Colony girls, Palmer boys open season with track titles

WASILLA — A Colony freshman enjoyed a big track and field debut.

Elaina Watson won three events to lead the Colony girls to a team title during the Wasilla Warriors Track Mania meet Friday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Field.

Watson finished first in the 100 meters, 200 and long jump for the Knights. The freshman helped Colony finished with 151.5 total points in the team standings.

Palmer took home the boys’ team title with 116 total points. Nick Johnson led the Moose with wins in two events. Johnson was first in both the 100 and the long jump. Larry Cutsforth won the 400 meters for Palmer.

Ruby Woodings and Amy Baxter helped lead the Moose to a runner-up finish in the girls’ class. Woodings finished first in the 800, and Baxter won the 100-meter hurdles.

Lizzie Palmberg of Wasilla Lakes Christian captured the girls’ 400 and defending state champion Ceil Dunleavy, of Wasilla, won the high jump.

Colony, led by a pair of first-place finishes, was second in the boys’ class. Jon Pomrenke won the 200 and Brandon Nicholson finished first in the high jump.

The Wasilla Warriors Track Mania meet was the first of the season.

Moose boys win Palmer meet

The Palmer Moose earned the boys’ team title during the Palmer Track Spring Kickoff Saturday at Palmer High School.

Nick Johnson was one of four Moose to win individual events. Johnson was first in both the 100 and 200. Amiqiq MacLean placed first in the 400, Matthew Daniels won the 110 hurdles and Travis Wheeler finished first in the shot put.

Palmer won the boys team title with 165 total points.

The Palmer boys and Colony girls both won team titles for the second straight day. The Knights finished with 110.5 points to win the girls’ class Saturday. Kristina Tennesen, a defending state champion in the discus, won the event for the Knights. Anna Condio also finished first in the long jump for Colony.

Second-place Palmer scored a pair of individual wins. Ruby Woodings was first in the 400 and Maddie Ko finished first in the 300 hurdles.

Defending state champion Ceil Dunleavy led Wasilla with a win in the high jump. Wasilla Lake Christian’s Lizzie Palmberg (100 hurdles) and Susitna Valley’s Tatum Roderick (200) also won girls’ events.

Colony, which finished second in the boys’ standings, boasted four individual wins. Brandon Nicholson, a defending state champion in the triple jump, won both the long jump and high jump. Jake Hessinger was first in the 300 hurdles and Jarek Schultz won the discus.

Eliasson VanPelt led Wasilla with a victory in the 3,200.

Wasilla Warriors Track Mania

Friday, Wasilla High School

Girls team scores:

1. Colony 151.5; 2. Palmer 85; 3. Seward 38.50; 4. Wasilla 29; 5. Anchorage Christian 17; 6. Houston 16; 7. Wasilla Lake Christian 10; 8. Redington 7.

Boys team scores:

1. Palmer 116; 2. Colony 90; 3. Wasilla 67.5; 4. Seward 57; 5. Anchorage Christian 35; 6. Houston 12.5.

Girls individual results:

100 meters — 1. E. Watson, Col 13.45; 2. E. Freeman, Col 13.57; 3. A. VanPelt, Hou 13.75; 4. A. Kenley, Col 13.85; 5. S. Johnson, Pal 14.01; 6. S. Cutsforth, Pal 14.04; 7. J. Pikulthong, Pal 14.10; 8. I. Weiss, Col 14.25.

200 — 1. E. Watson, Col 27.72; 2. I Weiss, Col 28.50; 3. E. Freeman, Col 29.51; 4. A. Kenley, Col 29.59; 5. J. Pikulthong, Pal 29.97; 6. J. Singleton, ACS 30.70; 7. A. Caldwell, Red 31.24; 8. C. Parsons, Was 31.24.

400 — 1. L. Palmberg, WL 1:09.13; 2. S. Madruga, Pal 1:10.15; 3. E. Hensley, Col 1:11.05; 4. L. Sutherland, Col 1:11.14; 5. C. Parsons, Was 1:11.16; 6. A. Miles, Colony 1:11.80; 7. N. Kalytiak, Pal 1:12.05; 8. V. Madruga, Pal 1:14.04.

800 — 1. R. Woodings, Pal 2:26.42; 2. R. Lindquist, Sew 2:28.93; 3. T. O’Hara, ACS 2:23.43; 4. A. VanPelt, Hou 2:34.59; 5. J. Bowker, Col 2:36.48; 6. S. Lindquist, Sew 2:40.85; 7. Z. Copp, al 2:41.85; 8. L. Ortiz, pal 2:36.51.

