George Ferguson
Havre Daily News Sports
gferguson@havredailynews.com
It may have been a little windy at times, but the 2005 Lions Invitational track meet went off without a hitch Saturday afternoon at the Havre Middle School track, and the warm weather produced some outstanding performances on the day.
The Cut Bank girls dominated the meet, easily capturing first-place honors with 96 points. Malta finished a distant second with 66.5 points and the Havre Blue Ponies came in third with 61 points. Chinook finished a solid fourth with 40 points and Class C Chester was sixth with 33 points.
"I was pretty happy with how our girls team finished," said HHS head coach Mark West. "We might have finished a little higher, but we had some girls that weren't able to finish the meet because of the prom. But overall, I think we did pretty well with so much going on."
Indeed, the Ponies got another outstanding day from sophomore Lena Suek. The sophomore not only captured the discus title by more than nine feet, but she also finished third in the javelin and fifth in the shot put. As expected, Chinook's Brittany Williams captured the shot put title with a throw of 38-1.
The Ponies also got a big boost from the likes of Carmen Neuens and Darci Briere. Neuens had an outstanding day in the jumps, finishing in a tie for first in the high jump as well as a strong second in the long jump. Briere, meanwhile, captured the 3200 meter title with an outstanding time of 12:47.
"Lena had a really good day and so did Carmen Neuens," West said. "But I thought we had a lot of good performances from our girls today."
"Kelsey and Cammie West both stepped up and did a really nice job for us," he added. "And we had quite a few kids who had some personal bests today. So all in all it was a pretty good day for us."
Kelsey West did shine for the Ponies with a very solid third-place finish in the highly competitive 100 meter dash. The sprints, however, were dominated by the surprise performer of the day, Browning's Sperry DeRosier. DeRosier captured both the 100 and 200 meters, while Malta standout Roshon Nordlund brought home the 400 meter title.
But in the end, the girls meet belonged to the Cut Bank Wolves and standout Amber Aikens. Aikens captured both hurdle championships and she also won the long jump title by a full foot over Neuens. For good measure, Aikens also easily captured the triple jump title and finished third in the high jump. Her performance was more than enough to lead the Wolves to the team title on Saturday.
Like the Cut Bank girls, the Malta boys also somewhat outclassed the rest of the field Saturday afternoon. But Malta did have to fight it out at the end of the day with Northern B rival Choteau.
The Mustangs captured the team title with 62 points, while the Bulldogs finished second with 54 points. Class A Lewistown was a distant third with 41 points, while the host Havre Blue Ponies finished in a tie for fourth place with Cascade, each with 36 team points.
"I expected a little more out of our boys team this week," West said. "But I think the Chinook meet getting cancelled and missing a full practice on Thursday really put our boys a little behind.
"We still had some good performances in this meet," he added. "But I just felt like we could have done a lot better than we did."
The Pony boys had no individual champions on Saturday but they did get plenty of team points from seniors Scott Robinson and Tom Knudson.
Robinson finished fifth and teammate Ted Wells finished sixth in a huge 100 meter field that included 90 competitors for the preliminary rounds. That meant that in order to make the finals an athlete had to win his individual heat, which both Robinson and Wells did on Saturday morning.
Robinson also came back to finish fourth in the 200. Meanwhile, Knudson placed in both hurdle events, finishing fifth in the 110 and 300 meter hurdles. Big Sandy's Kyle Danreuther was at the head of the field in the 300 meter hurdles, finishing first with a 42.55, which was a full second faster than the rest of his competitors.
"I thought that Tom Knudson would have a pretty good day," West said. "And he did. The hurdles had some really good athletes entered and he did a good job in both."
The Ponies also got a pair of seconds places with Rick Houim in the shot put and Cody McLean in a three-way tie for first in the pole vault. Derek Verploegen also ran well in the 400 meters, finishing third with a time of 55.6.
But the Mustangs had too much balance on Saturday, getting first-place finishes from Kevin Hanson in the 100 meters, Deric Welch in the 110 hurdles, and Jeremy Azure in the high jump. The Mustangs also captured the 1600 meter relay championship.
