Sprinters lead Lady Dogs at A.R.M.

Other schools are finding it tough to hang with the Lady Bulldogs in a flat-out sprint.

Led by their duo of catch-me-if-you-can sprinters, Whitefish’s girls track team took second overall Saturday at the A.R.M. Invite in Whitefish. The team finished with 75 points. Glacier High School won the meet with 90 points.

Senior Amanda Foley continued with her dominate season by winning both the 200 and 400 races. She took second in the 100 after finishing in a tie with Polson’s Anna DiGiallonardo at 12.94.

“She is having a stellar season and she deserves it,” Whitefish coach Derek Schulz said. “She’s had a great career here and has a lot of talent. It’s really coming together for her. It’s beautiful to watch her run.”

Sophomore Marlow Schulz is finding her legs again after missing the beginning of the season with mono. Schulz was third in the 100 with a 13.24 and second in the 200 with a 27.24.

“She’s giving it everything she’s got,” coach Schulz said. “There’s no way she is 100 percent, but she’s going at it with everything in her tank. That’s hard psychologically and physically. I’m really proud of her for doing everything she can to help the team.”

Foley and Schulz teamed up with sprinters Phoebe Guercio, Mirjka Derivier to win the 400 relay with a 51.74, just edging Polson. Schulz calls the relay races a good indicator of the team’s depth.

“Relays are incredibly important,” he said. “They are the heart of the team.”

In the long-distance 3,200 race Nicole Brist took second place with a 12:35.54.

Abby Strellnauer was third in discus and fifth in javelin.

“Abby has come on lately,” Schulz said. “All three of her throws on Saturday were season bests.”

The boys team finished in seventh place with 34 points in the field of 15 teams.

Gage Vasquez won the 800 after surging ahead on the second lap to take the event with a 2:06.84. While known as a stand-out basketball player and wide receiver for the Bulldogs, Vasquez is putting together a good season on the track.

“That was such a great race,” Schulz said. “From a coach’s point of view, having a guy like Gage is a huge blessing. We need him more than he needs us. His focus is on other sports. Track is not his first love, but he’s still out there busting his tail to help the team. We really appreciate it.”

Luke Cardon was second in the 400 finals with a 53.54.

Fischer Gangemi was fifth in the 1,600 with a 4:49.84, teammate Jace Kalbfleisch was sixth with a 4:50.74. Kalbfleisch also took third in the 3,200 after a strong push to the finish. On the final stretch he was passed, but made a surge to take back the third place spot in the final five meters.

“Jace is a gritty kid,” Schulz said. “Placing at that meet, with that caliber of competition, is exceptional. It’s not always about getting first. His effort is what we want in our program.”

Schulz said the boys team is on track for the state meet in May.

“I’m really happy with the boys,” he said. “We’re not loaded with talent as we have been in past years, but we’re bringing some kids along just about right.”

Overall the A.R.M. was a success for the community, Schulz said.

“It’s one of the bigger meets in Montana,” he said. “Teams from as far away as Havre attend. They must like the meet to come from that far. I’m proud of our school for that.

“It’s a classy meet, and the reason is because of Colleen Sullivan and Jackie Fuller. They do all the leg work. You see things at our meet you don’t see at other meets. We had 20 volunteers and community members at the finish line helping out. You don’t see that other places.”

GIRLS

Team Scores — Glacier 90, Whitefish 75, Polson 58, Havre 56, Cut Bank 52, Flathead 49, Bigfork 36, Plains 34, Columbia Falls 30, Libby 21, Eureka 10, Thompson Falls 9, Troy 4, Shelby 2.

100 — 1, Anna DiGiallonardo, Pol, J12.94. 2, Amanda Foley, WF, J12.94. 3, Marlow Schulz, WF, J13.24. 4, Morgan Christanson, CF, J13.74. 5, Jaclyn Rauthe, FH, J13.84. 6, Nicole Rehbein, Plns, J13.84.