1,600 — 1. R. Lindquist, Sew 5:34.04; 2. T. O’Hara, ACS 5:37.48; 3. J. Bowker, Col 5:42.67; 4. A. VanPelt, Hou 5:45.09; 5. R. Berrigan, Pal 5:49.06; 6. L. Scott, Pal 5:49.12; 7. S. Lindquist, Sew 5:55.68; 8. C. Powers, Col 6:03.26.

100 hurdles — 1. A. Baxter, Pal 18.88; 2. G. Miller, Pal 19.46; 3. A. Chryss, Sew 21.14; 4. H. Maine, Pal 23.24; 5. S. Madruga, Pal 23.42; 6. J. Rolston, Pal 23.92; 7. M. Moore, Sew 24.32.

400 relay — 1. Colony 53.53; 2. Palmer 55.14; 3. Colony B 59.36.

1,600 relay — 1. Wasilla 4:50.15; 2. Colony 5:06.69; 3. Colony B 5:15.77; 4. Seward 5:23.06.

High jump — 1. C. Dunleavy, Was 5-2; 2. A. Condio, Col 4-10; 3. L. Sessom, Col 4-6; 4. M. Koozata, Red 4-0.

Long jump — 1. E. Watson, Col 15-4; 2. A. Condio, Col 15-3; 3. I. Weiss, Col 15-2; 4. L. Sessom, Col 14-6; 5. V. Malak, Was 14-5; 6. S. Johnson, Pal 13-4; 7. N. Hohenstein, Sew 13-3; 8. E. Moore, Sew 12-6; 8. (tie) A. Yundt, Col 12-6.

Boys individual results:

100 — 1. N. Johnson, Pal 11.76; 2. L. Cutsforth, Pal 11.79; 3. J. Pomrenke, Col 11.80; 4. N. Alexander, Was 12.10; 5. J. Killinger, Hou 12.14; 6. E. Scott, Col 12.24; 7. R. Patrimonio-Ravel, Col 12.28; 8. I Wagle, Was 12.33.

200 — 1. J. Pomrenke, Col 23.93; 2. L. Cutsforth, Pal 24.36; 3. J. Killinger, Col 24.89; 4. J. Hessinger, Col 24.89; 5. E. Scott, Col 24.97; 6. C. Tucker, Pal 25.24; 7. C. Spanos, Sew 25.35; 8. J. Caple, Pal 25.35.

400 — 1. L. Cutsforth, Pal 52.77; 2. P. Cutright, Pal 53.45; 3. D. Eiman, Pal 56.89; 4. J. Davies, Pal 57.44; 5. J. Waterhouse, Col 57.98; 6. J. Boeck, Was 57.59; 7. G. Whisman, Col 58.08; 8. L. Farris, Pal 58.79.

800 — 1. H. Kratz, Sew 2:02.72; 2. E. VanPelt, Was 2:08.29; 3. L. Robertson, Pal 2:08.75; 4. J. Lautrup, Col 2:09.91; 5. I. Bell, Was 2:14.69; 6. G. Block, Col 2:15.76; 7. H. Hayes, Was 2:16.00; 8. Z. Petrosius, Sew 2:16.47.

1,600 — 1. H. Kratz, Sew 4;31.57; 2. B. Bennett, ACS 4:33.66; 3. E. VanPelt, Was 4:44.19; 4. G. Block, Col 4:56.10; 5. J. Lautrup, Col 4:58.10; 6. Z. Petrosius, Sew 5:04.34; 7. J. Sanford, ACS 5:05.06; 8. K. Greathouse, Was 5:05.48.

110 hurdles — 1. B. Sobek, ACS 16.72; 2. M. Daniels, Pal 16.92; 3. M. Clyde, Col 17.55; 4. W. Helton, Was 17.90; 5. T. Allen, Sew 18.88; 6. J. Gatpandan, ACS 19.79; 7. D. Drumm, Was 19.98; 8. H. Parsons, Was 21.09.

400 relay — 1. Palmer 45.93; 2. Colony 46.70; 3. ACS 48.75; 4. Wasilla 50.87; 5. Colony 50.87.

1,600 relay — 1. Wasilla 3:51.16; 2. Seward 3:55.77; 3. ACS 4:04.78; 4. Colony 4:22.71; 5. Colony 4:32.44.

High jump — 1. B. Nicholson, Col 5-6; 2. D. Eiman, Pal 5-4; 3. R. Sieverts, Sew 5-4; 4. J. Oviok, Pal 5-2; 5. A. Spangler, Was 5-2; 6. K. Greathouse, Was 5-0; 7. M. Origer, Hou 5-0; 8. K. Whitney, Was 5-0.

