CHAMPION: Wasilla junior wins 4 region titles, Knights top boys standings

HOUSTON — Olivia Davies is no stranger to success.

The Wasilla High School junior is a three-time first-team all-state selection and a region player of the year, and has helped lead her team win three conference titles and a pair of state championships.

But that’s on the hardwood.

Earlier this spring, the Wasilla basketball star decided to join the Warriors track and field team for the first time.

“I’m doing it to have fun mostly,” Davies said.

Now Davies is having fun winning titles and breaking records.

Davies, competing in her first region meet, earned four titles and broke a pair of region records during the Region III Championships Friday and Saturday at Houston High School.

“I’m super excited,” Davies said Saturday afternoon after winning both the girls’ long jump and 100 meters within about a 20-minute span.

Davies won the triple jump, long jump, 100 meters and 200 during the two-day meet at Houston.

“It definitely drives me,” Davies said of the success. “But it’s still for fun.”

Davies shattered region records in both the 100 and 200. She ran a personal best time of 12.29 seconds in the 100. That beat the prior mark of 12.80 set by former Colony standout Hallie Huggins in 2005. Davies ran another personal record in the 200, posing a time of 25.49. That broke a mark held by another former CHS standout, Stevie McDowell, who ran a 25.89 in 2004.

Her time in the girls’ 100 is the fastest clocked in Alaska since 2016 and the fifth best in Alaska history.

Davies also hit 36 feet, 5 ¼ inches to win the triple jump and 16-4 to finish first in the long jump. Her mark in the triple jump is a personal best.

Davies said she had thought about joining the track team in the past.

“I’ve been wanting to do it for the last two years, but basketball usually kills me after the season,” Davies said. “This year, I thought I might as well. I’ve only got two more years.”

Davies said track has been a nice addition to basketball.

“I love doing it. I love my teammates, love my coaches,” Davies said. “I wish I started when I was younger.”

Knights dominate Division I boys’ team standings

Fueled by the athletes in the field events, the Colony Knights jumped to the top of the boys’ team standings. Colony used 159 total points to win the Region III Division I boys’ team title.

Senior Jarek Schultz, junior Brayden Reeves and freshman Patrick McMahon each captured individual titles for the Knights.

Schultz used a toss of 145-10 to win the discus. Reeves won the triple jump with a leap of 40-5.5. McMahon earned a title in his first region meet with a mark of 5-10.

Julian McPhail was the runner-up in both the high jump and long jump. Gavin Block scored a trio of top-3 finishes for Colony, placing second in the 1,600 meters and third in the 800 and 3,200. Jon Pomrenke was third in the 100 and 200. Jake Hessinger (300 hurdles), Andres Rameriz-Nunn (shot put), Hunter York (discus) and Saaren Wright (high jump) also placed third for the Knights.

Colony sprinted to a win in the 400 relay. Pomrenke, Oliver Wyche, Ty Campbell and Joshua Jurasek combined to post a time of 46.09.

Palmer finished second in the boys’ standings with 111 total points. Senior Matthew Daniels led the Moose with a sweep of the boys’ hurdles. Daniels clocked a time of 15.95 in the 110 hurdles and 42.17 in the 300. Larry Cutsforth also scored an individual win, finishing first in the 800 with a time of 2:03.64. Cutsforth (400), Lev Robertson (800) and Connor Owens (triple jump) each finished as a runner-up.

Cutsforth, Chance Tucker, Tucker Christiansen and PJ Cutright combined to win the 800 relay for the Moose.

Wyatt Helton led the Wasilla boys with a victory in the long jump and runner-up finish in the 110 hurdles.

Presley Petersen earned an individual title for the Colony girls, winning the high jump with a leap of 5-2. Petersen was also second in the long jump. Grace Looney was second for Colony in the discus. Lilly Sessom finished third in both the long jump and high jump.

Teeana Nicholai (100) and Shandra Cutsforth (400) led the Palmer girls with runner-up finishes. Sophie Wright was third in the 800.

Contact Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman sports editor Jeremiah Bartz at sports@frontiersman.com.

