Colony senior notches 4-peat in 2 events; Knights sweep team titles at region track meet

PALMER —As a junior at the ASAA state meet, Brandon Nicholson broke one of the oldest marks in the Alaska prep track and field record book. Nicholson hit 46 feet, 2 inches in the triple jump, which shattered a 23-year-old state record of 45-10.75 set by Soldotna’s Joel Mahaffey in 1993.

“I was so excited to break that last year,” Nicholson said earlier this spring.

But Nicholson wasn’t done there.

“I want to do better than what I’ve already done,” Nicholson said.

The Colony senior standout wanted to hit 47 feet. Saturday, Nicholson accomplished that goal. Nicholson notched a personal-best leap of 47-2 to win his fourth straight conference title in the triple jump during the final day of the Region III Championships in Homer. The jump was just part of a huge day for Nicholson, a UAA track and field recruit. The future Seawolf also won his fourth straight region title in the high jump, thanks to his mark of 6-2.

And that’s in addition to his win in the long jump on Friday.

Three titles in 2017. Nine golds in his career.

Nicholson also helped Colony sweep the team titles. Nicholson and the Colony boys finished with 154 points in the boys’ team standings, besting Region III track power Kodiak by 32 points.

The Colony boys also scored a win in the 400-meter relay. Ty Campbell, Ridge Patrimonio-Ravel, Jacob Hessinger and Zane Vrvillo combined to post a time of 46.54 seconds.

A pair of Colony seniors helped the Knights win the girls’ title for the second straight year. Coleen Geraghty and Jill Bowker each won individual events and were also part of Colony’s win in the 3,200 relay.

Friday, Bowker was the lone runner in the 3,200 meters to crack the 12-minute mark, and won the event with a season-best time of 11:51.78. Saturday, Geraghty posted a time of 5:27.69 to win the 1,600.

Bowker and Geraghty teamed with Alyssa Miles and Cathelyne Powers to win the 3,200 relay.

Kristina Tennesen and Elaina Watson also earned victories for the Knights. Tennesen, the defending state champion in the discus, earned a region title in the event Friday. Watson finished first in the 200 meters Saturday.

The Knights finished with 205 points in the girls’ team standings, 80 more than runner-up Kenai.

Colony’s Mark Strabel and Charlie Yoder earned Region III Coach of the Year honors.

Palmer, led by senior Ruby Woodings, finished third in the team standings with 106 total points. Woodings, who was named the most outstanding girls’ athlete at the meet, factored into three victories.

Woodings finished first in both the 400 and 800, and helped Palmer win the 1,600 relay. Woodings teamed with Madi Ko, Amy Baxter and Rya Berrigan in the race.

Ko also scored a pair of wins for Palmer. Ko hit a personal best 16-0.25 to win the long jump, and also finished first in the triple jump. Palmer’s Teeana Nicholai won the 100 meters.

Wasilla’s Ceil Dunleavy also added another gold to her list of prep accomplishments. Dunleavy, the three-time defending state champion in the high jump, earned her third region win in the event with a mark of 5-4 Friday.

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

Region III Championships

Friday-Saturday, Homer

Region III-4A

Boys team scores:

1. Colony 154; 2. Kodiak 122; 3. Soldotna 114; 4. Palmer 108; 5. Kenai 72; 6. Wasilla 43.

Girls team scores:

1. Colony 205; 2. Kenai 125; 3. Palmer 106; 4. Soldotna 89; 5. Kodiak 88; 6. Wasilla 30.

Boys individual results:

100 meters — 1. J. Jackman, Ken 11.40; 2. J. Pomrenke, Col 11.87; 3. J Ladera, Kod 11.95; 4. J. Miranda, Kod 11.96; 5. L. Schrader, Sol 11.98; 6. C. Tucker, Pal 12.02; 7. K. Finley, Kod 12.17; 8. N. Alexander, Was 12.33

200 — 1. J. Jackman, Ken 22.95; 2. J. Pomrenke, Col 23.64; 3. B. Furlong, Sol 23.97; 4. C. Tucker, Pal 24.48; 5. Z. Vrvilo, Col 24.47; 6. R. Bitanga, Kod 24.76; 7. A. West, Sol 24.79; 8. K. Finley, Kod 24.92.

