It was a busy first weekend for local track teams. All six schools kicked their season off, with all but Polson competing at the Ronan Invitational on Saturday.

Arlee

Arlee started their season on Thursday in Missoula at the Jim Johnson meet. As a team, the girls took third place behind last year’s Class B state champions, the Plains Trotters, who took second, and last year’s Class C state runner-up, Seeley-Swan, who won the meet.

The Arlee Scarlets return a lot of talent from last year, along with some new faces. Freshman Natalie Yocum had a great week of competition. On Thursday, she took second in the 800, fourth in the mile, and sixth in the 400. Last year’s state runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles, junior Carly Hergett, picked up where she left off, winning the 100-meter hurdles, the long jump, and tying for first in the triple jump. She also tied for fifth in the high jump. Another returner for the team, Ashley Revis, won the 200-meter dash and took fourth in the 100-meter.

The Arlee boys did not place as well as a team, but Brian Baker took fifth in the triple jump, and TJ Knoll tied for third in the pole vault.

On Saturday in Ronan, Baker took fifth in the triple jump again, and TJ Knoll came in fifth in the pole vault. The girls had another good day, this time defeating Plains. Yocum won the mile, took second in the two-mile, and took third in the 800-meter run. Hergett won the 100 hurdles and the triple jump, and took second in the long jump. Revis took second in both the 100 and 200. Arlee’s long relay took first place, and their short relay took second.

Charlo

The Charlo teams also had a good showing at their first meet in Ronan. The boys took second behind Thompson Falls, and the girls took third behind Plains and Arlee.

For the boys, senior Michael Delaney led the team, winning both the 100 and 200-meter runs. He also ran in the winning relay teams. Senior Dugan Runkel took third place in the discus and fourth in the shot put. Bridger Smith took third in the pole vault and sixth in the javelin. Landers Smith took third in the 400 and Chandler Krahn took sixth.

On the girls’ team, the only first place finisher was the short relay team, which was made up of three freshmen in Kaitlin Cox, Allie Delaney and Kara Tatukivei. They were joined by junior Cheyenne Nagy to win the race by a half-second over Arlee. In their first high school meet, those three also placed in other events. Cox took third in the short hurdles and sixth in the triple jump. Tatukivei took sixth in the 100 and fifth in the 200. Delaney, who has been fighting an injury, took second place in the 400. Nagy, who went to state last year in the 300 hurdles, took second in both the 300 and 100 hurdles.

Mission

Mission also competed at the Ronan meet. On the girls’ team, it was once again a freshman who had a good start to the season. Afton Brander scored all of the team’s points, taking sixth in both the 100 hurdles and the high jump.

For the boys, Tate Weingart had a good start, taking fourth in the triple jump and sixth in the mile. Nick Durglo took fourth place in the 200, and Kaleb Durglo took fifth in the 110 hurdles. Mission’s short relay team also took fifth place.

Polson

The Polson track team got started at the Gene Hughes Invitational in Corvallis on Saturday. The Lady Pirates had one first place finisher in Mariah Corrigan, who won the javelin. Teammate Erin Sampson took sixth in the same event. She also took second in the shot put. Malia Seeley did well, taking fourth in the two-mile and fifth in the one-mile. Chadelle Smith took fifth in the 200 and sixth in the 100.

The Polson boys took fifth as a team and were led by Jacob Clairmont, who won the pole vault and the 110-meter hurdles. Danny DiGiallonardo also had a good start to the season, taking second in the 300 hurdles, fifth in the long jump, and sixth in the 100-meter dash. Colton Cote placed fourth in two events – the 200 and 400-meter races. Mike Corrigan started the season off with a third place finish in the discus.

Two Eagle River

Two Eagle River had their first meet on Saturday in Ronan. While no boys put up points, TER’s Danielle Adler had a good day for the girls’ team. She started out the season with a third place finish in the shot put.