Region III Championships

Friday-Saturday, Houston High School

Region III- Division I

Boys team scores:

1. Colony 159; 2. Palmer 111; 3. Kodiak 86; 4. Soldotna 74; 5. Kenai 55; 6. Wasilla 37.

Girls team scores:

1. Soldotna 150; 2. Kenai 116; 3. Colony 86; 4. Kodiak 66; 5. Palmer 60; 6. Wasilla 47.

Boys individual results:

100 meters — 1. M. Bartel, Kod 11.39; 2. B. Furlong, Sol 11.49; 3. J. Pomrenke, Col 11.52; 4. R. Ulatan, Kod 11.53; 5. C. tucker, Pal 11.66; 6. E. Cravens, Sol 11.86; 7. M. Freeman, Pal 11.87; 8. J. McPhail, Col 11.98.

200 — 1. B. Furlong, Sol 22.97; 2. M. Bartel, Kod 22.99; 3. J. Pomrenke, Col 23.50; 4. P. Cutright, Pal 23.71; 5. E. Cravens, Sol 23.89; 6. C. tucker, Pal 24.28; 7. T. Christiansen, Pal 24.38; 8. C. Yturbe, Kod 24.57.

400 — 1. B. Furlong, Sol 51.82; 2. L. Cutsforth, Sol 51.82; 3. K. Danielson, Ken 53.08; 4. L. Erwin, Col 54.19; 5. A. Maclean, Pal 54.85; 6. T. Christiansen, Pal 44.50; 7. H. Hayes, Was 55.77; 8. P. Cutright, Pal 56.01.

800 — 1. L. Cutsforth, Pal 2:03.64; 2. L. Robertson, Pal 2:04.58; 3. G. Block, Col 2:06.93; 4. G. Nummer, Kod 2:07.86; 5. B. Thompson, Kod 2:08.63; 6. C. Marbrey, Kod 2:10.46; 7. M. Dunham, Ken 2:10.94; 8. A. Maclean, Pal 2:11.31.

1,600 — 1. L. Robertson, Pal 4:41.49; 2. G. Block, Col 4:43.08; 3. B. Thompson, Kod 4:43.72; 4. M. Dunham, Ken 4:47.10; 5. J. taylor, Col 4:50.67; 6. G. Nummer, Kod 4:51.79; 7. Y. Seto, Kod 4:53.18; 8. S. Vergin, Sol 4:53.48.

3,200 — 1. M. Dunham, Ken 1:05.94; 2. B. Thompson, Kod 10:10.28; 3. G. Block, Col 10:10.48; 4. S. Vergin, Sol 10:26.12; 5. J. taylor, Col 10:30.12; 6. H. Bleakney, Pal 10:34.82; 7. J. Shuler, Sol 10:35.17; 8. L. Chilton, Sol 10:43.00.

110 hurdles — 1. M. Daniels, Pal 15.95; 2. W. Helton, Was 16.37; 3. J.Wilson, Ken 16.53; 4. J. Francisco, Kod 16.59; 5. M. Clyde, Col 16.65; 6. H. Tryon, Sol 17.80; 7. J. Nummer, Kod 18.45.

300 hurdles — 1. M. Daniels, Pal 42.17; 2. J. Wilson, Ken 43.26; 3. J. Hessinger, Col 43.65; 4. M. Clyde, Col 43.83; 5. C. Owens, Pal 44.07; 6. H. Tryon, Sol 44.14; 7. L. Schrader, Sol 44.16; 8. J. Nummer, Kod 46.15.

400 relay — 1. Colony 46.09; 2. Wasilla 46.65; 3. Kodiak 46.75; 4. Palmer 47.38; 5. Soldotna 47.78; 8. Kenai 47.92.

800 relay — 1. Palmer 1:35.20; 2. Soldotna 1:36.50; 3. Wasilla 1:38.54; 4. Colony 1:39.29.

1,600 relay — 1. Kodiak 3:37.33; 2. Palmer 3:41.12; 3. Kenai 3:45.76; 4. Colony 3:50.43; 5. Wasilla 3:55.20.

3,200 relay — 1. Kodiak 8:37.62; 2. Colony 8:43.73; 3. Soldotna 8:55.36; 4. Palmer 9:12.99; 5. Wasilla 9:27.87.

Shot put — 1. W. tuisaula, Sol 46-7.75; 2. Y. Yamashita, Kod 46-0; 3. A. Ramirez-Nunn, Col 45-3.75; 4. M. Lloyd, Sol 43-9.5; 5. G. Brantley III, Sol 43-8; 6. S. Germain, Col 42-6.75; 7. B. Carr, Col 41-5.5; 8. J. Schultz, Col 40-4.5.

