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Badgers host track invite
March 26, 2013
Badger Jacob Perkins pounds through the 300 meter hurdles Saturday during the Badger Invitational track meet.
By Sally Balcaen
Photos by Karen Perkins

Badger senior Aimee Sayers, left, competing in the 3,200 meter run.
On Saturday, March 23, the first track meet of the season was held on Bonners Ferry High School track. The day was graced with a warm sun, despite the chilly air as 11 teams participated.

The ten visiting teams came from far and wide and included rival Timberlake, Troy, St. Maries, Priest River, Coeur D’Alene Charter, Kellogg, Newport, Flathead Valley Christian, Clark Fork, and Heritage Christian.

All in all, athlete attendance easily ranged in the hundreds.

As a team, Bonners Ferry boys placed second with 110.5 points. Timberlake placed first with 145.5 points. The Bonners Ferry girls placed fifth with 78.5 points.

Timberlake again won the girls team scores with 146.5 points.

Badgers Luke Reoch and Collin Cossairt, left, set off on the 800 meter run.
To say that Timberlake is looking strong this year as a track team would be an understatement. However, this only the beginning of the season, so improvement is always conceivable.

The track meet was a success, especially with the kind people who volunteered to time running events and measure distances in the field events. Unfortunately, human error is always a factor, and while it was immensely generous for the volunteer timers to stand around all day, a few athletes were not able to receive their time or distance.

The Bonners Ferry track team leaves for their next meet this Friday at Deer Park in Washington.

Men's Results
100 Meters: 1 - sophomore Pate Scott, 11.93, Troy; 12 - freshman
Davis Merrifield, 12.63, Bonners Ferry; 17 - junior Caelan Rapp, 13.08, Bonners Ferry; 26 - sophomore Duke Neilson, 13.62, Bonners Ferry; 31 - freshman Jeremiah Varelman, 13.83, Bonners Ferry; 37 - freshman C. J. McCulla, 14.30, Bonners Ferry.

200 Meters: 1 - senior Chase Blayne, 24.41, Timberlake; 13 - Caelan Rapp, 26.67; 20 - sophomore Duke Neilson, 27.91, Bonners Ferry; 23 freshman Bradly Nance, 28.20, Bonners Ferry; 28 - freshman Wyatt Bennett, 29.09, Bonners Ferry; 32 - C. J. McCulla, 29.64.

Olivia Fee hands off to Hannah Lysne in the 4x400 relay.
400 Meters: 1 - senior Rhett Ryle, 52.40, St. Maries; 5 - junior Kyler Rice, 56.72,
Bonners Ferry; 14 - Jeremiah Varelman, 1:01.45; 22 - freshman Alva Swanson, 1:16.74, Bonners Ferry.

800 Meters: 1 - junior David Conway, 2:09.02, Coeur d'Alene Charter; 2 - junior Luke Reoch, 2:10.47, Bonners Ferry; 3 - senior Jared Lysne, 2:12.11, Bonners Ferry; 5 - junior Collin Cossairt, 2:17.25, Bonners Ferry; 9 - sophomore Chase Dinning, 2:25.00, Bonners Ferry; 14 - Bradly Nance, 2:28.31;15 - sophomore Preston Johnson, 2:28.36, Bonners Ferry; 19 - freshman Louis Balcean, 2:37.27,
Bonners Ferry.

1600 Meters: 1 - junior David Conway, 4:40.00, Coeur D'Alene Charter; 3 - Luke Reoch, 4:53.65; 5 - Collin Cossairt, 5:00.39; 6 - Jared Lysne, 5:02.37; 8 - sophomore Jacob Perkins, 5:11.00, Bonners Ferry; freshman Thomas Smith, NT, Bonners Ferry; freshman Jack Wade, NT, Bonners Ferry.

3200 Meters: 1 - sophomore Brock Sandry, 10:54.54, Flathead Valley Christian; 12 - Alva Swanson, 13:17.77; 13 - Louis Balcean, 13:55.37.

110m Hurdles - 39:" 1 - Kyler Rice, 17.05, Bonners Ferry; 4 - sophomore Collin Stone, 19.42, Bonners Ferry.

