Blue Pony girls score at state track meet

The Havre High track teams went to Laurel hoping to score some points and make an impact. Yet, after two days of competition, the Blue Ponies showed they still have room to grow before contending at the Class A state track meet.

The two day meet, which was held in Laurel began Friday and continued through to Saturday. When it was all said and done, Sidney won the boys team championship with 90 points. Dillon was second with 65 and Belgrade was third with 59. The girls team title went to Belgrade. The Panthers won the crown with 80 points. Corvallis came in second with 63.5 and Dillon was third with 57.5. The Havre girls scored three points to finish 17th, the boys team scored zero.

“I thought that all the kids that went down competed really hard,” HHS head coach John Ita. “I thought that our seniors did a great job of showing leadership. They did everything that we asked them to do.’

There were many Pony girls who finished in the top 10 and were at least in competition to place, but the only individual that found the podium for Havre was junior Logan Huebsch, who placed in both the 100-meter and 300 hurdles. Huebsch came in sixth in the 100 after posting a time of 17.21. She placed in the same spot in the 300 after running the race in 48.97.

The Pony girls also managed to earn a sixth-place finish in the 400-meter relay, as the team made up of Huebsch, Ireland Coyne, Katie Wirtzberger and Jessa Chvilicek ran the relay in 51.45.

“Logan, she had herself a really nice state meet,” Ita said. “She got herself up on the podium a couple times and also helped the 400-relay get on the podium, so she just had herself a really nice weekend, she really did.”

While the Pony girls only got two individuals up on the podium, a number came close and finished in the top 10 of their event, such as Wirtzberger, who finished ninth in the 200. Loni Waid also finished 10th in the pole vault and Caitlyn Terry was 10th in the long jump. Coyne also just missed placing in the 100 hurdles, winding up seventh, she was also 11th in the 300 hurdles. Chvilicek was 13th in the high jump and also competed on the long relay team, which finished eighth.

“Wirtzberger and Chvilicek, every once in awhile, they would come up to you and say ‘It’s just an honor to be here’ or ‘What a great experience,” Ita said. “They just have such great attitudes, and it was such a good experience for them. Every time you bring them to state, it can only help. I think we did have some disappointments, I was hoping for more from our jumpers. Caitlyn Terry PR’d and that was great to see, but if our high jumpers had jumped as well as they did all year, I think they would have scored points. They didn’t jump as well as they have all year these last two weeks, so they will need to get those nerves figured out, cause that’s that I think is causing it. But overall, I think that this team has a lot of potential and the girls especially have the chance to do some exciting things these next two years.”

The Havre boys competed in both relay races but fell short of finishing in the top six in both. The only individual competitor for the Pony boys was Jacob LaBrie, who wound up eighth in the 400.

“I thought that one of the highlights for me was the boys 1,600-relay team,” Ita said. “That group had never really run together and they went down there and got a PR, so that was really exciting to see.”

State A in Laurel

BOYS

Team scores: Sidney 90; Dillon 65; Belgrade 59; Columbia Falls 58; Laurel 46; Corvallis 35; Lewistown 34; Miles City 31; Polson 21; Glendive 20; Hamilton 19; Frenchtown 17; Hardin 11; Butte Central 10; Livingston 7; Whitefish 4.

100 – Troy Andersen, Dillon, 11.29; Michael McGinnis, Sidney, 11.57; Keith Vanderlaan, Miles City, 11.71; Hayden Van Winkle, Belgrade, 11.8; Braxton Reiten, Columbia Falls, 11.8; Colin Marks, Livingston, 11.83.

200 – Troy Andersen, Dillon, 22.79; Michael McGinnis, Sidney, 22.99; Colin Marks, Livingston, 23.65; Hayden Van Winkle, Belgrade, 23.71; Matthew Rensvold, Polson, 23.88; Keith Vanderlaan, Miles City, 24.01.

400 – Jacob Grinwis, Belgrade, 50.21; Trace Jones, Sidney, 50.70; Matthew Rensvold, Polson, 51.49; Bruce Thomas, Corvallis, 51.53; Jake Jessop, Corvallis, 51.93; Dylan Cervelli, Dillon, 52.22.

800 – Jacob Grinwis, Belgrade, 1:54.10; Tristan Hilgart, Glendive, 1:55.71; Drake Henson, Lewistown, 1:56.68; Trace Jones, Sidney, 1:57.83; Frank Dean, Frenchtown, 1:58.06; David Prather, Hardin, 1:59.23.

1,600 – Jacob Grinwis, Belgrade, 4:21.85; Virgil McCormick, Hardin, 4:28.88; Levi Taylor, Laurel, 4:31.21; Tristan Hilgart, Glendive, 4:31.26; Sage Wanner, Columbia Falls, 4:33.01; Frank Dean, Frenchtown, 4:34.23.

