Pony tracksters rack up points at Eastern A

This past weekend marked the first ever Eastern A Super Divisional track meet and it was one that yielded some promising results for the Havre High track teams.

Although neither Blue Pony squad came away with a trophy, both put together competitive performances in the two-day meet in Laurel, which started Friday and was completed Saturday.

In the boys competition, Belgrade won the team title with 95 points. Sidney was second with 81, followed by Laurel with 75. Lewistown was fourth with 68 and Havre finished fifth with 62.5.

As far as the girls were concerned, Laurel ran away with things, finishing the meet with 107 points to easily claim the top spot. Lewistown finished second with 71 points and Livingston was third with 66.5. The Pony girls finished ninth with 23 points.

For most of the season, the Havre boys have been buoyed by their runners and that was the case again at the Eastern A, as HHS had a pair of divisional champs in the sprint. First, Nate Rismon took home an individual title in the 200 meters with a time of 23.16. Then, Michael Loftus matched him, by winning the 400 after running a 50.43.

Loftus, who racked up points in three events for Havre, also finished second in the 200 to Rismon (23.32) and also finished fourth in the 100 (11.33). Likewise, Rismon came in second in the 400 to Loftus after running a 50.81. The senior also notched a fourth-place finish in the pole vault (12-0).

While Rismon won an individual divisional title, he also helped Havre capture another in the 1,600 relay. Led by Rismon and Jacob LaBrie, as well as Ivar Aageson and Luke Karnauskas, the Ponies ran a 3:31 and fended off some tough competition to take home first place.

“Rismon really put us on his back in that one,” HHS head coach John Ita said. “If you were there you would know what I am talking about. We were behind by probably 20 meters and he came back and won by probably 15. He has just had a great season, he really has. He's just a blue collar guy and if I wasn't the coach of the team, he probably would be.”

While the Pony boys didn’t do much damage in the field events, they did score points there as Aageson joined Rismon by placing sixth in the pole vault (12-0). Nik Keller was sixth in the high jump with a jump of 5-8. Havre also came in third in the 400 relay after posting a 45.20.

The Havre girls may not have scored as many points as the boys, but they still managed some impressive performances as three different athletes placed in multiple events for HHS.

Naomi Terry, who has had a spectacular junior season, kept it going at divisionals, placing fourth in the 100 (13.11) and fifth in the 200 (28.17). Rachel David was another Pony girl who had a stellar day as she finished fifth in the 400 (1:02.73) and sixth in the 800 (2:28). In the hurdles, Logan Huebsch made her mark as she garnered third place in the 300 hurdles after running a time of 49.49. She also finished fourth in the 100 hurdles with a time of 16.62.

The Pony girls also managed to add points to their total in both relay events. The 400 relay team posted a time of 53.31, which was good enough for sixth place. However, the short relay team fell short of state, which required a top five finish. The 1,600 relay team, on the other hand, finished with a time of 4:20 in order to finish fourth.

The Havre girls had four other girls that didn’t place, but still did well enough to qualify for state and those were Ireland Coyne, who was seventh in the 300 hurdles, Kristen Nash, who was seventh in the discus, Amelia Beard, who finished ninth in the triple jump and Loni Waid, who was tenth in the pole vault.

On the boys side, Aageson also qualified in the 400 and Karnauskas made it in the 800. Austin Jones also qualified in the 3,200.

“I was really happy for our kids,” Ita said. “They worked really hard and they performed well. I didn't see the final point totals so I was really happy for both our boys and our girls. Naomi Terry, she has had a great season and Rachel David, she just shows up and competes every week. Our super divisional was really tough and if we could just add some points in the field events, we could be right there.”

All qualified athletes for Havre will advance to the Class A state meet, which will take place in Bozeman Friday and Saturday.

EASTERN A

at Laurel Sports Complex

BOYS

Team scores: Belgrade 95, Sidney 81, Laurel 75, Lewistown 68, Havre 62.5, Glendive 48, Billings Central 45, Miles City 28.5, Livingston 16, Hardin 6.

100: Michael McGinnis, Sidney, 11.23; Colin Marks, Livingston, 11.24; Hayden Van Winkle, Belgrade, 11.27; Mike Loftus, Havre, 11.33; Alec Lovegren, Sidney, 11.42; Jared Craig, Laurel, 11.50.

200: Nate Rismon, Havre, 23.16; Mike Loftus, Havre, 23.32; Hayden Van Winkle, Belgrade, 23.64; Kennan Hooker, Hardin, 23.80; Haiden Collins, Lewistown, 23.84; Milo Carpenter, Laurel, 23.90; Alec Lovegren, Sidney, 23.98.

400: Mike Loftus, Havre, 50.43; Nate Rismon, Havre, 50.81; Milo Carpenter, Laurel, 51.58; Colin Marks, Livingston, 52.24; Dalton Larsen, Glendive, 52.35; Haiden Collins, Miles City, 52.67.

