Glacier's Hill, Krueger win at record-setting State AA track

BUTTE — The Glacier girls got off to a good start on a record-setting first day at the Class AA state track and field meet on Friday at Charlie Merrifield Track.

Wolfpack junior Annie Hill won the 1,600-meter championship by dusting the field in 4 minutes, 54.61 seconds, topping second place by nearly seven seconds. It is her first title at the distance after runner-up finishes the last two seasons.

Hill also finished second in the 400, behind Billings West’s Maddie Brockel.

Glacier senior Nikki Krueger won the shot put title with ease, finishing with a best throw of 42 feet, 1 1/2 inches to top the field by more than four feet. Wolfpack senior Brynn McChesney couldn’t defend her long jump title, finishing third.

The Bozeman girls hold a heavy lead in the standings with 54 points, aided by a podium sweep in the high jump. Missoula Sentinel with 39 and Glacier at 38 1/2 are second and third.

Billings West is in fourth place despite winning three events on the opening day, setting an all-class state record in the 4x100 relay by finishing in 48.18 seconds, topping the 38-year-old record set by Great Falls C.M. Russell at 48.30 seconds in 1979. The Bears also won the 400 and pole vault.

Flathead is in 11th place with four points after sophomore Madde Boles finished fourth in high jump, clearing the second highest bar, but falling out of the top three on a tiebreaker.

The Glacier boys fell just short of winning their third straight 4x100 relay title, losing to Billings Senior by two hundredths of a second.

Three all-class state records were set in the boys races on the first day, led by Helena freshman Trey Tintinger, who won the high jump by clearing a height of 7-1 1/2. The mark would be a world record for a 14-year-old had he made the leap at a U.S. Track and Field-sanctioned event.

Helena senior Zander Mozer won the 400 by setting a new record in 47.52 seconds and Senior’s Dawson LaRance won the 800 in a record time of 1:50.22, breaking an all-class mark that had stood since 1986.

West leads the boys team total after the day. Flathead is in fifth place as a team and Glacier is tied for sixth.

The meet concludes today.

Class AA State Track Meet

Friday

at Butte’s Charlie Merrifield Track

Day 1

GIRLS

Team scores – 1. Bozeman, 54; 2. Missoula Sentinel, 39; 3. Kalispell Glacier, 38.5; 4. Billings West, 36; 5. Helena Capital, 22; 6. Billings Senior, 15.5; t7. Helena High, 10; t7. Butte High, 10; t7. Billings Skyview, 10; 10. Great Falls C.M. Russell, 7; 11. Kalispell Flathead, 4; 12. Great Falls High, 2.

400 – 1. Maddie Brockel, BW, 57.78; 2. Annie Hill, GLA, 58.09; 3. Trisha Carlson, CMR, 58.73; 4. Madeline Hamilton, SENT, 59.42; 5. Elsa Sveen, BOZ, 59.75; 6. Ahna Kreitinger, GLA, 1:00.15.

1,600 – 1. Annie Hill, GLA, 4:54.61; 2. Camila Noe, BOZ, 5:01.48; 3. Piper Meuwissen, 5:06.39; 4. Tiahna Vladic, BSR, 5:07.60; 5. Joby Rosenleaf, BUT, 5:08.29; 6. Madeline Hamilton, SENT, 5:16.89.

4x100 relay – 1. West (Shae Helterbran, Ellie Scherffius, Katrina Terry, Maddie Brockel), 48.18*; 2. Capital, 49.15; 3. Senior, 49.16; 4. Sentinel, 49.35; 5. Great Falls High, 49.41; 6. C.M. Russell, 49.59.

High jump – 1. Camille Landon, BOZ, 5-8.00; t2. Aislinn Overby, BOZ, 5-3.00; t2. Delaney Bahn, BOZ, 5-3.00; 4. Madde Boles, FLA, J5-3.00; t5. Olivia Romei, BSR, 5-1.00; t5. Adrian Schnee, GLA, 5-1.00.

Pole vault – 1. Katrina Terry, BW, 11-9.00; 2. Kamden Hilborn, HHS, 11-6.00; 3. Shae Helterbran, BW, 11-0 4. Maddy Gilsdorf, BSR, 10-6.00; 5. Mariah Brelsford, BOZ, J10-6.00; 6. Mara Lynch, BOZ, J10-6.00.