Ronan

At their own invitational, the Ronan boys’ team had a good day, taking fourth place as a team. A number of different athletes had good days, including junior Jackson Duffey, who took second in the two-mile and fourth in the one-mile. Nathan Dennis came in right behind him in both races, taking third in the two-mile and fifth in the one-mile. Brennan Roullier took third in the 110 hurdles and fifth in the 300 hurdles. Tyler Houle had a good start to the year, taking second in the pole vault.

For the girls, junior Lee Camel took third in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump. Ashley McCready took fourth in the two-mile and fourth in the one-mile. Kara Holmlund took fifth in the shot put, and Ally Buhr took second in the pole vault.

Jim Johnson Meet

Missoula

Girls

Team results

1, Seeley-Swan 99; 2, Plains 80; 3, Arlee 69

Individual results

100 – 1, Alex Bohlman, Seeley, 12.99; 4, Ashley Revis, Arlee, 13.14

200 – 1, Ashley Revis, Arlee, 27.68; 2, CiCi Benson, LSH, 28.43

400 – 1, Demi Horton, Plains, 63.77; 6, Natalie Yokum, Arlee, 67.63

800 – 1, Stephanie Robbins, Seeley, 2:33; 2, Natalie Yocum, Arlee, 2:38.29;

1600 – 1, Stephanie Robbins, Seeley, 5:31.14; 4, Natalie Yocum, Arlee, 5:53.63

3200 – 1, Lily Lang, Darby, 13:11.22; 4, Shawntaya Nelson, Arlee, 14:15.69

100 hurdles – 1, Carly Hergett, Arlee, 17.38; 2, Casey Ehmann, Darby, 17.54; 3

1600 relay – 1, Seeley-Swan 4:28.69; 2, Arlee 4:33.95

High Jump – 1, Shey Hannum, TF 5-04; 5, Mikayla Stone, DL 4-06.00; T-5, Josee Applegate, DL, 4-06; T-5, Carly Hergett, Arlee 4-06; T-5, Bryndle Goyins, Arlee 4-06.

Pole Vault – T-1, Kamryn Scully, DL 8-00; T-1, Cera Strumpfer, Seeley, 8-00; T-5, Madison Wheeler, TF 7-00; T-5, Shawntaya Nelson, Arlee, 7-00.

Long Jump – 1, Carly Hergett, Arlee 15-11 1/2; Arlee; 2, Brook Kolar, Loyola, 15-10

Triple Jump – T-1, Carly Hergett, Arlee 34-06; T-1, Shey Hannum, TF 34-06

BOYS

High Jump – 1, Parker Spadt, Fren 6-04

Long Jump – 1, Parker Spadt, Fren 20-01

Triple Jump – 1, Marcus Zeiler, Flor 39-09 1/4; 5, Brian Baker, Arlee 37-10 1/2

Pole Vault – 1, Jake Gascon, TF 12-00; T-3, TJ Knoll, Arlee 10-00

Shot Put – 1, Austin Forson, DL 45-03 1/2

Discus – 1, McKenzie Holt, TF 155-06

Javelin – 1, John Beckers, Darby 172-06

Ronan Invitational

Ronan

Boys

Team scores

1, Thompson Falls 105; 2, Charlo 66; 4, Ronan 48; 13, St. Ignatius 9; 14, Arlee 6; 18, Two Eagle 0

Individual results

100 – 1, Michael Delaney, Charlo, 11.49; 2, Cade Benjamin, DL, 11.69

200 – 1, Michael Delaney, Charlo, 23.65; 4, Nick Durglo, St.I, 24.32; 6. Collin McGuyer, Ronan, 24.84.

400 – 1, Matt Farrier, Bigfork, 53.67; 3. Landers Smith, Charlo, 55.69; 6, Krahn Chandler, Charlo, 59.06.

800 – 1, Bradey Wilson, Noxon, 2.12.81

1600 – 1, Bradey Wilson, Nox, 4:52.73; 4, Jackson Duffey, Ron, 5:02.78; 5, Nathan Dennis, Ron, 5:08.78; 6, Tate Weingart, St.I, 5:10.94.

