The setting of the Sapphire Twilight Track Meet is beautiful and with the event in the evening, it brings a level of excitement to the field as the lights come on. With the added bonus of trying to make a state qualifying mark, the athletes do their best. This year, Corvallis won both the girls team scoring and the boys team scoring.
Several Hamilton and Corvallis athletes made the state qualifying marks and many had already qualified earlier. Emme Warnken ran a 2:26.32 to win the 800 and qualify. Heidi Nisly won the 1,600 with a time of 5:28.64. The Corvallis 1600 relay team of Warnken, Penny Jessop, Nisly, and Mary Royce clocked a 4:13.58. Brookelyn Palin threw the discus 137-6 to take the top spot and qualify. Her throw is the second farthest in the state, four inches behind the top throw. Calla Haldorson took second in the discus with a throw of 135-4, the third farthest in the state. Denali Smith threw the shot put 36-2 to win and to qualify.
For Hamilton, Reilly Rostad made the best mark in Class A in the triple jump with an effort of 34-6.25 and won that event. She also won the long jump. Jaci Schmalz won the 3,200 with a time of12:00.29 and qualified. Kailan Rocheleau finished fourth in the discus but her throw of 115-06 qualified her for state.
Corvallis’ Garrett Brown threw the shot put 47-3 to win the event and make the qualifying mark. Braxton Roth won the triple jump with a leap of 41-11.25 and qualified. He also won the long jump with an effort of 20-5 which was a qualifying mark as well. Zach Jessop came in second in the javelin with a throw of 180-4.
Several other athletes qualified at either the Columbia Falls Iceberg Meet or the Seeley Invitational on Saturday. Stevensville was at the Columbia Falls Meet where Megan Pendergast won the 100 hurdles and the 300 hurdles. Her time of 15.92 in the 100 hurdles is the best time in Class A at this time. She also clocked the best time in Class A in the state in the 300 hurdles with a time of 48.27. Corvallis freshman Hannah Hutchison cleared the bar at 5-3 to win the high jump and qualify.
Sapphire Twilight Meet, Corvallis
Girls
Team scores – 1, Corvallis 198; 2, Hamilton 119; 3, Charlo 91; 4, Columbia Falls 57; 5, Polson 51.Individual Results
100 –1, Reilly Rostad, H, 13.48; 3, Kylie Pease, C, 14.00; 4, Ceara Chavez, C, 14.08; 5, Keanna Clark, H, 14.17;.
200 – 1, Penny Jessop, Co, 27.69; 3, Kacia Guisinger, H, 30.21; 6, Kelsi Martin, H, 30.91.
400 – 1, Kathryn Rowley, C, 1:06.17; 3, Lyric DeVries, H, 1:07.83; 6, Juliana Stewart, C, 1:11.10.
800 – 1, Emme Warnken, C, 2:26.32; 2, Lyric DeVries, H, 2:32.23;
1600 – 1, Heidi Nisly, C, 5:28.64; 3, Sarah Passey, H, 5:54.31;
3200 – 1, Jacie Schmalz, H, 12:00.29; 3, Hannah Martin, C, 12:21.91; 4, Bree Lewis, C, 12:51.32; 5, Lilli Day, C, 12:59.33;
100 hurdles – 1, Allie Delaney, Cha, 17.17; , Maureen Jessop, C, 18.14; 4, Kylie Pease, C, 18.56.
400 relay – 1, Corvallis (Maureen Jessop, Ceara Chavez, Emme Warnken, Penny Jessop) 52.40; 2, Charlo 54.17; 3, Hamilton 54.86; 4, Columbia Falls 57.56.
1600 relay – 1, Corvallis (Emme Warnken, Penny Jessop, Heidi Nisly, Mary Royce) 4:13.58; 2, Charlo 4:26.41; 3, Columbia Falls 4:27.63.
High jump – 1, Ashlee Searle, H, 5-0; 2, Kacia Guisinger, H, J5-0; 3, Hannah Hutchison, C, 4-10; 4, Mary Royce, C, J4-10; 5, Maureen Jessop, C, 4-8; 6, Brookelyn Wirt, C, J4-8.
Pole vault – 1, Hennesy Meyer, H, 8-6;
Long jump – 1, Reilly Rostad, H, 16-1; 2, Kacia Guisinger, H, 15-5; 3, Lainie Albright, C, 14-5.75; 4, Mary Royce, C, 14-3.75; 6, Ceara Chavez, C, 13-3.5.
Triple jump – 1, Reilly Rostad, H, 34-6.25; 2, Ceara Chavez, C, 33-5.5; 4, Lainie Albright, C, 30-4;
Shot put – 1, Denali Smith, C, 36-2; 2, Calla Haldorson, C, 35-7; 3, Brookelyn Palin, C, 34-10; 4, Brooke Wiltbank, C, 34-1; 6, Tayler Wright, C, 33-9.
