeman, 10:58.90.

400 relay – 1, West (Brooke Endy, Shae Helterbran, Janae Bjorgum, Maddie Brockel), 48.38 (ties all-class record; Missoula Big Sky, 2014); 2, Sentinel, 48.69; 3, Great Falls, 48.89; 4, Senior, 49.15; 5, Big Sky, 49.42; 6, Hellgate, 49.66.

High jump – 1, Camille Landon, Bozeman, 5-5; 2, Delaney Bahn, Bozeman, 5-3; 3, Shelby Schweyen, Sentinel, 5-3; 4, Aislinn Overby, Bozeman, 5-3; 5, (tie) Danielle Devlin, Bozeman, and Olivia Romei, Senior, 5-1.

Long jump – 1, (tie) Brynn McChesney, Glacier, and Abby Dodge, Butte, 17-5.5; 3, Ashley McElmurry, Sentinel, 17-5; 4, Hannah Colburn, Big Sky, 17-3.5; 5, Shelby Schweyen, Sentinel, 17-3.25; 6, Trisha Carlson, CMR, 17-2.75.

Shot put – 1, Emerald Toth, Bozeman, 40-2.75; 2, Shanna Floerschinger, Helena, 37-10; 3, Nikki Krueger, Glacier, 36-10.5; 4, Halie Kannen, Capital, 36-6.5; 5, Hailee Regan, Butte, 36-5; 6, Emily Malone, Sentinel, 35-6.5.

Javelin – 1, Kylie Frohlich, Sentinel, 135-9; 2, Darby Henthorn, Hellgate, 135-3; 3, Celestia Hammond, Skyview, 134-2; 4, Shana Cosby, CMR, 131-5; 5, Katie Dixon, Glacier, 124-11; 6, Alyssa Wisher, Flathead, 123-7.

Pole vault – 1, Julie Rockenbaugh, Helena, 11-6; 2, Katrina Terry, West, 11-0; 3, Kamden Hilborn, Helena, 10-6; 4, (tie) Mariah Brelsford, Bozeman, and Shae Helterbran, West, 10-0; 6, Kahsiah Benson, Helena, 10-0.

Class C

MISSOULA — Kelly Murnion of Jordan turned in a 48.64 time in the 400 to break the Class C state record of 48.69 held by Todd Riech of Hot Springs set in 1989 during the first day of competition at Missoula County Stadium.

Former Polson star Bree Fuqua had her all-class record in the discus eclipsed by Leah Thompson of Plains with her toss of 154-11. That bettered Fuqua’s mark by one inch.

BOYS

Team scores (through six finals): 1, Jordan 30; 2, Darby 18; 3, Ennis 16; 4, Chester/Joplin-Inverness 13; 5, (tie) Charlo, Cascade 10 and Manhattan Christian 10; 8, Belt 9; 9, (tie) Twin Bridges, Noxon, Fairview and Drummond 8; 13, (tie) Box Elder and Reed Point-Rapelje 6; 15, Savage 5; 16, (tie) Richey-Lambert, Broadus 4, Arlee 4 and Broadview-Lavina 4; 20, Plentywood 2; 21, (tie) Hot Springs, North Star and Bainville 1.

400 – 1, Kelly Murnion, Jordan, 48.64 (Class C record; old record 48.69, by Todd Riech, Hot Springs, 1989); 2, Bill Yeager, T. Bridges, 48.99; 3, Koltin Haugrose, Belt, 50.09; 4, Isaac Desjarlais, Arlee, 50.58; 5, Mark Estes, Drummond, 51.42; 6, Bryar Lange, Savage, 51.68.

1,600 – 1, Evan Duggan, Darby, 4:34.45; 2, Bradey Wilson, Noxon, 4:34.84; 3, Shane Ketchum, Box Elder, 4:38.77; 4, Tim Wright, Richey, 4:39.43; 5, Keagan Stroop, Belt, 4:41.79; 6, Beau Hyatt, Bainville, 4:42.61.

Pole vault – 1, Zachary Riphenburg, Cascade, 13-0; 2, Lincoln Young, Man. Christian, 12-6; 3, Bridger Smith, Charlo, 12-0; 4, Joel Nelson, Broadview, 12-0; 5, Nate Harris, Plentywood, 12-0; 6, Payton Peterson, North Star, 12-0.

Long jump – 1, Justin May, Chester, 20-11; 2, Ty Stanton, Jordan, 20-8; 3, Corbin Wood, Ennis, 20-6.75; 4, Garrett Greslin, Broadus, 20-6.50; 5, Kelly Murnion, Jordan, 20-4.50; 6, Trevor Paro, Hot Springs, 20-3.75.