Discus — 1. J. Schultz, Col 145-10; 2. J. Grossi, Ken 122-6; 3. H. York, Col 121-0; 4. A. Ramirez-Nunn, Col 119-9; 5. A. Bayle, Col 114-11; 6. G. Brantley III, Sol 113-10; 7. M. Loyd, Sol 105-4; 8. Y. Yamashita, Kod 102.

High jump — 1. P. McMahon, Col 5-10; 2. J. McPhail, Col 5-8; 3. S. Wright, Col 5-6; 3. J. Oviok, Pal 5-6; 5. R. Ulatan, Kod 5-6; 6. K. Greathouse, Was 502; 7. M. Hardy, Keo 5-2; 8. B. Reeves, Col 5-2.

Long jump — 1. W. Helton, Was 19-8.5; 2. J. McPhail, Col 19-7.25; 3. W. Christensen, Col 19-6.25; 4. S. Wright, Col 19-1.5; 5. T. Giron, Kod 19-1; 6. J. Caple, Pal 19-0.5; 7. H. Hayes, Was 18-9; 8. B. Reeves, Col 18-6.5.

Triple jump — 1. B. Reeves, Col 40-5.5; 2. C. Owens, Pal 39-10; 3. K. Danielson, Ken 39-2.5; 4. L. Schrader, Sol 38-10; 5. D. Osiensky, Pal 38-7; 6. P. McMahon, Col 38-5.75; 7. B. Metcalf, Sol 38-4; 8. C. Fischer, Sol 38-1.75.

Girls individual results:

100 meters — 1. O. Davies, Was 12.29; 2. T. Nicholai, Pal 12.63; 3. H. Maw, Ken 12.86; 4. A. Kenley, Col 13.16; 5. A. Bucho, Ken 13.30; 6. T. Rich, Ken 13.35; 7. A. McNight, Was 13.52; 8. L. Siemion, Sol 13.82.

200 — O. Davies, Was 25.49; 2. B. taylor, Sol 26.16; 3. H. Maw, Ken 26.82; 4. A. McKnight, Was 27.57; 5. K. Beames, Pal 27.57; 6. T. Rich, Ken 27.67; 7. A. Bucho, Ken 28.04; 8. M. Kessler, Sol 29.12.

400 — 1. B. taylor, Sol 1:01.89; 2. S. Cutsforth, Pal 1:03.47; 3. D. Crosby, Sol 1:03.77; 4. A. Gibson, Ken 1:04.76; 5. C. Wright, Col1:08.70; 6. A. Nicholson, Ken 1:09:51; 7. J. Pikulthong, Pal 1:10.41; 8. T. Nicholai, Pal 1:14.14.

800 — 1. K. Arthur, Sol 2:29.86; 2. J. Calvert, Ken 2:30.70; 3. B. Satathite, Ken 2:31.38; 4. S. Wright, Pal 2:31.68; 5. J. VanHout, Sol 2:36.14; 6. A. Miles, Co 2:37.15; 7. J. Bowker, Col 2:37.43; 8. K. Deering, Col 2:46.86.

1600 — 1. J. Calvert, Ken 5:33.27; 2. B. Satathite, Ken 5:33.37; 3. S. Wright, Pal 5:46.46; 4. J. Bowker, Col 5:50.36; 5. A. Arthur, Sol 5:52.68; 6. M. Fagen, Kod 5:55.99; 7. I. Bergholtz, Ken 5:57.44 8. M. Allen, Col 5:57.87.

3,200 — 1. J. Calvert, Ken 12:00.22; 2. E. Arthur, Sol 12;07.47; 3. E. Bergholtz, Ken 12:11.16; 4. J. Bowker, Col 12:21.15; 5. M. Fagan, Kod 12:28.19; 6. S. Nowers, Pal 12:31.91; 7. S. Wright, Pal 12:40.68; 8. T. Lorring, Sol 12:55.65.

100 hurdles — 1. H. Blair, Kod 16.71; 2. S. Thomas, Sol 16.80 3. S. Wilson, Ken 16.83; 4. H. Jaime, Sol 17.45; 5. L. Engebresen, Col 17.72; 6. L. Sessom, Col 17.86; 7. K. Ness, Sol 17.90; 8. M. Richards, Pal 18.41.

