Corvallis boys three-peat as state track champs

by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor

The Corvallis boys track and field team won their third straight Class A State Championship on Saturday, May 24 at the Class A State Track & Field meet in Kalispell. 

Corvallis won by the narrowest of margins, defeating 2nd place Frenchtown by one point, 76-75. Both the Corvallis boys and girls teams won state titles in 2023 and 2024, so this is the third straight title for the Corvallis boys. The Corvallis girls took 8th place this year.

For the Corvallis boys, Hunter Loesch won the state championship in the javelin with a throw of 209’04”. Loesch still has the furthest javelin throw in the nation for 2025 for a high school boy. 

Stuart Brennan won the state championship in the 110m hurdles (14.53) and took 5th in the 300m hurdles.

The 4x100m relay team of Ayden Spencer, Stuart Brennan, Nathan Bales and Solomon Morgan won the state championship with a time of 43.25, beating the 2nd place team by .06 seconds. 

Ledge Conner took 2nd place in the high jump (6’2”). Ayden Spencer took 2nd in the 200m (22.52) and 6th in the 100m (11.43). Solomon Morgan took 3rd in both the 100m (11.37) and the 200m (22.55). Jack Davidson took 3rd in the 3200m (9:39.04) and 5th in the 1600m (4:20.91). Drew Lewis took 4th in the javelin (164’08”) and 5th in the discus (151’08”). Taggart Jessop took 6th in the 3200m (9:59.98). 

For the Corvallis girls, Ella Varner won the state championship in the triple jump (36’5”), took 5th in the long jump (17’1.5”) and took 6th in the 200m (26.40).

Kate Allen took 3rd in the 100m hurdles (15.81). Jillian Huls took 5th in the 100m (12.78). Bea Paxson took 6th in the shot put (34’7.5”).