Krack and Zetooney shine at Divisionals
Whitefish girls dominated the 100m dash in Columbia Falls on Saturday. Senior Brooke Zetooney, Junior Rachel Wilmot and Senior Hailey Ells swept the podium with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishes. (Matt Weller Photo)
Whitefish Senior Norah Schmidt competes in the Women's Varsity High Jump in Columbia Falls on Saturday. (Matt Weller Photo)
Kaydence Blackwell (11) clears 7'6" at the Western A Divisional meet on Saturday. (Matt Weller Photo)
Whitefish Bulldog Carson Krack competes in the Men's Varsity 400m at the Western A Divisional meet. Krack's time of 50.35 earned him the second spot on the podium. (Chris Peterson/Hungry Horse News)
Whitefish's Brooke Zetooney at the Western A Divisional meet on Friday, May 16. (Chris Peterson/Hungry Horse News)
Senior Hailey Ells placed third in the Women's Varsity 100m hurdles at the Western A Divisional meet on Friday. (Matt Weller Photo)
Junior Simon Douglas finished just .06 seconds behind Senior Jack Jensen of Bigfork. His time of 4:27.62 netted second place in the Men's Varsity 1600 meter run in Columbia Falls on Friday at the Western A Divisionals. (Matt Weller Photo)
Whitefish's boys and girls track and field teams finished second at the Western A Divisional Track and Field Championships at Columbia Falls on Friday and Saturday, May 17-18. The Bulldogs featured perhaps the most impressive multi-event winners on this side of the state.
For the girls team, Brooke Zetooney won the 100-meter run (12.55), the 200-meter run (25.61) and the 400-meter run (57.71)
On the boy's side, Carson Krack won the long jump (22-9.75) and the triple jump (43-10.5), along with the 300-meter hurdles (38.89), while also finishing second in the 400-meter run (50.35).
In the 800-meter run for the boys, Simon Douglas was fourth (1:59.82) and second in the 1,600-meter run (4:27.62). Carson Gulick placed fourth in the 110-meter hurdles (16.24).
Whitefish's 4x400 relay team took first (3:29.18), and the 4x100 relay team took third (44.74).
The Bulldogs finished second with 74 points, behind Corvallis' 109. Columbia Falls finished third with 72 points, and Bigfork finished fourth with 69.
On the girls side, Rachael Wilmot was second for Whitefish in the 100-meter run (12.80) and the 200-meter run (26.36). Hailey Ells won the high jump (5-2) while placing third in the 100-meter run (12.99), third in the 100-meter hurdles (16.23), and second in the 300-meter hurdles (47.16).
Bailey Smith was third in the javelin (108-0), and third in the triple jump (33-3.75). Norah Schmidt was fourth in the pole vault (9-6) and fifth in the triple jump (33-1.75).
Whitefish's girls finished with 104 points, just behind first-place Hamilton, which had 108.
Whitefish Senior Norah Schmidt competes in the Women's Varsity High Jump in Columbia Falls on Saturday. (Matt Weller Photo)
Kaydence Blackwell (11) clears 7'6" at the Western A Divisional meet on Saturday. (Matt Weller Photo)
Whitefish Bulldog Carson Krack competes in the Men's Varsity 400m at the Western A Divisional meet. Krack's time of 50.35 earned him the second spot on the podium. (Chris Peterson/Hungry Horse News)
Whitefish's Brooke Zetooney at the Western A Divisional meet on Friday, May 16. (Chris Peterson/Hungry Horse News)
Senior Hailey Ells placed third in the Women's Varsity 100m hurdles at the Western A Divisional meet on Friday. (Matt Weller Photo)
Junior Simon Douglas finished just .06 seconds behind Senior Jack Jensen of Bigfork. His time of 4:27.62 netted second place in the Men's Varsity 1600 meter run in Columbia Falls on Friday at the Western A Divisionals. (Matt Weller Photo)