"Again, I thought our boys team could have had a better day," West said. "We had some things that didn't go our way like dropping the baton in the relay race, and we had a lot of distractions around us.
"But now things are back to normal a little bit," he added. "And we have a big week ahead of us. This was a great meet and everything went really well. But we're really excited about getting on with the rest of our schedule."
Havre's busy week will get started on Tuesday with a dual at Great Falls High. The Ponies will then head to Malta on Thursday for an afternoon invitational. On Saturday, the HHS teams will split up with the boys heading to Butte for the Swede Dahlberg Invitational and the girls to Great Falls for the Optimist Invitational.
Havre Invitational
Girls
Team Scores - Cut Bank 96, Malta 66.5. Havre 61, Chinook 40, Conrad 38, Glasgow 34, Fort Benton 31, Shelby 27, Choteau 21, Browning 20, Poplar 18, Cascade 16, Lewistown 12, Blue Sky/J-I 7, Simms 3.5, KG 2, Whitewater 1.
Individual Results
100 - 1. Sperry DeRosier, BRO 12.90; 2. Angie Young, FTB 12.00; 3. Kelsey West, HAV 13.10; 4. Lissa Flesch, SHE 13.30; 5. Amanda Robinson, CB 13.40; 5. Jaque McMaster, CHI 13.40
200 - 1. Sperry DesRosier, BRO 27.80; 2. Angie Young, FTB 27.90; 3. Roshon Nordlund, MAL 28.00; 4. Amanda Robinson, CB 28.50; 5. Megan Leishman, CB 28.80; 6. Fallon Brown, MAL 29.50; 6. Amber Griffiths, SMS 28.90.
400 - 1. Roshon Nordlund, MAL 1:04.10; 2. Amanda Potter, SHE 1:04.90; 3. Brittany Kolstad, CHE 1:05.70; 4. Amber Griffiths, SMS 1:06.40; 4. Kiley Martin, CON 1:06.40; 6. Jaci DePuydt, WHI 1:08.70.
800 - 1. Mollie McIntyre, GLA 2:32.00; 2. Kiley Martin, CON 2:32.60; 3. Anne Flowers, CHO 2:32.80; 4. Kile Patrick, SKY/J-I 2:35.10; 5. Lindsay Alvestad, SHE 2:36.50; 6. Darci Briere, HAV 2:39.40.
1,600 - 1. Kelly Pankratz, MAL 5:48.20; 2. Delyssia Tromblee, CB 5:55.60; 3. Jill Johnson, CHE 5:57.90; 4. Mollie McIntyre, GLA 6:03.70; 5. Darci Briere, HAV 6:05.60; 6. Jordan Kennedy, CB 6:13.00.
3,200 - 1. Darci Briere, HAV 12:47.00; 2. Delyssia Tromblee, CB 12:52.40; 3. Jill Johnson, CHE 13:10.10; 4. Cassie Dapkoch, SHE 13:15.30; 5. Jordan Kennedy, CB 12:23.00; 6. Kelsey Malsam, HAV 13:34.00.
100 Hurdles - 1. Amber Aikins, CB 15.80; 2. Roshon Nordlund, MAL 15.90; 3. Alexa Etchart, GLA 16.70; 4. Brittney Kolstad, CHE 16.90; 5. Christine Wetendorf, CON 17.00; 6. Christen Etchart, GLA 17.10.
300 Hurdles - 1. Amber Aikins, CB 46.46; 2. Roshon Nordlund, MAL 47.73; 3. Christine Wetendorf, CON 48.46; 4. Brittney Kolstad, CHE 48.50; 5. Jamie Descheemaker, LEW 51.35; 6. Aricia Allen, LEW 53.01.
400 Relay - 1. Cut Bank A (Megan Leishman, Amanda Robinson, Melissa Meuchel, Amber Aikins) 53.70, 1. Conrad A (Julie Brown, Serena Johnsnon, Kiley Martin, Katie Schlepp); 3. Havre A 54.10; 4. Glasgow A 54.30; 5. Chinook A 54.40; 6. Chester A 55.00.
