Three Valley athletes win gold at Pilcher Top 10 meet

by Daily Inter Lake
| April 26, 2022 11:55 PM

MISSOULA — Taliana Miller of Flathead, Gabe Menicke of Whitefish and Jack Jensen of Bigfork all won events at the 22nd Russ Pilcher Top 10 Meet, held Tuesday at MCPS Stadium.

Many of the top competitors from Libby to Dillon and Ennis to Helena competed in the meet, with Miller throwing a career-best 120 feet, 7 inches to win the javelin.

Menicke won the triple jump with a mark of 45-2, not far off the 21-year-old meet record of 45-5 ¾, set by Butte Central’s Tyler McIntyre.

Jensen won a tight 1,600 in 4 minutes, 36.04 seconds, lowering his Class B-best time while holding off Hamilton’s Colter Purcell and Flathead’s Kesler Hughes, among others.

Two meet records were set, both on the boys side: Dillon’s Treyton Anderson won the 110-meter hurdles in 14.36, taking Whitefish standout Taylor Ferda’s 14.44 from 2006 off the list; Missoula Sentinel’s Keagan Crosby set the meet record in the 800, running 1:55.21.

Glacier’s Sam Ells wasn’t far behind Crosby, taking second in a career-best 1:56.69.

Anderson’s previous best in the high hurdles was 14.84.

The boys 400 relay record was in jeopardy: Sentinel clocked 42.78, just .06 off the mark. Glacier was second at 42.97. Unofficially the Spartans and Pack are the first two relay teams to break 43 seconds this spring.

Flathead’s Gabe Felton was third in the 3,200, and Bravette Lilli Rumsey Eash was fourth in a deep girls 3,200 race.

Glacier’s Caleb Bernhardt (40.47) was second in the 300 hurdles to Sentinel’s Drew Klumph, with borth runners lowering the personal bests. Wolfpack teammates Jackson Hensley and Jake Turner were second in the 200 and 400. Both runners were the best of the AA competitors, and Hensley ran his career-best time (22.49).

The Pack also saw Tate Kauffman take fourth in the boys triple jump, edging Flathead’s Dylan Zink by a half inch.

Glacier’s Noah Fincher took fourth in the girls 100-meter dash.

Whitefish burner Brooke Zetooney was third in the 100, running 12.88; teammate Hailey Ells was fourth in the 300 hurdles. The Bulldog boys were represented well by Menicke, Bodie Smith (fourth, 300 hurdles) and Talon Holmquist (second in the shot put, fifth in the discus).

Bigfork’s George Bucklin was second in the high jump; Libby’s Rylee Boltz was fourth in the girls 400, just ahead of Bigfork’s Chloe Raats.

Russ Pilcher Top 10 Meet

Tuesday

BOYS

100 — 1, Thomas Carter, Cap, 11.27; 2, Hudson Lembke, Sent, 11.31; 3, Carter White, Ftn, 11.32; 4, Treyton Anderson, Dil, 11.45; 5, Karsen Beitz, Sent, 11.50; 6, Kaeden Sager, EH, 11.63.

200 — 1, Treyton Anderson, Dil, 22.31; 2, Jackson Hensley, Gla, 22.49; 3, Ridger Palma, LSH, 22.58; 4, Kaeden Sager, EH, 23.05; 5, Connor Sullivan, Gla, 23.14; 6, Luca Dombrowski, LSH, 23.32.

400 — 1, Owen Hoag, SS, 50.49; 2, Jake Turner, Gla, 51.29; 3, Luke Sullivan, Cap, 52.42; 4, Garrett Schmill, Ftn, 52.49; 5, Derek Criddle, Cor, 53.03; 6, Aiden Marceau, MBS, 23.49.

800 — 1, Keagan Crosby, Sent, 1:55.21 (meet record: old record 1:55.4, Jeremiah Coon, Helena, 2015); 2, Sam Ells, Gla, 1:56.69; 3, Lane Cole, Ham, 1:57.15; 4, Colter Kirkland, Ham, 1:57.21.; 5, Colin Shaules, Sent, 1:57.29; 6, Daniel Wiltse, Hgt, 1:58.96.

1,600 — 1, Jack Jensen, Bfk, 4:36.04; 2, Colter Purcell, Ham, 4:37.69; 3, Kesler Hughes, Fla, 4:39.39; 4, Nathaniel Gale, Flo, 4:39.68; 5, Jakob Hansen, Ftn, 4:42.96; 6, William Hyatt, TF, 4:50.01.