400 — 1. B. Furlong, Sol 51.86; 2. L. Cutsforth, Pal 53.04; 3. K. Vinson, Sol 53.14; 4. P. Cutright, Pal 45.65; 5. R. Bitanga, Kod 54.88; 6. Z. Vrvilo, Col 55.39; 7. C. Brewer, Kod 55.54.

800 — 1. K. Osowski, Kod 2:02.52; 2. J. Hannah, Kod 2:02.73; 3. L. Robertson, Pal 2:03.12; 4. E. VanPelt, Was 2:05.73; 5. J. Lautrup, Col 2:07.64.

1,600 — 1. K. Osowski, Kod 5:34.47; 2. J. Hannah, Kod 4:37.14; 3. J. Alverts, Pal 4:38.77; 4. J. Lautrup, Col 4:42.08; 5. G. Block, Col 4:43.99; 6. B. Thompson, Kod 4:47.17; 7. M. Escobedo, Col 4:52.63; 8. K. Greathouse, Was 4:53.99.

3,200 — 1. K. Osowski, Kod 9:58.08; 2. E. VanPelt, Was 10:03.18; 3. J. Alverts, Pal 10:10.0; 4. J. Lautrup, Col 10:21.16; 5. G. Block, Col 10:23.79; 6. S. Vergin, Sol 10:30.71; 7. J. Shuler, Sol 10:30.87; 8. T. Steiner, Was 10:39.98.

110 hurdles — 1. A. VanHout, Sol 16.18; 2. J. Wilson, Ken 16.29; 3. M. Daniels, Pal 16.79; 4. J. Francisco, Kod 17.07; 5. M. Clyde, Col 18.23; 6. H. Tryon, Sol 19.0; 7. S. Drumm, Was 19.01; 8. J. Shultz, Col 19.23.

300 hurdles — 1. A. VanHout, Sol 41.99; 2. J. Hessinger, Col 42.25; 3. J. Wilson, Ken 43.37; 4. W. Helton, Was 43.68; 5. A. Carros, Kod 44.32; 6. M. Daniels, al 44.78; 7. M. Clyde, Col 45.74; 8. J. Peters, Col 46.07.

400 relay — 1. Colony 46.54; 2. Wasilla 47.08; 3. Kenai 47.17.

800 relay — 1. Soldotna 1:33.54; 2. Palmer 1:35.34; 3. Colony 1:36.94; 4. Kodiak 1:37.84; 5. Wasilla 1:38.34; 6. Kenai 1:36.94.

1,600 relay — 1. Soldotna 3:34.37; 2. Kodiak 3:36.71; 3. Palmer 3:42.81; 4. Wasilla 3:43.28; 5. Kenai 3:46.14; 6. Colony 3:52.68.

3,200 relay — 1. Kodiak 8:39.05; 2. Palmer 8:44.75; 3. Colony 8:47.87; 4. Soldonta 9:01.41; 5. Wasilla 9:43.52; 6. Kenai 10:01.48.

Discus — 1. W. Tuisaula, Sol 147-10; 2. J. Pomrenke, Col 143-0; 3. J. Shultz, Col 139-10; 4. J. Miranda, Kod 134-3; 5. J. Grossi, Ken 126-6; 6. G. Brantley, Sol 118-9; 7. L. Benner, Sol 118-8; 8. Y. Yamashita, Kod 107-5.

Shot put — 1. W. Tuisaula, Sol 47-4; 2. B. Carr, Col 43-5; 3. J. Miranda, Kod 42-7.75; 4. C. Pead, Col 42-6.75; 5. J. Shultz, Col 42-2; 6. K. Marcusson, Sol 41-11; 7. T. Wheeler, Pal 41-5.75; 8. A. Ramirez-Nunn, Col 39-11.5.

Long jump — 1. B. Nicholson, Col 20-11.5; 2. J. Jackman, Ken 20-11; 3. N. Johnson, Pal 19-9; 4. L Schrader, Sol 19-3.25; 5. J. Caple Pal 18-9.25; 6. J. Francisco, Kod 18-8.5; 7. W. Helton, Was 18-5; 8. K. Vinson, Sol 18-4.5.

