Wasilla freshman wins state track and field title

ANCHORAGE — It didn’t take long for Ceil Dunleavy to take a big leap in Alaska track and field.

The Wasilla freshman won an individual state title in the 4A girls high jump, with a mark of 5 feet, 2 inches, during the first day of the ASAA/First National Bank State Track and Field Championships Friday at Dimond High School in Anchorage.

Dunleavy, who matched a career high with the mark, was the lone jumper to top the 5-foot mark. Colony’s Jacklyn Jaronik was one of four athletes to hit a mark of 4-10, and settled for fourth place in the event.

Friday marked the third time this season that Dunleavy eclipsed the 5-foot mark. She hit 5-1 a the Palmer Invitational in early May, and 5-2 last week at the Region III Championships. She won the high jump in seven of the nine meets she competed in this season.

Dunleavy is the first girl in school history to win the high jump and the first Wasilla athlete to win the high jump since Lee Knowles captured the boys title in 1987 with a mark of 6-4. The last Valley girl to win the 4A high jump was Colony’s Shelby Beairsto in 2004 with a mark of 5-2.

Dunleavy was one of a handful of Valley athletes to place on the first day of the two-day meet. Colony sophomore Chase Stephens was the runner-up in the triple jump, finishing with a leap of 35 feet, 8.75 inches. Thunder Mountain’s Naomi Welling was first, hitting 37 feet. Colony’s Cathelyne Powers was eighth in the 3,200.

Dunleavy’s fellow Wasilla freshman Alex Mathis also placed sixth in the 3,200.

Houston senior Matt Barron led Valley boys with a runner-up finish in the 3A triple jump. Barron hit a mark of 40 feet, 1 inch, just short of Nate Simmers of Anchorage Christian School, who finished first with a jump of 41 feet.

Lucas Jones led Colony with a sixth-place finish in the 4A boys triple jump. Colony’s Brandon Nicholson was seventh in the high jump.

ASAA/First National Bank State Track and Field Championships

Friday, Dimond High School

4A girls team scores:

1. Thunder Mountain 18; 1. Kenai 18; 3. Chugiak 17; 4. Colony 11; 4. Wasilla 11; 6. Lathrop 10; 7. Bartlett 7; 8. Ketchikan 6; 8. Eagle River 6; 10. West Valley 5; 11. Kodiak 4; 11. Soldotna 4; 13. East 3; 13. Dimond 3; 15. South 1.

4A girls individual results:

3200 — 1. Allie Ostrander, Kenai, 10:13.87; 2. Maddie Hall, Thunder Mountain, 11:11.89; 3. Kate Maker, Eagle River, 11:21.37; 4. Olivia Hutchings, Soldotna, 11:24.25; 5. Jenna Difolco, West Valley, 11:27.21; 6. Alex Mathis, Wasilla, 11:30.38; 7. Hannah Brown, South, 11:30.82; 8. Cathelyne Lowers, Colony, 11:49.90.

Discus — 1. To’a Levi, Lathrop, 123-01; 2. Abby Beck, Kenai, 110-11; 3. Shawna Nelson, Ketchikan, 105-01; 4. Richelle Walker, Kodiak, 104-09; 5. Dakayla Walters, Dimond, 103-04; 6. Megan Burbank, South, 100-10; 7. Jenna Luhrs, Thunder Mountain, 100-06; 8. Kate Benfield, Service, 99-09.

High jump — 1. Ceil Dunleavy, Wasilla, 5-02; 2. Samantha Cooper, Chugiak, 4-10; 3. Taylir Kueter, Bartlett, 4-10; 4. Jacklyn Jaranik, Colony, 4-10; 5. Allison Gonzales, East, 4-10; 6. Breanna Slater, West Valley, 4-08; 7. (tie. Lindsey Wang, Soldotna, Madeline Ko, West Valley, 4-08.

Triple jump — 1. Noami Welling, Thunder Mountain, 37-00; 2. Chase Stephens, Colony, 35-08.75; 3. Paige Nelson, Chugiak, 34-00; 4. Kassidy Murfin, Chugiak, 32-08.5; 5. Madeline Ko, West Valley, 32-09.75; 6. Sylvia Evern, Dimond, 32-03; 7. Kayla Clark, South, 31-11.75; 8. Alicia Reitz, Chugiak, 31-11.75.

4A boys team scores:

1. Lathrop 26; 2. Kodiak 20; 2. Dimond 20; 4. West 16; 5. Kenai 14; 6. Eagle River 10; 7. Bartlett 8; 8. East 3; 8. Colony 3; 10. West Valley 2; 11. South 1; 11. North Pole 1.

4A boys individual results:

3200 — 1. Levi Thomet, Kodiak, 9:31.59; 2. Jordan Theisen, Kenai, 9:37.52; 3. Jonah Theisen, Kenai, 9:38.00; 4. Christopher Lokanin, Dimond, 9:42.22; 5. Erich Hoefler, West Valley, 9:52.48; 6. Derek Steele, South, 9:56.49; 7. Riley Moser, Juneau, 10:06.42; 8. Spencer Milton, South, 10:07.27.

High jump — 1. Jared Welch, Lathrop, 6-06; 2. Bryce Hellman, Bartlett, 6-04; 3. Leroy Elliott, West, 6-02; 4. Cameron Bryant, Lathrop, 5-10; 5. CJ Parker, Dimond, 5-10; 6. Shane Hursh, North Pole, 5-10; 7. Brandon Nicholson, Colony, 5-08; 8. Michael Davis, East, 5-06.