Discus – 1, Brookelyn Palin, C, 137-6; 2, Calla Haldorson, C, 135-4; 3, Brooke Wiltbank, C, 126-1.5; 4, Kailan Rocheleau, H, 115-6; 6, Gabby Kay, C, 91-3.
Javelin – 1, Angellica Street, CF, 123-10; 2, Tayler Wright, C, 105-4; 3, Morgan Weidow, C, 100-9; 4, Hennesy Meyer, H, 100-1;; 6, Denali Smith, C, 90-0.
Boys
Team scores — 1, Corvallis 181; 2, Columbia Falls 108; 3, Hamilton 95; 4, Polson 91; 5, Charlo 49.
Individual results
100 – 1, Tanner Wilson, P, 11.63; 4, Jackson Tully, C, 11.88; 5, Josh Dickemore, H, 11.95;
200 – 1, Matthew Rensvold, P, 23.66; 2, Cole Wohltman, C, 23.86; 3, Ky Burch, H, 24.01; 6, Josh Dickemore, H, 24.79.
400 – 1, Matthew Rensvold, P, 52.99; 2, Jakob Dalbey, C, 53.63;
800 – 1, Jake Jessop, C, 2:03.09; 2, Carson Jessop, C, 2:03.70; 4, Cole Henry, C, 2:15.32; 5, Caden Brown H, 2:17.65; 4
1,600 – 1, Andrew Jessop, C, 4:42.21; 4, Ben Carrasco, C, 5:07.40; 6, Connor Yetter, C, 5:20.05.
3,200 – 1, Matt Wilson, H, 10:04.90; 2, Grant Martin, C, 10:10.55; 3, Anders Watt, C, 10:16.18; 4, Joel Haas, C, 10:41.43; 5, Triston Schmalz, H, 11:01.58;
100 hurdles – 1, Connor Lanier, P, 16.50; 2, Ridge Albright, C, 16.51; 6, Hayden Pease, C, 19.45.
300 hurdles – 1, Connor Lanier, P, 42.84; 4, Bridger Syme, H, 51.00; 5, Clay Kellar, H, 1:01.91.
400 relay – 1, Polson, 44.67; 2, Corvallis, 45.09; 3, Columbia Falls, 46.07; 4, Hamilton, 46.49; 5, Charlo, 46.61.
1,600 relay – 1, Corvallis, (Cole Wohltman, Bruce Thomas, Ridge Albright, Jake Jessop), 3:33.27; 2, Polson, 3:37.74; 3, Charlo, 3:40.60; 4, Columbia Falls, 3:42.98; Hamilton, 3:45.99.
High jump – 1, Cole Wohltman, C, 6-01; 2, Ridge Albright, C, 6-01; 3, Tyler Chouinard, H, 5-10; 4, Jeff Stoker, C, 5-06; 5, Logan Lewis C, 5-06; 6, Tyler Barnes, H, 5-04.
Pole vault – 1, Austin Green, CF, 12-0; 5, Will Wissenbach, C, 11-0; 6, Colter Mason, H, 11-0.
Long jump – 1, Braxton Roth, C, 20-05; 3, Brandon Moore, C, 19-05.25; 4, Ky Burch, H, 19-01.50;
Shot put – 1, Garrett Brown, C, 47-03; 2, Jacob Campbell, H, 45-02; 3, Zach Jessop, C, 45-01; 5, Jaylen Taggart, H, 43-04;
Triple jump – 1, Braxton Roth, C, 41-11.25; 2, Ky Burch, H, 41-05.25; 4, Tyler Barnes, H, 39-00.50; 5, Brandon Moore, C, 38-05.25; 6, Mark Joyner, H, 37-11.
Discus – 1, Jaylen Taggart, H, 153-09.50; 2, Dillon Spear, H, 145-01; 3, Jacob Campbell, H, 128-04; 6, Garrett Brown, C, 117-07.
Javelin – 1, Dakota Bridwell, CF, 189-05; 2, Zach Jessop, C, 180-04; 6, Michael Graves, H, 146-08.
Columbia Falls Iceberg Invitational
Girls
Team Scores – Hamilton 94, Columbia Falls 91.75, Stevensville 85.75, Frenchtown 79.5, Whitefish 73.25, Corvallis 36.75, Polson 32, Shelby 26, Browning 8
Individual Results
100 – 1, Lauren Schulz, W, 13.21. 2, Sam Hansen, H, 14.00.
200 – 1, Reilly Rostad, H, 27.25. 3, Angel Richards, St, 28.81.
400 – 1, Josie Windauer, CF, 1:02.06. 4, Lyric DeVries, H, 1:06.19. 5, Cecilia Hoornbeek, St, 1:06.79.
