Bigfork records record bests at Archie Roe
By FAITH MOLDAN
Bigfork Eagle
The Bigfork High School track and field teams found success despite scoring only one varsity team point between the Vikes and Vals May 5 at the Archie Roe Invitational in Kalispell.
Dustin Haines, Keenan Evans, Forrest Schiltz and Andrew Whittaker notched that one point for the Vikings in the 400-meter relay. They finished sixth with a time of 45.86 seconds.
“We had some really good performances,” Bigfork coach Sue Loeffler said of the Vikes’ and Vals’ showing at Archie Roe.
She credited freshman Evans with running well.
Haines, a sophomore, threw javelin and shot put at the varsity level and recorded a personal best in the javelin. His throw of 150-5 marked a 10-foot improvement from his previous best according to Bigfork coach Nate Hammond. Fellow sophomore Donny Tudahl also threw varsity shot put and discus. Hammond said that had the two competed in the junior varsity competition, they would have placed.
“There’s not too many sophomores in varsity,” Hammond said.
Haines and Tudahl were joined by four other Bigfork throwers in marking personal bests at Archie Roe.
Avery Vogel and Jessica Winders made their marks in the javelin. Vogel threw 95 feet and Winders threw 82-3. The freshman’s throw was six feet farther than her previous personal best.
The other Vikes doing well in field events were John Butts and Zac Bruer. Butts had his best throw ever of 141-9 in the javelin. Bruer improved upon all three events — shot put, javelin and discus. He finished third in the junior varsity shot with 39-8 and just missed placing with his discus throw of 118-2.
“That was my best ever too,” Bruer said of his shot and discus throws.
Bruer’s shot put throw marked an improvement of a couple feet and 10-12 foot improvement in the discus.
“That’s a good shot for him,” Hammond said of the sophmore.
Bruer threw 106 in the javelin and should throw at the varsity level at both the ABC meet in Polson Saturday and at divisionals May 18-19 in Whitefish.
“I’ve been improving lately the last couple of weeks,” Bruer said. He hopes the better competition at the varsity level continues his improvement.
Bigfork was without two key throwers in Kalispell. Both Kaemyn Meagher and Charlene Miller did not compete due to injury. Hammond said it’s uncertain whether or not Meagher, the top female thrower for the Vals, and Miller will be able to compete at the ABC meet Saturday or at divisionals.
Freshman Kayla Carlson had a good weekend as well. Carlson placed in the 800-meter run and recorded a personal best. Official freshman and junior varsity results were not available as of press time. She joined Taylor Schiltz, Shelby Deaton and Nikki Bilodeau in the 4-by-400 relay. The team took first place.
“All of our splits were below 60,” Deaton said. “It was really intimidating competiting at the biggest freshman meet in the state.”
Deaton also ran in the 300-meter hurdles.
“It wasn’t my best run, but I beat my time,” she said. “It was a learning experience.”
The Vikes and Vals finish their regular season at Polson’s ABC meet Saturday, May 12 at 10 a.m.
2007 Archie Roe Track Meet
May 5 at Kalispell
Girls
Team Totals
Flathead 110, Missoula Big Sky 106 1/2, Missoula Hellgate 96, Hamilton 46, Polson 27, Whitefish 24, Frenchtown 22, Ronan-St. Ignatius 21, Seeley-Swan 20, Loyola Sacred Heart 19, Columbia Falls 15 1/2, Plains 14, Eureka 2, Libby 2, Browning 1, Cut Bank 1.
Individual Events
100
1, Melissa Jenkins, Missoula Big Sky, 13.02. 2, Briana Malmquist,
Ronan-St.Ignatiu, 13.20. 3, Lindsay Greytak, Missoula Hellgat, 13.38. 4, Misha
Trotter, Hamilton, 13.39. 5, Jenae Lister, Flathead, 13.39. 6, Bobbi Furrer,
Missoula Hellgat, 13.40.
