Loggers place first, second at Libby Invitational

Saturday saw a good day for both Loggers and Trojans as sunshine and warmer weather greeted participants at the Libby Track and Field Invitational.

“They finally got the weather that they deserved, because they’ve been practicing so hard,” said Libby Head Coach Jim May.

Libby’s boys took first place overall, and the girls took second, with several athletes on both teams placing high in multiple events.

No competitor saw more success than Libby freshman Jay Beagle, who took first place in the 100m, 200m and 400m dash. Beagle also anchored the 4x400 relay, taking first place with Logger sophomores John Cheroske, Keith Johnson and Jeff Offenbecher.

But along with Beagle’s success, the day saw some dramatic finishes as a trio of Beagle, Troy junior Hunter Leighty and Libby senior Gavin Strom strode against one another for the top spots in the dashes.

In the 100m dash, Beagle beat out Leighty for first place by only three hundredths of a second. The two also placed a close first and second in the 400m dash.

“It’ll be fun watching those two race throughout the year,” said Troy Head Coach Neil Newton.

Though Leighty beat Strom out for second in the 100m dash, Strom pushed into second over Leighty in the 200m final with only hundredths of a second once again separating the competitors.

Strom also took first in the long jump, with Johnson taking first in the triple jump.

The Lady Loggers came close to the boys in scoring, but faced stiff competition for first overall from Bigfork’s domination of multiple events.

Junior Emma Gruber took first in both the 100m and 300m hurdles, and was part of the 4x400 relay that took second place, along with sophomore Kylee Quinn, junior Lauren Thorstenson and anchored by freshman Olivia Gilliam-Smith.

Thorstenson also took first in the 3,200m run, finishing almost a full minute ahead of the next competitor, and took second in the 1,600m and third in the 800m run.

Emily Mossburg took first in the 100m dash and high jump, with strong second place finishes in both the 200m and 400m dash.

“Just, overall, just the kids supporting each other and taking advantage of a warm day, I’m really happy,” May said.

Despite fielding less than a dozen athletes, Leighty wasn’t the only success for Troy Saturday. Sophomore Ella Pierce placed in multiple events, taking third place in the high jump and setting a personal best time with a fourth place finish in the 100m hurdles.

“It went pretty well,” Newton said. “I think all of the kids can be pretty proud of their efforts here.”

Both the Libby and Troy teams had multiple “personal records” Saturday, and both coaches saw victory in those improvements even for the athletes placing further down the field.

“I know that we are getting better. There were a lot of smiles today, a lot of happy faces,” May said. “It’s nice for them to realize that the hard work they do in practice is starting to pay off.”

“They’ve been working hard,” Newton said. “It’s just good to see them actually get the fruit of that labor.”

Newton noted that with as much of the season as is left, he expects to see Troy’s athletes only continue to improve.

“They’re a good group. We enjoy the heck out of ‘em,” he said.

Libby Track and Field Invitational results, April 14

Men

1. Libby 127.25, 2. Eureka 118.25, 3. Bigfork 97.83, 4. Browning 62, 5. Flathead 52.33, 6. Noxon 36, 7. Troy 25, 8. Columbia Falls 8

100m finals: 1. Jay Beagle (Libby) 11.87, 2. Hunter Leighty (Troy) 11.90 (PR), 3. Gavin Strom (Libby) 12.02 (PR), 4. James Gilham (Browning) 12.05 (PR), 5. Kelton Griffith (Flathead) 12.13 (PR)

Also for Libby: 8. Eli Smith 12.45 Libby

11. Cole Walker 12.47, 15. Ryker Ford 12.57 (PR), 16. Colten Clemons 12.60 (PR), 29. Keilan Rausch 13.12, 39. Tyler Serna 13.42, 52. Ethan Broden 14.42 (PR)

Also for Troy: 29. Ricki Fisher 13.12, 44. Hunter Jordan 13.62, 46. Michael Beers 13.76 (PR)

200m finals: 1. Jay Beagle (Libby) 24.10 (PR), 2. Gavin Strom (Libby) 24.42, 3. Hunter Leighty (Troy) 24.49, 4. James Kerr (Bigfork) 24.91 (PR), 5. Chayton Trash-Worell (Bigfork) 25.01 (PR)

