HHS tracksters run to the state meet

The Havre High track teams were in Belgrade over the weekend, competing in the Eastern A Divisional for a chance to qualify for the Class A state track meet.

When it was all said and done, Havre qualified a number of athletes. In the team competition, the Pony girls scored 32 points, finishing seventh. Belgrade won the meet with 112 points, followed by Laurel with 93 and Glendive with 73. Sidney won the boys meet with 120 points. Belgrade was second with 109 and Laurel was third with 102. The Pony boys didn't score any points in the meet.

The Pony girls had some standout performances, but none were more impressive than that of Katie Wirtzberger. The freshman not only finished fifth in both the 200-meter dash (27.64) and the 400 (1:01), but she was also part of the 400-relay team that finished second (51.3) and the team that was fourth in the 1,600 relay (4:24).

"Katie, shocked some people in that 400," HHS head coach John Ita said. "She shocked everybody but us. Also in the 200, we knew that she would compete hard and she sure didn't disappoint. She had a really good meet."

Ireland Coyne was another big contributor for the Pony girls, as she ran on the 400-relay team, but also finished fourth in the 100 hurdles (17.00) and sixth in the 300 hurdles (49.66). Logan Huebsch also stood out with a fourth-place finish in the 300 hurdles (48.73) and ran in the long relay.

"Ireland, she had a nice meet," Ita said. "Logan, she kind of stumbled a little bit on the first hurdle and kind of stumbled again and actually stopped after the second hurdle. She got going again and finished like fourth in her heat, but she didn't make the top 10. But thankfully, she was already qualified for state."

In the distance events, Kaylee Nystrom carried the banner for HHS, as she finished fifth in the 3,200 (12:45) and seventh in the 1,600 (5:40) qualifying for state in both events in the process. Nystrom also ran the 1,600 relay.

Jessa Chvilicek was the other Havre girl running in the 1,600 relay. Chvilicek came into the meet already qualified for state in the 100, but she also made it in the high jump after finishing seventh (4-08). Senior Kristen Nash also threw 105-10 in the discus, to finish fifth, while Loni Waid was sixth in the pole vault (8-06). Caitlyn Terry and Amelia Beard also qualified in the long jump, finishing seventh and eighth respectively. Tayler Marinkovich also earned her way to state with a 10th-place showing in the 200.

"Nash in the discus, good for her," Ita said. "She threw really well and really consistently that day. Our high jumpers didn't have a great day and we were hoping to get more two or three of our triple jumpers into state and that didn't happen, so that was a little disappointing, but again our high jumpers were already qualified and we also got Caitlyn Terry and Amelia Beard in the long jump."

The only individual that finished in the Top 10 on the boys side of things for Havre, was Jacob LaBrie, who earned his way into the state meet with a time of 53.35 in the 400, good enough for eighth place. The 400-relay team (LaBrie, Marc Woronick, Cole Watson and Brandon Shaw) for the boys finished seventh, the 1,600-relay team (LaBrie, Woronick, Austin Jones and Andrew Boucher) wound up eighth.

"We knew that it was going to be a struggle for the boys," Ita said. "We thought as individuals, Jacob LaBrie would make it (to state) in the 400 and he was able to do that. We also thought our relays teams could make it and they did. But I thought one bright spot was Lane Paulson, he PR'd (personal record) in the 800 by a few seconds, so he ran really well. We are also going to give him a look in the long relay, but that 800, which is a good combination of speed and endurance, is just perfect for him."

The Class A state track meet will take place Friday and Saturday in Laurel.

Eastern A

at Belgrade

BOYS

Team scores: Sidney, 120; Belgrade, 108; Laurel, 102; Miles City, 61; Lewistown, 54; Glendive, 36; Billings Central, 23; Hardin, 15; Livingston, 8.

100: Keith Vanderlaan, MC, 11.12; Michael McGinnis, Sid, 11.21; Hayden Van Winkle, Bel, 11.36; Alec Lovegren, Sid, 11.46; Haiden Collins, Lew, 11.48; Isaiah Renner, Lau, 11.49.

200: Keith Vanderlaan, MC, 22.53; Michael McGinnis, Sid, 22.57; Hayden Van Winkle, Bel, 22.85; Dawson McGlothlin, Sid, 22.93; Alec Lovegren, Sid, 22.93; Haiden Collins, Lew, 23.24.

400: Jacob Grinwis, Bel, 50.23; Trace Jones, Sid, 50.45; Colin Marks, Liv, 51.42; Tristan Hilgard, Gle, 52.27; Erik Marquis, Lau, 52.55; Jared Steinbesser, Sid, 52.95.