1,600 Relay - 1. Conrad A (Serena Johnson, Kiley Martin, Katie Schlepp, Christine Wetendorf) 4:26.90; 2. Chinook A 4:30.90; 3. Cut Bank A 4:31.70; 4. Chester A 4:32.30; 5. Blue Sky/J-I 4:40.10; 6. Lewistown A 4:52.20.
Pole Vault - 1. Amber Crowley, POP 9-03; 2. Amanda Babcock, CB 9-00; 3. Tay Anderson, LEW 8-00; 3. Christen Etchart, GLA 8-0; 5. Tie Pester, SKY/J-I 7-06; 5. Jill Johnson, CHE 7-06.
Long Jump - 1. Amber Aikins, CB 17-00; 2. Carmen Neuens, HAV 16-01; 3. Crystal Roseberry, CHI 16-00; 4. Kyle Callison, FTB 15-07; 5. Brittany Allen, MAL 15-02; 6. Serena Johnson, CON 15-02.
High Jump - 1. (tie) Kyle Callison, FTB 4-10; 1. Carmen Neuens, HAV 4-10; 1. Amber Aikins, CB 4-10; 4. (tie) Alexa Etchart, GLA 4-08; 4. Cali Buck, CHO 4-08; 4. Brittany Allen, MAL 4-08.
Triple Jump - 1. Amber Aikins, CB 37-05; 2. Lissa Flesch, SHE 33-09; 3. Crystal Roseberry, CHI 33-04; 4. Heather Lindgren, CHO 32-09; 5. Kyle Callison, FT 32-06; Christen Etchart, GLA 32-02.
Shot Put - 1. Brittany Williams, CHI 38-01; 2. Cali Buck, CHO 36-08; 3. Hilary Gourneau, POP 33-00; 4. Katie Creveling, CAS 31-10; 5. Lena Suek, HAV 31-08; 6. Tiffany Waters, GLA 31-03.
Discus - 1. Lena Suek, HAV 117-07; 2. Katie Creveling, CAS 108-02; 3. Brittany Williams, CHI 107-03; 4. Stren Tramelli, CAS 102-05; 5. Savannah Smith, POP 92-10; Laramie Kolczack, MAL 90-08.
Javelin - 1. Kelly Pankratz, MAL 125-06; 2. Laramie Kolczak, MAL 120-03; 3. Lena Suek, HAV 120-02; 5. Kaycee Mantooth, LEW 115-03; 5. Tasha Dyrland, KG 113-00; 6. Amanda Potter, SKY/J-I 101-00.
Boys
Team Scores
Malta 62, Choteau 54, Fergus 41, Cascade 36, Havre 36, Shelby 34, Glasgow 33, Fort Benton 29, Browning 28, Chester 27, Blue Sky/J-I 27, Big Sandy 23, Cut Bank 22, Whitewater 21, Poplar 16, KG 9.
Individual Results
100 - 1. Kevin Hanson, MAL 11.45; 2. Ryan Pokorny, BIG 11.58; 3. Brandon Utterback, FTB 11.62; 4. Blake Thacker, SHE 11.65; 5. Scott Robinson, HAV 11.75; 6. Ted Wells, HAV 11.78.
200 - 1. Adam Barlow, CHO 23.50; 2. Brandon Utterback, FTB 23.60; 2. Seth Stevens, CAS 23.60; 4. Scott Robinson, HAV 23.70; 5. (tie) Jesse McIntyre, GLA 23.80; 5. Tyler Sjostrom, MAL 23.80..
400 - 1. Pete Betcher, CHO 52.20; 2. Kalvin Reichelt, WHI 55.10; 3. Derek Verploegen, HAV 55.60; 4. Logan Mossey, LEW 55.90; 5. Ryan Augare, BRO 56.00; 6. Curtis Darrah, MAL 56.20.
800 - 1. Logan Mossey, LEW 2:05.50; 2. George Mad Man, BRO 2:05.70; 3. Ales Frey, SKY/J-I 2:06.70; 4. Isaac VanDyke, CHE 2:07.20; 5. Curtis Darrah, MAL 2:07.80; 6. Darin Ray, BIG 2:10.80.