800 – 1, Lyric DeVries, H, 2:28.51.. 3, Kathryn Rowley, C, 2:38.73.
1,600 – 1, Sarah Passey, H, 5:46.49. 5, Elizabeth Varner, C, 6:12.95.
3,200 – 1, Bea Frissell, P, 11:52.24. 2, Sarah Passey, H, 12:34.41.
100 Hurdles – 1, Megan Pendergast, St, 15.92.
300 Hurdles – 1, Megan Pendergast, St, 48.27. 4, Maureen Jessop, C, 52.59.
400 Relay – 1, Stevensville ‘A’ (Megan Pendergast, Angel Richards, Hannah Fry, Mariah Hinson), 54.45. 2, Frenchtown ‘A’, 54.73. 3, Whitefish ‘A’, 54.84. 4, Columbia Falls ‘A’, 55.05. 5, Hamilton ‘A’, 55.06. 6, Polson ‘A’, 57.23.
1,600 Relay – 1, Columbia Falls ‘A’ 4:16.82. 2, Frenchtown ‘A’, 4:20.09. 3, Hamilton ‘A’, 4:29.63. 4, Stevensville ‘A’, 4:36.00. 5, Whitefish ‘A’, 4:36.22. 6, Polson ‘A’, 4:51.50.
High Jump – 1, Hannah Hutchison, C, 5-3. 2, Megan Pendergast, St, 4-10. 5, Hannah Fry, St, 4-6. 5, Maureen Jessop, C, 4-6.
Pole Vault – 1, Hennesy Meyer, H, 9-0. 3, Ashlee Searle, H, 8-0.
Long Jump – 1, Mariah Hinson, St, 15-5. 2, Hannah Fry, St, 15-1.50. 3, Kacia Guisinger, H, 14-8.25. 4, Lainie Albright, C, 14-6.50.
Triple Jump – 1, Mariah Hinson, St, 33-7.
Shot Put – 1, Adeline Richardson, F, 37-6. 5, Tayler Wright, C, 30-9.
Discus – 1, Kailan Rocheleau, H, 113-10. 3, Gabby Kay, C, 96-6. 6, Kaylee Jordan, C, 86-7.
Javelin – 1, Angellica Street, CF, 121-0. 2, Mariah Hinson, St, 120-2. 3, Hennesy Meyer, H, 106-7. 6, Tayler Wright, C, 93-11.
Boys
Team Scores — Columbia Falls 146, Frenchtown 104, Whitefish 82, Polson 51, Shelby 44.33, Hamilton 44.33, Corvallis 29.33, Stevensville 24, Browning 1,
Individual Results
100 – 1, Braxton Reiten, CF, 11.48. 5, Ty Thrall, St, 11.94.
200 – 1, Wade Luly, Sh, 23.27.. 6, Ty Thrall, St, 24.47.
400 – 1, Wade Luly, Sh,, 51.55. 4, Dustin Saxon, St, 55.39.
1,600 – 1, Sage Wanner, CF, 4:36.50. 5, Matt Wilson, H, 4:47.13.
110 Hurdles – 1, Michael Hoerner, CF, 15.90. 2, Ridge Albright, C, 16.31.
300 Hurdles – 1, Danny DiGiallonardo, P, 41.74. 2, Ridge Albright, C, 42.28. 3
400 Relay – 1, Columbia Falls ‘A’. 2, Whitefish ‘A’, 46.08. 3, Stevensville ‘A’, 46.60. 4, Hamilton ‘A’, 46.64. 5, Corvallis ‘A’, 48.91.
1,600 Relay – 1, Shelby ‘A’ 2, Frenchtown ‘A’, 3:38.38. 3, Whitefish ‘A’, 3:38.41. 4, Columbia Falls ‘A’, 3:50.26. 5, Stevensville ‘A’, 3:51.54. 6, Corvallis ‘A’, 3:53.51.
High Jump – 1, Ridge Albright, C, 6-2. 4, Tyler Chouinard, H, 5-10. 6, Justin Saxon, St, 5-6.
Pole Vault – 1, Austin Green, CF, 13-0. 1, Ben Windauer, CF, 13-0. 6, Colter Mason, H, 11-0. 6, Wyatt Brusven, Sh, 11-0. 6, John Reynoso, C, 11-0.
Long Jump – 1, Lee Walburn, W, 19-4. 2, Tyler Chouinard, H, 18-6.25.
Triple Jump – 1, Ky Burch, H, 41-8.75. 1, Jacob Price, F, 41-8.75. 5, Mark Joyner, H, 39-3.75.
Shot Put – 1, Jesse Mecham, F, 48-6. 4, Jacob Campbell, H, 44-7.
Discus – 1, Dillon Spear, H, 143-11. 2, Jordan Thomas, St, 127-9. 6, Jacob Campbell, H, 119-2.