Klaire Kovatch throws in the prelims of the discus. She furthered her school record to 136 feet 11 inches. Her throw is currently first in Class C and the second farthest in the state across all classes this season.
Hunter Shelmerdine goes head to head with Hunter Leighty from Troy in the 400-meter. Shelmerdine finished just 2 hundredths of a second behind Leighty's time of 50.50 seconds. The two boys' times are currently the fastest times in Montana across all classes this year.
Sariah Maughan crosses the finish line of the 1600-meter. She took second in the event and set a new personal record of 5:43.56.
Nate Samuli throws in the final of the Javelin. He won the event with a throw of 154 feet 10.5 inches.
MISSOULA - Nearly 20 teams from A, B and C Class schools sent athletes to the Seeley-Swan High School Invitational track meet April 20. Despite the rain, the Girls and Boys of Seeley-Swan shined. The Girls took first place with 112 points ahead of Big Fork's 94.5 while the Boys were second place trailing Big Fork 74 to 104.
The Lady Blackhawks had a well-rounded victory with individuals placing in 12 events including 4 first places.
Klaire Kovatch not only won the discus but she extended her school record from last year by more than a foot and a half to 136 feet 11 inches.
The Lady Blackhawks also won both relays laying down their fastest times of the season. Their time in the 4x400 of 4:19.87 minutes is the fastest in all of Class C in the state this season.
On the Boys' side, Nate Samuli got the teams' only individual first place in the javelin. The Blackhawks relay teams continued to dominate winning both the 4x100 and 4x400.
This week the team participated in the Top Ten in Missoula April 23 and then heads to Great Falls April 27.
Seeley Swan's full stats from the SSHS Invitational. (PR denotes Personal Record)
Girls
100 - 3. Lily Mercer, 13.57; 6. Terra Bertsch, 13.83 PR; 17. Aspen Conley, 4.56; 18. Kara Good, 14.63 PR; 32. Rowan McClure, 16.77
200 - 7. Conley, 29.39
400 - 1. Mercer, 1:02.18; 4. Conley, 1:08.58 PR; 5. Hannah Ayers, 1:08.69; 6. Bethany Hoag, 1:09.92
800 - 1. Sariah Maughan, 2:32.93 PR; 6. Ayers, 2:44.80 PR; 10. Hoag, 2:52.59; 15. Jayla Kauffman, 3:33.78
1600 - 2. S. Maughan, 5:43.56 PR; 4. Ayers, 5:53.42; 12. Kauffman, 7:30.47
100m Hurdles - 3. Bertsch, 17.00
4x100 - 1. Bertsch, S. Maughan, Mercer, Klaire Kovatch, 53.27
4x400 - 1. S. Maughan, Ayers, Kovatch, Mercer, 4:19.87
Shot Put - 16. Good, 26-01.00; 18. Nicole Williams, 25-03.50
Discus - 1. Kovatch, 136-11PR/School Record; 23. Autumn Morse, 69-02; 33. Good, 61-03
Javelin - 1. Morse, 115-11.50PR; 5. Kovatch, 96-00.50; 20. Good, 70-08; 29. McClure, 59-00.50; 33. Kinley Moore, 44-05
High Jump - 2. Bertsch, 5-00.00
Pole Vault - 2. Bertsch, 9-06.00
Long Jump - 10. Ashley Miller, 14-05.00; 26. Kinley Moore, 10-08.00
Triple Jump - 6. Miller, 30-07.00
Boys
100 - 3. Dakota Wood, 11.77; 11. Lane Mackie-Wendel, 12.70
200 - 3. Wood, 24.06; 4. Hunter Shelmerdine, 24.65; 29. Seth Richardson, 30.49
400 - 2. H. Shelmerdine, 50.52 PR; 4. Wood, 53.64 PR; 5. Caleb Maughan, 53.83
800 - 4. Maughan, 2:12.64; 9. Cordell Turner, 2:22.22
1600 - 10. Turner, 5:12.74 PR; 15. Sawyer Shelmerdine, 5:18.10 PR
3200 - 10. S. Shelmerdine, 12:18.58 PR
100m Hurdles - 11. Chase Haines, 23.45
4x100 - 1. H. Shelmerdine, Mackie-Wendel, Wood, C. Maughan, 46.01
4x400 - 1. S. Shelmerdine, Wood, C. Maughan, H. Shelmerdine, 3:41.33
Shot Put - 5. Walker McDonald, 41-08.00; 12. Eric Lorentz, 36-09.50; 18. Jared Townsend, 34-03.00 PR
Discus - 4. Chance Johnson, 109-10; 16. Nate Samuli, 92-05.50 PR; 17. McDonald, 92-02.50; 22. Townsend, 83-09; 24. Lorentz, 81-06.50 PR
Javelin - 1. Samuli, 154-10.50; 13. Johnson, 113-01; 33. Lorentz, 92-06.50; 36. Richardson, 90-07
High Jump - 4. C. Maughan, 5-10.00 PR
Pole Vault - 9. Haines, 8-00.00 PR
Triple Jump - 14. Haines, 31-08.00 PR
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