Discus – 1, Ty Morgan, Ennis, 155-1; 2, Ben Hardy, Fairview, 153-0; 3, Jordan Marsh, Reed Point, 147-11; 4, Dugan Runkel, Charlo, 146-0; 5, Brad Kamps, Man. Christian, 139-10; 6, Cameron Davis, Chester, 133-2.

Javelin – 1, Tyrone Hageman, Jordan, 180-4; 2, John Beckers, Darby, 176-8; 3, Cade Estes, Drummond, 173-5; 4, Paxton Miller, Savage, 173-3; 5, Justin May, Chester, 172-9; 6, Matt Metrione, Belt, 169-5.

GIRLS

Team scores (through five finals): 1, West Yellowstone 24; 2, Plains 22; 3, Melstone 16; 4, Seeley-Swan 14; 5, Manhattan Christian 12; 6, (tie) Plentywood and St. Regis 10; 8, Drummond 9; 9, (tie) Fort Benton and Park City 8; 11, Cascade 6; 12, Winnett-Grass Range 5; 13, (tie) Arlee and Broadview-Lavina, 4; 15, (tie) Charlo, Harrison and Terry 1.

400 – 1, Paige Harris, Plentywood, 58.29; 2, Jewlz Collins, W. Yellowstone, 58.69; 3, Leah Gannon, Fort Benton, 58.93; 4, Alex Bohlman, Seeley-Swan, 59.81; 5, Lily Mercer, Seeley-Swan, 1:00.23; 6, Claire Fickler, Drummond, 1:00.45.

800 – 1, Alex Veltkamp, M. Christian, 2:17.58; 2, BreElle Wacker, Melstone, 2:17.71; 3, Bailee Parker, W. Yellowstone, 2:19.32; 4, Stephanie Robbins, Seeley-Swan, 2:22.10; 5, Kaitlyn Bird, Fort Benton, 2:22.39; 6, Kita Weingart, Winnett, 2:22.62.

3,200 – 1, Bailee Parker, W. Yellowstone, 10:31.82 (Class C record; old record 11:03.89 by Bailee Parker); 2, BreElle Wacker, Melstone, 11:53.74; 3, Kimberly Earhart, Plains, 11:53.80; 4, Stephanie Robbins, Seeley-Swan, 11:54.01; 5, Kita Weingart, Winnett, 12:03.25; 6, Brooklyn Foust, Charlo, 12:09.96.

Long jump – 1, Madison Hill, St. Regis, 16-8.25; 2, Claire Fickler, Drummond, 16-6.75; 3, Ember Schwindt, Cascade, 16-5.75; 4, Carly Hergett, Arlee, 16-5.25; 5, Shelby Browning, Winnett, 16-4.75; 6, Taya Defrance, Harrison, 16-4.5.

Discus – 1, Leah Thompson, Plains, 154-11 (all-class record; old record 154-10 by Bree Fuqua, Polson, 1999); 2, Cara Grewell, Park City, 114-5; 3, Lily Huenink, Plains, 110-11; 4, Hope Opie, Broadview, 107-11; 5, Lindsay Benson, M. Christian, 106-5; 6, Riata Smith, Terry, 104-6.

Class A

BOZEMAN — Area teams had no individual event winners, but three athletes were second finishers in their events on the first full day of competition.

Barrett Gray of Whitefish was timed in 11:54.56 in the 3,200 and Allyson Gimbel put the shot 39-7.

On the team front, Dillon holds a slim edge on Corvallis in the boys field. Hamilton and Corvallis are 1-2, respectively, on the girls side.

State action winds up today.

BOYS

Team scores (through six finals) – 1. Dillon 24; 2. Corvallis 22.33; 3. Sidney 16.67; 4. Billings Central 16; 5. Columbia Falls 15; 6. Glendive 14; 7. Laurel 12; 7. Belgrade 12; 9. Havre 10; 9. Frenchtown 10; 9. Hamilton 10; 12. Lewistown Fergus 8; 12. Polson 8; 14. Whitefish 4; 15. Stevensville 2; 15. Miles City 2

400 –1. Nate Rismon, HAV, 50.331; 2. Bruce Thomas, COR, 50.66; 3. Jacob Grinwis, BEL, 50.99; 4. Tanner Dana, CFL, 51.29; 5. Hunter Casey, STV, 51.61; 6. Milo Carpenter, LAU, 51.70.

1,600 – 1. Cameron Meikle, HAM, 4:27.15; 2. Josh Jessop, COR, 4:27.64; 3. Sage Wanner, CFL, 4:30.77; 4. Ashton Jones, GLN, 4:32.31; 5. Kyle McLaughlin, BEL, 4:33.41; 6. Levi Taylor, LAU, 4:37.97.

High jump –1. Parker Spadt, FTW, 6-6; 2. Cordell McGinley, DIL, 6-4; 3. Jacob Hadley, BLC, 6-2; 4. Isaiah Girard, DIL, 6-0; 5. Kyler Burns, CFL, 6-0; 6. Ridge Albright, COR, 5-10; 6. Jared Steinbeisser, SID, 5-10; 6. Michael McGinnis, SID, 5-10.

