The track teams for the Kenai Kardinals, both girls and boys, dominating the team scoring at the KCHS Invitational Track and Field meet, featuring two-days of competition held at KCHS.
The Kenai girls totaled 127 points for first place, followed by SoHi, Grace and ACS. The Kardinal boys amassed 147 team points, surpassing ACS, Colony and SoHi.
KCHS Invitational Highlights: Girls Events
800M
The holder of the girls’, state’s fastest times in the 1600M and 3200M, Kenai Central’s Allie Ostrander, and Alaska’s fastest female sprinter in the 100M, 200M, and 400M, Tanner Ealum from Anchorage Christian School, meet in track and field’s collective middle, the 800M run.
Ostrander lead through the first 700M of the race, with Eulam close behind; setting-up a 100M sprint to the finish which Eulam held-off Ostrander at the tape for the 800M victory, the state’s fastest 800M time and capping the best head-to-head contest of the KCHS Invitational. Both runners Eulam, 2:12:88, and Ostrander, 2:12.98, posted times faster than current state best in the 800M.
1600M and 3200M
Allie Ostrander dominated the distance events with victories in the 1600M and 3200M events. Ostrander’s 4:54.51 in the 1600M and 10:01.96 in the 3200M are the fastest outdoors times in the state this season.
Other 1st Place Finishes
Kenai won the 4X100M and 4X400M Relay events.
SoHi posted the fastest 4X200M Relay with a state best 1:51.28.
SoHi’s Dani McCormick and Daist Nelson finished 1st and 2nd in the 400M
SoHi’s Daisy Nelson finished 1st in the 200M.
CIA’s Madison Orth won the 100M hurdles and the girls long jump
KCHS Invitational Highlights: Boys Events
The Theisen brothers and Josh Jackman lead the Kenai boys to the team title and put on a show in the process. Jonah and Jordan Theisen combined for four victories and three runner-up finishes, competing in only four events. Jackman won three individual events and teamed-up for a relay victory.
Jonah raced to victories in the 800M, 1600M and 3200M runs with Jordan finishing second in each race. The brothers teamed-up for a victory in the 4X400M Relay along with Josh Jackman and Travis Cooper.
Other 1st Place Finishes
Josh Jackman swept the hurdles winning the 110M hurdles and the 300m hurdles. Jackman also won the long jump.
Kenai posted the fastest 4X200M Relay and 4X800M Relay; the Kards win three of four relays.
SoHi’s Dalton Best won the Shot Put and placed second in the Discus.
Nikiski’s Luke Johnson won the Discus and placed second in the Shot Put.
Next on the track and field schedule is the Homer Invitational Track and Field Meet scheduled for Friday and Saturday, May 1st and 2nd.
KCHS Invitational Track and Field
Girls Team Scores
1. Kenai Central, 127 points; 2. Soldotna, 79.5; 3. Grace Christian, 68; 4. Anchorage Christian, 58; 5. Homer, 40.5; 6. Colony, 37; 7. Wasilla, 33; 8. Palmer, 29; 9. Glennallen, 22; 9. Cook Inlet Academy, 22; 11. Valdez, 9; 12. Su Valley, 1; 12. Houston, 1.
Girls Individual: Top Six
100 — 1. Tanner Ealum, ACS, 12.20; 2. Kyla Whannell, Ken, 13.21; 3. Christina Ellis, Gra, 13.37; 4. Angie Cardoza, Hom, 13.39; 5. Tekaiya Rich, Ken, 13.50; 6. Hallie Landess, Sol, 13.65;
