Phillips County teams at Top Ten Meet

All four Phillips County teams had at least one student participate in the 2018 North East Top 10 Track and Field Meet in Glasgow on Tuesday, May 1.

Women

For the women, Malta's Erica Smith, a freshman, was the only athlete from Phillips County to take first place in an event, having won the triple jump event. She had a mark of 33-11.75, a new personal best.

"I had gotten my board perfectly the day before at practice and I was like, 'I gotta get this one right,'" Smith said of the jump. "I did and it was good, so I was happy about that."

In the process of winning the event, Smith also qualified for state, by surpassing the qualifying standard set at 33-8.

"I'm feeling pretty excited," Smith said.

Smith also took second place in long jump after leaving a mark of 15-05.50. Smith placed seventh in the 100 meter dash with a time of 14.12 and eleventh in high jump by clearing 4-4.

Smith would later qualify for state in the 100 by posting a time of 13.27 at the Havre Invitational on Saturday, May 5. Teammate Kyleigh Schipman qualified for javelin in Havre with a throw of 116-6.

Malta senior TaChante' Cole took third place in the 1600 with a personal best of 5:48.65.

Whitewater freshman Kia Wasson set a pair of personal bests and placed fourth in both the 1600 and 3200. She had a time of 5:54.53 in the 1600 and 13:02.84 in the 3200.

Dodson's only athlete, sophomore Christina Jaynes took fifth place in shot put, with a new personal best of 33-0.

"It was a little bit nerve-racking but I had my brother there to calm me down and keep me focused," Jaynes said.

Jaynes was happy to qualify for the event, because it is the most meaningful, in her opinion.

"I think it's more important to make it to the Top Ten than state because it's not just Class C. It's Class A and B and everyone else," Jaynes said.

Malta senior Adessa Judd took fifth place in the 400 with a personal best of 1:04.24.

Saco senior Bailey Funk took sixth in pole vault by clearing 9-0, her highest mark of the season. Funk also took eighth in long jump leaving a mark at 14-01.50.

Saco senior Sydney Zeller took seventh in high jump by clearing 4-8. Zeller also took seventh in long jump by leaving a mark at 14-02.

Malta freshman Leslie Young took seventh in the 800 with a time of 2:42.83, a new personal best.

"(It was) terrible," Young said of her Top Ten outing. "I was so tense."

She went on to say that being in the Top Ten added a little pressure to her race.

Men

For the men, Whitewater senior Trace Simonson took second in discus with a season record of 144-05. His personal best was 148 last season.

When asked how he would surpass his best Simonson said,"A few more meets and some competitive throwing really helps get it out there."

Saco sophomore Brady Albus took second place in the 800 while setting a new personal best of 2:03.64.

Saco sophomore Ty Murphy took third in pole vault by tying his season best of 12-0.

Malta sophomore Tanner Smith took fourth in high jump after clearing 5-8. T. Smith also took seventh in long jump with a mark of 18-06 and ninth in triple jump leaving a mark at 38-01.50.

Malta's Cormac Benn was one of two freshman at the meet. He took fifth place in long jump with a leap of 19-05.50. Benn was also seventh in high jump after clearing 5-06 and tenth in triple jump after leaving a mark of 36-07.

"I didn't do very good," Benn said.

He admitted that he had a hip flexor prior to the event.

"I hurt it before in practice, so I wasn't jumping (well)," Benn said. "But I think I let it build up in my head and I got scared because it was the Top Ten."

Though the pressure affected Benn, he was honored to make the event.

"It's pretty cool," Benn said. "Especially for my first high school year."

Panther senior Chris DePuydt took fifth in high jump by clearing 5-8.

Malta's short relay team, consisting of Michael Pugh, Benn, Kevin Henry, and T. Smith, took sixth place with a time of 47.78.

Pugh, a Malta High School senior, took tenth place in the 100 with a time of 12.88.

"It was my first time being a part of something like that, so I was pretty nervous," Pugh said. "That's probably why I didn't run really good. I did also mess up my hip two week ago."

Havre Invitational Meet held on Saturday, May 5. Malta Only.

Havre Invitational Meet held on Saturday, May 5.

Mens Results- Malta Only

100 Meters Varsity: 5. Michael Pugh 12.15a PR, 8. Kevin Henry 12.21a PR, 9. Cormac Benn 12.28a PR, 12. Kooper Oxarart 12.72a PR.

200 Meters Varsity: 6. Tanner Smith 24.21a PR, 7. Michael Pugh 24.41a PR, 9. Kevin Henry 25.58a PR, 11. Kooper Oxarart 25.85a PR.

400 Meters Varsity: 7. Kevin Henry 59.09a PR.

400 Meters Junior Varsity: 1. Magnus Franzen 1:02.91a, 3. Parker Mortenson 1:03.98a.

800 Meters Varsity: 5. Parker Mortenson 2:30.12a, 6. Rhett Simanton 2:32.89a PR.

1600 Meters Varsity: 9. Rhett Simanton 5:57.23a PR.

110m Hurdles - 39" Varsity: 4. Magnus Franzen 20.43a PR, 5. Kaden Bergos 22.99a PR.

