Palmer boys edge Colony in Mat-Su Mini track meet

PALMER — The Palmer Moose boys edged rival Colony by just a point to finish first in the Mat-Su Mini track and field meet Tuesday at Palmer High School.

Vincent Aumavae and Brady Southwick each notched individual wins for the Moose, who also won the 3,200-meter relay. Aumavae was first in the 100, while Southwick finished first in the 110 hurdles.

Brandon Nicholson (400), Christian Sessom (3,200) and Fischer Summers (discus) won individual events for Colony.

Matt Barron led the Houston Hawks with a win in the long jump.

In girls’ action, a pair of Valley siblings dominated the running events. Colony junior Peggy Mathis finished first in the 100 and 400. Wasilla freshman Alex Mathis, Peggy’s younger sister, finished first in the 3,200. Colony finished first in the girls’ team standings with 152, more than 100 points ahead of runner-up Palmer.

Mat-Su Mini

Tuesday, Palmer High

Boys team scores:

1. Palmer 97; 2. Colony 96; 3. Wasilla 58; 4. Houston 27; 5. Susitna Valley 12; 6. Wasilla Lake Christian 8.

Boys individual results:

100 — 1. V. Aumavae, Pal 11.66; 2. L. Jones, Col 11.80; 3. M. Renk, Was 12.02; 4. M. Thomas, Was 12.05; 5. H. Harwood, Col 12.08; 6. J. Palmberg, WL 12.26; 7. S. Bilafer, Col 12.28; 8. J. Bartlemus, Col 12.28.

400 — 1. B. Nicholson, Col 55.50; 2. J. Nisbett, Pal 56.59; 3. T. Spatz, Pal 56.61; 4. C. Pulver, Was 56.64; 5. H. Foster, Pal 55.76; 6. M. Renk, Was 57.49; 7. P. Hargis, Col 57.64; 8. J. Palmberg, WL 58.09.

3,200 — 1. C. Sessom, Col 10:28.37; 2. B. Schafer, Col 10:33.15; 3. L. Kopsack, Col 10:50.91; 4. D. Peterson-Thompson, Col 10:51.36; 5. Q. Fuller, Was 11:11.34; 6. M. Alverts, Pal 11:16.34; 7. J. Knutsen, Hou 12:06.79; 8. Z. Grace, Hou 12:21.84.

110 hurdles — 1. B. Southwick, Pal 17.26; 2. S. Wantenabe, Pal 17.40; 3. I. Tira, Col 18.13; 4. C. Brumm, Was 19.23; 5. W. Monear, Was 19.57; 6. N. Daniels, Pal 20.58; 7. A. Farris, Pal 21.08.

400 relay — 1. 1. Colony 47.09; 2. Palmer 47.19; 3. Palmer B 50.78; 4. Colony B 50.79; 5. Houston 52.63; 6. Su Valley 55.51.

3,200 relay — 1. Palmer 9:05.94; 2. Wasilla 9:25.10; 3. Susitna Valley 10:22.10; 4. Houston 11:13.78.

Long jump — 1. M. Barron, Hou 20-1; 2. L. Jones, Col 19-00; 3. V. Aumavae, Pal 18-8; 4. K. Frick, Was 18-0; 5. N. Daniels, Pal 17-10; 6. J. Palmberg, WL 17-6; 7. B. Southwick, Pal 17-2.5; 8. W. Cook, WL 17-2.

Discus — 1. F. Summers, Col 123-11.25; 2. M. Comer, Was 120-2.75; 3. A. Glidder, Pal 103-5.5; 4. L. Saechaeo, Hou 102-8; 5. C. Dedrick, Was 101-6; 6. D. Drover, SV 99-2.5; 7. P. Hargis, Col 98-00; 8. C. Ward, Was 93-9.

Girls team scores:

1. Colony 152; 2. Palmer 49; 3. Wasilla 34; 4. Susitna Valley 26; 5. Houston 14.

Girls individual results:

100 — 1. P. Mathis, Col 12.59; 2. A. Saxon, Col 13.36; 3. C. Stephens, Col 13.44; 4. L. Pepperd, Was 13.85; 5. D. Ingersoll, Was 13.89; 6. S. Johnson, Pal 14.05; 7. M. Herrera, Was 14.69; 8. L. Kutzner, Hou 14.55.

400 — 1. P. Mathis, Col 1:00.03; 2. N. Lautrup, Col 1:05.73; 3. T. Haan, Col 1:06.05; 4. A. Loper, SV 1:06.74; 5. A. Condio, Hou 1:14.85; 6. A. Merrill, Hou 1:13.67; 7. M. Hodges, Hou 1:15.42; 8. A. Wagner, Was 1:14.92.

3,200 — 1. A. Mathis, Was 11:59.08; 2. C. Powers, Col 12:12.53; 3. C. Geraghty, Col 12:45.39; 4. E. Bowker, Col 12:52.17; 5. T. Spaic, Col 12:45.39; 6. J. Kopsack, Col 13:19.83; 7. S. Contraras, Pal 13:21.32; 8. M. Meyerhofer, Col 13:29.22.

100 hurdles — 1. N. Lautrup, Col 17.64; 2. M. Cucullu, Col 21.28; 3. C. Nugent, Col 21.34; 4. D. Bowen, Was 22.13; 5. M. Riech, Col 24.37.

400 relay — 1. Colony 53.79; 2. Palmer 55.78; 3. Colony B 1:00.68; 4. Susitna Valley 1:01.48.

3,200 relay — 1. Palmer 10:37.26; 2. Susitna Valley 12:17.77.

Long jump — 1. P. Mathis, Col 16-6; 2. J. Laitinen, Pal 14-0; 3. J. Jaronik, Col 13-9; 4. A. Condio, Col 13-9; 5. S. Johnson, Pal 13-6.75; 6. C. May-Thomas, Hou 13-4.5; 7. A. Wagner, Was 12-11.75; 8. M. Cucullu, Col 12-10.25.

Discus — 1. J. Laitinen, Pal 89-10; 2. R. Hueton, SV 82-11; 3. K. Tennesen, Col 82-8; 4. K. Quincy, Hou 80-8; 5. A. Smylie, Pal 68-2; 6. R. Wagle, Was 67-11.25; 7. A. Zehnder, Was 67-1; 8. B. Erickson, Col 65-4.5.