Pole vault –1. Garrison Hughes, SID, 15-0; 2. Jacob Clairmont, POL, 14-0; 3. Marvin Reynoso, COR, 13-0; 4. Matt Brewer, WHF, 13-0; 5. Ty McKay, DIL, 13-0; 6. Jared Craig, LAU, 12-6.

Long jump – 1. Carson Oakland, GLN, 21-4.75; 2. Casey Cole, LAU, 21-1; 3. Jacob Hadley, BLC, 20.10; 4. Morgan Eitel, BEL, 20-10; 5. Logan Stephens, CFL, 20-6; 6. Jared Craig, LAU, 20-4.75.

Shot put –1. Kyle Finch, DIL, 49-7; 2. Matt Harrison, FER, 48-3.5; 3. Carter Hughes, SID, 47-0.25; 4. Micah Holt-Seavy, BLC, 47-0; 5. Cord Murray, MLC, 45-11.75; 6. Blake Arneson, CFL, 45-11.

GIRLS

Team scores (through eight finals) – 1. Hamilton 36; 2. Corvallis 29; 3. Sidney 21; 4. Belgrade 20; 5. Columbia Falls 18; 6. Miles City 16; 7. Polson 15; 8. Livingston 12; 8. Whitefish 12; 10. Butte Central 10; 10. Billings Central 10; 10. Hardin 10; 10. Lewistown Fergus 10; 14. Laurel 8; 14. Dillon 8; 16. Stevensville 7; 17. Frenchtown 4; 18. Havre 2.

400 –1. Pipi Eitel, BEL, 58.55; 2. Madison Patrick, LIV, 1:00.23; 3. Heidi Nisly, COR, 1:00.71; 4. Penny Jessop, COR, 1:00.93; 5. Taylor Ludwig, LAU, 1:00.99; 6. Lydia Kryshak, WHF, 1:02.14.

800 – 1. Pipi Eitel, Belgrade, 2:16.81; 2. Heidi Nisly, COR, 2:18.23; 3. Jessica Elmer, LAU, 2:20.70; 4. Bea Frissell, POL, 2:24.14; 5. Pachel David, HAV, 2:25.42; 6. Heather Baker MCY, 2:28.86.

3,200 – 1. Jacie Schmalz, HAM, 11:46.75; 2. Barrett Gray, WHF, 11:54.56; 3. Morgan Vosley, MCY, 11:55.79; 4. Kendyl Pierson, LIV, 12:17.55; 5. Molly Sitter, POL, 12:29.58; 6. Albany Jessop, COR, 12:35.73.

High jump –1. Jade Smith, BLC, 5-8.25; 2. Kacia Guisinger, HAM, 5-2; 3. Marissa James, FRG, 5-2; 4. Ashlee Searle, HAM, 5-0; 5. Kate Doorn, WHF, 5-0; 6. Ashley Venable, MCY, 5-0.

Pole vault – 1. Aubrey Kessel, SID, 10-6; 2. Harmony Hampton, SID, 10-6; 3. Taylor Bess, HAM, 10-6; 4. Myka Steinbeisser, SID, 10-0; 4. Lydia Bowman, POL, 10-0; 6. Ashley Caffrey, CFL, 9-6.

Long jump – 1. Rachael McGree, BTC, 17-1; 2. Taylor Bess, HAM, 15-10.75; 3. Mariah Hanson, STV, 15-10; 4. Mary Baker, CFL, 15-4; 5. Halie Warren, MCY, 15-3.5; 6. Ellie Johnson, CFL, 15-2.5.

Shot put – 1. Keaunna Mason, HDN, 42-2.5; 2. Allyson Gimbel, CFL, 39-7; 3. Savanna Walker, MCY, 37-3.5; 4. Adeline Richardson, FTW, 36-8.5; 5. Anna Zimmer, FRG, 36.8.25; 6. Makenna Benbrook, WHF, 35.8.

Javelin –1. Zena Smith, COR, 139-8; 2. Kylie Christiansen, DIL, 120-1; 3. Erin Sampson, POL, 118-3; 4. Ellie Johnson, CFL, 116-11; 5. Jaree Mane, FRG, 116-1; 6. Mariah Hinson, STV, 115-4.

Class B

BOZEMAN — Logan Morley of Bigfork posted an easy victory in the 1,600, crossing the finish line in 4:18.16 on the first day of competition at the state meet.

He finished 15 seconds ahead of the runner-up.

Kim Parsell of Shelby rule the track, winning the 400 (58.8), 800 (2:14.26) and 3,200 (11:35.16).

The Shelby girls and Manhattan boys top the team standings.