800: Jacob Grinwis, Bel, 1:53.23; Tristan Hilgart, Gle, 1:56.19; Drake Henson, Lew, 1:57.03; David Prather, Har, 2:01.14; Ben Longbottom, Lau, 2:02.77; George Beddow, BC, 2:03.45.

1600: Jacob Grinwis, Bel, 4:28.79; Levi Taylor, Lau, 4:31.83; Drake Henson, Lew, 4:32.27; Tristan Hilgart, Gle, 4:32.34; Virgil McCormick, Har, 4:42.67; Sawyer Degan, Bel, 4:44.05.

3200: Levi Taylor, Lau, 9:59.46; Kai Krumwiede, Lew, 10:16.73; Sawyer Degan, Bel, 10:18.46; Noah Majerus, Lew, 10:22.55; Sam Fulbright, Lew, 10:23.28; Dane McCalia, BC, 10:32.04.

110 hurdles: Haiden Collins, Lew, 15.31; Chris Abell, Lau, 15.67; Tyler Burk, MC, 15.78; Jared Craig, Lau, 15.98; Colt Spencer, Lau, 16.20; Garrison Hughes, Sid, 16.60.

300 hurdles: Haiden Collins, Lew, 39.87; Tyler Burk, MC, 41.35; Garrison Hughes, Sid, 41.69; Malik Toure, Har, 42.43; Kaden Stradley, MC, 42.59; Caleb Petross, MC. 43.10.

4x100 relay: Sidney, Trace Jones, Michael McGinnis, Alec Lovegren, Dawson McGlothlin, 42.79; Belgrade, 43.71; Billings Central, 44.13; Laurel, 44.20; Livingston, 45.21; Hardin, 46.36.

4x400 relay: Belgrade, Aaron Brandhorst, Hayden Van Winkle, Trey Mounts, Jacob Grinwis, 3:28.39; Miles City, 3:29.74; Sidney, 3:29.79; Hardin, 3:31.48; Lewistown, 3:36.05; Billings Central, 3:39.73.

High jump: Michael McGinnis, Sid, 6-04; Dawson Fowler, Bel, 6-02; Jess Bellows, MC, 6-0; Isaiah Renner, Lau, 5-10; Jaden Graham, Lew, 5-10; Kolter McLaughlin, Lau, 5-08.

Long jump: Hayden Van Winkle, Bel, 20-11 1/2; Caleb Petross, MC, 20-02 1/2; Isaiah Renner, Lau, 20-01 3/4; Jared Craig, Lau, 20-0; Stuart Smith, Bel, 19-11 1/2; Devon Maurer, Bel, 19-02 1/2.

Triple jump: Michael McGinnis, Sid, 43-09; Dawson Fowler, Bel, 42-03; Isaiah Renner, Lau, 41-11 1/2; Jared Craig, Lau, 40-03 1/4; Logan Peila, MC, 40-02 1/4; Jared Steinbesser, Sid, 39-09 3/4.

Shot put: Carter Hughes, Sid, 52-03; Jayden Holley, Gle, 48-11; Kyler Rogers, Bel, 44-08; Sean Daniel Taylor, Gle, 42-06 1/2; Craig Sowers, Lau, 42-02; Mason Harrison, Lew, 41-09.

Discus: Carter Hughes, Sid, 154-05 1/4; Ely Kraft, Lau, 139-09 3/4; Jayden Holley, Gle, 136-06; Craig Sowers, Lau, 136-05 3/4; William Blewett, Bel, 132-11 1/4; Kyler Rogers, Bel, 127-08 1/2.

Javelin: Casey Cole, Lau, 184-10; Ben Voss, BC, 160-04 1/2; Tyler Gray, BC, 158-10; Logan Kennedy, Lau, 156; Tyler Clapp, Gle, 149; Zach Marsh, Bel, 148-11 1/2.

Pole vault: Garrison Hughes, Sid, 15-09; Carver Thompson, Lau, 12-06; Wyatt Heringer, Sid, 12-06; Parker Dean, Sid, 12-06; Matt Penner, Bel, 12-06; Jared Craig, Lau, 12.

GIRLS

Team scores: Belgrade, 112; Laurel, 93; Glendive, 73; Miles City, 59; Lewistown, 54; Sidney, 47; Livingston, 37; Havre, 32; Hardin, 18; Browning, 2.

100: Taylor Ludwig, Lau, 12.75; Kaitlyn Keithley, Sid, 13.17; Kendra Zander, Gle, 13.18; Parker Edwins, Bel, 13.25; Aspen Cotter, Lau, 13.44; Taylor Noble, Lau, 13.48.

