PREP TRACK & FIELD: Griesmer posts two new personal bests, pair of top 10 finishes for Spartans

by MAX OSWALD
Sports Reporter | April 12, 2024 6:15 PM

MOSCOW — Sophomore Gavin Greismer placed fifth out of 38 competitors in the javelin, ninth out of 45 competitors in the shot put, as the Priest River boys finished seventh at the Moscow Invitational on Friday.

Greismer set a new personal best of 40 feet and 5 inches in the shot put, roughly 2 1/2 feet further than his previous best. In the javelin, he threw for 123 feet and 5 inches, 5 feet further than his previous best.

Also placing amongst the top 10 in two field events was fellow sophomore Niki Porinchok, who placed eighth in the shot put and tied for third in the high jump. Porinchok threw a new personal best of 41 feet and 2 inches in the shot put, almost 3 feet further than his previous best.

In the pole vault, sophomore Ian Lamanna set a new personal best mark, clearing 11 feet and 6 inches to place third out of 17 vaulters. In the long jump, junior Carter Korff was third out of 36 jumpers with a mark of 19 feet and 3/4 of an inch. Setting a new personal best in the 1600 was junior Brayden Lamanna, posting a time of 4:50.01 to finish sixth out of 33 runners. In the 3200, sophomore Jacob Sateren cracked the top 10, finishing 10th with a new personal best time of 11:01.80.

For the girls, junior Kylee Swoboda and sophomore Chase Smith posted top 10 marks. In the high jump, Swoboda was fifth out of 21 jumpers, clearing 4 feet and 10 inches. In the javelin throw, Smith was fourth out of 30 competitors with a throw of 87 feet and 4 inches. Lizzie McCracken finished 11th in both the 800 and the 1600, setting new personal bests in each event. McCracken ran a time of 2:39.18 in the 800 and 6:03.15 in the 1600.

Priest River’s boys finished seventh out of 19 teams with 31.5 points. Priest River’s girls were 12th out of 19 teams with 16 points.

The Spartans are back in action Tuesday at the Christina Finney Relays hosted by Post Falls High.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES – 1, Coeur d'Alene 156; 2, Post Falls 104; 3, Moscow 79; 4, Prairie 56; 5, Lake City 50; 6, Grangeville 43; 7, Priest River Lamanna 31.5; 8, Troy 31; 9, Kellogg 30.5; 10, Lind-Ritzville 26.5; 11, Lewiston 26; 12, Logos 24; 13, Deary 17.5; 14, Kendrick 16; T15, Asotin, Genesee 13; 17, Colfax 12; 18, Garfield-Palouse 9; 19, Oakesdale 3.

Winner, locals in top 10

100 – 1, Austin Forsberg, Coeur d'Alene, 11.43. 200 –1, Caleb Heywood, Moscow, 23.24.400 – 1, Damon Schilling, Lind-Ritzville, 48.90. 800 – 1, Jacob King, Coeur d'Alene, 2:00.63. 1600 – 1, Lachlan May, Coeur d’Alene, 4:22.17; 6, Brayden Lamanna, Priest River Lamanna, 4:50.01. 3200 – 1, Simeon Sanchez, Grangeville, 9:55.67; 10, Jacob Sateren, Priest River Lamanna, 11:01.80.

110 hurdles – 1, Alex Kirkham, Troy, 15.91. 300 hurdles – 1, Laithan Proctor, Deary, 41.76. 4x100 relay – 1, Coeur d'Alene, (Judah Lawhead, Keaton Cameron, Joe Hagel, Austin Forsberg), 45.17; 6, Priest River Lamanna, 47.03. 4x200 relay – 1, Prairie, (Matthew Wemhoff, Ben Secrest, Noah Geis, Dylan Uhlenkott), 1:35.20. 4x400 relay – 1, Moscow, (Connor Horne, Sayer Latta, Caleb Heywood, Jason Swam), 3:30.00; 10, Priest River Lamanna, 3:57.73. SMR 1600 – 1, Grangeville (Reuben Sanchez, Ayden Arnett, Koby Beach, Tyler Zechmann), 3:43.45; 7, Priest River Lamanna, 4:05.48.

Shot put – 1, Cooper Craig, Post Falls, 48-8; 8, Niki Porinchok, Priest River Lamanna, 41-2; 9, Gavin Griesmer, Priest River Lamanna, 40-5. Discus – 1, Cutter Robinson, Grangeville, 156-8. Javelin – 1, Jeffery Yoder, Lewiston, 134-7; 5, Gavin Griesmer, Priest River Lamanna, 123-5. High jump – 1, Austin Rutherford, Post Falls, 5-8; T3, Niki Porinchok, Priest River Lamanna, 5-6. Pole Vault – 1, Jakan Lawrence, Coeur d'Alene, 14-6; 3, Ian Lamanna, Priest River Lamanna, 11-6. Long jump – 1, Alexander Haakinson, Post Falls, 19-2; 3, Carter Korff, Priest River Lamanna, 19-0 ¾; 8, Luccas Simcox, Priest River Lamanna, 18-3. 1, Alexander Haakinson, Post Falls, 40-9 ½.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES – 1, Moscow 142; 2, Coeur d'Alene 107; 3, Prairie 90; 4, Logos 70; 5, Lake City 62; 6, Post Falls 41; 7, Garfield-Palouse 33; 8, Genesee 30; 9, Troy 27; 10, Oakesdale 24; 11, Deary 22; 12, Priest River Lamanna 16; T13, Asotin, Lewiston 15; 15, Bonners Ferry 13; 16, Kellogg 12; 17, Lind-Ritzville 11; 18, Colfax 7; 19, Grangeville 4.

Winner, locals in top 10

100 – 1, Elizabeth Egland, Genesee, 12.92. 200 – 1, Elizabeth Egland, Genesee, 27.03. 400 – 1, Sara Casebolt, Logos, 58.32. 800 – 1, Sydney Shears, Prairie, 2:24.47. 1600 – 1, Dakota Keyworth, Coeur d'Alene, 5:25.22. 3200 – 1, Cora Crawford, Moscow, 12:07.98.

100 hurdles – 1, Mattea Nuhn, Moscow, 15.84. 300 hurdles – 1, Mattea Nuhn, Moscow, 46.97. 4x100 relay – 1, Moscow, (Jasmine Carr, Addie Lassen, Ashlyn Fakhouri, Jessika Lassen), 52.21; 9, Priest River Lamanna, 56.93. 4x200 relay – 1, Prairie, (Alli Geis, Aubree Rehder, Avery Riener, Kennedy Riener), 1:52.99. 4x400 relay – 1, Logos, (Naomi Taylor, Alyssa Blum, Chloe Jankovic, Sara Casebolt), 4:08.01; 7, Priest River Lamanna, 4:55.28. SMR 800 – 1, Moscow (Yasmin Hernandez Nunez, Meghan Howard, Addie Lassen, Jessika Lassen), 1:58.60.

Shot put – 1, Helene Rae, Bonners Ferry, 39-11. Discus – 1, Sage Elven, Prairie, 131-8. Javelin – 1, Kaylee Wood, Deary, 104-1; 4, Chase Smith, Priest River Lamanna, 87-4. High jump – 1, Mattea Nuhn, Moscow, 5-2; 5, Kylee Swoboda, Priest River Lamanna, 4-10. Pole Vault – 1, Kenzie Thompson, Coeur d'Alene, 9-6. Long jump – 1, Bradyn Henley, Oakesdale, 16-4 ½. Triple jump – 1, Evey McGraw, Coeur d'Alene, 34-9 ¼.