Trojans soar to track divisional

It was just another day at the outdoor office for the Troy Trojans track and field team Saturday at the District 7-B meet.

Super sophomore Sean Opland claimed the top spot in the 200- and 400-meter dashes. Fellow underclassman sensation, Thompson Falls’ McKenzie Holt, edged Opland in the 100-meter sprint. Holt’s time of 11.33 seconds beat Opland by 0.11 seconds. Dylan Vaught, also of Thompson Falls, finished second in the event with a time of 11.39.

Troy senior Gabe Hickman also won two events, earning first in the javelin and long jump. After being bested by teammate Pate Scott in several regular season contests, Hickman’s leap beat Scott’s by three inches.

Nathan Olds remained consistent, clearing six feet in the high jump. Olds nearly earned first in the triple jump, falling a mere three inches short of first place by covering 41-3.

Competitors placing in the top six advanced to the divisional tournament in Missoula. Divisionals start Friday and carry into Saturday.

BOYS

Team scores: Thompson Falls 148, Bigfork 146, Troy 102, Eureka 83, Plains 44.

100 – 1, McKenzie Holt, Thompson Falls, 11.33. 2, Dylan Vaught, Thompson Falls, 11.39. 3, Sean Opland, Troy, 11.44. 4, Christian Langston, Eureka, 11.62. 5, Brandon Conard, Eureka, 11.65. 6, Josh Sandry, Bigfork, 11.70.

200 – 1, Sean Opland, Troy, 22.98. 2, McKenzie Holt, Thompson Falls, 23.50. 3, Cameron Nissen, Bigfork, 23.88. 4, Dan Kanak, Thompson Falls, 24.01. 5, Nate Norris, Thompson Falls, 24.18. 6, Michael Miller, Troy, 24.33.

400 – 1, Sean Opland, Troy, 51.34. 2, Michael Miller, Troy, 52.30. 3, McKenzie Holt, Thompson Falls, 52.39. 4, Matt Farrier, Bigfork, 53.03. 5, Colton Woll, Bigfork, 53.39. 6, Christian Langston, Eureka, 54.74.

800 – 1, Logan Morley, Bigfork, 2:07.71. 2, Kyle Kennick, Thompson Falls, 2:09.65. 3, Logan Naegeli, Thompson Falls, 2:14.89. 4, William Van Huss, Thompson Falls, 2:20.75. 5, Aaron Garrison, Plains, 2:21.58. 6, Trinity Rice, Troy, 2:24.32.

300 hurdles – 1, Carson Cantrell, Bigfork, 42.61. 2, Brandon Conard, Eureka, 42.71. 3, Josh Wulfekuhle, Thompson Falls, 45.13. 4, Noah Erickson, Troy, 46.27. 5, Joe Lundberg, Thompson Falls, 46.45. 6, Tyler Subatch, Plains, 46.55.

400 relay – 1, Thompson Falls (Garrett Strine, Trais Hoisington, Dylan Vaught, McKenzie Holt), 44.33 (meet record; old record 44.39 by Bigfork, 1986 and 1988). 2, Bigfork, 44.90. 3, Troy, 45.57. 4, Eureka, 46.74.

1,600 relay – 1, Bigfork (Matt Farrier, Colton Woll, Carson Cantrell, Josh Sandry), 3:36.14. 2, Thompson Falls, 3:48.91. 3, Troy, 3:49.00. 4, Eureka, 3:49.42. 5, Plains, 4:00.72.

Javelin – 1, Gabe Hickman, Troy, 160-01. 2, Josh Sandry, Bigfork, 150-11. 3, Wyatt Winebrenner, Plains, 148-04. 4, Tyler Piazzola, Bigfork, 140-11. 5, Kade VanElswyck, Thompson Falls, 136-10. 6, Kolt Shaw, Thompson Falls, 135-04.

High jump – 1, Josh Sandry, Bigfork, 6-04. 2, Sean Opland, Troy, 6-02. 3, Nathan Olds, Troy, 6-00. 4, Cameron Nissen, Bigfork, 6-00. 5, Marquis Venegas, Bigfork, 5-08. 6, Tyler Subatch, Plains, 5-06.

Long jump – 1, Gabe Hickman, Troy, 20-04. 2, Pate Scott, Troy, 20-01. 3, Tyler Piazzola, Bigfork, 18-06.25. 4, Trais Hoisington, Thompson Falls, 18-03. 5, Spencer Stel, Thompson Falls, 18-02.50. 6, Tyler Guinard, Bigfork, 18-01.

Triple jump – 1, Khaz Yanak, Eureka, 41-06. 2, Nathan Olds, Troy, 41-03. 3, Cameron Nissen, Bigfork, 39-03.50. 4, Tyler Piazzola, Bigfork, 39-03. 5, Nolan Hofstee, Eureka, 36-11. 6, Tristin Lihme, Eureka, 36-09.