3,200 — 1, Finneas Colescott, Hgt, 9:32.70; 2, Brinson Wyche, Cor, 9:37.28; 3, Gabe Felton, Fla, 9:56.72; 4, Wilson Derry, Hgt, 9:58.12; 5, Deneb Linton, Wfh, 9:58.46; 6, Jacob Sriraman, Sent, 10:00.43

110 hurdles — 1, Treyton Anderson, Dil, 14.36 (meet record: old record 14.44, Taylor Ferda, Whitefish, 2006); 2, Zac Crews, Sent, 14.84; 3, Drew Klumph, Sent, 14.99; 4, Holt Downey, Butte, 15.29; 5, Dylan Root, Bou, 15.34; 6, Caleb Bernhardt, Gla, 15.37.

300 hurdles — 1, Drew Klumph, Sent, 40.23; 2, Caleb Bernhardt, Gla, 40.47; 3, Colter Petre, Hel, 40.49; 4, Bodie Smith, Wfh, 41.68; 5, Holt Downey, Butte, 41.73; 6, Tuff Adams, Cap, 41.92.

400 relay — 1, Sentinel 42.78; 2, Glacier 42.97; 3, Capital 43.93; 4, Loyola Sacred Heart 44.22; 5, Dillon 44.36; 6, Boulder 44.40.

1,600 relay — 1, Dillon 3:26.64; 2, Capital 3:28.42; 3, Sentinel 3:29.33; 4, Columbia Falls 3:33.72; 5, Corvallis 3:33.82; 6, Whitefish, 3:33.93.

Discus — 1, Walker McDonald, SS, 152-10; 2, Callahan Hoffman, Dil, 150-7; 3, Tyler Gann, VC, 148-8; 4, Tommy Nilson, Hgt, 148-3; 5, Talon Holmquist, Wfh, 145-2; 6, Josh Goldeman, Hel, 143-5.

Javelin — 1, Aiden Nichols, Hgt, 178-1; 2, Marcus Evans, Hel, 172-9; 3, Kellan Beller, Ste, 169-1; 4, Zac Crews, Snt, 168-2; 5, Reuben Hornby, Gla, 164-2; 6, Tyson Rostad, Ham, 163-0.

Shot put — 1, Cade VanVleet, Nox, 52-2 ½; 2, Talon Holmquist, Wfh, 51-7; 3, Forrest Suero, Hel, 49-8 ½; 4, Walker McDonald, SS, 48-2 ½; 5, Chaise Meyer, MBS, 47-4; 6, Cy Stevenson, Lib, 47-2.

High jump — 1, Porter Gibbs, MBS, 6-7; 2, George Bucklin, Bfk, 6-1; 3, Jonas Sherman, Butte, 6-1; 4, Trey Andersen, Lib, 6-1; 5, Nick Michelotti, Cap, 6-1; 6, Tate Kauffman, Gla, 5-11.

Long jump — 1, Carter White, Ftn, 22-5; 2, Dylan Snyder, Butte, 29-9; 3, Colter Petre, Hel, 20-9; 4, Noah Wilson, Enn, 20-3; 5, Brody Thornsberry, Fla, 19-9; 6, Connor Sullivan, Gla, 19-8 ½.

Triple jump — 1, Gabe Menicke, Wfh, 45-2; 2, Carter White, Ftn, 44-1; 3, Holter Santos, Dil, 43-3; 4, Tate Kauffman, Gla, 42-5 ½; 5, Dylan Zink, Fla, 42-5; 6, Skeet Scharfe, Hgt, 41-5.

Pole vault — 1, Taylor Searle, Ham, 14-0; 2, Alex Brisko, Cap, 13-6; 3, Gavin Vetter, Butte, 13-6; 45, Corbin Luce, Hel, 13-6; 5, Jaric Sparks, Butte, 13-0; 6, Bridger Weirson, MBS, 13-0.

GIRLS

100 — 1, Logan Todorovich, Hel, 12.73; 2, Hannah Moses, Hgt, 12.8u7; 3, Brooke Zetooney, Wfh, 12.88; 4, Noah Fincher, Gla, 13.05; 5, Havyn Vandenacre, Twn, 13.08; 6, Mollee Conlan, Butte, 13.13.

200 — 1, Madilyn Todorovich, Hel, 26.07; 2, Isabelle Berry, LSH, 26.95; 3, Kylie Konen, Dil, 27.49; 4, Ally Sempf, CF, 27.50; 5, Nevaeh Wetzel, Hel, 27.68; 6, Anneliese Bessette, Hgt, 27.71.

400 — 1, Sariah Maughan, SS, 59.49; 2, Hailey Burger, Cap, 60.13; 3, Claire hutchinson, Ste, 60.78; 4, Rylee Boltz, Lib, 61.36; 5, Chloe Raats, Bfk, 61.40; 6, Madi Nelson, Ham, 62.29.

