Wilmot wins twice as track and field post top finishes at Iceberg Invite

Whitefish’s boys and girls track teams delivered strong all-around performances at the Columbia Falls Iceberg Invite on April 17, finishing third and fourth respectively in the team standings while racking up multiple podium finishes and personal bests.

Whitefish senior Riley Zetooney got the meet started for the boys team with a second-place finish in the 100 meters with 11.55. He was followed closely by sophomore Colby Minton, who set a personal best of 11.62 to take fifth. Minton continued his strong day by placing fourth in the 200 meters with another PR of 23.06 and finished second in the 400 meters with a third PR of the day in 51.30.

Senior Scott Dalen also placed in the sprints, finishing seventh in the 100 (11.93) and ninth in the 200 (24.33), helping secure points for the team.

Whitefish’s 4x100 relay team of Minton, Dalen, Ethan Amick, and Zetooney clocked 44.54 to place third, just four-hundredths of a second behind Columbia Falls. The 4x400 relay team of Simon Douglas, Amick, Logan Heyne, and Preston McPherson stormed to a first-place finish with a season-best 3:32.36.

Senior Simon Douglas picked up a win in the boys 1600 meters with a time of 4:33.19, pulling away from the field with a strong final lap. He also helped the winning 4x400 relay.

In the hurdles, senior Carson Gulick had a standout meet, winning the 110-meter hurdles in 16.07 and finishing third in the 300-meter hurdles (44.32), both season-best times. Gulick added a third-place finish in the high jump at 5-8.

In the 400 meters, Whitefish took four of the top six spots: Minton (2nd), McPherson (4th, 52.79 PR), Heyne (6th, 53.89), and Amick (8th, 54.97), showing elite depth in one of track’s toughest events.

Freshman Braylon Dunn impressed in the field with a PR of 40-0 to place ninth in shot put and eighth in discus (116-4.5 PR).

ON the girls side, senior Racheal Wilmot lead the team in sprints. 

She continued her stellar season by winning both the 100 meters (12.88) and 400 meters (1:00.75), setting the tone for the Lady Bulldogs. Junior Mila Maddock placed third in the 200 (27.81 PR) and sixth in the 100 (13.66), while freshman Sofie Albiero ran a 28.11 PR to place seventh in the 200.

In the 800 meters, sophomore Sophie Douglas placed fifth (2:39.95 PR) and added a sixth-place finish in the 1600 (5:57.86), just ahead of teammate Sierra Gibb, who set a season best (6:13.28) for eighth.

In the javelin, junior Sol Holmquist placed fourth (97-10), with teammate Kaydence Blackwell finishing seventh (86-5 season best). Holmquist also threw a PR in discus (99-2) to finish third.

Senior Margaret Zonich placed second in the high jump, clearing 4-8, while Cameron Diehl cleared 11-0 in the pole vault to place sixth.

Sophomore Olga Abramchuk recorded a third-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles (18.27 PR), continuing her rise in the event. Jordan Harmon placed sixth in the triple jump (36-8.25) and ninth in javelin, while freshman Chantry Krack hit a PR of 14-2 in the long jump (9th) and placed sixth in the triple jump (31-1 PR).

    Freshman Peter Schram records a personal best time of 2:25.72 in the 800-meter run Thursday. (Matt Weller photo)
  

    Sophomore, Colby Minton, earns a state qualifying time in the 200-meter dash in Columbia Falls Thursday. (Matt Weller photo)
  

    Whitefish Bulldog junior, Noah Oaks, achieves a personal best time of 12:42 in the men's varsity 3200-meter run at the Columbia Falls Iceberg Invitational on Thursday. (Matt Weller photo)