The Kenai Invitational Track and Field Meet with a full field of track programs representing Region III 4A and 3A, provided an early season preview of the Region III track championships.
The Soldotna Star girls outpointed Homer for the girls team title and the ACS boys topped Colony in the team scoring.
Top performances by Central Peninsula athletes:
SoHi’s Daisy Nelson turned in a four, blue ribbon day winning the 100M, 200M, 400M, and anchoring the SoHi 4X200M Relay team.
SoHi’s Dalton Best won both the shot Put and the Discus. Dalton’s 48′ 8.75 in the Shot Put is second on the state best list. Dalton stands third in the Discus on the state best list.
Cook Inlet Academy’s Noah Leaf won the 110M Hurdles and the 300M Hurdles, recording the state’s fastest time in the 300M hurdles and second fastest in the 110M hurdles.
The SoHi girls 4X200M Relay team recorded the fastest outdoor time of the season.
SoHi’s Annie Quinn and Sylvia Tuasaula moved up to 4th and 5th on the state best list in the Shot Put
Kenai’s Abby Beck stands in third on the Discus list for state best throws.
Kenai Invitational Track & Field Meet
Girls Team Scores: 1. Soldotna, 109; 2. Homer, 101; 3. Colony, 81.5; 4. Kenai Central, 70.5; 5. Anchorage Christian Schools, 67; 6 (tie). Palmer, Wasilla, 42; 8. Grace, 38.5; 9. Glennallen, 35; 10. Valdez, 31.5; 11. Seward, 27.5; 12. Houston, 13; 13. Nikiski, .5.
100 — 1. Daisy Nelson, Sol, 12.54; 2. Kaylee Veldstra, Hom, 12.83; 3. Tekaiya Rich, Ken, 13.11; 4. Hallie Landess, Sol, 13.40; 5. Angie Cardoza, Hom, 13.64; 6. Annie VanderWeide, Gra, 13.74.
200 — 1. Daisy Nelson, Sol, 26.68; 2. Zoe Langseth, Val, 27.97; 3. Mary Kate Parks, ACS, 28.24; 4. Ziza Shemet Pitcher, Hom, 28.52; 5. Tekaiya Rich, Ken, 28.82; 6. Alia Bales, Hom, 29.19.
400 — 1. Daisy Nelson, Sol, 1:02.16; 2. Rya Berrigan, Pal, 1:03.72; 3. Ziza Shemet Pitcher, Hom, 1:03.72; 4. Sarah Newton, Gra, 1:04.92; 5. Sarah Wolf, Hom, 1:06.51; 6. Gloria Jacobsen, Gle, 1:07.78.
800 — 1. Elizabeth Balsan, ACS, 2:22.41; 2. Briahna Gerlach, Gle, 2:22.83; 3. Ruby Woodings, Pal, 2:28.75; 4. Aurora Waclawski, Hom, 2:29.97; 5. Briahna Gerlach, Gle, 2:30.17; 6. Kellie Arthur, Sol, 2:35.54.
1,600 — 1. Elizabeth Balsan, ACS, 5:17.77; 2. Ruby Lindquist, Sew, 5:24.66; 3. Briahna Gerlach, Gle, 5:28.67; 4. Ruby Woodings, Pal, 5:42.86; 5. Alli Van Pelt, Hou, 5:44.27; 6. Tessa O’Hara, ACS, 5:47.03.
3,200 — 1. Briahna Gerlach, Gle, 11:28.29; 2. Ruby Lindquist, Sew, 11:47.46; 3. Ithaca Bergholtz, Ken, 11:48.02; 4. Alli Van Pelt, Hou, 11:50.92; 5. Jill Bowker, Col, 12:01.62; 6. Cathelyne Powers, Col, 12:14.19.
100 hurdles — 1. Lauren Evarts, Hom, 16.45; 2. Jestine Burt, Was, 17.61; 3. Katie Kilfoyle, Ken, 18.10; 4. Brooke Satathite, Ken, 18.37; 5. Lauren Jones, Hom, 18.45; 6. Maggie Adkins, Sew, 18.62.
300 hurdles — 1. Zoe Langseth, Val, 49.23; 2. Lauren Evarts, Hom, 50.37; 3. Lindsey Wong, Sol, 50.81; 4. Emily Werner, Sol, 51.97; 5. Katie Kilfoyle, Ken, 52.61; 6. Sarah Hollers, Ken, 52.89.
