Fort Benton girls win Northern C track crown

The best track athletes from the District 9C represented the Hi-Line Wednesday at the Northern C Divisional track meet in Great Falls. With a spot in next week’s state meet on the line, many athletes showed out, especially the Fort Benton girls’ track team that divisional crown.

“The 9C teams, coaches and athletes performed at a high level at the divisional meet,” said North Star head coach Brian Campbell.

The meet was originally meant to take place over the course of Wednesday and Thursday but inclement weather forced the meet to only be held Wednesday. Even though the meet’s events were pushed closer together than originally planned, Campbell believes it did not affect his athletes.

“Shortening the meet did not affect us adversely. We still the approach the meet with the same mentality and understand that we have work to do,” Campbell said.

Fort Benton had the best finish for a District 9C school on both the boys’ and girls’ side. The Fort Benton girls’ team won the girls’ meet with 126 points while the Fort Benton boys’ team finished second with 118 points behind first-place finisher Belt.

The Longhorns were led to victory by many strong individual performances. Abby Clark had a strong showing in the hurdles as she won the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.45 seconds and won the 300-meter hurdles with a finish of 47.38 seconds. She won the high jump with a distance of 4-10 and finished second in the long jump with a distance of 16-04.25.

Aspen Giese qualified for state with a win in the 200-meter sprint with a time of 27.22 seconds and a win in the long jump with a distance of 17-04. She also finished second in the 400 with a time of 1:01.19. Maci Molinario won the javelin with a distance of 115-08 and finished second in the shot put with a distance of 33-10.

Despite not winning any events, some other girl Longhorns finished high to qualify for state. Jasmine Wilson took third in the pole vault with a score of 7-06 and she finished fourth in the javelin with a distance of 96-11. Allie Wallace finished third in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 49.33 seconds and took fifth in the 100-meter hurdles with a finish of 17.52 seconds. Cloe Kalanick took fourth in the discus with a distance of 99-00.

Fort Benton’s relay teams also had strong performances on Wednesday. The 400 relay team won their event with a time of 52.14 seconds and the 1,600 relay team took first with a finish of 4:35.00.

The Fort Benton boys’ team also had strong performers to place second at the meet. William Ullery continued his strong season with a win in the 100 with a time of 11.34 seconds. He also placed second in the 200 with a time of 22.99 seconds and fourth in the long jump with a distance of 19-05.50.

“Billy Ullery had a great day and proved again why he is one of the best in the state,” Campbell said.

Hayden Diekhans won the triple jump for the Longhorns with a distance of 44-03.25. He placed second in the long jump with a distance of 19-08.75 and sixth in the 200 with a time of 23.66 seconds. Nick Marias won the long jump with a distance of 21-06.25. He also placed second in the high jump with a distance of 6-00 and sixth in the triple jump with a distance of 38-09.25. Other event winners for the Longhorns include Jace Thompson in the pole vault with a score of 11-06 and Dan Byle in the discus with a distance of 136-08.

Some other Longhorn athletes placed high to qualify for state. Devin Bird finished second in the 800 with a time of 2:10.40 and third in the 400 with a finish of 53.23 seconds. Nick Woods placed fourth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 17.96 seconds.

The Fort Benton boys’ relay teams also performed well on Wednesday. The 1,600 relay team finished first with a time of 3:37.30 and the 400 relay team took second with a time of 44.84 seconds.

Chinook also had a high finish at the meet. The girls’ team finished third with 48 points and the boys’ team took fourth with 32 points. On the Chinook girls’ team, Jayden Miller won the discus with a distance of 115-04. She also placed fourth in the shot put with a distance of 31-10 and fifth in the javelin with a score of 95-00. Anna Terry also had a strong performance as she finished second in the 1,600 with a time of 5:46.60 and second in the 1,600 with a finish of 12:36.60.

For the Sugarbeeters, Hallie Neibauer took third in the 800 with a time of 2:34.90. She also placed fifth in the 400 with a time of 1:03.62 and sixth in the 200 with a finish of 28.55 seconds. Kinley Hamilton also placed third in the shot put with a distance of 32-11.

On the Chinook boys team, Toby Niederegger led the way. He won the high jump with a score of 6-02 and he finished fourth in the 100 with a time of 11.83 seconds. Braxton Inman qualified for state with a third-place finish in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 43.11 seconds. Brenden Fetter took fourth in the 200 with a time of 23.44 seconds. The boys’ 400 relay team also placed third with a time of 46.60 seconds.

The North Star girls team tied for fifth place with Denton-Geyser-Stanford with a score of 34 points. The North Star boys’ team placed eighth in their meet with 22 points. Despite not placing higher, Campbell believes his athletes will learn from their experience at this meet.