Also for Libby: 10. Eli Smith 25.85 (PR), 19. Colten Clemons 26.72, 24. Ethan Broden 27.17, 31. Tyler Serna 27.65, 32. Ethan Beck 27.72, 34. Keilan Rausch 27.78 (PR)

Also for Troy: 33. Brodie Gravier 27.75 (PR), 40. Ricki Fisher 28.82

400m finals: 1. Jay Beagle (Libby) 52.57, 2. Hunter Leighty (Troy) 53.77 (PR), 3. James Kerr (Bigfork) 55.63 (PR), 4. CJ Smith (Browning) 56.36 (PR), 5. Cole Fear (Flathead) 56.49 (PR)

9. Keith Johnson 58.26 Libby

800m finals: 1. Cory Chaney (Eureka) 2:10.62 (PR), 2. Phillip Sun Rhodes (Browning) 2:10.68 (PR), 3. Alex Lowe (Eureka) 2:11.42, 4. Jeff Offenbecher (Libby) 2:11.45, 5. Connor Wride (Flathead) 2:17.39 (PR)

Also for Libby: 11. John Cheroske 2:25.20, 16. Ian Wood 2:28.59 (PR)

Also for Troy: 12. Royal Johnson 2:26.25 (PR), 17. Tyler Gromley 2:28.79 (PR)

1,600m finals:

1. Alex Lowe (Eureka) 5:05.82 (PR), 2. Phillip Sun Rhodes (Browning) 5:13.91 (PR), 3. Jacob Ort (Flathead) 5:15.34 (PR), 4. Hunter Carvey (Eureka) 5:17.49 (PR), 5. Hunter Steele (Eureka) 5:18.27

3,200m finals:

1. Anton Young (Bigfork) 10:57.66 (PR), 2. Luke Morin (Flathead) 11:07 (PR), 3. Phillip Sun Rhodes (Browning) 11:08 (PR), 4. John Cheroske (Libby) 11:25.70 (PR), 5. Alex Currie (Noxon) 11:34.36 (PR)

110m Hurdles - 39” finals:

1. Chet McCully (Eureka) 16.14, 2. Edison VanVleet (Noxon) 18.46 (PR), 3. Wyatt Duke (Bigfork) 19.04 (PR), 4. Ethan VandenBosch (Flathead) 21.51 (PR), 5. Hunter Jordan (Troy) 22.05 (PR)

300m Hurdles - 36” finals:

1. Chet McCully (Eureka) 42.55 (PR), 2. Preston Racine (Browning) 46.07 (PR), 3. Stetson Miller (Eureka) 48.07 (PR), 4. Edison VanVleet (Noxon) 48.17 (PR), 5. Ethan VandenBosch (Flathead) 52.04 (PR)

Also for Troy: 6. Michael Beers 54.79 (PR)

4x100 Relay finals:

1. Kelton Griffith, Kyle Fear, Cole Fear, Kaden Wills (Flathead) 46.86; 2. Jacob Herd, James Kerr, Logan Taylor, Luke Schmit (Bigfork) 47.29; 3. Chet McCully, Mason Davis, Jakeb Kindel, Ethan Holt (Eureka) 47.51; 4. Brant Bremner, James Gilham, Driston Louis, Preston Racine (Browning) 48.41; 5. Noah Kinslow, Chayton Trash-Worell, Luke Taylor, Landon Shaw (Bigfork) 48.58

4x400 Relay finals: 1. Jay Beagle, John Cheroske, Keith Johnson, Jeff Offenbecher (Libby) 3:46.36; 2. James Kerr, Chase Chappuis, Troy Saari, Logan Taylor (Bigfork) 3:46.76; 3. Justin Anderson, Preston Racine, Phillip Sun Rhodes, CJ Smith (Browning) 3:52.90; 4. Kaden Wills, Collin Dallen, Kyle Fear, Cole Fear (Flathead) 3:56.61; 5. Mason Davis, Jakeb Kindel, Cory Chaney, Alex Lowe (Eureka) 4:01.01