200 — 1. Daisy Nelson, Sol, 26.98; 2. Lindsey Wong, Sol, 27.42; 3. Aurora Waclawski, Hom, 27.97; 4. Zoe Langseth, Val, 28.24; 5. Christina Ellis, Gra, 28.66; 6. Hallie Landess, Sol, 28.70;
400 — 1. Dani McCormick, Sol, 1:00.24; 2. Daisy Nelson, Sol, 1:01.09; 3. Aurora Waclawski, Hom, 1:02.61; 4. Rya Berrigan, Pal, 1:03.34; 5. Zoe Langseth, Val, 1:03.50; 6. Ziza Shemet-Pitcher, Hom, 1:05.59;
800 — 1. Tanner Ealum, ACS, 2:12.88; 2. Allie Ostrander, Ken, 2:12.98; 3. Briahna Gerlach, Gln, 2:22.52; 4. Elizabeth Balsan, ACS, 2:23.52; 5. Dani McCormick, Sol, 2:26.70; 6. Cheyanne Applegate, Gra, 2:27.17
1600 — 1. Allie Ostrander, Ken, 4:54.51; 2. Briahna Gerlach, Gln, 5:08.76; 3. Elizabeth Balsan, ACS, 5:23.60; 4. Sadie Fox, Sol, 5:33.23; 5. Riley Burroughs, Was, 5:34.17; 6. Cheyenne Applegate, Gra, 5:35.17
3200 — 1. Allie Ostrander, Ken, 10:01.96; 2. Briahna Gerlach, Gln, 11:11.68; 3. Elizabeth Balsan, ACS, 11:20.06; 4. Riana Boonstra, Ken, 11:45.87; 5. Ruby Mathis, Col, 11:52.13; 6. Jill Bowker, Col, 11:55.68
100m hurdles — 1. Madison Orth, CIA, 17.15; 2. Lauren Evarts, Hom, 17.80; 3. Annie Vanderweide, Gra, 18.10; 4. Katie Kilfoyle, Ken, 18.12; 5. Alexis Quick, ACS, 18.65; 6. Grace Miller, Pal, 19.00
300m hurdles — 1. Annie Vanderweide, Gra, 50.82; 2. Katie Kilfoyle, Ken, 51.31; 3. Alexis Quick, ACS, 51.33; 4. Annie Willardson, Col, 52.39; 5. Mariah McNamara, Pal, 54.20; 6. Amy Baxter, Pal, 55.19
400m relay — 1. Kenai, 53.71; 2. Grace, 54.97; 3. ACS, 55.30; 4. Soldotna, 56.08; 5. Palmer, 56.81; 6. Soldotna, 57.17
800m relay — 1. Soldotna (Landess, McCormick, Nelson, Wong), 1:51.28; 2. Kenai, 1:53.62; 3. Homer, 1:55.25; 4. Grace, 1:56.64; 5. Palmer, 1:59.80; 6. Houston, 2:03.08
1600m relay — 1. Kenai (Whannell, Gibson, Boonstra, Ostrander), 4:16.21; 2. ACS, 4:26.68; 3. Palmer, 4:31.51; 4. Homer, 4:33.86; 5. Colony, 4:38.29; 6. Soldotna, 4:40.38.
3200m relay — 1. Colony (Block, Bowker, Geraghty, Powers), 10:31.64; 2. Palmer, 10:35.49; 3. Kenai, 10:47.90; 4. Homer, 11:42.73; 5. Wasilla, 11:54.10; 6. Kenai B, 12:04.06.
Shot put — 1. Ashley Logan, Gra, 35—06 1-2; 2. Sylvia Tuisaula, Was, 33—05 1-2; 3. Kristina Tennesen, Col, 31—06; 4. Annie Quinn, Sol, 31—03 1-2; 5. Demiana Glenn, Was, 30—10; 6. Abby Beck, Ken, 30—08
Discus — 1. Ashley Logan, Gra, 114—04; 2. Abby Beck, Ken, 103—09; 3. Kristina Tennesen, Col, 101—03; 4. Sylvia Tuisaula, Was, 87—11; 5. Annie Quinn, Sol, 85—02; 6. Sara Schindler, Was, 80—07
High jump — 1. Ceil Dunleavy, Was, 5—02; 2. Kiana Harding, Ken, 5—00; 3. Lindsey Wong, Sol, 4—10; 4. Maria Cucullu, Col, 4—08; 5. Crystal Crane, Hom, 4—06; 6. Denali Wurst, Sol, 4—06
Long jump — 1. Madison Orth, CIA, 16—01; 2. Kiana Harding, Ken, 15—06; 3. Julianne Wilson, Ken, 14—11; 4. Zoe Langseth, Val, 14—10; 5. Ellen Groseclose, Pal, 14—10; 6. Hayley Ramsell, Sol, 14—09 1-2
Triple jump — 1. Annie Vanderweide, Gra, 32—04 1-4; 2. Julieanne Wilson, Ken, 31—10 1-2; 3. Daisy Nelson, Sol, 31—06 1-2; 4. Ceil Dunleavy, Was, 31—05 1-2; 5. Madison Orth, CIA, 31—05; 6. Maria Cucullu, Col, 31—00 1-2
Boys Team Scores
1. Kenai Central, 147 points; 2. Anchorage Christian, 75; 2. Colony, 75; 4. Soldotna, 60; 5. Palmer, 51; 6. Grace, 27; 7. Wasilla, 23; 8. Nikiski, 18; 9. Glennallen, 17; 10. Homer, 16; 11. Galena, 11; 12. Seward, 6; 13. Wasilla Lake, 1.
