Ponies perform well at Eastern A track

The Havre High track and field teams returned to postseason competition for the first time in two years when they competed at the Eastern A Divisional meet in Glendive Friday and Saturday. In their return to the postseason, the Havre girls team finished in fourth place and the Havre boys team took seventh.

“We had a real good showing at the divisional meet,” said HHS head coach Ryan Gatch “A lot of fantastic races, a really exciting meet, so it was a great experience for our student-athletes.”

The Havre girls team placed fourth at the meet with 48 points. Laurel won the girls meet with 196 points. The Havre boys team took seventh in their meet with 27 points. Hardin took first in the boys’ meet with 144 points. In his first postseason coaching the track team, Gatch was satisfied with how they performed.

“They exceeded our expectations. They did a fantastic job,” Gatch said. “We had a lot of great performances from a lot of people that normally we don’t talk about so it was fun being able to watch them smile and hit their best records as they’re winding up their year.”

Nolan Lotton won the only divisional title for the Blue Ponies at the meet as he won the 400-meter sprint with a time of 51.71 seconds. He also took second in the 200 with a time of 22.37 seconds and fourth in the 100 with a finish of 11.20 seconds.

“He put it all on the line and had a great meet and in all five events he competed real well and had great finishes in all of his events,” Gatch said.

Lotton was not the only member of the boys team to place high at the meet. Dylan Young’s best finish came in the 800 where he placed sixth with a time of 2:06.21. The boys 1,600 relay team took fourth in their event with a time of 3:41.96.

Most of the Ponies’ best finishes came from their girls team. Despite a nagging leg injury, Sadie Filius finished second in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 50.22 seconds. She also placed fifth in the long jump with a distance of 15-09.25 and she finished sixth in the 400 with a time of 1:04.23.

Emma Gillen also had success in the hurdles as she placed third in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 17.62 seconds and earned a sixth-place finish in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 52.74 seconds. Kyanna Jarvis had a successful meet with a third-place finish in the high jump with a distance of 4-08.00 and a fifth-place finish in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 51.82 seconds.

Loy Waid started her final postseason strong with a fourth-place finish in the 400 with a time of 1:02.68. She had even more success in the sprints with a fifth-place finish in the 100 with a time of 13.44 seconds and a sixth-place finish in the 200 with a time of 27.94 seconds. Emilee Chambliss set a personal record this year in the discus with a distance of 106-09.25 to place sixth.

The girls relay teams continued to perform well to begin the postseason. The 400 relay team took second with a time of 51.97 seconds and the 1,600 relay team placed third with a time of 4:24.80.

All the athletes, as well as any other Ponies who finished in the top 10 of their events qualified for the state meet this weekend in Laurel. As the Ponies look ahead to the final meet of their season, Gatch believes the divisional meet taught his team how to overcome adversity in the postseason.

“What we’re going to take away from it is that no matter what the tournament field looks like, the weather looks like, you always have a chance to compete,” Gatch said. “They went out and competed real well so I think they’ll have the eye of the tiger when we go out and compete down in Laurel next weekend at the state meet.”

The Ponies will finish their season with the state meet in Laurel this Friday and Saturday.

Eastern A Divisional Track Meet

Boys Team Scores

Hardin 144, Laurel 108.5, Sidney 63, Lewistown 49, Glendive 48.5, Billings Central Catholic 41, Havre 27, Livingston 20, East Helena 18, Miles City 8.

100 - 1. Jakob Webinger, LAU, 11.01; 2. Brock Ping, BCC, 11.09; 3. Hunter Bear Cloud, HAR, 11.19; 4. Nolan Lotton, HAV, 11.20; 5. Tanner Schwend, LAU, 11.52; 6. Tate Wieferich, SID, 11.86.

200 - 1. Jakob Webinger, LAU, 22.33; 2. Nolan Lotton, HAV, 22.37; 3. Hunter Bear Cloud, HAR, 22.45; 4. Brock Ping, BCC, 23.09; 5. Paul Little Light, HAR, 23.12; 6. Tanner Schwend, LAU, 23.30.

400 - 1. Nolan Lotton, HAV, 51.71; 2. Clay Oven, BCC, 51.79; 3. Paul Little Light, HAR, 51.90; 4. Ashton Grover, LEW, 52.81; 5. Carson Hunter, MC, 53.93; 6. Kade Boyd, BCC, 53.97.

800 -1. Alduran Takes Enemy, HAR, 2:03.88; 2. Tayjon Joe, HAR, 2:04.64; 3. Tegan Medicine Bull, HAR, 2:05.04; 4. Clement Not Afraid, HAR, 2:05.61; 5. Kaston LeRoy, SID, 2:05.64; 6. Dylan Young, HAV, 2:06.21.

