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Bulldog Track: John Cheek Top 8 B/C
Author: MT43 News Sports Reporter

MT43 News Sports Reporter

The Bulldog track and field team had another packed week as they wrapped up the regular season portion of their season. First up was the John Cheek Top 8 B/C in Anaconda on Tuesday, May 5th: this meet features class B and C athletes from Southwestern Montana with the best-established marks this season. The rest of the week included a freshman meet in Great Falls and separate meets for the varsity and JV teams on Saturday in Dillon and Missoula.

The men’s varsity team won both the Top 8 and KLH meets with 100 and 92 points, respectively. Gavin Greene represented well for the distance squad with two wins and two runner-up finishes in six miles of racing in one week. Tannen Tuffelmire, Tavyn Anderson, and Jim Tew continue to impress in the sprints, hurdles, and field jumps, while Trace Giomi and Gavin Schmele keep outdoing themselves in the field throws. Jim added a state-qualifying mark in the triple jump with a huge mark of over 42 feet.

The lady’s varsity team finished in a tie for fifth and a second-place finish at the two meets. Sophomore Elaine MacDonald scored a ton of points this week with new PBs; her 400-meter dash time at Top 8 is now the all-time meet record! Kaitlyn Noyes brought home her fourth consecutive “Outstanding Female Field Event Athlete” plaque from the KHL meet. Seniors Aspen Slyker, Emmalin Fischer, and Holly Newman are all looking strong in their individual events and in the relays. The marks that scored points at the two varsity meets are as follows:

Top Eight: 100-meter dash: 3 Tannen Tuffelmire 11.62PB. 200-meter dash: 3 Elaine MacDonald 27.83. 400-meter dash: 1 Elaine MacDonald 1:02.37PB. 1600-meter run: 2 Gavin Greene 4:47.73. 3200-meter run: 2 Gavin Greene 10.55.86, 6 Clayton Rice 11:31.75

110-meter hurdles: 2 Tannen Tufflemire 16.48PB, 3 Aspen Slyker 17.20PB, 6 Holly Newman 17.61, 6 Tavyn Anderson 17.95, 7 Emmalin Fischer 18.03. 300-meter hurdles: 2 Tannen Tuffelmire 43.55, 3 Aspen Slyker 49.34SB, 6 Tavyn Anderson 46.14.

4x100-meter relay: 2 E. Fischer, E. MacDonald, A. Slyker, H. Newman 52.31, 3 H. Vandenacre, L. Johnson, B. Lessley, T. Tuffelmire 45.20. 4x400-meter relay: 1 H. Vandenacre, L. Johnson, R. Hoveland, B. Lessley 3:46.12, 1 E. Fischer, L. Barkhurst, A. Slyker, E. MacDonald 4:28.59.

Shot Put: 1 Gavin Schmele 46’5.5”, 9 Pat Gossard 36’1.75”. Discus: 3 Gavin Schmele 127’8” SB. Javelin: 5 Tavyn Anderson 136’1”, 9 Pat Gossard 128’5”, 10 Marek Easter 124’11”.

High Jump: 4 Holly Newman 4’10”. Long Jump: 2 Tavyn Anderson 19’2.5”. Triple Jump: 2 Tavyn Anderson 39’8”, 8 Heston Vandenacre 35’9”.

KLH Memorial:

100-meter dash: 4 Elaine MacDonald 13.51PB, 5 Tannen Tufflemire 11.65. 200-meter dash: 4 Elaine MacDonald 27.82, 5 Tannen Tuffelmire 23.48PB. 400-meter dash: 2 Elaine MacDonald 1:02.39. 1600-meter run: 1 Gavin Greene 4:40.03PB, 6 Isaiah Lapsley 5:08.06PB. 3200-meter run: 1 Gavin Greene 10:30.94PB, 5 Clayton Rice 11:27.85PB.

110-meter hurdles: 4 Aspen Slyker 17.31, 5 Jim Tew 17.13, 6 Holly Newman 17.46SB. 300-meter hurdles: 4 Tannen Tuffelmire 42.32, 4 Emmalin Fischer 52.99PB. 4x100-meter relay: 1 K. Heggen, E. MacDonald, A. Slyker, K. Noyes 51.47. 4x400-meter relay: 2 E. MacDonald, L. Barkhurst, A. Slyker, K. Noyes 4:22.98.

Shot Put: 1 Gavin Schmele 50’3.75” PB, 2 Trace Giomi 47’2”. Discus: 1 Trace Giomi 148’0.5” PB. Javelin: 5 Tavyn Anderson 141’7”.

High Jump: 2 Kaitlyn Noyes 5’2”, 4 Holly Newman 4’10”. Long Jump: 1 Kaitlyn Noyes 17’10.75 " SB, 2 Jim Tew 19’11.75”, 4 Holly Newman 15’6” SB, 6 Logan Johnson 18’9”. Triple Jump: 1 Jim Tew 42’2” PB, 1 Kaitlyn Noyes 35’1” SB, 2 Tavyn Anderson 40’5”, 5 Tannen Tuffelmire 38’11.25” PB.

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Image 1 Caption: Junior Jim Tew marks his new best distance at triple jump of 42'2", which automatically qualifies him for the state meet in Missoula. MT43 News Photo
Image 2 Caption: Elaine MacDonald and Aspen Slyker are all smiles, bringing home the hardware from the John Cheek Top 8 Meet. MT43 News Photo