PREP TRACK & FIELD: State awaits Badger athletes after district championships
NOAH HARRIS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 hour, 25 minutes AGO
SPIRIT LAKE — Bonners Ferry travelled to Timberlake High School from May 7-8, taking part in the District 1 4A championships alongside Coeur d’Alene Charter and Timberlake.
While team scores were important, the top two individuals in each event guaranteed themselves a place in the state tournament, which will be held from May 15-16 at Middleton High School in Middleton, Idaho
Bonners Ferry won the boys district title for the third time in five years with 91 points, beating rivals Timberlake by eight points.
The girls team finished second behind the Tigers.
Several Badger athletes finished in first place to emphatically punch their ticket to state. Ben Middleton and Spiro Petras placed first in the 100 and 200 respectively, while Devin Sceppe was top in the 110-meter hurdles.
The Badgers were victorious in the 4x100 and 4x200 relay races on the boys side. James Morgen was first in the discus, with Logan Archibald first in pole vault and high jump. Riley Beggerly was top in long jump and Noah Landry first in triple jump.
On the girls side, Hallie Hartman was first in the shot put, while Hana Hartman placed first in discus. Ireland Grady was first in the pole vault, with Eva Willis top in the long jump.
Several Badgers also finished in the top two to qualify for state. Beggerly was second in the 100 and the high jump, with Middleton second in the 200. Petras was runner-up in the 400 and long jump. Sceppe was second in the 300 hurdles. Morgen was second in the shot put and Daric Vincent did the same in the javelin. Justin Swanson was second in the pole vault.
On the girls side, Ireland Grady ran second fastest in the 100, with Hana Hartman second in the shot put and Hallie Hartman second in the discus. Aspen Graham was second in the javelin, and Paige Sartell second in pole vault. Eva Willis was second in the high jump.
BOYS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Bonners Ferry 91. 2, Timberlake 83. 3, CDA Charter 23.
(Top two individuals, winning relay to state, wild cards available; locals in top three shown)
100 — 1, Ben Middleton, Bonners Ferry, 11.30. 2, Riley Beggerly, Bonners Ferry, 11.42. 200 — 1, Spiro Petras, Bonners Ferry, 23.28. 2, Ben Middleton, Bonners Ferry, 23.33. 400 — 1, Jonathan Barnhart, Timberlake, 52.19. 2, Spiro Petras, Bonners Ferry, 53.78. 800 — 1, Jonathan Barnhart, Timberlake, 2:03.20. 7, Brecken Miller, Bonners Ferry, 2:15.27. 1,600 — 1, Caleb Royce, Timberlake, 4:43.03. 7, Justin Swanson, Bonners Ferry, 5:29.79. 3200 — 1, Caleb Royce, Timberlake, 10:07.70. 5, Justin Swanson, Bonners Ferry, 11:54.84.
110 hurdles — 1, Devin Sceppe, Bonners Ferry, 17.21. 4, Darian Jacobson, Bonners Ferry, 20.26. 300 hurdles — 1, Waylin MacArthur, Timberlake, 44.40. 2, Devin Sceppe, Bonners Ferry, 44.48. 4x100 relay — 1, Bonners Ferry (Riley Beggerly, Ben Middleton, Gio Faroni, Spiro Petras), 45.04. 4x200 relay — 1, Bonners Ferry (Logan Archibald, Ben Hollabaugh, Ben Middleton, Gio Faroni), 1:35.36. 4x400 relay — 1, Timberlake, 3:36.10. 3, Bonners Ferry (Mark Elliston III, Lincoln Fiedler, Myles McCulla, Zain Vader), 4:12.47
Shot put — 1, Archer Higgins, Timberlake, 49-2. 2, James Morgen, Bonners Ferry, 47-5.5. 3, Grady Atkins, Bonners Ferry, 41-11.5. Discus — 1, James Morgen, Bonners Ferry, 147-3. 3, Grady Atkins, Bonners Ferry, 127-10. Javelin — 1, Archer Higgins, Timberlake, 132-5.5. 2, Daric Vincent, Bonners Ferry,109-11. Pole Vault — 1, Logan Archibald, Bonners Ferry, 12-0. 2, Justin Swanson, Bonners Ferry, 9-0. High Jump — 1, Logan Archibald, Bonners Ferry, 5-6. 2, Riley Beggerly, Bonners Ferry, 5-6. 3, Shane Rice, Bonners Ferry, 5-6. Long Jump — 1, Riley Beggerly, Bonners Ferry, 20-7. 2, Spiro Petras, Bonners Ferry, 18-7. Triple jump — 1, Noah Landry, Bonners Ferry, 38-4. 3, Shane Rice, Bonners Ferry, 36-0.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Timberlake 89.5. 2, Bonners Ferry 56.5. 3, CDA Charter 51.
(Top two individuals, winning relay to state, wild cards available; locals in top three shown)
100 — 1, Adelynn Archer, Timberlake, 12.41. 2, Ireland Grady, Bonners Ferry, 13.18. 200 — 1, Adelynn Archer, Timberlake, 26.08. 2, Rhylee Yetter, Timberlake, 28.03. 400 — 1, Annabelle Carr, Cd’A Charter, 59.50. 6, Olivia Lammers, Bonners Ferry, 1:08.93. 800 — 1, Helen Oyler, Cd’A Charter, 2:27.15. 4, Jaycee Bateman, Bonners Ferry, 2:47.15. 1,600 — 1, Annabelle Carr, Cd’A Charter, 5:19.98. 3, Kylie Calderone, Bonners Ferry, 5:46.89. 3200 — Helen Oyler, CDA, 11:31.16. 3, Kylie Calderone, Bonners Ferry, 12:52.85.
100 hurdles — 1, Reagan Meine, Cd’A Charter, 14.96. 4— Ireland Grady, Bonners Ferry, 17.88. 300 hurdles — 1, Reagan Meine, Cd’A Charter, 44.11. 3, Olivia Lammers, Bonners Ferry, 51.97. 4x100 relay — 1, Timberlake, 51.86. 2, Bonners Ferry (Eva Willis, Ireland Grady, Halory Stanley, Avah Archibald), 53.28. 4x200 relay — 1, Timberlake, 1:50.57. 3, Bonners Ferry (Lydia Hartley, Jaycee Bateman, Alexis Homan, Jayden Rennie), 2:02.17. 4x400 relay — 1, Cd’A Charter, 4:02.55. 3, Bonners Ferry (Lydia Hartley, Alexis Homan, Olivia Lammers, Edna Abraham), 4:58.08.
Shot put — 1, Hallie Hartman, Bonners Ferry, 43-3. 2, Hana Hartman, Bonners Ferry, 39-11. 3, Aspen Graham, Bonners Ferry, 31-8. Discus — 1, Hana Hartman, Bonners Ferry, 126-2. 2, Hallie Hartman, Bonners Ferry, 116-7. Javelin — 1, Sidnie Thompson, Timberlake, 93-6. 2, Aspen Graham, Bonners Ferry, 83-11. Pole vault — 1, Ireland Grady, Bonners Ferry, 9-0. 2, Paige Sartell, Bonners Ferry, 6-6. 3, Kylie Calderone, Bonners Ferry, 6-6. High jump — 1, Lillee Ward, Timberlake, 5-0. 2, Eva Willis, Bonners Ferry, 5-0. Long jump — 1, Eva Willis, Bonners Ferry, 15-10 ½. 7, Jaycee Bateman, Bonners Ferry, 13-4. Triple jump — 1, Aleigha Persyn, Timberlake, 32-7. 4, Halory Stanley, Bonners Ferry, 29-5.
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