1,600 - 1. Zach Coccoli, CHO 4:45.10; 2. Marlin Black Wolf, BRO 4:45.20; 3. Isaac VanDyke, CHE 4:45.90; 4. Matt Ayers, POP 4:52.70; 5. Josh Tailfeathers, BRO 4:56.80; 6. Brandon Hess, POP 4:57.30.
3,200 - 1. Daniel Bridge, SHE 9:58.60; 2. Isaac VanDyke, CHE 10:01.30; 3. Zach Coccoli, CHO 10:03.70; 4. Matt Ayers, POP 10:20.90; 5. Marlin Black Wolf, BRO 10:29.90; James Eder, POP 10:34.70.
100 Hurdles - 1. Deric Welch, MAL 15.80; 2. Kameron Pearson, LEW 15.90; 3. Evan Stokken, LEW 16.00; 4. Cody Donoven, KG 16.50; 5. (tie) Kevin May, CHE 16.60; 5. Tom Knudson, HAV 16.60.
300 Hurdles - 1. Kyle Danreuther, BIG 42.55; 2. Steven Blair, CB 43.78; 3. Kevin May, CHE 44.10; 4. Matt Rogeness, GLA 44.15; 5. Tom Knudson, HAV 44.17; 6. Cody Donoven, KG 44.24.
400 Relay - 1. (tie) Shelby A (Tom Flynn, Nate Mayernik, John Steinbacher, Blake Thacker) 1. Malta A 45.80; 1. Choteau A 45.80; 4. Cascade A 46.30; 5. Browning A 47.00; 6. Lewistown A 47.90.
1,600 Relay - 1. Malta A (Zach Ost, Gregg Solberg, Kirk Sims, Curtis Darrah) 3:38.70; 2. Choteau A 3:43.50; 3. Cascade A 3:43.60; 4. Big Sandy A 3:48.10; 5. Shelby A 3:49.20; 6. Lewistown A 3:49.40.
Pole Vault - 1. (tie) Cody McLean, HAV 12-00; 2. Adam Olson, GLA 12-00; 3. Trent Zempel, CON 12-00; 4. (tie) Steven Blair, CB 11-06; 4. Conrad Wendland, SKY/J-I 11-06; 4. Jaceson Stokken, LEW 11-06.
Long Jump - 1. Shawn Brown, CON 21-02; 2. Matthew Stuart, CB 20-05; 3. Kevin Hanson, MAL 20-04; 4. Ryan Augare, BRO 19-07; 5. (tie) Travis Voss, CAS 19-00; 5. Kevin May, CHE 19-00.
High Jump - 1. Jeremy Azure, MAL 6-00; 2. Jordan Weishaar, SHE 5-10; 3. Alex Frey, SKY/J-I 5-08; 4. (tie) Ryan Horne, HAV 5-06; 4. Trent Zempel, CON 5-06; 4. Branden Melby, KG 5-06.
Triple Jump - 1. Travis Voss, CAS 41-03; 2. Dustin Wombold, CAS 39-08; 3. (tie) Matthew Stuart, CB 39-07; 3. Kalvin Reichelt, WHI 39-07; 5. Kevin Hanson, MAL 38-08; 6. Conrad Wendland, SKY/J-I 38-02.
Shot Put - 1. Shawn Brown, CON 55-00; 2. Rick Houim, HAV 46-01; 3. Morgan Norgaard, POP 45-03; 4. Craig Miller, SKY/J-I 44-08; 5. Nate Barstad, GLA 43-03; 6. Mike Hamling, LEW 42-09.
Discus - 1. Jackson Ledgerwood, FTB 147-08; 2. Craig Miller, SKY/J-I 133-06; 3. Mike Hamling, LEW 130-11; 4. Logan Tweet, FTB 129-04; 5. Shawn Brown, CON 123-02; 6. Chris Buskirk, HAV 123-00.
Javelin - 1. Seth Combs, GLA 169-00; 2. Shade Stiles, WHI 163-09; 3. Nate Barstad, GLA 162-03; 4. Tom Flynn, SHE 161-08; 5. Brett Stovall, FTB 159-07; 6. Casey Buffington, CHE 158-09.
