North Star girls, C/J-I boys shine in Rudyard

Chester/J-I's Jordan Oraw (middle) leads the way in the boys 200 meters at the annual Jason Groseclose Memorial Track Meet Monday afternoon on the dirt track in Rudyard.

A lot of track and field teams across the state had a busy weekend of competition, but things kept rolling right a long on Monday, when a good chunk of Hi-Line talent competed yet again.

Monday afternoon the North Star Knights hosted the Jason Groseclose Memorial track meet in Rudyard.

In boys action, it was the Chester/J-I Hawks naking the No. 1 spot with 72 points, while the Havre junior varsity took second with 71. The Big Sandy Pioneers were third with 70, and the Turner Tornadoes and North Star Knights tied for fourth with 66. The Box Elder Bears also grabbed 40 while Hays-Lodge Pole finished with 19.

On the girls' side of things, North Star was the No. 1 team with 119 points, while Big Sandy was third with 82. Chester/J-I was fourth with 77, Turner was fifth with 35, Rocky Boy was sixth with 23 and the Havre junior varsity was seventh with 14.

Several athletes placing in the top six led the Hawks. Leonard Puglsey placed in the 100 meter and 400 meter, and Jordan Oraw placed in the 100 meter, 200 meter, javelin and shot put. Clayton Lohr, Reid Broadhurst and Seth Renville also placed in two events each, with Lohr placing in the 200 and 400, Broadhurst placing in the to discus and shot put, and Renville placing in the high jump and pole vault. Renville had the Hawks' only No. 1 place, clearing 5-0 in the high jump. Brandon Theel also placed in the 100 and Michael Fauerbach placed in the 400.

Big Sandy finished near the top with a handful of top finishes. Kyle Strutz was first in the 200 (27.7), Trevor Lackner was first in the 400 (58.9) and Kaden Beck was first in the shot put (39-10). Jesse Bailey was also second in the 100 and fourth in the javelin, while Zac Leader was second in the 800.

The Knights weren't far behind with 66 points, led by Samuel Ulmen, who placed in four events. Samuel Ulmen placed in the 200, 400, long jump and pole vault. Quinn Spinler also had a good afternoon, placing first in the 800 (2:24.1) and fifth in the pole vault, while Cooper Spicher was first in the 100 (12.9) and fifth in the javelin. Donovan Ulmen placed in the discus, javelin and shot put, and Jaxon Simonson placed in the discus.

And Turner earned their points from Lucas Reed in the 200, long jump and triple jump. Reed was No. 1 in the triple jump (35-9). Aaron VanValkenburg also placed in the 1600 and 3200, while Dylan Welsch placed in the long jump, javelin and the triple jump and Levi Humphreys placed in the javelin. Dusty Mohar took the No. 1 spot in the 110 hurdles (21.7) and the No. 1 spot in the 300 hurdles (50.9).

The Bears' William Ketchup took first in the 1600 (5:30.4), while Quinn Baker was third in the 1600 and Geno Menard was third in the 300 hurdles. Ketchum also took first place in the 3200 (11:49.0).

And the Thunderbirds had three athletes place in four events. Garrett Doney was the No. 1 discus thrower (112-7) and also placed sixth in the shot put. Cody Kirkaldie and Sterling Whitecow both placed in the 3200.

The North Star girls dominated the completion with their 119 points on the afternoon.

Mackenzie Hansen placed in the 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, long jump and triple jump, while Sarah Human also racked up the points for North Star. Human placed in the 300 hurdles, long jump and javelin, but was first in the high jump (4-0). Sierra Yanny also placed in the 200, and was first in the pole vault (7-0). Sarah Massar also placed in the long jump, triple jump and discus, while Kassidy Hansen placed first in the discus (82-5), third in the javelin and fourth in the shot put. Kristyn Lavery also placed in the 1600, while Kim Luttrell placed in the discus and shot put.

Big Sandy didn't have as many placers, but had four No. 1 finishes to boos their team score.

Quintin Pegar was first in the 400 (71.0) and Shelby Gasvoda was first in the 3200 (14:36.3). Mateila Cline also finished first in the 800 (2:53) and first in the 1600 (6:41.0). Also placing was Pegar in the 100 (fourth), Cheyenne Johnson in the 3200 (second) and Brandy Bahnmiller in the 300 hurdles (third).

Chester/J-I also had quite a few No. 1 finishers, accompanied by a number of other top finishers.

Britnee Theel was first int eh 100 hurdles (18.7) and 300 hurdles (54.5). And Jenni Ghekiere was first in the long jump (13-3), while Tianna Houlihan was first in the shot put (26-10). Houlihan was also second in the 100 and sixth in the discus, while Theel was third in the 100 and second in the triple jump. And Ghekiere was also second in the javelin and third in the triple jump to help lead the way.