200
1, Melissa Jenkins, Missoula Big Sky, 26.12. 2, Misha Trotter, Hamilton,
26.93. 3, Bobbi Furrer, Missoula Hellgat, 27.16. 4, Molly Briggerman, Missoula
Hellgat, 27.32. 5, Briana Malmquist, Ronan-St.Ignatiu, 27.56. 6, Lindsay
Greytak, Missoula Hellgat, 27.61.
400
1, Melissa Jenkins, Missoula Big Sky, 58.58. 2, Misha Trotter, Hamilton,
59.27. 3, Jenae Lister, Flathead, 59.73. 4, Molly Briggerman, Missoula
Hellgat, 1:02.26. 5, Merilee Mowbrey, Polson, 1:02.36. 6, Heather Melcer,
Whitefish, 1:05.29.
800
1, Misha Trotter, Hamilton, 2:18.21. 2, Shannon Ross, Flathead, 2:21.19. 3,
Paige Hall, Missoula Hellgat, 2:24.94. 4, Jessica Boyer, Columbia Falls,
2:26.40. 5, Kori Thornock, Missoula Big Sky, 2:27.86. 6, Anne Danczyk,
Whitefish, 2:28.69.
1,600
1, Caitlin Stone, Seeley-Swan, 5:20.62. 2, Paige Hall, Missoula Hellgat,
5:33.12. 3, Elysia Andrews, Flathead, 5:34.54. 4, Terinee McCready,
Ronan-St.Ignatiu, 5:34.81. 5, Tera Klein, Flathead, 5:35.16. 6, Kathy Running
Crane, Browning, 5:35.95.
3,200
1, Caitlin Stone, Seeley-Swan, 11:10.85. 2, Tera Klein, Flathead, 11:56.41. 3,
Elysia Andrews, Flathead, 11:59.40. 4, Terinee McCready, Ronan-St.Ignatiu,
12:05.25. 5, Kori Thornock, Missoula Big Sky, 12:14.27. 6, Della Tromblee, Cut
Bank, 12:16.62.
100 Hurdles
1, Lindsey Hall, Missoula Big Sky, 16.00. 2, Ashley Ferda, Whitefish, 16.60.
3, Jessie Gosselin, Missoula Big Sky, 17.05. 4, Samantha Gunlikson, Flathead,
17.36. 5, Caitlyn Lower, Missoula Hellgat, 17.40. 6, Angela Morasco, Missoula
Big Sky, 17.44.
300 Hurdles
1, Caitlyn Lower, Missoula Hellgat, 47.94. 2, Lindsey Hall, Missoula Big Sky,
48.60. 3, Christa Redcrow, Polson, 48.69. 4, Jessie Gosselin, Missoula Big
Sky, 49.41. 5, Samantha Gunlikson, Flathead, 49.46. 6, Ashley Younkin,
Flathead, 49.52.
400 Relay
1, Flathead 'A' (Kelsie Norwood , Kendalyn Habel , Nicole Hall , Jenae Lister
), 50.92. 2, Missoula Hellgate 'A' (Molly Briggerman , Lindsay Greytak ,
Ashley Iverson , Bobbi Furrer ), 51.01. 3, Missoula Big Sky 'A' (Jessie
Gosselin , Ali Dombrouski , Alisa Dvarishkis , Melissa Jenkins ), 51.27. 4,
Polson 'A' (Danielle Rowe , Christa Redcrow , Nicole Davey , Merilee Mowbrey
), 51.93. 5, Hamilton 'A' (Alicia Toews , Michelle Jones , Rachelle Eggleston
, Misha Trotter ), 52.10. 6, Ronan-St.Ignatius 'A' (Stephanie Salomon , Ishan
Wylie , Kelsey Cable , Briana Malmquist ), 52.42.
