P.C. Class C teams rack up meets

The Dodson Coyotes, Saco Panthers, and Whitewater Penguins track teams saw plenty of action last week, with all three teams participating in both the Cal Wearley Memorial (CW) in Havre on Wednesday, April 25 and the Glasgow Invitational on Saturday, April 28.

Saco saw additional action, attending the Richey-Lambert Fusion Invitational (RL) on Friday, April 27, at the Lambert Sports Complex.

BOYS

In the boy's action, Whitewater's Trace Simonson took first place in both discus events, with a throw of 136-10 at the CW and a season record (SR) throw of 139-4 at the CW. Simonson also took third in the Glasgow triple jump with a SR of 37-1.5 and fourth in shot put with a SR of 38-10.25.

Saco's Ty Murphy took first place at the CW pole vault event by clearing 11-6. His mark was so high that one helper struggled getting the bar set on that cold and windy day.

"It feels pretty good because the wind is with us and it kind of pushes you more into the mat," Murphy said. "It's not the worst day. At least it's not like our first meet (in Glasgow) where the wind was blowing 50 miles per hour."

Murphy who cleared 12-feet earlier this season wants to keep improving.

"I set my goal for 12-feet because it is the qualifying standard for state," Murphy said. "Now I gotta get 12-6, going 12 isn't good enough."

Saco sophomore Brady Albus, who set the school's 800 time of 2:05.30 at the CW meet while taking second, won the event in the RL meet with a time of 2:08.22.

Albus took second place in the RL 400 with a time of 56.75.

Saco's Chris DePuydt took second place in the Glasgow high jump by clearing 5-8. He took fourth in the event in the RL meet by clearing 5-4. DePuydt was third in the Glasgow 100 with a time of 12.84.

Saco's Chandler Pippin placed eleventh in triple jump in Glasgow by leaving a mark at 31-8. He had the same mark in RL and took twelfth.

Saco's Chayten Pippen took fourth place in the CW JV triple jump with a mark of 30-5. He was eleventh in the varsity triple jump in RL with a mark at 32-5.5. Chayten took twelfth in the Glasgow 400 with a time of 1:06.49.

Dodson's Jeramiah Benson took thirteenth in the Glasgow 400 with a time of 1:08.45.

Dodson's Tyrese Messerly placed sixteenth in long jump leaving a mark at 14-10.

Dodson's Paul Doney took sixteenth place in the 200 and long jump events in Glasgow with a time of 30.89 in the 200 and a mark at 13-0 in long jump. Both were personal records for Doney. Doney also had a PR in the Glasgow shot put. The mark was left at 30-1.50.

Dodson's Shaun Ball left a mark of 35-5 in shot put at the CW meet.

Saco's short relay team, consisting of Murphy, Albus, Chay. Pippin and Depuydt took seventh in RL with a time of 51.79.

Dodson's Caleb Ditmar posted a time of 14.74 in the CW 100 but finished eighteenth in the 1600 with a time of 5:47.73.

GIRLS

In the girls' action, Saco's Bailey Funk took first place in Glasgow's triple jump event with a mark at 29-9, she also won the pole vault event by clearing 8-6. She won the RL pole vault event by clearing 8-6 and took third at the RL and CW long jump event with a mark of 14-10.5 in Havre and 14-7 in Lambert.

Saco's Sydney Zeller took second in the Glasgow high jump with a PR of 5-0 and second in the long jump with a mark at 14-0.75. She cleared 4-8 at the CW.

"I'm doing pretty good," Zeller said at the Cal Wearley meet. "I am meeting my expectations though I have only done high jump."

She explained that high jump was her favorite event.

"The adrenaline when I get over the bar," Zeller said.

Having only a few more weeks in high school Zeller shared where she wanted to see herself by the end of the season.

"At state again in long jump and high jump," Zeller said.

Whitewater's Kia Wasson took second place in the CW and Glasgow 1600 events, with a PR of 6:05.12 in Havre and a time of 6:09.03. She was fifth in the CW 3200 with a time of 13:28.71, a time she was not pleased with.

"I probably could've strided-out more," Wasson said.

Wasson took second in the Glasgow 3200 with a time of 13:12.71, a new PR.

Saco's Jaydyn Erickson took second in the CW JV high jump by clearing 4-2. Erickson took seventh in the RL high jump by clearing a PR of 4-4. Erickson took fifth in the RL 800 with a time of 2:52.44.

Dodson's Christina Jaynes took fourth in Glasgow's shot put event with a SR of 31-4.75. Jaynes took sixth place in the CW discus event with a throw of 88-9 and ninth in Glasgow's discus event with a throw of 84-11.

Whitewater's Kelsee Cummings took fifth place in the Glasgow shot put event with a throw of 30-3, a new PR. She also had a PR in discus with a throw of 76-7.

Dodson's Tiffany Cliff posted a time of 16.20 in the CW 100, a new PR.

"I was feeling pretty excited because last time I was nervous," Cliff said.

Cliff, who also participated in long jump and shot put said that she preferred running events.

"I like running a lot but I'm not doing a lot of running events this year," she said. "I may do more next year after I get the hang of it."

Cliff is in her first year of track but enjoys the sport.

"I like it," Cliff said. "It's interesting and fun. You meet a lot of new people."

Saco's Challise Young recorded a new SR of 54-4 in the RL javelin event. Young also had a throw of 58-4 in the RL discus event.