BOYS

Team scores (through six finals) – 1. Manhattan 45; 2. Jefferson 17; 3. Thompson Falls 16; 4. Bigfork 15; 5. Malta 10; 5. Glasgow 10; 7. Cut Bank 8.5; 8. Red Lodge 8; 8. Deer Lodge 8; 10. Fairfield 6; 10. Florence-Carlton 6; 10. Forsyth 6; 10. Townsend 6; 10. Conrad 6; 15. Troy 5; 16. St. Labre 4; 17. Harlem 2; 17. Missoula Loyola 2; 17. Whitehall 2; 17. Joliet 2; 21. Eureka 1; 22. Ronan 0.5.

400 – 1. Caleb Neth, MAN, 49.98; 2. Rahkei Eyer, JEF, 50.10; 3. Cade Johnstone, FOR, 50.12; 4. Troy Opland, TRO, 50.50; 5. Damon Adams, HRL, 51.09; 6. Matt Farrier, BGF, 51.11.

1,600 – 1. Logan Morley, BGF, 4:18.16; 2. AJ Eckmann, JEF, 4:33.32; 3. Bryant Edgerton, TWN,4:33.67; 4. Wally Three Irons, STL, 4:37.64; 5. Hunter Flynn, WTH, 4:38.80; 6. Leonard McComas, MAN, 4:39.69.

Pole vault –1. Jake Gascon, THF, 14-0; 2. John Jacobsen, RDL, 13-0; 3. Tracer Stone, MAN, 12-6; 4. Cole McCloud, MAN, 12-0; 5. Brett Robinson, JLT, 12-0; 6. JR Seewald, CTB, 11.6.

Long jump –1. Caleb Neth, MAN, 23-3.75; 2. Seth Omsberg, CTB, 22-2.25; 3. Daylon Jay, CRD, 21-4.75; 4. Alec Nehring, MAN, 21-2.75; 5. Kellen Round, LOY, 21-2.25; 6. Lucas Blankers, EUR, 21-0.5.

Discus – 1. Alec Nehring, MAN, 177-8; 2. Austin Forson, DLG, 160-8; 3. Cantor Coverdell, FFD, 143-7; 4. Ross Coleman, BGF, 142.5; 5. McKenzie Holt, THF, 138-6; 6. Trase LeTexier, JEF, 135.3.

Javelin – 1. Benji Phillips, GLS, 190-7; 2. Tyson Carney, MAL, 176-2; 3. Caden Venters, FLC, 171-0; 4. Kade VanElswyk, THF, 167-11; 5. Jayce Bishop, MAL, 164-6; 6. Troy Opland, TRO, 163-4.

GIRLS

Team scores (through five finals) – 1. Shelby 30; 2. Roundup 16; 2. Townsend 16; 2. Colstrip 16; 5. Bigfork 14; 6. Malta 13; 7. Manhattan 9; 8. Choteau 8; 8. Forsyth 8; 10. Missoula Loyola 6; 11. Ronan 4; 11. Thompson Falls 4; 11. Shepherd 4; 14. Big Timber 2; 14. Eureka 2; 16. Three Forks 1; 16. Glasgow 1; St. Labre 1.

400 – 1. Kim Parsell, SHL, 58.8; 2. Payton Durocher, CHO, 59.34; 3. Haile Norred, BGF, 59.65; 4. Caitlin Hoeffner, TWN, 1:00.75; 5. Mattison McAnaly, BGF, 1:00.76; 6. Alex Simensen, GLS, 1:01.18.

800 –1. Kim Parsell, SHL, 2:14.26; 2. Baylee Green, RDP, 2:21.70; 3. Grace McDonnell, TWN, 2:22.7; 4. Whitney Hanson, CLS, 2:26.39; 5. Mckay Guckenberg, EUR, 2:26.92; 6. Mystic Striker, MAL, 2:27.29.

3,200 – 1. Kim Parsell, SHL, 11:35.16; 2. Baylee Green, RDP, 11:35.99; 3. Grace Wyse, TWN, 12:05.08; 4. Ashley McCready, RON, 12:08.95; 5. Tayler Factor, CLS, 12:21.29; 6. Hannah Madsen, MAN, 12:25.13.

Long jump – 1. Sophia Stiles, MAL, 17-6; 2. Alexa Arthun, MAN, 16-11.5; 3. Brook Kolar, LOY, 16-1.5; 4. Shey Hannum, THF, 15-11; 5. Marley Manoukian, MAL, 15-7.5; 6. Sinclair Oliver, TFK, 15-7.

Discus – 1. Hailey Poole, CLS, 128-4; 2. Kaylee Zard, FOR, 118-0; 3. Miranda Campbell, BGF, 113-6; 4. Taylor Stringari, SHP, 105-4; 5. Carrie Lehman, BGT, 104-5; 6. Tiffany Tallwhiteman, STL, 101-4.