The Soldotna girls and boys high school track and field teams swept the Kenai Peninsula Borough meet on Saturday at Homer High School.
The Stars girls scored 264.5 points for the victory, while Homer was second with 154, Kenai was third with 81, Seward was fourth with 61.5, Ninilchik was fifth with 10 and Nikiski was sixth with nine.
On the boys side, Soldotna had 230, while Homer had 126, Kenai had 117, Seward had 72, Nikiski had 50, Ninilchik had six and Susan B. English had two.
The SoHi girls notched the meet title by winning 11 of the 17 events.
Sarah Brown won the 100 and 200 meters for Soldotna, and also was a part of the winning 400 and 800 relay teams.
Mandi Sisley, Emma Glassmaker and Angelina Chavarria joined Brown on the 400 relay, while Glassmaker, Chavarria and Anaulie Sedivy were on the 800 relay.
Sisley won the triple jump for SoHi.
Sophia Jedlicki ran to victory in the 800 and 1,600, and also was on the winning 1,600 relay. Annie Burns, Sasha Brott and Sedivy joined that team.
Burns also won the 400 for the Stars.
Katelyn Morrison picked up two wins for the Stars, taking the 100 hurdles and the high jump.
In the high jump, Morrison set a new PR of 5 feet, 3 inches. That’s the top Division mark in the state by 2 inches.
In the 3,200 relay, Tania Boonstra, Laurel Johnson, Megan Whittom and Delanie Wagers gave SoHi a sweep of the relays.
Emma Beck also was able to win a pair of events, taking the shot put and discus. Emilee Wilson added a victory in the long jump for the Kards.
Beck was off her best marks in the shot put and discus, but still holds the top Division II marks in the state.
Homer’s victories came from Daisy Walker in the 3,200 and Gracie Miotke in the 300 hurdles.
Eryn Field finished second in the 400 at 1 minute, 3.01 seconds for the Mariners and now has the top Division II time in the state.
The Soldotna boys posted their victory by taking seven events.
Wyatt Faircloth won the 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles, and also joined Jared Williams, Andon Wolverton and Jeren Nash for a victory in the 400 relay.
Wolverton also won the long jump. Kevin Steger, in the shot put, and Jacob Strausbaugh, in the 3,200, also had individual wins for the Stars.
Strausbaugh also joined Brendon Jones, Finnley Loop and Elijah Jedlicki for a 3,200 relay win.
Seamus McDonough led Homer by winning the 800 and 1,600. McDonough also joined Lance Seneff, Jonah Mershon and Lukyan Dax for a victory in the 1,600 relay. That’s the top Division II time in the state at 3:34.93.
McDonough notched a PR of 4:26.20 in the 1,600 to give him the top Division II time in the state.
Soldotna, with Jedlicki, James Innes, Nash and Leigh Tacey II, was second in the 1,600 relay, but still posted the top Division I time in the state at 3:35.10.
Dax also won the 100 for the Mariners, while Seneff also won the triple jump.
Reagan Graves won the 200 for Kenai, while Greg Fallon took the 400. Christian Caddock and Ransom Hayes then joined the two for a victory in the 800 relay.
Graves ran his personal best in the 200 at 23.34 seconds and that’s the top Division II time in the state.
Fallon’s personal best in the 400 of 51.90 is the top Division II time in the state.
Graves, Fallon, Hayes and Caddock also now have the top 400 relay (46.84) and 800 relay (1:37.51) Division II times in the state.
Adam Anglebrandt also gave the Kards a victory in the discus.
Nickolas Ambrosiani won the high jump for Seward, while his teammates Bengimin Ambrosiani and Olin Liljemark tied for second in the event. Ambrosiani matched his PR at 5—8, which is tied — with Liljemark — for the top Division II mark in the state.
Nikiski’s top performances came from Walter Haybeck and his second second-place finish in the long jump, and the 800 relay team of Haybeck, James Hemphill, Taisei Horiyasu and Dwight Mullins.
