Wildcats win C-Falls invite title

The Columbia Falls boys track team started the season where it left off last year — in first place. The Wildcats edged Thompson Falls by 10 points to win the Columbia Falls Invitational at home March 31.

The weatherman had called for rain all day long, but the sun had different plans, making it almost a perfect day for track.

The Cats were paced by Derrick Williams, who won the 3,200 with a time of 9:53.22. Basketball standout Luke Kazlauskas won the long jump with a leap of 20-0 1/4, and Daniel Jones won the shot put and the discus with throws of 50-1 1/2 and 149-3 respectively. James Ratzlaff ran well, taking third in the 800 and 1,600.

The meet is largely a warm-up event, where athletes try a host of different events. There were nearly 10 heats for the boys 100-meter event alone.

The Wildkats took fourth. Jinise Osborne was second in the 3,200 with a time of 12:44.41, and teammate Samantha Mundel placed third with a time of 13:04.3. Carley Jo Benda was second in the long jump with a 15-1 leap.

The boys and girls team has a break and then heads to the Flathead Time Trials on April 10.

Columbia Falls Invitational

Boys

Team Scores - Columbia Falls 96, Thompson Falls 86, Bigfork 63, Choteau 61, Polson 50, Frenchtown 42, Whitefish 35, Troy 33, Eureka 22, Shelby 14, Browning 7, Libby 7, Dutton-Brady 4, Plains 4, Conrad 3, Cut Bank 0, Noxon 0.

100 - 1. A. Lowery, FT, 11.63; 2. V. DiGiallonardo, Pol, 11.84; 3. P. McClurg, Pol, 11.86; 4. A. Moreno, Shelby, 11.93; 5. L. Harwood, WF, 11.94; 6. G. Olson-Krantz, FT, 11.98.

200 - 1. R. Hayes, BF, 23.25; 2. I. Howard, Cho, 23.67; 3. J. Osbourne, CFalls, 23.75; 4. D. Holt, TFalls, 23.99; 5. A. Moreno, Shelby, 24.02; 6. C. Peterson, FT, 24.08.

400 - 1. I. Howard, Cho, 51.82; 2. L. Harwood, WF, 52.79; 3. R. Hayes, BF, 53.50; 4. C. Peterson, FT, 54.23; 5. Z. Camel, Pol, 54.68; 6. T. Baker, Brwng, 57.06.

800 - 1. J. Horn, Cho, 2:06.81; 2. C. Cantrell, BF, 2:12.10; 3. J. Ratzlaff, CFalls, 2:12.64; 4. T. Raph, Shelby, 2:12.86; 5. T. Motichka, Pol, 2:13.75; 6. C. Gray, WF, 2:15.94.

1,600 - 1. Cody Orr, Troy, 4:52.82; 2. J. Horn, Cho, 4:53.72; 3. J. Ratzlaff, CFalls, 5:02.71; 4. T. Duty, DB, 5:06.85; 5. J. Swiercz, TFalls, 5:08.90; 6. T. Motichka, Pol, 5:09. 59.

3,200 - 1. D. Williams, CFalls, 9:53.22; 2. A. Dumay, CFalls, 10:59.29; 3. E. Dusty Bull, Brwng, 10:59.91; 4. L. Naegeli, TFalls, 11:01.00; 5. A. Nystrom, Pol, 11:16.56; 6. J. Thomas, Libby, 11:23.16.

400 relay - 1. Bigfork, 45.87; 2. Polson, 46.29; 3. Frenchtown, 46.30; 4. Whitefish, 46.51; 5. Columbia Falls, 47.38; 6. Libby, 47.63.

1,600 relay - 1. Choteau, 3:38.38; 2. Columbia Falls, 3:41.35; 3. Whitefish, 3:43.52; 4. Frenchtown, 3:44.42; 5. Polson, 3:46.60; 6. Libby, 3:52.71.

110 hurdles - 1. H. Price, Eur, 16.19; 2. D. Holt, TFalls, 16.42; 3. T. Wobschall, CFalls, 16.60; 4. P. Schubert, TFalls, 16.76; 5. K. Grove, WF, 17.08; 6. M. Hayes, FT, 18.10.