High jump — 1. B. Nicholson, Col 6-2; 2. D. Eiman, Pal 5-10; 3. J. Wilson, Ken 5-9; 4. A> Carros, Kod 5-6; 5. A. Spangler, Was 5-6; 6. J. Basuel, Kod 5-6; 7. P. Cutright, Pal 5-6; 8. K. Greathouse, Was 5-4.

Triple jump — 1. B. Nicholson, Col 47-2.5; 2. D. Eiman, Pal 41-7; 3. N. Johnson, Pal 41-5.5; 4. J. Jackman, Ken 39-6.5; 5. B. Metcalf, Sol 38-2.75; 6. A. Carros, KOd 38-1.25; 7. D. Efta, Ken 37-7.25; 8. T. Morrrison, Sol 37-2.

Girls individual results:

100 — 1. T. Nicholai, Pal 13.12; 2. A. Kenley, Col 13.17; 3. E. Watson, Col 13.28; 4. A. Bucho, Ken 13.32; 5. H. Maw, Ken 13.38; 6. T. Rich, Ken 13.44; 7. T. Hilton, Sol 13.69; 8. B. Taylor, Sol 13.95.

200 — 1. E. Watson, Col 27.58; 2. H. Maw, Ken 28.09; 3. B. Taylor, Sol 28.10; 4. I. Weiss, Col 28.23; 5. T. Rich, Ken 28.28; 6. T. Hilton, Sol 28.52; 7. A. Bucho, Ken 28.59; 8. A. Kenley, Col 29.05.

400 — 1. R. Woodings, Pal 1:01.48; 2. R. Berrigan, Pal 1:02.58; 3. B. Taylor, Sol 1:03:10; 4. E. Raisley, Kod 1:04.62; 5. L. Denning, Kod 1:06.62; 6. C. Parsons, Was 1:07.23; 7. C. Plagge, Ken 1:07.36; 8. A. Nicholson, Kod 1:07.50.

800 — 1. R. Woodings, Pal 2:23.88; 2. C. Geraghty, Col 2:28.24; 3. H. Macatuno, Kod 2:28.97; 4. B. Satathite, Ken 2:35.51; 5. J. Bowker, Col 2:37.18; 6. A. Miles, Col 2:39.38; 7. K. Arthur, Sol 2:39.44; 8. A. Himelbloom, Kod 2:43.77.

1,600 — 1. C. Geraghty, Col 527.69; 2. B. Satathite, Ken 5:30.89; 3. J. Bowker, Col 5:37.13; 4. A. HImelbloom, Kod 5:44.75; 5. R. Boonstra, Ken 5:47.20; 6. K. Arthur, Sol 5:49.72; 7. I. Bergholtz, Ken 5:51.06; 8. C. Powers, Col 5:56.99.

3,200 — 1. J. Bowker, Col 11:51.78; 2. A. Himelbloom, Kod 12:00.29; 3. I. Bergholtz, Ken 12:04.63; 4. R. Boonstra, Ken 12:14.75 5. C. Powers, Col 12:36.46; 6. K. Arthur, Sol 12:57.36; 7. L. Ortiz, Pal 13:01.88; 8. N. Kalytiak, Pal 13:01.90.

100 hurdles — 1. K. Kilfoyle, Ken 16.94; 2. H. Blair, Kod 17.31; 3. K. Ness, Sol 18.01; 4. S. Wilson, Ken 18.09; 5. A. Baxter, Pal 18.34; 6. S. Thomas, Sol 20.34; 7. B. Kopsack, Col 20.83.

300 hurdles — 1. K. Kilfoyle, Ken 49.0; 2. H. Blair, Kod 49.06; 3. S. Thomas, Sol 50.09; 4. T. Weiss, Col 50.14; 5. H. Jaime, Sol 51.60; 6. C. Glover, Kod 52.38; 7. L. Sessom, Col 53.53.

400 relay — 1. Kenai 51.57; 2. Colony 52.10; 3. Kodiak 52.57; 4. Palmer 52.59; 5. Soldotna 54.39; 6. Wasilla 56.15.

