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Local athletes shine in the Blue Devil Invitational

March 30, 2022 by Editor

Claire Hutchison of Stevensville running in the 100 meter dash. Hutchison had a big meet, finishing first in the 100m, 200m, and the High Jump. Photo by Scott Sacry.

by Scott Sacry

Corvallis High School hosted 16 Montana schools in the Blue Devil Invitational on Saturday, March 26 on a beautiful spring day. In the girls’ team results, Corvallis finished in 2nd place, Hamilton finished in 3rd, Stevensville finished in 6th, Florence finished 11th, and Victor took 15th. On the boys side, Hamilton took 1st place, Corvallis took 6th, Stevensville took 8th, Florence finished 12th, and Victor finished 15th.

Stevensville’s Claire Hutchison had an outstanding meet, winning the 100 Meter Dash, the 200 Meter Dash, and the High Jump. Hamilton’s Lane Cole, the defending State Champion in the 3200 meters, won the 1600 meters. Stevensville’s Kellen Bellar, the defending State Champion in the Javelin, had a throw of 174-06 to win the Javelin.

Other 1st place finishers from Bitterroot Valley schools on the girls’ side included: Olivia Buoy (Corvallis) in the 800 meters; Laurie Davidson (Corvallis) in the 1600 meters; Ryanne Child (Hamilton) in the 3200 meters; Madison Lewis (Corvallis) in the Shot Put, and Mya Winkler (Hamilton) in the Javelin.

The Corvallis and Hamilton girls 4×100 relay teams pass the baton. Hamilton placed 2nd in the event, while Corvallis finished 3rd. Photo by Scott Sacry.
Hamilton’s Cole Lane leads the pack in the 1600 meters, while Colter Purcell makes his move. Lane finished 1st in the event, while Purcell finished 2nd. Photo by Scott Sacry.

1st place finishers on the boys’ side included: Brinson Wyche (Corvallis) in the 3200 meters; Andrew Carmody (Hamilton) in the Pole Vault; and Andrew Burrows (Hamilton) in the Shot Put.

Girls Individual Results

Girls 100 Meter

1. Hutchison, Claire, Stevensville, 13.35. 2. Petersen, Sydney, Beaverhead C, 13.52. 3. Maughan, Emily, Seeley-Swan, 13.58. 4. Moodry, Ella, Butte Central, 13.67. 5. Wyche, Farah, Corvallis, 13.77. 6. Walker, Jordyn, Beaverhead C, 13.85. 

Girls 200 Meter

1. Hutchison, Claire, Stevensville, 27.34. 2. Konen, Kylie, Beaverhead C, 28.24. 3. Johnston, Ireland, Loyola-Sacre, 28.46. 4. Murray, McKinnley, Hamilton, 28.68. 5. Lawerence, Chaeley, Hamilton, 28.79. 6. Nelson, Madi, Hamilton, 29.15. 

Girls 400 Meter

1. Maughan, Sariah, Seeley-Swan, 1:00.85. 2. Nelson, Madi, Hamilton, 1:03.38. 3. Apendaile, Lily, Hamilton, 1:06.00. 4. Cary, Michaela, East Helena, 1:06.83. 5. Williams, Macy, Drummond, 1:07.27. 6. Parke, Bailey, Drummond, 1:09.22. 

Girls 800 Meter

1. Buoy, Olivia, Corvallis, 2:33.03. 2. Williams, Macy, Drummond, 2:38.38. 3. Powell, Hailey, Beaverhead C, 2:40.55. 4. Lemelin, Abbie, Beaverhead C, 2:48.24. 5. Duke, Baylor, Frenchtown, 2:48.94. 6. Yocum, Maddi, Frenchtown, 2:54.01. 

Girls 1600 Meter

1. Davidson, Laurie, Corvallis, 5:43.61. 2. Benson, Autumn, Corvallis, 5:59.36. 3. Powell, Hailey, Beaverhead C, 6:02.38. 4. Holland, Faye, Beaverhead C, 6:07.10. 5. Yakos, Maddie, Drummond, 6:13.31. 6. Brackman, Rylee, Hamilton, 6:18.29. 

