Havre High girls capture Arm Invitational title

If there was any doubt about just how far the Havre High girls track has come this season, Saturday afternoon in Whitefish erased those doubts.

The Blue Pony girls team finished first in the very competitive Arm Invitational hosted by the Whitefish Bulldogs on a warm, sunny Saturday.

Havre ran away with the team title with 105 points. The Ponies easily outdistanced second-place Libby, which finished with 87 points. Bigfork was third with 87 points and the host Bulldogs were fourth with 73 points.

"This was a really good meet for our girls," said HHS head coach Mark West. "We faced great competition, and all of our girls performed really well, and we scored a lot of points. Things really came together for us."

Havre High got a ton of points in almost every event. In the sprints, Rylee O'Connell and Mandi Nystrom both had strong showings among Class A's best sprinters, including Whitefish standout Courtney Ferda.

O'Connell pushed Ferda in the 100 meters, coming in second with a blazing time of 12.86. Meanwhile, Nystrom followed O'Connell's lead by placing fourth in the 200 meters and then coming back to capture the 400-meter crown with a time of 1:00.35. Kelsey Smith also paced the Ponies with a sixth-place finish in 100 meters and a fifth-place finish in the pole vault.

"Rylee and Mandi Nystrom both ran exceptionally well," West said. "It is a big accomplishment for Mandi to go out and win the 400 against some great runners like she did."

Havre's relay teams have been consistent all season and they didn't disappoint on Saturday. The team of Alicia Overcast, Alexa Lipp, Kelsey West and Nystrom captured the 1,600-meter relay with a time of 4:19.57, and the Ponies also finished second in the 400-meter relay. Kelsey Smith, Carmen Neuens, Kelsey West and O'Connell were part of that team.

Overcast's and Neuens' big day didn't end with the relay races. Overcast set a meet record on her way to capturing the 800-meter championship. She finished the race with a time of 2:21.23

Meanwhile, Neuens finished second in both the high jump and the triple jump to add to her team's point total. Havre also got a big lift in the field events. Sophomore Lena Suek had her most consistent day as a Blue Pony. Suek finished second in both the discus and javelin and placed fifth in the shotput.

"This weekend was big for our confidence," West said. "We knew that we had a pretty good team, but to win this meet against all of these teams really puts us in a good position for later in the year."

The Blue Pony boys did not fare as well as their teammates on Saturday. Havre finished ninth, scoring just 26 points overall. The defending Class A champion Whitefish Bulldogs destroyed the field by scoring 156 points. Libby was a not-so-close second with 57 team points.

"The boys struggled a little on Saturday," West said. "We had some good individual performances like Kasey Barsotti in the 3,200, but we have a lot of young kids that are competing hard and trying to get better as the season goes along."

Barsotti was Havre's only individual champion on the day. He captured the 3,200-meter race with a time of 10:06. Patch Wirtzberger also tried to help Havre's cause by finishing third in the 300-meter hurdles. Junior Scott Robinson placed fourth in the 400 meters as well as coming in fifth in the javelin.

"I was really happy with the day overall," West said. "It was a very tough road trip and both the boys and girls teams got out there and competed really hard, and that is what we want to see right now."

Some of the Blue Pony boys and girls will head to Glasgow on Tuesday for the Top Ten meet. The entire HHS team will be back in action on Saturday when they attend the Chinook Invitational at the HMS track in Havre.

Arm Invitational in Whitefish

Boys

Team Totals

Whitefish 156, Libby 57, Columbia Falls 45, Thompson Falls 43, Hamilton 42, Bigfork 37, Eureka 36, Browning 29, Havre 26, Ronan/St. Ignatius 14, Hot Springs 13, Charlo 12, Shelby 12, Troy 4, Heart Butte 0, Two Eagle River 0

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

100 - 1. Cody Henning, WF, 10.92. 2. Ross Loeffler, BF, 11.26. 3. Matt Helgath, WF, 11.30. 4. Cole Pasichnyk, Ham, 11.39. 5. Michael Graham, HS, 11.45. 6. Scott Robinson, HAV, 11.6

200 - 1. Cody Henning, WF, 22.29. 2. Matt Helgath, WF, 22.76. 3. Ross Loeffler, BF, 22.91. 4. Cole Pasichnyk, Ham, 23.02. 5. Ryan Senn, Ham, 23.03. 6. Tony Kazmierczak, TF, 23.11

400 - 1. Cody Henning, WF, 50.48. 2. Tony Kazmierczak, TF, 51.50. 3. Forrest Flesch, HAV, 51.88. 4. Scott Robinson, HAV, 51.92. 5. Cole Pasichnyk, Ham, 52.29. 6. Ryan Senn, Ham, 52.88

110 Hurdles - 1. Taylor Ferda, WF, 15.33. 2. Matt Delong, EHS, 16.05. 3. Ben Gantt, Ham, 16.54. 4. Colter Comstock, EHS, 16.86. 5. Greg Schenavar, TF, 16.94. 6. Tom Knudson, HAV, 17.16

