Whitefish girls second at State A track
Whitefish freshman Brooke Zetooney edges her teammate Mikenna Ells in the 100 meter dash finals at the Montana Class A-B State Track and Field Meet in Laurel on Saturday. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)
Libby sprinter Jay Beagle runs in the 100 meter dash finals at the Montana Class A-B State Track and Field Meet in Laurel on Saturday. He took fourth in the 100 after becoming the State A champion in the 400 on day one. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)
Columbia Falls' Lara Erickson runs to a first-place finish in the Class A girls 1600 meter run finishing 7 seconds ahead of her sister Siri Erickson who came in second place at the Montana Class A-B State Track and Field Meet in Laurel on Saturday. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)
Bigfork's Wyatt Duke jumps 6 feet, 2 inches to a third-place finish in the boys Class B high jump event at the Montana Class A-B State Track and Field Meet in Laurel on Saturday. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)
LAUREL — Saturday brought sunnier skies and more shiny, new hardware for the Whitefish Bulldogs’ girls track team at the State A/B track meet.
The Bulldogs finished second with 76.5 points behind winner Laurel (97), which won its first girls championship in program history. Whitefish was the 2019 champion, and the meet was not held in 2020.
Mikenna Ells won the 200 meter dash, her second gold of the meet, but was edged by freshman teammate Brooke Zetooney in the 100. The race was extremely close — Zetooney ran 12.65 in the event, Ells clocked in at 12.67.
Zetooney was fourth in the 200.
Whitefish freshman Hailey Ells ran to fifth in the 100 hurdles and second in the 300s.
“It was exciting to see them (freshmen) get some points and contribute to second place,” Whitefish girls coach Kelliann Blackburn said. “It was a good meet.”
Whitefish is heavy with youngsters and the cupboard looks to be stocked for the years to come.
Columbia Falls had a double-winner of its own in Lara Erickson, who won the 1,600 (she won the 3,200 Friday). Her sister Siri was second.
Alexis Green helped rack up points for Columbia Falls with her fourth-place triple jump of 34 feet, 3 inches.
The Wildkats were third in team standings with 54.5 points.
Hamilton ran away from the boys’ Class A field with 97 points to second-place Dillon’s 61.
The Whitefish boys were helped to seventh place by Bodie Smith’s third in the 110 hurdles and Gabe Menicke’s winning triple jump of 44-3.
Libby ended up eighth, due in large part to Jay Beagle’s third in the 200 and fourth in the 100. Beagle won the 400-meter dash Friday.
Columbia Falls’ Allec Knapton was third in discus with a throw of 146-2.
In Class B, the Bigfork girls were 10th overall. Big Timber (67 points) was first.
The Valkyries won the long relay, edging Manhattan by a hair. Scout Nadeau was fourth in the shot put, Inga Turner was sixth in the high jump, and Zoe Albert was sixth in the javelin.
Eureka’s Remmi Stanger was third in the high jump.
Bigfork’s boys were fifth overall among Class B teams with 35 points.
Viking high-jumper Wyatt Duke was third (6-2) in his signature event, where Huntley Project’s Noah Bouchard defended his title with a jump of 6-4, a day after an injury in the hurdles trials.
Duke also finished sixth in the 110 hurdles.
Isak Epperly was a few ticks behind Jefferson’s Braden Morris in the same event (15.40) and finished second.
State A/B Track & Field
Laurel Sports Complex
Class A
GIRLS
Team scores — Laurel 97, Whitefish 76.5, Columbia Falls 54.5, Corvallis 43.5, Dillon 41.5, Billings Central 41, Butte Central 40, Hamilton 30, Glendive 23, Lewistown 23, Ronan 20, Stevensville 10, Sidney 6, Havre 3, Hardin 2, Libby 2.
100 — 1, Brooke Zetooney, Whitefish, 12.65; 2, Mikenna Ells, Whitefish, 12.67; 3, Molly Molvig, Billings Central, 12.68; 4, Kellan Wahl, Billings Central, 12.74; 5, Claire Hutchison, Stevensville, 13.01; 6, Ally Sempf, Columbia Falls, 13.15.
200 — 1, Mikenna Ells, Whitefish, 26.07; 2, Molly Molvig, Billings Central, 26.13; 3, Kellan Wahl, Billings Central, 26.16. 4, Brooke Zetooney, Whitefish, 26.45; 5, Claire Hutchison, Stevensville, 26.85; 6, Alyse Aby, Laurel, 27.06.
1600 — 1, Lara Erickson, Columbia Falls, 5:14.43; 2, Siri Erickson, Columbia Falls, 5:21.99; 3, Grace Timm, Laurel, 5:22.09; 4, Andria Mourich, Laurel, 5:22.80; 5, Carly Cook, Laurel, 5:24.07. 6, Ellyse Moccasin, Hardin, 5:25.71.
