Pony thinclads sharp at A.R.M.

After getting rained out in Malta last Tuesday, the Havre High track teams were back in action Saturday in Whitefish, where the Blue Ponies got to test themselves against some unfamiliar competition.

Both Havre teams performed well in the A.R.M. Invitational, as the Havre boys finished sixth with a total of 41 points and the Havre girls finished seventh with 38. Columbia Falls took home first place in the boys meet with a total of 99 points, followed by Glacier with 92 and Thompson Falls with 52. On the girls’ side of things, Glacier was the top dog with 127 points, while Whitefish was second with 52 and Plains was third with 50.

“Every kid that we had that was capable of scoring points, scored points,” HHS head coach John Ita said. “We put a lot of kids in the JV meet where they should be and the JV girls scored 80 some points. Both our varsity teams also scored a good amount of points. The coaches and I were trying to think of the last time Havre did that well in Whitefish and we thought it goes back to the days of Steve Heberly. I think every single kid we had PR’d.”

Like they have many times in recent weeks, the sprinters and runners on the Pony boys team carried the day. Senior Luke Karnauskas performed as well as any Havre athlete, winning the 800-meter dash with a time of 2:05.96 and also finished sixth in the high jump at 5-10. Yet, he wasn’t the only Havre runner to have success as sprinters Michael Loftus and Nate Rismon both had big days. Rismon posted second-place finishes in both the 200 and the 400, with times of 23.1 and 51.46, respectively. While Rismon impressed, so did Loftus. The junior notched a fourth-place showing in the 400 with a time of 52.74, as well as a fifth-place finish in the 100 with a time of 11.55. The Havre boys also got points out of the 1,600 relay team, which finished second after a time of 3:31.64.

“Our boys got to the end of the meet and they didn’t think they had anything left,” Ita said. “But we told them that they had a chance to run against the best 1,600 relay team in the state (Columbia Falls) and that they had a chance to see really where they’re at. I would have been ticked if they had run a 3:34 and finished third or fourth and they go out and run a 3:31 on dead legs. That was really fun to watch and that made a really exciting race with Columbia Falls that was neck-and-neck the whole way and was anyone’s race right up until the end.

“I don’t know how anyone watches the 1,600 without getting emotional,” he added. “I don’t know how you can’t cheer on all the athletes. It’s the end of the meet and all those kids are working so hard, you can see the looks of determination on their faces. It’s just really something that’s fun to watch. It’s addicting.”

The Pony girls, who were also very competitive in the meet, got a slew of stellar performances led by sprinter Naomi Terry, who tied for first in the 100 with a time of 13.46. The junior also performed well in the 200, finishing third with a time of 27.32. However, Terry was not the only Havre girl to place in multiple events. Sophomore Logan Huebsch matched the feat by placing in both the 100 hurdles and the 300 hurdles. Huebsch ended up fourth in the 100 hurdles after posting a time of 17.18. She then finished third in the 300 hurdles with a time of 48.75.

Senior Rachel David also earned points for the HHS girls, thanks a time of 1:04.29 in the 400, which got her a fifth-place finish. Havre was also third in the 400 relay with a time of 52.86 and fourth in the 1,600 relay with a time of 4.24.88.

“We had another great day from our runners,” Ita said. “Naomi had a really great day. Rachel ran well and placed in the 400 and Logan was also able to place in both hurdles, so again, everyone we had that was capable of placing, placed. It was a really great day for the kids and I think we came away thinking that the future is bright.”

The Havre track teams will be back in action Tuesday, when they will compete in the annual Top Ten meet in Glasgow. It is scheduled to start at 3 p.m.

Whitefish ARM Invitational

BOYS

Team scores: Columbia Falls 99, Glacier 92, Thompson Falls 52, Eureka 46, Polson 42, Havre 41, Whitefish 39, Frenchtown 37, Troy 34, Bigfork 23, Missoula Loyola-Sacred Heart 18, Shelby 3.

100: 1, Ethan Larson, Glacier, 11.34. 2, Tanner Dana, Columbia Falls, 11.39. 3, Drew Turner, Glacier, 11.40. 4, Sean Opland, Troy, 11.45. 5, Mike Loftus, Havre, 11.55. 6, Andrew King, Frenchtown, 11.59.