“Usually at big meets you get some great performances and some that are not as good which would describe the day for our team,” Campbell said. “Our team is young and every experience that we get in big meets will make us better in the future.”

Laynie Sattoriva led the Knights girls team in the long-distance runs. She placed second in the 800 with a time of 2:30.70 and took second in the pole vault with a score of 9-00. She also finished third in the 400 with a finish of 1:03.29.

Rainee Watson qualified for state with her third-place finish in the discus with a distance of 101-07. Kaytlyn Domire took sixth in the shot put with a distance of 31-04.50 and she placed sixth in the discus with a score of 96-00.

On the North Star boys team, Jaden Sargent finished second in the 3,200 with a time of 10:43.30. He also finished fourth in the 800 with a time of 2:13.50 and fourth in the 1,600 with a time of 5:08.20. Gavin Clawson also qualified for state with a third-place finish in the shot put with a distance of 40-01.

The Big Sandy girls team took seventh at the meet with 26 points and the Big Sandy boys’ team tied for tenth with Winnett-Grass Range with a score of 16 points. Eva Wagoner had a strong day for the Big Sandy girls’ team. She took third in the 100 with a time of 13.53 seconds and she placed third in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 17.45 seconds. She also placed fourth in the 200 with a time of 28.00 seconds and fifth in the 300-meter hurdles with a finish of 50.04 seconds. Big Sandy’s Malaysia Baumann qualified for state with a sixth-place finish in the triple jump with a distance of 28-10. The Big Sandy girls’ 400 relay team finished third with a time of 55.25 seconds.

On the Big Sandy boys team, Kade Strutz finished second in the shot put with a distance of 45-01 and he took fifth in the discus with a score of 119-01. Cooper Taylor took sixth in the 100 with a time of 11.86 seconds and sixth in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 44.65 seconds. Lane Demontiney qualified for state by finishing sixth in the 1,600 with a time of 5:13.60 and sixth in the 3,200 with a finish of 11:12.20. The boys’ 400 relay team also took fifth with a time of 47.42 seconds.

The Chester-Joplin-Inverness boys team took seventh with 23 points while their girls team finished in 14th place with 10 points. Bryce Kammerzell finished second in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 17.29 seconds. In the boys’ pole vault, Adam Grammar took second with a score of 10-06 and Ryder Cole took fourth with a score 10-00. Kyle Harmon took fifth in the triple jump with a distance of 39-01.25 and sixth in the long jump with a distance of 19-04.25. On the CJI girls’ team, Abby Fraser took second in the javelin with a distance of 100-07 and fifth in the 100 with a time of 13.58 seconds.

The Turner girls team scored 12 points to finish in 11th place at the meet. Their lone athlete to qualify for state, Shyan Krass, took third in the 1,600 with a time of 6:01.60, fourth in the 3,200 with a time of 13:13.10 and fifth in the discus with a score of 97-00. The Box Elder girls’ team scored one point at the meet.

The top athletes from the Northern C will next compete for a state title at the Class C state meet this weekend in Missoula.

Northern C Divisional

Boys Team Scores

Belt 139, Fort Benton 118, Simms 68, Chinook 32, Cascade 31, Hobson-Moore-Judith Gap 26, Chester-Joplin-Inverness 23, North Star 22, Denton-Geyser-Stanford 18, Big Sandy 16, Winnett-Grass Range 16, Valier 8, Power 4, Sunburst 4, Dutton-Brady 1, Roy-Winifred 1.

100 - 1. William Ullery, FB, 11.34; 2. Kaimen Evans, BLT, 11.52; 3. Stephen Links, SIM, 11.71; 4. Toby Niederegger, CHI, 11.83; 5. Derrick Zimmerman, WGR, 11.85; 6. Cooper Taylor, BS, 11.86.

200 - 1. Kaimen Evans, BLT, 22.90; 2. William Ullery, FB, 22.99; 3. Dallin Nelson, SIM, 23.17; 4. Brenden Fetter, CHI, 23.44; 5. Stephen Links, SIM, 23.54; 6. Hayden Diekhans, FB, 23.66.

400 - 1. Kaimen Evans, BLT, 50.34; 2. Brody Connelly, VAL, 53.19; 3. Devin Bird, FB, 53.23; 4. Conner Woodall, CAS, 53.55; 5. Ethan Triplett, BLT, 53.81; 6. Bridger Vogl, BLT, 53.90.

800 - 1. Aidan McDaniel, BLT, 2:10.00; 2. Devin Bird, FB, 2:10.40; 3. Asa Jassen, BLT, 2:11.70; 4. Jaden Sargent, NS, 2:13.50; 5. Clayton Jassen, BLT, 2:13.70; 6. Chad Hitchcock, SIM, 2:14.90.