300 hurdles - 1. D. Holt, TFalls, 42.20; 2. P. Schubert, TFalls, 43.45; 3. A. Jordt, BF, 44.60; 4. H. Price, Eur, 44.68; 5. K. Grove, WF, 46.10; 6. J. Rubel, Pol, 46.15.

Long jump - 1. L. Kazlauskas, CFalls, 20-0 1/4; 2. V. DiGiallonardo, Pol, 19-11; 3. J. Osbourne, CFalls, 19-9 3/4; 4. G. Hickman, Troy, 19-2 3/4; 5. B. Metz, Troy, 19-0 3/4; 6. M. Hader, CFalls, 18-11 3/4.

Triple jump - 1. K. Nicholson, WF, 40-4 1/2; 2. C. Evans, BF, 40-0 1/2; 3. P. Schubert, TFalls, 39-9; 4. K. Gollahon, Cho, 38-10; 5. C, Nissen, BF, 38-3 1/2; 6. T. Morgan, CFalls, 38-3.

High jump - 1. R. Rayson, Troy, 6-5; 2. D. Holt, TFalls, 6-5; 3. Cody Orr, Troy, 6-0; 4. P. Schubert, TFalls, 6-0; 5. M. Hayes, FT, 5-10; 6. Cory Orr, Troy, 5-8.

Pole vault - 1. D. Diehl, FT, 12-6; 2. D. Holt, TFalls, 12-6; 3. C. Phillips, TFalls, 12-0; 4. C. Hoyer, Libby, 12-0; 5. B. Bleazard, Pol, 11-6; 6. K. Gollahon, Cho, 11-0.

Javelin - 1. T. Hall, Cho, 159-2; 2. D. Babbitt, TFalls, 157-5; 3. C. Phillips, TFalls, 153-11; 4. R. Earhart, Plains, 152-10; 5. M. Harsh, BF, 151-1; 6. A. Lake, FT, 140-9.

Discus - 1. D. Jones, CFalls, 149-3; 2. R. Roo, Eur, 127-4; 3. M. Harsh, BF, 121-2; 4. D. Fyall, Shelby, 121-0; 5. S. Larson, Con, 120-9; 6. A. Cantrell, BF, 116-5.

Shot put - 1. D. Jones, CFalls, 50-1 1/2; 2. C. Rubel, Pol, 45-11; 3. J. Babcock, CFalls, 44-8; 4. C. Coleman, BF, 43-3 1/2; 5. A. Cahala, FT, 40-11 1/4; 6. S. Larson, Con, 40-10 1/2.

Girls

Team scores: Polson 84, Cut Bank 81.33, Plains 67, Columbia Falls 58.83, Thompson Falls 52.33, Choteau 45, Eureka 31, Bigfork 30, Whitefish 25.5, Libby 21, Conrad 8, Noxon 8, Browning 6, Frenchtown 6, Shelby 2, Troy 1, Dutton-Brady 0.

100 - 1. A. DiGiallonardo, P, 13.06; 2. A. Foley, WF, 13.16; 3. N. Rehbein, Pla. 13.6; 4. M. Barringer, Con, 13.72; 5. (tie) S. Moon, CF, 13.73, M. Devirer, WF, 13.73.

200 - 1. A. DiGiallonardo, P, 27.35; 2. H. Reid, TF, 27.68; 3. S. Fitzpatrick, CB, 28.57; 4. N. Rehbein, Pla, 28.66; 5. M. Barringer, Con, 29.02; 6. H. Phillips, Plains, 29.06.

400 - 1.S. Stevenson, Lib, 1:05.63; 2. A. DiGiallonardo, P, 1:06.51; 3. L. Salway, CB, 1:07.04; 4. M. Hewston, P, 1:07.31; 5. T. Erickson, Con, 107.75; 6. D. Delventhal, CF, 1:09.36.