3200 – 1, Tanner Laws, TF, 11:02.48; 2, Jackson Duffey, Ron, 11:03.20; 3, Nathan Dennis, Ron, 11:35.35; 5, Wills Degrandpre, Charlo, 11:55.32

110 hurdles – 1, Josh Wulfekuhle, TF, 16.42; 3, Brennan Roullier, Ron, 19.05; 5, Kaleb Durglo, St.I, 19.59

300 hurdles – 1, Josh Wulfekuhle, TF, 41.84; 5, Brennan Roullier, Ron, 47.31

400 relay – 1, Charlo 45.92; 2, Ronan 46.79; 5, St. Ignatius 47.96

1600 relay – 1, Charlo 3:42.33; 2, Thompson Falls 3:39.02

Shot put – 1, Austin Forson, DL, 46-6.75; 4, Dugan Runkel, Char, 43-4.75

Discus – 1, Austin Forson, DL, 151-00; 3, Dugan Runkel, Char, 132-08.5

Javelin – 1, Kade Van Elswyk, TF, 170-11; 5, Kasey Mock, Ron, 147-01; 6, Bridger Smith, Char, 139-09.

High jump – 1, Sean Opland, Troy, 6-04

Pole vault – 1, Jake Gascon, TF, 13-00; 2, Tyler Houle, Ron, 11-06; 3, Bridger Smith, Char, 11-00; 4, George Shick, Arl, 9-06; 5, TJ Knoll, Arl, 9-06.

Long jump – 1, Cade Benjamin, DL, 20-04; 6, Trevor Anderson, Ron, 18-10.

Triple jump – 1, Lucas Blankers, Eur, 43.01; 4, Tate Weingart, St.I, 39-04.5; 5, Brian Baker, Arl, 39-04

Girls

Team Scores

1, Arlee 79.5; 2, Plains 63; 3, Charlo 58; 9, Ronan 25.5; 12, Two Eagle 6; 15, St. Ignatius 2

Individual results

100 – 1, Claire Fickler, Drum, 13.59; 2, Ashley Revis, Arlee 13.68; 6, Kara Tatukivei, Char, 14.12.

200 – 1, Brook Kolar, Loy, 28.36; 2, Ashley Revis, Arl, 28.36; 5, Kara Tatukivei, Char, 29.53

400 – 1, Haile Norred, Bf, 1:02.99; 2, Allie Delaney, Char, 1:06.69

800 – 1, Kimberly Earhart, Plains, 2:33.89 3, Natalie Yocum, Arl, 2:41.70; 5, Shawntaya Nelson, Arl, 2:44.04

1600 – 1, Natalie Yocum, Arl, 6:00.28; 4, Ashley McCready, Ron, 6:11.92

3200 – 1, Kimberly Earhart, Plains, 12:43; 2, Natalie Yocum, Arl, 12:52; 3, Brooklyn Foust, Char, 12:54; 4, Ashley McCready, Ron, 13:18

100 hurdles – 1, Carly Hergett, Arl, 17.28; 2, Cheyenne Nagy, Char, 18.18; 3, Kaitlin Cox, Char, 18.37; 6, Afton Brander, St.I, 19.51.

300 hurdles – 1, Shey Hannum, TF, 50.04; 2, Cheyenne Nagy, Char, 51.73

400 relay – 1, Charlo 53.41; 2, Arlee 53.91; 5, Ronan 55.72

1600 relay – 1, Arlee 4:26.61; 3, Charlo 4:34.58

Shot put – 1, Leah Thompson, Plains, 38-00.25; 3, Danielle Adler, TER, 29-05.5; 5, Kara Holmlund, Ron, 29-03; 6, Sakoya Gaustad, Char, 29-02.5.

Discus – 1, Leah Thompson, Plains, 126-06; 5, Sakoya Gaustad, Char, 84-02

Javelin – 1, Kimberly Earhart, Plains, 136-06

High jump – 1, Shey Hannum, TF, 5-02; 6, Afton Brander, St.I, 4-08.

Pole vault – 1, Gabby Eaton, Bf, 8-06; 2, Ally Buhr, Ron, 8-00; 6, Shawntaya Nelson, Arl, 7-06.

