Hawks make history

FAIRBANKS — After a disappointing fifth-place finish in the team standings during the Region III-3A Championships last week, the Houston Hawks were simply looking for a little better end to the state meet.

As it turned out, the Hawks made school history. Houston notched its highest finish ever in a state meet, finishing second in the 123A boys standings during the ASAA/First National Bank State Track and Field Championships at Lathrop High School in Fairbanks.

Led by a pair of individual state champions (seniors Charlie Buzby and Ben Bayne) and a win in the 400-meter relay, Houston finished second in its class with 58.75 points.

“We’re pretty pumped,” Houston head coach Pat Egelus said by cellphone Saturday night. “Parts of regions didn’t work out so good. We were fifth in regions. We were looking for the top four.”

But as the Hawks were still clinging to the idea of a top 4 finish Saturday afternoon, they were actually in a better position than they thought.

“We really didn’t have a clue. We couldn’t get any updates on (team) scores,” Egelus said.

The Hawks were actually in fourth place as the meet came toward a close. With one event left, the 1,600 relay, Houston used a time of 3 minutes, 46 seconds to post a third-place finish. Those six points allowed the Hawks to leap over second-place Grace and third-place Skyview to snag the runner-up finish in the class.

Grace and Skyivew ended the meet tied at third with 56 points. Anchorage Christian won the team title with 99 points.

“This is by far the best we’ve ever done,” Egelus said of the Houston program, which also earned the sportsmanship team award after the meet.

Buzby captured his first state title, winning the 200. He was also second in the 100.

Bayne also won his first state crown, winning the 300 hurdles. Egelus said it was one of the biggest races of the meet. Bayne, who was also third in the 110 hurdles, had spent his season following Skyview’s Tim Duke across the finish line. But Saturday, Bayne stormed his way to a win in the 300 hurdles. His time of 41.15 seconds also set a season state best for the class, beating the prior mark by nearly four seconds.

“He’s been behind (Tim Duke) all season. Nobody in 3A has been able to handle him. But Ben went for it, right from the start,” Egelus said.

The Houston 400 relay team also set a season state best, recording a time of 46.38 in its win in the event. Bayne, Buzby, Dustin Griffith and Matt Barron combined to win the state championship in the relay. Barron was also third in the triple jump and tied for fourth in the high jump.

ASAA/FIRST NATIONAL BANK STATE TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Friday-Saturday, Lathrop High School

123A Boys team standings:

1. Anchorage Christian 99; 2. Houston 58.75; 3. Grace 56; 3. Skyview 56; 5. Glennallen 42; 6. Seward 39.75; 7. Sitka 35; 8. Homer 31; 9. Eielson 22; 10. Nikiksi 21; 11. Cook Inlet 16; 12. Galena 12; 13. Haines 11.75; 14. Monroe 9; 15. Su Valley 4; 15. Valdez 4; 17. Ninilchik 3.75; 18. Delta 3; 19. Skagway 2; 20. Petersburg 1.

3A Boys individual results:

100 meters — 1. T. Griffith, Eie 11.63; 2. C. Buzby, Hou 12.01; 3. J. DeLaCruz, Sit 12.20; 4. P. Atwood, Sew 12:21; 5. J. Sondergaard, Gle 12.26; 6. J. Samauang, Sit 12.44.

200 — 1. C. Buzby, Hou 23.84; 2. J. DeLaCruz, Sit 24.62; 3. M. Todd, ASCS 24.73; 4. K. McIntosh, Val 24.79; 5. J. Sondergaard, Gle 24.85; 6. A. Brown, ACS 25.04.

400 — 1. M. Hilbish, Sky 52.70; 2. A. Mosegrove, Gle 52.70; 3. P. Atwood, Sew 53.60; 4. S. Reinert, Hom 53.91; 5. K. Sunburg, Hai 54.05; 6. A. Simmers, ACS 54.43.

800 — 1. M. Hilbish, Sky 2:03.97; 2. A. Mossgrove, Glen 2:06.20; 3. A. Eller, Gra 2:06.26; 4. P. Ochoa, Hom 2:08.01; 5. M. Marshall, Sew 2:08.09; 6. G. Patterson, Eie 2:09.50.

1,600 — 1. A. Mossgrove, Gle 4:38.50; 2. D. Serventi, Gra 4:39.34; 3. K. Korta, Gal 4:41.97; 4. A. Monzon, ACS 4:42.28; 5. M. Knotek, Sew 4:43.30; 6. P. Ochoa, Hom 4:49.79.

