BILLINGS — The 2023 track and field season is about to begin, and there are several returning state champions entering the new year with eyes on achieving more hardware.
Below is a list of individual state titlists from the 2022 and 2021 seasons season in each class who are eligible this spring (with their current year in school included). The 2023 state meets will be held May 26-27. This year, classes AA and B will hold their state meets in Butte while classes A and C will compete in Laurel.
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Returning 2022 state track and field champions
BOYS
Teams
Class AA: Missoula Sentinel, 89 points
Class A: Dillon, 103 points
Class B: Jefferson, 92 points
Class C: Seeley-Swan, 84 points
Individuals
100 meters
Class AA: Hudson Lembke, Jr., Missoula Sentinel, 10.97
200 meters
Class AA: Thomas Carter, Sr., Helena Capital, 21.88
Class C: Owen Hoag, Sr., Seeley-Swan, 22.57
400 meters
Class C: Owen Hoag, Sr., Seeley-Swan, 50.58
800 meters
Class AA: Keagen Crosby, Sr., Missoula Sentinel, 1:53.82
Class C: Shaphan Hubner, Soph., Manhattan Christian, 2:01.76
1,600 meters
Class C: Oren Arthun, Jr., Manhattan Christian, 4:34.96
3,200 meters
Class AA: Weston Brown, Sr., Bozeman, 9:27.07
Class C: Oren Arthun, Jr., Manhattan Christian, 4:34.96
300-meter hurdles
Class C: William Martin, Sr., Darby, 41.26
400-meter relay
Class AA: Missoula Sentinel, 41.89
Class A: Dillon, 42.63
Class B: Jefferson, 43.65
Class C: Hobson-Moore-Judith Gap, 44.69
1,600-meter relay
Class AA: Bozeman Gallatin, 3:21.73
Class A: Corvallis, 3:27.01
Class B: Missoula Loyola, 3:27.84
Class C: Seeley-Swan, 3:30.81
Pole vault
Class A: Taylor Searle, Jr., Hamilton, 14-06
Class B: Luke Donally, Sr., Huntley Project, 14-06
Triple jump
Class C: Caiden Sekuterski, Jr., Cascade, 44-11
High jump
Class C: Jasiah Hambira, Sr., Lustre Christian, 6-03 (won in 2021)
Discus
Class AA: Anthony Okes, Sr., Great Falls CMR, 159-01
Class A: Andrew Burrows, Jr., Hamilton, 166-09
Javelin
Class AA: Aiden Nichols, Sr., Missoula Hellgate, 182-01
Class A: Kellan Beller, Sr., Stevensville, 169-07 (won in 2021)
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GIRLS
Teams
Class AA: Helena, 144 points
Class A: Whitefish, 103 points
Class B: Big Timber, 99.5 points
Class C: Plentywood, 74 points
Individuals
100 meters
Class A: Brooke Zetooney, Jr., Whitefish, 12.66
Class C: Brooke Reuter, Jr., Savage, 12.7
200 meters
Class A: Brooke Zetooney, Jr., Whitefish, 25.98
Class B: Isabelle Berry, Jr., Missoula Loyola, 26.09
Class C: Jadyn VanDyken, Sr., Manhattan Christian, 25.65
400 meters
Class A: Olivia Lewis, Jr., Corvallis, 59.01
Class C: Jadyn VanDyken, Sr., Manhattan Christian, 57.49
800 meters
Class A: Carly Cook, Sr., Laurel, 2:17.89
Class B: Kelsey Plymale, Sr., Columbus, 2:22.64 (won in 2021)
1,600 meters
Class A: Mariah Aragon, Jr., Hardin, 5:22.35
3,200 meters
Class A: Mariah Aragon, Jr., Hardin, 11:55.49
Class B: Renae Parker, Sr., Jefferson, 11:33.56
100-meter hurdles
Class AA: Logan Todorovich, Jr., Helena, 14:47
Class C: Annie Kaul, Sr., Plentywood, 15.73
300-meter hurdles
Class AA: Taylee Chirrick, Jr., Billings West, 43.8 (Note: Chirrick transferred to Class C Roberts for the 2022-23 school year)
Class B: Havyn Vandenacre, Jr., Townsend, 46.15 (won in 2021)
Class C: Annie Kaul, Sr., Plentywood, 46.87
400-meter relay
Class AA: Billings West, 47.55
Class A: Whitefish, 49.19
Class B: Bigfork, 50.19
Class C: Manhattan Christian, 51.56
1,600-meter relay
Class AA: Billings West, 3:56.59
Class A: Whitefish, 4:03.99
Class B: Bigfork, 4:09.67
Class C: Seeley-Swan, 4:07.0
Pole vault
Class AA: Hannah Moses, Sr., Missoula Hellgate, 11-09
Class A: Charlie Ham, Sr., Frenchtown, 10-09
Class B: Breauna Erickson, Jr., Conrad, 11-0
Class C: Annie Kaul, Sr., Plentywood, 10-06
Long jump
Class AA: Logan Todorovich, Jr., Helena, 18-06¼
Class C: Emily Maughan, Sr., Seeley-Swan, 17-05½
High jump
Class C: Teagan Erickson, Jr., Saco, 5-04
Triple jump
Class C: Jadyn VanDyken, Sr., Manhattan Christian, 37-0½
Discus
Class AA: Torie Jamieson, Jr., Billings Senior, 131-06
Javelin
Class AA: Alysa Keller, Sr., Billings West, 143-01
Class A: Daeja Fike, Jr., Laurel, 142-08; Ella Moodry, Jr., Butte Central, 125-10 (won in 2021)
Class B: Ashley Carroll, Sr., Shepherd, 131-01
Shot put
Class C: Carolyne Christoffersen, Sr., Froid-Lake, 37-04½