200 —1, Amanda Foley, WF, 26.74. 2, Marlow Schulz, WF, 27.24. 3, Elly Webster, Lib, 28.54. 4, Shyla Stevenson, Lib, 29.04. 5, Melanie Brauchle, Shel, 29.24. 6, Angela Tamburelli, CF, 29.34.

400 —1, Amanda Foley, WF, 1:01.34. 2, Makena Morley, BF, 1:02.54. 3, Morgan Christanson, CF, 1:03.64. 4, Anna DiGiallonardo, Pol, 1:05.14. 5, Sarah Latcham, WF, 1:05.34. 6, Alisha Jore, Pol, 1:06.24.

800 —1, Tyryn Jacobs, Glcr, 2:31.74. 2, Felicia Earhart, Plns, 2:32.44. 3, Claudia Hewston, Pol, 2:32.84. 4, Peyton Filius, Hvr, 2:36.44. 5, Ashlynn VanVoast, Hvr, 2:38.54. 6, Diamond LaDeaux, Plns, 2:39.14.

1,600 —1, Makena Morley, BF, 5:02.84*. 2, Bailey Hughes, FH, 5:34.24. 3, Jinise Osborne, CF, 5:35.14. 4, Claudia Hewston, Pol, 5:41.74. 5, Peyton Filius, Hvr, 5:42.54. 6, Diamond LaDeaux, Plns, 6:08.14.

3,200 —1, Samantha Mundel, CF, 12:13.24. 2, Nicole Brist, WF, 12:35.54. 3, Alex Bartmess, Eur, 13:37.04. 4, Kinya Morrison, Troy, 13:47.64. 5, Chelsea Olson, BF, 14:29.64. 6, Haley Ohm, Hvr, 15:16.24.

100 Hurdles —1, Mattie Mazur, FH, 16.24. 2, Reedie Spencer, CB, 17.24. 3, Marissa Hiza, BF, 17.54. 4, Courtney Neise, CF, 17.64. 4, Amy Brooks, Pol, 17.64. 6, Halie Nissen, BF, 17.84. 6, Ashley Holmes, Plns, 17.84.

300 Hurdles —1, Lexy Boschee, Glcr, 46.14*. 2, Hailey Phillips, Plns, 48.94. 3, Reedie Spencer, CB, 49.44. 4, Mattie Mazur, FH, 49.94. 5, Mercede Erickson, Glcr, 50.44. 6, Angela Padden, TF, 51.24.

400 Relay —1, Whitefish ‘A’ (Phoebe Guercio, Mirjka Derivier, Amanda Foley, Marlow Schulz), 51.74. 2, Polson ‘A’, 52.44. 3, Plains ‘A’, 52.94. 4, Havre ‘A’, 53.84. 5, Cut Bank ‘A’, 54.14. 6, Libby ‘A’, 55.04.

1,600 Relay —1, Glacier ‘A’ (Mercede Erickson, Lexy Boschee, Leah Cook, Tyryn Jacobs), 4:20.34. 2, Polson ‘A’, 4:25.84. 3, Havre ‘A’, 4:26.34. 4, Whitefish ‘A’, 4:29.04. 5, Bigfork ‘A’, 4:33.94. 6, Plains ‘A’, 4:38.24.

High Jump —1, Lexy Boschee, Glcr, 5-06*. 2, Sammy Evans, Hvr, 5-01. 3, Anna DiGiallonardo, Pol, 4-09. 3, Emma Andrews, FH, 4-09. 5, Skylar Vukasin, Hvr, 4-07. 5, Baylee Eisenman, Glcr, 4-07. 5, Makayla Moore, FH, 4-07.

Pole Vault —1, Lacey Waid, Hvr, J8-06. 2, Olivia Carette, CB, J8-06. 3, Myka Forster, Lib, J8-00. 4, Jenny Johnson, Lib, J8-00. 5, Katharina Medland, Pol, J8-00. 6, Claudia Hewston, Pol, J7-06.

