MONTANA STATE MEET

Helena Girls Pile Up 144 Points To Win Class AA Team Title; Sentinel Boys Win 3rd Straight

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

Jaeden Wolff of Billings West ran some of the fastest sprint times in Montana history this spring and broke three Montana state meet records over the weekend in Butte. 

Wolff won the Class AA girls 100 in 12.08, the 200 in a personal best time of 24.75 and was the anchor of the winning 4x100 relay in 47.55. That time matched the 2016 Billings West squad for the all-time state best. Sophomore teammate Taylee Chirrick won the 300 hurdles in 43.80 and anchored the winning 4x400 to 3:56.59. 

However, Odessa Zentz ran to dominant victories in the 400 (56.02) and 800 (2:13.20) on the way to pushing Helena over the finish line for the girls team championship. The Northern Arizona recruit placed second in the 200 meters, anchored the third-place 4x400 relay team and second-place 4x100 relay. Sophomore Logan Todorovich won the 100-meter hurdles in 14.47 and the long jump with 18-6.25. 

Kensey May of Missoula Hellgate, running at Butte's 5,538-foot elevation, won the AA girls 1,600 in 4:56.04 and the 3,200 in 10:41.60.

Junior Keagan Crosby played a big role in Sentinel's retention of the AA boys team title. The junior won the 800 meters in 1:53.82, placed second in the 1,600 with 4:18.95 and was fourth in the 400 at 50.80.

Treyton Anderson competed in seven events for Beaverhead County, which won the Class A boys title. Anderson won the 400 (50.03), the 110 hurdles (14.41), the 300 hurdles (39.49), was second in the 200 (22.04) and third in the 100 (11.16). He was also on two scoring relays. He accounted for 46.25 points of his team's 103 total. 

The state's top hurdler, Ainsley Shipman of Beaverhead County, won the Class A 100 hurdles (15.14) and 300 hurdles (44.67). 

Alysa Boshart led Sweet Grass County to the Class B girls title with wins in the 100 (12.53), the 400 (59.20) and the 300-meter hurdles (45.43) and second place in the 200 (26.10). 

Braden Morris was at the heart of Jefferson's victory in Class B on the boys side. Morris won the 110 hurdles (14.85), the 300 hurdles (40.07) and the javelin (167-4) and was second in the triple jump (43-2.50). 

Ridger Palma from Loyola-Sacred Heart sped through the B meet, winning the 100 (11.15/10.97 prelim), 200 (22.06) and 400 (49.15). 

Lindsey Paulson from Belt won the Class C girls 3,200 meters by more than 70 seconds, running 10:50.68.

Annie Kaul of Plentywood expressed an unusual combination of events, with wins coming in the 100 hurdles (15.73), the 300 hurdles (46.87), the pole vault (10-6) and also second in the 3,200 (12:08.87) and fourth in the 1,600 (5:24.35), leading her team to the title. 

Owen Hoag led Seeley-Swan to the Class C boys title with wins in the 200 (22.57), the 400 (50.58), plus the 4x400 (3:30.81). He was also second in the 100 and part of a third-place 4x100 relay. 

Teammate Walker McDonald won the discus with 174-3, the farthest throw in the state this year. McDonald also won the shot put with 53-11.

Cameron Bruseven, the top javelin thrower in the state, threw 181-3 for the Class C title. 

Team Champions - 

Class AA - Sentinel boys 89 points, Helena girls 144 points - RESULTS

Class A - Beaverhead County boys 103 points, Whitefish girls 103 points - RESULTS

Class B - Jefferson boys 92 points, Sweet Grass County girls 99.5 points - RESULTS

Class C - Seeley-Swan boys 84 points, Plentywood girls 74 points - RESULTS