1,600 - 1. Colter Howell, DGS, 4:50.50; 2. Asa Jassen, BLT, 4:50.50; 3. Clayton Jassen, BLT, 4:53.00; 4. Jaden Sargent, NS, 5:08.20; 5. Cole Hepfner, BLT, 5:09.50; 6. Lane Demontiney, BS, 5:13.60

3,200 - 1. Asa Jassen, BLT, 10:43.20; 2. Jaden Sargent, NS, 10:43.30; 3. Clayton Jassen, BLT, 10:48.50; 4. Jaden Koon, SUN, 11:04.40; 5. Cole Hepfner, BLT, 11:06.70; 6. Lane Demontiney, BS, 11:12.20.

100 H - 1. Jackson Swanz, HMJG, 16.43; 2. Bryce Kammerzell, CJI, 17.29; 3. JD Shepard, BLT, 17.57; 4. Nick Woods, FB, 17.96; 5. Preston Hastings, CAS, 18.42; 6. Spencer Lehnerz, POW, 19.71.

300 H - 1. Jackson Swanz, HMJG, 42.72; 2. JD Shepard, BLT, 43.03; 3. Braxton Inman, CHI, 43.11; 4. Preston Hastings, CAS, 43.68; 5. Spencer Lehnerz, POW, 43.76; 6. Cooper Taylor, BS, 44.65.

400 Relay - 1. Simms, 44.62; 2. Fort Benton, 44.84; 3. Chinook, 46.60; 4. Belt, 47.34; 5. Big Sandy, 47.42.

1,600 Relay - 1. Fort Benton, 3:37.30; 2. Simms, 3:43.40; 3. Belt, 3:43.50; 4. Cascade, 3:44.10.

High Jump - 1. Toby Niederegger, CHI, 6-02; 2. Nick Marias, FB, 6-00; 3. Conner Woodall, CAS, 5-10; 4. Reese Mortag, CAS, 5-08.

Pole Vault - 1. Jace Thompson, FB, 11-06; 2. Adam Grammar, CJI, 10-06; 3. Rhett Patnode, HMJG, 10-06; 4. Ryder Cole, CJI, 10-00.

Long Jump - 1. Nick Marias, FB, 21-06.25; 2. Hayden Diekhans, FB, 19-08.75; 3. Carter McDowell, SIM, 19-07.50; 4. William Ullery, FB, 19-05.50; 5. Bridger Vogl, BLT, 19-05.50; 6. Kyle Harmon, CJI, 19-04.50.

Triple Jump - 1. Hayden Diekhans, FB, 44-03.25; 2. Bridger Vogl, BLT, 40-00.50; 3. Carter McDowell, SIM, 40-00.50; 4. Caiden Sekuterski, CAS, 39-02.75; 5. Kyle Harmon, CJI, 39-01.25; 6. Nick Marias, FB, 38-09.25.

Shot Put - 1. Kaiden Thibert, SIM, 47-05; 2. Kade Strutz, BS, 45-01.50; 3. Gavin Clawson, NS, 40-01; 4. Grant Helms, SIM, 40-00.50; 5. Caden Crowell, CAS, 39-10.50; 6. TJ Hennes, BLT, 39-06.50.

Discus - 1. Dane Byle, FB, 136-08; 2. TJ Hennes, BLT, 130-04; 3. Memphis Black, BLT, 126-10; 4. Garett Metrione, BLT, 122-03; 5. Kade Strutz, BS, 119-01; 6. Grant Helms, SIM, 118-09.

Javelin - 1. Brady Bantz, WGR, 141-04; 2. Ace Becker, DGS, 140-11; 3. Kaidin Thibert, SIM, 137-06; 4. Jace Dunkel, WGR, 132-09; 5. Keaghn McDaniel, BLT, 125-02; 6. Ethan Carlstrom, RW, 124-01.

Girls Team Scores

Fort Benton 126, Belt 86, Chinook 48, Sunburst 46, Denton-Geyser-Stanford 34, North Star 34, Big Sandy 26, Cascade 23, Hobson-Moore-Judith Gap 22, Centerville 14, Turner 12, Power 11, Geraldine Public 11, Roy-Winifred 10, Chester-Joplin-Inverness 10, Simms 7, Valier 5, Box Elder 1, Highwood 1.

100 - 1. Kara Reed, DGS, 13.42; 2. Claire Bucklin, SUN, 13.45; 3. Eva Wagoner, BS, 13.53; 4. Dakota Auck, HMJG, 13.55; 5. Abby Fraser, CJI, 13.58; 6. Sierra Sievers, POW, 13.72.