100 hurdles — 1, Rileigh McGree, Butte Central, 15.74; 2, Ainsley Shipman, Dillon, 16.38. 3, Olivia Lewis, Corvallis, 16.52; 4, Armstrong, Rylee, Lewistown, 16.66; 5, Hailey Ells, Whitefish, 16.73; 6, June LePage, Lewistown, 16.87.
300 hurdles — 1, Rileigh McGree, Butte Central, 46.09; 2, Hailey Ells, Whitefish, 46.15; 3, Olivia Lewis, Corvallis, 46.62; 4, Lauryn Petersen, Dillon, 47.82; 5, Ainsley Shipman, Dillon, 48.12; 6, Sadie Filius, Havre, 48.61.
100 relay — 1, Whitefish 48.95; 2, Billings Central Catholic 49.42; 3, Columbia Falls 50.67;4, Laurel 50.75; 5, Lewistown 50.91; 6, Havre 51.15.
400 relay — 1, Laurel 4:05.12; 2, Corvallis 4:09.58; 3, Columbia Falls 4:11.09; 4, Dillon 4:15.10; 5, Billings Central Catholic 4:16.99; 6, Havre 4:17.79.
Triple jump — 1, Ainsley Shipman, Dillon, 36-08; 2, Gracey Willis, Laurel, 35-08; 3, Kolby Gibbs, Laurel, 35-04; 4, Alexis Green, Columbia Falls, 34-03; 5, Leina Ulutoa, Ronan, 34-01.75; 6, Zoey Morast,, Dillon, 33-10.50.
Discus — 1, Katelyn Dickemore, Hamilton, 138-10; 2, Kayla Botkin, Frenchtown, 129-05; 3, Ali Merritt, Sidney, 119-08; 4, Madison Lewis, Corvallis, 117-11; 5, Bailey Graves, Laurel, 117-08; 6, Crystal Hazel, Stevensville, 117-01.
Class B
Team scores — Big Timber 67, Manhattan 62, Huntley Project 59, Colstrip 36, Baker 33, Choteau 32, Townsend 31, Jefferson 29, Wolf Point 25, Bigfork 20, Glasgow 20, Malta 16, Three Forks 15, Columbus 12, Conrad 11, Shepherd 11.
100 — 1, Alyssa Boshart, Big Timber, 12.90; 2, Clare Ronayne, Jefferson, 13.22; 3, Cora Pesanti, Anaconda, 13.32; 4, Ashlyn Lutts, Baker, 13.37; 5, Emily Cooley, Big Timber, 13.46; 6, Jewel Olson, Wolf Point, 13.5.
200 — 1, Jewel Olson, Wolf Point, 26.03; 2, Alyssa Boshart, Big Timber, 26.10; 3, Madeline Severson, Manhattan, 26.62; 4, Clare Ronayne, Jefferson, 26.86; 5, Katie Whitehurst, Whitehall, 27.10; 6, Jasmyn Murphy, Three Forks, 27.36.
800 — 1, Kelsey Plymale, Columbus, 2:22.64; 2, Jazmin Gorder, Poplar, 2:23.99; 3, Ada Bieler, Choteau, 2:24.36; 4, Sarah Christensen, Townsend, 2:24.81; 5, Ashlyn Lutts, Baker, 2:25.48. 6, Kameryn Ketchum, Big Timber, 2:25.67.
3200 — 1, Hallie Hemenway, Manhattan, 11:47.60; 2, Ada Bieler, Choteau, 11:54.61; 3, Natalie Wood, Big Timber, 11:56.06; 4, Emily See, Glasgow, 12:07.34; 5, Iris McKean, Glasgow 12:09.86. 6, Emma Stolte, Broadwater, 12:15.24.
100 hurdles — 1, Macee Murphy, Huntley Project, 15.7; 2, Olleca Severson, Manhattan, 16.07; 3, Havyn Vandenacre, Broadwater, 16.66; 4, Cheyenne Maddox, Fairfield, 16.77; 5, Alyssa, Boshart, Big Timber, 16.83; 6, Emma Evenson, Red Lodge, 16.99.
300 hurdles — 1, Havyn Vandenacre, Townsend, 46.15; 2, Gracie Bradley, Colstrip, 46.22; 3, Olleca Severson, Manhattan, 47.07; 4, Jasmyn Murphy, Three Forks, 47.40; 5, Macee Murphy, Huntley Project, 47.85. 6, Brayli Reimer, Red Lodge, 48.08.
100 relay —1, Big Timber 50.38; 2, Baker 50.55; 3, Jefferson 50.68; 4, Bigfork 50.77; 5, Shepherd 50.89; 6, Conrad 50.97.
