Bulldogs Traveled To Belgrade For The Gallatin Valley Invitational
Author: MT 43 News Staff Reporter
MT 43 News Staff Reporter
The Broadwater Bulldogs traveled to Belgrade for the Gallatin Valley Invitational on Saturday, April 13th. It was a gorgeous sunshine day for a track meet and a great way to end the week. Many Bulldogs had a jam-packed week, balancing not only their academic studies and family life but many other extra-curriculars. Our student-athletes balanced FFA, Skills USA, Academic Olympics, and Music Festival along with their practice schedule this week.
The Varsity Lady Bulldogs placed second as a team with 118 points behind Belgrade, while the JV squad tallied 26 points for 10th. The heat on the track helped the lady speedsters establish their season-best times almost universally across the team. Sometimes that same heat can be a deterrent for distance runners, but the Bulldogs persisted. Every distance runner, whether they be varsity or JV, placed in the top 8 of their respective runs. Junior Jazlyn Martin started her day in Bozeman earning two Superior ratings at the District Music Festival and ended her day by throwing her personal best distance in the javelin.
Sophomore Holly Newman had a standout day in her field events; establishing her personal best (PR) in both the long jump and javelin, while also having her season’s best (SR) at the high jump. Holly Newman was joined by Kaitlyn Noyes & senior Reese Wolfgram in the long jump. The trio of ladies not only all PR-ed, but they all placed in the top 8 at the Invitational. Additionally, all three ladies marked a distance long enough to surpass the State Class B Qualifying standards, which automatically qualifies them for the state meet in Laurel this Memorial Day.
These qualifying standards are different for each class and allow for an athlete to advance to the state meet without having to compete in the district and divisional meets. Havyn Vandenacre has already state-qualified in all five of her events: the 100- and 200-meter dashes, 100- and 300-meter hurdles, and the javelin. Kaitlyn Noyes has state-qualified (so far) in the 200-meter dash and triple jump, in addition to the aforementioned long jump. Kyla Meissner brings the number of state-qualified Lady Bulldogs to six with her two-mile time.
100-meter dash: 6th Havyn Vandenacre 13.24, Kaitlyn Noyes 13.65, Reese Wolfgram 13.80, Aspen Slyker 14.41, Amanda Pesicka 14.49, Emmalin Fischer 14.53, and Emily Taves 15.40. 200-meter dash: 2nd Havyn Vandenacre 27.29, Aspen Slyker 29.38, Amanda Pesicka 30.25, and Emily Taves 32.82. 400-meter dash: 4th JV Emily Taves 1:23. 800-meter run: 8th Kyla Meissner 2:35, 5th JV Jordyn Pittman 3:02, and 7th JV Shalyn Sentinella 3:27. 1600-meter run: 1st Kyla Meissner 5:39, 3rd Memphys Meier 5:54, 8th Abby Wickens 6:14, 3rd JV Jordyn Pittman 6:44 and 6th JV Shalyn Sentinella 8:01. 3200-meter run: 8th Abby Wickens 13:57.
100-meter hurdles: 1st Havyn Vandenacre 15:63 and Emmalin Fischer 18.94. 300-meter hurdles: Holly Newman 54.09 and Emmalin Fischer 59.37. The ladies’ squad of Reese Wolfgram, Kaitlyn Noyes, Aspen Slyker & Amanda Pesicka finished the 4 x 100-meter relay in 53.54 taking 8th place. Joining Aspen Slyker for the long relay (4 x 400-meter) were Memphys Meier, Abby Wickens and Kyla Meissner finishing 7th place with a time of 4:46.
Shot Put: Jazlyn Martin 25’3” and Berlin Korr 23’10.5”. Discus: Jazlyn Martin 80’5”, Karsyn Sangray 60’2” and Berlin Korr 46’11”. Javelin: 1st Havyn Vandenacre 126’5”, Jazlyn Martin 86’3” and Berlin Korr 52’4”.
High Jump: 7th Holly Newman 4’10” and Kaitlyn Noyes 4’6”. Long Jump: 2nd Kaitlyn Noyes 16’7.25”, 7th Holly Newman 16’0.5”, 8th Holly Newman 15’10”, Emmalin Fischer 15’5”, and Emily Taves 12’9.5’. Triple Jump: 3rd Kaitlyn Noyes 34’4” and 9th Holly Newman 31’8.75”.
The men’s team did not score a bunch of points as a team, but that does not mean that it was not a successful day for the Bulldogs. The men’s throwing squad is certainly finding their sweet spot! Sophomores Pat Gossard, Trace Giomi and Aidan Kitto threw their best distances (PR) at all three throwing events. Senior Cooper Hines also PR-ed in both the shot put and javelin, while sophomores Tanner Bird and Creighton Wright PR-ed in the javelin throw. Jim Tew’s 39’4.25’ effort in the triple jump not only placed 6th at the Invitational, but was the 10th longest jump overall in Class B this year. Deegan Mattson and Nolan Flynn both added a pair of top-10 finishes in their respective distances.
100-meter dash: 7th Deegan Mattson 11.88, Marek Easter 12.26, Colt Bernard 12.36, and Gavin Greene 15.09. 200-meter dash: Marek Easter 24.98 and Colt Barnard 25.24. 800-meter run: Max Sellay 2:28. 1600-meter run: 10th Nolan Flynn 5:04 and Rylan Hoveland 5:37. 3200-meter run: 9th Noland Flynn 10:57 and Rylan Hoveland 12:15
110-meter hurdles: 6th Deegan Mattson 17.23, Jim Tew 18.68, and Tavyn Anderson 20.11. 300-meter hurdles: Tavyn Anderson 48.29 and Jim Tew 50.36. 4 x 100-meter Relay: 9th Deegan Mattson, Colt Barnard, Tavyn Anderson & Jim Tew 47.38. Long Jump: Tavyn Anderson 18’0.25” and Jim Tew 17’4”. Triple Jump: 6th Jim Tew 39’4.25”, Tavyn Anderson 37’2.5”, and Gavin Greene 30’1.5”.
Shot Put: Gavin Schmele 35’11.5”, Pat Gossard 30’8.5”, Trace Giomi 30’5.75”, Aidan Kitto 28’1.75”, Crieghton Wright 25’6.5”, and Cooper Hines 25’4.5”. Discus: Gavin Schmele 102’9”, Pat Gossard 79’8”, 10th JV Trace Giomi 86’3”, Aidan Kitto 79’6”, Cooper Hines 69’8” and Crieghton Wright 68’. Javelin: Pat Gosserd 118’9”, Tanner Bird 108’, Aidan Kitto 98’, Marek Easter 96’1”, Trace Giomi 84’3” and Creighton Wright 77’.
The Broadwater Bulldogs head back to the Gallatin Valley for the Manhattan Christian Invitational held at Gallatin High School in Bozeman on Saturday, April 20th. Good luck Dogs!
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