Girls 3200 Meter

1. Child, Ryanne, Hamilton, 13:33.17. 2. Holland, Faye, Beaverhead C, 13:42.19. 3. Azure, Akasha, Superior, 15:54.41. 4. Dalrymple, Amaiya, Seeley-Swan, 17:22.44. 

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles

1. McGree, Rileigh, Butte Central, 17.01. 2. Herbstritt, Rylee, Corvallis, 17.85. 3. Lewis, Olivia, Corvallis, 18.23. 4. Yakos, Gracie, Drummond, 20.18. 5. Kilpatrick, Alison, Seeley-Swan, 21.73. 6. Wheeler, Abby, Superior, 22.03.

Girls 300 Meter Hurdles

1. Yakos, Gracie, Drummond, 56.88. 2. Wigen, Talea, East Helena, 59.27. 3. Dempster, Krymzen, Lincoln, 1:00.37. 4. Krause, Laurel, Frenchtown, 1:07.73. 5. Molendyke, Harley, Powell Count, 1:13.87. 

Girls 4×100 Meter Relay

1. Beaverhead County 52.82. 2. Hamilton (Murray, Lawrence, Lawrence, Nelson), 53.00. 3. Corvallis (Lewis, Herbstritt, Wyche, Jessop), 53.60. 4. Drummond , 55.53. 5. Seeley-Swan, 57.10. 6, Frenchtown, 57.19. 

Girls 4×400 Meter Relay

1. Hamilton (Apendaile, Murray, Lawrence, Nelson), 4:23.55. 2. Beaverhead County, 4:27.53. 3. Corvallis (Lewis, Herbstritt, Buoy, Wyche), 4:30.62. 4. Drummond, 4:43.10. 5. Frenchtown, 4:57.51. 

Girls High Jump

1. Hutchison, Claire, Stevensville, J5-00. 2. Malachinski, Theresa, Stevensville, J4-10. 3. Griffin, Ayda, Hamilton, J4-08. 4. Smart, Laila, Corvallis, J4-06. 5. Wagner, Delaney, Drummond, J4-04. 6. Hoiland, Camy, Anaconda, J4-02. 6. Rasor, Paytn, Drummond, J4-02. 6. Gabelhausen, Ella, Hamilton, J4-02. 

Girls Pole Vault

1. Ham, Charlie, Frenchtown, J9-06. 2. Petersen, Lauryn, Beaverhead C, J8-00. 3. Lawrence, Chesney, Hamilton, J8-00. 4. White, Kaila, Frenchtown, J7-06. 4. Stewart, Adeline, Frenchtown, J7-06. 6. Anderson, Sam, Beaverhead C, J7-06. 

Girls Long Jump

 1. Maughan, Emily, Seeley-Swan, 16-00.50. 2. Santos, Amber, Beaverhead C, 15-10.50. 3. Petersen, Sydney, Beaverhead C, 15-06.50. 4. Hoiland, Camy, Anaconda, 15-04. 5. Fasbender, Reagan, East Helena, 15-00. 6. Templeton, Jenna, Lincoln, 14-10. 

Girls Triple Jump

 1. Morast, Zoey, Beaverhead C, 34-00.50. 2. Apendaile, Lily, Hamilton, 31-01. 3. Templeton, Jenna, Lincoln, 31-00.50. 4. Scichilone, Bella, Victor, 29-11.50. 5. Copenhaver, Kylee, Lincoln, 29-02. 6. Deschamps, Katherine, Frenchtown, 28-11. 

Girls Shot Put

 1. Lewis, Madison, Corvallis, 38-08. 2. Williams, Trista, Florence-Car, 36-04.50. 3. Botkin, Kayla, Frenchtown, 32-06. 4. Hamilton, Kinley, Butte Central, 31-04.50. 5. Brown, Alina, Corvallis, 30-10. 6. Buhler, Merideth, Corvallis, 30-05.

