The 2018 track and field season gets started Thursday, and fans will recognize a few 2017 state champions returning this season. Athletes like Trey Tintinger of Helena High and Bryn Morley of Bigfork return to defend their state titles, but we’ll see plenty of new faces emerge over the course of the season.
New champions will be crowned in May as outgoing seniors claimed the 2017 titles across the board in the boys distance races, hurdles and javelin and girls javelin. The State AA and C meets will be held at Great Falls May 25-26, while Laurel will host the State A and B meets the same days. To view the state qualifying standards for each class, please click here.
Mark Estes, who won Class C state titles in the 100-, 200- and 400-meter runs while at Drummond last year, will lace up the cleats against Class AA competition this spring. The future Montana State football player transferred to Kalispell Glacier last summer.
Billings West, Sidney, Fairfield and Ennis are the defending boys team champions. West is seeking its third consecutive Class AA state title, while Ennis is chasing its fourth State C championship.
Missoula Sentinel, Belgrade, Bigfork and Fort Benton will look to defend their team titles on the girls side.
Returning 2017 state champions are listed below. If you notice an error or omission, please email sports@ktvh.com.
Boys
Team
AA – Billings West (2nd consecutive)
A – Sidney
B – Fairfield
C – Ennis (3rd consecutive)
100
AA – Damien Nelson, Great Falls CMR, 10.85
B – Lane Sumner, Huntley Project, 11.19
C – Mark Estes, Drummond, 11.53 (now at Kalispell Glacier)
200
C – Mark Estes, Drummond, 22.97 (now at Kalispell Glacier)
400
B – Cade Johnstone, Forsyth, 50.44
C – Mark Estes, Drummond, 50.39 (now at Kalispell Glacier)
800
B – Paul Johnstone, Forsyth, 1:57.56
C – Eddie Harmon, Turner, 1:59.33
1,600
None
3,200
None
110 hurdles
None
300 hurdles
None
400 relay
AA – Billings Senior, 41.83
A – Sidney, 42.96
B – Fairfield, 42.84
C – Ennis, 44.40
1,600 relay
AA – Billings Senior, 3:18.01
A – Belgrade, 3:25.74
B – Shelby, 3:25.46
C – Seeley-Swan, 3:34.91
Long jump
AA – Logan Kleinhans, Bozeman, 21-07 ½
Triple jump
AA – Hunter Nicholson, Kalispell Glacier, 45-09 ¼
High jump
AA – Trey Tintinger, Helena High, 7-01 ½
A – Ridge Albright, Corvallis, 6-04
C – Allexander Kosel, Roberts, 6-02
Pole vault
A – Garrison Hughes, Sidney, 16-00
B – Losha Schroeder, Thompson Falls, 13-06
C – Lincoln Young, Manhattan Christian, 13-06
Shot put
A – Carter Hughes, Sidney, 54-02
Discus
A – Carter Hughes, Sidney, 169-06
B – Austin Forson, Deer Lodge, 178-08
Javelin
None
Girls
Team
AA – Missoula Sentinel
A – Belgrade
B – Bigfork
C – Fort Benton
100
B – Wrenzi Wrzesinski, Baker, 12.91
C – Maddy Thompson, Fort Benton, 13.09
200
AA – Maddie Brockel, Billings West, 25.06
A – Hayle Sundquist, Dillon, 26.62
B – Haile Norred, Bigfork, 26.02
C – Zoe Delaney, Winnett-Grass Range, 26.33
400
AA – Maddie Brockel, Billings West, 57.78
B – Haile Norred, Bigfork, 57.95
C – Alex Veltkamp, Manhattan Christian, 57.9
800
AA – Annie Hill, Kalispell Glacier, 2:09.27
B – Bryn Morley, Bigfork, 2:15.00
C – Alex Veltkamp, Manhattan Christian, 2:23.02
1,600
AA – Annie Hill, Kalispell Glacier, 4:54.61
B – Bryn Morley, Bigfork, 5:03.50
3,200
AA – Annie Hill, Kalispell Glacier, 10:46.10
B – Bryn Morley, Bigfork, 11:06.08
C – Averi Parker, West Yellowstone, 12:03.05
100 hurdles
B – Wrenzi Wrzesinski, Baker, 15.27
C – Kailee Oliverson, Twin Bridges, 15.63
300 hurdles
A – Jaley Wyse, Glendive, 45.67
B – Wrenzi Wrzesinski, Baker, 45.16
C – Kailee Oliverson, Twin Bridges, 45.79
400 relay
AA – Billings West, 48.18
A – Dillon, 49.39
B – Choteau, 50.31
C – Twin Bridges, 50.37
1,600 relay
AA – Billings Senior, 3:59.78
A – Corvallis, 4:06.11
B – Bigfork, 4:03.36
C – Twin Bridges, 4:08.15
Long jump
AA – Elena Carter, Helena Capital, 18-08 ¼
C – Alex Veltkamp, Manhattan Christian, 17-02
Triple jump
AA – Ashley McElmurry, Missoula Sentinel, 38-07 ¾
C – Jourdain Klein, Ennis, 36-00 ¼
High jump
A – Emilie Hinrichs, Frenchtown, 5-05
C – Jourdain Klein, Ennis, 5-05
Pole vault
A – Alysa Henry, Belgrade, 10-09
Shot put
B – Ariel Clark, Deer Lodge, 38-05 ¼
C – Jessica Thompson, Plains, 38-06 ½
Discus
AA – Brooke Kearns, Missoula Big Sky, 130-05
A – Calla Haldorson, Corvallis, 147-11
C – Jessica Thompson, Plains, 124-11
Javelin
None