200: 1, Sean Opland, Troy, 22.98. 2, Nate Rismon, Havre, 23.10. 3, Ethan Larson, Glacier, 23.16. 4, Scout Willcut, Glacier, 23.21. 5, Mathew Rensvold, Polson, 23.66. 6, Andrew King, Frenchtown, 23.80.

400: 1, Sean Opland, Troy, 51.19. 2, Nate Rismon, Havre, 51.46. 3, Tanner Dana, Columbia Falls, 52.24. 4, Mike Loftus, Havre, 52.74. 5, Mathew Rensvold, Polson, 52.84. 6, Drew Turner, Glacier, 53.55.

800: 1, Luke Karnauskas, Havre, 2:05.96. 2, Jaiden Rowe, Frenchtown, 2:07.04. 3, Frank Dean, Frenchtown, 2:07.17. 4, Brock Rugg, Frenchtown, 2:07.35. 5, Tucker Salmonsen, Glacier, 2:08.36. 6, Caleb Meehan, Whitefish, 2:08.76.

1,600: 1, Sage Wanner, Columbia Falls, 4:35.28. 2, Tevyn Stetson, Glacier, 4:41.33. 3, Jaiden Rowe, Frenchtown, 4:51.23. 4, Sean Carroll, Thompson Falls, 4:52.54. 5, Brock Rugg, Frenchtown, 4:53.55. 6, Frank Dean, Frenchtown, 4:54.15.

3,200: 1, Sage Wanner, Columbia Falls, 9:58.39. 2, Elijah Boyd, Glacier, 10:27.92. 3, Brock Adkins, Glacier, 10:34.07. 4, Joseph Vanden Bos, Glacier, 10:34.39. 5, Sam Reilly, Loyola, 10:50.13. 6, Sean Carroll, Thompson Falls, 10:51.94.

110 hurdles: 1, Jacob Clairmont, Polson, 15.76. 2, Josh Wulfekuhle, Thompson Falls, 15.81. 3, Michael Hoerner, Columbia Falls, 16.41. 4, Colton Cote, Polson, 16.60. 5, Jansen Anderson, Whitefish, 16.63. 6, Andrew Durado, Glacier, 16.68.

300 hurdles: 1, Josh Wulfekuhle, Thompson Falls, 40.47. 2, Jacob Clairmont, Polson, 41.10. 3, Colton Cote, Polson, 41.81. 4, Andrew Durado, Glacier, 42.41. 5, Matt Farrier, Bigfork, 42.71. 6, Cannan Smith, Eureka, 43.17.

400 relay: 1, Glacier 'A' (Drew Turner, Ethan Larson, Scout Willcut, Aaron Robinson), 43.17. 2, Columbia Falls 'A', 43.86. 3, Loyolad Heart 'A', 45.75. 4, Thompson Falls 'A', 45.83. 5, Eureka 'A', 45.96. 6, Bigfork 'A', 46.78.

1,600 relay: 1, Columbia Falls 'A' (Logan Stephens, Charles Martin, Sage Wanner, Tanner Dana), 3:30.17. 2, Havre 'A', 3:31.64. 3, Eureka 'A', 3:37.07. 4, Bigfork 'A', 3:38.14. 5, Frenchtown 'A', 3:43.59. 6, Thompson Falls 'A', 3:49.30. 6, Shelby 'A', 3:49.30.

High jump: 1, Sean Opland, Troy, 6-0. 2, Kyler Burns, Columbia Falls, J6-0. 3, Johnny Perez Jr., Whitefish, J6-0. 4, Kyle Heptner, Shelby, 5-10. 4, Garrett Graves, Eureka, 5-10. 6, Luke Karnauskas, Havre, J5-10.

Pole vault: 1, Jake Gascon, Thompson Falls, 15-0. 2, Jacob Clairmont, Polson, 14-6. 3, Matt Brewer, Whitefish, 13-6. 4, Sawyer Silliker, Whitefish, 12-6. 5, Denver Dicks, Whitefish, J12-6. 6, Ben Windauer, Columbia Falls, J12-6.