Friday and Saturday, Soldotna will compete in the Region 3/Division I meet at Palmer, while Homer, Nikiski, Kenai and Seward will compete in the Region 3/Division II meet at Palmer.
Cook Inlet Academy, Ninilchik and Susan B. English compete at the Region 2/Division II meet at Susitna Valley on Friday.
In Division I, the top finisher in the individual events at each of the four region meets qualifies for state. The next 12 best marks from across the state also qualify. For the relays, it’s the first place team at regions, plus the next four across the state.
In Division II, the top finisher in the individual events at each of the four regions meets qualifies for state. The next 12 best marks from across the state also qualify. In relays, the first place team goes, plus the four next best.
Kenai Peninsula Borough track and field meet
Saturday at Homer High School
GIRLS
Team scores: 1. Soldotna, 264.5; 2. Homer, 154; 3. Kenai Central, 81; 4. Seward, 61.5; 5. Ninilchik, 10; 6. Nikiski, 9.
100 — 1. Brown, Sol, 13.57 seconds; 2. Glassmaker, Sol, 13.81; 3. Tapley, Ken, 13.85; 4. Grieme, Ken, 13.97; 5. Andrews, Sew, 14.16; 6. Smith, Sol, 14.26.
100 unified — 1. Homer partner, 15.89; 2. Soldotna partner, 17.09; 3. Phippin, Sol, 24.44; 4. Dye, Hom, 27.02.
200 — 1. Brown, Sol, 28.22; 2. Miotke, Hom, 28.55; 3. Field, Hom, 28.64; 4. Tapley, Ken, 28.78; 5. Im, Hom, 29.16; 6. Prescott, Hom, 29.70.
400 — 1. Burns, Sol, 1:02.85; 2. Field, Hom, 1:03.01; 3. Brott, Sol, 1:04.14; 4. McDonough, Hom, 1:05.08; 5. Thoning, Hom, 1:06.02; 6. McCorison, Nin, 1:07.37.
800 — 1. Jedlicki, Sol, 2:34.46; 2. Field, Hom, 2:40.90; 3. Brott, Sol, 2:41.49; 4. Boonstra, Sol, 2:42.69; 5. McDonough, Hom, 2:47.72; 6. Keintz, Hom, 2:53.18.
1,600 — 1. Jedlicki, Sol, 5:32.53; 2. Burns, Sol, 5:36.51; 3. Boonstra, Sol, 5:45.95; 4. Walker, Hom, 5:49.96; 5. Guernsey, Sew, 6:00.32; 6. Van Buskirk, Sew, 6:02.26.
3,200 — 1. Walker, Hom, 12:25.92; 2. Guernsey, Sew, 13:24.64; 3. Booz, Hom, 13:31.39; 4. Wagers, Sol, 13:39.68; 5. Whittom, Sol, 13:48.76; 6. Ingalls, Sew, 13:51.85.
100 hurdles — 1. Morrison, Sol, 17.22; 2. Miotke, Hom, 17.77; 3. Fischer, Sol, 18.02; 4. Chavarria, Sol, 18.06; 5. Andrews, Sew, 18.11; 6. Sedivy, Sol, 18.84.
300 hurdles — 1. Miotke, Hom, 49.24; 2. Sedivy, Sol, 49.99; 3. Fischer, Sol, 53.29; 4. McAnelly, Sol, 53.52; 5. Hershberger, Ken, 54.29; 6. Andrews, Sew, 55.44.
400 relay — 1. Soldotna (Sisley, Glassmaker, Chavarria, Brown), 53.34; 2. Homer, 54.92; 3. Kenai, 55.18; 4. Soldotna, 55.96; 5. Seward, 58.58; 6. Nikiski, 1:03.03.
400 relay unified — 1. Homer (Dye, partners), 1:30.35.
800 relay — 1. Soldtona (Glassmaker, Sedivy, Chavarria, Brown), 1:53.09; 2. Homer, 1:57.15; 3. Kenai, 1:59.64.
