RONAN — Lake County hosted the Treasure State’s only track meet of the weekend, kicking off a spring sports season through the rainy conditions.

Many schools weren’t at full strength because athletes didn’t have enough practices in to compete, but Ronan coach Jim Benn said the meet did its job.

“It was good to get that one in,” Benn said. “It’s good to keep the kids motivated because sometimes it gets pretty boring in track practice.”

Ronan got a win from senior Lucas Gerhardt in the shot put and had several other placers.

Another highlight of the season’s first weekend was the debut of Mission’s track program. The Bulldogs are back on their own after ending their longtime co-op with Ronan’s program after last season. Coach Trenna Ferris said the Bulldogs are a work in progress, but she’s optimistic.

“That first couple weeks was more of a trial run for us,” Ferris said. “… I think this [coming] week we’ll get some kids in more events and see where we’re going from there.”

The Bulldogs got the majority of their points from their jumpers. Patrick Eichert placed in the triple jump for the boys and Sydney Castor in the long jump on the girls’ side.

Mission was also short-handed, sending just 12 athletes due to practice restrictions.

Arlee, also short-handed, got solid performances from senior Jessica Knoll, who won the 400-meter dash and also placed in the 800 and the 200.

Coach Russ Baker said Knoll’s 1 minute, 5 second time in the 400 “wasn’t bad for the first meet in the cold and wind, but I think she was hoping for a little better time.”

Baker expects his Warriors and Scarlets to be near full strength today when they head to Missoula for the Dornblaser meet.

Ronan Invitational

Saturday

BOYS

Team scores – Thompson Falls 90, Frenchtown 87, Troy 63, Eureka 53, Hot Springs 42, Loyola Sacred Heart 42, Alberton 34, Bigfork 24, Ronan 19, Deer Lodge 18, Lincoln 12, Plains 9, Mission 4.

100 – 1, Gharrett Olson, Ftn, 11.65; 2, Sean Opland, Troy, 11.82; 3, McKenzie Holt, Troy, 11.82; 4, Christian Langston, Eur, 12.00; 5, Dylan Vaught, TF, 12.02; 6, Quinn Lowery, Ftn, 12.16.

200 – 1, Anthony Byrns, HS, 24.02; 2, Silas Hasselbrook, LSH, 24.22; 3, McKenzie Holt, TF, 24.30; 4, Michael Miller, Troy, 25.02; 5, Christian Langston, Eur, 25.11; 6, Brandon Porter, DL, 25.50.

400 – Anthony Byrns, HS, 55.15; 2, John Beckman, Lin, 58.02; 3, Tyler Riffle, TF, 58;17; 4, Jacob Pirce, Ftn, 5945; 5, Chris Friesen, TF, 59.88; 6, Will VanHoss, TF, 60.81.

800 – 1, Logan Morley, Bfk, 2:10; 2, Andrew Honken, Ftn, 2:14; 3, Gabe Demmons, Ftn, 2:15; 4, Anders Holmquist, Ftn, 2:18; 5, Tyler Kiffle, TF, 2:22; 6, Jordan Moe, Ftn, 2:22.

1,600 – 1, Logan Morley, Bfk, 4:40; 2, Logan Naegela, TF, 5:01; 3, Tanner Laws, TF, 5:02; 4, Conner Rogers, DL, 5:06; 5, Kyle Kinnick, TF, 5:12; 6, Joren Nabozney, Ftn, 5:20.

3,200 – 1, Gunnar Nabozney, Ftn, 11:00; 2, Tanner Laws, TF, 11:05; 3, Logan Naegeli, TF, 11:10; 4, Conner Rogers, DL, 11:16; 5, Frank Dean, Ftn, 11:39; 6, Tyler Touchstone, Ftn, 11:40.

110 hurdles – 1, Silas Hasselbrook, LSH, 15.51; 2, Brandon Conard, Eur, 16.25; 3, Tanner Hoff, HS, 17.28; 4, Christian Langston, Eur, 17.33; 5, Garrett Strine, TF, 18.24; 6, Jacob Simpson, DL, 18.38.