Turner's lack of numbers didn't stop them from producing either, as they grabbed points from all over the board. Shania Maloney placed fourth in the 100 hurdles, fifth in the long jump and sixth in the triple jump. And Kristina Conlan placed third in the 3200 and sixth in the javelin, while Lindsey Hutton also placed in the 400, discus and shot put. Sharon Yu also placed in the 400.

The Rocky Boys Stars didn't get any production in the boys' field, but on the girls' side, they managed 23. Tennae Singer led the way with a first place finish in the javelin (88-5) and a second place finish in the shot put (25-7). But Shania Parker also placed in the 100 and Tyann Watson placed in the 200.

Not all of the varsity athletes from every squad competed on Monday, but the Groseclose was still a solid meet for those who did. And with the season's end growing closer and closer, every meet and opportunity to compete is vital.

Jason Groseclose Memorial

Track Meet

Boys

1. Chester/J-I 72; 2. Havre Blue Ponies JV 71; 3. Big Sandy Pioneers 70; 4(tie). North Star Knights 66; 4(tie). Turner Tornadoes 66; 6. Sunburst Refiners 58; 7. Box Elder Bears 40; 8. Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds 19; 9. Rocky Boy Stars 0

100m Dash - 1-Cooper Spicher NS 12.9; 2-Jesse Bailey BGS 13.2; 3-Chasun Law HAV 13.5; 4-Leonard Pugsley C/J-I 13.5; 5-Jordan Oraw C/J-I 13.6; 6-Brandon Theel C/J-I 13.6

200m Dash - 1-Kyle Strutz BGS 27.7; 2-Jordan Oraw C/J-I 27.9; 3-Samuel Ulmen NS 28.0; 4-Clayton Lohr C/J-I 28.3; 5-Lucas Reed TUR 28.4; 6-Manuel Tristan HAV 29.0

400m Dash - 1-Trevor Lackner BGS 58.9; 2-Leonard Pugsley C/J-I 62.4; 3-Samuel Ulmen NS 63.6; 4-Mason Kearns SUN 64.6; 5-Clayton Lohr C/J-I 64.8; 6-Michael Fauerbach C/J-I 69.4

800m Run -1-Quinn Spinler NS 2:24.1; 2-Zac Leader BGS 2:25.0; 3-Matt Becker SUN 2:29.9; 4-Mason Kearns SUN 2:31.6; 5-Tyler Tharp SUN 2:36.2; 6-Kamron Ratzburg SUN 2:39.9

1600m Run -1-William Ketchum BE 5:30.4; 2-Matt Becker SUN 5:53.0; 3-Quinn Baker BE 6:02.3; 4-Tyler Tharp SUN 6:02.3; 5-Brett Simons SUN 6:15.7; 6-Aaron Van Valkenburg TUR 6:24.0

3200m Run -1-William Ketchum BE 11:49.0; 2-Brett Simons SUN 12:46.2; 3-Cody Kirkaldie HLP 12:59.6; 4-Aaron Van Valkenburg TUR 13:00.0; 5-Sterling Whitecow HLP 13:39.7; 6-Connor Overcast SUN 14:19.8

110m Hurdles -1-Dusty Mohar TUR 21.7

300m Hurdles -1-Dusty Mohar TUR 50.9 2-Tyler Tharp SUN 60.9 3-Geno Menard BE 61.7

4x100m Relay - 1-Big Sandy 51.9; 2-Turner 53.8; 3-North Star 60.0; 4-Havre 60.1

4x400m Relay - 1-Big Sandy 4:21.5; 2-Box Elder 5:01.5

Long Jump - 1-Daniel Miller HAV 16-4; 2-Dylan Welsh TUR 15-10 ½; 3-Samuel Ulmen NS 15-10; 4-Manuel Tristan HAV 15-6 ½; 5-Lucas Reed TUR 14-9 ½; 6-Gruber Thomas HAV 14-8 ½

Triple Jump -1-Lucas Reed TUR 35-9; 2-Kamron Ratzburg SUN 34-5 ¼; 3-Clayton Lohr HAV 34-4; 4-Dylan Welsh TUR 33-8; 5-Daniel Miller HAV 32-5 ½; 6-Thomas Gruber HAV 32-4 ¼

High Jump - 1. Seth Renville C/J-I 5-0

Pole Vault -1-Thomas Gruber HAV 11-0; 2-Zachary Plum HAV 11-0; 3-Gunner Aageson HAV 9-6; 4-Seth Renville C/J-I 9-6; 5-Quinn Spinler NS 9-6; 6-Samuel Ulmen NS 8-0

Discus -1-Garrett Doney HLP 112-7 ½; 2-Chasun Law HAV 111-9 ½; 3-Reid Broadhurst C/J-I 109-5; 4-Donovan Ulmen NS 105-8; 5-Luke Becker SUN 102-2;6-Jaxon Simonson NS 91-7

