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Coco and Roche take firsts at Polson meet

| May 21, 2009 11:00 PM

The Whitefish boys took third and the girls took fourth place at the Polson ABC track meet on Saturday.

Defending state champion Drew Coco won the 1,600-meter run and placed second in the 800. Willie Roche took first in the long jump and fourth in the 400-meter race.

The boys had a strong showing in the 400-meter race, with three Bulldogs placing in the top-six.

Anto Daoud took second. Two Bulldogs placed in the triple jump — Aaron Tkachyk, third, and Kalin Hale, fifth.

The Wiley twins continued to run well in the hurdles. Seth Wiley took second in the 300-meter hurdles and fourth in the 110-meter race.

His brother Sam Wiley placed fifth in the 300-meter. Derek Crittenden was right behind Seth in the 110-meter, taking fifth.

Two Bulldogs placed in the top-six in javelin — Dustin Beck, second, and Alex Elespuru, sixth.

For the girls, Loni Hanson placed second in the 3,200 meter race. Amanda Foley took third in the 100-meter dash and sixth in the 200-meter.

Torrie Powell took second in the triple jump and fifth in the javelin. Ariel Ducote took fifth in both hurdles races, and the Lady Bulldogs' 400-meter relay team placed third.

Next up is the Divisional Track Tournament to be held Friday and Saturday, May 22 and 23, in Polson.

Boys team totals — Corvallis 126, Columbia Falls 84, Whitefish 84, Frenchtown 63, Polson 44, Hamilton 42, Bigfork 36, Ronan-St. Ignatius 18, Stevensville 14, Browning 10.

400 – 2, Anto Daoud, WF, 52.62; 4, Willie Roche, WF, 52.90; 5, Dalton Rice, WF.

800 – 2, Drew Coco, WF, 2:01.64.

1,600 – 1, Drew Coco, WF, 4:37.18.

110 hurdles – Seth Wiley, WF, 16.5; 5, Derek Crittenden, WF, 16.7.

300 hurdles – 2, Seth Wiley, WF, 40.74; 5, Sam Wiley, WF, 43.47.

400 relay – 5, Whitefish, 45.56.

1,600 relay – 4, Whitefish, 3:36.43.

Javelin – 2, Dustin Beck, WF, 160-8; 6, Alex Elespuru, WF, 152-6.

Long jump – 1, Willie Roche, WF, 21-6.5.

Triple jump – 3, Aaron Tkachyk, WF, 41-5; 5, Kalin Hale, WF, 39-9.

Pole vault – 4 (tie), Brandon Calvert, CF, and Prestegaard, WF, 12-6.

Girls team totals — Polson 131, Hamilton 82, Frenchtown 74, Whitefish 51, Columbia Falls 50, Bigfork 43, Stevensville 38, Corvallis 32, Ronan-St. Ignatius 17, Browning 6.

100 – 3, Amanda Foley, WF, 13.03.

200 – 6, Amanda Foley, WF, 27.49.

400 – Heather Melcer, WF, 62.93; 6, Becca Strellnauer, WF, 63.26.

800 – 1, Kayla Carlson, BF, 2:22.15; 2, Emily Schell, Fre, no time; 3, Kendra Wabaunsee, Fre, 2:28.06; 4, Courtney White, Cor, 2:31; 5, Carly S., WF, 2:33; 6, Cedar Jordt, CF, 2:35.

1,600 – 6, Carly Schwickert, WF, 5:45.

3,200 – 2, Loni Hanson, WF, 12:46.

110 hurdles – 5, Ariel Ducote, WF, 17.26.

300 hurdles – 5, Ariel Ducote, WF, 49.49.

400 relay – 3, Whitefish, 52.51.

1,600 relay – 6, Whitefish, 4:29.3.

Javelin – 5, Torrie Powell, WF, 98-6.

Triple jump – 2, Torrie Powell, WF, 33-8.