PREP TRACK & FIELD ROUNDUP: Three locals claim first-place medals at Lewiston Invitational
MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 week, 4 days AGO
I grew up in the small town of Orwigsburg, Pa., where I resided all of my life before moving to Sandpoint. I attended Blue Mountain High School, where I participated in cross country and track and field, a sport that I ended up falling in love with. I went on to attend and run for DeSales University (with other brief stints at Susquehanna University and Elizabethtown College) and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport communication with a minor in sport management. I remember just how great it made me feel when I was mentioned in my hometown newspaper. I want to be able to give that feeling to every athlete in Bonner County, no matter how big or small their accomplishments are. As an athlete myself, I know how many hours of work are put in on a daily basis, and that hard work deserves to be recognized. It is my goal to cover as much of the Bulldogs, Spartans and Wampus Cats as I can. I want to work with every athlete, parent, coach, administrator and the community to ensure the best stories are published. | March 24, 2026 1:00 AM
LEWISTON — Priest River High senior Ian Lamanna beat out 19 other competitors to win the pole vault with a new personal best of 13 feet, 8 inches, which ranks as second in school history, fellow Spartan senior Niki Porinchok beat out 56 other throwers to win the discus (151 feet, 10 inches), and the two led the way as area teams competed at the Lewiston Invitational on Saturday at the P1FCU Sports Complex.
Porinchok was also second out of 60 competitors in the shot put (47 feet, 3.25 inches) for Priest River's boys, which placed 12th out of 24 teams with 28 points.
Senior Isaac Schmit was second out of 50 runners in the 100-meter dash (11.35) while junior Trey Blumenberg (11.64) finished fifth in the event for the Bulldogs. Sophomore Kai Budensiek was fourth out of 50 runners in the 1600-meter run (4:32.12), Paul Kent was fifth (4:32.28), and the distance duo doubled back for top 10 finishes in the 3,200-meter run as well. Sophomore Thomas McDaniel was fourth in the pole vault (11 feet, 6 inches) for Sandpoint's boys, which placed sixth with 42 points.
On the girls side, senior Jasmin Laing cleared 5 feet, 2 inches and beat out 18 other jumpers to win the high jump while senior Ani Vick posted a second-place finish out of 30 competitors in the 300-meter hurdles (47.54) for the Lady Bulldogs. Senior Izzy Davidson was second out of 13 competitors in the pole vault (9 feet, 6 inches), Elia Howard was fifth out of 34 competitors in the 100-meter hurdles (17.44), and both Howard and Vick were a part of the silver-medal 4x400 relay (4:13.08) and 800-meter sprint medley relay (1:58.08) teams for Sandpoint's girls, which were third out of 24 teams with 67.5 points.
Sandpoint will compete next on Wednesday when they travel to Lake City for a dual meet. Priest River will head to the Ezra Gordon Invite in Colville on Saturday.
BOYS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d’Alene 121. 2, Lewiston 89. 3, Moscow 73. 4, Post Falls 70. 5, Lakeland 65. 6, Sandpoint 42. 7, Pullman 40. 8, North Central 34. 9, Orofino 31. 10, Timberlake 30. 11, Logos 29. 12, Priest River 28. t-13, Grangeville, Kellogg 22. 15, Kendrick 20. 16, Troy 18. 17, Clarkston 9. 18, Genesee 8. T-19, Nezperce, Prairie, Lake City 6. 22, Deary 4. 23, Bonners Ferry 3. 24, Pomeroy 2.
(winner, locals in top 10/relays in top 3/top local)
100 — 1, Caleb Heywood, Moscow, 11.06; 2, Isaac Schmit, Sandpoint, 11.35; 5, Trey Blumenberg, Sandpoint, 11.64. 200 — 1, Caleb Heywood, Moscow, 21.98; 8, Kamren Ziarnick, Sandpoint, 23.44; 9, Ian Lamanna, Priest River, 23.51. 400 — 1, Connor Horne, Moscow, 50.64; 14, Gunnar Pettit, Priest River, 54.19. 800 — 1, Mitchell Rietze, Coeur d'Alene, 1:58.28; 18, Daniel Gunkle, Priest River, 2:15.12. 1600 — 1, Wyatt Morgenstern, Coeur d'Alene, 4:26.64; 4, Kai Budensiek, Sandpoint, 4:32.12; 5, Paul Kent, Sandpoint, 4:32.28. 3200 — 1, Gabriel Heule, Coeur d'Alene, 9:44.44; 6, Paul Kent, Sandpoint, 9:56.90; 8, Kai Budensiek, Sandpoint, 9:59.17.
110 hurdles — 1, Camden Johnson, Coeur d'Alene, 16.14; 16, Kelton Vasile, Sandpoint, 19.09. 300 hurdles — 1, Camden Johnson, Coeur d'Alene, 41.97; 9, Kelton Vasile, Sandpoint, 45.96. 4x100 relay — 1, Lakeland (Apolo Gratzinger, Sean Burke, Jaron Yager, Kayden Karle), 43.89. 4x200 relay — 1, Lewiston (Dawson Bernatz, Bryce Sifers, D.J. Wilkerson, Brandon Brower), 1:30.21. 4x400 relay — 1, Moscow (Curtis Carr, Caleb Heywood, John Dyer, Connor Horne), 3:28.53. 4x800 relay — 1, Post Falls (David McKinney, Daniel Fuqua, Cole Holley, Cruz Andrich), 8:39.85. SMR 1600 — 1, Timberlake (Lincoln Wyndham, Waylin MacArthur, Joshua Yeager, Jonathan Barnhart), 3:45.51.