300m Hurdles - 36" Varsity: 4. Magnus Franzen 51.17a, 5. Kaden Bergos 52.04a PR.

4x100 Relay Varsity: 1. Michael Pugh, Cormac Benn, Kevin Henry, and Tanner Smith 47.00a.

4x100 Relay Junior Varsity: 2. Cordel Salsbery, Parker Mortenson, Kaden Bergos, and Magnus Franzen 52.11a.

4x400 Relay Varsity: 1. Michael Pugh, Cormac Benn, Kooper Oxarart, and Magnus Franzen 4:00.29a.

Shot Put - 12lb Varsity: 1. Andres Lopez 42-10.50 PR, 3. Cordel Salsbery 37-10.25, 15. Kooper Oxarart 29-02.00 PR.

Shot Put - 12lb Junior Varsity: 2. Bobby Dolphay 29-02.00.

Discus - 1.6kg Varsity: 6. Cordel Salsbery 108-05 PR, 7. Andres Lopez 98-00 SR.

Discus - 1.6kg Junior Varsity: 5. Bobby Dolphay 66-02, 9 Kooper Oxarart ND.

Javelin - 800g Varsity: 6. Kooper Oxarart 115-00 PR, 15. Bobby Dolphay 92-00, 17. Parker Mortenson 90-08 PR, 9 Cordel Salsbery ND.

High Jump Varsity: 3. Cormac Benn 5-10.00, 4. Tanner Smith 5-08.00, 5. Kaden Bergos 5-04.00.

Long Jump Varsity: 2. Cormac Benn 20-00.25 PR, 4. Tanner Smith 18-02.00.

Triple Jump Varsity: 2. Tanner Smith 39-07.00.

Womens Results- Malta Only

100 Meters Varsity: 1. Erica Smith 13.27a PR.

100 Meters Junior Varsity: 2. Lauren Doney 15.80a.

200 Meters Varsity: 1. Erica Smith 27.89a PR, 4. Adessa Judd 28.35a PR, 9 Leslie Young NT.

200 Meters Junior Varsity: 1. Kayla Judd 32.38a PR, 3. Lauren Doney 33.48a PR.

400 Meters Varsity: 2. Adessa Judd 1:05.03a, 5. Leslie Young 1:08.88a.

800 Meters Varsity: 1. TaChante' Cole 2:42.53a, 3. Leslie Young 2:52.09a, 5. Danie Rhoads 3:14.48a, 12 Adessa Judd NT.

1600 Meters Varsity: 1. TaChante' Cole 5:57.93h, 6. Danie Rhoads 7:19.00h.

100m Hurdles - 33" Varsity: 2. Kayla Judd 19.22a PR.

300m Hurdles - 30" Varsity: 2. Kayla Judd 56.40a PR.

4x400 Relay Varsity: 2. TaChante' Cole, Ella Schye, Leslie Young, and Adessa Judd 4:50.37a.

Shot Put - 4kg Varsity: 1. Ella Schye 30-04.75 PR, 10 Carly Garfield ND.

Shot Put - 4kg Junior Varsity: 1. Sidney Meeks 27-11.50 PR, 2. Shelby Jones 26-05.00, 4. Kyleigh Schipman 24-04.50, 6. Sammy Dolphay 15-07.00.

Discus - 1kg Varsity: 5. Ella Schye 87-00, 6. Sidney Meeks 85-07, Carly Garfield ND.

Discus - 1kg Junior Varsity: 1. Shelby Jones 83-07 SR, 5. Sammy Dolphay 47-08 SR.

Javelin - 600g Varsity: 1. Kyleigh Schipman 116-06 PR, 4. Ella Schye 90-02.

Javelin - 600g Junior Varsity: 1. Shelby Jones 87-01 PR, 3. Sidney Meeks 68-06, 5. Sammy Dolphay 23-06, 10 Carly Garfield ND.

High Jump Varsity: 3. Erica Smith 4-08.00, 4. Lauren Doney 4-02.00 PR, 7. Adessa Judd 3-10.00, 7. Kayla Judd 3-10.00, 12 Ella Schye NH.

Long Jump Varsity: 2. Erica Smith 14-08.00, 10. Lauren Doney 11-09.50 PR.

Triple Jump Varsity: 1. Erica Smith 33-09.50.

Jean Dreikesen Memorial Track Meet held in Glasgow on Saturday, May 5. Class C Schools Only.

Mens Results

100 Meters Varsity: 8. Chris DePuydt 12.66a SAC. 18. Chandler Pippin 13.72a SAC. 21. Josh Salveson 14.15a SAC. 22. Paul Doney 14.36a PR DOD.

200 Meters Varsity: 11. Chandler Pippin 27.67a SAC. 12. Josh Salveson 28.31a SAC. 16. Chayten Pippin 29.36a SAC. 12 Paul Doney SCR DOD. 12 Chris DePuydt SCR SAC.