Long jump — 1. N. Johnson, Pal 18-7; 2. R. Sieverts, Sew 18-1; 3. J. Oviok, Pal 17-11; 4. H. Hayes, Was 17-7; 5. B. Freiberg, Sew 17-4; 6. J. Caple, Pal 16-11; 7. A. Bell, Was 16-6; 8. E. Tatum, Pal 16-4.

Palmer Track Spring Kickoff

Saturday, Palmer High School

Girls individual results:

100 meters — 1. M. Pakrs, ACS 13.68; 2. S. Cutsforth, Pal 13.93; 3. T. Roderick, SV 14:93; 4. V. Saxe, TV 14.04; 5. G. Jacobson, Gln 14.85; 6. A. Ealum, ACS 14.23; 7. A. VanPlet, Hou 14.23; 8. S. Johnson, Pal 14.37

200 — 1. T. Roderick, SV 29.28; 2. G. Jacobson, GLn 29.35; 3. A. Ealum, ACS 29.49; 4. E. Freeman, Col 29.53; 5. V. Saxe, TV 29.63; 6. J. Pikulthong, Pal 30.05; 7. J. Watts, Val 30.10; 8. A. VanPelt, Hou 30.22.

400 — 1. R. Woodings, Pal 1:02.62; 2. R. Berrigan, Pal 1:03.62; 3. A. VanPelt, Hou 1:05.62; 4. J. Watts, Val 1:06.37; 5. V. Saxe, TV 1:09.48; 6. S. Madruga, Pal 1:09.94; 7. R. Roderick, SV 1:10.03; 8. V. Malak, Was 1:10.84.

800 — 1. T. O’Hara, ACS 2:33.40; 2. A. Miles, Col 2:44.44; 3. O. Jones, Was 2:52.34; 4. R. Sobek, ACS 2:59.20; 5. A. Fuller, ACS 3:00.24; 6. C. Smith, Col 3:04.20; 7. M. Koozata, Red 3:09.36; 8. K. Germain, SV 3:11.19.

3,200 — 1. B. Gerlach, Glen 11:45; 2. S. Nowers, Pal 13:28.79; 3. G. Higley, Col 13:38.19; 4. A. Fuller, ACS 14:17.47; 5. P. Ripley, Col 15:21.35; 6. T. French, Col 15:21.65; 7. L. Scott, Pal 16:44.83.

100 hurdles — 1. L. Palmberg, WLC 18.04; 2. J. Byfuglein, TV 18.05; 3. A. Baxter, Pal 18.31; 4. D. Stotler, Col 18.82; 5. L. Sutherland, Col 19.91; 6. A. Willardson, Col 20.17; 7. H. Ficek, Val 20.36; 8. G. Miller, Pal 20.39.

300 hurdles — 1. M. Ko, Pal 50.61; 2. L. Palmberg, WLC 50.76; 3. R. Woodings, Pal 51.70; 4. A. Baxter, Pal 52.76; 5. J. Byfuglein, TV 53.17; 6. M. Parks, ACS 54.77; 7. A. Ficek, Col 58.71; 8. L. Sutherland, Col 55.98.

800 relay — 1. Colony 2:03.55; 2. Wasilla 2:03.55; 3. Glennallen 2:04.31; 4. Valdez 2:05.66; 5. Colony B 2:05.59; 6. Palmer 2:16.19.

3,200 relay — 1. ACS 11:39.91.

High jump — 1. C. Dunleavy, Was 5-2; 2. K. Howard, Val 4-10; 2. A. Condio, Col 4-10; 4. B. Mischenko, SV 4-8; 5. K. Germain, SV 4-4; 5. I. Weiss, Col 4-4; 6. D. Grey, Val 4-2; 8. K. Cruse, Col 4-0.

Long jump — 1. A. Condio, Col 15-4; 2. I. Weiss, Col 14-10; 3. G. Jacobson, Glen 14-08.75; 4. C. Dunleavy, Was 13-11.75; 5. C. Matthews, Glen 13-09; 6. V. Malak, Was 13-9.25; 7. A. Kenley, Col 13-6.75; 8. M. Parks, ACS 13-6.25.

Shot put — 1. O. Juhl, TV 29-11.5; 2. K. Keller, ACS 29-5.5; 3. V. Malak, Was 29-5; 4. D. Stotler, Col 29-2.5; 5. H. Hoppe, Val 26-5; 6. R. Wagle, Was 26-5; 7. M. Whitesell, Pal 24-11.5; 8. M. Schulter, Pal 24-10.5.

Discus — 1. K. Tennesen, Col 101-01; 2. D. Stotler, Col 83-9; 3. O. Juhl, TV 81-7; 4. R. Wagle, Was 78-11; 5. K. Madruga, Pal 76-1; 6. G. Quick, ACS 75-00; 7. K. Keller, ACS 72-11; 8. C. Rice, Pal 66-0.