Long jump – 1. Elena Carter, CAP, 18-8.25; 2. Delaney Bahn, BOZ, 17-5.50; 3. Brynn McChesney, GLA, 17-5.25; 4. Ashley McElmurry, SENT, 17-4.50; 5. Camille Landon, BOZ, 17-1.75; 6. Lauren Heggen, SENT, 17-0.

Shot put – 1. Nikki Krueger, GLA, 42-1.50; 2. Hailee Regan, BUT, 37-10.50; 3. Emily Malone, SENT, 37-7.00; 4. Aaliyah Woods, SENT, 37-6.50; 5. Mya Mcneely, GLA, 37-4.00; 6. Madi Arneson, SENT, 36-11.00.

Javelin – 1. Celestia Hammond, SKYV, 135-4; 2. Emily Malone, SENT, 134-3; 3. Kylie Frohlich, SENT, 133-10; 4. Lexi Wrigg, CAP, 129-9; 5. Kendra Woodland, HHS, 126-9; 6. Sarah Angwin, BOZ, J126-9.

*All-class state record. Previous record: C.M. Russell, 48.30, 1979.

BOYS

Team scores – 1. Billings West, 46; 2. Billings Senior, 34; 3. Helena High, 30; 4. Bozeman, 27; 5. Kalispell Flathead, 22.5; t6. Kalispell Glacier, 19; t6. Missoula Sentinel, 19; 8. Helena Capital, 16; 9. Great Falls C.M. Russell, 9; 10. Billings Skyview, 8; 11. Missoula Big Sky, 6.5; 12. Butte High, 6; 13. Missoula Hellgate, 4; 14. Great Falls High, 1.

400 – 1. Zander Mozer, HHS, 47.52*; 2. Simon Petsch, BW, 48.65; 3. Micah Ans, BSR, 49.66; 4. Dawson LaRance, BSR, 49.68; 5. Tyler Combs, GLA, 50.33; 6. Scout Willcut, GLA, 50.75.

800 – 1. Dawson LaRance, BSR, 1:50.22**; 2. Simon Petsch, BW, 1:52.78; 3. Iain Anderson, HHS, 1:54.21; 4. Riley Collins, BOZ, 1:54.60; 5. Will Dauenhauer, HGT, 1:55.10; 6. Jaden Anderson, FLA, 1:55.53.

3,200 – 1. Chase Equall, BOZ, 9:24.54; 2. Marshall Beatty, SENT, 9:29.56; 3. Ben Perrin, FLA, 9:38.04; 4. Cooper West, CMR, 9:40.76; 5. Isaac Schmidt, HGT, 9:42.33; 6. Teagan Olson, GFH, 9:53.15.

4x100 relay – 1. Senior (Evan Williams, Micah Ans, David Estrada, Keaton Anderson), 41.83; 2. Glacier, 41.85; 3. Sentinel, 42.30; 4. Helena High, 42.30; 5. C.M. Russell, 42.76; 6. Flathead, 42.81.

High jump – 1. Trey Tintinger, HHS, 7-1.50***; 2. Hunter Nicholson, GLA, 6-3.00; 3. Micah Bucy, FLA, J6-3.00; t4. Keaton Anderson, BSR, J6-3.00; t4. Tucker Greenwell, CMR, J6-3.00; t6. Pascual Gutierrez, MBS, 6-1.00; t6. Andy Thomas, FLA, 6-1.00.

Pole vault – 1. Tyler Gurchiek, BW, 15-3.00; 2. Scott Wacaser, SKYV, 15-0 3. Ty Peterson, BUT, 14-0 4. Jacob Hofer, CAP, 13-6.00; 5. Ethan Mackay, CAP, J13-6.00; 6. Vincent Davison, BOZ, J13-6.00.

Long jump – 1. Logan Kleinhans, BOZ, 21-7.50; 2. Trae Vasquez, FLA, 20-11.00; 3. Josh Malone, MBS, 20-10.50; 4. Elias Dewaters, SENT, 20-8.75; 5. Lattrell McCutcheon, BOZ, J20-8.75; 6. Camren Kovarik, SENT, 20-8.00.