1,600 relay — 1. Soldotna (Burns, Brott, Jedlicki, Sedivy), 4:22.83; 2. Homer, 4:29.88; 3. Seward, 4:52.00; 4. Kenai, 4:57.36.
3,200 relay — 1. Soldotna (Boonstra, Johnson, Whittom, Wagers), 12:16.60.
Shot put — 1. Beck, Ken, 113 feet, 7 inches; 2. Cress, Hom, 92—4; 3. Bell, Sol, 83—6; 4. Werner, Sol, 80—4; 5. McCaughey, Nik, 76—3; 6. Miller, Ken, 74—9.
Shot put unified — 1. Homer partner, 25—11.75; 2. Soldotna partner, 15—2.25; 3. Dye, Hom, 10—9.25; 4. Phippin, Sol, 7—11.25.
Discus — 1. Beck, Ken, 113—7; 2. Cress, Hom, 92—4; 3. Bell, Sol, 83—6; 4. Werner, Sol, 80—4; 5. McCaughey, Nik, 76—3; 6. Miller, Ken, 74—9.
High jump — 1. Morrison, Sol, 5—3; 2. Thoning, Hom, 4—8; 3. Fischer, Sol, 4—6.
Long jump — 1. Wilson, Ken, 15—.5; 2. Evans, Hom, 15—0; 3 (tie). Cronin, Sew, Sisley, Sol, 14—7; 5. McAnelly, Sol, 14—6; 6. Bras, Sol, 14—4.5.
Long jump unified — 1. Homer partner, 11—2.5; 2. Soldotna partner, 10—4; 3. Dye, Hom, 3—5.5; 4. Phippin, Sol, 2—1.
Triple jump — 1. Sisley, Sol, 31—7.25; 2. Morrison, Sol, 31—5; 3. McAnelly, Sol, 30—7.25; 4. Bras, Sol, 30—.75; 5. Nunn, Ken, 29—11.75; 6. Evans, Hom, 29—5.25.
BOYS
Team scores: 1. Soldotna, 230; 2. Homer, 126; 3. Kenai Central, 117; 4. Seward, 72; 5. Nikiski, 50; 6. Ninilchik, 6; 7. Susan B. English, 2.
100 — 1. Dax, Hom, 11.66; 2. Graves, Ken, 11.67; 3. Wolverton, Sol, 11.77; 4. Williams, Sol, 11.87; 5. Horiyasu, Nik, 12.17; 6. Haybeck, Nik, 12.31.
100 unified — 1. Homer partner, 12.18; 2. Homer partner, 13.38; 3. Freeman, Hom, 16.33; 4. Heistumen, Sol, 19.27; 5. Braxling, Sol, 25.70; 6. Parkinson, Hom, 32.50.
200 — 1. Graves, Ken, 23.34; 2. Dax, Hom, 23.34; 3. Tacey II, Sol, 23.66; 4. Innes, Sol, 23.90; 5. Almeida, Sol, 24.16; 6. Mershon, Hom, 24.39.
400 — 1. Fallon, Ken, 51.90; 2. Innes, Sol, 52.16; 3. Dax, Hom, 52.21; 4. Tacey II, Sol, 53.11; 5. Seneff, Hom, 53.87; 6. Schrock, Sew, 54.80.
800 — 1. McDonough, Hom, 2:02.96; 2. Fallon, Ken, 2:05.75; 3. Seneff, Hom, 2:06.33; 4. Jedlicki, Sol, 2:07.45; 5. Jones, Sol, 2:18.28; 6. Weisser, Hom, 2:24.34.
1,600 — 1. McDonough, Hom, 4:26.20; 2. Strausbaugh, Sol, 4:27.25; 3. Loop, Sol, 5:07.37; 4. Weisser, Hom, 5:08.40; 5. Styvar, Hom, 5:14.43; 6. VanMeter, Hom, 5:19.48.