Javelin - 1-Donovan Ulmen NS 119-6; 2-Jordan Oraw C/J-I 112-6; 3-Levi Humphreys TUR 110-3; 4-Jessie Bailey BGS 107-8; 5-Cooper Spicher NS 107-6; 6-Dylan Welsh TUR 98-7

Shot Put -1-Kaden Beck BGS 39-10 ½; 2-Jordan Oraw C/J-I 37-10; 3-Reid Broadhurst C/J-I 36-8; 4-Chasun Law HAV 33-3 ½; 5-Donovan Ulmen NS 33-3; 6-Garret Doney HLP 32-0

Girls

1-North Star 119; 2-Sunburst Refiners 90; 3-Big Sandy Pioneers 82; 4-Chester/J-I Hawks 77; 5-Turner Tornadoes 35; 6-Rocky Boy Stars 23; 7-Havre Blue Ponies JV 14; Box Elder Bears-0 Hays-Lodgepole Thunderbirds-0

100m Dash - 1-Alex Watterud SUN 14.6; 2-Tianna Houlihan C/J-I 15.1; 3-Brittnee Theel C/J-I 15.4; 4-Quintin Pegar BGS 15.5; 5-Jennifer Samsal SUN 16.2; 6-Shania Parker RB 17.7

200m Dash - 1-Alex Watterud SUN 38.8; 2-Jennifer Samsal SUN 33.3; 3-Sierra Yanny NS 34.3; 4-Tyann Watson RB 41.5

400m Dash -1-Quintin Pegar BGS 71.0; 2-Jennifer Samsal SUN 78.1; 3-Nicole Friesen SUN 78.2; 4-Sharon Yu TUR 91.9; 5-Lindsay Hutton TUR 106.7

800m Run -1-Mateila Cline BGS 2:53.6; 2-Nicole Friesen SUN 3:19.6; 3-Ami Schearer SUN 3:35.3

1600m Run -1-Mateila Cline BGS 6:41.0; 2-Kristyn Lavery NS 6:55.3; 3-Alex Watterud SUN 7:03.5; 4-Naomi Schraerer SUN 8:47.6

3200m Run -1-Shelby Gasvoda BGS 14:36.3; 2-Cheyenne Johnson BGS 16:47.4; 3-Kristina Conlan TUR 18:03.8

100m Hurdles -1-Brittnee Theel C/J-I 18.7; 2-Mackenzie Hansen NS 20.3; 3-Brandy Bahnmiller BGS 21.9; 4-Shania Maloney TUR 22.4; 5-Nicole Friesen SUN 23.9

300m Hurdles - 1-Brittnee Theel C/J-I 54.5; 2-Mackenzie Hansen NS 59.2; 3-Brandy Bahnmiller BGS 64.5; 4-Sarah Human NST 70.6

4x100m Relay - 1-North Star 60.3; 2-Big Sandy 61.9; 3-Turner 69.1

4x400m Relay -1-Big Sandy 5:06.7; 2-North Star 5:25.5

Long Jump - 1-Jenni Ghekiere C/J-I 13-3; 2-Sarah Massar NS 13-0; 3-Sarah Human NS 12-5 ½; 4-Jennifer Samsal SUN 12-3; 5-Shania Maloney TUR 12-1 ½; 6-Mackenzie Hansen NS 11-6

Triple Jump - 1-Alex Watterud SUN 30-9 ½; 2-Brittnee Theel C/J-I 29-2; 3-Jenni Ghekiere C/J-I 29-1 ½; 4-Sarah Massar NS 28-0 ½; 5-Mackenzie Hansen NS 28-5 ½; 6-Shania Maloney TUR 27-1 ½

High Jump -1-Sarah Human NS 4-0

Pole Vault -1-Sierra Yanny NS 7-0

Discus -1-Kassidy Hansen NS 82-5 ½; 2-Lindsay Hutton TUR 70-11; 3-Neya Bischoff HAV 69-4; 4-Kim Luttrell NS 69-2; 5-Emma Massar NS 64-5 ½; 6-Tianna Houlihan C/J-I 64-1 ½

Javelin - 1-Tennae Singer RB 88-5; 2-Jenni Ghekiere C/J-I 85-9; 3-Kassidy Hansen NS 81-3; 4-Sarah Human NS 73-4; 5-Neya Bischoff HAV 71-4; 6-Kristina Conlan TUR 68-8

Shot Put -1-Tianna Houlihan C/J-I 26-10; 2-Tennae Singer RB 25-7; 3-Neya Bischoff HAV 25-2 ½; 4-Kassidy Hansen NS 24-9 ½; 5-Kim Luttrell NS 23-8; 6-Lindsay Hutton TUR 23-6.

Chester/J-I's Jordan Oraw (middle) leads the way in the boys 200 meters at the annual Jason Groseclose Memorial Track Meet Monday afternoon on the dirt track in Rudyard.