The Homer Invitational Track and Field Meet featured outstanding individual performances, new state-best performances and team victories for the Stars and Kards.
The Soldotna girls track team scored 111 points; in-route-to the girls team title. The Kenai boys scored 128 points for the boys title.
On the girls side, the Stars strength proved to be depth and sprint speed. SoHi recorded a first place in the discus by Makayla Wong with a new state best throw of 109′ 8″ and a victory in the 4X400M relay. SoHi recorded seven second or third place finishes.
The Kenai girls were lead by a three event sweep by junior Allie Ostrander. Allie won the 800M, 1600M and 3200M with a new state best 4:55.32 in the 1600M. Kenai’s Kiana Harding won the girls high jump.
Skyview girls won both the 4X100M Relay and the 4X200M Relay; Hayley Ramsell won the girls triple jump.
The Kardinal Boys, on the strength of the Theisen brothers, won the team title with 128 points.
Jonah Theisen swept the distance events with victories in the 800M, 1600M, and 3200M runs. Jordan Theisen finished second in the 1600M and 3200M. Kenai’s Josh Jackman wqon the 200M and Kenai’s Mason Lloyd won the shot put.
The Panthers Tim Duke set a new state best of 41′ 4 1/2″ in the triple jump; and Skywiew won the 4X800M Relay. Nikiski’s Seth Carstens won the long jump and high jump events.
Homer Invitational Track and Field Meet
Boys Team Scores: 1. Kenai Central, 128; 2. ACS, 97; 3. Wasilla, 96; 4. Nikiski, 73; 5. Palmer, 56; 6. Homer, 51; 7. Skyview, 44; 8. Soldotna, 28; 9. Valdez, 26; 10. Glennallen, 25; 11. Grace Christian, 18; 12. Cook Inlet Academy, 4; 13. Ninilchik, 1.
100-meter dash — 1. Eric Johnson, Gra, 11.57 seconds; 2. Jordan Sondergaard, Gle, 11.76; 3. Keefe McIntosh, Val, 11.80; 4. Vincent Aumavae, Pal, 11.85; 5. Josh Jackman, Ken, 11.93; 6. Mosiah Renk, Was, 11.95.
200 — 1. Josh Jackman, Ken, 23.48; 2. Jordan Sondergaard, Gle, 23.86; 3. Eric Johnson, Gra, 23.88; 4. Michael Todd, ACS, 24.10; 5. Keefe McIntosh, Val, 24.33; 6. Aaron Miller, Gle, 24.61.
400 — 1. Michael Todd, ACS, 52.74; 2. Aaron Miller, Gle, 53.33; 3. Justin Gentz, Was, 55.34; 4. Preston Weeks, Sol, 56.09; 5. Josh Wolfe, Was, 56.45; 6. Uri Simmers, ACS, 56.86.
800 — 1. Jonah Theisen, Ken, 2:02.35; 2. Micah Hilbish, Sky, 2:02:48; 3. Jordan Theisen, Ken, 2:03.70; 4. Pedro Ochoa, Hom, 2:06.99; 5. Travis Cooper, Ken, 2:08.20; 6. Colton Pulver, Was, 2:08.57.
1,600 — 1. Jonah Theisen, Ken, 4:27.93; 2. Jordan Theisen, Ken, 4:27.98; 3. Pedro Ochoa, Hom, 4:43.50; 4. Colton Pulver, Was, 4:44.35; 5. Ivan David Isaacs, Gra, 4:54.04; 6. Travis Cooper, Ken, 4:55.54.
3,200 — 1. Jonah Theisen, Ken, 9:49.10; 2. Jordan Theisen, Ken, 9:51.97; 3. Pedro Ochoa, Hom, 10:02.56; 4. Ty Marshall, Was, 10:33.69; 5. Colton Pulver, Was, 10:40.36; 6. Daniel Shuler, Sky, 11:03.15.
110 hurdles — 1. Brady Southwick, Pal, 16.73; 2. Kenneth Frick, Was, 19.25; 3. Caleb Drumm, Was, 19.54; 4. Ryan Toney, Sol, 19.92; 5. Wyatt Monear, Was, 20.00; 6. Sam Mireles, Nin, 20.09.
300 hurdles — 1. Connor Seay, Hom, 43.50; 2. Matt Thomas, Was, 43.58; 3. Brady Southwick, Pal, 45.65; 4. Kenneth Frick, Was, 45.87; 5. Noah Leaf, CIA, 46.87; 6. Daniel Reynolds, ACS, 47.95.