800: Jacob Grinwis, Belgrade, 1:59.5; Ashton Jones, Glendive, 1:59.96; Kyle McLaughlin, Belgrade, 2:00.38; Tristan Hilgart, Glendive, 2:01.01; Ty Parsons, Lewistown, 2:01.38; Garrett Rudd, Belgrade, 2:04.98.

1,600: Ashton Jones, Glendive, 4:34; Levi Taylor, Laurel, 4:36; Ty Parsons, Lewistown, 4:36; Noah Majerus, Lewistown, 4:41; Sawyer Degan, Belgrade, 4:42; Kyle McLaughlin, Belgrade, 4:46.

3,200: Sawyer Degan, Belgrade, 9:59; Levi Taylor, Laurel, 10:08; Ashton Jones, Glendive, 10:25; Devin Nelson, Livingston, 10:26; Noah Majerus, Lewistown, 10:27; Jarrett Degen, Belgrade, 10:29.

110 hurdles: Haiden Collins, Lewistown, 15.64; Jacob Grinwis, Belgrade, 16.19; Zach Smith, Belgrade, 16.35; Chris Abell, Laurel, 16.53; Tyler Burk, Miles City, 16.6; Dylan Sipe, Lewistown, 17.38.

300 hurdles: Haiden Collins, Lewistown, 41.21; Dylan Sipe, Lewistown, 42.53; Jacob Grinwis, Belgrade, 42.62; Tyler Burk, Miles City, 42.96; Caleb Petross, Miles City, 43.16; Blaine Nelson, Sidney, 44.59.

400 relay: Laurel (Milo Carpenter, Casey Cole, Jared Craig, Connor Ludwig) 44.71; Belgrade, 44.75; Havre, 45.20; Miles City, 45.25; Hardin, 45.67; Billings Central, 45.85.

1,600 relay: Havre (Ivar Aageson, Luke Karnauskas, Jacob Labrie, Nate Rismon) 3:31; Laurel, 3:31; Belgrade, 3:32; Lewistown, 3:32; Sidney, 3:37; Miles City, 3:41.

High jump: Jacob Hadley, Billings Central, 6-2; Michael McGinnis, Sidney, J6-2; Jared Bartlett, Miles City, 6-0; Morgan Eitel, Belgrade, J5-10; Jared Steinbeisser, Sidney, 5-10; Luke Karnauskas, Havre, 5-8; Nick Keller, Havre, 5-8.

Long jump: Casey Cole, Laurel, 21-5.5; Jacob Hadley, Billings Central, 21-4.5; Carson Oakland, Glendive, 21-2.5; Morgan Eitel, Belgrade, 20-6; Caleb Petross, Miles City, 20-5; Jared Craig, Laurel, 20-2.

Pole vault: Garrison Hughes, Sidney, 15-0; Mason Theil, Sidney, 12-06; Carver Thompson, Laurel, 12-0; Nate Rismon, Havre, J12-0; Dean Parker, Sidney, J12-0; Ivar Aageson, Havre, J12-0.

Triple jump: Michael McGinnis, Sidney, 42-8.5; Jacob Hadley, Billings Central, 42-6.5; Carson Oakland, Glendive, 41-1; Kaden Richards, Belgrade, 40-11; Casey Cole, Laurel, 39-11; Dawson Fowler, Belgrade, 39-9.5.

Shot put: Matt Harrison, Lewistown, 50-0.5; Carter Hughes, Sidney, 48-0; Cord Murray, Miles City, 45-9.25; Micah Holt-Seavy, Billings Central, 45-6; Kyler Rogers, Belgrade, 45-5.5; Hunter Severson, Sidney, 45-4.

Discus: Carter Hughes, Sidney, 144-6; Matt Harrison, Lewistown, 144-4; Hunter Severson, Sidney, 142-8; Morgan Eitel, Belgrade, 130-4; Cord Murray, Miles City, 128-3; Kyler Rogers, Belgrade, 127-3.

Javelin: Casey Cole, Laurel, 165-1; John Healey, Billings Central, 159-1; Tyler Clapp, Glendive, 152-11; Hunter Braaton, Billings Central, 152-0; Tyler Gray, Billings Central, 150-7; Matt Kale, Billings Central, 148-7.

GIRLS

Team scores: Laurel 107, Lewistown 71, Livingston 66.5, Miles City 58, Belgrade 58, Hardin 53, Sidney 34.5, Glendive 29, Havre 23, Billings Central 21, Browning 4.

100: Jaree Mane, Lewistown, 12.66; Taylor Ludwig, Laurel, 12.86; Parker Edwins, Belgrade, 12.95; Naomi Terry, Havre, 13.11; Kendra Zander, Glendive, 13.16; Morgan Lucas, Billings Central, 13.17.

