Warriors off to fast start

WASILLA — The Wasilla Warriors are off to a fast start to the prep track and field season, thanks in part to Morgan Dampier.

The Wasilla sophomore won three events to help the Warriors girls and boys sweep the Tuesday Night at the Races meet at The Dome in Anchorage on Tuesday.

Dampier finished first in the 100-, 400- and 800-meter races Tuesday, and is currently ranked first in the state in each of those three events. Wasilla head coach Gary Howell said Dampier also posted a state-best time in the 200, but that performance came in an unofficial meet.

“She’s top in the state in the 100, 200, 400 and 800. I’ve never even heard of that,” Howell said.

Having an athlete excel in so many events, so early, sounds like a luxury, but Howell said the trick is scaling down the number of events in order to create an appropriate training regimine. Training for the sprints, Howell said, can be much different than preparing for mid-distance events.

“I don’t know what we’re going to do with her,” Howell said of his sophomore standout. “We need to make sure she’s doing the right workouts.”

Freshman Jenna Ford and senior Skyler Nuss also won events to help lead the Wasilla girls to the lopsided victory in the girls’ team standings. With five individual titles and seven runner-up finishes, the Warriors scored 141 total team poins, more than twice second-place Grace Christian’s 67.5.

Ford won the 3,200 and Nuss finished first in the 100-meter hurdles.

Palmer finished fourth in the seven-team field with 27 points and Houston was fifth. Senior Erin LaMere led the Moose with a first-place finish in the shot put.

Senior Manny Curtis won a pair of events to help the Warriors finish first in the boys’ team standings with 89.5 points. Curtis finished first in both the high jump and triple jump. Defending state champion John Knowles won the shot put for the Warriors.

Senior John Scoresby won the 100 to lead Palmer to a third-place finish in the boys’ standings. Scoresby led a group of four Moose at the front of the pack. Junior Jim McCall, junior David Clement and freshman Levi Turner also finished in the top four for Palmer.

Sophomore Colton Buzby won the 400 to lead Houston to a fifth-place finish.

Wasilla and Palmer will return to The Dome Saturday afternoon for a 12-team meet.

Tuesday Night at the Races

Tuesday, The Dome

Boys team scores:

1. Wasilla 89.5; 2. Grace Christian 70; 3. Palmer 65; 4. Anchorage Christian 38.5; 5. Houston 16.

Boys individual results:

100 meter — 1. J. Scoresby, Pal 11.71; 2. J. McCall, Pal 11.87; 3. D. Clement, Pal 12.08; 4. L. Turner, Pal 12.10; 5. C. Bydlon, Was 12.16; 6. S. Pine, Was 12.17.

400 — 1. Co. Buzby, Hou 53.73; 2. J. Kirk, Grace 53.82; 3. J. Dillon, Grace 54.91; 4. T. Owens, Was 54.93; 5. Q. Metcalf, Grace 55.07; 6. Ch. Buzby, Hou 55.50.

800 — 1. J. Kirk, Grace 2:01.28; 2. J. Dillon, Grace 2:03.53; 3. Q. Metcalf, Grace 2:07.45; 4. J. Klein, Grace 2:08.16; 5. D. Ford, Was 2:09.46; 6. W. Peltier, Pal 2:09.70.

1,600 — 1. W. Mangelsdorf, Pal 4:46.85; 2. A. Arnold, Grace 2:50.67; 3. J. Klein, Grace 4:55.53; 4. W. Peltier, Pal 4:59.45; 5. M. Baker, ACS 5:00.72; 6. N. Ripley, Was 5:03.22.

3,200 — 1. A. Arnold, Grace 10:44.5; 2. S. Fischer, Was 10:49.4; 3. J. Pahkala, Was 10:50.2; 4. C. Osiensky, Pal 10:58.3; 5. D. Ford, Was 11:11.7; 6. J. Warner, Hou 11:11.2.