Long jump: 1, Logan Stephens, Columbia Falls, 20-9. 2, Strother Cooper, Loyola, 20-5. 3, Lucas Blankers, Eureka, 20-4. 4, Jacob Price, Frenchtown, 20-1. 5, Jacob Byrne, Loyola, 19-7.5. 6, Jake Gascon, Thompson Falls, 19-6.

Triple jump: 1, Hunter Nicholson, Glacier, 41-2.5. 2, Tyler Cote, Whitefish, 40-10.25. 3, Michael Hoerner, Columbia Falls, J40-10.25. 4, Garrett Graves, Eureka, 40-8.75. 5, Nathan Riley, Columbia Falls, 40-5.5. 6, Jacob Price, Frenchtown, 40-3.

Shot put: 1, Kaelan Yanak, Eureka, 48-3. 2, Ross Coleman, Bigfork, 46-11.5. 3, Owen Davis, Eureka, 46-7. 4, Nathan Hammer, Glacier, 45-4. 5, Isaac Sturdevant, Eureka, 44-10. 6, Thomas Trefney, Glacier, 44-9.5.

Discus: 1, McKenzie Holt, Thompson Falls, 155-2.5. 2, Ross Coleman, Bigfork, 144-8. 3, Nathan Hammer, Glacier, 142-9. 4, Kaelan Yanak, Eureka, 132-4. 5, Mike Corrigan, Polson, 126-4. 6, Jonathan Blanchard, Frenchtown, 126-0.

Javelin: 1, Luke May, Whitefish, 202-4. 2, Logan Kolodejchuk, Columbia Falls, 172-6.5. 3, Dakota Bridwell, Columbia Falls, 165-4.5. 4, Kade VanElswyk, Thompson Falls, 165-0. 5, Cannan Smith, Eureka, 161-6.5. 6, Tadan Gilman, Glacier, 155-4.

GIRLS

Team scores: Glacier 127, Whitefish 54, Plains 52, Polson 50, Columbia Falls 50, Bigfork 48, Havre 38, Missoula Loyola-Sacred Heart 25, Shelby 22, Eureka 22, Thompson Falls 20, Superior 10, Frenchtown 8, Cut Bank 2, St. Ignatius 1, Troy 1.

100: 1, Brook Kolar, Loyola, 13.46. 1, Naomi Terry, Havre, 13.46. 3, Haile Norred, Bigfork, 13.48. 4, Ceci Benson, Loyola, 13.67. 5, Lydia Kryshak, Whitefish, 13.72. 6, Jordan Nelson, Bigfork, 13.81.

200: 1, Haile Norred, Bigfork, 27.09. 2, Lydia Bowman, Polson, 27.10. 3, Naomi Terry, Havre, 27.32. 4, Jordan Nelson, Bigfork, 27.5. 5, Lauren Schulz, Whitefish, 27.86. 6, Lydia Kryshak, Whitefish, 27.91.

400: 1, Annie Hill, Glacier, 58.68. 2, Kim Parsell, Shelby, 59.74. 3, Haile Norred, Bigfork, 1:01.52. 4, Bailey Smith, Glacier, 1:03.24. 5, Rachel David, Havre, 1:04.29. 6, Adrian Schnee, Glacier, 1:04.67.

800: 1, Annie Hill, Glacier, 2:13.88. 2, Kim Parsell, Shelby, 2:17.46. 3, Kimberly Earhart, Plains, 2:29.82. 4, Marissa Wenum, Glacier, 2:32.37. 5, Barrett Gray, Whitefish, 2:37.60. 6, Molly Sitter, Polson, 2:38.01.

1,600: 1, Kimberly Earhart, Plains, 5:36.92. 2, Barrett Gray, Whitefish, 5:40.62. 3, Molly Sitter, Polson, 5:46.66. 4, Malia Seeley, Polson, 5:47.69. 5, Braya Hobson, Whitefish, 5:51.08. 6, Avril Baines, Glacier, 5:58.01.

3,200: 1, Tyann Totten, Eureka, 12:39.30. 2, Bailey Strader, Loyola, 12:45.36. 3, Mckay Guckenberg, Eureka, 13:11.68. 4, Malia Seeley, Polson, 13:38.06. 5, Lizzy Mattson, Frenchtown, 14:00.99. 6, Kennah Fuller, Whitefish, 14:46.57.