3,200 – Sage Wanner, Columbia Falls, 9:50.31; Levi Taylor, Laurel, 9:50.97; Matt Wilson, Hamilton, 9:53.65; Sawyer Degen, Belgrade, 9:56.08; Kai Krumwiede, Lewistown, 9:57.88; Carson Jessop, Corvallis, 10:01.88.

110 hurdles – Haiden Collins, Lewistown, 15.19; Anders Westman, Dillon, 15.76; Michael Hoerner, Columbia Falls, 15.95; Chris Abell, Laurel, 16.25; Tyler Burk, Miles City, 16.26; Jared Craig, Laurel, 16.42.

300 hurdles – Haiden Collins, Lewistown, 39.88; Anders Westman, Dillon, 40.37; Tyler Burk, Miles City, 41.04; Jansen Anderson, Dillon, 41.35; Malik Toure, Hardin, 41.58; Danny DiGiallonardo, Polson, 41.8.

400 relay – Sidney 42.96; Polson 43.54; Miles City 43.55; Dillon 43.62; Belgrade 44.21; Laurel 44.34.

1,600 relay – Belgrade 3:25.74; Sidney 3:26.68; Lewistown 3:27.62; Corvallis 3:30.03; Whitefish 3:30.95; Dillon 3:31.20.

Long jump – Isaiah Renner, Laurel, 22-5.75; Caleb Petross, Miles City, 21-11; Gabe Hupp, Dillon, 21-3.75; Jared Craig, Laurel, 21-1; Jacob Price, Frenchtown, 21-1; Lee Walburn, Whitefish, 20-10.25.

Triple jump – Nate McGree, Butte Central, 44-08.75; Braxton Roth, Corvallis, 43-09.25; Jacob Price, Frenchtown, 43-04.5; Connor Lanier, Polson, 42-07.25; Michael Hoerner, Columbia Falls, 42-03.25; Isaiah Renner, Laurel, 42-01.5.

High jump – Ridge Albright, Corvallis, 6-4; Michael McGinnis, Sidney, 6-4; Dawson Fowler, Belgrade, 6-2; Cordell McGinley, Dillon, 6-2; Jess Bellow, Miles City, 6-2; Alex Barker, Whitefish, 6-2.

Pole vault – Garrison Hughes, Sidney, 16-0; Ben Windauer, Columbia Falls, 13-9; Wyatt Heringer, Sidney, 13-6; Austin Green, Columbia Falls, 13-0; Seth Gossett, Columbia Falls, 13-0; Jared Craig, Laurel, 13-0.

Shot put – Carter Hughes, Sidney, 54-2; Jayden Holley, Miles City, 51-2.75; Jesse Mecham, Frenchtown, 50-1; Logan Kolodejchuk, Columbia Falls, 49-4.75; Garrett Brown, Corvallis, 49-3.5; Troy Andersen, Dillon, 47-4.5.

Discus – Carter Hughes, Sidney, 169-06; Jaylen Taggart, Hamilton, 155-08; Patrick Griffin, Dillon, 151-11; Dillon Spear, Hamilton, 148-09; Ely Kraft, Laurel, 143-01; Jacob Campbell, Hamilton, 134-06.

Javelin – Dakota Bridwell, Columbia Falls, 194-00; Casey Cole, Laurel, 193-10; Logan Kolodejchuk, Columbia Falls, 188-00; Zach Jessop, Corvallis, 186-08; Tanner Gove, Columbia Falls, 174-04; Patrick Griffin, Dillon, 170-10.

GIRLS

Team scores: Belgrade 80; Corvallis 63.5; Dillon 57.5; Laurel 39; Hamilton 34.5; Butte Central 34; Glendive 33; Stevensville 31; Frenchtown 26; Columbia Falls 26; Miles City 25; Livingston 19; Lewistown 18; Whitefish 17; Polson 14; Sidney 6.5; Havre 3.

100 – Taylor Ludwig, Laurel, 13.21; Hayle Sundquist, Dillon, 13.22; Tylia DeJohn, Dillon, 13.31; Lauren Schulz, Whitefish, 13.45; Kaitlyn Keithley, Sidney, 13.52; Reilly Rodstad, Hamilton, 13.55.

200 – Hayle Sundquist, Dillon, 26.62; Lauren Schulz, Whitefish, 26.77; Tylia DeJohn, Dillon, 26.78; Jaley Wyse, Glendive, 26.81; Myhia Metzenberg, Miles City, 27.43; Penny Jessop, Corvallis, 27.47.