Boys individual results:

100 — 1. N. Johnson, Pal 11.97; 2. Z. Vrvillo, Col 12.09; 3. L. Cutsforth, Pal 12.39; 4. N. Ashworth, Red 12.40; 5. C. Tucker, Pal 12.41; 6. N. Alexander, Was 12.50; 7. D. Eiman, Pal 12.66; 8. A. Matthews, Was 12.69.

200 — 1. N. Johnson, Pal 24.40; 2. P. Cutright, Pal 24.75; 3. Z. Vrvilo, Col 24.83; 4. J. Caple, Pal 25.77; 5. O. Chadwick, Val 25.79 6. W. Helton, Was 25.93; 7. I. Wagle, Was 26.10; 8. J. Boeck, Was 26.20.

400 — 1. A. MacLean, Pal 56.37; 2. E. VanPelt, Was 56.47; 3. J. Hicks, SV 57.76; 4. O. Chadwick, Was 57.80; 5. J. Boeck, Was 57.84; 6. C. Wagle, Was 58.26; 7. H. Mujica, Was 59.02; 8. M. Leadbetter, Val 59.26.

800 — 1. B. Bennett, ACS 2:01.00; 2. L. Robertson, Pal 2:04.34; 3. J. Davis, Pal 2:14.48; 4. W. Parks, ACS 2:16.27; 5. H. Hayes, Was 2:16.47; 6. R. Harris, Pal 2:20.39; 7. K. Smith, ACS 2:20.57; 8. J. Sanford, ACS 2:20.58.

3,200 — 1. E. VanPelt, Was 10:38.56; 2. J. Alverts, Pal 10:40.72; 3. G. Block, Col10:47.30; 4. J. Sanford, ACS 10:59.69; 5. K. Greathouse, Was 11:01.29; 6. C. Owens, Pal 11:03.30; 7. T. Steiner, Was 11:04.38; 8. R. Harris, Pal 11:29.18.

110 hurdles — 1. M. Daniels, Pal 16.94; 2. B. Sobek, ACS 17.67; 3. W. Helton, Was 17.73; 4. M. Clyde, Col 18.16; 5. S. Drumm, Was 19.29; 6. J. Gatpaden, ACS 19.49; 7. J. Hessinger, Col 19.82; 8. J. Peters, Col 21.42.

300 hurdles — 1. J. Hessinger, Col 45.30; 2. W. Helton, Was 45.45; 3. B. Sobek, ACS 47.88; 4. J. Peters, Col 47.11; 5. M. Clyde, Col 47.29; 6. J. Hofacker, ACS 47.92; 7. S. Drumm, Was 48.72; 8. H. Parsons, Was 50.59.

800 relay — 1. Palmer 1:39.86; 2. ACS 1:44.33; 3. Wasilla B 1:44.67; 4. Wasilla 1:44.89; 5. Valdez 1:46.74; 6. Colony 1:47.95; 7. ACS B 1:57.59; 8. Su Valley 1:57.89.

3,200 relay — 1. Palmer 9:11.83; 2. ACS 9:17.65; 3. Wasilla 10:07.34; 4. Su Valley 10:39.10.

High jump — 1. B. Nicholson, Col 5-10; 2. J. Coats, Val 5-8; 3. D. Eiman, Pal 5-8; 4. J. Oviok, Pal 5-6; 4. P. Cutright, Pal 5-6; 5. D. Woods, Val 5-0; 6. A. Spangler, Was 5-0; 7. C. Jolley, SV 5-0; 8. W. Parks, ACS 4-10.

Long jump — 1. B. Nicholson, Col 21-1; 2. N. Johnson, Pal 19-3; 3. D. Eiman, Pal 18-7; 4. W. Parks, ACS 18-6; 5. W. Helton, Was 18-1; 6. E. Thorton, ACS 18-0; 7. C. Jolley, SV 17-9; 8. C. Wagle, Was 17-6.5.

Shot put — 1. T. Wheeler, Pal 40-7.5; 2. A. Ramirez-Nunn, Col 39-6; 3. B. Carr, Col 38-1.5; 4. G. Frazier, Pal 36-1.5; 5. Q. Bujan, Val 35-11; 6. A. Terrell, ACS 33-3.5; 7. S. Morales, Val 32-2.5; 8. M. Evans, Was 31-3.

Discus — 1. J. Shultz, Col 118-10; 2. H. York, Col 117-6; 3. J. Pomrenke, Col 115-6; 4. S. Sandefur, Was 95-9; 5. H. Hamilton, Pal 92-11; 6. P. Thao, Col 92-8; 7. T. Wheeler, Pal 90-2; 8. G. Frazier, Pal 88-10.