300 hurdles — 1. H. Blair, Kod 48.37; 2. H. Villaroya, Kod 49.24; 3. S. Thomas, Sol 50.18; 4. S. Lund, Col 51.54; 5. S. Wilson, Ken 52.65; 6. C. Glover, Kod 53.33; 7. H. Jaime, Sol 53.64; 8. L Engebretsen, Col 54.77.

400 relay — 1. Kenai 52.08; 2. Palmer 52.55; 3. Colony 53.20; 4. Soldotna 53.65; 5. Kodiak 54.16; 6. Wasilla 55.59.

800 relay — 1. Soldotna 1:50.26; 2. Kenai 1:50.35; 3. Palmer 1:52.12; 4. Kodiak 1:52.79; 5. Wasilla 1:57.18; 6. Colony 1:57.86.

1,600 — 1. Soldotna 4:19.16; 2. Kodiak 4:23.17; 3. Palmer 4:32.58; 4. Kenai 4:39.52; 5. Colony 4:42.79.

3,200 — 1. Kenai 10:15.08; 2. Soldotna 10:29.24; 3. Colony 10:33.74; 4. Palmer 11:09.21; 5. Kodiak 11:13.76.

Shot put — 1. I. tuisaula, Sol 39-7.5; 2. S. Farani, Kod 34-5; 3. T. Nicholai, Pal 33-5.25; 4. A. timu, Kod 33-5.25; 5. B. Leach, Sol 33-2.5; 6. G. Looney, Col 32-10.5; 7. H. tennesen, Col 32-5.25; 8. C. Green, Was 31.7.25.

Discus — 1. E. Pieh, Sol 121-3; 2. G. Looney, Col 104-7; 3. B. Leach, Sol 100-6; 4. I. tuisaula, Sol 99-2; 5. R. Spence, Sol 97-9; 6. K. Laasch-Gray, Col 91-7; 7. A. timu, Kod 91-6; 8. S. Farani, Kod 91-3.

High jump — 1. P. Petersen, Col 5-2; 2. A. Schmidt, Sol 4-10; 3. D. Schmidt, Sol 4-8; 4. O. Schwenk, Sol 4-8; 5. D. Wurst, Sol 4-6; 6. J. Rolston, Pal 4-6; 7. E. Dinwiddle, Pal 4-6; 8. K. McGillivray, Sol 4-6.

Long jump — 1. O. Davies, Was 16-4; 2. P. Petersen, Col 16-1; 3. L. Sessom, Col 15-11.75; 4. C. Christiansen, Kod 15-7.5; 5. C. Plagge, Ken 15-6.75; 6. J. Mastny, Col 15-5.25; 7. K. Ness, Sol 15-3; 8. M. Leadens, Sol 14-3.75.

Triple jump — 1. O. Davies, Was 36-5.25; 2. P. Petersen, Col 33-6; 3. L. Sessom, Col 32-6.75; 4. C. Plagge, Ken 31-11.5; 5. A. Gibson, Ken 31-5.5; 6. C. Christensen, Kod 31-0.75; 7. K. Ness, Sol 30-2.25; 8. K. Raye, Ken 30-0.25.

Region III- Division II

Girls individual results:

100 meters— 1. L. Ellis, Gra 12.97; 2. L. Inama, Hom 13.00; 3. M. Parks, ACS 13.55; 4. L. Rusher, Hou 13.72; 5. J. Tompkins, Gra 13.89; 6. M. Martin, ACS 14.00; 7. M. Schmeling, Gra 14.03; 8. A. Ealum, ACS 14.08.

200 — 1. L. Ellis, Gra 26.25; 2. L. Inama, Hom 26.49; 3. J. Watts, Val 27.84; 4. L. Rusher, Hou 27.92; 5. M. Martin, ACS 29.06; 6. A. Caldwell, Red 29.19; 7. K. Howard, Val 29.21; 8. M. Schmelling, Gra 29.29.

400 — 1. L. Ellis, Gra 1:00.43; 2. M. Carroll, Hom 1:01.50; 3. A. Daigle, Hom 1:04.15; 4. J. Singleton, ACS 1:05.34; 5. A. Caldwell, Red 1:07.57; 6. A. Ealum, ACS 1:08.31; 7. S. Epperheimer, Nik 1:09.72; 8. K. Smallwood, ACS 1:10.92.