110 hurdles — 1. L. Charters, ACS 17.82; 2. D. Brandon, ACS 18.16; 3. C. Gardner, Pal 18.57; 4. G. Elder, Hou 20.38; 5. J. Klein, Grace 20.48.

Shot put — 1. J. Knowles, Was 50-11.5; 2. J. Frey, Was 41-7.5; 3. D. Telling, Was 41-1; 4. D. Green, Was 40-1; 5. A. Richwine, ACS 39-8; 6. K. Scheibe, Pal 37-4.

High jump — 1. M. Curtis, Was 5-10; 2. C. Pfeifer, Was 5-8; 3. J. McCall 5-6; 4. I. Edwards, Was 5-6; 5. L. Brashears, Was 5-4; 5. A. Simmers, ACS 5-4.

Triple jump — 1. M. Curtis, Was 39-8; 2. R. Scot, ACS 39-1; 3. A. Richwine, ACS 38-8.5; 4. K. Turner, Pal 37-2.5; 5. T. Anderson, Was 37-0; 6. C. Ahrens, Pal 36-10.

Girls team scores:

1. Wasilla 141; 2. Grace Christian 67.5; 3. Anchorage Christian School 29; 4. Palmer 27; 5. Houston 6.5; 6. Heritage Christian 6; 7. Seward 1.

Girls individual results:

100 meter — 1. M. Dampier, Was 13.19; 2. D. Harris, Was 13.42; 3. C. Bennett, ACS 13.76; 4. C. Schleich, Was 13.79; 5. S. Houchen, Pal 13.83; 6. T. Blake, Pal 14.10.

400 — 1. M. Dampier, Was 1:01.72; 2. K. Clump, Was 1:05.33; 3. G. Serveni, Grace 1:05.38; 4. S. Cresap, Grace 1:05.88; 5. S. Ihde, Grace 1:06.25; 6. D. Simmers, ACS 1:06.60.

800 — 1. M. Dampier, Was 2:21.56; 2. G. Serventi, Grace 2:32.20; 3. B. Davis, Grace 2:33.50; 4. L. Anderson, ACS 2:43.42; 5. M. Rinngenberg, Was 2:35.64; 6. M. Applegate, Grace 2:36.05.

1,600 — 1. M. Applegae, Grace 5:38.08; 2. B. Nelson, Was 5:57.26; 3. G. Winter, Pal 6:14.11; 4. B. Winkle, Grace 6:17.71; 5. B. Leadbetter, Grace 6:32.48; 6. L. Dyer, Sew 6:32.31.

3,200 — 1. J. Ford, Was 11:58.71; 2. 2. M. Rinngenberg, Was 12:36.91; 3. B. Winkle, Grace 12:59.39; 4. A. Kelley, Was 13:15.15; 5. H. Young, Was 14:08.95.

100 hurldes — 1. S. Nuss, Was 18.2; 2. K. Rust, Was 18.67; 3. R. Kennedy, Was 18.86; 4. H. Karlberg, Grace 19.01; 5. L. Vilce, Grace 19.8; 6. C. Gillespie, Hou 21.20.

Shot put — 1. E. LaMere, Pal 31-4; 2. O. James, ACS 29-1; 3. J. Anderson, Her 28-5.5; 4. M. Nuergnberg, Pal 27-11.5; 5. A. Imoe, Was 27-11.5; 6. C. Ward, Was 27-8.5.

High jump — 1. S. Cresap, Grace 4-10; 2. A. Okasaktaruk, Was 4-6; 2. K. Rust, Was 4-6; 4. S. Houchen, Pal 4-6; 5. B. Price, Grace 4-4; 5. S. James, Hou 4-4.

Triple jump — 1. J. Bennett, ACS 32-2.25; 2. A. Okasaktaruk, Was 30-11.25; 3. K. Rust, Was 30-9.75; 4. C. Gillespie, Hou 29-11; 5. B. Nelson, Was 29-0; 6. A. Tulip, Grace 28-11.25.