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PALMER — Colony junior Audrey Michaelson dominated the distance events during the Palmer Invitational at Palmer High School on Friday.
Michaelson, the defending state champion in the 3,200 meters, won three events during the meet. The Colony junior finished first in the 3,200 with a time of 12 minutes and 6.78 seconds. Michaelson also used a mark of 2:30.20 to win the 800 and a time of 5:16.68 to finish first in the 1,600, and about nine seconds ahead of the competition. Her time in the 1,600 was also her season best.
Michaelson was one of a pair of Valley athletes to win three events. Houston senior Colton Buzby finished first in the boys’ 100, 200 and 400.
Senior Rachael Huffman swept the throwing events, winning the girls shot put and discus.
Huffman used a personal best throw of 37-7 to win the shot put and finish just a foot ahead of teammate Taylor Blake.
Blake, a junior, also posted a personal best with her throw of 37-6.
Senior Mason Minturn led the Palmer boys with a win in the 800 and a runner-up finish in the 1,600. Lyon Kopsack led the Colony boys with a victory in the 3,200.
Houston junior Ben Bayne was first in the 110-meter hurdles and Colony sophomore Ariana Saxon was first in the girls’ 200.
Palmer is also hosting the Region III track and field championships, which begin Friday at Palmer High.
Boys individual results
100 meters — 1. C. Buzby, Hou 11.90; 2. V. Aumavae, Pal 12.00; 3. T. Mulkins, Col 12.18; 4. J. Nisbett, Pal 12.25; 5. K. McCoy, Col 12.27; 6. D. Banse, Pal 12.28; 7. G. Hartsock, Pal 12.37; 8. T. Mulkins, Col 12.18.
200 — 1. C. Buzby, Hou 23.95; 2. V. Aumavae, Pal 24.72; 3. K. McCoy, Col 24.76; 4. A. Simmers, ACS 25.02; 5. T. Mulkins, Col 25.08; 6. D. Banse, Pal 25.09; 7. B. Bayne, Hou 25.15; 8. L. Jones, Col 25.24.
400 — 1. C. Buzby, Hou 51.74; 2. B. Johnson, ACS 52.67; 3. D. Bilafer, Col 53.72; 4. A. Simmers, ACS 54.98; 5. G. Hartsock, Pal 56.28; 6. T. Grams, Glen 56.49; 7. D. Vanderwelde, Gra 57.05; 8. J. Blakc, Col 57.60.
800 — 1. M. Minturn, Pal 2:04.37; 2. J. Klein, Gra 2:05.49; 3. J. Day, Pal 2:05.71; 4. B. Schafer, Col 2:06.33; 5. B. Johnson, ACS 2:07.58; 6. C. Sessom, Col 2:08.62; 7. A. Mossgrove, Glen 2:08.66; 8. B. King, Pal 2:11.53.
1,600 — 1. J. Klein, Gra 4:28.89; 2. M. Minturn, Pal 4:38.98; 3. B. Schafer, Col 4:40.32; 4. J. Day, Pal 4:41.42; 5. L. Kopsack, Col 4:44.90; 6. A. Mossgove, Glen 4:49.23; 7. C. Sessom, Col 4:49.58; 8. K. Kleewein, Hou 4:51.88.
3,200 — 1. L. Kopsack, Col 10:35.66; 2. K. McIntosh, Val 10:57.58; 3. S. Hermann, Pal 10:57.99; 4. H. Karlberg, Gra 11:02.14; 5. K. Kleewein, Hou 11:04.37; 6. D. Tedrick, ACS 11:04.91; 7. L. McLaughlin, Gra 11:06.21; 8. S. Wegner, Val 11:10.38.
110 hurdles — 1. B. Bayne, Hou 17.58; 2. J. Ralling, ACS 17.87; 3. B. Boreger, Gra 18.30; 4. R. Hickok, Gra 18.39; 5. S. Watenabe, Pal 18.62; 6. L. Wright, Pal 19.92; 7. J. Turner, Gra 19.94; 8. S. Root, Col 20.00.
300 hurdles — 1. J. Railing, ACS 42.34; 2. B. Bayne, Hou 43.90; 3. C. Hoffman, ACS 47.44; 4. K. Wright, Pal 48.00; 5. C. Sas, Col 48.29; 6. R. Hickok, Gra 48.56; 7. B. Boerger, Gra 49.76; 8. S. Root, Col 50.15.
400 relay — 1. Colony 47.47; 2. Palmer 47.54; 3. Grace 46.61; 4. ACS 48.79; 5. Palmer 49.23; 6. Valdez 52.21; 7. Valdez 52.73; 8. Glennallen 52.88.
800 relay — 1. ACS 1:6.86; 2. Palmer 1:40.23; 3. Colony 1:41.60; 4. Palmer 1:42.78; 5. Grace 1:43.3; 6. Valdez 1:8.31; 7. Valdez 1:53.88; 8. Lumen Christi 1:58.30.
1,600 relay — 1. Colony 3:47.19; 2. Grace 3:52.43; 3. Palmer 3:5.64; 4. ACS 3:56.68; 5. Glennallen 4:03.62.
3,200 relay — 1. Palmer 8:35.22; 2. Grace 9:09.32; 3. Houston 9:11.70; 4. ACS 9:42.72.
Shot put — 1. E. Johnson, Gra 47-5.5; 2. D. Walker, Gra 45-11.5; 3. G. George, Gra 44-7.5; 4. B. Self, Pal 43-4.5; 5. H. Niekamp, Pal 40-0.5; 6. J. Berg, ACS 39-10; 7. C. Sas, Col 8-.75; 8. S. Finau, Glen 36-9.