400 Meters Varsity: 2. Brady Albus 57.27a SAC. 4. Chris DePuydt 59.53a SAC. 10. Chayten Pippin 1:04.55a SAC.

800 Meters Varsity: 1. Brady Albus 2:04.73a SAC.

1600 Meters Varsity: Marty LoneBear SCR DOD.

3200 Meters Varsity: Marty LoneBear SCR DOD.

4x100 Relay Varsity: 4. Ty Murphy, Brady Albus, Chandler Pippin, and Chris DePuydt 51.99a SAC. Jeramiah Benson, David Jaynes, Marty LoneBear, and Paul Doney SCR DOD.

Shot Put - 12lb Varsity: 4. Trace Simonson 42-04.00 PR WW. 6. David Jaynes 38-02.50 DOD. 10. Cody Scheffelmear 35-03.00 PR WW. 13. Paul Doney 34-07.50 PR DOD. 14. Ty Murphy 34-04.50 PR SAC.

Discus - 1.6kg Varsity: 1. Trace Simonson 141-10 WW. 21. David Jaynes 75-07 DOD.

High Jump Varsity: 1. Chris DePuydt 5-09.00 PR SAC. 2. Trace Simonson 5-08.00 SR WW. 4. Ty Murphy 5-06.00 SAC. 7. Cody Scheffelmear 5-04.00 SR WW.

Pole Vault Varsity: 1. Ty Murphy 12-03.00 PR SAC. 5. Josh Salveson 9-00.00 SAC.

Long Jump Varsity: 7. Chris DePuydt 16-09.00 SAC. 10. Brady Albus 16-03.50 SAC. 18. Chayten Pippin 15-01.00 PR SAC. 21. Chandler Pippin 13-11.50 SAC. 23. Josh Salveson 13-04.00 SAC. 12 Marty LoneBear SCR DOD. 12 Paul Doney SCR DOD.

Triple Jump Varsity: 3. Trace Simonson 38-09.00 SR WW. 10. Chayten Pippin 31-11.00 SAC. 11. Cody Scheffelmear 31-09.00 SR WW. 12. Chandler Pippin 31-08.00 SAC.

Womens Results

100 Meters Varsity: 4. Bailey Funk 14.58a SAC. 10. Kyla Racine 18.04a PR DOD.

200 Meters Varsity: 12 Sydney Zeller SCR SAC.

800 Meters Varsity: 3. Sydney Zeller 2:44.79a SR SAC.

1600 Meters Varsity: 1. Kia Wasson 6:04.08a WW. 4. Kyla Racine 8:32.29a PR DOD.

3200 Meters Varsity: 1. Kia Wasson 12:51.23a PR WW.

Shot Put - 4kg Varsity: 2. Christina Jaynes 32-05.00 DOD. 7. Kelsee Cummings 29-10.00 WW. 15. Challise Young 21-05.50 SAC. 16. Kyla Racine 21-05.00 PR DOD. 9 Tiffany Cliff SCR DOD.

Discus - 1kg Varsity: 2. Christina Jaynes 99-01 PR DOD. 9. Kelsee Cummings 75-04 WW. 18. Challise Young 56-03 SAC.

Javelin - 600g Varsity: 14. Challise Young 62-08 SR SAC. 17. Jaydyn Erickson 50-00 PR SAC.

High Jump Varsity: 1. Sydney Zeller 5-00.00 SAC.

Pole Vault Varsity: Bailey Funk SCR SAC.

Long Jump Varsity: 2. Sydney Zeller 15-00.00 PR SAC. 3. Bailey Funk 14-06.75 SAC. Tiffany Cliff SCR DOD. Kyla Racine SCR DOD.

Triple Jump Varsity: 2. Bailey Funk 30-04.00 SAC.

Gene Nelson Memorial Dodson Only:

Mens Results

100 Meters Varsity: 30. Paul Doney 14.54a DOD. 34. Jeramiah Benson 15.12a.

200 Meters Varsity: 23. Jeramiah Benson 29.81a. Paul Doney SCR.

400 Meters Varsity: 16. Jeramiah Benson 1:05.19a PR.

800 Meters Varsity: 13. Marty LoneBear 2:52.70a PR.

1600 Meters Varsity: Marty LoneBear SCR.

4x100 Relay Varsity: Jeramiah Benson, David Jaynes, Marty LoneBear, and Paul Doney SCR.

Shot Put - 12lb Varsity: 4. David Jaynes 37-04.50. 13. Paul Doney 33-10.00.

Discus - 1.6kg Varsity: 21. David Jaynes 80-08.

Long Jump Varsity: 32. Marty LoneBear 12-00.00.

Womens Results

100 Meters Varsity: Kyla Racine SCR.

800 Meters Varsity: 14. Kyla Racine 3:40.03a PR.

1600 Meters Varsity: Kyla Racine SCR.

Shot Put - 4kg Varsity: 8. Christina Jaynes 28-08.00. Tiffany Cliff DQ.

Discus - 1kg Varsity: 5. Christina Jaynes 88-04.

Long Jump Varsity: Tiffany Cliff DQ.