Shot put – 1. Bryson Deming, BW, 60-1.50; 2. Justin Jenks, CAP, 60-0 3. Braydon Deming, BW, 56-11.50; 4. Blade Miller, BW, 54-3.00; 5. Conor Quick, CAP, 50-6.50; 6. Garrison Poetzl, BSR, 49-3.50.

*All-class state record. Previous record: Connor Matthews, HHS, 47.75, 2016.

**All-class state record. Previous record: Stacey Smiedala, BW, 1:51.84, 1986.

***All-class state record. Previous record: Mark Koefelda, HGT, 7-1.00, 1993.

Class B

BUTTE — The Bigfork girls have a solid lead on the field after winning two events on the first day at the Class B state track meet.

Valkyries junior Haile Norred won the 400 in 57.95 seconds to distance herself from the field by more than a second.

Vals junior Bryn Morley reclaimed her state title in the 1,600 by more than 27 seconds in 5:03.50.

Morley won the event her freshman year but wasn’t healthy last season. She also finished sixth in the 400.

Gabby Eaton finished second in the pole vault after clearing 10 feet and Anya Young finished third in the 1,600.

The Libby girls had a pair of fifth-place finishers with Sidney Stevenson in the 400 and Lauren Thorstenson in the 1,600. Ronan’s Micalann McCrea placed fourth in the discus.

Eureka’s Canaan Smith was fourth in the javelin and Ronan’s Jackson Duffey was fifth in the 800. Ronan senior Collin McGuyer finished sixth in the pole vault on Thursday.

At Butte’s Charlie Merrifield Track

Day 1

GIRLS

Team scores – 1. Bigfork, 35; 2. Manhattan, 19; 3. Huntley Project, 18; 4. Powell County, 10; 4. Glasgow, 10; 4. Malta, 10; 7. Choteau, 8; 7. Harlem, 8; 9. Roundup, 6; 9. Broadwater, 6; 9. Columbus, 6. 12. Libby 4; 12. Ronan 4; 12. Colstrip 4; 15. Red Lodge 3; 16. Loyola-Sacred Heart 2; 17. St. Ignatius 1; 17. Cut Bank 1; 17. Rocky Boy 1.

400 – 1. Haile Norred, Bigfork, 57.95. 2. Payton Durocher, Choteau, 59.02. 3. Amber Lebrun, Columbus, 1:00.26. 4. Emily Kolstad, Glasgow, 1:01.03. 5. Sidney Stevenson, Libby, 1:01.18. 6. Bryn Morley, Bigfork, 1:02.18.

1600 – 1. Bryn Morley, Bigfork, 5:03.50. 2. L’Tia Lawrence, Harlem, 5:30.88. 3. Anya Young, Bigfork, 5:30.99. 4. Grace McDonnell, Broadwater, 5:39.07. 5. Lauren Thorstenson, Libby, 5:41.16. 6. Hannah Madsen, Manhattan, 5:41. 74.

Pole Vault – 1. Alexa Arthun, Manhattan, 11-0. 2. Gabby Eaton, Bigfork, 10-0. 3. Selina Angel, Roundup, 9-6. 4. Kamryn Scully, Powell County, J9-6. 5. Katie Jacobsen, Red Lodge, J9-6; 6. Dakota Manecke, Cut Bank, 9-0.

Long jump – 1. Sophia Stiles, Malta, 17-9.75. 2. Alexa Arthun, Manhattan, 17-4.75. 3. Jordan Kulczyk, Glasgow, 16-3.75. 4. Constence Rollins, Colstrip, J16-3.75. 5. Tessa Burke, Loyola-Sacred Heart, 16-3.50. 6. Afton Brander, St. Ignatius, 16-1.

Discus – 1. Hailey Poole, Huntley, 12-8. 2. Emily Poole, Huntley, 121-8. 3. Alye Fjell, Powell County, 118-11. 4. Micalann McCrea, Ronan, 114-1. 5. Lainee Hill, Broadwater, 106-1. 6. Rochelle Pease, Rocky Boy, 105-3.

BOYS

Team scores – 1. Thompson Falls, 27. 2. Fairfield, 26. 3. Forsyth, 24. 4. Broadwater, 23. 5. Manhattan, 16. 6. Shelby, 14.

400 – 1. Cade Johnstone, Forsyth, 50.44. 2. Wade Luly, Shelby, 50.65. 3. Owen Lepper, Wolf Point, 50.95. 4. Kameron Rauser, Broadwater, 51.03. 5. Damon Adams, Harlem, 51.21. 6. Benji Phillips, Glasgow, 51.65.

