Track makes its mark at Western A
Malaki Simpson, center, won the 200 (shown here) and the 100 Saturday.
Hungry Horse News
The Columbia Falls boys took third and the girls took fifth at the Western A track meet over a cold and blustery Friday and Saturday.
The Wildcats hosted the tournament on the windswept plateau of the Mike Nicosia track. Corvallis won the boys meet and Hamilton the girls.
Top performers for the Wildcats included Malaki Simpson, who won the 100 and 200 meters with times of 11.07 and 22.36 respectively. Teammate Kai Golan took sixth in the 200 and fourth in the 100 to qualify for state. The 4x100 relay won with a time of 43.21, which included Adler Waters, Golan, Jack Phelps and Simpson.
Phelps was also fourth in the 300 hurdles. The Cats took fifth in the 4x400 relay.
Other notable performances included Lane Voermans, who took fourth in the shot put with a throw of 50-5 and second in the discus with a throw of 166-8. Banyan Johnston tied for third in the high jump with a 6-0 leap and Oliver Kress tied for second in the pole vault with a 12-6.
On the girls side, Ally Sempf took fourth in the 400 with a 1.00.99. Ashley Andrews took third in the 800 with a 2.26.48 while Mila Johns took fifth with a 2.27.84.
Aubrey Smith was fifth in the 100 hurdles with a 17.17 and sixth in the 300 hurdles with a 49.61.
The Kats were second in the 4x100 relay with a 51.45 and fourth in the 4x400 with a 4.18.91. Ellie Stutsman took sixth in the shot put with a 34 even. In the pole vault, Emma McAllister and Soli Bullemer tied for first with leaps of 10-6. Courtney Hussion took third in the long jump with a leap of 16-5.5. In the triple jump, Bullemer was second with a 34-1.5.
The teams now travel to Laurel this weekend for the state meet to wrap up the season.