100 hurdles: 1, Allie Schulz, Whitefish, 16.27. 2, Brynn McChesney, Glacier, 16.52. 3, Mattison McAnaly, Bigfork, 17.03. 4, Logan Huebsch, Havre, 17.18. 5, Julia Thompson, Glacier, 17.20. 6, Ireland Coyne, Havre, 17.24.

300 hurdles: 1, Ahna Kreitinger, Glacier, 47.00. 2, Mattison McAnaly, Bigfork, 47.31. 3, Logan Huebsch, Havre, 48.75. 4, Shey Hannum, Thompson Falls, 48.91. 5, Allie Schulz, Whitefish, 49.32. 6, Ellie Stevens, Glacier, 50.47.

400 relay: 1, Whitefish 'A' (Lydia Kryshak, Allie Schulz, Ellie DeWan, Lauren Schulz), 51.30. 2, Glacier 'A', 51.40. 3, Havre 'A', 52.86. 4, Polson 'A', 52.87. 5, Cut Bank 'A', 54.74. 6, Superior 'A', 56.12.

1,600 relay: 1, Whitefish 'A' (Lydia Kryshak, Ellie DeWan, Lauren Schulz, Allie Schulz), 4:17.80. 2, Columbia Falls 'A', 4:21.09. 3, Eureka 'A', 4:21.19. 4, Havre 'A', 4:24.88. 5, Polson 'A', 4:35.88. 6, Frenchtown 'A', 4:40.04.

High jump: 1, Shey Hannum, Thompson Falls, 5-0. 2, Adrian Schnee, Glacier, J5-0. 3, Marissa Koke, Superior, 4-8. 3, Hailey Kelly, Superior, 4-8. 3, Kate Doorn, Whitefish, 4-8. 6, Sarah Pierce, Troy, J4-8.

Pole vault: 1, Lydia Bowman, Polson, 11-0. 2, Ashley Caffrey, Columbia Falls, J11-0. 3, JoJo Sherman, Glacier, 10-6. 4, Charlee Cote, Polson, 9-0. 4, Makenna Daniels, Shelby, 9-0. 5, Olivia Stewart, Shelby, J9-0. 6, Gabby Eaton, Bigfork, J9-0.

Long jump: 1, Brynn McChesney, Glacier, 16-11. 2, Ellie Johnson, Columbia Falls, 16-0. 3, Shey Hannum, Thompson Falls, J16-0. 4, Brook Kolar, Loyola, 15-11.5. 5, Abi Fiske, Glacier, 15-7.25. 6, Reese Nissen, Bigfork, 15-1.

Triple jump: 1, Abi Fiske, Glacier, 36-4.5. 2, Jaclyn Bohmer, Columbia Falls, 33-5. 3, Taylor Salonen, Glacier, 32-8.75. 4, Reese Nissen, Bigfork, 32-6.5. 5, Ashley Montini, Glacier, 32-1.5. 6, Afton Brander, St Ignatius, 32-0.75.

Shot put: 1, Allyson Gimbel, Columbia Falls, 40-7. 2, Leah Thompson, Plains, 39-5.5. 3, Melanie Gassaway, Glacier, J39-5.5. 4, Nikki Krueger, Glacier, 38-3. 5, Erin Sampson, Polson, 35-5.5. 6, Adeline Richardson, Frenchtown, 34-8.

Discus: 1, Leah Thompson, Plains, 128-6. 2, Nikki Krueger, Glacier, 124-10. 3, Courtney Mitchell, Glacier, 113-2. 4, Kelsey Philpott, Frenchtown, 112-3. 5, Ellie Johnson, Columbia Falls, 109-0. 6, Miranda Campbell, Bigfork, 103-5.

Javelin: 1, Carley Vonheeder, Plains, 137-2.5. 2, Kimberly Earhart, Plains, 133-1.5. 3, Mariah Corrigan, Polson, 112-9. 4, Ellie Johnson, Columbia Falls, 110-6.5. 5, Kiara Burlage, Columbia Falls, 110-5. 6, Marissa Koke, Superior, 107-4.