Boys Individual Top Six
100 — 1. Jared Layton, Pal, 11.55 seconds; 2. Michael Todd, ACS, 11.61; 3. Heita Kitagawa, Col, 11.80; 4. Tom Randall, Ken, 11.95; 5. Ian Ashley, Ken, 11.99; 6. Shaun Quinn, ACS, 12.02
200 — 1. Michael Todd, ACS, 23.41; 2. Jared Layton, Pal, 23.60; 3. Jordan Sondergaard, Gln, 23.72; 4. Shaun Quinn, ACS, 23.89; 5. Heita Kitagawa, Col, 24.12; 6. Joshua Wilcox, Was, 24.29
400 — 1. Jordan Sondergaard, Gln, 52.84; 2. Tyler Spatz, Pal, 53.70; 3. Chase Ferris, Pal, 53.76; 4. Brandon Nicholson, Col, 53.95; 5. Uri Simmers, ACS, 54.84; 6. Jackson Meyer, Sol, 55.01
800 — 1. Jonah Theisen, Ken, 1:59.24; 2. Jordan Theisen, Ken, 2:01.93; 3. Quincy Fuller, Was, 2:03.94; 4. Daniel Vanderweide, Gra, 2:07.36; 5. Aaron Swedberg, Sol, 2:08.57; 6. Kaleb Korta, Gal, 2:08.61
1600 — 1. Jonah Theisen, Ken, 4:23.62; 2. Jordan Theisen, Ken, 4:25.46; 3. Michael Todd, ACS, 4:26.16; 4. Kaleb Korta, Gal, 4:28.15; 5. Quincy Fuller, Was, 4:42.50; 6. Tracen Knopp, Col, 4:43.06
3200 — 1. Jonah Theisen, Ken, 9:34.79; 2. Jordan Theisen, Ken, 9:37.18; 3. Kaleb Korta, Gal, 9:54.11; 4. Hunter Kratz, Sew, 10:15.52; 5. Tracen Knopp, Col, 10:17.97; 6. Dakota Peterson-Thompson, Col, 10:22.30
110m hurdles — 1. Josh Jackman, Ken, 16.26; 2. Braden Nieder, Gra, 18.02; 3. Jonathan Railing, ACS, 18.48; 4. Melvin Charles-White, Col, 18.49; 5. Brian Peters, ACS, 18.50; 6. Jake Palmberg, WLC, 18.81
300m hurdles — 1. Josh Jackman, Ken, 42.46; 2. Connor Seay, Hom, 43.59; 3. Brian Peters, ACS, 44.12; 4. Melvin Charles-White, Col, 45.34; 5. Isaiah Tira, Col, 45.99; 6. Jonathan Railing, ACS, 46.38
400m relay — 1. Palmer (Layton, Spatz, Daniels, Ferris), 46.45 seconds; 2. Kenai, 47.12; 3. Colony, 47.19; 4. Wasilla, 47.71; 5. Homer, 47.92; 6. ACS, 48.26
800m relay — 1. Kenai (Orth, Danielson, Ashley, Randall), 1:37.70; 2. Soldotna, 1:39.57; 3. Colony, 1:40.14; 4. Wasilla, 1:41.13; 5. Homer, 1:41.75; 6. ACS, 1:43.06
1600m relay — 1. Kenai (Theisen, Theisen, Jackman, Cooper), 3:33.53; 2. ACS, 3:43.03; 3. Palmer, 3:45.68; 4. Soldotna, 3:48.07; 5. Wasilla, 3:51.43; 6. Soldotna, 3:53.91
3200m relay — 1. Kenai (Cooper, Dull, Ivy, Olsen), 8:50.84; 2. Soldotna, 8:50.87; 3. ACS, 9:15.76; 4. Wasilla, 9:20.07; 5. Palmer, 9:23.00; 6. Homer, 9:37.70
Shot put — 1. Dalton Best, Sol, 45—11; 2. Luke Johnson, Nik, 43—03; 3. Adam O’Guinn, Sol, 41—04; 4. Tom Randall, Ken, 40—00 1-2; 5. Brian Peters, ACS, 38—09; 6. Ryker Carrington, Pal, 38—08
Discus — 1. Luke Johnson, Nik, 122—04; 2. Dalton Best, Sol, 117—09; 3. Tom Randall, Ken, 112—08; 4. Adam O’Guinn, Sol, 110—05; 5. Zach Bronson, ACS, 109—00; 6. Tobias Randall, Ken, 107—09
High jump — 1. Brandon Nicholson, Col, 5—10; 2. Isaiah Tira, Col, 5—06; 3. Keenan Orth, Ken, 5—06; 4. Lane Kaltenbach, ACS, 5—04; 5. Jonathan Kingsland, Sew, 5—02; 6. Koby Vinson, Sol, 5—02
Long jump — 1. Josh Jackman, Ken, 20—03; 2. Brandon Nicholson, Col, 20—1 1-2; 3. Brogan Nieder, Gra, 19—08; 4. Drew Gibbs, Sol, 18—01 1-2; 5. Connor Seay, Hom, 18—01 1-2; 6. Braden Nieder, Gra, 17—10 1/2
Triple jump — 1. Brandon Nicholson, Col, 42—02; 2. Brogan Nieder, Gra, 39—06; 3. Uri Simmers, ACS, 38—08 1-2; 4. Drew Gibbs, 38—08 1-2; 5. Jacob Black, Col, 38—06 1-2; 6. Karl Danielson, Ken, 38—03