800 relay — 1. Kenai 1:49.59; 2. Palmer 1:52.71; 3. Kodiak 1:55.50 4. Soldotna 1:56.78.

1,600 relay — 1. Palmer 4:16.06 2. Kodiak 4:23.09; 3. Kenai 4:23.68; 4. Soldotna 4:28.58; 5. Waislla 4:35.60; 6. Colony 4:36.84.

3,200 relay — 1. Colony 10:07.19; 2. Kenai 10:13.45; 3. Kodiak 10:52.51.

Shot put — 1. A. Beck, Ken 35-9; 2. I. Tuisaula, Sol 34-8.5; 3. A. Quinn, Sol 34-0; 4. V. Malek, Was 32-7.5; 5. E. Uschmann, Pal 32-5.75; 6. S. Ferani, Kod 32-1.5; 7. L. Suaava, Pal 31-11.5; 8. S. McDonald, Sol 30-4.25.

Discus — 1. K. Tennesen, Col 123-2; 2. G. Looney, Col 109-3; 3. E. Pieh, Sol 107-4; 4. E. Uschmann, Pal 106-2; 5. A. Beck, Ken 103-10; 6. I. Tuisaula, Sol 97-0; 7. A. Quinn, Sol 94-4; 8. B. Leach, Sol 93-9.

High jump — 1. C. Dunleavy, Was 5-4; 2. A. Condio, Col 4-8; 2. A. Schmidt, Sol 4-8; 4. B. Kopsack, Sol 4-8; 5. D. Schmidt, Sol 4-8; 6. O. Schwenk, Sol 4-6; 7. D. Wurst, Sol 4-4; 8. K. Cruse, Col 4-2.

Long jump — 1. M. Ko, Pal 16-0.25 2. L. Sessom, Col 15-3.25; 3. C. Christiansen, Kod 15-3; 4. E. Watson, Col 15-0.5; 5. S. Johnson, Pal 15-0.25; 6. A. Condio, Col 14-11.5; 7. V. Malak, Was 14-11; 8. B. Kopsack, Col 14-8.5.

Triple jump — 1. M. Ko, Pal 34-3.75; 2. I. Weiss, Col 33-10.75; 3. L. Sessom, Col 33-8; 4. E. Watson, Col 32-4.5; 5. J. Wilson, Ken 31-10.75; 6. B. Kopsack, Col 31-1; 7. V. Malek, Was 30-10.25; 8. S. Johnson, Pal 30-5.5.

Region III-3A

Boys team scores — 1. Grace Christian, 141 points; 2. Anchorage Christian, 135; 3. Homer, 104; 4. Seward, 102; 5. Nikiski, 76; 6. Valdez, 28; 7. Houston, 16; 8. Redington, 10.

Girls team scores — 1. Homer, 198 points; 2. Grace Christian, 125; 3. Seward, 100; 4. Anchorage Christian, 77; 5. Valdez, 61; 6. Nikiski, 42; 7. Houston, 25; 8. Redington, 5.

100 1. Averill, Nik, 11.61; 2. Onochie, ACS, 11.62; 3. Croft, Hom, 11.95; 4. Fisk, Hom, 12.02; 5. Ashworth, Red, 12.10; 6. Minium, Nik, 12.25.

200 1. Onochie, ACS, 23.74; 2. Croft, Hom, 24.14; 3. Fisk, Hom, 24.44; 4. Kuentzel, Gra, 24.46; 5. Spanos, Sew, 24.92; 6. Boyer, Hom, 24.99.

400 1. Onochie, ACS, 51.74; 2. Spanos, Sew, 52.74; 3. Croft, Hom, 53.00; 4. Chadwick, Val, 55.67; 5. Kuentzel, Gra, 55.74; 6. Randall, ACS, 56.06.

800 1. Kratz, Sew, 2:00.15; 2. Bennett, ACS, 2:02.84; 3. Fasulo, Hom, 2:04.78; 4. Rich, Hom, 2:08.83; 5. Brant, Hom, 2:09.16; 6. Petrosius, Sew, 2:09.46.

