Lady Pirates 3rd at A.R.M. meet, boys 7th
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WHITEFISH - Anna DiGiallonardo continued her strong season for the Lady Pirate track team at the A.R.M. Invitational Saturday, placing in all five of her events to help lead Polson to a third-place finish despite cold, wet conditions.
"It was not the best day for a track meet, but we did well," coach Bob Gunderson said. "It alternated between clouds, rain, wind and, on a few instances, sunshine. Mostly, it was cold and wet. We are doing some good things on the track, though, but we need to pick it up in some of our field events."
DiGiallonardo had a top finish in the 200-meter dash Saturday as she came in second for the Lady Pirates with a time of 23.54. She was also third in the 100-meter dash, fifth in the long jump and ran as a member of the second-place 1,600-meter relay team and the third-place 400-meter relay team.
Mesa Starkey picked up the only top finish for the Lady Pirates at the meet as she picked up first-place honors in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 12:01.52. Starkey was also fourth in the 800-meter run. Fellow distance runner Claudia Hewston also did well at the meet, coming in fourth in the 1,600-meter run and fifth in the 800-meter event.
Senior Breanne Kelley ran her fastest 300-meter dash time since she was a sophomore as she finished second with a time of 47.54 seconds. Kelley was also third in the 100-meter hurdles and ran on both relay teams for the Lady Pirates.
"Breanne continues to work hard and her results are showing it," Gunderson said.
Sierra Pete continues to perform well as she continues to make her comeback from a pair of ACL surgeries. Pete finished fifth in the 400-meter run and ran on both relay teams.
"She (Pete) is doing quite remarkable, considering the two ACL operations she has endured over the last two years," Gunderson said.
Jewel Zakit-Ackerman finished fifth in the discus for the Lady Pirates with a toss of 92 feet, nine inches while the 400-meter relay team of Katie Finley, Pete, Kelley and DiGiallonardo was third. The Lady Pirate 1,600-meter relay team of DiGiallonardo, Pete, Hewston and Kelley was second in their race with a time of 52.05 seconds.
The Lady Pirates finished third as a team with 68 points, coming in behind Whitefish (80) and Glacier (105).
On the boys' side of things, the Pirates compiled 30 points to finish seventh at the meet behind Ronan-St. Ignatius (36), Thompson Falls (39), Whitefish (46), Libby (57.5), Columbia Falls (84) and Glacier (134).
Once again, the Pirates' pole vaulters led the way for Polson as Brock Bleazard was second after clearing 12 feet while Drew Fouty and Zion Lee both cleared 11 feet, six inches and tied for sixth-place.
Lee, who is nursing an ankle injury, did not compete in three of his normal events at the meet as he skipped the 110-meter hurdles, the 300-meter hurdles and the 1,600-meter relay.
Runner Jimmy Bjorge set a new personal milestone at the meet, finishing the 1,600-meter run in less than five minutes to come in third. Bjorge finished with a time of 4:55.73.
"He has always been a hard worker and it paid off for him Saturday," Gunderson said.
Chris Cote ran the 800-meter race for the Pirates for the first time Saturday, finishing fourth with a time of 2:10.44. Gunderson said he has plans to use Cote in two races later in the season.
"We will try to double him up in the 400 and 800 the rest of the season and, hopefully, we will see good results when the divisional track meet gets here in three weeks," Gunderson said.
Clark Rubel and Riley Sampson both turned in personal bests in the discus for Polson at the meet, but did not place in the event. Rubel did place in the shot put, coming in fifth. Sampson also threw a personal best at the shot put ring, but did not place.
Alex Nystrom finished fifth in the 3,200-meter run for the Pirates, Mike Devlin was sixth in the 400-meter run and the 400-meter relay team was third with a time of 45.90 seconds.
Both teams will be back in action Tuesday at the Lake County Meet in Ronan before traveling to Kalispell for the large Archie Roe Meet Saturday.