Long Jump —1, Lexy Boschee, Glcr, J18-01.50*. 2, Sammy Evans, Hvr, J16-07. 3, Leah Cook, Glcr, J16-05.25. 4, Erika Karcher, CB, J15-01.50. 5, Hailey Phillips, Plns, J15-01.50. 6, Kelsey Beagley, Plns, J14-10.50.

Triple Jump —1, Leah Cook, Glcr, 36-00.75*. 2, Sammy Evans, Hvr, 33-11.75. 3, Mercede Erickson, Glcr, 32-00. 4, Erika Karcher, CB, 31-07.75. 5, Jennifer Nordgulen, Hvr, 31-06.75. 6, Marlow Schulz, WF, 31-06.50.

Shot Put —1, Jordyn Vaile, CB, 37-07.50. 2, Kelsey Davis, FH, 35-08. 3, Shauna Williams, Glcr, 33-09.75. 4, Emily Billow, Eur, 32-09.25. 5, Shelbi Mallon, Pol, 31-09.50. 6, Camylle Wood, Glcr, 31-08.50.

Discus —1, Jordyn Vaile, CB, 123-02. 2, Shauna Williams, Glcr, 113-10. 3, Abby Strellnauer, WF, 107-05. 4, Jewel Zakit-Ackerman, Pol, 106-06. 5, Allison Vaught, TF, 104-08. 6, Nicole Kunzer, Plns, 104-04.

Javelin —1, Kelsey Davis, FH, J109-02. 2, Taylor Peck, BF, J99-01. 3, Allison Vaught, TF, J98-00. 4, Felicia Earhart, Plns, J97-08. 5, Abby Strellnauer, WF, J93-10. 6, Brittany Earnest, FH, J91-08.

BOYS

Team scores — Glacier 104, Flathead 87, Thompson Falls 67, Columbia Falls 49, Bigfork 45, Polson 35, Whitefish 34, Havre 32, Libby 20, Troy 14, Shelby 12, Cut Bank 11, Plains 8, Browning 5, Eureka 4.

100 — 1, Mason Case, Hvr, J11.54. 2, Josiah Osborne, CF, J11.54. 3, Ryan Hayes, BF, J11.64. 4, Anthony Gugliuzza, Glcr, J11.74. 5, Jon Sammon, CB, J11.74. 6, Paul McClurg, Pol, J11.74.

200 —1, Mason Case, Hvr, J23.84. 2, Ryan Hayes, BF, J24.04. 3, Anthony Gugliuzza, Glcr, J24.34. 4, Elias Lapka, Lib, J24.34. 5, Josiah Osborne, CF, J24.54. 6, Evan Epperly, Glcr, J24.64.

400 —1, Zach Perrin, FH, 51.64. 2, Luke Cardon, WF, 53.54. 3, James Cutler, Glcr, 54.14. 4, Chris Cote, Pol, 54.54. 5, Stephen Juarez, Brwng, 54.94. 5, Ian Lorang, BF, 54.94.

800 —1, Gage Vasquez, WF, 2:06.84. 2, Tanner Raph, Shel, 2:08.54. 3, Dillon Charlabois, BF, 2:09.54. 4, William Jeffries, FH, 2:09.64. 5, Jimmy Swiercz, TF, 2:10.64. 6, James Ratzlaff, CF, 2:13.24.

1,600 —1, Derrick Williams, CF, J4:20.44*. 2, Troy Fraley, Glcr, J4:22.64*. 3, Garrett Aguillard, Hvr, J4:48.94. 4, Emmitte DustyBull, Brwng, J4:48.94. 5, Fischer Gangemi, WF, J4:49.84. 6, Jace Kalbfleisch, WF, J4:50.74.