Discus — 1. D. Walker, Gra 141-9; 2. B. Self, Pal 127-1; 3. E. Johnson, Gra 124-8; 4. G. George, Gra 110-7; 5. S. Henslee, Pal 106-1; 6. F. Summers, Col 104-7; 7. S. Finau, Glen 100-2; 8. D. Reynolds, ACS 99-8.
Triple jump — 1. J. Railing, ACS 39-10.25; 2. J. Black, Col 39-9.25; 3. D. Adams, Pal 37-10.5; 4. J. Richey, Hou 36-5.25; 5. C. Hoffman, ACS 34-11.5; 6. D. Griffith, Hou 34-0.75; 7. B. Chase, Val 33-1; 8. A. Deville, ACS 31-9.
Girls individual results:
100 meters — 1. C. McKoy, ACS 13.53; 2. T. Holen, Hou 13.78; 3. A. Saxon, Col 14.04; 4. T. Blake, Pal 14.11; 5. J. Van Hoomissen, Pal 14.12; 6. C. Gillespie, Hou 14.13; 7. C. Ellis, Gra 14.17; 8. M. Osiensky, Pal 14.18.
200 — 1. A. Saxon, Col 28.49; 2. T. Holen, Hou 28.80; 3. N. Lautrup, Col 29.01; 4. J. Van Hoomissen, Pal 29.13; 5. E. Arnold, Gra 29.35; 6. M. Osiensky, Pal 29.36; 7. C. Gillespie, Hou 29.63; 8. C. Williams, Col 29.70.
400 — 1. E. Arnold, Gra 1:03.40; 2. C. Trujillo, Gra 1:04.80; 3. H. Heinbaugh, Glen 1:05.75; 4. T. Haan, Col 1:05.93; 5. T. Whitfield, Pal 1:06.28; 6. M. Southwick, Pal 1:07.38; 7. K. Maslen, Glen 1:08.52; 8. K. Lorence, Glen 1:08.52.
800 — 1. A. Michaelson, Col 2:30.20; 2. C. Trujillo, Gra 2:32.02; 3. M. Thompson, Col 2:32.94; 4. E. Arnold, Gra 2:35.27; 5. B. Davis, Gra 2:35.89; 6. S. Minturn, Pal 2:37.33; 7. A. Ohotnicky, HFA 2:38.17; 8. T. Haan, Col 2:40.28.
1,600 — 1. A. Michaelson, Col 5:16.88; 2. M. Thompson, Col 5:27.74; 3. C. Ohotnicky, HFA 5:40.24; 4. K. Wilson, KL 5:44.12; 5. S. Contraras, Pal 5:45.32; 6. C. Applegate, Gra 5:47.68; 7. S. Minturn, Pal 5:48.28; 8. A. Trujillo, Gra 5:49.12.
3,200 — 1. A. Michaelson, Col 12:06.78; 2. C. Ohotnicky, HFA 12:10.26; 3. M. Thompson, Col 12:11.55; 4. S. Contreras, Pal 12:12.13; 5. K. Wilson, KL 12:12.87; 6. R. Johnston, Gra 12:34.64; 7. M. Meyerhofer, Col 13:12.84; 8. R. Diotte, Col 13:46.91.
100 hurdles — 1. S. Geagal, ACS 17.68; 2. N. Lautrup, Col 18.10; 3. J. McKoy, ACS 19.07; 4. B. Caylor, Gra 19.83; 5. M. Fagnani, LC 19.95; 6. K. Boss, Col 19.99; 7. S. Allen, Val 20.00; 8. L. Schmidt, Gra 20.35.
300 hurdles — 1. S. Geagal, ACS 51.71; 2. K. Rowe, Gra 53.23; 3. N. Lautrup, Col 55.30; 4. B. Caylor, Gra 55.65; 5. K. Boss, Col 55.78; 6. L. Schmiedt, Gra 56.25; 7. M. Fagnani, LC 56.32; 8. B. Murr, Hou 55.85.
400 relay — 1. Palmer 53.64; 2. Grace 55.37; 3. ACS 55.86; 4. Colony 58.53; 5. Valdez 59.46.
800 relay — 1. Palmer 1:55.28; 2. Grace 1:55.95; 3. ACS 1:59.75; 4. Colony 2:01.94; 5. Valdez 2:03.24.
1,600 relay — 1. Grace 4:27.24; 2. Palmer 4:39.37; 3. Glennallen 4:41.98; 4. Valdez 4:54.23; 5. ACS 5:01.50.
3,200 relay — 1. Grace 10:23.19; 2. Palmer 10:35.38.
Shot put — 1. R. Huffman, Pal 37-7; 2. T. Blake, Pal 37-6; 3. T. Holen, Hou 30-0; 4. K. Owens, Pal 29-2; 5. J. Voss, ACS 29-1; 6. K. Swenson, Col 28-11; 7. H. Olson, ACS 28-6.5; 8. S. Richardson, Gra 27-8.
Discus — 1. R. Huffman, Pal 104-09; 2. S. Richardson, Gra 100-04; 3. H. Olson, ACS 95-9; 4. K. Swenson, Col 92-8; 5. S. Dodds, Hou 83-9; 6. T. Holen, Hou 80-3; 7. S. Riopelle, Gra 80-2; 8. K. Owens, Pal 74-4.
Triple jump — 1. O. Jaconette, ACS 31-2; 2. K. Rowe, Gra 30-6.75; 3. C. Gillespie, Hou 30-4; 4. D. Dickerson, ACS 29-9; 5. A. Vincent, Col 29-7.75; 6. C. Williams, Col 29-2; 7. A. Tulip, Gra 27-7.25; 8. C. Ellis, Gra 27-6.75.