400 relay — 1, Bigfork 4:10.11; 2, Manhattan 4:10.16; 3, Baker 4:10.46; 4, Big Timber 4:13.42; 5, Jefferson 4:16.94; 6, Huntley Project 4:17.57.
High jump — 1, Emily Cooley, Big Timber, J5-04, 2, Hannah Cooper, Huntley Project, J5-02; 3, Remmi Stanger, Eureka, J5-00; 4, Savana Warburton, Joliet, J5-00; 5, Kadie Bends, Colstrip, J4-10. 6, Inga Turner, Bigfork, J4-10.
Triple jump — 1, Erica Smith, Malta, 34-06; 2, Emma McCauley, Jefferson, 34-02.25; 3, Peyton Janeway, Baker, 34-01.75; 4, Anika Ploeger, Baker, 33-09.75; 5, Olleca Severson, Manhattan, 33-08.75. 6, Hailee Stiles, Jefferson, 33-05.75.
Shot put — 1, Jamie Whitedirt, Colstrip, 42-10; 2, Rogers Talen, Colstrip, 39-04.25; 3, Hannah Cooper, Huntley Project, 38-03.50, 4, Scout Nadeau, Bigfork, 37-01.25; 5, Tia Siewing, Malta, 35-10.75. 6, Faith Ekness, Shepherd, 34-08.50.
Javelin — 1, Sadie Grove, Choteau, 123-04; 2, Ashley Carroll, Shepherd, 117-11; 3, Tristen Sedgwick, Huntley Project, J115-06; 4, Katelyn MacDonald, Wolf Point, J115-06; 5, Mia Sullivan, Anaconda, 114-04; 6, Zoey Albert, Bigfork, 113-08.
BOYS
Class A
Team scores — Hamilton 87, Dillon 61, Hardin 53, Laurel 50, Billings Central 44, Frenchtown 39, Whitefish 32, Libby 23, Ronan 22, Corvallis 21, Stevensville 20, Glendive 13, Livingston 11, Lewistown 10, Columbia Falls 8, Polson 6, Browning 6.
100 —1, Brock Ping, Billings Central, 11.13; 2, Jakob Webinger, Laurel, 11.22; 3, Hunter Bear Cloud, Hardin, 11.37; 4, Jay Beagle, Libby, 11.43; 5, Treyton Anderson, Dillon, 11.44; 6, Parker Sinks, Sidney, 11.60.
200 — 1, Hunter Bear Cloud, Hardin, 22.13; 2, Jakob Webinger, Laurel, 22.51; 3, Jay Beagle, Libby, 22.59; 4, Treyton Anderson, Dillon, 22.84; 5, Brock Ping, Billings Central, 22.88; 6, Jace Duval, Columbia Falls, 23.22.
1600 — 1, Colter Kirkland, Hamilton, 4:29.05; 2, Colter Purcell, Hamilton, 4:29.92; 3, Brinson Wyche, Corvallis, 4:31.43; 4, Lane Cole, Hamilton, 4:34.23; 5, Michael Irvine, Ronan, 4:35.36. 6, Tayjon Joe, Hardin, 4:37.58.
110 hurdles — 1, Treyton Anderson, Dillon, 15.02. 2, Kellan Beller, Stevensville, 16.17; 3, Bodie Smith, Whitefish, 16.19; 4, Moasas George, East Helena, 16.20; 5, Daylen Flemmon, Laurel, 16.33; 6, Aiden Read, Corvallis, 16.51.
300 hurdles —1, Treyton Anderson, Dillon, 39.91; 2, Daxon Graham, Dillon, 41.15; 3, Cody Harrington, Glendive, 42.26; 4, Bodie Smith, Whitefish, 42.49; 5, Chase Burrows, Laurel, 42.95; 6, Caden Hansen, Dillon, 43.04.
100 relay — 1, Laurel 42.79;. 2, Hardin 43.62; 3, Frenchtown 43.65; 4, Dillon 43.82; 5, Sidney 43.96; 6, Polson 44.03.
400 relay — 1, Hardin 3:25.33; 2, Hamilton 3:28.44; 3, Laurel 3:30.76; 4, Frenchtown
3:31.47; 5, Dillon 3:32.38; 6, Whitefish 3:33.49.
Triple jump — 1, Gabe Menicke, Whitefish, 44-3;. 2, Girma Detwiler, Ronan, 43-5.75; 3, Carter White, Frenchtown, 43-0.5; 4, Hunter Bear Cloud, Hardin, 43-0.25; 5, Riley Basta, Glandive, 42-4.75. 6, Payton Kokot, Park, 41-9.