3,200 meters — 1. M. Knotek, Sew 10:12; 2. D. Serventi, Gra 10:19; 3. K. Korta, Gal 10:20; 4. A. Monzon, ACS 10:23; 5. A. Cochran, Ska 10:43; 6. D. Tatarenko, Del 10:45.

110 hurdles — 1. T. Duke, Sky 16.04; 2. M. McGregor, Hom 16.60; 3. B. Bayne, Hou 16.86; 4. J. Hebard, Mon 17.87; 5. H. Beard, Sew 18.45; 6. B. Montalvo, Eie 18.60.

300 hurdles — 1. B. Bayne, Hou 41.15; 2. T. Duke, Sky 41.28; 3. C. Seay, Hom 44.54; 4. C. Susky, SV 45.39; 5. A. Walter, Mon 45.91; 6. C. Hoffman, ACS 46.18.

400 relay — 1. Houston 46.38; 2. Sitka 46.77; 3. Anchorage Christian 48.20; 4. Skyview 48.35; 5. Glennallen, 48.35; 6. Nikiski 49.21.

800 relay — 1. Anchorage Christian 1:36./92; 2. Sitka 1:38.43; 3. Homer 1:38.68; 4. Grace 1:40.57; 5. Seward 1:41.90; 6. Monroe 1:43.74.

1,600 relay — 1. Glennallen 3:38.36; 2. ACS 3:39.82; 3. Houston; 4. Haines 3:47.81; 5. Seward 3:52.16; 6. Skyview 3:54.44.

3,200 relay — 1. Grace 8:28.75; 2. Seward 8:48.51; 3. ACS 8:49.89; 4. Skyview 8:58.08; 5. Delta 9:14; 6. Houston 9:31.

High jump — 1. A. Simmers, ACS 5-10; 2. S. Carstens, Nik 5-8; 2. T. Duke, Sky 5-8; 4. P. Henderson, Hai 5-6; 4. M. Moore, Sew 5-6; 4. M. Barron, Hou 5-4; 4. J. Wheeler, Nik 5-6.

Long jump — 1. A. Simmers, ACS 19-11.5; 2. T. Griffith, Eie 19-5; 3. N. Simmers, ACS 19-3.25; 4. J. Terry, ACS 18-10.5; 5. B. Fears, Mon 18-2.75; 6. J. Wheeler, Nin 17-4.25.

Triple jump — 1. N. Simmers, ACS 40-6.75; 2. J. Terry, ACS 40-2.25; 3. M. Barron, Hou 39-5; 4. C. Olsen, Hai 38-11; 5. D. Collier, Sky 36-10.25; 6. J. Wheeler, Nin 36-4.5.

Shot put — 1. G. George, Cra 49-10; 2. Z. Taplin, CIA 46-3.75; 3. L. Johnson, Nik 42-2; 4. C. Conner, Sit 39-9; 5. T. Griffith, Eie 38-0; 6. L. Johnson, Nik 37-9.5.

Discus — 1. G. George, Gra 144-8; 2. Z. Taplin, CIA 140-2; 3. L. Johnson, Nik 119-2; 4. N. Simmers, ACS 109-11; 5. M. McGregor, Hom 104-00; 6. A. Jensen, Pet 103-3.

123A Girls team standings:

1. Grace 117; 2. Homer 74; 3. Skyview 60; 4. ACS 58; 5. Susitna Valley 31; 6. Seward 29; 7. Haines 26; 8. CIA 20; 9. Eielson 17; 10. Glennallen 14; 10. Port Lions 14; 12. Valdez 12; 12. Delta 12; 14. Monroe 9; 14. Holy Family 9; 16. Petersburg 8; 17. Sitka 7; 18. Ninilchik 4; 19. Yakutat 3; 20. Nikiski 2.

100 meters — 1. K. Fisher, Sky 13.58; 2. S. Roumagoux, Sky 13.87; 3. E. Johnson, Eie 13.99; 4. J. Williams, Eie 14.21; 5. K. Ross, Nin 14.37; 6. C. Ellis, Gra 14.53.

200 — 1. T. Ealum, ACS 27.96; 2. K. Fisher, Sky 28.54; 3. J. Davis, Gra 28.96; 4. G. Cagle, Sit 29.04; 5. S. Roumagoux, Sky 29.37; 6. E. Arnold, Gra 29.53.