800 — 1, Odessa Zentz, Hel, 2:17.92; 3, Ruby Lorenz, Sent, 2:20.07; 3, Sophia Miller, Hgt, 2:22.24; 4, Kaitlyn Skinner, Hgt, 2:22.61; 5, Mykayla Miller, Sent, 2:22.94; 5, Alyssa Vollertsen, Gla, 2:23.86.

1,600 — 1, Emma Solte, Town, 5:14.03; 2, Stella Diaz, Hgt, 5:22.69; 3, Rose Wiltse, Hgt, 5:22.74; 4, Renae Parker, Bou, 5:22.76; 5, Isabel Munro, Hgt, 5:26.13; 6, Siri Erickson, CF, 5:28.14.

3,200 — 1, Kensey May, Hgt, 10:41.74; 2, Kylie Hartnett, Hel, 11:14.55; 3, Renae Parker, Boul, 11:33.36; 4, Lilli Rumsey Eash, Fla, 11:35.76; 5, Emma Stolte, Twn, 11:44.11; 6, Morgan Grube, Wfh, 12:25.84.

100 hurdles — 1, Brooke Stayner, Sent, 14.70; 2, Ainsley Shipman, Dil, 15.38; 2, Emily McElmurry, Sent, 15.49; 4, Havyn Vandenacre, Twn, 15.81; 5, Rachel Plaster, Hel, 16.48; 6, Lily Tanko, Bfk, 16.52.

300 hurdles — 1, Havyn Vandenacre, Town, 45.35; 2, Kathryn Sheridan, Cap, 46.25; 3, Olivia Lewis, Cor, 46.32; 4, Hailey Ells, Wfh, 46.37; 5, Sidney Gulick, Gla, 46.79; 6, Lauryn Petersen, Dil, 47.53.

400 relay — 1, Helena 49.79; 2, Capital 50.94; 3, Whitefish 51.04; 4, Dillon 51.51; 5, Anaconda 51.56; 6, Bigfork 51.66.

1,600 relay — 1, Helena 4:02.63; 2, Whitefish 4:07.35; 3, Hellgate 4:11.48; 4, Capital 4:12.81; 5, Glacier 4:14.30; 6, Corvallis 4;16.37.

Discus — 1, Kayla Botkin, Ftn, 127-8; 2, Alanna Auch, Cor, 123-9; 3, Avari Batt, MBS, 116-3; 4, Madison Lewis, Cor, 1115-5; 5, Scout Nadeau, Bfk, 108-10; 6, Mya Winkler, Ham, 106-0.

Javelin — 1, Taliana Miller, Fla, 120-7; 2, Keke Davis, Hgt, 120-5; 3, Ella Moodry, BC, 119-11; 4, Jessie Struna, Dru, 113-10; 5, Mya Winkler, Ham, 108-4; 6, Natalie Ellis, MBS, 105-10.

Shot put — 1, Madison Lewis, Cor, 38-6; 2, Sydney Mattfeldt, Hel, 37-11; 3, Sadie Smith, Ftn, 37-4 ¼; 4, Kayla Botkin, Ftn, 35-10 ½; 5, Scout Nadeau, Bfk, 35-3; 6, Jaida Green, Cap, 33-8 ½.

High jump — 1, Jayden Nash, Sent, 5-4; 2, Logan Todorovich, Hel, 5-2; 3 (tie), Madilyn Todorovich, Hel, and Ava Kellenberg, Sent, 5-2; 5, Erin Wilde, Wfh, 5-2; 6, Emma Konen, Twin, 5-0.

Long jump —, 1, Logan Todorovich, Hel, 18-2; 2, Brooke Stayner, Sent, 17-7 ½; 3, Madilyn Todorovich, Hel, 17-6 ½; 4, Emily Maughan, SS, 17-5 ½; 5, Perry Paffhausen, Hgt, 16-9; 6, Ava Kellenberg, Sent, 16-8 ¾.

Triple jump — 1, Ainslee Shipman, Dil, 37-4 ¼; 2, Emily McElmurry, Sent, 37- ½; 3, Layne Kearns, Ham, 35-5 ¼; 4, Emma McCauley, Bou, 34-8 ½; 5, Alexis Green, CF, 34-7 ¼; 6, Ava Kellenberg, Sent, 34-4.

Pole vault — 1, Libby Hansen, Cap, 11-0, 2, Hannah Moses, Hgt, 11-0; 3, Charlie Ham, Ftn, 10-; 4, Hannah Sempf, CF, 10-0; 5, Landrie Anderson, Sent, 10-0; 6, Annika Nehring, Hel, 9-6.