Triple jump — 1. Leroy Elliott, West, 42-10; 2. Kade Bullard, Dimond, 42-06.25; 3. David Schaffer, Dimond, 42-05.75; 4. Jared Welch, Lathrop, 42-00.25; 5. Michael Davis, East, 41-11.75; 6. Lucas Jones, Colony, 41-06.5; 7. Devin Millington, Lathrop, 40-09; 8. Preston Weeks, Soldotna, 40-03.75.

Unified

Shot put — 1. Thorne Bay (Andi Griggs, Tayjha Tripple., 46-09.5; 2. Soldotna (Jamie Topp, Annie Quinn., 39-11; 3. Dimond (Lauralie Bline, Jenny Wilcox., 33-02.

123A girls team scores:

1. Glennallen 20; 1. Grace Christian 20; 3. Anchorage Christian 19; 4. Petersburg 18; 5. Homer 14; 6. Su Valley 13; 6. Seward 13; 8. Hutchison 10; 9. Thorne Bay 8; 10. Cook Inlet Academy 4; 10. Sitka 4; 10. Monroe 4; 13. Delta 2; 13. Valdez 2; 13. Holy Rosary Academy 2; 16. Yakutat 1.

123A girls individual results:

3200 — 1. Briahna Gerlach, Glennallen, 11:14.02; 2. Taylee Nyquist, Thorne Bay, 11:25.93; 3. Molly Mitchell, Homer, 11:42.26; 4. Elizabeth Balsan, ACS, 12:11.82; 5. Grace Walker, Petersburg, 12:28.64; 6. Joshephine Braun, Seward, 12:58.98; 7. Audrey Rosencrans, Homer, 13:02.98; 8. Victoria Joslin, Delta, 13:08.81.

Discus — 1. Laura Kromrey, Seward, 99-09; 2. Amir Williams, ACS, 94-02; 3. Ashley Logan, Grace, 91-07; 4. Isa Ramil, Sitka, 88-07; 5. Beth Hanson, Delta, 86-09; 6. Pekia Hueton, Su Valley, 84-07; 7. Hailey Olson, ACS, 78-03; 8. Madison Ealum, ACS, 75-10.

High jump — 1. Lina Heinrichs, Hutchison, 4-10; 2. (tie. Dallas Dickerson, ACS, Ayla Lopez, Su Valley, 4-08; 4. Andi Clark, Monroe, 4-08; 5. Mesa Rohrer, Valdez, 4-06; 6. Bernadette Hartley, Su Valley, 4-04; 7. Gabriella Cagle, Sitka, 4-04.

3200 relay — 1. Glennallen 9:53.11; 2. Homer 10:10.23; 3. Petersburg 10:59.43; 4. Su Valley 11:13.14; 5. Seward 11:23.99; 6. Delta 11:31.31; 7. Houston 11:37.11; 8. Skagway 11:42.61.

Triple jump — 1. Izabelle Ith, Petersburg, 34-02.5; 2. Kayla Rowe, Grace, 34-00; 3. Annie VanderWeide, Grace, 32-08.5; 4. Madison Orth, CIA, 32-06; 5. Sarah Lucas, Holy Rosary Academy, 31-07.5; 6. Kasia Adams, Yakutat, 31-05.75; 7. Hayley Ramsell, Skyview, 31-02.25; 8. Beth Hanson, Delta, 30-10.

123A boys team scores:

1. Anchorage Christian 28; 2. Grace Christian 22; 3. Seward 18; 4. Nikiski 15; 5. Galena 10; 5. Skyview 10; 5. Tri-Valley 10; 8. Cook Inlet Academy 8; 8. Houston 8; 10. Monroe 7; 10. Valdez 7; 12. Haines 4; 13. Homer 2; 13. Sitka 2; 13. Skagway 2; 16. Petersburg 1.

123A boys individual results:

3200 — 1. Kaleb Korta, Glennallen, 9:44.58; 2. Daniel Serventi, Grace, 9:59.07; 3. Zach Young, Grace, 10:10.07; 4. Keaton Evans, ACS, 10:11.72; 5. Pedro Ochoa, Homer, 10:24.67; 6. Ethan Goebel, Skagway, 10:37.02; 7. Austin Monzon, ACS, 10:40.06; 8. Daniel Tatarenko, Delta, 10:50.95.

Shot put — 1. Liam Juhl, Tri-Valley, 46-04; 2. Zach Taplin, CIA, 43-07.5; 3. Howie Hubbard, Seward, 43-06; 4. Luke Johnson, Nikiski, 40-10; 5. Brian Peters, ACS, 38-04; 6. Asa Quimby, Nikiski, 38-03.5; 7. Conor O’Kelley, Monroe, 36-08; 8. Adam O’Guinn, Soldotna, 36-06.

3200 relay — 1. Skyview 8:37.06; 2. Grace 8:39.43; 3. ACS 8:44.03; 4. Seward 9:05.71; 5. Sitka 9:18.40; 6. Monroe 9:28.87; 7. Skagway 9:40.14.

High jump — 1. Seth Carsons, Nikiski, 6-03; 2. (tie. Patrick Stanton, Valdez, Lucas Button, Monroe, 5-08; 4. Devin Light, Haines, 5-06; 5. Austin Monzon, ACS, 5-06; 6. Billy Ware, Petersburg, 5-04; 7. Kyle White, Eielson, 5-04; 8. Dustin Drover, Su Valley, 5-04.

Triple jump — 1. Nate Simmers, ACS, 41-00.5; 2. Matt Barron, Houston, 40-01.25; 3. Zach Martin, Seward, 40-00.75; 4. Uri Simmers, ACS, 38-10.25; 5. Thomas Zweifel, Seward, 37-01; 6. Zach Wassman, Skagway, 36-11.5; 7. Calem Collier, Susan B English, 36-02; 8. Kyle White, Eielson, 35-07.75.