200 - 1. Aspen Giese, FB, 27.22; 2. Kara Reed, DGS, 27.59; 3. Sierra Sievers, POW, 27.86; 4. Eva Wagoner, BS, 28.00; 5. Dakota Auck, HMJG, 28.14; 6. Hallie Neibauer, CHI, 28.55.

400 - 1. Lindsey Paulson, BLT, 1:01.02; 2. Aspen Giese, FB, 1:01.19; 3. Laynie Sattoriva, NS, 1:03.29; 4. Kara Reed, DGS, 1:03.32; 5. Hallie Neibauer, CHI, 1:03.62; 6. Erica Ramsey, VAL, 1:05.78.

800 - 1. Lindsey Paulson, BLT, 2:30.30; 2. Laynie Sattoriva, NS, 2:30.70; 3. Hallie Neibauer, CHI, 2:34.90; 4. Sierra Sievers, POW, 2:36.80; 5. Preslee Carroll, CAS, 2:38.80; 6. Erica Ramsey, VAL, 2:40.30.

1,600 - 1. Lindsey Paulson, BLT, 5:44.80; 2. Anna Terry, CHI, 5:46.60; 3. Shyan Krass, TUR, 6:01.60; 4. Nikki Nau, SUN, 6:05.80; 5. Caybree Ludvigson, CAS, 6:16.40; 6. Emma Valdez, VAL, 6:17.40.

3,200 - 1. Lindsey Paulson, BLT, 12:32.30; 2. Anna Terry, CHI, 12:36.60; 3. Nikki Nau, SUN, 13:08.40; 4. Shyan Krass, TUR, 13:13.10; 5. Brooke Holland, SUN, 13:19.10; 6. Emma Valdez, VAL, 14:13.20.

100 H - 1. Abby Clark, FB, 16.45; 2. Claire Bucklin, SUN, 17.24; 3. Eva Wagoner, BS, 17.45; 4. Kara Reed, DGS, 17.48; 5. Allie Wallace, FB, 17.52; 6. Ellie Aron, HW, 17.95.

300 H - 1. Abby Clark, FB, 47.38; 2. Kara Reed, DGS, 47.84; 3. Allie Wallace, FB, 49.33; 4. Claire Bucklin, SUN, 49.78; 5. Eva Wagoner, BS, 50.04; 6. Kylie Christiaens, VAL, 53.07.

400 Relay - 1. Fort Benton, 52.14; 2. Centerville, 54.96; 3. Big Sandy, 55.25; 4. Cascade, 55.48; 5. Belt, 56.28.

1,600 Relay - 1. Fort Benton, 4:35.00; 2. Cascade, 4:37.70; 3. Belt, 4:43.20; 4. Centerville, 4:45.80.

High Jump - 1. Abby Clark, FB, 4-10; 2. Abby Dines, GER, 4-08; 3. Hattie Bumgarner, BLT, 4-06; 4. Jayda Southworth, RW, 4-06.

Pole Vault - 1. Dakota Auck, HMJG, 9-03; 2. Laynie Sattoriva, NS, 9-00; 3. Jasmine Wilson, FB, 7-06; 4. Caybree Ludvigson, CAS, 7-06.

Long Jump - 1. Aspen Giese, FB, 17-04; 2. Abby Clark, FB, 16-04.25; 3. Addie Urick, BLT, 15-06; 4. Claire Bucklin, SUN, 15-04.50; 5. Mollie Kerkes, CEN, 14-10.25; 6. Faith Aflleje, SIM, 14-07.

Triple Jump - 1. Claire Bucklin, SUN, 30-11.75; 2. Ella Pethel, BLT, 30-04.50; 3. Dakota Auck, HMJG, 29-10.50; 4. Faith Aflleje, SIM, 29-09.50; 5. Abby Dines, GER, 29-01; 6. Malaysia Baumann, BS, 28-10.

Shot Put - 1. Railey Gliko, BLT, 35-02; 2. Maci Molinario, FB, 33-10; 3. Kinley Hamilton, CHI, 32-11; 4. Jayden Miller, CHI, 31-10; 5. Lindsey Paulson, CAS, 31-05; 6. Kaytlyn Domire, NS, 31-04.50.

Discus - 1. Jayden Miller, CHI, 115-04; 2. Ahmia Lords, BLT, 114-02; 3. Rainee Watson, NS, 101-07; 4. Cloe Kalanick, FB, 99-00; 5. Shyan Krass, TUR, 97-00; 6. Kaytlyn Domire, NS, 96-00.

Javelin - 1. Maci Molinario, FB, 115-08; 2. Abby Fraser, CJI, 100-07; 3. Dakota Crabtree, RW, 96-11; 4. Jasmine Wilson, FB, 96-11; 5. Jayden Miller, CHI, 95-00; 6. Azzia Rowland, GER, 94-07.