by Scott Sacry
The Bitterroot Valley high school track teams had two meets last week. They were in Corvallis for the Blue Devil invitational on Tuesday, March 22 and at the Frenchtown Invite on Saturday, March 29.
Blue Devil Invitational
Corvallis’ Farah Wyche, center, leads a group of girls in the 100m dash at the Blue Devil Invitationals on March 25. Photo by Scott Sacry.
The Blue Devil Invitational was set for Saturday, March 22, but Corvallis had to move the meet to Tuesday, March 25 because of a Saturday snow storm. Everything went to plan on Tuesday.
In the girls team results, Hamilton took 1st, Corvallis took 3rd, Florence took 5th, Stevensville took 8th and Victor took 11th.
In the boys team results, Corvallis took 1st place, Hamilton took 2nd, Florence took 3rd, Stevensville took 6th and Victor took 12th.
Individual boys winners from the Bitterroot Valley were:
Hamilton’s Evan Bennett leads a group of runners in the 400m dash at the Blue Devil Invitational in Corvallis on Tuesday, March 25. Bennett won the event with a time of 51.05. Photo by Scott Sacry.
100 M – Morgan, Solomon, Corvallis (11.17). 200 M – Spencer, Ayden, Corvallis (23.25). 400 M – Bennett, Evan, Hamilton (51.05). 800 M – Lanser, Brayden, Hamilton (2:06.57). 1600 M – Harris, Kyler, Florence-Car (4:34.27). 3200 M – Harris, Kyler, Florence-Car (10:05.10). 110 M Hurdles – Brennan, Stuart, Corvallis (15.13). High Jump – Conner, Ledge, Corvallis (6-04). Long Jump – Smith, Marshall, Hamilton (20-06.50). Shot Put – Alexander, Bridger, Florence-Car (48-03). Discus Throw – Doleac, Taylor, Hamilton (147-10). Javelin – Loesch, Hunter, Corvallis (186-02).
Individuals girls winners from the Bitterroot Valley were:
400 M – Lewis, Annalise, Hamilton (1:00.74). 1600 M – Lewis, Annalise, Hamilton (5:23.44). 3200 M – Child, Aleigha, Hamilton (12:13.47). 100 M Hurdles – Hurlbert, Madigan, Florence-Car (16.16). 300 M Hurdles – Ellis, Jenna, Hamilton (47.87). High Jump – Skaggs, Brinley, Florence-Car (5-00). Pole Vault – Korst, Aubrey, Hamilton, (11-00). Triple Jump – Hutchison, Sophia, Stevensville (32-06.75). Shot Put – Werst, Gracie, Hamilton (35-00).
Frenchtown Invite
Frenchtown hosted 25 area high school track teams, including Hamilton, Victor, Darby, Corvallis, and Stevensville on Saturday, March 29 at the Frenchtown Invite.
In the boys team standings, Corvallis took 1st place, Hamilton took 2nd place, Darby took 6th place, and Stevi took 24th.
In the girls team standings, Hamilton took 4th, Corvallis took 8th, Stevensville took 9th, and Darby took 11th.
Individually for Stevensville, freshman Reagan Johnstone took 1st in the triple jump (35’), 1st in the high jump (5’0”) and 5th in the long jump (16’ 5.5”). Benjamin White took 3rd in the 300m hurdles (45.05).
Individually for Darby, freshman Gavin Miller took 1st in the 400m (53.03). Lily Adair took 2nd in the 3200m (12:52.14). Eli Jones took 3rd in the long jump (20’ 5”). Natalie Anderson took 4th in the 100m hurdles (17.48) and the 300m hurdles (51.76).
Individually for Corvallis, Hunter Loesch took 1st in the javelin (186’ 8”). Ledge Conner took 1st in the high jump (6’ 2”). Stuart Brennan took 1st in the long jump (21’ 4”). Ella Varner took 2nd in the long jump (17’ 6”). Reese Tucker took 3rd in the triple jump (41’ 9”) and 4th in the 110m hurdles (17.04). Drew Lewis took 3rd in the javelin (158’) and the discus (150’ 1.5”). Marrek Jessop took 3rd in the 1600m (4:42.05). Jillian Huls took 3rd in the 200m (27.09).
Individually for Hamilton, Evan Bennett took 1st in the 800m (1:58.90). Annalise Lewis took 1st in the 400m (1:01.22) and the 800m (2:20.48). Aubrey Korst took 1st in the pole vault (11’ 6”). The boys 4x400m relay team took 1st (Brayden Lanser, Bryson Poulsen, Taylor Doleac, Evan Bennett) with a time of 3:34.93. Taylor Doleac took 2nd in the 800m (2:04.75) and the discus (150 ‘10”). Gracie Werst took 3rd in the shot put (36’ 7”).