300m Hurdles - 36:" 1 - junior Ben Austin, 43.01, Timberlake; 4 - Kyler Rice, 46.06; 6 - Collin Stone, 48.91; 7 - Jacob Perkins; 50.10.

4x100 Relay; 1 - Ben Austin, Tyler Condon, Austin Malloy, Chase Blayne, 46.32, Timberlake; 5 - C. J. McCulla, Wyatt Bennett, Jeremiah Varelman, Duke Neilson . 53.61, Bonners Ferry.

4x200 Relay: 1 - Daniel Buck, Tyler Condon, Levi Shaffer, Randy Duclos, 1:41.84, Timberlake.

Jacob Perkins hands the baton off to Jared Lysne in the 4x400 relay.
4x400 Relay: 1 - Ben Austin, Austin Malloy, Daniel Buck, Chase Blayne, 3:46.92, Timberlake; 2 - Jared Lysne, Jacob Perkins, Luke Reoch, Davis Merrifield, 3:53.07, Bonners Ferry.

Sprint Medley 2,2,4,800m : 1 - Dallas Hopkins, Diamond Robinson, Andy Meyer,. Jacob McDonald, 3:58.34, Priest River; 4 - Collin Stone, Bradly Nance, Chase Dinning, Preston Johnson, 4:24.90, Bonners Ferry.

Shot Put - 12lb: 1 - junior Luke Feasline, 43-11.50, St. Maries; 4 - senior Carmen Krichbaum, 38-01.00, Bonners Ferry; 6 - junior Robert Swanson, 37-01.00, Bonners Ferry; 18 - freshman Kyle Pintler, 31-11.00, Bonners Ferry; 23 - freshman Evan Ellis, 30-03.00, Bonners Ferry; 36 - freshman Wyatt Bennett, 25-07.00, Bonners Ferry; 39 - freshman Josh Berwick, 19-11.00, Bonners Ferry.

Discus - 1.6kg: 1 - sophomore Logan Feasline, 140-03, St. Maries 6 - Carmen Krichbaum, 106-08; 7 - Kyle Pintler, 105-06; 9 - Robert Swanson, 104-07; 19 - Evan Ellis, 90-08; 36 - Josh Berwick, 55-00; senior Kody Rice, ND, Bonners Ferry.

High Jump: 2. junior Kyler Rice, 6-00.00, Bonners Ferry.

Pole Vault: 1 - junior Preston Rhodes, 12-00.00, Timberlake; 5 - junior Caelan Rapp, 9-06.00, Bonners Ferry; 8 - sophomore Preston Johnson, 8-06.00, Bonners Ferry; 8 - freshman Davis Merrifield, 8-06.00, Bonners Ferry; Kody Rice, NH.

Long Jump: 1 - senior Garret Wendt, 19-10.00, Kellogg; 14 - Davis Merrifield, 16-08.25; 26 - freshman Jack Wade, 14-02.00, Bonners Ferry; 28 - freshman C. J. McCulla, 14-01.00, Bonners Ferry.

Triple Jump: 1 - Kody Rice, 40-02.00.

Women's Results
100 Meters: 1 - sophomore Emily Risoldi-Guy, 13.52, Kellogg; 8 - junior Gabrielle Munson, 14.61, Bonners Ferry; 18 - senior Amy Maggi, 15.05, Bonners Ferry; 31 - sophomore Emily Kerstiens, 16.52, Bonners Ferry; senior Allyson Merrifield, NT, Bonners Ferry.

200 Meters: 1 - junior Kathryn Jentz, 28.15, Flathead Valley Christian; 3 - senior Courtney Tucker,. 29.19, Bonners Ferry; 22 - Emily Kerstiens, 35.91.

400 Meters: 1 -  Kathryn Jentz, 1:03.22, Flathead Valley Christian; 2 - Courtney Tucker, 1:05.19; 7 - junior Elizabeth Tanner, 1:15.14, Bonners Ferry; sophomore Lily York, NT, Bonners Ferry.