800 – 1. Paul Johnstone, Forsyth, 1:57.56. 2. Noah Smith, Broadwater, 1:59.37. 3. Wade Luly, Shelby, 2:00.80. 4. Taggert Devaney, Harlem, 2:01.99. 5. Jackson Duffey, Ronan, 2:02.67. 6. Patrick Richardson, Shepard, 2:02.89.

3200 – 1. Bryant Edgerton, Broadwater, 10:23.36. 2. Zak Meeker, Manhattan, 10:26.79. 3. Colter Barney, Manhattan, 10:33.17. 4. Cole Giles, Fairfield, 10:34.33. 5. Ellis McKean, Glasgow, 10:40.95. 6. Jack Dolan, Broadwater, 10.42. 94.

Pole Vault – 1. Losha Schroeder, Thompson Falls, 13-6. 2. Brett Robinson, Joliet, 13-0. 2. Garrett Strine, Thompson Falls, 13-0. 4. Quinn Whitmus, Wolf Point, J13-0. 5. Cole McCloud, Manhattan, J13-0. 6. Collin McGuyer, Ronan, 12-6.

Long Jump – 1. Cleet Wrzesinki, Baker, 22-1. 2. Cantor Coverdell, Fairfield, 21-8.50. 3. Seth Omsberg, Cut Bank, 21-6. 4. Paul Johnstone, Forsyth, 21-4.75. 5. Payden Lynn, Three Forks, 21-3. 6. Kellen Round, Loyola-Sacred Heart, 21-2.

Discus – 1. Austin Forson, Powell County, 178-8*. 2. McKenzie Holt, Thompson Falls, 165-9. 3. Cantor Coverdell, Fairfield, 157-4. 4. Reece Hutton, Harlem, 154-3. 5. Javon Degrand, Baker, 139-2. 6. Chisum Green, Shepard, 138-7.

Javelin – 1. Benji Phillips, Glasgow, 197-8. 2. Cantor Coverdell, Fairfield, 185-5. 3. Caden Venters, Florence-Carlton, 176-2. 4. Cannan Smith, Lincoln County, 172-4. 5. Kade VanElswyk, Thompson Falls, 169-9. 6. Ronnie Hennelly, Colstrip, 165-8.

Class A

LAUREL — Columbia Falls’ Sage Wanner won the 3,200 on the opening day of the Class A track meet at the Laurel Sports Complex.

Wanner won the event for the second straight year by a hair, beating Laurel’s Levi Taylor by less than a second, in 9:50.31. Taylor finished in 9:50.97.

Wildcats pole vaulter Ben Windauer placed second after clearing 13-9, Austin Green finished fourth and Seth Gossett fifth by clearing 13-0. Sidney’s Garrison Hughes won the pole vault with a meet record height of 16-0.

Whitefish had a pair of sixth place finishers, Alex Barker in the high jmp and Lee Walburn in the long jump.

Whitefish sophomore Lauren Schulz finished fourth in the girls 400 and Polson’s Bea Frissell was third in the 1,600.

Columbia Falls’ Angellica Street finished third in the javelin and Kiara Burlage fifth.

At Laurel Sports Complex

Day 1

BOYS

Team scores — Sidney 30, Belgrade 29, Laurel 22, Corvallis 19, Glendive 16, Columbia Falls 14, Dillon 13, Miles City 10, Frenchtown 10, Lewistown 8, Polson 6, Hamilton 6, Whitefish 2, Hardin 1.

400 — 1, Jacob Grinwis, Bel, 50.21; 2, Trace Jones, Sid, 50.70; 3, Matthew Rensvold, Pol, 51.49; 4, Bruce Thomas, Cor, 51.53; 5, Jake Jessop, Cor, 51.93; 6, Dylan Cervelli, Dil, 52.22.

800 — 1, Jacob Grinwis, Bel, 1:54.10; 2, Tristan Hilgart, Gle, 1:55.71; 3, Drake Henson, Lew, 1:56.68; 4, Trace Jones, Sid, 1:57.83; 5, Frank Dean, Fre, 1:58.06; 6, David Prather, Har, 1:59.23.