400 relay — 1. Kenai, 53.76; 2. Homer, 53.98; 3. Colony, 54.82; 4. Palmer, 55.46; 5. Wasilla, 55.69; 6. Homer, 56.91.
800 relay — 1. Soldotna, 1:52.77; 2. Kenai Central, 1:54.97; 3. Homer, 1:55.97; 4. Soldotna, 1:57.58; 5. ACS, 1:58.83; 6 (tie). Seward, Grace, 1:59.52.
1,600 relay — 1. Palmer, 4:25.97; 2. ACS, 4:29.20; 3. Homer, 4:34.52; 4. Soldotna, 4:34.87; 5. Valdez, 4:35.84; 6. Grace, 4:54.28.
3,200 relay — 1. Colony, 10:31.41; 2. Homer, 10:37.41; 3. Palmer, 10:41.46; 4. Kenai Central, 10:51.18; 5. Grace, 11:05.35; 6. Colony, 11:36.65.
Shot put — 1. Hannah Edmonds, ACS, 35—11.5; 2. Annie Quinn, Sol, 34—7.5; 3. Sylvia Tuisaula, Sol, 33—11.5; 4. Abby Beck, Ken, 32—7; 5. Emily Pieh, Sol, 31—8.5; 6. Demiana Glenn, Was, 31—1.5.
Discus — 1. Kristina Tennesen, Col, 107—10; 2. Abby Beck, Ken, 106—6; 3. Emily Pieh, Sol, 100—8; 4. Amir Williams, ACS, 94—0; 5. Sylvia Tuisaula, Sol, 88—2; 6. Coral Petrosius, Sew, 84—3.
High jump — 1. Ceil Dunleavy, Was, 5—5; 2. Chantal Le Bon, Was, 4—10; 3 (tie). Kassandra Howard, Val, Lindsey Wong, Sol, Anna Condio, Col, Lily Sessom, Col, 4—8.
Long jump — 1. Annie VanderWeide, Gra, 14—11.75; 2. Anna Condio, Col, 14—11.5; 3. Victoria Malak, Was, 14—7.25; 4. Gin Berry, Col, 14—5.75; 5. Cheyenne Gillette, Hom, 14—5.5; 6. Lindsey Wong, Sol, 14—5.
Triple jump — 1. Anna Condio, Col, 30—7; 2. Gloria Jacobsen, Gle, 30—6.25; 3. Mary Kate Parks, ACS, 29—6; 4. Denali Wurst, Sol, 29—5; 5. Jessee Tompkins, Gra, 29—3; 6 (tie). Brooke Satathite, Ken, Lily Sessom, Col, 29—.25.
Boys Team Scores: 1. Anchorage Christian Schools, 112; 2. Colony, 105; 3. Palmer, 87; 4. Soldotna, 86; 5. Kenai Central, 69.5; 6. Wasilla, 45.5; 7. Grace Christian, 41.5; 8. Cook Inlet Academy, 31; 9. Seward, 30.5; 10. Nikiski, 24.5; 11. Homer, 12; 12. Valdez, 6.5.
100 meters — 1. Holden Quinn, ACS, 11.24 seconds; 2. Josh Jackman, Ken, 11.37; 3. Chase Ferris, Pal, 11.46; 4. Preston Atwood, Sew, 11.61; 5. Jake Richter, Hom, 11.72; 6. Brenner Furlong, Sol, 11.83.
200 — 1. Holden Quinn, ACS, 22.97; 2. Chase Ferris, Pal, 23.26; 3. Noah Leaf, CIA, 23.33; 4. Jonathan Pomrenke, Col, 23.67; 5. Teddy Croft, Hom, 23.72; 6. Zane Vrvilo, Col, 23.78.
400 — 1. Frederick Onochie, ACS, 51.43; 2. Bradon Nicholson, Col, 51.67; 3. Sylvanus Edi, ACS, 53.32; 4. Tyler Spatz, Pal, 54.09; 5. Zane Vrvilo, Col, 54.65; 6. Preston Weeks, Sol, 55.74.
