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Track and Field Districts: Four Badgers named District Champions

EMILY BONSANT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 10 months AGO
by EMILY BONSANT
I have deep North Idaho roots and graduated from Eastern Washington University with an English degree with a creative writing emphasis with a minor in film. I worked at at the Bonner County Daily Bee before coming to work at the Bonners Ferry Herald in August 2021. I enjoy writing for the paper that my great-grandfather read and covering the same small town community that is still alive today. I cover all things Badger sports, local politics and government, community news, business, outdoors and appear on the 7Bee podcast for the Herald's update. When I'm not working I can be found reading a good book and sipping tea, knitting or attempting to sign opera. | May 18, 2023 1:00 AM

SPIRIT LAKE — Asha Abubakari, Makenna Baisden, Riley Petesch and Maggie Weaver were named District Champions on May 11 and 12 at the 3A Intermountain League Districts.

Bonners Ferry will be sending athletes to the state competition at Middleton High School on Friday and Saturday.

Asha Abubakari is the district champion for the shot put, long jump and discus for the second year in a row. She also qualified for state in the triple jump, taking third. Abubakari is the 3A state defending champion of the shotput and discus, she is currently the No. 1 seed for both events.

Freshman Makenna Baisden took first in the 400m and second in the 200m.

Badger senior Maggie Weaver won the high jump at 4–10.

For the boys, Junior Riley Petesch took first in the triple jump at 40–4.2 Junior Aiden Jacobson took second in the pole vault for Bonners Ferry at 11-6.

Junior Helen Rae took second place in both the shot put and the discus. Rae took fourth in the shot put last year and is ranked second in 3A for the shot put and fourth for the discus.

The Badger boys took second on the 4x100, 4X200 and the 4X400m relays. The girls took second in the 4x200 relay and 4X400m relay.

Both Timberlake teams won the district championship meet. The Tiger boys won their 19th 3A District 1 title since 2003 and the Tiger girls claimed their 13th district title since 2008.

Both Badger track and field teams were district champions in 2021.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Timberlake 114. 2, Bonners Ferry 43. 3, Cd’A Charter 28.

(Top two individuals, winning relay, with wild card available to state)

100 — 1, Alex Marquez, Timberlake, 11.68. 2, Micheal Bell III, Cd’A Charter, 12.02. 200 — 1, Alex Marquez, Timberlake, 23.49. 2, Micheal Bell III, Cd’A Charter, 24.01. 400 — 1, Karson Vordahl, Timberlake, 52.55. 2, Bridger Ricks, Cd’A Charter, 55.77. 800 — 1, Nathan Russell, Cd’A Charter, 2:06.88. 2, Nolan Oyler, Cd’A Charter, 2:08.32. 1,600 — 1, Jacob Barnhart, Timberlake, 4:40.42. 2, Nathan Russell, Cd’A Charter, 4:44.87. 110 hurdles — 1, Caius Tebbe, Timberlake, 15.55. 2, Wyatt MacArthur, Timberlake, 16.27. 300 hurdles — 1, Wyatt MacArthur, Timberlake, 40.98. 2, Caius Tebbe, Timberlake, 42.19.

4x100 relay — 1, Timberlake (Caius Tebbe, Wyatt MacArthur, Karson Vordahl, Alex Marquez), 44.02. 2, Bonners Ferry, 47.96. 4x200 relay — 1, Timberlake (Jacob Vallieres, Nolan Marosi, Jacob Yetter, Austin Wilson), 1:36.94. 2, Bonners Ferry, 1:38.97. 4x400 relay — 1, Timberlake (Karson Vordahl, Austin Wilson, Alex Marquez, Wyatt MacArthur), 3:31.78. 2, Bonners Ferry, 3:57.74. Discus — 1, 1, Hunter Higgins, Timberlake, 126-2. 2, Vaughn Higgins, Timberlake, 119-2. Pole vault — 1, Jacob Yetter, Timberlake, 12-3. 2, Aiden Jacobson, Bonners Ferry, 11-6. Triple jump — 1, Riley Petesch, Bonners Ferry, 40-4. 2, Tyler Wendt, Timberlake, 38-3.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Timberlake 69. 2, Cd’A Charter 61. 3, Bonners Ferry 55.

(Top two individuals, winning relay, with wild card available to state)

100 — 1, Nacree Kyllonen, Timberlake, 13.44. 2, Cass Bouvet, Cd’A Charter, 13.76. 200 — 1, Nacree Kyllonen, Timberlake, 27.79. 2, Makenna Baisden, Bonners Ferry, 28.15. 400 — 1, Makenna Baisden, Bonners Ferry, 1:03.09. 2, Julia Peppin, Cd’A Charter, 1:04.73. 800 — 1, Annabelle Carr, Cd’A Charter, 2:23.11. 2, Helen Oyler, Cd’A Charter, 2:23.64. 1,600 — 1, McKenna Kozeluh, Cd’A Charter, 5:04.81. 2, Annabelle Carr, Cd’A Charter, 5:20.87. 100 hurdles — 1, Dakota Caudle, Timberlake, 17.16. 2, Reagan Meine, Cd’A Charter, 17.39. 300 hurdles — 1, Reagan Meine, Cd’A Charter, 50.54. 2, Jozee MacArthur, Timberlake, 52.66.

4x100 relay — 1, Timberlake (Dakota Caudle, Amarijana Olivieri, Payton Young, Nacree Kyllonen), 53.39. 2, Cd’A Charter, 55.72. 4x200 relay — 1, Timberlake (Nacree Kyllonen, Payton Young, Malia Miller, Jozee MacArthur), 1:58.86. 2, Bonners Ferry, 1:59.56. 4x400 relay — 1, Timberlake (Diana Nelson, Izabella Cornell, Malia Miller, Jozee MacArthur), 4:20.05. 2, Bonners Ferry, 4:21.35. Discus — 1, Asha Abubakari, Bonners Ferry, 127–05. 2, Helene Rae, Bonners Ferry, 101-11.Shot put — 1, Asha Abubakari, Bonners Ferry, 44-0. 2, Helene Rae, Bonners Ferry, 39-6 ½. High jump — 1, Maggie Weaver, Bonners Ferry, 4-10. 2, Diana Nelson, Timberlake, 4-10. Long jump — 1, Asha Abubakari, Bonners Ferry, 15-9 ¾. 2, Cass Bouvet, Cd’A Charter, 15-8 ½. Triple jump — 1, Cass Bouvet, Cd’A Charter 33-02.00. 2, Diana Nelson, Timberlake 32–05.

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