Also for Libby: 7. Kevin Barnes, Ethan Beck, Keilan Rausch, Ian Wood 4:08.16; 8. Levi Brubaker, Alex Currie, Cody Cable, Edison VanVleet 4:11.12 Noxon

Shot Put - 12lb finals:

1. Stetson Miller (Eureka) 45-05, 2. Colter Szymoniak (Eureka) 43-01.25, 3. Rylan Weltz (Noxon) 41-02.50 (PR), 4. Aaron Raynor (Noxon) 40-10.50 (PR), 5. Cyrus Sweedman (Libby) 39-08 (PR)

Also for Libby: 18. Ian Wood 27-07

Also for Troy: 10. Tyler Gromley 32-08, 17. Hunter Jordan 28-11.25 (PR), 19. Royal Johnson 27-04.75 (PR)

Discus - 1.6kg finals:

1. Chase Chappuis (Bigfork) 122-00 (PR), 2. Stetson Miller (Eureka) 120-06, 3. Colter Szymoniak (Eureka) 113-04 (PR), 4. Cyrus Sweedman (Libby) 112-05 (PR), 5. Aaron Raynor (Noxon) 110-03 (PR)

Also for Libby: 19. Ian Wood 74-01, 27. Ethan Broden 53-05 (PR)

Also for Troy: 12. Tyler Gromley 85-07 (PR), 13. Hunter Jordan 83-10 (PR), 22. Royal Johnson 69-03 (PR)

Javelin - 800g finals: 1. Mason Davis (Eureka) 151-05, 2. Chase Chappuis (Bigfork) 147-04, 3. Logan Gilliard (Bigfork) 144-02 (PR), 4. Jeff Offenbecher (Libby) 143-04 (PR), 5. Anders Epperly (Bigfork) 136-11 (PR)

Also for Libby: 10. Cyrus Sweedman 120-02 (PR), 12. Jay Beagle 109-07, 37. Ethan Broden 63-05

Also for Troy: 13. Tyler Gromley 109-00, 36. Hunter Jordan 66-10 (PR), 38. Brodie Gravier 54-01

High Jump finals:

1. Wyatt Duke (Bigfork) 6-02 (PR), 2. Logan Taylor (Bigfork) 6-00 (PR), 2. Gavin Strom (Libby) 6-00, 4. Peyton Crawford (Browning) 5-08 (PR), 4. Kevin Barnes (Libby) 5-08 (PR), 6. Kelton Griffith (Flathead) 5-06 (PR), 6. Colt Thorness (Bigfork) 5-06 (PR), 6. Colten Clemons (Libby) 5-06

Also for Troy: 11. Ricki Fisher 5-00

Pole Vault finals: 1. Darrock Jackson (Flathead) 11-00 (PR), 2. Chet McCully (Eureka) 10-06, 3. Ethan Beck (Libby) 10-00, 4. Luke Taylor (Bigfork) 9-06, 5. Colter Casazza (Columbia Falls) 9-00 (PR)

Also for Libby: 6. Jeff Offenbecher 8-06 (PR), 10. Tyler Serna 8-00

Long Jump finals:

1. Gavin Strom (Libby) 20-04.25 (PR), 2. Jeff Offenbecher (Libby) 19-04.75 (PR), 3. Brant Bremner (Browning) 19-00.75 (PR), 4. Eli Smith (Libby) 18-10.75 (PR), 5. Ethan Beck (Libby) 18-08.50 (PR)

Also for Libby: 10. Keilan Rausch 17-05.25 (PR), 21. Tyler Serna 14-04.75

Also for Troy: 8. Ricki Fisher 18-00.25 (PR), 23. Brodie Gravier 14-02.25 (PR), 24. Michael Beers 12-08.50 (PR)

Triple Jump finals:

1. Keith Johnson (Libby) 40-06.25 (PR), 2. Levi Brubaker (Noxon) 39-11.25, 3. Isaac Balla (Columbia Falls) 38-00.75 (PR), 4. Colten Clemons (Libby) 37-03, 5. Chase Chappuis (Bigfork) 36-10.25 (PR)