3,200 — 1. Strausbaugh, Sol, 11:08.47; 2. VanMeter, Hom, 11:16.35; 3. Styvar, Hom, 11:20.87; 4. Laker, Ken, 11:24.26; 5. Dickson, Sol, 11:29.26; 6. Richards, Sol, 11:52.60.
110 hurdles — 1. Faircloth, Sol, 16.77; 2. Klein, Sol, 17.12; 3. Hill, Sew, 19.23; 4. Krol, Ken, 19.59; 5. Marvin, Nin, 25.10; 6. Freeman, Hom, 26.78.
300 hurdles — 1. Faircloth, Sol, 43.33; 2. Klein, Sol, 45.93; 3. Krol, Ken, 45.98; 4. Swain, Ken, 47.24; 5. Skaggs, Sol, 49.78; 6. Hill, Sew, 51.76.
400 relay — 1. Soldotna (Williams, Wolverton, Faircloth, Nash), 44.92; 2. Kenai, 46.84; 3. Soldotna, 48.06; 4. Seward, 48.14.
400 relay unified — 1. Soldotna (Moore, White, partners), 1:25.86; 2. Homer, 1:26.65; 3. Soldotna, 1:32.86.
800 relay — 1. Kenai (Fallon, Caddock, Ra. Hayes, Graves), 1:37.51; 2. Nikiski, 1:39.85; 3. Soldotna, 1:43.20; 4. Seward, 1:47.01.
1,600 relay — 1. Homer (Seneff, Mershon, Dax, McDonough), 3:34.93; 2. Soldotna, 3:35.10; 3. Soldotna, 4:03.30; 4. Kenai, 4:17.39; 5. Seward, 4:27.85.
3,200 relay — 1. Soldotna (Jones, Strausbaugh, Loop, Jedlicki), 9:12.97; 2. Homer, 9:39.90; 3. Seward, 10:53.68.
Shot put — 1. Steger, Sol, 48—0; 2. Miller, Sol, 46—2; 3. Tuisaula, Sol, 42—7.5; 4. McCaughey, Nik, 41—8.25; 5. Anglebrandt, Ken, 38—.25; 6. Lepule, Sol, 37—5.25.
Shot put unified — 1. Heistumen, Sol, 25—9.5; 2. Freeman, Hom, 12—5.25; 3. Parkinson, Hom, 11—11.75; 4. Braxling, Sol, 9—7; 5. White, Sol, 6—9; 6. Moore, Sol, 5—3.25.
Discus — 1. Anglebrandt, Ken, 122—7; 2. Thomas, Ken, 119—5; 3. Montoya, Sol, 111—10; 4. Steger, Sol, 108—6; 5. Tuisaula, Sol, 106—10; 6. Miller, Sol, 105—6.
High jump — 1. Nickolas Ambrosiani, Sew, 5—8; 2. Bengimin Ambrosiani, Sew, 5—6; 3. Liljemark, Sew, 5—6; 4. Quiner, Nik, 5–2; 5. Ra. Hayes, Ken, 5—0; 6. Bird, Sew, 4—10.
Long jump — 1. Wolverton, Sol, 17—7; 2. Haybeck, Nik, 17—5; 3. Klein, Sol, 17—2; 4. Quiner, Nik, 16—11.5; 5. Mullins, Nik, 16—10; 6. Almeida, Sol, 16—7.5.
Long jump unified — 1. Homer partner, 16—2; 2. Homer partner, 15—6; 3. Freeman, Hom, 12—0; 4. Heistumen, Sol, 8—8; 5. Parkinson, Hom, 3—10; 6. White, Sol, 3—5.
Triple jump — 1. Seneff, Hom, 39—2; 2. Wong, Sol, 37—9.75; 3. Gordon, Hom, 37—6; 4. Mullins, Nik, 35—11.25; 5. Almeida, Sol, 35—8.25; 6. N. Ambrosiani, Sew, 34—11.5