Discus — 1, Callahan Hoffman, Dillon, 147-7; 2, Tyler Burrows, Hamilton, 147-6; 3, Allec Knapton, Columbia Falls, 146-2; 4, Orion Kutuey, Hamilton, 141-10; 5, Tel Arthur, Frenchtown, 141-5; 6, Riley Jackson, Sidney, 139-4.
Javelin — 1, Kellan Beller, Stevensville, 169-7; 2, Cole Truman, Dillon, 165-0; 3, Jason Jessop, Corvallis, 164-4; 4, Jonathan Perez, Polson, 163-10; 5, Jace McNeil, Laurel, 157-8. 6, Daniel Kelsch, Ronan, 152-6.
Class B
Team scores — Jefferson 623, Missoula Loyola 48, Manhattan 45, Huntley Project 42, Townsend 40, Bigfork 35, Red Lodge 31, Wolf Point 30, Columbus 27, Thompson Falls 26, Cut Bank 20, Florence-Carlton 20, Mission 18, Eureka 17, Big Timber 12, Deer Lodge 10.
100 — 1, Ridger Palma, Missoula Loyola 11.45; 2, Gavin Vandenacre, Townsend, 11.48; 3, Jay Jetmore, Red Lodge, 11.63; 4, Joey Visser, Jefferson, 11.70; 5, Joshua Butts, Eureka, J11.76. 6, Michael Swan, Manhattan, J11.76.
200 — 1, Ridger Palma, Missoula Loyola 22.60; 2, Michael Swan, Manhattan, 22.74; 3, Colby Martinez, Columbus, 22.96; 4, Jay Jetmore, Red Lodge, 23.11; 5, Gavin Vandenacre, Townsend, 23.20; 6, John Hanser, Columbus, 23.26.
800 — 1, Wyatt Barney, Manhattan, 1:55.82; 2, Zander Ackerman, Wolf Point, 1:58.90; 3, Andrew Rush, Mission 1:59.25; 4, Gunnar Smith, Eureka, 1:59.85; 5, Cadence Waller, Florence-Carlton, 2:00.93; 6, Alex Nelson, Huntley Project, 2:01.91.
3200 — 1, Zander Ackerman, Wolf Point, 9:47.86; 2, Justin Morgan, Thompson Falls, 9:54.09; 3, Nathaniel Gale, Florence-Carlton, 10:10.96; 4, Andrew Rush, Mission, 10:12.99; 5, Peyton Summers, Wolf Point, 10:15.95; 6, Luke Meeker, Manhattan, 10:24.75.
110 hurdles — 1, Braden Morris, Jefferson, 15.33; 2, Isak Epperly, Bigfork, 15.40; 3, Dylan Root, Jefferson, 15.59; 4, Gavin Vandenacre, Townsend, 15.62; 5, Skyler Quenzer, Red Lodge, 16.22; 6, Wyatt Duke, Bigfork, 16.23.
300 hurdles — 1, Joey Visser, Jefferson, 39.85; 2, Braden Morris, Jefferson, 39.86; 3, Dawson Sweat, Broadwater, 41.06; 4, Dylan Root, Jefferson, 42.10; 5, Owen Reynolds, Red Lodge, 42.14.; 6, Jacob Buckingham, Eureka, 42.40.
100 relay — 1, Missoula Loyola 43.77; 2, Townsend 43.92; 3, Columbus 44.09; 4, Bigfork 44.36; 5, Red Lodge 44.63; 6, Huntley Project 44.71.
400 relay — 1, Manhattan 3:29.00; 2, Townsend 3:31.28.; 3, Red Lodge 3:32.60;. 4, Columbus 3:33.60; 5, Eureka 3:33.70; 6, Huntley Project 3:34.00.
High jump — 1, Noah Bouchard, Huntley Project, 6-4; 2, Bauer Seewald, Cut Bank, 6-2; 3, Wyatt Duke, Bigfork, 6-2; 4, Rhett Reynolds, Shelby, 6-2; 5, Owen Long, Three Forks, 6-0; 6, Tyce Casterline, Colstrip, 6-0.
Triple jump — 1, Bauer Seewald, Cut Bank, 42-0.25; 2, Braden Morris, Jefferson, 41-6.5; 3, Trevor Mosness, Big Timber, 41-4; 4, Donnie Steen, Baker, 41-0.75; 5, Grady Walker, Missoula Loyola 40-10; 6, Wyatt Jones, Manhattan, 40-9.5.
Shot put — 1, Cody Burk, Thompson Falls, 49-11; 2, Wade Rykal, Jefferson, 49-11; 3, Cash Salsbery, Malta, 49-0.25; 4, Mark Doty, Conrad, 48-4.75; 5, Jacob Brien, Lodge Grass, 47-6.75; 6, Stanley Buchanan, Huntley Project, 47-4.