200: Taylor Ludwig, Lau, 26.00; Kendra Zander, Gle, 27.10; Myhia Metzenberg, MC, 27.21; Fallon Parker, Bel, 27.35; Katie Wirtzberger, Hav, 27.62; Parker Edwins, Bel, 27.73.

400: Taylor Ludwig, Lau, 58.94; Pipi Eitel, Bel, 59.30; Kendra Zander, Gle, 1:00.72; Myhia Metzenberg, MC, 1:01.42; Katie Wirtzberger, Hav, 1:01.88; Fallon Parker, Bel, 1:02.63.

800: Pipi Eitel, Bel, 2:14.19; Heather Baker, MC, 2:20.84; Jessica Elmer, Lau, 2:21.32; Tessa Hill, Sid, 2:23.02; Emily Kuehn, Gle, 2:24.33; Madison Patrick, Liv, 2:26.35.

1600: Pipi Eitel, Bel, 5:03.41; Morgan Vosler, MC, 5:19.50; Jessica Elmer, Lau, 5:19.88; Emily Kuehn, Gle, 5:24.14; Tessa Hill, Sid, 5:37.35; Journey Erickson, Har, 5:39.73.

3200: Morgan Vosler, MC, 12:06.15; Charlie Bellrock, Har, 12:18.73; Kendyl Pierson, Liv, 12:35.73; Journey Erickson, Har, 12:42.84; Kaylee Nystrom, Hav, 12:45.72; Emily Smith, Lew, 13:13.60.

100 hurdles: Marissa James, Lew, 15.74; Jaley Wyse, Gle, 16.33; Alysa Henry, Bel, 16.43; Ireland Coyne, Hav, 17.00; Kendra Kauffman, Gle, 17.17; Ashley Brand, Lew, 17.42.

300 hurdles: Jaley Wyse, Gle, 45.61; Pipi Eitel, Bel, 46.84; Fallon Parker, Bel, 47.98; Logan Huebsch, Hav, 48.73; Jerrica Martin, Liv, 49.24; Ireland Coyne, Hav, 49.66.

4x100 relay: Belgrade, Savana Jensen, Parker Edwins, Kaylynn Linton, Alysa Henry, 50.76; Havre, 51.30; Sidney, 51.43; Laurel, 51.49; Glendive, 51.72; Lewistown, 51.98.

4x400 relay: Laurel, Apsen Cotter, Samantha Spitzer, Paige O'Toole, Jessica Elmer, 4:06.90; Miles City, 4:12.04; Glendive, 4:16.11; Havre, 4:24.11; Sidney, 4:25.06; Hardin, 4:30.29.

High jump: Karsen Murphy, Gle, 5-04; Marissa James, Lew, 5-04; Amber Maurer, Bel, 4-10; Tessa Lamb, Bel, 4-10; Savannah Toms, Gle, 4-08; Kendra Kaufman, Gle, 4-08; Abby Reitz, Sid, 4-08.

Long jump: Alysa Henry, Bel, 16-09; Taylor Ludwig, Lau, 16-6 ¾; Ashley Brand, Lew, 15-05 ¼; Aubrey Meiwald, Har, 15 ½; Taylor Noble, Lau, 14-11; Mackenzie Rask, MC, 14-10 ½.

Triple jump: Alysa Henry, Bel, 33-05 1/2; Ashley Brand, Lew, 33-04; Karsen Murphy, Gle, 33-01 3/4; Taylor Christensen, Bel, 32-11; Samantha Spitzer, Lau, 32-07 3/4; Madi Maier, MC, 32-2.

Shot put: Lauren Emter, Liv, 41-02 ½; Anna Zimmer, Lew, 37-05; Savanna Walker, MC, 35-08 ½; Olivia Kober, Sid, 32-03 ½; Tamika Guardipee, Bro, 32-01; Savannah Toms, Gle, 31-08.

Discus: Lauren Emter, Liv, 129-07 1/2; Paige O'Toole, Lau, 125-02 1/2; Savanna Walker, MC, 113-09 1/2; Kristen Nash, Hav, 105-10; Samantha Carter-Emter, Liv, 102-08; Nikol Greer, Lau, 94-06.

Javelin: Paige O'Toole, Lau, 110-04; Sheanna Larson, Lew, 108-01; Jordan Baxter, Sid, 106-11 ½; Jessica LaFavre, Lau, 106-04; Susan Francis, Bel, 102 ½; Anna Zimmer, Lew, 97-04 ½.

Pole vault: Myka Steinbeisser, Sid, 11-03; Alysa Henry, Bel, 11; Alexi Speas, Liv, 10; Katie Berglund, Sid, 9; Bailey Collins, Lew, 9; Loni Waid, Hav, 8-06.