800 Meters: 1 - sophomore Natalie Herring, 2:37.92, Timberlake; 7 - junior Jocelyn Palacios, 2:54.82, Bonners Ferry; 8 - freshman Hannah Lysne, 2:57.35,
Bonners Ferry; freshman Klarity Rice, NT, Bonners Ferry; senior Sally Balcean, NT, Bonners Ferry; Elizabeth Tanner, NT; sophomore Jordan Merz, NT, Bonners Ferry.

1600 Meters: 1 - senior Steffie Pavey, 5:40.65, Priest River; 7 -  junior Jocelyn Palacios, 6:21.09, Bonners Ferry; 8 - sophomore Olivia Fee, 6:23.00, Bonners Ferry; 11 - senior Aimee Sayers, 6:49.00, Bonners Ferry; 12 - Sally Balcean, 7:17.00; 13 - freshman Maggie McCoy, 7:17.90, Bonners Ferry.

3200 Meters: 1 - Steffie Pavey, 13:01.16, Priest River; 7 - Aimee Sayers, 14:56.57.

100m Hurdles - 33:" 1 - senior Arielle Walden, 15.82, Newport; 7 - senior Amy Maggi, 18.99, Bonners Ferry; 9 - sophomore Mackenzie Mendenhall, 19.24,
Bonners Ferry; 14 - freshman Jesse Trocke, 21.33, Bonners Ferry.

300m Hurdles - 30:" 1 - senior Rachel Ward, 49.10, Timberlake; 4 - Mackenzie Mendenhall, 54.21.

4x100 Relay: 1 - Anna Gardom, Rachel Ward, Ayla Jelinek, April Sutton, 54.67,
Timberlake; 3 - Kendra Urbaniak, Allyson Merrifield, Gabrielle Munson, Jesse Trocke, 58.51, Bonners Ferry.

4x200 Relay: 1 - Janelle Falk, Heather Bach, Maggie Rajkowski, Natasha McClure, 1:55.81, Flathead Valley Christian; 2 - Courtney Tucker, Anika Blackmore, Allyson Merrifield, Mackenzie Mendenhall, 1:55.94, Bonners Ferry.

4x400 Relay: 1 - Anna Gardom, Payten Rhodes, Rachel Ward, Ashly George,  4:32.14, Timberlake; 4 - Allyson Merrifield, Olivia Fee, Hannah Lysne, Lily York, 4:53.82, Bonners Ferry.

Sprint Medley 1,1,2,400m: 1 - Desiree Westphal, Megan Frazier, Alexa Fitzpatrick, Alicia Heigis, 2:04.66, Clark Fork; 4 - Emma Kelly, Kendra Urbaniak, Amy Maggi, Elizabeth Tanner, 2:17.75, Bonners Ferry.

Shot Put - 4kg: 1 - senior Lauren Cooper, 36-10.50, Kellogg; 9 - freshman Breanna Via, 22-08.50, Bonners Ferry; 11 - freshman Sarah Beck, 22-06.00, Bonners Ferry; 17 - freshman Talia Lierman, 19-03.50, Bonners Ferry; freshman Jesse Trocke, ND, Bonners Ferry.

Discus - 1kg: 1 - senior Frances Smith, 104-07, Timberlake; 14 - Breanna Via, 55-00; 16 - Sarah Beck, 47-10; 19 - Talia Lierman, 36-06.

High Jump: 1 - senior Taylor Sheppard, 5-03.00, Kellogg; 3 - junior Anika Blackmore, 5-00.00, Bonners Ferry; 6 - freshman Klarity Rice, 4-04.00, Bonners Ferry.

Pole Vault: 1 - Gabrielle Munson, 8-00.00; 4 - Emma Kelly, 7-00.00; 6 -  sophomore Lily York, 6-06.00, Bonners Ferry; Kendra Urbaniak, NH; Jesse Trocke, NH.

Long Jump: 1 - senior Arielle Walden, 16-06.25, Newport.

Triple Jump: 1 - Arielle Walden, 33-08.00, Newport; 12 - Klarity Rice, 24-09.00.
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