Bulldogs split up for track meets

By DAVID ERICKSON / Whitefish Pilot

The Whitefish High School track team split up on Saturday, sending students to both Missoula and Bigfork to compete.

At the Missoula County Public Schools Invitational meet, the Class A Bulldogs placed 10th overall with 34 points, competing against Class AA schools.

Aaron Tkachyk took first in the long jump competition with 20-6, beating Sam Tedrow, of Flathead High School at 19-10.

Kaleb Prestegaard took second in the pole vault with 13-0, behind Ryan Kelley of Polson at 13-6.

Drew Coco placed fourth in the 1,600-meter race with a time of 4:38.22. He placed third in the 3,200 with a 9:57:10.

For the girls, Lauren Kuennen took third in the 800 (2:26:30) and fourth in the 1,600 (5:26:78).

Ashley Ferda placed fourth in the 100-meter hurdles (16.82), and Hailey Farmin took fourth in the long jump with a 15-02.5. The girls relay team took sixth in the 400-meter with a time of 53.28.

In Bigfork, Whitefish placed 11th with six points, but obviously key teammates were competing down south that day.

Bulldog Seth Wiley placed fourth in the 110-meter hurdles and third in the 300-meter hurdles.

Several Whitefish High School records fell at the meet. Most notably, former Bulldog Courtney Ferda's old meet record of 27.63 in the 200-meter race was broken by Dutton Storle with a 27.42.

Former Bulldog R.C. Carter's 2006 pole vault record of 13 feet also fell to Brian Schenevar, of Thompson Falls, with a 14-foot vault.

The Florence relay team beat the Bulldogs 2006 record in the 400-meter relay, 52.83, by 0.31 of a second.

Missoula Invite, team scores:Kalispell Flathead 119 1/2, Missoula Big Sky 87, Great Falls Russell 67 1/2, Hamilton 45, Corvallis 43, Frenchtown 43, Polson 40, Missoula Sentinel 38, Missoula Hellgate 37, Whitefish 34, Dillon 33, Columbia Falls 15, Plains 12, Victor 12, Eureka 11, Darby 10, Anaconda 7, Stevensville 7, Loyola Sacred Heart 6, Kalispell Glacier 5.

Bigfork Invite

Girls teams: Bigfork 84.3; Florence 73, Cutbank 65, Libby 60.3, Charlo 54, Ronan 44.3, Dutton 41, Thompson Falls 38, Eureka 32, Seeley 24, Whitefish 6, Glacier 2, Columbia Falls 1, Shelby 0.

Boys teams: Thompson Falls 105, Libby 98, Ronan 64, Bigfork 41, Cutbank 32, Eureka 27, Charlo 22, Florence 21, Shelby 18, Glacier 13, Columbia Falls 11, Dutton 0.