300 hurdles – 1, Silas Hasselbrook, LSH, 42.03; 2, Kier Sanzano, Alb, 42.46; 3, Tanner Hoff, HS, 44.11; 4, Garrett Strine, TF, 45.68; 5, Christian Langston, Eur, 46.02; 6, Tyler Subatch, Pla, 46.80.

400 relay – 1, Thompson Falls 46.55; 2, Troy 46.67; 3, Frenchtown 47; 4, Eureka 47.36; 5, Lincoln 48.48; 6, Frenchtown 51.91.

1,600 relay – 1, Frenchtown 3:58.06; 2, Loyola Sacred Heart 3:58.76; 3, Thompson Falls 3:59.50; 4, Ronan 4:05.04; 5, Lincoln 4:06.14; 6, Frenchtown 4:10.45.

Discus – 1, Andrew Lommen, Alb, 138-11; 2, Wyatt Winebrenner, Pla, 132-0; 3, Nolan Hotsee Eur, 123-1; 4, Kevin Hodges, Ftn, 120-9; 5, Keir Sanzano, Alb, 119-9; 6, Cole Gerhardt, Ron, 116-10.

Javelin – Not contested.

Shot put – 1, Lucas Gerhardt, Ron, 45-10; 2, Andrew Lommen, Alb, 43-7; 3, Keir Sanzano, Alb, 43-3 1/2; 4, Will Medeiros, LSH, 42-0; 5, Braden Their, Eur, 41-9; 6, Khaz Yanak, Eur, 41-3 1/2.

High jump – 1, Sean Opland, Troy, 6-0; 2, Jack Dolson, HS, 6-0; 3, Nathan Olds, Troy, 5-10; 4, Marquis Venegas, Bfk, 5-8; 5, Robert Jones, Ftn, 5-8; 6, Brandon Porter, DL, 5-8.

Long jump – 1, Sean Opland, Troy, 19-10 1/2; 2, Pat Scott, Troy, 19-10; 3, Bobby Erbaugh, Ftn, 19-5 1/2; 4, Gabe Hickman, Troy, 19-51/2; 5, Noah Eikens, LSH, 19-5 1/4; 6, Dylan Vaught, TF, 18-8 1/2.

Triple jump – 1, Khaz Yanak, Eur, 41-5; 2, Bobby Erbaugh, Ftn, 41-1; 3, Nathan Olds, Troy, 38-10 1/2; 4, Patrick Eichert, Mis, 38-7 1/2; 5, Jarod White, HS, 38-5; 6, Dylan Vaught, TF, 38-3.

Pole vault – 1, Cole Jankovsky, Eur, 11-0; 2, Jake Gascon, TF, 10-0; 3, Jacob Simpson, DL, 10-0; 5, Connor Benn, Ron, 10-0; 5, Joe Lundberg, TF, 10-0; 6, Tennyson Miller, DL, 9-6.

GIRLS

Team scores – Plains 117, Seeley-Swan 71, Thompson Falls 58, Bigfork 52, Loyola Sacred Heart 41, Ronan 29, Frenchtown 28, Eureka 27, Arlee 19, Deer Lodge 16, Alberton 16, Lincoln 9, Mission 6, Florence 6.

100 – Alex Bohlman, SS, 13.60; 2, Nicole Rehbein, Pla, 13.77; 3, Shannon Dimond, Pla, 14.05; 4, Jessie Lewis, Ron, 14.27; 5, Stevi Johnson, Eur, 14.36; 6, Shalea Wallen, Ftn, 14.58.

200 – Nicole Rehbein, Pla, 29.07; 2, Shannon Dimond, Pla, 29.27; 3, Hallie Hendrickson, Ron, 30.18; 4, Jessie Liews, Ron, 30.20; 5, Danielle Giffin, Ftn, 30.89; 6, Jessica Knoll, Arl, 30.96.

400 – 1, Jessica Knoll, Arl, 65.28; 2, Nicole Rehbein, Pla, 67.39; 3, Shannon Dimond, Pla, 67.84; 4, Kiana Howell, Ron, 68.6; 5, Cera Strumpfer, SS, 69.43; 6, Courtney Heath, Mis, 72.54.