300 Hurdles - 1. Taylor Ferda, WHS, 41.16. 2. Matt Delong, EHS, 41.52. 3. Patrick Wirtzberger, HAV, 42.36. 4. Brian Cahoon, CHS, 42.89. 5. Jack Scherman, CF, 42.94. 6. Eric Wierman, BF, 43.04

800 - 1. Matt Helgath, WF, 1:57.40. 2. Devin Schmit, CF, 2:06.29. 3. James Stanton, Ham, 2:07.85. 4. Theron Truman, EHS, 2:09.07. 5. Remi Sargier, RHS, 2:09.63. 6. Stryker Clark, TF, 2:10.79

1,600 - 1. Carl Trombley, BHS, 4:44.02. 2. James Stanton, Ham, 4:54.98. 3. Charley May, LHS, 4:55.55. 4. Chris Malone, TF, 4:56.09. 5. Andrew Graham, RHS, 4:56.82. 6. Nigel Neaves, Ham, 4:57.13

3,200 - Kasey Barsotti, HAV, 10:06.44. 2. Zanen Pitts, RHS, 10:10.02. 3. Carl Trombley, BHS, 10:40.86. 4. Devon Shuck, LHS, 10:41.48. 5. Theron Truman, EHS, 10:49.61. 6. Josh Stone, Ham, 10:56.17

Long Jump - 1. Michael Graham, HS, 19-4 3/4. 2. Kyle Rosenbaum,CF, 19-3 3/4. 3. Roger Mad Plume, BHS, 19-1/2. 4. Andrew Orr, LHS, 19-0. 5. BJ Orr, THS, 18-6. 6. Jeremiah Fauske, CF, 18-5

Triple Jump - 1. Chris Hicks, WHS, 41-1/2. 2. Drew Perry, CF, 39-9. 3. Roger Mad Plume, BHS, 39-8. 4. Kevin Boyer, 39-1. 5. Ryan Morehouse, TF, 38-7. 6. Shane Cavallini, HS, 38-3

High Jump - 1. Chris Hicks, WHS, 6-7. 2. Russell Aldrich, BF, 6-2. 3. Kyle Baker, LHS, 6-2. 4. Jake Teske, LHS, 5-8. 5. Matt Heisler, TF, 5-8. 6. Jack Scherman, CF, 5-8

Pole Vault - 1. Ian Wargo, CF, 12-6. 2. James Jackson, WHS, 12-6. 3. Tim Ahler, WHS, 12-0. 4. (tie) Ben Breuer, WHS, Justin England, WHS, 12-0. 6. Mike Decker, LHS. 11-0.

Shot Put - 1. Blaine Baker, 47-9. 2. Eric Kroeger, LHS, 45-1. 3. Tom Hodges, WHS, 45-0. 4. Kyle Baker, LHS, 42-3. 5. Adam Rudolph, BF, 41-0. 6. Chris Buskirk, HAV, 40-8

Discus - 1. Brian Ruffatto, WHS, 137-5. 2. Dave Naletelich, TF, 135-0. 3. Graham Cook, EHS, 133-2. 4. Ross Birdstone, EHS, 123-1/2. 5. Matt Palmer, THS, 120-10. 6. Glen Linder, BHS, 119-3

Javelin - 1. Blaine Baker, LHS, 183-5. 2. Brian Cahoon, CHS, 160-2. 3. Philip Bertelsen, WHS, 157-3. 4. Dave Naletelich, TF, 156-0. 5. Scott Robinson, HAV, 154-6. 6. Kyle Rosenbaum, CF, 154-2.

400 Relay - 1. Whitefish, 44.26. 2. Bigfork, 44.76. 3. Shelby, 45.55. 4. Thompson Falls, 46.04. 5. Columbia Falls, 46.32. 6. Hamilton, 46.35.

1,600 Relay - 1. Whitefish 3:28.09. 2. Thompson Falls 3:31.15. 3. Hamilton 3:36.47. 4. Bigfork 3:38.71. 5. Ronan/St. Ignatius 3:42.42. 6. Havre 3:44.71

Girls

Team Totals

Havre 105, Libby 87 1/3, Bigfork 87, Whitefish 73, Columbia Falls 62 1/3, Eureka 37, Browning 18, Charlo 14, Hot Springs 14, Ronan/St. Ignatius 12, Hamilton 10, Troy 6, Thompson Falls 1, Heart Butte 0, Shelby 0, Two Eagle River 0

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

100 - 1. Courtney Ferda, WHS, 12.6. 2. Rylee O'Connell, HAV, 12.85. 3. Tania Hogan, LHS, 12.95. 4. Kirsten Blackburn, WHS, 12.96. 5. Emily Long, WHS, 13.04. 6. Kelsey Smith, HAV, 13.1

200 - 1. Tania Hogan, LHS, 26.82. 2. Emily Long, WHS, 27.24. 3. Kirsten Blackburn, WHS, 27.27. 4. Mandi Nystrom, HAV, 27.31. 5. Sperry DesRosier, BHS, 27.48. 6. Mary Hall, BF, 28.04