1,600 - 1. Quaiden Whiteman, HAR, 4:40.82; 2. Alduran Takes Enemy, HAR, 4:41.15; 3. Tayjon Joe, HAR, 4:41.23; 4. Tegan Medicine Bull, HAR, 4:42.12; 5. Andrew Stump, HAR, 4:43.25; 6. Dylan Paris, LAU, 4:45.52.

3,200 - 1. Quaiden Whiteman, HAR, 10:08.35; 2. Dylan Paris, LAU, 10:10.63; 3. Tayjon Joe, HAR, 10:10.94; 4. Tegan Medicine Bull, HAR, 10:26.80; 5. Andrew Stump, HAR, 10:27.68; 6. Charlie Serafin, LIV, 10:35.71.

100 H - 1. Moasas George, EH, 16.62; 2. Daylen Flemmon, LAU, 16.79; 3. Nathan Brown, LIV, 17.04; 4. Camron Egan, GLE, 17.72; 5. Wesley Tschacher, LAU, 17.77; 6. Chase Burrows, LAU, 17.98.

300 H - 1. Jett Boyce, LEW, 42.90; 2. Chase Burrows, LAU, 43.09; 3. Moasas George, EH, 43.51; 4. Cody Harrington, GLE, 43.54; 5. Caleb Mark, HAR, 43.92; 6. Max Brown, LAU, 43.97.

400 Relay - 1. Laurel, 43.92; 2. Hardin, 44.68; 3. Sidney, 44.86; 4. Billings Central Catholic, 44.88; 5. East Helena, 45.82.

1,600 Relay - 1. Hardin, 3:30.38; 2. Laurel, 3:37.30; 3. Miles City, 3:39.02; 4. Havre, 3:41.96.

High Jump - 1. Parker Sinks, SID, 5-10.00; 2. Kyler Fleming, LEW, 5-10.00; 3. Tanner Schwend, LAU, 5-08.00; 4. Parker Buckley, GLE, 5-06.00; 4. Payton Kokot, LIV, 5-06.00.

Pole Vault - 1. Carter Bartz, LIV, 13-06.00; 2. Aden Graves, SID, 12-06.00; 3. Cole Storlie, GLE, 12-00.00; 4. Lucas Gray, LAU, 11-00.00.

Long Jump - 1. Jakob Webinger, LAU, 21-05.00; 2. Clay Oven, BCC, 20-05.00; 3. Michael Hayden, BCC, 20-04.25; 4. Kyler Fleming, LEW, 20-00.75; 5. Isiah Marquart, LEW, 19-11.25; 6. Parker Sinks, SID, 19-08.00.

Triple Jump - 1. Hunter Bear Cloud, HAR, 43-03.25; 2. Colton Nagle, GLE, 41-07.25; 3. Isiah Marquart, LEW, 41-06.25; 4. Riley Basta, GLE, 41-05.00; 5. Michael Hayden, BCC, 40-07.25; 6. Kohbe Smith, GLE, 40-06.50.

Shot Put - 1. Riley Waters, SID, 48-11.00; 2. Garren Stops, HAR, 43-08.50; 3. Christian Karhi, LEW, 43-04.75; 4. Max Eaton, GLE, 42-01.00; 5. Riley Jackson, SID, 41-04.75; 6. Alex Poser, LAU, 41-02.50.

Discus - 1. Riley Jackson, SID, 141-05.25; 2. Max Eaton, GLE, 129-04.50; 3. Mikey Hill, HAR, 127-08.75; 5. Sean Zimmer, LEW, 122-11.50; 6. Christian Karhi, LEW, 121-10.

Javelin - 1. Jace McNeil, LAU, 152-11; 2. Xane Kazmierczak, LAU, 146-08; 3. Jerome Entz, SID, 146-07; 4. Isiah Marquart, LEW, 143-00; 5. Max Eaton, GLE, 139-00; 6. Michael Marley, GLE, 139-00.

Girls Team Scores

Laurel 196, Lewistown 97, Billings Central Catholic 70, Havre 48, Glendive 44, Hardin 36, East Helena 14, Miles City 10, Sidney 9, Livingston 3.

100 - 1. Molly Molvig, BCC, 12.65; 2. Kellan Wahl, BCC, 12.90; 3. Mariah Fox, LAU, 13.39; 4. Teagan Wigen, EH, 13.41; 5. Loy Waid, HAV, 13.44; 6. Elsie Crouse, LEW, 13.47.

200 - 1. Molly Molvig, BCC, 25.92; 2. Kellan Wahl, BCC, 25.94; 3. Alyse Aby, LAU, 26.81; 4. Sophia Bohl, BCC, 27.70; 5. Jazmine Toups, GLE, 27.76; 6. Loy Waid, HAV, 27.94.

