By Tiffany L. Rehbein
Havre's Brent Finneman and Great Falls' Tyler Anderson tangled at the finish line of the 1,600-meter relay and both hit the track with a tumble.
Finneman was immediately on his feet, while officials administered to Anderson, who was on his back near the finish line.
Finneman's effort not only gave the Havre relay the win with a time of 3:41.4, it also vaulted the Blue Ponies past the Bison for a 73-72 team win at the duals Thursday at the Havre Middle School.
The Havre girls, who swept the high jump event from Great Falls, and placed two-of-three in the 1,600, javelin, shot put, and discus, also defeated the Bison 73-72 to capture the title.
Finneman, a junior, placed first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.2. She also won the 200 with a time of 23.1. He also placed third in the long jump at 157.
Havre swept the boys' 100 with junior Adam Landgraf placing second with a time of 11.3 and freshman Steve Heberly placing in 11.4.
Junior Grant Roman won the 400 with a time of 54.9. Brian DeRosa placed first in the 110 hurdles, clocking in at 16.3 and first in the 330 hurdles with a time of 44.9.
Other first-place finishes included Jesse Suek, who threw 1524 in the javelin, Chris Klobofski, who threw 473 1/2 in the shot put, Jake Dusek, who jumped 1811 1/2 in the long jump, and Jacob Lorang, who cleared 10feet in the pole vault.
The Blue Pony boys also won both relays, finishing the 400-meter relay in 46.1.
Junior Alyssa Matter won the 100-meter dash for the second-straight week for Havre, finishing in 13.0. She knocked eight-tenths of one second off last week's time.
Erin Lynch placed first in the 800 with a time of 2:36.
Junior Jennie Peterson swept the 1,600 and 3,200 races. She clocked in at 5:31.8 in the one-mile and set a personal-best 11:51.1 in the 3,200. She also won her second-straight two-mile run.
Senior Erin Patera, in her first meet of the year, threw the javelin 1172 for a first-place finish. Sophomore Jeri Matter finished third with a throw of 943.
Freshman Jeanna McPherson followed her sister's advice and placed first in the shot put with a throw of 328. Sister Jayla was second with a toss of 322 1/2.
Jayla McPherson placed first in the discus with a mark of 949. Melissa Haymaker was second with a throw of 924.
Youth prevailed for Havre in the high jump with sophomore Amy Ranes claiming her second-straight first-place finish with a jump of 51.
Matter was second, clearing 48, and freshman Brooke Schwan was third at 48.
Senior Cara Holmquist was second in the pole vault at 70.
The Havre girls' varsity also won the 400-meter relay with a time of 53.3.
Both the boys and the girls placed first in the team scores last week at Glasgow.
The Ponies return to action Tuesday when they compete at C.M. Russell in Great Falls.
Boys
Havre 73, Great Falls 72
100 1, Brent Finneman, Havre, 11.2; 2, Adam Landgraf, Havre, 11.3; 3, Steve Heberly, Havre, 11.4.
200 1, Brent Finneman, Havre, 23.1; 2, Tyler Anderson, Great Falls, 23.5; 3, Ryan Shultz, Great Falls, 24.7.
400 1, Grant Roman, Havre, 54.9; 2, Handwerk, Great Falls, 54.91; 3, Oswald, Great Falls, 55.8.
800 1, Zack Strong, Great Falls, 2:04.3; 2, Jake Silk, Great Falls, 2:08.1; 3, Jordan Silk, Great Falls, 2:10.5.
1600 1, Zack Strong, Great Falls, 4:37.5; 2, Nolan Taylor, Great Falls, 4:41.6; 3, Jake Silk, Great Falls, 4:51.9.
3200 1, Nolan Taylor, Great Falls, 10:08.7; 2, LaCassey, Great Falls, 10:59.7; 3, BJ Crawford, Havre, 11:34.2.