Also for Libby: 10. Kevin Barnes 35-09.75 (PR)

Women

1. Bigfork 159, 2. Libby 120.33, 3. Browning 68, 4. Eureka 60, 5. Flathead 47.66, 6. Noxon 37, 7. Columbia Falls 24, 8. Troy 10

100m finals:

1. Emily Mossburg (Libby) 13.37 (SR), 2. Jordan Nelson (Bigfork) 13.49 (SR), 3. Jade Ware (Flathead) 14.04 (SR), 4. Hunter McGillivray (Flathead) 14.05 (PR), 5. Olivia Gilliam/Smith (Libby) 14.08 (PR)

Also for Libby: 11. Emma Gruber 14.39 (SR), 13. Isabella Hollingsworth 14.46 (PR), 14. Brittany Browning 14.49 (SR), 24. Jaycee Thornock 15.03

200m finals:

1. Haile Norred (Bigfork) 27.12 (SR), 2. Emily Mossburg (Libby) 27.42, 3. Jordan Nelson (Bigfork) 28.07 (SR), 4. Audrey Buenz (Bigfork) 29.20 (PR), 5. Olivia Gilliam/Smith (Libby) 29.29

Also for Libby:

Also for Troy: 9. Ella Pierce 30.04 (SR)

400m finals:

1. Haile Norred (Bigfork) 1:01.10 (SR), 2. Emily Mossburg (Libby) 1:03.47, 3. Shae Anderson (Bigfork) 1:04.63 (SR), 4. True Gannon (Flathead) 1:09.04 (SR), 5. Ashley BearChild (Browning) 1:10.76 (SR)

800m finals:

1. Anya Young (Bigfork) 2:26.55 (SR), 2. Alicia Kalenank (Bigfork) 2:37.41 (PR), 3. Lauren Thorstenson (Libby) 2:37.74 (SR), 4. Alexah Herman (Flathead) 2:55.53 (PR), 5. Kylee Quinn (Libby) 2:56.85

Also for Libby: 7. Halona LaFleur 3:07.24 , 8. Savanna Sanderson 3:08.83 (PR)

1,600m finals:

1. Anya Young (Bigfork) 5:30.76 (SR), 2. Lauren Thorstenson (Libby) 6:18.08, 3. Kara Mohr (Columbia Falls) 6:52.20 (PR), 4. Veronica Reed (Browning) 6:53.16 (SR), 5. Wakiyawin Shawl (Browning) 6:54.73 (PR)

Also for Libby: 7. Halona LaFleur 6:58.27

3,200m finals:

1. Lauren Thorstenson (Libby) 13:16.47, 2. Veronica Reed (Browning) 14:15 (PR), 3. Kelsey Madplume (Browning) 14:17.28 (PR), 4. Grace Stewart (Bigfork) 14:17.97 (PR), 5. Halona LaFleur (Libby) 14:20.76 (PR)

100m Hurdles - 33” finals:

1. Emma Gruber (Libby) 17.34, 2. Isabella Hollingsworth (Libby) 17.97 (SR), 3. Madison Gardner (Bigfork)18.72 (SR), 4. Ella Pierce (Troy) 19.27 (PR), 5. Allie Reichner (Bigfork) 19.43 (PR)

300m Hurdles - 30” finals:

1. Emma Gruber (Libby) 51.61, 2. Carlin Manning (Flathead) 52.17 (PR), 3. Ashley Dropps (Flathead) 55.87, 4. Avery Cherot (Flathead) 57.12 (PR), 5. Alexah Herman (Flathead) 57.77 (PR)

Also for Libby: 12. Isabella Hollingsworth 1:06.71 (SR)

4x100 Relay finals:

1. - Madison Gardner, Jordan Nelson, Shae Anderson, Haile Norred (Bigfork) 56.38; 2. Pitaakii Armstrong, Payton Crossguns, Dulci SkunkCap, Veronica Reed (Browning) 56.51; 3. Courtney Carey, Audrey Buenz, Alaura Zarn, Shea Meissner (Bigfork) 57.11; 4. Kali Murray, Alivia Hill, Kristina Brown, Delaney Weltz (Noxon) 57.37; 5. Karlee Frost, Alyssa Pecora, Brooklyn Butterfield, Elizabeth Pacella (Eureka) 57.44