Long jump – 1, Shay Hannum, TF, 16-05.5; 2, Carly Hergett, Arl, 16-02.5; 4, Lee Camel, Ron, 15-07

Triple jump – 1, Carly Hergett, Arl, 34-07.5; 3, Lee Camel, Ron, 32-10.5; 5, Afton Brander, St.I, 31-04; 6, Kaitlin Cox, Char, 30-08.5

Gene Hughes Invitational

Corvallis

Boys

Team results

1, Frenchtown 117; 5, Polson 47

Individual results

100 – 1, Andrew King, Fren, 11.80; 6, Danny DiGiallonardo, Pol, 12.26

200 – 1, Andrew King, Fren, 24.30; 4, Colton Cote, Pol, 25.20

400 – 1, Hunter Casey, Stev, 52.68; 4, Colton Cote, Pol, 55.38

800 – 1, Josh Jessop, Cor, 2:05.24

1600 – 1, Cameron Meikle, Ham, 4:35.73

3200 – 1, Cameron Meikle, Ham, 10:07.86

110 hurdles – 1, Jacob Clairmont, Pol, 15.19

300 hurdlers – 1, Parker Spadt, Fren, 43.32; 2, Danny DiGiallonardo, Pol, 44.84

400 relay – 1, Frenchtown

1600 relay – 1, Cor (Josh Jessop, Cole Wohltman, Ridge Albright, Bruce Thomas) 3:39.16; 5, Pol 3:56.19

Shot put – 1, Luke Channer, Cor, 45-04.00

Discus – 1, Jaylen Taggart, Ham, 139-07; 3, Mike Corrigan, Pol, 131-09

Javelin – 1, Caden Venters, Flo, 171-01

High jump – 1, Parker Spadt, Fren, 6-03.00;

Pole vault – 1, Jacob Clairmont, Pol, 12-06.00; 6, Hogan Kelley, Pol, 9-06.00.

Long jump – 1, Bruce Thomas, Cor, 20-03.75; 5, Danny DiGiallonardo, Pol, 19-07.25.

Triple jump – 1, Luke Harper, Dil, 41-02.50

Girls

Team results

1, Hamilton 122; 2, Corvallis 84; 8, Polson 35.

Individual results

100 – 1, Penny Jessop, Cor, 13.33; 6, Chadelle Smith, Pol, 14.15.

200 – 1, Penny Jessop, Cor, 28.28; 5, Chadelle Smith, Pol, 30.31

400 – 1, Lily Mercer, Seeley, 1:03.88; 5, Sierra Donovan, Pol, 1:11.77

800 – 1, Heidi Nisly, Cor, 2:36.22

1600 – 1, Jacie Schmalz, Ham, 5:43.03; 5, Malia Seeley, Pol, 6:09.71

3200 – 1, Jacie Schmalz, Ham, 12:34.72; 4, Malia Seeley, Pol, 13:53.87.

100 hurdles – 1, Megan Pendergast, Stev, 17.06

300 hurdlers – 1, Paige Holmes, Seeley, 50.97

400 relay – 1, Dillon (Kyndall Petersen, Hayle Sundquist, Hailey Garrison, Kylie Christiansen) 54.43

1600 relay – 1, Corvallis (Heidi Nisly, Penny Jessop, Zena Smith, Stephanie Stoker) 4:21.13;

Shot put – 1, Adeline Richardson, Fren, 33-04.00; 2, Erin Sampson, Pol, 32-05.50; 4, Julia Sanderson, Pol, 31-10.50

Discus – 1, Calla Haldorson, Cor, 116-03

Javelin – 1, Mariah Corrigan, Pol, 122-04; 6, Erin Sampson, Pol, 98-05.

High jump – 1, Kacia Guisinger, Ham, 4-08.00

Pole vault – 1, Taylor Bess, Ham, 8-00.00; 6, Charlee Cote, Pol, 7-00.00

Long jump – 1, Taylor Bess, Ham, 16-01.50

Triple jump – 1, Mariah Hinson, Stev, 33-11.25