1600 1. Kratz, Sew, 4:19.02; 2. Bennett, ACS, 4:20.75; 3. Fasulo, Hom, 4:38.77; 4. Rich, Hom, 4:40.67; 5. Brant, Hom, 4:46.34; 6. Davis, Hom, 4:50.27.

3200 1. Blake Bennett, ACS, 9:28.61; 2. Hunter Kratz, Sew, 9:43.52; 3. Bill Rich, Hom, 10:14.39; 4. Trent Fritzel, Gra, 10:14.80; 5. Gabe Martin, Gra, 10:17.01; 6. Luke Fritzel, Gra, 10:42.98.

110H 1. Sobek, ACS, 16.95; 2. Sullivan, Sew, 18.46; 3. Allen, Sew, 18.65; 4. Woods, Val, 19.93; 5. Hofacker, ACS, 20.57; 6. Hudson, Hou, 20.90.

300H 1. Sobek, ACS, 45.30; 2. Allen, Sew, 45.63; 3. Hofacker, ACS, 46.45; 4. Gold, Hou, 48.31; 5. Patton, Hom, 49.79; 6. McKay, Gra, 54.57.

400 relay 1. Nikiski (Minium, McCollum, Sullenger, Perry), 45.74; 2. ACS, 47.75; 3. Valdez, 49.23; 4. Grace, 50.02; 5. Homer, 50.21.

800 relay 1. Nikiski (Perry, Minium, McCollum, Sullenger), 1:36.13; 2. Seward, 1:38.42; 3. ACS, 1:41.50; 4. Valdez, 1:43.30; 5. Grace, 1:44.43.

1600 relay 1. Seward (Freiberg, Petrosius, Pahno, Kratz), 3:39.23; 2. Homer, 3:39.51; 3. ACS, 3:41.05; 4. Nikiski, 3:42.64.

3200 relay 1. Homer (Brant, Rich, Davis, Fasulo), 8:41.99; 2. Grace, 8:53.81; 3. ACS, 9:05.70; 4. Nikiski, 9:14.18.

Shot put — 1. Ryan Sheldon, Gra, 44 feet, 2 3-4 inches; 2. Alex Binder, Gra, 42—5 1-2; 3. Eli Davis, Sew, 38—6 3-4; 4. Isaiah Asteriak, Red, 38—6 1-4; 5. Ian Johnson, Nik, 37—11; 6. Ben Bitler, Hou, 37—4 3-4.

Discus — 1. Binder, Gra, 146—10; 2. Johnson, Nik, 139—10; 3. Sheldon, Gra, 139—04; 4. Bitler, Hou, 125—06; 5. Davis, Sew, 125—02; 6. Petrosius, Sew, 123—09.

High jump — 1. Carroll, Hom, 6—00; 2. Nieder, Gra, 5—10; 3. Coats, Val, 5—06; 4. Origer, Hou, 5—06; 5. Woods, Val, 5—04; 6. Hudson, Hou, 5—00.

Long jump — 1. Brogan Nieder, Gra, 20—3 1-4; 2. Jack Sullenger, Nik, 19—0; 3. Michael Kuentzel, Gra, 18—10 1-2; 4. William Parks, ACS, 18—8; 5. Alex Binder, Gra, 17—9; 6. Emery Thornton, ACS, 17—5 -1-2.

Triple jump — 1. Nieder, Gra, 41—07 1-2; 2. McCollum, Nik, 39—08; 3. Parks, ACS, 39—02; 4. Carroll, Hom, 37—06 3-4; 5. Woods, Val, 36—06 3-4; 6. Ellis, Nik, 34—10.

Girls individual results

100 1. Veldstra, Hom, 12.72; 2. Ellis, Gra, 12.96; 3. Parks, ACS, 13.17; 4. VanPelt, Hou, 13.52; 5. Bales, Hom, 13.59; 6. Caldwell, Red, 14.09.

200 1. Ellis, Gra, 26.99; 2. Veldstra, Hom, 27.74; 3. Parks, ACS, 28.51; 4. Watts, Val, 28.78; 5. Chryss, Sew, 29.24; 6. Bales, Hom, 29.46.