400 relay — 1. Palmer (Daniels, Spatz, Layton, Doty), 47.48; 2. Wasilla, 47.64; 3. Glennallen, 48.27; 4. Homer, 48.73; 5. Kenai, 49.02; 6. Nikiski, 49.35.
800 relay — 1. Palmer (Doty, Layton, Daniels, Spatz), 1:39.73; 2. Homer, 1:42.19; 3. Skyview, 1:45.37; 4. Valdez, 1:48.09; 5. CIA, 1:49.03.
1,600 relay — 1. ACS (N. Simmers, Lopez, U. Simmers, Todd), 3:39.41; 2. Kenai, 3:47.41; 3. Palmer, 3:48.50; 4. Wasilla, 3:48.55; 5. Skyview, 3:54.59; 6. Homer, 4:00.06.
3,200 relay — 1. Skyview (Hemphill, Musgrave, Shuler, Yancey), 8:52.95; 2. ACS, 9:23.02; 3. Homer, 9:59.97; 4. Soldotna, 10:32.00.
Shot put — 1. Mason Lloyd, Ken, 40 feet, 10 inches; 2. Asa Quimby, Nik, 39—7; 3. Randy Kohutek, ACS, 39—1 1/2; 4. Brian Peters, ACS, 39—1; 5. Tom Randall, Ken, 38—11; 6. Dalton Best, Sol, 38—10.
Discus — 1. Nate Simmers, ACS, 129—1; 2. Marchall Comer, Was, 124—11; 3. Adam O’Guinn, Sky, 113—5; 4. Luke Johnson, Nik, 113—3; 5. Daniel Reynolds, ACS, 111—10; 6. Tom Randall, Ken, 108—10.
High jump — 1. Seth Carstens, Nik, 5—8; 2. Patrick Stanton, Val, 5—6; 3. Luke Johnson, Nik, 5—6; 4. Isaac Fife, Was, 5—4; 5. Brady Southwick, Pal, 5—2; 6. Dawson Bauman, Valdez, 5—0.
Long jump — 1. Seth Carstens, Nik, 19—2 3-4; 2. Nate Simmers, ACS, 19—1 1-4; 3. Caleb Wolfe, Was, 18—2 3-4; 4. Josh Jackman, Ken, 18—1; 5. Drew Gibbs, Sol, 18—3-4; 6. Vincent Aumavae, Pal, 18—1-4.
Triple jump — 1. Tim Duke, Sky, 41—4 1-2; 2. Nate Simmers, ACS, 40—8 3-4; 3. Preston Weeks, Sol, 38—9 1-2; 4. Drew Gibbs, Sol, 37—9 1-2; 5. Matt Thomas, Was, 36—11 3-4; 6. Uri Simmers, ACS, 36—7 1-4.
Girls Team Scores: 1. Soldotna, 111; 2. Kenai Central, 81; 3 (tie). ACS, Wasilla, 69; 5. Homer, 47; 6 (tie). Grace, Skyview, 46; 8. Glennallen, 41; 9. Palmer, 39; 10. Valdez, 38; 11. Nikiski, 30.
100 — 1. Tanner Ealum, ACS, 12.58; 2. Kaylee Fisher, Sky, 13.40; 3. Daisy Nelson, Sol, 13.41; 4. Christina Ellis, Gra, 13.56; 5. Kerry Ross, Nik, 13.60; 6. Angie Cardoza, Hom, 13.78.
200 — 1. Tanner Ealum, ACS, 26.11; 2. Jodi Davis, Gra, 27.84; 3. Sarah Newton, Gra, 28.18; 4. Daisy Nelson, Sol, 28.19; 5. Kaylee Fisher, Sky, 28.46; 6. Lindsey Wong, Sol, 28.54.
400 — 1. Tanner Ealum, ACS, 59.13; 2. Daisy Nelson, Sol, 1:02.70; 3. Dani McCormick, Sol, 1:03.36; 4. Aurora Waclawski, Hom, 1:04.46; 5. Ziza Shemet Pitcher, Hom, 1:04.81; 6. Hannah Heinbaugh, Gle, 1:04.98.