Girls Discus

 1. Botkin, Kayla, Frenchtown, 124-01. 2. Auch, Alanna, Corvallis, 113-08. 3. Lewis, Madison, Corvallis, 112-08. 4. Hazel, Crystal, Stevensville, 106-02. 5. Brown, Alina, Corvallis, 99-00. 6. Leopold, Ava, Corvallis, 98-07. 

Girls Javelin

 1. Winkler, Mya, Hamilton, 126-10. 2. Moodry, Ella, Butte Central, 113-00. 3. Struna, Jessie, Drummond, 109-01. 4. Walker, Jordyn, Beaverhead C, 105-07. 5. Lewis, Tahnee, Corvallis, 102-06. 6. Stennerson, Leila, Beaverhead C, 97-10.  

Boys Individual Results

Boys 100 Meter

 1. Anderson, Treyton, Beaverhead C, 11.20. 2. Palma, Ridger, Loyola-Sacred, 11.27. 3. White, Carter, Frenchtown, 11.48. 4. Saeger, Kaden, East Helena, 11.60. 4. Bauder, Tyson, Hamilton, 11.60. 6. Christiansen, Kee, Beaverhead C, 11.70.

Boys 200 Meter

 1. Palma, Ridger, Loyola-Sacred, 22.55. 2. Hoag, Owen, Seeley-Swan, 23.57. 3. Schmill, Garrett, Frenchtown, 23.64. 4. Cianflone, Max, Hamilton, 23.97. 5. Palma, Tytus, Loyola-Sacre, 24.19. 6. Taylor, Eli, Hamilton, 24.31. 

Boys 400 Meter

 1. Hoag, Owen, Seeley-Swan, 51.52. 2. Taylor, Eli, Hamilton, 53.42. 3.  Criddle, Derek, Corvallis, 53.72. 4. Apedaile, Ephram, Hamilton, 55.64. 5. Beaudin, Dylan, Valley Chris, 56.46. 6. Acker, Silas, Superior, 56.86.

Boys 800 Meter

 1. Steadman, Ben, Beaverhead C, 2:07.52. 2. Ehredt, Wyatt, Frenchtown, 2:09.00. 3. Hansen, Jakob, Frenchtown, 2:17.49. 4. Harris, Kyler, Florence-Car, 2:21.53. 5. Anciaux, Carter, Frenchtown, 2:41.02. 6. Shelmerdine, Sawyer, Seeley-Swan, 2:42.00. 

Boys 1600 Meter

 1. Cole, Lane, Hamilton, 4:35.95. 2. Purcell, Colter, Hamilton, 4:39.02. 3. Steadman, Ben, Beaverhead C, 4:42.13. 4. Hagberg, Gavin, Corvallis, 4:48.00. 5. Hansen, Jakob, Frenchtown, 4:52.25. 6. Ehredt, Wyatt, Frenchtown, 4:53.10. 

Boys 3200 Meter

 1. Wyche, Brinson, Corvallis, 10:39.42. 2. Silverio, Harrison, Hamilton, 10:51.64. 3, Parke, Scott, Drummond, 11:03.51. 4. Burrows, Cooper, Hamilton, 11:51.05. 5. Pfendler, Johnathan, Drummond, 12:04.48. 6. Sytsma, Robert, Corvallis, 13:33.18. 

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles

 1, Haines, Chase, Seeley-Swan, 17.12. 2. Michaud, Connor, Frenchtown, 17.25. 3. Davis, Nate, Corvallis, 18.71. 4. Sailer, Elijah, Frenchtown, 18.87. 5. Rausch, Noah, Frenchtown, 19.06. 6. Heitman, Will, Hamilton, 19.11. 