1,600 Relay
1, Flathead 'A' (Ashley Younkin , Jenae Lister , Nicole Hall , Shannon Ross ),
4:03.12. 2, Missoula Hellgate 'A' (Molly Briggerman , Caitlyn Lower , Lindsay
Greytak , Bobbi Furrer ), 4:13.27. 3, Missoula Big Sky 'A' (Ali Dombrouski ,
Kori Thornock , Kate Reese , Melissa Jenkins ), 4:17.44. 4, Whitefish 'A'
(Heather Melcer , Libbie Anderson , Lauren Kuennen , Courtney Ferda ),
4:17.45. 5, Libby 'A' (Lindsay Kehn , Shantell McLinden , Rachel Sweedman ,
Quinn Wilson ), 4:21.05. 6, Loyola Sacred Heart 'A' (Nikki Porch , Marrissa
Tschida , Jordan Scolatti , Mallory Cotnoir ), 4:22.44.
High Jump
1, Danielle Rowe, Polson, J5-02. 2, Laura Geis, Frenchtown, J5-00. 2, Kirsten
Vaculick, Missoula Hellgat, J5-00. 2, Tasha Huset, Frenchtown, J5-00. 5, Ishan
Wylie, Ronan-St.Ignatiu, J5-00. 6, Ketti Wilhelm, Columbia Falls, J4-10. 6,
Amy Mclaughlin, Missoula Big Sky, J4-10. 6, Katie Gannon, Missoula Hellgat,
J4-10. 6, Kendalyn Habel, Flathead, J4-10.
Pole Vault
1, Anne Yeager, Missoula Hellgat, J10-00. 2, Kendalyn Habel, Flathead, J9-06.
3, Nicole Kropp, Flathead, J8-06. 3, Carmel Johnston, Whitefish, J8-06. 4,
Nicole Davey, Polson, J8-06. 5, Megan Baker, Hamilton, J8-06. 6, Callie
Spencer, Columbia Falls, J8-06. 6, Allison Huguet, Missoula Big Sky, J8-06.
Long Jump
1, Amber Lampman, Columbia Falls, J15-11.50. 2, Kelsie Norwood, Flathead,
J15-08. 3, Ali Dombrouski, Missoula Big Sky, J15-08. 4, Samantha Gunlikson,
Flathead, J15-06.75. 5, Alicia Toews, Hamilton, J15-06.75. 6, Jylisa Fields,
Columbia Falls, J15-00.50.
Triple Jump
1, Ali Dombrouski, Missoula Big Sky, 34-11. 2, Samantha Gunlikson, Flathead,
34-07.75. 3, Alicia Toews, Hamilton, 33-07. 4, Hailey Fermin, Whitefish,
32-09.25. 5, Kelsie Norwood, Flathead, 32-06.50. 6, Ali Armstrong, Flathead,
32-04.50.
Shot Put
1, Liana Galayda, Frenchtown, 37-08.25. 2, Emily Hashley, Flathead, 36-03. 3,
Marrissa Tschida, Loyola Sacred He, 35-11.50. 4, Jessica Hill, Hamilton,
35-05. 5, Christina Medeiros, Loyola Sacred He, 35-00.50. 6, Brittany Gardner,
Polson, 34-10.
Discus
1, Kiandra Rajala, Missoula Hellgat, 118-05. 2, Rebekah Moderie, Missoula Big
Sky, 113-10. 3, Hannah Hart, Missoula Big Sky, 110-03. 4, Melissa French,
Plains, 109-01. 5, Megan Hannay, Lincoln County, 108-02. 6, Janelle Hoover,
Flathead, 106-10.
Javelin
1, Marrissa Tschida, Loyola Sacred He, 147-10. 2, Allison Kendall, Plains,
126-09. 3, Katie Gannon, Missoula Hellgat, 120-05. 4, Janelle Hoover,
Flathead, 115-10. 5, Ashton Vulles, Plains, 115-08. 6, Ali Christensen,
Flathead, 114-11.
