The Flathead boys didn’t win the 45th Archie Roe Invitational, but setting a meet and state best time in the 400-meter relay felt pretty good Saturday.

The Braves finished with a time of 41.64 seconds, beating out Glacier — who now own the second best time in the state at 42.03. Columbia Falls finished third with a Class A best time of 43.17. The previous meet record was set in 2018 by Glacier.

“I got out really hard and ran the curve real well,” said Jacob Dolezal, who ran the first leg for Flathead. “Just set us up and we ran a 41, a really good PR.”  

Dolezal also nabbed a victory in the high jump, clearing 6 feet, four inches — just two inches short of his joint-state best mark.

“I changed my mark to a long approach, so I came in feeling really confident," Dolezal said.

In the boys team competition Glacier brought home the victory totalling 161 points, Flathead finished second with 130. Whitefish (72), Hellgate (51) and Columbia Falls (43) round out the top five.

On the girls side, Flathead grabbed the victory with 140 points over Glacier (114). Hellgate (98), Whitefish (61), and Columbia Falls (39) finished in the top five.

The Flathead girls set the fifth best time in AA for the 400 relay at 50.07, but came up short on the day behind a Whitefish squad that moved to the top of the Class A ranks for 2024 with a 48.81.

Brooke Zetooney — who anchors that Whitefish relay — overcame a sore back and grabbed two meet records. She won the 100 meter dash in 12.33  — just .01 off her season best — and then the 200 with a PR of 24.90. 

That 200 time puts her at the top of Class A ahead of teammate Rachel Wilmot, who ran a personal best 25.23. The previous meet records were set by fellow Bulldog Marlow Schultz in 2013 at 12.48 in the 100 and 25.53 in the 200.

“I think it's just kind of a pinched nerve, nothing too detrimental,” Zetooney said. “I did scratch shot because of it, but hopefully it will be alright.”

Hellgate runners Sophia Miller and Kaitlyn Skinner duked it out in the girls 1,600, with Miller winning in a state-best 5:01.74. Skinner’s 5:01.80 put her second best in the state. 

Glacier’s Lauren Bisson finished third with a 5:18.02, good enough for eighth best in AA this spring. Bisson picked up a victory in the 3,200 meters, setting the third best time in AA with a 11:17.09.

Columbia Falls’ Jack Phelps set the third fastest Class A 400 meter time en route to taking the victory at 50.44. Teammate Malaki Simpson ran a 10.92 and edged out Glacier’s Kash Goicoechea (10.97) and Flathead’s Ben Bliven (10.98) for the 100 meter victory.

“I didn’t think I really had a chance in this, I am better in the 200,” Simpson said. “Halfway through that race I found my drive and had a good turnover. I got a good lean at the end and I think that’s ultimately what got me the win.”

Whitefish’s Simon Douglas won the 800 meters with a personal best 1:56.83, the third fastest time in Class A.

Glacier’s Ethan Anderson picked up the victory in the boys 110 hurdles, running a 14.47. Anderson also set a personal best in the 200 meters, finishing second with a 22.43 — the seventh best time in AA. 

Out in the field, Glacier’s throwing duo of Aiden Krause and Henry Sellards notched a pair of top-three finishes with Krause winning the discus at 185-4 and finishing second in the shot put at 49-1. Sellards won the shot put at 50-1.5 and finished third in the discus at 141-5.

On the girls side, Glacier’s Kai Johnson set a new personal best in the discus with a throw of 118-3, putting her fourth in Class AA and second on the day behind Plains’ Alexis Deming (120-3). Johnson threw a 39-5.25 in the shot put, besting Deming who threw 39-3.5. 

Full results can be found at Athletic.net.

45th Archie Roe Invitational

Legends Stadium

BOYS

Team results — 1, Glacier 161, 2, Flathead 130; 3, Whitefish 72; 4, Hellgate 51; 5, Columbia Falls 43; 6, Bigfork 23.

100 — 1, Malaki Simpson, CF 10.92; 2, Kash Goicoechea, Gla. 10.97; 3, Ben Bliven, Fla. 10.98; 4, Brody Thornsberry, Fla. 11.05; 5, Evan Barnes, Gla. 11.19; 6, Jacob Dolezal Fla. 11.20.