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles

 1. Anderson, Treyton, Beaverhead C, 39.35. 2. Haines, Chase, Seeley-Swan, 45.34. 3. Michaud, Connor, Frenchtown, 45.84. 4. Rausch, Noah, Frenchtown, 47.31. 5. Brown, TJ, Stevensville, 47.50. 6. Sailer, Elijah, Frenchtown, 49.45. 

Boys 4×100 Meter Relay

 1. Beaverhead County, 44.52. 2. Frenchtown, 44.97. 3. Hamilton (Bauder, Cianflone, Rostad, Taylor), 45.10. 4. Seeley-Swan, 46.29. 5. Corvallis (Joseph, Jessop, Davis, Tucker), 47.15. 6. Victor (Crosbie, Parks, Varner, Alber), 47.77. 

Boys 4×400 Meter Relay

 1, Hamilton (Apedaile, Cole, Taylor, Purcell), 3:36.12. 2. Frenchtown, 3:39.42. 3. Corvallis (Criddle, Jessop, Joseph, Davis), 3:40.07. 4. Seeley-Swan, 3:41.09. 5. Beaverhead County, 3:42.76. 

Boys High Jump

 1. Holter, Kyle, Butte Central, J5-10. 2. Bain, Hudson, Hamilton, J5-08. 2. Criddle, Derek, Corvallis, J5-08. 4. Hansen, Caden, Beaverhead C, J5-08. 4. White, Cale, Frenchtown, J5-08. 6. Harrison, Logan, Hamilton, J5-06.

Boys Pole Vault

 1. Carmody, Andrew, Hamilton, J12-00. 2. Truth, Clay, Corvallis, J9-06. 3. Peterson, Jon, Beaverhead C, J9-00. 4. Held, Trevor, East Helena, J8-06. 5. Dempster, Hayden, Lincoln, J8-06. 6. Dempster, Wesson, Lincoln, J6-06. 

Boys Long Jump

 1. Holter, Kyle, Butte Central, 19-08.75. 2. Bender, Tommy, Hamilton, 19-01. 3. McGuirl, Braden, Loyola-Sacre, 18-11. 4. Beaudin, Dylan, Valley Chris, 18-10.50. 5. Saeger, Kaden, East Helena, 18-06.75. 6. Burden, Tyler, Drummond, 18-05.50.

Boys Triple Jump

 1. Santos, Holter, Beaverhead C, 41-10.50. 2. White, Carter, Frenchtown,  40-09.50. 3. Klimpel, Kellen, Frenchtown, 38-11. 4. Bender, Tommy, Hamilton, 38-05.75. 5. White, Cale, Frenchtown, 38-01. 6. Renaud, Jonah, Superior, 36-08.25.

Boys Shot Put

 1. Burrows, Andrew, Hamilton, 52-03.50. 2. McDonald, Walker, Seeley-Swan, 48-06.50. 3. Gum, Hunter, Stevensville, 47-03.50. 4. Curnow, Connor, Beaverhead C, 44-10. 5. DeVantier, Remington, Corvallis, 42-04.50. 6. Hanenburg, Kevin, Frenchtown, 42-02. 

Boys Discus

 1. McDonald, Walker, Seeley-Swan, 161-00. 2. Kovatch, Klayton, Seeley-Swan, 142-03. 3. Burrows, Andrew, Hamilton, 139-07. 4. Gann, Tyler, Valley Chris, 138-09. 5. Christiansen, Kee, Beaverhead C, 132-00. 6. Meyer, Beau, Loyola-Sacre, 127-05.

Stevensville’s Kellan Beller watches his Javelin soar through the air. Beller won the event with a throw of 174-06. Photo by Scott Sacry.

Boys Javelin

 1. Beller, Kellan, Stevensville, 174-06. 2. Rostad, Tyson, Hamilton, 172-01. 3. Reynoso, Levi, Corvallis, 157-06. 4. Christiansen, Kee, Beaverhead C, 146-08. 5. Reynoso, Russell, Corvallis, 140-09. 6. Gum, Hunter, Stevensville, 137-00.

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