Summary
A.R.M. Track Meet
GIRLS
Team scores: Kalispell Glacier 105, Whitefish 80, Polson 68, Havre 59, Cut Bank 41.5, Thompson Falls 39, Plains 26, Bigfork 24, Eureka 20, Ronan-St.Ignatius 20, Columbia Falls 13, Libby 12.5, Browning 10, Noxon 8
100 - 1, Marlow Schulz, WF, 12.90. 2, Amanda Foley, WF, 12.98. 3, Anna DiGiallonardo, Pol, 13.40. 4, Nicole Rehbein, Pla, 13.46. 5, Savanna Moon, CF, 13.59. 6, Erika Karcher, CB, 13.62.
200- 1, Marlow Schulz, WF, 26.24. 2, Anna DiGiallonardo, Pol, 27.54. 3, Nicole Rehbein, Pla, 27.64. 3, Sammy Evans, Hav, 27.64. 5, Quinci Paine, BF, 28.04. 6, Jen Egdorf, BF, 28.54.
400 - 1, Anna Deleray, Gla, 1:00.74. 2, Amanda Foley, WF, 1:02.30. 3, Quinci Paine, BF, 1:02.78. 4, Sammy Evans, Hav, 1:03.40. 5, Sierra Pete, Pol, 1:03.89. 6, Cheyenne Stirling, Shel, 1:05.18.
800 - 1, Bailey Malecha, Eur, 2:29.04. 2, Carly Schwickert, WF, 2:30.74. 3, Rachael Hart, Gla, 2:32.94. 4, Mesa Starkey, Pol, 2:35.74. 5, Claudia Hewston, Pol, 2:36.04. 6, Chelsea Olson, BF, 2:37.04.
1600 - 1, Heather Fraley, Gla, 5:26.75. 2, Rachael Hart, Gla, 5:30.49. 3, Carly Schwickert, WF, 5:35.59. 4, Claudia Hewston, Pol, 5:43.98. 5, Bailey Malecha, Eur, 5:49.82. 6, Diamond LaDeaux, Pla, 5:52.87.
3200 - 1, Mesa Starkey, Pol, 12:01.52. 2, Bailey Eaton, WF, 12:19.55. 3, Katie Christianson, Hav, 12:50.17. 4, Nicole Brist, Gla, 12:54.66. 5, Jade Gray, RSt, 12:55.82. 6, Mariah Naegeli, TF, 13:21.93.
100 hurdles - 1, Hope Reid, TF, 15.44. 2, Deni Fitzpatrick, CB, 16.18. 3, Breanne Kelley, Pol, 16.38. 4, Nicole Heavirland, Gla, 17.66. 5, Reedie Spencer, CB, 17.70. 6, Bea Ventosa, Gla, 18.18.
300 hurdles - 1, Fitzpatrick, Deni, CB, 47.04. 2, Breanne Kelley, Pol, 47.54. 3, Hope Reid, TF, 49.34. 4, Mercede Erickson, Gla, 50.44. 5, Reedie Spencer, CB, 51.34. 5, Bea Ventosa, Gla, 51.34.
400 relay - 1, Whitefish (Autumn Fisher, Phoebe Guercio, Amanda Foley, Marlow Schulz), 51.18. 2, Cut Bank, 51.68. 3, Polson, 52.05. 4, Glacier, 53.21. 5, Columbia Falls, 53.84. 6, Eureka, 53.95.
1600 relay - 1, Glacier, 4:13.24. 2, Polson, 4:14.64. 3, Havre, 4:25.54. 4, Whitefish, 4:26.34. 5, Columbia Falls, 4:31.04. 6, Thompson Falls, 4:44.74.
Javelin - 1, Caitlin Charlebois, BF, 112-3. 2, Chancey Auge, Libby, 109-9. 3, Ceanna Johnson, CB, 100-6. 4, Lexy Boschee, Gla, 100-3. 5, Allison Vaught, TF, 93-4. 6, Peighton Gilman, Hav, 92-11.