3,200 —1, Derrick Williams, CF, 9:54.54*. 2, Carter Montgomery, Plns, 10:14.34. 3, Jace Kalbfleisch, WF, 10:28.34. 4, Garrett Aguillard, Hvr, 10:28.94. 5, Marc Klimas, Hvr, 10:34.14. 6, Logan Naegeli, TF, 10:38.14.

110 Hurdles —1, Greg Dalton, Glcr, J15.74. 2, Nick James, FH, J15.74. 3, John Collins, FH, J15.94. 4, Hunter Price, Eur, J15.94. 5, Preston Schubert, TF, J16.24. 5, Noah James, Glcr, J16.24.

300 Hurdles —1, John Collins, FH, J40.74. 2, Dominique Holt, TF, J41.44. 3, Noah James, Glcr, J42.64. 4, Preston Schubert, TF, J42.64. 5, Taylor Huslander, Glcr, J43.54. 6, Schmidt, Adam, Pol, J44.14.

400 Relay —1, Flathead ‘A’ (John Collins, George Sherwood, Kevin Grosswiler, Matt Tokarz), J44.74. 2, Glacier ‘A’, J45.14. 3, Columbia Falls ‘A’, J45.34. 4, Polson ‘A’, J45.64. 5, Bigfork ‘A’, J45.74. 6, Libby ‘A’, J45.74.

1,600 Relay —1, Flathead ‘A’ (Dianicio Cantu, Kevin Grosswiler, Zach Perrin, John Collins), 3:34.34. 2, Glacier ‘A’, 3:37.04. 3, Whitefish ‘A’, 3:42.64. 4, Polson ‘A’, 3:43.14. 5, Columbia Falls ‘A’, 3:47.64. 6, Libby ‘A’, 3:48.84.

High Jump —1, Ryan Rayson, Troy, J6-03. 2, Christopher Cronk, FH, J5-11. 3, Preston Schubert, TF, J5-11. 4, Dominique Holt, TF, J5-11. 5, Matt Quist, FH, J5-11. 6, Nathan Olds, Troy, J5-09

Pole Vault —1, Josiah Bumgarner, Glcr, J13-00. 2, Dominique Holt, TF, J13-00. 2, Cody Phillips, TF, J13-00. 4, Christopher Cronk, FH, J12-06. 4, Preston Schubert, TF, J12-06. 6, EJ Havens, WF, J12-00.

Long Jump —1, Vince DiGiallonardo, Pol, 19-07. 2, Cameron Nissen, BF, 19-05. 3, Christian Evans, BF, 19-04. 4, Jon Sammon, CB, 19-03.75. 5, Travis Komenda, Glcr, 19-01. 6, Cody Orr, Troy, 18-11.

Triple Jump —1, Matt Iavicoli, Glcr, 41-01.75. 1, Elias Lapka, Lib, 41-01.75. 3, Preston Schubert, TF, 39-04. 4, Conner Williams, CF, 38-09.25. 5, Cory Orr, Troy, 38-08.75. 6, Jon Sammon, CB, 38-05.

Shot Put —1, Clark Rubel, Pol, 48-04.50. 2, Austin Cantrell, BF, 47-00.50. 3, Jacob Babcock, CF, 43-11.50. 4, Tanner Ballard, CB, 43-09. 5, Mack Sutherland, Glcr, 43-04. 6, Trent Halstad, Glcr, 43-01.75.

Discus —1, Jake Tudahl, Glcr, 148-07. 2, Austin Jones, FH, 139-07. 3, Caleb McCracken, FH, 138-00. 4, Doug Fyall, Shel, 135-05. 5, Trent Halstad, Glcr, 135-02. 6, Mitchell Harsh, BF, 132-00.

Javelin —1, Cody Phillips, TF, 164-06. 2, Danny Babbitt, TF, 164-03. 3, Taylor Huslander, Glcr, 163-07. 4, Nolan Broden, Lib, 161-03. 5, Jake Tudahl, Glcr, 160-05. 6, Joey Mullen, Pol, 150-03.