Boys
Team Totals
Flathead 140, Missoula Big Sky 100, Missoula Hellgate 56, Polson 46, Libby 40, Whitefish 29, Ronan-St. Ignatius 25, Hamilton 24, Columbia Falls 22, Cut Bank 14, Browning 10, Plains 8, Loyola Sacred Heart 6, Eureka 4, Frenchtown 2, Bigfork 1.
Individual Events
100
1, Christian Segota, Missoula Hellgat, 11.38. 2, Lance Carl, Missoula Big Sky,
11.38. 3, Ian Damon, Flathead, 11.62. 4, Ryan Turley, Hamilton, 11.66. 5, Mike
Kozlowski, Flathead, 11.70. 6, Charlie Dotson, Flathead, 11.71.
200
1, Lance Carl, Missoula Big Sky, 22.77. 2, Charlie Dotson, Flathead, 23.37. 3,
Bryce Picard, Polson, 23.42. 3, Tylar Espinosa, Ronan-St.Ignatiu, 23.42. 5,
Ryan Turley, Hamilton, 23.59. 6, Chris Ogle, Polson, 23.84.
400
1, Ryan Turley, Hamilton, 50.89. 2, Tylar Espinosa, Ronan-St.Ignatiu, 52.08.
3, Reed Watkins, Flathead, 52.67. 4, Chris McComas, Plains, 53.30. 5, Nathan
Klette, Missoula Hellgat, 53.60. 6, Chris Maus, Missoula Hellgat, 53.67.
800
1, Chris Ogle, Polson, 1:57.99. 2, Eric Larson, Missoula Big Sky, 1:59.31. 3,
Seth Grossman, Flathead, 2:00.33. 4, Kyle Anderson, Missoula Big Sky, 2:00.60.
5, Orion Bras, Flathead, 2:00.85. 6, Cody Lund, Missoula Big Sky, 2:01.40.
1,600
1, Carl Nystuen, Flathead, 4:32.34. 2, Ben Jacobsen, Cut Bank, 4:34.69. 3,
Marlin Blackwolf, Browning, 4:35.59. 4, Logan Torgison, Polson, 4:38.51. 5,
Seth Svennungsen, Flathead, 4:38.59. 6, Matt Wheeler, Missoula Big Sky,
4:44.78.
3,200
1, Seth Grossman, Flathead, 9:27.27. 2, Hunter Nelson, Missoula Big Sky,
9:40.51. 3, Kyle Anderson, Missoula Big Sky, 9:46.74. 4, Marlin Blackwolf,
Browning, 9:50.43. 5, Carl Nystuen, Flathead, 9:52.44. 6, Ben Jacobsen, Cut
Bank, 9:54.97.
110 Hurdles
1, Cort Rogers, Whitefish, 15.68. 2, Christian Segota, Missoula Hellgat,
15.70. 3, Lane Hamilton, Missoula Big Sky, 15.90. 4, Clint Manning, Flathead,
16.23. 5, Ted Morigeau, Polson, 16.29. 6, Mike Devlin, Missoula Big Sky,
16.30.
300 Hurdles
1, Lane Hamilton, Missoula Big Sky, 40.20. 2, Drew Owens, Missoula Big Sky,
40.81. 3, Clint Manning, Flathead, 40.90. 4, Beau Gravelle, Flathead, 41.67.
5, Steven Blair, Cut Bank, 41.82. 6, Ted Morigeau, Polson, 43.01.
400 Relay
1, Missoula Big Sky 'A' (Lane Hamilton , Beau Donaldson , Justin Montelius ,
Lance Carl ), 44.94. 2, Whitefish 'A' (Danny Neff , Aaron Tkachyk , Tyler
Mason , Henry King ), 45.15. 3, Columbia Falls 'A' (Jason Sternad , Brian
Merseal , John Woody , Scott Palmer ), 45.22. 4, Hamilton 'A' (Will Buzzell ,
Kyle Crowley , Keith Stamper , Ryan Turley ), 45.66. 5, Libby 'A' (Kyle Baker
, Christian Lehnert , Jeremy Chumley , Loran Nelson ), 45.71. 6, Bigfork 'A'
(Dustin Haines , Keenan Evans , Forest Schiltz , Andrew Whittaker ), 45.86.