Shot put - 1, Peighton Gilman, Hav, 32-2 1/2. 2, Casey Chenoweth, Nox, 31-2. 3, Brittanie Dull, Gla, 29-8 1/2. 4, Billow Emily, Eur, 29-5. 5, Twyla Hogge, RSt, 29-4. 6, Britta Wallner, Gla, 28-1 1/2.
Discus - 1, Franky Winebrenner, Pla, 111-1. 2, Abby Strellnauer, WF, 108-11. 3, Nicki Kunzer, Pla, 98-3. 4, Allison Vaught, TF, 94-3. 5, Zakit-Ackerman, Jewel, Pol, 92-9. 6, Billow Emily, Eur, 88-10.
High jump - 1, Sammy Evans, Hav, 5-0. 2, Hope Reid, TF, 4-10. 3, Kaylie Gilman, Havre, 4-10. 4, Baylee Eisenman, Gla, 4-6. 5, Jenny Larsson, RSt, 4-6. 6, Cheyenne Stirling, Shelby, 4-6.
Long jump -1, Marti Eaglefeathers, Brow, 16-5 1/4. 2, Adessa Durglo, RSt, 15-7 1/2. 3, Leah Cook, Gla, 14-11 1/2. 4, Jenny Johnson, Lib, 14-11. 5, Anna DiGiallonardo, Pol, 14-4 1/2. 6, Erika Karcher, CB, 14-1 1/2.
Triple jump - 1, Leah Cook, Gla, 35-9 3/4 (meet record; old record: 35-3, Johanna Closson, Whitefish, 2002). 2, Sammy Evans, Hav, 34-10. 3, Adessa Durglo, RSt, 32-11 1/2. 4, Erika Karcher, CB, 32-2 1/4. 5, Jasmine Bradford, Eur, 31-0. 6, Lindsay Carlson, Gla, 30-8 1/2.
Pole vault - 1, Monique Cannady, Gla, 9-0. 2, Jessie Gist, CF, 8-6. 2, Hope Reid, TF, 8-6. 4, Jaye Ceynar, Hav, 8-0. 4, Caitlin Charlebois, BF, 8-0. 6, Quinci Paine, BF, 8-0.
BOYS
Team scores: Kalispell Glacier 134, Columbia Falls 84, Libby 57.5, Whitefish 46, Thompson Falls 39, Ronan-St.Ignatius 36, Polson 30, Plains 28, Noxon 23, Havre 19, Eureka 14, Shelby 9, Bigfork 5, Hot Springs 2, Cut Bank 1
100 - 1, Jordan Franklin, RSt, 11.48. 2, Andrew Nelson, Gla, 11.63. 3, Aaron Mitchell, Gla, 11.63. 4, Caleb Lapka, Lib, 11.63. 5, Chase Ballentyne, Shel, 11.69. 6, Mason Case, Hav, 11.71.
200 - 1, Anthony Correa, CF, 23.34. 2, Jordan Franklin, RSt, 23.34. 3, Daniel Jones, CF, 23.44. 4, Aaron Mitchell, Gla, 23.64. 5, Andrew Nelson, Gla, 23.74. 6, Caleb Lapka, Lib, 24.04. 6, Kody Berget, Lib, 24.04.
400 - 1, Kody Berget, Lib, 53.14. 2, Logan Harwood, WF, 53.24. 3, Justin Whitman, CF, 53.44. 4, Ronny Gallegos, CF, 53.86. 5, Jordyn Irvin, Shel, 54.14. 6, Mike Devlin, Pol, 54.20.
800 - 1, Justin Whitman, CF, 2:04.34. 2, Richie Boyer, Gla, 2:04.54. 3, Marcus Hungerford, R-St, 2:07.44. 4, Chris Cote, Pol, 2:10.44. 5, Ian Hollander, Gla, 2:10.84. 6, Dillon Charlabois, BF, 2:12.44.
1600 - 1, Richie Boyer, Gla, 4:42.01. 2, Carter Montgomery, Plains, 4:42.13. 3, Jimmy Bjorge, Pol, 4:55.73. 4, Fischer Gangemi, WF, 4:55.79. 5, Paden Alexander, R-St, 4:58.32. 6, Kendall Murie, Hav, 5:01.74.