800 - 1. M. Morley, BF, 2:23.82; 2. F. Earhart, Pla, 2:36.42; 3. C. Hewston, P, 2:37.39; 4. H. Fultz, CB, 2:47.69; 5. C. Olson, Bigfork, 2:51.50; 6. R. Doore, CB, 2:55.13.

1600 - 1. C. Hewston, P, 5:45.37; 2. F. Earhart, Pla, 5:49.62; 3. A. Bartmess, E, 6:19.96; 4. R. Doore, CB, 6:23.94; 5. C. Olson, BF, 6:24.19; 6. C. Blevins, Shelby, 6:29.32

3200 - 1. M. Morley, BF, 10:55.41; 2. J. Osborne, CF, 12:44.41; 3. S. Mundel, CF, 13:04.3; 4. J. Wells, Bro, 14:07.42; 5. I. Spotted Eagle, 14:16.62; 6. K. Morrison, Troy, 14:24.84.

400 relay: 1. Plains, 53.43; 2. Polson, 53.56; 3. Libby, 54.39; 4. Cut Bank, 54.52; 5. Whitefish, 54.60; 6. Eureka, 55.68.

1600 relay: 1. Plains, 4:33.5; 2. Polson, 4:40.70; 3. Frenchtown, 4:43.91; 4. Thompson Falls, 4:55.99; 5. Bigfork, 5:00.32; 6. Libby, 5:24.80

100 hurdles: 1. H. Reid, TF, 16.01; 2. A. Brooks, P, 17.36; 3. R. Spencer, CB,17.49; 4. S. Johnson, E, 17.71; 5. A. Holmes, Pla, 17.72; 6. C. Neise, CF, 17.98.

300 hurdles: 1. H. Reid, TF, 48.12; 2. A. Foley, WF. 49.3; 3. H. Phillips, Pla,50.16; 4. A. Padden, TF, 52.09; 5. M. Grove, E, 52.73; 6. M. Hiza, BF, 52.82.

Long jump: 1. E. Karcher, CB, 15-5 1/4; 2. C. Benda, CF, 15-1; 3. K. Beagley, Plains, 14-10 1/2; 4. A. DiGiallonardo, P, 14-8; 5. M. Nygaard, CB, 14-2 3/4; 6. C. Larson, E, 14-1 1/2.

Triple jump: 1.J. Bradford, E, 32-8; 2. E. Karcher, CB, 32-7; 3. C. Benda, CF, 32-7; 4. A. Berta, CF, 32-4; 5. C. Nicosia, CF, 32-2; 6. E. Zwerneman, Chot, 30-11.

High jump: 1. A. Breen, Chot, 5-0; 2. H. Reid, TF, 5-0; 3. C. Benda, CF, 4-8; 4. A. Berta, CF, 4-8; 5. R. Coleman, BF, 4-6; 6. K. Nickol, Shelby, 4-2.

Pole vault: 1. H. Reid, CF, 9-0; 2. E. Zwerneman, Chot, 7-6; 3. C. Hewston, P, 7-6; 4. J. Johnson, L, 7-0; 5. A. Venters, P, 7-0; 6. (tie) A. Berta, CF, 6-6, A. Padden, TF, 6-6, M. Dodson, CB, 6-6.

Javelin: 1. A. Breen, Chot, 114-7; 2. A. Vaught, TF, 103-0; 3. M. Lewis, CB, 94-7; 4. J. Vaile, CB, 92-0; 5. E. Reynolds, WF, 88-7; 6. H. Burlage, CF, 88-4.

Discus: 1. J. Vaile, CB, 118-4; 2. A. Breen, Chot, 99-9; 3. F. Winebrenner, Pla, 98-0; 4. E. Reynolds, WF, 96-10; 5. C. Chenoweth, Noxon, 92-0; 6. L. Pluid, E, 91-7.

Shot put: 1. J. Vaile, CB, 34-5; 2. A. Breen, Chot, 32-1/4; 3. E. Billow, E,31-1 1/2; 4. C. Chenoweth, Noxon, 31-1; 5. J. Wilkinson, Noxon, 30-2 3/4.