1,600 Relay
1, Flathead 'A' (Beau Gravelle , Michael Gallagher , Orion Bras , Reed Watkins
), 3:29.74. 2, Polson 'A' (Bryce Picard , Ted Morigeau , Chris Alfiero , Chris
Ogle ), 3:30.03. 3, Missoula Big Sky 'A' (Cody Lund , Kyle Anderson , Hunter
Nelson , Eric Larson ), 3:31.67. 4, Hamilton 'A' (Will Buzzell , Kyle Crowley
, Tyler Holley , Ryan Turley ), 3:35.09. 5, Missoula Hellgate 'A' (Nathan
Klette , Tom Furey , Zach Hartmann , Chris Maus ), 3:38.94. 6, Columbia Falls
'A' (Jason Sternad , Brian Merseal , Scott Palmer , Steven Brennen ), 3:40.33.
High Jump
1, Christian Segota, Missoula Hellgat, 6-04. 2, Kyle Baker, Libby, J6-04. 3,
Bobbi Peirce, Columbia Falls, 6-02. 4, Matt Williamson, Plains, J6-02. 5,
Cameron Barber, Ronan-St.Ignatiu, J6-02. 6, Travis Johns, Missoula Big Sky,
J6-00. 6, Clint Manning, Flathead, J6-00.
Pole Vault
1, Cort Rogers, Whitefish, 15-06. 2, Ryan Kelley, Polson, J13-00. 3, Porter
Nelson, Libby, J13-00. 4, Chris Maus, Missoula Hellgat, J12-06. 4, Ted
Morigeau, Polson, J12-06. 6, Greg Normand, Frenchtown, J12-00. 6, Steven
Blair, Cut Bank, J12-00. 6, Collin Dilworth, Frenchtown, J12-00. 6, Mark
Douglass, Missoula Hellgat, J12-00. 6, Richie Carter, Flathead, J12-00.
Long Jump
1, Christian Segota, Missoula Hellgat, 22-02.25. 2, Richie Carter, Flathead,
19-07.50. 3, Sam Tedrow, Flathead, 19-02.25. 4, Jeremy Brothers, Libby, 19-01.
5, Kyle Jangula, Columbia Falls, 18-11.50. 6, Aaron Tkachyk, Whitefish, 18-10.
Triple Jump
1, Christian Segota, Missoula Hellgat, 44-06. 2, Seth Wright, Libby, 41-01. 3,
Richie Carter, Flathead, 39-07. 4, Bryce Picard, Polson, 39-05.75. 5, Ryan
Bahr, Cut Bank, 39-05.50. 6, Reed Watkins, Flathead, 39-05.
Shot Put
1, Dan Ogden, Flathead, 54-01. 2, Kyle Baker, Libby, 52-10. 3, Beau Donaldson,
Missoula Big Sky, 50-07.75. 4, Zach Balcom, Loyola Sacred He, 48-09.50. 5,
Tyler Thomas, Flathead, 48-06. 6, Keith Catt, Columbia Falls, 47-11.
Discus
1, Skogen Alan, Ronan-St.Ignatiu, 177-09. 2, Dan Ogden, Flathead, 168-09. 3,
Keith Catt, Columbia Falls, 163-05. 4, Luke Truman, Lincoln County, 147-11. 5,
Zach Balcom, Loyola Sacred He, 136-07. 6, Josh Harris, Flathead, 135-00.
Javelin
1, Dan Ogden, Flathead, 186-11. 2, Coltin Weber, Flathead, 185-03. 3, Chris
Farro, Missoula Big Sky, 180-01. 4, Kyle Baker, Libby, 174-09. 5, Terry Nau,
Frenchtown, 167-00. 6, Luke Fischer, Flathead, 165-05.