400 1. Ellis, Gra, 1:00.11; 2. Carroll, Hom, 1:02.39; 3. Watts, Val, 1:03.75; 4. Singleton, ACS, 1:05.28; 5. Ealum, ACS, 1:06.36; 6. Rodriguez, Sew, 1:08.36.

800 1. Lindquist, Sew, 2:22.98; 2. VanPelt, Hou, 2:29.41; 3. Rosencrans, Hom, 2:29.73; 4. O’Hara, ACS, 2:30.33; 5. Daigle, Hom, 2:31.41; 6. Gannon, Gra, 2:32.68.

1600 1. Lindquist, Sew, 5:14.62; 2. Gannon, Gra, 5:22.30; 3. Rosencrans, Hom, 5:24.80; 4. O’Hara, ACS, 5:28.66; 5. Daigle, Hom, 5:29.64; 6. VanPelt, Hou, 5:29.65.

3,200 1. Ruby Lindquist, Sew, 11:44.26; 2. Grace Gannon, Gra, 11:49.62; 3. Audrey Rosencrans, Hom, 11:51.06; 4. Lauren Kuhns, Hom, 11:59.03; 5. Mazzy Jackson, Gra, 12:27.31; 6. Grace Annett, Gra, 12:39.28.

100H 1. Evarts, Hom, 17.37; 2. Overson, Gra, 17.79; 3. Epperheimer, Nik, 18.40; 4. Chryss, Sew, 18.42; 5. Ficek, Val, 19.75; 6. Sarmiento, Sew, 20.08.

300H 1. Evarts, Hom, 46.96; 2. Overson, Gra, 51.55; 3. Epperheimer, Nik, 52.63; 4. Ficek, Val, 55.80; 5. Hoback, Gra, 57.09; 6. Wood, ACS, 57.72.

400 relay 1. Homer (Gillette, Evarts, Bales, Veldstra), 52.43; 2. Valdez, 56.67; 3. ACS, 57.39; 4. Grace, 57.46.

800 relay 1. Homer (Gillette, Veldstra, Carroll, Evarts), 1:54.22; 2. Valdez, 2:00.85; 3. Seward, 2:03.54; 4. Grace, 2:04.42; 5. ACS, 2:08.24.

1600 relay 1. Homer (Pitzman, Gillette, Evarts, Daigle), 4:21.42; 2. Seward, 4:29.65; 3. ACS, 4:33.45.

3200 relay 1. Homer (Pitzman, Rosencrans, Kuhns, Daigle), 10:19.22; 2. Grace, 10:53.94; 3. ACS, 11:39.06.

Shot put — 1. Markel, Gra, 35—10 1-4; 2. Brock, Hom, 32—05 1-4; 3. Keller, ACS, 30—00; 4. Porter, Nik, 29—04 1-2; 5. Johnson, Nik, 27—05; 6. Hoppe, Val, 27—02 1-4.

Discus — 1. Anna Brock, Hom, 101—9; 2. Kaitlyn Johnson, Nik, 96—0; 3. Coral Petrosius, Sew, 92—5; 4. Gabby Quick, ACS, 91—11; 5. Hailey Holland, Red, 90—8; 6. Jenna Markel, Gra, 87—10.

High jump — 1. Coral Petrosius, Sew, 5—0; 2. Kassandra Howard, Val, 4—10; 3. Marina Carroll, Hom, 4—6; 4. Destiny Grey, Val, 4—4; 5. Kriziel Sarmiento, Sew, 4—4; 6. Carlisa Wood, ACS, 4—2.

Long jump — 1. Laura Ellis, Gra, 15—2 1-2; 2. Cheyenne Gillette, Hom, 14—8 3-4; 3. Allison VanPelt, Hou, 14—5 1-4; 4. Crystal Epperheimer, Nik, 14—3 3-4; 5. Rythm Beckett-Cook, Hom, 13—10 3-4; 6. Emma Moore, Sew, 13—7 1-2.

Triple jump — 1. Carroll, Hom, 30—08; 2. Parks, ACS, 29—07 3-4; 3. Singleton, ACS, 29—02 1-2; 4. Langseth, Val, 29—00 1-2; 5. Beckett-Cook, Hom, 28—05 1-4; 6. Kulhanek, Hom, 27—02.