400 - 1. Alyse Aby, LAU, 1:00.95; 2. Molly Molvig, BCC, 1:01.51; 3. Carly Cook, LAU, 1:01.53; 4. Loy Waid, HAV, 1:02.68; 5. Kellan Wahl, BCC, 1:03.49; 6. Sadie Filius, HAV, 1:04.23.

800 - 1. Grace Timm, LAU, 2:24.44; 2. Andria Mourich, LAU, 2:26.00; 3. Winnie Phansombun, LEW, 2:27.52; 4. Ellyse Moccasin, HAR, 2:28.32; 5. Lauren Taylor, LAU, 2:28.77; 6. Kayla Parsons, LAU, 2:33.17.

1,600 - 1. Grace Timm, LAU, 5:28.23; 2. Carly Cook, LAU, 5:29.21; 3. Mariah Aragon, HAR, 5:29.42; 4. Andria Mourich, LAU, 5:29.57; 5. Ellyse Moccasin, HAR, 5:29.62; 6. Madison Harmer, HAR, 5:31.15.

3,200 - 1. Andria Mourich, LAU, 11:50.36; 2. Madison Harmer, HAR, 11:54.38; 3. Grace Timm, LAU, 11:55.61; 4. Mariah Aragon, HAR, 12:00.80; 5. Lauren Taylor, LAU, 12:20.28; 6. Sophia Nedens, HAR, 12:28.27.

100 H - 1. Rylee Armstrong, LEW, 16.24; 2. June LePage, LEW, 16.86; 3. Emma Gillen, HAV, 17.62; 4. Bailey Nowicki, MC, 17.69; 5. Morgan Maack, LAU, 17.72; 6. Macie McNeil, LAU, 17.83.

300 H - 1. Rylee Armstrong, LEW, 48.16; 2. Sadie Filius, HAV, 50.22; 3. Morgan Maack, LAU, 50.62; 4. June LePage, LEW, 51.00; 5. Kyanna Jarvis, HAV, 51.82; 6. Emma Gillen, HAV, 52.74.

400 Relay - 1. Lewistown, 51.76; 2. Havre, 51.97; 3. Laurel, 52.63; 4. Glendive, 52.68; 5. Sidney, 55.85.

1,600 Relay - 1. Laurel, 4:08.24; 2. Billings Central Catholic, 4:18.37; 3. Havre, 4:24.80; 4. Hardin, 4:25.01.

High Jump - 1. Montana Pierson, EH, 4-11.00; 2. Codi Nagle, GLE, 4-10.00; 3. Kyanna Jarvis, HAV, 4-08.00; 4. Keeli Harris, LAU, 4-08.00.

Pole Vault - 1. Madison Wahl, GLE, 11-00.00; 2. Laney Leeds, LAU, 10-06.00; 3. Tiana Carney, GLE, 10-00.00; 4. Rebekah Powell, BCC, 9-06.00; 4. Codi Nagle, GLE, 9-06.00.

Long Jump - 1. Rylee Armstrong, LEW, 16-08.75; 2. Kellan Wahl, BCC, 16-08.50; 3. Gracey Willis, LAU, 16-08.00; 4. Codi Nagle, GLE, 15-10.00; 5. Sadie Filius, HAV, 15-09.25; 6. Madison Wahl, GLE, 15-05.25.

Triple Jump - 1. Gracey Willis, LAU, 35-09.50; 2. Rylee Armstrong, LEW, 34-00.00; 3. Kolby Gibbs, LAU, 34-00.00; 4. Codi Nagle, GLE, 33-01.25; 5. Kya Gilmore, MC, 32-07.25; 6. Alexa Caswell, LAU, 32-06.50.

Shot Put - 1. Kylie Zimmer, LEW, 43-03.50; 2. Teigan Harper, LAU, 37-02.00; 3. Paige Maynard, LAU, 34-09.50; 4. Aniya Ross, LEW, 34-02.00; 5. Ali Merritt, SID, 34-00.00; 6. Rainna Floyd, LIV, 32-10.00.

Discus - 1. Kylie Zimmer, LEW, 141-08.75; 2. Bailey Graves, LAU, 119-03.75; 3. Laci Whiteman, HAR, 114-06.50; 4. Ali Merritt, SID, 108-03.75; 5. Rainna Floyd, LIV, 107-08.75; 6. Emilee Chambliss, HAV, 106-09.25.

Javelin - 1. Bailey Graves, LAU, 117-06; 2. Keeli Harris, LAU, 108-00; 3. Laney Leeds, LAU, 105-03; 4. Kylie Zimmer, LEW, 102-06.50; 5. Haley Harding, MC, 102-04; 6. Daeja Fike, LAU, 102-00.