800 – 1, Makena Morley, Bfk, 2:16; 2, Mikayla Schneider, LSH, 2:38; 3, Kimberly Earhardt, Pla, 2:39; 4, Jessica Knoll, Arl, 2:42; 5, Alex Bartmess, Eur, 2:49; 5, Maja Holmquist, Ftn, 2:51.

1,600 – 1, Maggie Mitzel, LSH, 5:59; 2, Marge Henrekin, SS, 6:17; 3, Quinn Diehl, LSH, 6:25; 4, Jade Gray, Ron, 6:41; 5, Kaylie Durglo, Mis, 6:46; 6, Morgan Francess, Ftn, 7:12.

3,200 – 1, Maggie Mitzel, LSH, 12:40. 2, Alex Bartmess, Eur, 12:47; 3, Marge Henrekin, SS, 13:18; 4, Emi Horton, Pla, 13:47; 5, Bailey Strader, LSH, 13:50; 6, Diarien Schneider, LSH, 13:59.

100 hurdles – 1, Autrey Hannum, TF, 17.20; 2, Hailey Phillips, Pla, 17.30; 3, Marissa Hiza, Bfk, 1750; 4, Paige Holmes, SS, 17.90; 5, Stevi Johnson, Eur, 18.18; 6, Alexi Pluid, Eur, 18.46.

300 hurdles – 1, Hailey Phillips, Pla, 47.6; 2, Shay Hannum, TF, 51.92; 3, Autrey Hannum, TF, 52.12; 4, Alexi Pluid, Eur, 52.73; 5, Shalea Wallen, Ftn, 53.97; 6, Autumn Round, Flo, 55.70.

400 relay – Seeley-Swan 54.18; 2, Frenchtown 56.56; 3, Thompson Falls 57.19; 4, Lincoln 59.80; 5, Frenchtown 62.03.

1,600 relay – 1, Seeley-Swan 4:25.6; 2, Bigfork 4:29.86; 3, Plains 4:34.93; 4, Loyola 4:35.0; 5, Frenchtown 4:45.2; 6, Ronan 4:48.06.

Discus – 1, Leah Thompson, Pla, 110-6; 2, Delaney Hanley, Alb, 104-0; 3, Emily Billow, Eur, 97-7; 4, Tessa Robertson, Bfk, 94-8; 5, Adeline Richardson, Ftn, 89-9; 6, Abby Erickson, Lin, 88-6.

Javelin – not contested.

Shot put – 1, Leah Thompson, Pla, 36-6 1/2; 2, Emily Billow, Eur, 34-9; 3, Tessa Robertson, Bfk, 33-6; 4, Abby Erickson, LIn, 33-0; 5, Lacey Hochhalter, Ftn, 31-6; 6, Adeline Richardson, Ftn, 33-02.

High jump – 1, Shay Hannum, TF, 5-1; 2, Marissa Hiza, Bfk, 4-10; 3, Autrey Hannum, TF, 4-10; 4, Kaia Roberge, Ftn, 4-10; 5, Alex Bohlman, SS, 4-10; 6, Corie Morefield, Pla, 4-2.

Long jump – 1, Hailey Phillips, Pla, 16-0; 2, Lenora Campbell, DL, 14-4; 3, Lee Camel, Ron, 14-4; 4, Alexis Toulbee, Flo, 13-8; 5, Rachel Pacella, Eur, 13-4; 6, Sydney Castor, Mis, 13- 1/2.

Triple jump – Paige Holmes, SS, 33-9; 2, Autrey Hannum, TF, 33-1; 3, Hailey Phillips, Pla, 31-10 1/2; 4, Shay Hannum, TF, 30-9; 5, Sydney Castor, Mis, 30-1; 6, Autumn Round, Flo, 29-9.

Pole vault – Megan Pancoast, Bfk, 7-6; 2, Jaicee Senecal, DL, 7-0; 3, Mary Strumpfer, SS, 6-0; 4, Eula Fullerton, Arl, 60; 5, Shelby Holmes, SS, 6-0; 6, Cera Strumpfer, SS, 6-0.