3,200 — 1, Sage Wanner, CF, 9:50.31; 2, Levi Taylor, Lau, 9:50.97; 3, Matt Wilson, Ham, 9:53.65; 4, Sawyer Degan, Bel, 9:56.08; 5, Kai Krumwiede, Lew, 9:57.88; 6, Carson Jessop, Cor, 10:01.88.

High jump — 1, Ridge Albright, Cov, 6-4; 2, Michael McGinnis, Sid, 6-4; 3, Dawson Fowler, Bel, 6-2; 4, Cordell McGinley, Dil, 6-2; 5, Jess Bellow, MC, 6-2; 6, Alex Barker, WF, 6-2.

Long jump — 1, Isaiah Renner, Lau, 22-5 3/4; 2, Caleb Petross, MC, 21-11; 3, Gabe Hupp, Dil, 21-3 3/4; 4, Jared Craig, Lau, 21-1; 5, Jacob Price, Fre, 21-1; 6, Lee Walburn, WF, 20-10 1/4.

Shot put — 1, Carter Hughes, Sid, 54-2; 2, Jayden Holley, MC, 51-2 3/4; 3, Jesse Mecham, Fre, 50-1; 4, Logan Kolodejchuk, CF, 49-4 3/4; 5, Garrett Brown, Cor, 49-3 1/2; 6, Troy Andersen, Dil, 47-4 1/2.

Pole vault — 1, Garrison Hughes, Sid, 16-0 (meet record, old mark of 15-6 set in 2007 by Cort Rogers, Whitefish); 2, Ben Windauer, CF, 13-9; 3, Wyatt Heringer, Sid, 13-6; 4, Austin Green, CF, 13-0; 5, Seth Gossett, CF, 13-0; 6, Jared Craig, Lau, 13-0.

GIRLS

Team scores — Frenchtown 26, Belgrade 24, Corvallis 16.5, Butte Central 16, Glendive 15, Lewistown 14, Laurel 13, Stevensville 13, Hamilton 10.5, Dillon 8, Columbia Falls 8, Livingston 6, Miles City 6, Polson 6, Whitefish 4.

400 — 1, Pipi Eitel, Bel, 58.13; 2, Taylor Ludwig, Lau, 59.61; 3, Kendra Zander, Gle, 1:00.23; 4, Lauren Schulz, WF, 1:00.24; 5, Heidi Nisly, Cor, 1:00.47; 6, Myhia Metzenberg, MC, 1:00.54.

1,600 — 1, Pipi Eitel, Bel, 4:57.07 (meet record, old mark of 5:05.78 set in 1986 by Kathleen Monaghan, Miles City); 2, Heidi Nisly, Cor, 5:10.62; 3, Bea Frissell, Pol, 5:10.84; 4, Morgan Vosler, MC, 5:13.32; 5, Lyric Devries, Ham, 5:14.57; 6, Emily Kuehn, MC, 5:16.75.

High jump — 1, Emilie Hinrichs, Fre, 5-5; 2, Karsen Murphy, Gle, 5-4; 3, Marissa James, Lew, 5-2; 4, Hannah Hutchinson, Cor, 5-2; 5, Megan Pendergast, Ste, 5-0 T6, Kacia Guisinger, Ham, 5-0 T6, Mary Royce, Cor, 5-0.

Long jump — 1, Rachael McGree, BuC,17-9; 2, Reilly Rostad, Ham, 17-5; 3, Lindsey McGree, BuC, 17-3 1/2; 4, Alysa Henry, Bel, 16-3; 5, Alivia Williams, Fre, 16-3; 6, Mariah Hinson, Ste, 16-2 1/2.

Shot put — 1, Adeline Richardson, Fre, 40-4; 2, Anna Zimmer, Lew, 40- 1/4; 3, Lauren Emter, Liv, 39-6 1/4; 4, Emilie Hinrichs, Fre, 38-2; 5, Brookelyn Palin, Cor, 37-5; 6, Savanna Walker, MC, 35-7 1/2.

Javelin — 1, Mariah Hinson, Ste, 127-8; 2, Kylie Christiansen, Dil, 126-8; 3, Angellica Street, CF, 118-9; 4, Jessica LaFevre, Lau, 117-10; 5, Kiara Burlage, CF, 115-3; 6, Paige O’Toole, Lau, 114-11.

