Priest River girls track & field claim district title for first time since 2005; boys place second

MOSCOW — The Priest River track and field teams competed in the 2A District championship at the Dan O’Brien Track and Field Complex on Thursday, May 11. The girls placed first with 113 points; the boys placed second with a score of 96.

It was the first district title since 2005 for the Priest River girls track and field team and only the second district title in school history. Nineteen Spartans automatically qualified for the state championship with their performances.

On the girls side, the Spartans claimed gold in all of the individual sprinting events. Sophomore Hadassah Davis took gold in the 100-meter dash; Sophomore Macie Archer took gold in the 200-meter dash; and senior Allyson Dickinson placed first in the 400-meter dash. The Spartans also won the 4x400 and sprint medley relays.

In the 800-meter run, Lizzie McCracken took second place with a time of 2:44.81.

On the field, Kylee Swoboda won the high jump with a mark of 4-8. The Spartans were also able to tack on points in various other events. Allyson Barton placed second in the discus; Hadassah Davis and Marley Burgess-Duquette placed second and third in the pole vault; Elisheva Davis and Anna Deem picked up second and third in the long jump; and rounding out the day was freshman Chase Smith, who placed second in the triple jump with a new personal record of 29-6.

For the boys, Matyus McLain scored a perfect 32 out of 32 points as he placed first in all four of his events. McLain won the discus, the shot put, the 100-meter dash and helped the 4x100 relay secure a gold medal. The senior put up a new all-time best in the 100 meters with a time of 11.33 seconds.

Ethan and Carter Corff were able to put up a plethora of points as well. Carter Corff placed first in the long jump and the triple jump; his triple jump mark was 39-1.25, a new personal record for the sophomore. Ethan Corff was able to set two new personal records in the 110 and 300-meter hurdles to place second in both events.

Spartan mid-distance runners Doug Ezell and Brayden Lamanna were also able to secure some points. Ezell placed third in the 800-meter run while Lamanna finished third in the 1600-meter.

Blake Miller and Niki Porinchok qualified for states in the high jump with jumps of 5-4 and 5-2, respectively. Freshman Ian Lamanna also punched his ticket with a second place finish in the pole vault and a new personal record of 10-0.

“What a great job our coaching staff has done; the kids were ready and performed well,” head coach Jared Hughes said. “Also, a big shout out to the trustees, staff, parents and community members who support the program. This was definitely a community effort. Hosting the meet at the University of Idaho was a lot of work, but the effort was worth it as it turned out to be an amazing experience for the kids.”

The Spartans will head to the 2A track and field state meet which will take place Friday, May 19 and Saturday, May 20 in Middleton, Idaho.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Grangeville 119. 2, Priest River 96. 3, Kellogg 71. 4, Orofino 44. 5, St. Maries 34.

(Top three individuals, winning relay and potential wild card to state)

100m — 1, Matyus McLain, Priest River, 11.33. 2, Gabe Kantner, Grangeville, 11.61. 3, Seger Pettengill, Orofino, 11.63.

200m — 1, Seger Pettengill, Orofino, 23.19. 2, Riply Luna, Kellogg, 23.90. 3, Gabe Kantner, Grangeville, 24.36.

400m — 1, Cory Godwin, Orofino. 51.64. 2, Jackson Stepro, Kellogg, 53.55. 3, James Gortsema, Grangeville, 54.32.

800m — 1, Tyler Zechmann, Grangeville, 2:08.95. 2, Ryan Detwiler, Grangeville, 2:10.32. 3, Doug Ezell, Priest River, 2:10.87.

1600m — 1, Makai Peak, Kellogg, 4:47.23. 2, Ryan Detwiler, Grangeville, 4:52. 3, Tyler Zechmann, Grangeville, 4:53.90.

3200m — 1, Makai Peak, Kellogg, 10:13.58. 2, Ryan Detwiler, Grangeville, 10:28.05. 3, Brayden Lamanna, Priest River, 10:30.01.

110 Hurdles — 1, Gabe Bybee, Grangeville, 16.90. 2, Ethan Korff, Priest River, 17.40. 3, Kolby Christmann, Kellogg, 19.00.

300 Hurdles — 1, Gabe Bybee, Grangeville, 43.85. 2, Ethan Korff, Priest River, 46.33. 3, Isaiah Gustaffe, St. Maries, 47.19.

4x100 Relay — 1, Priest River (Carter Korff, Matyus McLain, Ethan Korff, Grant Schofield), 45.08. 2, Kellogg, 46.11.

4x200 Relay — 1, Orofino (Cory Godwin, Harrison Gray, Jase Anderson, Seger Pettengill), 1;34.29. 2, Kellogg, 1:34.42.

4x400 Relay — 1, Kellogg (Ryken White, Tanner Lee, Jayce Garcia, Jackson Stepro), 3:38.84. 2, Grangeville, 3:44.93.

