Coco and Roche take firsts at Polson meet
Photo by Mike Cast / Lake County Leader Derek Crittenden, left, and Sam Wiley in the 110 hurdles at the Polson ABC meet.
The Whitefish boys took third and the girls took fourth place at the Polson ABC track meet on Saturday.
Defending state champion Drew Coco won the 1,600-meter run and placed second in the 800. Willie Roche took first in the long jump and fourth in the 400-meter race.
The boys had a strong showing in the 400-meter race, with three Bulldogs placing in the top-six.
Anto Daoud took second. Two Bulldogs placed in the triple jump — Aaron Tkachyk, third, and Kalin Hale, fifth.
The Wiley twins continued to run well in the hurdles. Seth Wiley took second in the 300-meter hurdles and fourth in the 110-meter race.
His brother Sam Wiley placed fifth in the 300-meter. Derek Crittenden was right behind Seth in the 110-meter, taking fifth.
Two Bulldogs placed in the top-six in javelin — Dustin Beck, second, and Alex Elespuru, sixth.
For the girls, Loni Hanson placed second in the 3,200 meter race. Amanda Foley took third in the 100-meter dash and sixth in the 200-meter.
Torrie Powell took second in the triple jump and fifth in the javelin. Ariel Ducote took fifth in both hurdles races, and the Lady Bulldogs' 400-meter relay team placed third.
Next up is the Divisional Track Tournament to be held Friday and Saturday, May 22 and 23, in Polson.
Boys team totals — Corvallis 126, Columbia Falls 84, Whitefish 84, Frenchtown 63, Polson 44, Hamilton 42, Bigfork 36, Ronan-St. Ignatius 18, Stevensville 14, Browning 10.
400 – 2, Anto Daoud, WF, 52.62; 4, Willie Roche, WF, 52.90; 5, Dalton Rice, WF.
800 – 2, Drew Coco, WF, 2:01.64.
1,600 – 1, Drew Coco, WF, 4:37.18.
110 hurdles – Seth Wiley, WF, 16.5; 5, Derek Crittenden, WF, 16.7.
300 hurdles – 2, Seth Wiley, WF, 40.74; 5, Sam Wiley, WF, 43.47.
400 relay – 5, Whitefish, 45.56.
1,600 relay – 4, Whitefish, 3:36.43.
Javelin – 2, Dustin Beck, WF, 160-8; 6, Alex Elespuru, WF, 152-6.
Long jump – 1, Willie Roche, WF, 21-6.5.
Triple jump – 3, Aaron Tkachyk, WF, 41-5; 5, Kalin Hale, WF, 39-9.
Pole vault – 4 (tie), Brandon Calvert, CF, and Prestegaard, WF, 12-6.
Girls team totals — Polson 131, Hamilton 82, Frenchtown 74, Whitefish 51, Columbia Falls 50, Bigfork 43, Stevensville 38, Corvallis 32, Ronan-St. Ignatius 17, Browning 6.
100 – 3, Amanda Foley, WF, 13.03.
200 – 6, Amanda Foley, WF, 27.49.
400 – Heather Melcer, WF, 62.93; 6, Becca Strellnauer, WF, 63.26.
800 – 1, Kayla Carlson, BF, 2:22.15; 2, Emily Schell, Fre, no time; 3, Kendra Wabaunsee, Fre, 2:28.06; 4, Courtney White, Cor, 2:31; 5, Carly S., WF, 2:33; 6, Cedar Jordt, CF, 2:35.
1,600 – 6, Carly Schwickert, WF, 5:45.
3,200 – 2, Loni Hanson, WF, 12:46.
110 hurdles – 5, Ariel Ducote, WF, 17.26.
300 hurdles – 5, Ariel Ducote, WF, 49.49.
400 relay – 3, Whitefish, 52.51.
1,600 relay – 6, Whitefish, 4:29.3.
Javelin – 5, Torrie Powell, WF, 98-6.
Triple jump – 2, Torrie Powell, WF, 33-8.