State C

At Laurel Sports Complex

BOYS

Team scores: Darby 20, Ennis 18, Belt 18, Turner 16, Seeley-Swan 13, St. Regis 12, Broadus 12, Roberts 12, Savage 10, Drummond 10, Manhattan Christian 10, Charlo 9, Richey-Lambert 8, Plentywood 8, Whitewater 6, Jordan 6, Hays-Lodgepole 6, Scobey 4, Bridger 4, Cascade 4, Hot Springs 4, Stanford-Geyser 2, Denton 2, Fort Benton 1, Reed Point-Rapelje 1, Park City 1.

400: Mark Estes, Dru, 50.39; Bryar Lange, Sav, 51.03; Eddie Harman, Tur, 52.50; Ryan Zentner, Bri, 52.98; Martin Farver, Sco, 52.99; Hunter Shelmerdine, SS, 53.04;

800: Eddie Turner, Tur, 1:59.33; Logan Maughan, SS, 2:00.27; Keagan Stroop, Belt, 2:00.57; Mitch Parcell, SS, 2:00.76; Kordell Carpenter, Den, 2:02.00; Damon Bird, FB, 2:03.19.

3,200: Evan Duggan, Dar, 10:03.28; Keagan Stroop, Belt, 10:15.08; Isiah Runs Above, H-LP, 10:15.37; Gus Dines, Rob, 10:24.15; Wills Degrandpre, Cha, 10:24.81; Tyson Flickinger, Ple, 10:39.65.

Long jump: Garrett Greslin, Bro, 21-9; Allexander Kosel, Rob, 20-11 1/4; Corbin Wood, Enn, 20-9 3/4; Trevor Paro, HS, 20-8; Tanner Wood,Enn, 20-4; Bryar Lange, Sav, 20-2 1/2.

Discus: Ty Morgan, Enn, 154-9; Brock Cantrell-Field, StR, 144-7; Trace Simonson, WW, 143-04; Jaren Maki, Belt, 136-2; Jay Randall, Bro, 134-6; Sol Arno, RPR, 133-9.

Javelin: John Beckers, Dar, 185-10; Casey Watson, R-L, 180-1; Tyrone Hageman, Jor, 172-1; Brock Cantrell-Field, StR, 165-3; Tucker Gaustad, Sco, 164-3; Connor McNeil, PC, 162-3.

Pole vault: Not available.

GIRLS

Team scores: Manhattan Christian 34.33, Fort Benton 32, Seeley-Swan 10, Plains 10, Arlee 10, Winnett-Grass Range 8, Alberton-Superior 7, West Yellowstone 6, Twin Bridges 6, Victor 6, Darby 4, Nashua 4, Westby-Grenora 4, Richey-Lambert 2.33, Saco 2.33, Drummond 2, Broadview-Lavina 2, Cascade 2, Terry 1, St. Regis 1, Jordan 1.

400: Alex Veltkamp, MaC, 57.90; Zoe Delaney, W_GR, 58.80; Megan Bausch, TB, 58.84; Kinley Peterson, W-G, 58.87; Claire Fickler, Dru, 1:00.22; Leah Gannon, FB, 1:00.46.

1,600: Kaitlyn Bird, FB, 5:23.53; Natalie Yocum, Arl, 5:23.78; Averi Parker, WY, 5:32.69; Gracie Lang, Dar, 5:34.12; Christina Eike, Cas, 5:37.83; Laiten Lantis, Ter, 5:38.96.

Pole vault: Cera Strumpfer, SS, 9-0; Maddy Thompson, FB, 9-0; Emma Duboise, A-S, 9-0; Faith Shepard, MaC, 8-6; Bailey Funk, Sac, 8-6; Tori Cundiff, R-L, 8-6.

Long jump: Alex Veltkamp, MaC, 17-2; Maddy Thompson, FB, 16-9; Leah Gannon, FB, 16-7 1/2; Faith Shepard, MaC, 16-6 1/2; Carly Hergett, Arl, 16-5 1/2; Madison Hill, StR, 16-5.

Discus: Jessica Thompson, Pla, 124-11; Bridget Kelly, MaC, 122-3; Payton Tillotson, Vic, 120-8; Taylor Laumeyer, Nas, 112-11; Chloe Hanser, B-L, 111-1; Tarissa Phipps, Jor, 109-4.