200 — 1, Ben Bliven, Fla. 21.97; 2, Ethan Anderson, Gla. 22.43; 3, Kash Goicoechea, Gla. 22.97; 4, Ulrich Warner, Gla. 23.19; 5, Tanner Heichel, Fla. 23.51; 6, Cole Zeigler, HG 23.56.

400 — 1, Jack Phelps, CF 50.44; 2, Shae Warner, Gla. 50.98; 3, Grady Caton, HG 51.26; 4, Ethan Amick, WF 52.14; 5, Brock Grossman, FB 52.69; 6, Preston Iron Heart, Bro. 53.74.

800 — 1, Simon Douglas, WF 1:56.83; 2, Kasen Kastner, Fla. 1:58.14; 3, Jerdan Crawford, Bro. 1:58.78; 4, Owen Thiel, Gla. 1:58.89; 5, Preston Iron Heart, Bro. 2:00.75; 6, Cohen Kastelitz, Gla. 2:00.89.

1,600 — 1, Jack Jenson, Big. 4:26.62; 2, Simon Douglas, WF 4:27.11; 3, Owen Thiel, Gla. 4:28.97; 4, Kasen Kastner, Fla. 4:33.76; 5, Oscar Valliant, HG 4:39.94; 6, Jack Syverson, Gla. 4:40.53.

3,200 — 1, Odin Berryman, HG 9:57.29; 2, Wilson Derry, HG 10:03.16; 3, Jonas Kreitner 10:03. 31; 4, Jack Syverson, Gla. 10:05.57; 5, Eamon Fitzgerald, HG 10:06.00; 6, Gabe Ackerly, Gla. 10:06.26.

110 hurdles — 1, Ethan Anderson, Gla. 14.47; 2, Jacob Dolezal, Fla. 14.82; 3, Carson Krack, WF 15.07; 4, Evan Barnes, Gla. 15.39; 5, Alex Hausmann, Gla. 15.63; 6, Wyatt Johnson, Big. 15.71.

300 hurdles — 1, Carson Krack, WF 39.54; 2, Corbin Weltzien, HG 40.44; 3, Lane Chivers, Fla. 40.48; 4, Alex Hausmann, Gla. 41.93; 5, Azure Stolte, WF 42.74; 6, Austin Savik, Big. 43.03.

400 relay — 1, Flathead 41.64; 2, Glacier 42.03; 3, Columbia Falls 43.17; 4, Whitefish 43.58; 5, Hellgate 44.45; 6, Bigfork 44.98.

1,600 relay — 1, Flathead 3:25.07; 2, Glacier 3:25.35; 3, Whitefish 3:25.98; 4, Columbia Falls 3:31.95; 5, Hellgate 3:36.78; 6, Browning 3:42.21.

Discus — 1, Aiden Krause, Gla. 185-4; 2, Lane Voermans, CF 163-4; 3, Henry Sellards, Gla. 141-5; 4, Braedon Ferris, TF 140-6; 5, Dylan Smith, Gla. 139-11; 6, Hayden Schilling, She. 132-9.

Javelin — 1, Timbur Nilson, HG 163-10; 2, Kade McDermott, She. 160-0; 3, Braden Casper, Fla. 159-6; 4, Dominick Mitten, Fla. 159-0; 5, Joe West, CF 156-10; 6, Tristen Andersen, Lib. 152-2.

Shot put — 1, Henry Sellards, Gla. 50-1.5; 2, Aiden Krause, Gla. 49-1; 3, Ben Winters, Gla. 48-11.5; 4, Joel Goodman, Lib. 43-5; 5, Landon Darsow, Fla. 42-8.5; 6, Hayden Schilling, She. 41-9.75.

High jump — 1, Jacob Dolezal, Fla. 6-4; 2, Carson Krack, WF 6-2; 3, Tristan Andersen, Lib. 6-0; 4, Tamret Savik, Big. 5-10; 4, Kempton Sloan, Troy 5-10; 6, Noah Butterfly, Bro. 5-8.

Long jump — 1, Brody Thornsberry, Fla. 21-10.25; 2, Christian Schwaderer, WF 20-8.75; 3, Elijah Adams-Griffin, WF 20-7.25; 4, Stephen Riley, Fla. 20-4; Caleb Brannan, Gla. 20-3; Chase Chaffin, Gla. 20-2.75.