400 - 1. Mandi Nystrom, HAV, 1:00.35. 2. Brooke Andrus, BF, 1:03.82. 3. Brittany Baker, HS, 1.04.64. 4. Kirsten Blackburn, WHS, 1:04.67. 5. Emmy Bentley, EHS, 1:05.48. 6. Jessica Boyer, CF, 1:06.00

100 Hurdles - 1. Johanna Closson, WHS, 15.79. 2. Stephanie Sanders, EHS, 15.87. 3. Laura Cameron, EHS, 16.30. 4. Emily English, WHS, 16.37. 5. Jessica Shotzberger, LHS, 16.61. 6. Sarah Becker, LHS, 17.32

300 Hurdles - 1. Laura Cameron, EHS, 48.13. 2. Stephanie Sanders, EHS, 49.02. 3. Mirian Davis, HS, 49.76. 4. Emily English, WHS, 50.88. 5. Sarah Becker, LHS, 51.44. 6. Lyndee Thueson, CF, 52.32

800 - 1. Alicia Overcast, HAV, 2:21.23. 2. Lesley Dalton, BF, 2:27.16. 3. Kaci Calaway, BF, 2:27.95. 4. Callie Gunderson, BF, 2:29.53. 5. Mirian Davis, HS, 2:32.46. 6. Emmy Bentley, EHS, 2:32.76

1,600 - 1. Lauren Dalton, BF, 5:12.72. 2. Wasewi Shawl, BHS, 5:26.50. 3. Kaci Calaway, BF, 5:32.00. 4. Lesley Dalton, BF, 5:34.30. 5. Darci Briere, HAV, 5:40.00. 6. Ingrid Serarra, WHS, 5:42.29

3,200 - 1. Lauren Dalton, BF, 11:48.64. 2. Wasewi Shawl, BHS, 12:02.33. 3. Brooke Andrus, BF, 12:38.83. 4. Kelsey Malsam, HAV, 12:59.93. 5. Kira Crenshaw, RHS, 13:09.87. 6. McKayla Patterson, HAV, 13:25.24

Long Jump - 1. Jessica Shotzberger, LHS, 15-10. 2. Sarah Lyons, Ham, 15-2. 3. Heidi Franklin, RHS, 14-9. 4. Erin Greiner, WHS, 14-6. 5. Anika Spencer, LHS, 14-6. 6. Tracy Schwada, WHS, 14-3

Triple Jump - 1. Anika Spencer, LHS, 33-7. 2. Carmen Neuens, HAV, 33-5. 3. Alexa Lipp, HAV, 31-9. 4. Heidi Franklin, RHS, 31-9. 5. Lucy Davis, THS, 31-5. 6. Mandy Knutson, CF, 31-5

High Jump - 1. Sarah Hislop, CF, 5-4. 2. Carmen Neuens, HAV, 5-2. 3. (tie) Yvonne Turpitz, LHS, Casea Pollington, HAV, 4-10. 5. Kim Pearce, CF, 4-10. 6. (tie) Shanelle Swift, CF, Jessica Shotzberger, LHS, 4-8

Pole VAULT - 1. Sarah Hislop, CF, 9-6. 2. Crystal Decker, LHS, 9-0. 3. Mandy Knutson, CF, 8-6. 4. Nicole Bierie, CHS, 8-6. 5. Kelsey Smith, HAV, 8-6. 6. Anika Spencer, LHS, 8-0

Shot Put - 1. Bekah Stoltz, CF, 36-10. 2. Danielle Jordan, LHS, 35-2. 3. Amanda Murphy, CHS, 34-3. 4. Amber Larson, THS, 31-9. 5. Lena Suek, HAV, 31-8. 6. Heidi Hanson, WHS, 31-4

Discus - 1. Bekah Stoltz, CF, 137-9. 2. Lena Suek, HAV, 115-3. 3. Danielle Jordan, LHS, 107-8. 4. Kelli Brumbaugh, LHS, 106-2. 5. Jessica Parker, Ham, 104-10. 6. Amanda Murphy, CHS, 102-3

Javelin - 1. Shannon Vincent, BF, 116-5. 2. Lena Suek, HAV, 115-8. 3. Bekah Stoltz, CF, 112-8. 4. Kelli Brumbaugh, LHS, 112-4. 5. Yvonne Turpitz, LHS, 111-7. 6. Becca Kovarik, TF, 109-6

400 Relay - 1. Whitefish 50.42. 2. Havre 51.02. 3. Bigfork 53.46. 4. Columbia Falls 53.75. 5. Eureka 53.76. 6. Charlo 54.60

1,600 Relay - 1. Havre 4:19.57. 2. Bigfork 4:22.72. 3. Libby 4:22.74. 4. Whitefish 4:25.20. 5. Charlo 4:27.51. 6. Columbia Falls 4:31.58