3200 - 1, Kendall Murie, Hav, 10:39.84. 2, Fischer Gangemi, WF, 10:42.24. 3, Paden Alexander, R-St, 10:45.64. 4, Marc Klimas, Hav, 10:53.24. 5, Alex Nystrom, Pol, 10:57.24. 6, Flint Martino, Gla, 11:03.34.
110 hurdles - 1, Jacob Leininger, Gla, 14.88. 2, Hunter Price, Eur, 16.25. 3, Kody Berget, Lib, 6.49. 4, Drew Galbraith, WF, 16.68. 5, Trevor Wobschall, CF, 16.90. 6, Preston Schubert, TF, 16.99.
300 hurdles - 1, Preston Schubert, TF, 42.64. 2, Dominique Holt, TF, 43.34. 3, Adam Cebulla, Gla, 43.54. 3, Hunter Price, Eur, 43.54. 5, Iaian Cameron, WF, 43.84. 6, Adam Moore, Nox, 44.64.
400 relay - 1, Libby, 45.24. 2, Columbia Falls, 45.41. 3, Polson, 45.90. 4, Whitefish, 45.97. 5, Bigfork, 46.00. 6, Shelby, 46.45.
1600 relay - 1, Columbia Falls, 3:34.14. 2, Whitefish, 3:38.94. 3, Glacier, 3:39.74. 4, Shelby, 3:41.74. 5, Libby, 3:48.34. 6, Havre, 3:50.84.
Javelin - 1, Adam Moore, Nox, 167-11. 2, Zach Konen, Gla, 157-9. 3, Nate Thompson, CF, 156-5. 4, Jeremy Leopold, Gla, 155-11. 5, Colton Harkins, Gla, 155-2. 6, Cody Phillips, TF, 154-2.
Shot put - 1, Derek Jensen, Nox, 48-2 1/2. 2, Sawyer Zimmerman, Lib, 47-9 1/2. 3, Daniel Jones, CF, 45-10. 4, Marshall Boyland, Gla, 44-11. 5, Clark Rubel, Pol, 44-10 1/2. 6, Cody Hoff, HSprings, 43-11 1/2.
Discus - 1, Tanner Morrison, Gla, 162-1 1/2. 2, Daniel Jones, CF, 137-4. 3, Trent Halstad, Gla, 135-1. 4, Sawyer Zimmerman, Lib, 131-0 1/2. 5, Adam Moore, Noxon, 129-8. 6, Dave Cross, HSprings, 126-4.
High jump - 1, Shane Freese, Gla, 6-0. 2, Drew Galbraith, WF, 5-10. 3, Reese Jensen, Libby, 5-10. 4, Preston Schubert, TF, 5-10. 5, Christian Kerr, BF, 5-10. 6, Dominique Holt, TF, 5-10.
Long jump - 1, Taylor Firestone, Pla, 22-0. 2, Kyle Griffith, Gla, 20-9. 3, Matt Iavicoli, Gla, 20-0. 4, Tyler Troy, Lib, 19-11 3/4. 5, Nate Thompson, , Columbia Fal, 19-09.25. 6, Gobert, Ryan, CB, 18-11.50.
Triple jump - 1, Taylor Firestone, Pla, 46-3 3/4 (meet record; old record: 45-0 1/4, Chris Hicks, Whitefish, 2006). 2, Kyle Griffith, Gla, 44-5 1/2. 3, Nate Thompson, CF, 42-10. 4, Jalen Bell, RSt, 41-11 1/4. 5, Elias Lapka, Lib, 40-7 1/4. 6, Shane Freese, Gla, 40-6.
Pole vault - 1, Cody Phillips, TF, 12-6. 2, Brock Bleazard, Pol, 12-0. 3, Josiah Bumgarner, Gla, 12-0. 4, Dominique Holt, TF, 12-0. 5, Zach Plum, Hav, 11-6. 6, Drew Fouty, Pol, 11-6. 6, Zion Lee, Pol, 11-6.