110 Hurdles 1, Brian DeRosa, Havre, 16.3; 2, Tom Weaver, Great Falls, 19.5: 3, Kevin Nielson, Great Falls, 20.5.
300 Hurdles 1, Brian DeRosa, Havre, 44.9; 2, Tom Weaver, Great Falls, 46.4; 3, Leston, Great Falls, 47.
400 Relay 1, Havre, 46.1; 2, Great Falls.
1600 Relay 1, Havre, 3:41.4.
Javelin 1, Jeff Herman, Great Falls, 142-4; 2, Andrew Campbell, Great Falls, 128-7; 3, Bryce Erickson, Great Falls 130-7.
Discus 1, Jesse Suek, Havre, 152-4; 2, Klobofski, Havre, 141-5; 3, Herman, Great Falls, 146-0.
Shot Put 1, Chris Klobofski, Havre, 47-3.5; 2, Shawn Solomon, Havre, 41-11.75; 3, Josh Klobofski, Havre, 41-7.
High Jump 1, Cory Willmore, Great Falls, 6-4; 2, Chris Vielleux, Great Falls, 5-10; 3, Chris Shultz, Great Falls, 5-8.
Long Jump 1, Jake Dusek, Havre, 18-11.5; 2, Joel Laird, Great Falls, 17-6.5; 3, Brent Finneman, Havre, 15-7.
Pole Vault 1, Jacob Lorang, Havre, 10-0; 3, Steve Savage, Great Falls, 10-0; 3, J.R. Price, Great Falls, 8-6.
Girls
Havre 73; Great Falls 72
100 1, Alyssa Matter, Havre, 13.0; 2, Mara Bronson, Great Falls, 13.1; 3, Hepp, Great Falls, 13.4.
200 1, Mara Bronson, Great Falls, 27.3; 2, Hepp, Great Falls, 28.4; 3, Tamara Sullins, Havre, 29.4.
400 1, Bronson, Great Falls, 62.4; 2, Lynch, Havre, 68.3.
800 1, Erin Lynch, Havre, 2:36; 2, Patera, Great Falls, 2:38.3; 3, Sunwall, Great Falls, 2:40.7.
1600 1, Jennie Peterson, Havre, 5:31.8; 2, Amy Patera, Great Falls, 5:45.7; 3, Jenna Baltrusch, Havre, 5:45.7.
3200 1, Jennie Peterson, Havre, 11:51.1; 2, Mel Bellessa, Great Falls, 12:28.3; 3, Graham, Great Falls, 14:18.5.
100 Hurdles 1, Jones, Great Falls, 17.3; 2, Warsick, Great Falls, 17.6; 3, Karla McCormick, Havre, 18.8.
300 Hurdles 1, Jones, Great Falls, 50.2; 2, Warsick, Great Falls, 50.5; 3, Karla McCormick, Havre, 52.5.
400 Relay 1, Havre, 53.3; 2, Great Falls
1600 Relay 1, Great Falls, 4:28.7
Javelin 1, Erin Patera, Havre, 117-2; 2, Liz Mrick, Great Falls, 105; 3, Jeri Matter, Havre, 94-3.
Discus 1, Jayla McPherson, Havre, 94.9; 2, Melissa Haymaker, Havre, 92.4; 3, Heather Scoates, Great Falls, 92.4.
Shot Put 1, Jeanna McPherson, Havre, 32-8; 2, Jayla McPherson, Havre, 32-2.25; 3, Aimee Montes, Great Falls, 31-8.25.
High Jump 1, Amy Ranes, Havre, 5-1; 2, Jeri Matter, Havre, 4-8; 3, Brooke Schwan, Havre, 4-8.
Long Jump 1, Autumn Engellant, Great Falls, 16-3.5; 2, Maria Jones, Great Falls, 16-1.5; 3, LaShea Michels, Havre, 15-11.5.
Pole Vault 1, Autumn Engellant, Great Falls, 9-0; 2, Cara Holmquist, Havre, 7-0; 3, Jordan Ballowe, Great Falls, 7-0.
