Valley athletes qualify for state NYO meet

HOUSTON — Teyah Clark and Jesse Kurtz combined to win seven events to lead the Colony Knights to the team title during the 2015 NYO District Meet at Houston High School last weekend.

Kurtz won four boys events, while Clark finished first in three girls events. The Knights are among 15 athletes who qualified to participate in the NYO state meet as part of the Mat-Su A team. Mat-Su will also be bringing a B team to the state meet, which begins Thursday at the Alaska Airlines Center on UAA campus in Anchorage.

Colony High’s Kayla Olhausen, Keith Shepherd, Kacey Gage and Cheyenne Terwilliger; Houston High’s Lacey Holmes; Houston Middle School’s Ashley Hoglund and Teeana Nicholai; Palmer High’s Tim Meyer, William Andreanoff and Allison Qualls; Wasilla High’s Josh Hughes and Morelle Kinne; and Susitna Valley’s Frank Kelly also qualified for the chance to participate in state as part of Mat-Su’s A team.

2015 NYO District Meet

Friday-Saturday, April 10-11; Houston Middle School

Team scores: 1. Colony 40; 2. Wasilla 21; 3. Palmer, 16; 4. Houston 13.

Boys individual results

Kneel jump — 1. T. Meyer, PHS 47.25 inches; 2. A. Paul, HHS 44.5; 3. J. Smith, WHS 37.25.; One-hand reach — 1. J. Kurtz, CHS 52 inches; 2. T. Meyer, PHS 47; 3. L. Crews, PJMS, 46.; Alaskan high kick — 1. J. Kurtz, CHS 84 inches; 2. K. Gage, CHS 78; 3. T. Meyer, PHS 66.; Wrist carry — 1. J. Hughes, WHS 513 feet, 6 inches; 2. N. Brown, WHS 343-11; 3. L. Taylor, HMS 306-5.; Toe kick — 1. J. Kurtz, CHS 74 inches; 2. C. Evans, SVHS 72; 3. N. Brown, WHS 56.; Eskimo stick pull — 1. F. Kelly, SVHS; 2. J. Gillespie, SVHS; 3. J. Koeneman, HHS; Indian stick pull — 1. W. Andreanoff, PHS; 2. J. Kurtz, CHS; 3. J. Gillespie, SVHS.; One-foot high kick — 1. J. Kurtz, CHS 100 inches, first miss at 100 in.; 2. K. Jimenez, CMS 100, first miss at 96; 3. K. Gage, CHS 96.; Two-foot high kick — 1. K. Gage, CHS 87 inches; 2. N. Brown, WHS 86 inches; 3. J. Kurtz, CHS 82.; Seal hop — 1. K. Shepard, CHS 97 feet, 1.5 inches; 2. A. Holl, PHS 85-1.5; 3. A. Paul, HHS 84.

Girls individual results

Kneel jump — 1. T. Nicholai, HMS 39.75 inches; 2. S. Egnaty, WHS 35; 3. A. Qualls, PHS 33.5.; One-hand reach — 1. T. Clark, CHS 56 inches; 2. T. Nicholai, HMS 50; 3. J. Reed, BHS 46, no misses.; Alaskan high kick — 1. T. Clark, CHS 72 inches; 2. S. Egnaty, WHS 64; 3. A. Tira, CMS 60.; Wrist carry — 1. M. Kinne, WHS 170 feet 8 inches; 2. M. Peterson, WHS 134-4.5; 3. A. Roycroft-Ayonayon, CHS 113-3.5.; Toe kick — 1. L. Holmes, HHS 45 inches; 2. M. Kinne, WHS 42.; Eskimo stick pull — 1. A. Hoglund, HMS; 2. M. Ortega, CHS; 3. T. Nicholai, HMS.; Indian stick pull — 1. K. Olhausen, CHS; 2. L. Holmes, HHS; 3. M. Sanders-Crippen, HMS.; One-foot high kick — 1. T. Clark, CHS 78 inches; 2. L. Holmes, HHS 76, no misses; 3. A. Qualls, PHS 76, one miss.; Two-foot high kick — 1. A. Qualls, PHS 68 inches; 2. T. Clark, CHS 64; 3. A. Roycroft-Ayonayon, CHS 60.; Seal hop — 1. C. Terwilliger, CHS 117-3.5; 2. L. Holmes, HHS 104-5.75; 3. T. Nicholai, HMS 100-3.5.