200: Jaree Mane, Lewistown, 27.14; Taylor Ludwig, Laurel, 27.24; Parker Edwins, Belgrade, 27.74; Morgan Lucas, Billings Central, 27.98; Naomi Terry, Havre, 28.17; Shianne Gordon, Billings Central, 28.35.

400: Pipi Eitel, Belgrade, 59.10; Taylor Ludwig, Laurel, 1:01.08; Jaree Mane, Lewistown, 1:01.96; Mariah Wittman, Billings Central, 1:02.68; Rachel David, Havre, 1:02.73; Morgan Lucas, Billings Central, 1:02.96.

800: Pipi Eitel, Belgrade, 2:17; Jessica Elmer, Laurel, 2:19; Morgan Vosler, Miles City, 2:26; Heather Baker, Miles City, 2:26; Ella McKenzie, Livingston, 2:27; Rachel David, Havre, 2:28.

1,600: Jessica Elmer, Laurel, 5:16; Morgan Vosler, Miles City, 5:28; Ella McKenzie, Livingston, 5:35; Courtney Hallock, Laurel, 5:37; Kendyl Pierson, Livingston, 5:38; Emily Kuehn, Glendive, 5:41.

3,200: Courtney Hallock, Laurel, 12:27; Kendyl Pierson, Livingston, 12:32; Larissa Saarel, Livingston, 12:41; Mei-Li Stevens, Hardin, 12:46; Ella McKenzie, Livingston, 12:46; Kaitlyn Lodahl, Lewistown, 12:47.

100 hurdles: Marissa James, Lewistown, 16.34; Mikayla Jefferson, Hardin, 16.41; Jaley Wyse, Glendive, 16.54; Logan Huebsch, Havre, 16.62; Aubrey Meiwald, Hardin, 17.09; Kendra Kaufman, Glendive, 17.64.

300 hurdles: Pipi Eitel, Belgrade, 47.40; Mikayla Jefferson, Hardin, 48.71; Logan Huebsch, Havre, 49.49; Jaley Wyse, Glendive, 50.26; Jerrica Martin, Livingston, 50.41; Amber Hibl, Belgrade, 50.51.

400 relay: Billings Central (Shianne Gordon, Morgan Lucas, Alissia Comstock, Mariah Wittman) 51.45; Lewistown, 51.68; Glendive, 52.12; Laurel, 52.22; Belgrade, 52.23; Havre, 52.31.

1600 relay: Belgrade (Parker Edwins, Fallon Parker, Alysa Henry, Pipi Eitel) 4:08; Laurel, 4:12; Miles City, 4:15; Havre, 4:20; Hardin, 4:25; Sidney, 4:31.

High jump: Holly Davis, Livingston, J4-10; Marissa James, Lewistown, 4-10; Halie Warren, Miles City, 4-8; Talia Trevino, Hardin, J4-8; Noimie Garcia, Hardin, J4-8; Kendra Kaufman, Glendive, J4-8; Saige Diegel, Miles City, J4-8; Callie Allen, Laurel, J4-8.

Pole vault: Harmony Hampton, Sidney, 10-6; Myka Steinbeisser, Sidney, 10-0; Aubrey Kessel, Sidney, 9-6; Bailey Allen, Laurel, J9-6; Alysa Henry, Belgrade, 9-0; Ariana Izaakson, Sidney, J8-6; Alexi Speas, Livingston, J8-6; Katie Berglund, Sidney, 8-6.

Long jump: Elissa Lind, Hardin, 15-10.25; Taylor Ludwig, Laurel, 15-9.75; Hailee Warren, Miles City, 15-8; Jaley Wyse, Glendive, 15-4.25; Holly Davis, Livingston, 15-1; Alysa Henry, Belgrade, 14-11.

Triple jump: Holly Davis, Livingston, 32-1.25; Elissa Lind, Hardin, 31-8.25; Halie Warren, Miles City, 31-7.5; Caroline McEvers, Browning, 31-7; Ashley Brand, Lewistown, 31-5.25; Sabrina Wolcott, Laurel, 31-5.

Shot put: Lauren Emter, Livingston, 39-9.5; Savanna Walker, Miles City, 37-8; Anna Zimmer, Lewistown, 36-8.5; Abbie Lohof, Laurel, 35-11; Danielle Steinley, Sidney, 33-8; Olivia Kober, Sidney, 32-8.5.

Discus: Keaunna Mason, Hardin, 130-9; Lauren Emter, Livingston, 130-5; Abbie Lohof, Laurel, 116-9; Savanna Walker, Miles City, 115-10; Paige O'Toole, Laurel, 115-5; Danielle Steinley, Sidney, 98-10.

Javelin: Mikayla Kroll, Laurel, 114-5; Jaree Mane, Lewistown, 111-2; Jordan Baxter, Sidney, 109-10; Haile Warren, Miles City, 97-11; Paige O'Toole, Laurel, 96-4; Ashlyn Marum, Miles City, 95-1.