400 — 1. Z. Langseth, Val 1:03.31; 2. A. Waclawski, Hom 1:03.86; 3. G. Applegate, Gra 1:04.44; 4. A. Loper SV 1:04.88; 5. T. Cabana, Hom 1:06.07.

800 — 1. Z. Timoshenko, Del 2:28.70; 2. A. Waclawski, Hom 2:29.36; 3. C. Applegate, Gra 2:30.27; 4. M. Mithcell, Hom 2:30.46; 5. K. Maslen, Glen 2:31.37; 6. C. Ohotnicky, HF 2:38.89.

1,600 — 1. C. Trujillo, Gra 5:24.07; 2. C. Farrell, Hom 5:34.49; 3. C. Ohotnicky, HF 5:36.31; 4. M. Fifield, Mon 5:46.14; 5. M. Cyr, Glen 5:49.73; 6. R. Schwartz, Pet 6:00.31.

3,200 — 1. C. Trujillo, Gra 11:29.06; 2. C. Farrell, Hom 11:58.37; 3. G. Weller, Pet 12:07; 4. R. Hirsch, Hom 12:10; 5. C. Ohotnicky, HF 12:19; 6. H. Wayner, Gra 12:54.

100 hurdles — 1. S. Geagel, ACS 16.89; 2. M. Orth, CIA 17.,27; 3. K. Rowe, Gra 17.50; 4. J. Davis, Gra 17.52; 5. K. Adams, Yak 17.77; 6. E. Brockman, Sew 18.42.

300 hurdles — 1. S. Geagel, ACS 47.98; 2. K. Rowe, Grac 49;056; 3. J. Davis, Gra 49.08; 4. R. Boskofsky, PL 49.18; 5. T. Cabana, Hom 51.15; 6. G. Weller, Pet 52.64.

400 relay — 1. ACS 53.30; 2. Skyview 53.89; 3. Grace 54.75; 4. Eielson 55.47; 5. Haines 57.01; 6. Monroe 58.16.

800 relay — 1. Skyview 1:53.58; 2. Grace 1:54.82; 3. Homer 1:58.21; 4. Seward 2:00.31; 5. Eielson 2:00.42; 6. Valdez 2:01.41.

1,600 relay — 1. Homer 4:21.69; 2. Grace 4:26.96; 3. ACS 4:28.37; 4. Glennallen 4:29.40 5. Seward 4:39.91; 6. Valdez 4:43.16.

3,200 relay — 1. Grace 10:08; 2. Homer 10:12; 3. Glennallen 10:15; 4. Susitna Valley 10:53; 5. Seward 11:05; 6. Haines 11:33; 7. Petersburg 11:36; 8. Delta 11:46.

High jump — 1. R. Boskofsky, PL 5-2; 2. A. Loper, SV 4-10; 3. D. Dickerson, ACS 4-8; 4. R. Riley, Nin 4-8; 5. B. Broderick, Gra 4-6; 6. E. Johnson, Eie 4-6; 7. A. Clark, Mon 4-4; 8. L. Heinrichs, Hut 4-4.

Long jump — 1. M. Cunningham, Sky 15-3.25; 2. K. Rowe, Gra 1-1.5; 3. T. Cabana, Hom 15-0.5; 4. M. Fifield, Mon 14-11.5; 5. M. Orth, CIA 14-10.5; 6. G. Cage, Sik 14-7.5.

Triple jump — 1. K. Rowe, Gra 33-7.25; 2. S. Badgley, Hai 32-7; 3. M. Orth, CIA 32-2.5; 4. M. Cunningham, Sky 32-1.5; 5. D. Dickerson, ACS 32-1; 6. K. Adams, Yak 31-4.

Shot put — 1. T. Adelmann, Sew 37-1.25; 2. R. Hueton, SV 32-6.5; 3. E. Hartley, SV 31-11; 4. J. Voss, ACS 31-0.5; 5. M. Harrell, Sit 30-7.5; 6. A. Young, Hai 28-6.

Discus — 1. T. Adelmann, Sew 110-05; 2. A. Young, Hai 96-9; 3. K. Spud, Hai 96-1; 4. C. Davidson, CIA 94-1; 5. B. Hanson, Del 84-11; 6. E. Hartley, SV 90-1.5.