Shot put — 1, Brayden Carrel, Lakeland, 50-3.5; 2, Niki Porinchok, Priest River, 47-3.25. Discus — 1, Niki Porinchok, Priest River, 151-10; 7, Damian Porter, Sandpoint, 133-3. Javelin — 1, Evan Kirkham, Troy, 162-9; 9, Hayden Peterson, Sandpoint, 128-10. High jump — 1, Ryan Ha, Pullman, 6-3; 10, Caleb Tomlinson, Sandpoint, 5-8. Pole vault — 1, Ian Lamanna, Priest River, 13-8; 4, Thomas McDaniel, Sandpoint, 11-6; 8, Wyatt Neal, Sandpoint, 11-6. Long jump — 1, Reid Krahn, Lewiston, 21-1.75; 11, Clayton Ernst, Sandpoint, 18-1.5. Triple jump — 1, Jake Scott, Orofino, 41-9; 10, Riley Lopez, Sandpoint, 37-3.25.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Lakeland 85. 2, Moscow 69. 3, Sandpoint 67.5. 4, Coeur d’Alene Charter 58. t-5, Post Falls, Coeur d’Alene, Logos 54.5. 8, Lewiston 52. 9, Prairie 47. 10, Pullman 43.5. 11, North Central 41.5. 12, Timberlake 36. 13, Bonners Ferry 24. 14, Asotin 23. 15, Deary 13. 16, Genesee 11. t-17, Nezperce, Orofino 10. 19, Grangeville 5.5. t-20, Clarkston, Troy 4. 22, Kellogg 2.5. t-23, Pomeroy, Lake City 2.
(winner, locals in top 10/relays in top 3/top local)
100 — 1, Emmaline Carr, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 12.62; 8, Elia Howard, Sandpoint, 13.27. 200 — 1, Emmaline Carr, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 25.28; 19, Bailey Majors, Sandpoint, 29.15. 400 — 1, Chloe Jankovic, Logos, 1:00.57; 15, Siena Todd-Murray, Sandpoint, 1:07.78. 800 — 1, Annabelle Carr, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 2:15.04; 10, Delaney Barron, Sandpoint, 2:31.78. 1600 — 1, Annabelle Carr, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 5:09.52; 6, Ruthie Laughridge, Sandpoint, 5:29.34; 7, Elizabeth Storms, Sandpoint, 5:29.91. 3200 — 1, Dakota Keyworth, Coeur d'Alene, 11:17.55; 6, Sophia Brubaker, Sandpoint, 12:32.86.
100 hurdles — 1, Mattea Nuhn, Moscow, 14.93; 5, Elia Howard, Sandpoint, 17.44; 6, Ani Vick, Sandpoint, 17.59. 300 hurdles — 1, Reagan Meine, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 46.23; 2, Ani Vick, Sandpoint, 47.54. 4x100 relay — 1, Lakeland (Ashlyn Karle, Casey Foster, Karstyn Kiefer, Sapphire Ruelle), 50.69. 4x200 relay — 1, Lakeland (Ashlyn Karle, Tessa Lovell, Jordin Cysewski, Karstyn Kiefer), 1:49.39. 4x400 relay — 1, Lakeland (Tessa Lovell, Kapree Kiefer, Sapphire Ruelle, Karstyn Kiefer), 4:11.20; 2, Sandpoint (Ani Vick, Ruthie Laughridge, Elizabeth Storms, Elia Howard), 4:13.08. 4x800 relay — 1, Post Falls (Emmalyn Sorensen, Kimberly Lackey, Dorothy Pope, Ainsley Parker), 10:50.47; 3, Sandpoint (Lillian Grant, Addyson Sychla, Sophia Brubaker, Sienna Szabo), 11:21.22. SMR 800 — 1, Logos (Piper Beauchamp, Betty Atwood, Bethany Porras, Chloe Jankovic), 1:54.04; 2, Sandpoint (Bailey Majors, Jasmin Laing, Ani Vick, Elia Howard), 1:58.08.
Shot put — 1, Hallie Hartman, Bonners Ferry, 42-4.5; 27, Farrah Hollett, Priest River, 25-0. Discus — 1, Sage Elven, Prairie, 133-5; 30, Trinity Meyers, Priest River, 71-9. Javelin — 1, Arkayla Brown, North Central, 122-6; 31, Farrah Hollett, Priest River, 50-4. High jump — 1, Jasmin Laing, Sandpoint, 5-2. Pole vault — 1, Charlize Hall, North Central, 11-6; 2, Izzy Davidson, Sandpoint, 9-6; t-6, Annaliese Reimann, Sandpoint, 8-6; 8, Sienna Omodt, Sandpoint, 8-0. Long jump — 1, Mattea Nuhn, Moscow, 18-10; 15, Jasmin Laing, Sandpoint, 14-6. Triple jump — 1, Avery Lux, Nezperce, 33-7.5; 13, Vivian Haag, Sandpoint, 30-11.5.
Wampus Cats open season at Fischer Jamboree
COLVILLE, Wash. — Senior Westin Caven tied for third out of eight competitors in the high jump (5 feet, 6 inches) to lead Clark Fork at the Fischer Jamboree held Friday afternoon at Colville High.
Freshman Vanessa Rogier was fifth out of 33 competitors in the long jump (14 feet, 1.75 inches) and 22nd out of 47 runners in the 100-meter dash (14.61) for the girls, which finished 13th out of 15 teams with four points.
Freshman Kingston Hudson placed seventh out of 29 competitors in the long jump (17 feet, 1 inch) for the boys, which finished 13th out of 15 teams with 11.5 points.
Clark Fork returns to Colville on Saturday for the Ezra Gordon Invite.
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