400 – Pipi Eitel, Belgrade, 58.13; Taylor Ludwig, Laurel, 59.61; Kendra Zander, Glendive, 1:00.23; Lauren Schulz, Whitefish, 1:00.24; Heidi Nissly, Corvallis, 1:00.47; Myhia Metzenberg, Miles City, 1:00.54.

800 – Pipi Eitel, Belgrade, 2:13.93; Heidi Nissly, Corvallis, 2:18.17; Lyric Devries, Hamilton, 2:19.24; Heather Baker, Miles City, 2:20.46; Emme Warnken, Corvallis, 2:20.60; Tessa Hill, Sidney, 2:21.94.

1,600 – Pipi Eitel, Belgrade, 4:57.07; Heidi Nissly, Corvallis, 5:10.62; Bea Frissell, Polson, 5:10.84; Morgan Vosler, Miles City, 5:13.32; Lyric Devries, Hamilton, 5:14.57; Emily Kuehn, Miles City, 5:16.75.

3,200 – Pipi Eitel, Belgrade, 10:56.69; Bea Frissell, Polson, 11:25.23; Kimberly Peacock, Columbia Falls, 11:28.94; Morgan Vosler, Miles City, 11:46.00; Sarah Passey, Hamilton, 12:04.29; Emily Kuehn, Glendive, 12:15.36.

100 hurdles – Rachael McGree, Butte Central, 15.6; Megan Pendergast, Stevensville, 16.33; Kaitlyn Casazza, Columbia Falls, 16.43; Marissa James, Lewistown, 16.72; Jaley Wyse, Glendive, 16.95; Logan Huebsch, Havre, 17.21.

300 hurdles – Jaley Wyse, Glendive, 45.67; Fallon Parker, Belgrade, 46.67; Pipi Eitel, Belgrade, 46.9; Megan Pendergast, Stevensville, 48.32; Kaitlyn Casazza, Columbia Falls, 48.75; Logan Huebsch, Havre, 48.97.

400 relay – Dillon 49.39; Belgrade 50.17; Laurel 50.61; Corvallis 50.99; Sidney 51.21; Havre 51.45.

1,600 relay – Corvallis 4:06.11; Miles City 4:07.41; Laurel 4:08.44; Columbia Falls 4:08.50; Belgrade 4:11.33; Whitefish 4:12.88.

Long jump – Rachael McGree, Butte Central,17-9; Reilly Rostad, Hamilton, 17-5; Lindsey McGree, Butte Central, 17-3.5; Alysa Henry, Belgrade, 16-3; Alivia Williams, Frenchtown, 16-3; Mariah Hinson, Stevensville, 16-2.5.

Triple jump – Reilly Rodstad, Hamilton, 35-04; Rachael McGree, Butte Central, 35-01.25; Mariah Hinson, Stevensville, 34-10; Ceara Chavez, Corvallis, 34-09.25; Alysa Henry, Belgrade, 24-02.75; Karsen Murphy, Glendive, 33-11.25.

High jump – Emilie Hinrichs, Frenchtown, 5-5; Karsen Murphy, Glendive, 5-4; Marissa James, Lewistown, 5-2; Hannah Hutchinson, Corvallis, 5-2; Megan Pendergast, Stevensville, 5-0; Kacia Guisinger, Hamilton, 5-0; Mary Royce, Corvallis, 5-0.

Pole vault – Alysa Henry, Belgrade, 10-09; Hailey Garrison, Dillon, 10-00; Alexi Speas, Livingston, 9-06; Hennesy Meyer, Hamilton, 9-06; Kyndall Petersen, Dillon, 9-00; Katie Berglund, Sidney, 9-00.

Shot put – Adeline Richardson, Frenchtown, 40-4; Anna Zimmer, Lewistown, 40-0.25; Lauren Emter, Livingston, 39-6.25; Emilie Hinrichs, Frenchtown, 38-2; Brookelyn Palin, Corvallis, 37-5; Savanna Walker, Miles City, 35-7.5.

Discus – Calla Haldorson, Corvallis, 147-11; Lauren Emter, Livingston, 139-02; Brookelyn Palin, Corvallis, 133-07; Paige O’Toole, Laurel, 132-06; Brooke Wiltbank, Corvallis, 127-06; Savanna Walker, Miles City, 122-08.

Javelin – Mariah Hinson, Stevensville, 127-8; Kylie Christiansen, Dillon, 126-8; Angellica Street, Columbia Falls, 118-9; Jessica LaFevre, Laurel, 117-10; Kiara Burlage, Columbia Falls, 115-3; Paige O’Toole, Laurel, 114-11.