SPRINT MEDLEY — 1, Grangeville (James Gortsema, Gabe Kantner, Ayden Arnett, Tyler Zechmann), 3:48.98. 2, St. Maries, 3:58.16.

SHOT PUT — 1, Matyus McLain, Priest River, 53-9 ½. 2, Joel Sneddon, Orofino, 46-4. 3, Scott Sotin, St. Maries, 45-4 ¼.

DISCUS — 1, Matyus McLain, Priest River, 155-8. 2, Cutter Robinson, Grangeville, 144-1. 3, Alexzander Lambson, St. Maries, 136-2.

HIGH JUMP — 1, Brian Pierce, Grangeville, 5-6. 2, Blake Miller, Priest River, 5-4. 3, Niki Porinchok, Priest River, 5-2.

POLE VAULT — 1, Ben Martin, St. Maries, 10-9. 2, Ian Lamanna, Priest River, 10-0. 3, Gerard Dittman, St. Maries, 9-6.

LONG JUMP — 1, Carter Korff, Priest River, 19-8 ½. 2, Brian Pierce, Grangeville, 19-0. 3, Tanner Lee, Kellogg, 18-9 ½.

TRIPLE JUMP — 1, Carter Korff, Priest River, 39-1 ¼. 2, Gabe Bybee, Grangeville, 37-3 ½. 3, Tanner Lee, Kellogg, 36-3 ½.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Priest River 113. 2, Orofino 90. 3, Grangeville 56. 4, Kellogg 54. 5, St. Maries 53.

(Top three individuals, winning relay and potential wild card to state)

100m — 1, Hadassah Davis, Priest River, 13.79. 2, Coli Nazari, Orofino, 14.11. 3, Sydney Roach, Grangeville, 14.44.

200m — 1, Maicie Arthur, Priest River, 28.20. 2, Allyson Dickinson, Priest River, 28.36. 3, Coli Nazari, Orofino, 29.31.

400m — 1, Allyson Dickinson, Priest River, 1:05.92. 2, Nevaeh Kellberg, Grangeville, 1:06.96. 3, Kylee Swoboda, Priest River, 1:08.01.

800m — 1, Lacey Medina, Kellogg, 2:34.78. 2, Lizzie McCracken, Priest River, 2:44.81. 3, FrankiLynn Galloway, Grangeville, 2:48.89.

1600m — 1, Lacey Medina, Kellogg, 5:51.56. 2, Erin Hanson, St. Maries, 6:30.66. 3, Kylie Rasmussen, Grangeville, 6:32.37.

3200m — 1, Lacey Medina, Kellogg, 13:12.68. 2, Kylie Rasmussen, Grangeville, 14:06.12. 3, Erin Hanson, St. Maries, 14:22.47.

100 Hurdles — 1, Lindi Kessinger, Orofino, 16.92. 2, Daizy Nelson, Orofino, 17.09. 3, Izzy Davis, Kellogg, 18.22.

300 Hurdles — 1, Daizy Nelson, Orofino, 51.5. 2, Emree Beeson, Grangeville, 51.5. 3, Lucy Guhin, Grangeville, 53.3.

4x100 Relay — 1, Orofino (Lindi Kessinger, Olivia Boller, Reagan Kessinger, Daizy Nelson), 53.13. 2, Priest River, 53.85.

4x200 Relay — 1, Orofino (Olivia Boeller, Kaia Romero, Coli Nazari, Daizy Nelson), 1;55.69. 2, Priest River, 1:59.44.

4x400 Relay — 1, Priest River (Maicie Archer, Elisheva Davis, Allyson Dickinson, Kylee Swoboda), 4:31.88. 2, Grangeville, 4:54.06.

SPRINT MEDLEY — 1, Priest River (Anna Deem, Hadassah Davis, Maicie Archer, Allyson Dickinson), 1:57.44. 2, Kellogg, 2:01.22.

SHOT PUT — 1, Haylee Potts, Kellogg, 36-5 ¼. 2, Lindi Kessinger, Orofino. 35-9. 3, Jacklin Linnemeyer, St. Maries, 33-1 ½.

DISCUS — 1, Lindi Kessinger, Orofino, 125-11. 2, Allyson Barton, Priest River, 113-0. 3, Jacklin Linnemeyer, St. Maries, 108-8.

HIGH JUMP — 1, Kylee Swoboda, Priest River, 4-8. 2, Jamie Mueller, St. Maries, 4-8. 3, Holly Hill, Orofino, 4-8.

POLE VAULT — 1, Kaylynn Boyett, St. Maries, 7-6. 2, Hadassah Davis, Priest River, 7-0. 3, Marley Burgess-Duquette, Priest River, 7-0.

LONG JUMP — 1, Dani Schillereff, Kellogg, 14-7 ½. 2, Elisheva Davis, Priest River, 14-7. 3, Anna Deem, Priest River, 14-0.

TRIPLE JUMP — 1, Reagan Kessinger, Orofino, 30-4. 2, Chase Smith, Priest River, 29-6. 3, Kaia Romero, Orofino, 28-7.