Triple jump — 1, Cooper Pelc, Gla. 43-2.5; 2, Tamret Savik, Big. 42-5.75; 3, Brantly Salmonsen, Gla. 41-11; 4, Brody Thornsberry, Fla. 41-9; 5, Stanley Stremick, CF 41-6.75; 6, Stephen Riley, Fla. 41-5.75.

Pole vault — 1, Michael Mahar, Fla. 14-0; 2, Trevin Oliver, Fla. 14-0; 3, Creed Wiley, Gla. 12-6; 3, Percy Bechtold, Cho. 12-6; 5, Henry Steurer, Fla. 12-0; 6, Oliver Kress, CF 12-0.

GIRLS

Team results — 1, Flathead 140; 2, Glacier 114; 3, Hellgate 98; 4, Whitefish 61; 5, Columbia Falls 39; 6, Fort Benton 23.

100 — 1, Brooke Zetooney, WF 12.33; 2, Rachael Wilmot, WF 12.44; 3, Sofia Szollosi, HG 12.57; 4, Zeila Wagner, Gla. 13.25; 5, Etta Wicks, FB 13.43; 6, Regan Torgerson, She. 13.60.

200 — 1, Brooke Zetooney, WF 24.90; 2, Rachael Wilmot, WF 25.23; 3, Sofia Szollosi, HG 25.83; 4, Grace Gall, Fla. 26.99; 5, Kennedy Moore, Fla. 27.47; 6, Regan Torgerson, She. 27.52.

400 — 1, Ally Sempf, CF 59.79; 2, Dacia Benkelman, Gla. 1:01.15; 3, Carmen Eddy, Gla. 1:01.46; 4, Grace Gall, Fla. 1:01.57; 5, Regan Thompson, She. 1:01.90; 6, Teslin Trombley, Bro. 1:02.61.

800 — 1, Mikenna Conan, Fla. 2:21.38; 2, Alyssa Vollertsen, Gla. 2:21.51; 3, Dacia Benkelman, Gla. 2:22.30; 4, Natalie Hodgekiss, Cho. 2:22.88; 5, Tesling Trombley, Bro. 2:23.58; 6, Josie Wilson, Fla. 2:24.09.

1,600 — 1, Sophia Miller, HG 5:01.74, 2, Kaitlyn Skinner, HG 5:01.80; 3, Lauren Bisson, Gla. 5:18.02; 4, Natalie Hodgekiss, Cho. 5:23.26; Josie WIlson, Fla. 5:24.03; 6, Kintla Thomas, HG 5:25.01.

3,200 — 1, Lauren Bisson, Gla. 11:17.09; 2, Stella Diaz, HG 11:25.94; 3, Jamison Molloy, HG 11:36.56; 4, Capri Farmer, Lib. 11:54.46; 5, Audrey Baldwin, HG 11:54.59; 6, Bailey Gable, Gla. 11:56.16.

100 hurdles — 1, Bristol Lenz, Fla. 15.57; 2, Alivia Rinehart, Fla. 16.39; 3, Zoey Bortz, Fla. 16.44; Hailey Ells, WF 16.84; 5, Addison Richman, She. 17.17; 6, Kalli Tuma, Pla. 17.27.

300 hurdles — 1, Alivia Rinehart, Fla. 46.78; 2, Zoey Bortz, Fla. 47.02; 3, Grace Boyles, HG 49.92; 4, Naomi Miller, Fla. 50.22; 5, Carmen Eddy, Gla. 50.31; 6, Danika Bucklin, Big. 51.89.

400 relay — 1, Whitefish 48.81; Flathead 50.07; 3, Columbia Falls 52.75; 4, Glacier 52.83; 5, Fort Benton 53.24; 6, Shelby 55.10.

1,600 relay — 1, Hellgate 4:04.30; 2, Whitefish 4:08.34; 3, Flathead 4:15.41; 4, Columbia Falls 4:21.48; 5, Plains 4:38.23.

Discus — 1, Alexis Deming, Pla. 120-3; 2, Kai Johnson, Gla. 118-3; 3, Rylee Bigelow, Gla. 114-10; 4, Allie Krueger, Gla. 101-11; 5, Layla Fisher, Fla. 100-2; 6, Ellie Stutsman, CF 97-4.