800 — 1. R. Lindquist, Sew 2:26.67; 2. T. O’Hara, ACS 2:30.07; 3. B. Miller, Hom 2:31.54; 4. M. Jackson, Gra 2:32.68; 5. K. Baring, Hom 2:36.54; 6. A.McLaughlin, Gra 2:39.38; 7. G. Annett, Gra 2:40.01; 8. J. Davis, ACS 2:50.51.

1,600 — 1. R. Lindquit, Sew 5:18.82; 2. T. O’Hara, ACS 5:26.87; 3. M. Jackson, Gra 5:39.45; 4. B. Miller, Hom 5:39.53; 5. G. Annett, Gra 5:46.94; 6. K. Baring, Hom 5:52.96; 7. E. Moore, Sew 5:54.37; 8. A. McLaughlin, Gra 5:57.53.

3,200 — 1. R. Lindquist, Sew 11:30.15; 2. T. O’Hara, ACS 11:34.75; 3. A. Daigle, Hom 11:40.01; 4. M. Jackson, Gra 11:43.79; 5. G. Annett, gra 12:16.93; 6. E. Moore, Sew 12:24.85; 7. A. McLaughlin, Gra 12:52.85; 8. H. Cooney, Sew 12:52.65.

100 hurdles — 1. A. Chryss, Sew 18.94; 2. E. turner, Sew 19.75; 3. D. Grey, Val 19.87; 4. J. Gatpandan, ACS 21.26; 5. C. Wood, ACS 21.75; 6. A. Ambrosiani, Sew 21.79; 7. L. Nquyen, ACS 21.86.

300 hurdles — 1. E. turner, Sew 53.93; 2. B. Carstens, Nik 54.92; 3. D. Gray, Val 56.21; 4. M. Prax, Val 56.39; 5. J. Johnson, Nik 57.08; 6. K. Keene, Red 57.24; 7. A. Chryss, Sew 59.52; 8. M. Hewitt, Sew 1:01.53.

400 relay — 1. Grace Christian 55.30; 2. Valdez 55.34; 3. Nikiski 55.88; 4. Anchorage Christian 56.49; 5. Houston 58.56.

800 relay — 1. Anchorage Christian 1:55.74; 2. Valdez 1:57.20; 3. Nikiski 1:58.47; 4. Seward 1:58.77; 5. Houston 2:01.51; 6. Grace Christian 2:07.90.

1600 relay — 1. Homer 4:28.83; 2. Anchorage Christian 4:34.10; 3. Grace Christian 4:49.54.

3,200 relay — 1. Homer 10:31.65; 2. Seward 10:46.43; 3. Anchorage Christian 11:33.29.

Shot put — 1. A. Brock, Homer 35-3.25; 2. J. Markel, Gra 34-0; 3. K. Johnson, Nik 30-1.75; 4. K. Keller, ACS 30-1.5; 5. A. Terrell, ACS 29-11.5; 6. K. Clark, Nik 29-10.75; 7. T. tupua, Red 27-9.75; 8. G. Quick, ACS 27-1.5.

Discus — 1. A. Brock, Hom 115-5; 2. K. Johnson, Nik 102-9; 3. C. Petrosius, Sew 97-3; 4. G. Quick, ACS 92-3; 5. B. Carstens, Nik 82-9; 6. J. Markel, Gra 82-5; 7. T. tupua, Red 80-10; 8. A. Terrell, ACS 74-3.

High jump — 1. K. Howard, Val 4-8; 2. B. Carstens, Nik 4-8; 3. M. Carroll, Hom 4-8; 3. D. Grey, Val 4-8; 5. B. Epperheimer, Nik 4-6; 6. M. Kamai, 4-4; 6. C. Petrosius, Sew 4-4.

Long jump — 1. L. Ellis, Gra 16-8.5; 2. L. Inama, Hom 15-6.75; 3. J. Tompkins, Gra 15-6.5; 4. J. Singleton, ACS 15-0.75; 5. D. Martin, Nik 14-7.5; 6. B. Epperheimer, Nik 14-5.75; 7. M. Parks, ACS 14-3.75; 8. L. Carstens, Nik 13-8.75.

Triple jump — 1. J. Tompkins, Gra 32-4.5; 2. M. Carroll, Hom 31-9.5; 3. M. Parks, ACS 31-5.25; 4. J. Singleton, ACS 30-1.25; 5. E. Moore, Sew 29-5.