4x400 Relay finals:

1. Jordan Nelson, Anya Young, Shae Anderson, Haile Norred (Bigfork) 4:17.83; 2. Emma Gruber, Kylee Quinn, Olivia Gilliam/Smith, Lauren Thorstenson (Libby) 4:35.50; 3. Madison Gardner, Audrey Buenz, Rakiah Grende, Alicia Kalenank (Bigfork) 4:40.99; 4. Carlin Manning, Hailey Gardner, Hunter McGillivray, True Gannon (Flathead) 4:43.47; 5. Kristina Brown, Alivia Hill, Phalyn Fickas, Anna Kaiser (Noxon) 5:10.72

Shot Put - 4kg finals:

1. Tamika Guardipee (Browning) 31-01 (SR), 2. Ashton McAnally (Bigfork) 31-00 (SR), 3. Delaney Weltz (Noxon) 30-07.25 (PR), 4. Kiera Brown (Columbia Falls) 29-09.50 (PR), 5. Cory Brodmerkle (Noxon) 27-09.25

Also for Libby: 3. Brooklyn Rainer 23-10

Discus - 1kg finals:

1. Tamika Guardipee (Browning) 97-11 (SR), 2. Delaney Weltz (Noxon) 95-08, 3. Shae Anderson (Bigfork) 92-03 (PR), 4. Megan Hanson (Eureka) 90-05, 5. Brooklyn Rainer (Libby) 89-02 (PR)

Also for Libby: 19. Isabella Hollingsworth 64-00 (SR), 31. Halona LaFleur 50-05 (PR)

Also for Troy: 24. Lizzy Morkenburg 57-11 (PR)

Javelin - 600g finals:

1. Megan Hanson (Eureka) 101-02 (PR), 2. Kristina Brown (Noxon) 95-03, 3. Ansleigh Edgerton (Bigfork) 90-05 (SR), 4. Michelle Leonard (Eureka) 88-11 (SR), 5. Gracie Mee (Columbia Falls) 86-09 (PR)

Also for Libby: 7. Brooklyn Rainer 84-10 (PR)

High Jump finals:

1. Emily Mossburg (Libby) 5-00, 2. Rakiah Grende (Bigfork) 4-06 (PR), 3. Ella Pierce (Troy) 4-04, 4. Pitaakii Armstrong (Browning) 4-02 (PR), 4. Taylor Weaver (Columbia Falls) 4-02 (PR)

Pole Vault finals:

1. Elizabeth Pacella (Eureka) 8-03 (SR), 2. Kara Mohr (Columbia Falls) 7-00 (SR), 2. Jaclyn Saunders (Bigfork) 7-00 (SR), 4. Hailey Gardner (Flathead) 6-00, 4. Ashley Dropps (Flathead) 6-00 (PR), 4. Halona LaFleur (Libby) 6-00 (PR)

Long Jump finals:

1. Elizabeth Pacella (Eureka) 15-04 (SR), 2. Alyssa Pecora (Eureka) 15-02 (PR), 3. Pitaakii Armstrong (Browning) 15-01 (PR), 4. Emma Gruber (Libby) 14-10.75, 5. Alayna Creekmore (Flathead) 14-06 (PR)

Also for Libby: 9. Kylee Quinn 13-09 (PR), 12. Jaycee Thornock 13-03.50, 13. Olivia Gilliam/Smith 13-01, 16. Brittany Browning 12-10, 18. Savanna Sanderson 12-09 (PR)

Triple Jump finals:

1. Elizabeth Pacella (Eureka) 32-05.50, 2. Reese Nissen (Bigfork) 31-04.25 (SR), 3. Pitaakii Armstrong (Browning) 30-08.50 (PR), 4. Isabella Hollingsworth (Libby) 30-06.50, 5. Anna Kaiser (Noxon) 30-03.50 (SR)

Also for Libby: 9. Brittany Browning 27-02.50 (PR), 10. Savanna Sanderson 26-01.50 (PR)