Javelin — 1, Sarah Clark, FB 123-2; 2, Kinzey Clark, HG 113-1; 3, Charlotte Osler, Gla. 110-4; 4, Madison Terry, Gla. 108-11; 5, Bailey Smith, WF 108-10; 6, Morgan Meissner, HG 105-3.

Shot put — 1, Kai Johnson, Gla. 39-5.25; 2, Alexis Deming, Pla. 39-3.5; 3, Allie Krueger, Gla. 35-8.5; 4, Ellie Stutsman, CF 35-8; 5, Sidnie Thompson, Lib. 34-6.75; 6, Madison Terry, Gla, 34-6.25.

High jump — 1, Kennedy Moore, Fla. 5-3; 2, Angeline Riener, FB 5-3; 3, Jaidyn Pevey, Gla. 5-3; 4, Alice Dolezal, Fla. 5-1; 5, Sienna LaChance, Gla. 5-1; 6, Hailey Ells, WF 4-11.

Long jump — 1, Zoey Bortz, Fla. 17-8; 2, Afton Wride, Fla. 17-6; 3, Alix Mund, HG 17-0.25; 4, Bergen Fortner, Lib. 16-8.25; 5, Mia Stephan, Fla. 16-8; 6, Etta Wicks, FB 16-2.

Triple jump — 1, Alix Mund, HG 37-0.25; 2, Afton Wride, Fla. 36-3; 3, Mia Stephan Fla. 35-0.75; 4, Payzlee Boyce, Fla. 34-11.5; 5, Alice Dolezal, Fla. 34-2.25; 6, Bergen Fortner, Lib. 33-8.5.

Pole vault — 1, Landrie Anderson, HG 11-0; 2, Soli Bullemer, CF 10-6; 3, Emma McAllister, CF 10-0; 4, Breanna Barnes, Cla. 9-6; Rhiannon Dalton, Gla. 9-0; 6, Selah Lackey, Fla. 9-0.

    Columbia Falls' Soli Bullemer clears 10'6" in the girls pole vault at the Archie Roe Invitational at Legends Stadium on Saturday, May 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Flathead's Jacob Dolezal runs the first leg of the boys 4x100 relay with teammates William Hollensteiner, Ben Bliven and Brody Thornsberry at the Archie Roe Invitational at Legends Stadium on Saturday, May 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Glacier's Aiden Krause took first place in the boys discus at the Archie Roe Invitational at Legends Stadium on Saturday, May 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Flathead's Michael Mahar clears 14' in the boys pole vault at the Archie Roe Invitational at Legends Stadium on Saturday, May 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Flathead's Trevin Olivier clears 14' in the boys pole vault at the Archie Roe Invitational at Legends Stadium on Saturday, May 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Glacier's Kai Johnson took first place in the girls shot put at the Archie Roe Invitational at Legends Stadium on Saturday, May 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Flathead's Brody Thornsberry competes in the boys long jump at the Archie Roe Invitational at Legends Stadium on Saturday, May 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Flathead's Jacob Dolezal clears 6'2" in the boys high jump at the Archie Roe Invitational at Legends Stadium on Saturday, May 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls' Malaki Simpson races to a first place finish in the boys 100 meter run at the Archie Roe Invitational at Legends Stadium on Saturday, May 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Glacier's Lauren Bissen took first place in the girls 3200 meter run at the Archie Roe Invitational at Legends Stadium on Saturday, May 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Whitefish's Christian Schwaderer competes in the boys long jump at the Archie Roe Invitational at Legends Stadium on Saturday, May 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Whitefish's Carson Krack competes in the boys high jump at the Archie Roe Invitational at Legends Stadium on Saturday, May 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Flathead's Braden Capser competes in the boys javelin at the Archie Roe Invitational at Legends Stadium on Saturday, May 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Bigfork's Tamret Savik clears 5'8" in the boys high jump at the Archie Roe Invitational at Legends Stadium on Saturday, May 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Glacier's Breanna Barnes clears 9'6" in the girls pole vault at the Archie Roe Invitational at Legends Stadium on Saturday, May 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Columbia Falls' Oliver Kress clears 12' in the boys pole vault at the Archie Roe Invitational at Legends Stadium on Saturday, May 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Whitefish's Brooke Zetooney placed first in the girls 100 meter run at the Archie Roe Invitational at Legends Stadium on Saturday, May 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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