Colony girls with lead after first day of region track meet

KENAI — Junior Chase Stephens has a pair of region titles and the Colony Knights hold the top spot in the team standings after the first day of the Region III Championships at Kenai Central High School.

Stephens captured top marks in both the high jump and the long jump to help the Knights post 50 total points in the girls team standings. Stephens hit 16 feet, 3.25 inches to win the region long jump title for the second straight year. The junior also won her first high jump title with a mark of 5-4.

The Knights swept the Region III-4A high jump events. Colony sophomore Brandon Nicholson hit 6-4 to win the 4A boys event. It’s a career high for Nicholson, and now he’s tied for the top mark in the state this season.

Nicholson helped Colony hold second place in the boys’ standings after the first day. The meet continues Saturday. See frontiersman.com/sports for more.

Region III Championships

Friday, Kenai

4A boys team scores:

1. Kodiak 39; 2. Colony 34; 3. Kenai 32; 4. Soldotna 31; 5. Wasilla 9; 6. Palmer 8.

4A girls team scores:

1. Colony 50; 2. Kenai 41; 3. Kodiak 24; 4. Wasilla 21; 5. Soldotna 16; 6. Palmer 3.

123A boys team scores:

1. Seward 37; 2. ACS 31; 3. Grace 25; 4. Homer 22; 5. Nikiski 18; 6. Valdez 10; 7. Houston 5; 7. (tie) Cordova 5.

123A girls team scores:

1. ACS 32; 2. Grace 27; 3. Seward 23; 4. Nikiski 20; 5. Homer 19; 6. Houston 10; 7. Cordova 8; 8. Valdez 7.

4A boys individual results:

Finals

High jump — 1. B. Nicholson, Col 6-4; 2. K. Orth, Ken 5-8; 3. W. Walker, Kod 5-6; 4. I. Tira, Col 5-4; 5. P. Cutright, Pal 5-2; 6. K. Vinson, Sol 5-0.

Long jump — 1. J. Jackman, Ken 21-0.5; 2. T. Duke, Sol 20-1; 3. B. Nicholson, Col 19-11.5; 4. J. Lee, Was 18-11; 5. B. Alcaide, Kod 18-8; 6. D. Gibbs, Sol 18-5; 7. B. Blumentritt, Sol 17-10.25; 8. N. Daniels, Pal 17-8.25.

4A girls individual results:

High jump — 1. C. Stephens, Col 5-4; 2. C. Dunleavy, Was 5-4; 3. K. Harding, Ken 5-0; 4. M. DeGuzman, Kod 4-10; 5. R. Walker, Kod 4-10; 6. M. Cucullu, Col 4-8; 7. R. Barcelon, Kod 5-2.

Long jump — 1. C. Stephens, Col 16-3.25; 2. A. Condio, Col 15-5.75; 3. J. Wilson, Ken 15-5.25; 4. K. Harding, Ken 15-4.75; 5. R. Aquino, Kod 15-4.5; 6. A. Wagner, Was 14-11.25; 7. M. Cucullu, Col 14-2; 8. E. Groseclose, Pal 13-7.25.

Discus — 1. A. Beck, Ken 120-11; 2. A. O’Guinn, Sol 41-7; 3. D. Best, Sol 41-2.25; 4. A. Alvardo, Col 40-7; 5. D. Kolomeychuk, Was 40-2; 6. A. Gilland, 39-1.5; 7. R. Carrington, Pal 38-1.75; 8. T. Wheeler, Pal 38-1.

123A boys individual results:

Finals

Long jump — 1. B. Nieder, Gra 18-8; 2. C. Seay, Hom 18-2.5; 3. L. Kaltenbach, ACS 18-1; 4. B. Nieder, Gra 17-11.25; 5. P. Berry, Sew 17-4; 6. E. Davis, Sew 17-4; 7. A. McCollum, Nik 17-2.5; 8. T. Zweifel, ACS 16-2.5.

High jump — 1. B. Nieder, Gra 5-10; 2. J. Kingsland, Sew 5-8; 3. P. Stanton, Val 5-4; 4. L. Kaltenbach, ACS 5-4; 5. D. Bauman, Val 5-4; 6. L. Johnson, Nik 5-2.

Shot put — 1. H. Hubbard, Sew 49-6; 2. L. Johnson, Nik 44-3.25; 3. R. Kohutek, ACS 41-11.74; 4. J. Koenman, Hou 40-2.5; 6. D. Hupp, Nik 36-3; 7. J. McCormick, Nik 35-1; 8. T. Scott, ACS 34-11.

123A girls individual results:

Finals

Long jump — 1. A. Parrish, Nik 16-2; 2. C. May-Thomas, Hou 15-5; 3. B. Perry, Nik 15-2.5; 4. M. Hart, Sew 13-1.75; 5. P. McCaffrey, ACS 13-7.25; 6. A. Woods, Val 13-7; 7. A. Markina, Gra 13-2.5; 8. K. MacDonald, Val 13-0.

High jump — 1. C. Crane, Hom 4-4; 2. V. King, Gra 4-2; 3. R. Thibodeaux, ACS 4-2; 4. M. Shamburger, Gra 4-0.

Discus — 1. A. Logan, ACS 125-7; 2. L. Kromrey, Sew 104-9; 3. A. Williams, ACS 97-2; 4. H. Edmonds, ACS 80-3; 5. C. Litzen, Nik 79-5; 6. J. Sharral, Val 76-5; 7. K. Quincy, Hou 76-2; 8. A. Reynolds, ACS 75-0.