800 — 1. Allie Ostrander, Ken, 2:18.47; 2. Olivia Hutchings, Sol, 2:25.46; 3. Dani McCormick, Sol, 2:27.83; 4. Mariah Burroughs, Was, 2:29.06; 5. Hannah Heinbaugh, Gle, 2:33.43; 6. Sadie Fox, Sol, 2:33.62.
1,600 — 1. Allie Ostrander, Ken, 4:55.32; 2. Briahna Gerlach, Gle, 5:19.34; 3. Mariah Burroughs, Was, 5:25.52; 4. Molly Mitchell, Hom, 5:32.97; 5. Sadie Fox, Sol, 5:35.90; 6. Alex Mathis, Was, 5:37.25.
3,200 — 1. Allie Ostrander, Ken, 10:19.17; 2. Briahna Gerlach, Gle, 11:18.56; 3. Alex Mathis, Was, 12:00.67; 4. Olivia Hutchings, Sol, 12:05.18; 5. Mariah Burroughs, Was, 12:06.00; 6. Sadie Fox, Sol, 12:11.98.
100 hurdles — 1. Tayla Cabana, Hom, 16.86; 2. Jodi Davis, Gra, 17.59; 3. Lauren Evarts, Hom, 17.81; 4. Melyssa McMillen, Val, 19.73; 5. Megan Herrera, Was, 19.93; 6. Alexis Quick, ACS, 20.08.
300 hurdles — 1. Jodi Davis, Gra, 48.56; 2. Zoe Langseth, Val, 51.55; 3. Casey Neill, Sky, 54.57; 4. Erin Fichtner, Was, 55.43; 5. Lauren Jones, Hom, 56.32; 6. Kathleen Davis, ACS, 56.52.
400 relay — 1. Skyview (Fisher, Tolliver, Ramsell, Gibbons), 54.59; 2. Nikiski, 55.64; 3. Wasilla, 55.86; 4. Soldotna, 56.17; 5. Kenai, 56.64; 6. ACS, 56.76.
800 relay — 1. Skyview (Hames, McNamara, Landess, Ramsell), 1:54.87; 2. Kenai, 1:56.69; 3. Soldotna, 2:10.07; 4. Valdez, 2:10.18; 5. ACS, 2:11.07.
1,600 relay — 1. Soldotna (Nelson, Wong, Hutchings, McCormick), 4:21.88; 2. Homer, 4:28.64; 3. Wasilla, 4:30.27; 4. Glennallen, 4:30.97; 5. ACS, 4:38.40; 6. Kenai, 4:39.58.
3,200 relay — 1. Glennallen (Heinbaugh, Cyr, Maslen, Gerlach), 10:16.56; 2. Palmer, 11:05.11; 3. Wasilla, 11:58.34; 4. Homer, 12:16.14; 5. ACS, 13:33.45.
Shot put — 1. Jennifer Voss, ACS, 34—5 3-4; 2. Makayla Wong, Sol, 33—2 1-4; 3. Ashley Logan, Gra, 32—6 1-4; 4. Hannah Edmonds, ACS, 32—2; 5. Cassidy Edwards, Was, 29—7 3-4; 6. Kiana Hendricks, Sol, 29—7 1-4.
Discus — 1. Makayla Wong, Sol, 109—8; 2. Jonna Laitinen, Pal, 103—2; 3. Jennifer Voss, ACS, 90—8; 4. Sylvia Tuisaula, Was, 83—8; 5. Ashley Logan, Gra, 81—5; 6. Annie Quinn, Sol, 79—5.
High jump — 1. Kiana Harding, Ken, 4—6; 2. Lindsey Wong, Sol, 4—6; 3. Alexandrea Kausal, Pal, 4—6; 4. Hollie Duncan, ACS, 4—4; 5. Crystal Crane, Hom, 4—4; 6. Olga Renk, Pal, 4—4.
Long jump — 1. Arianne Parrish, Nik, 15—2 3-4; 2. Zoe Langseth, Val, 15—1 1-4; 3. Julieanne Wilson, Ken, 14—9 1-2; 4. Kiana Harding, Ken, 14—4 1-2; 5. Crystal Crane, Hom, 13—11 1/2; 6. Shawna Johnson, Pal, 13—11 1/4.
Triple jump — 1. Hayley Ramsell, Sky, 30—1-2; 2. Andrea Wagner, Was, 28—3; 3. Alexandrea Kausal, Pal, 27—2 1-2; 4. Katie Franciosi, Val, 26—2; 5. Shelby Gudgel, Val, 24—8 1-2.