800 — 1. Aaron Swedberg, Sol, 2:01.66; 2. Levi Michael, Sol, 2:02.12; 3. Emmanuel Van Hout, Sol, 2:05.98; 4. Dakota Peterson-Thompson, Col, 2:07.04; 5. Blake Bennett, ACS, 2:08.30; 6. Luciano Fasulo, Hom, 2:10.17.
1,600 — 1. Blake Bennett, ACS, 4:41.37; 2. Dakota Peterson-Thompson, Col, 4:41.70; 3. Josiah Alverts, Pal, 4:45.51; 4. Hunter Kratz, Sew, 4:47.41; 5 (tie). Karl Greathouse, Was, 4:54.88; Alex Wuerth, ACS, 4:54.88.
3,200 — 1. Quincy Fuller, Was, 10:08.18; 2. Blake Bennett, ACS, 10:08.82; 3. Dakota Peterson-Thompson, Col, 10:16.22; 4. Hunter Kratz, Sew, 10:23.33; 5. Josiah Alverts, Pal, 10:23.40; 6. Alex Wuerth, ACS, 10:34.22.
110 hurdles — 1. Noah Leaf, CIA, 15.77; 2. Brady Southwick, Pal, 16.07; 3. Jarett Wilson, Ken, 16.40; 4. Ben Sobek, ACS, 16.71; 5. Wyatt Helton, Was, 17.07; 6. Matthew Daniels, Pal, 17.38.
300 hurdles — 1. Noah Leaf, CIA, 41.08; 2. Brady Southwick, Pal, 42.20; 3. Jarett Wilson, Ken, 42.58; 4. Jonathan Railing, ACS, 42.82; 5. Melvin Charles-White, Col, 44.07; 6. Koby Vinson, Sol, 44.34.
400 relay — 1. Palmer, 46.01; 2. Colony, 47.02; 3. CIA, 47.24; 4. Kenai, 47.70; 5. Nikiski, 48.74; 6. Palmer, 48.87.
800 relay — 1. Palmer, 1:34.00; 2. ACS, 1:37.84; 3. Kenai, 1:39.16; 4. Wasilla, 1:40.51; 5. Palmer, 1:43.28; 6. Seward, 1:45.37.
1,600 relay — 1. Soldotna, 3:37.56; 2. Palmer, 3:42.63; 3. ACS, 3:43.59; 4. Colony, 3:51.72; 5. Valdez, 3:53.66; 6. Kenai, 3:54.43.
3,200 relay — 1. Soldotna, 8:39.49; 2. Seward, 8:51.04; 3. Palmer, 8:58.52; 4. Colony, 9:16.69; 5. Grace, 9:27.76; 6. Wasilla, 9:29.81.
Shot put — 1. Dalton Best, Sol, 48 feet, 8.75 inches; 2. Luke Johnson, Nik, 44—9.75; 3. Frederick Onochie, ACS, 42—0; 4. Alex Alvarado, Col, 40—6.75; 5. Ryan Sheldon, Gra, 40—4; 6. Austin Gilland, Col, 39—9.
Discus — 1. Dalton Best, Sol, 149—5; 2. Ben Frick, Was, 123—4; 3. Luke Johnson, Nik, 121—1; 4. Tobias Randall, Ken, 117—9; 5. Ian Johnson, Nik, 116—10; 6. James Coulombe, Gra, 113—11.
High jump — 1. Brandon Nicholson, Col, 6—0; 2. Keenan Orth, Ken, 6—0; 3 (tie). Braden Nieder, Gra, Lane Kaltenbach, ACS, 5—6; 5 (tie). Aaron McCollum, Nik, Jonathan Kingsland, Sew, Jarett Wilson, Ken, Jonah Coats, Val, 5—4.
Long jump — 1. Brandon Nicholson, Col, 20—9; 2. Josh Jackman, Ken, 20—8; 3. Brogan Nieder, Gra, 19—4.5; 4. Lane Kaltenbach, ACS, 19—2; 5. Tanner Reed, Was, 18—3; 6. Braden Nieder, Gra, 18—1.
Triple jump — 1. Brandon Nicholson, Col, 44—2.5; 2. Brogan Nieder, Gra, 41—6; 3. Josh Jackman, Ken, 41—3; 4. Logan Shrader, Sol, 39—11.5; 5. Preston Weeks, Sol, 39—9; 6. Donovan Eiman, Pal, 38—10.5.