Homer’s Seamus McDonough, right, starts the 600-meter event on Saturday, April 23, 2022, for the Homer Invite at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Homer’s Seamus McDonough, right, starts the 600-meter event on Saturday, April 23, 2022, for the Homer Invite at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Soldotna track and field teams sweep Homer Invite

The Soldotna girls and boys track and field teams swept the Homer Invitational on Saturday in Homer.

The Soldotna boys scored 112 points to top runner-up Wasilla’s 93. Also from the Kenai Peninsula, Homer was fourth, Kenai was fifth, Seward was ninth, Cook Inlet Academy was 10th and Nikiski was 11th.

On the girls side, the Stars dominated with 137 points, while runner-up Colony had 67.5. Also from the area, Homer was fifth, Seward was seventh, Kenai was ninth and Nikiski was 10th.

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The Stars were led by Dylan Dahlgren, who won the shot put and discus. Leigh Tacey II won at 200 meters, while Nate Johnson took the 400. Johnson also anchored the 1,600-meter relay to victory, with help from Wyatt Faircloth, James Innes and Tacey II.

Seamus McDonough had a giant meet for the Mariners, winning the 800, 1,600 and 3,200. Also for Homer, Aiden Brost won the 110 hurdles.

Also from the peninsula, Seward’s Tommy Cronin got a victory in the triple jump.

For the SoHi girls, the 400 relay of Mandi Sisley, Gracie Bras, Angelina Chavarria and Katelyn Morrison, and the 1,600 relay of Annie Burns, Ellie Burns, Kaytlin McAnelly and Jordan Strausbaugh, both notched victories.

Soldotna also received victories from Adara Hagelund in the high jump and Katelyn Morrison in the triple jump.

Also from the area, Kenai’s Malena Grieme scored a victory in the long jump and Nikiski’s Rylee Ellis ran to victory in the 800 meters.

Homer Invitational

Saturday at Homer High School

BOYS

Team scores: 1. Soldotna, 112; 2. Wasilla, 93; 3. Grace Christian, 72.5; 4. Homer, 70.5; 5. Kenai, 63; 6. Palmer, 47; 7. Anchorage Christian Schools, 43; 8. Colony, 37; 9. Seward, 26; 10. Cook Inlet Academy, 10; 11. Nikiski, 6.5; 12. Tri-Valley, 4.5.

Unified team scores: 1. Homer, 82; 2. Soldotna, 41.

100 meters — 1. Timothy Grisso, Was, 11.93 seconds; 2. Arthur Merritt, Pal, 11.99; 3. Jacob Begich, Ken, 12.22; 4. Kaleb Boyce, Gra, 12.34; 5. James Innes, Sol, 12.37; 6. Reagan Graves, Ken, 12.37.

100 unified — 1. Albert Freeman, Hom, 11.79; 2. Kamdyn Doughty, Hom, 14.54; 3. Noah Smith, Hom, 15.10; 4. James Trissel, Hom, 15.23; 5. Robert Nelson, Sol, 18.39; 6. Coen Braxling, Sol, 18.60.

200 — 1. Leigh Tacey II, Sol, 24.34; 2. Jacob Begich, Ken, 24.76; 3. Reagan Graves, Ken, 24.84; 4. Jared Williams, Sol, 25.11; 5. Ethan Sewell, Sol, 25.24; 6. Kaleb Boyce, Gra, 25.30.

400 — 1. Nate Johnson, Sol, 53.36; 2. Leigh Tacey II, Sol, 53.43; 3. Matt Sanders, ACS, 53.71; 4. Armands Veksejs, Ken, 55.27; 5. Geremu Daggett, Gra, 55.43; 6. Reuben Feaster, Pal, 56.38.

800 — 1. Seamus McDonough, Hom, 2:05.31; 2. Nate Johnson, Sol, 2:05.33; 3. Ty Elliott, Gra, 2:05.37; 4. Seth Lochmann, Gra, 2:06.01; 5. Landon Hayes, Was, 2:06.21; 6. Gregory Fallon, Ken, 2:07.67.

1,600 — 1. Seamus McDonough, Hom, 4:35.75; 2. Seth Lochmann, Gra, 4:37.54; 3. Ty Elliott, Gra, 4:39.43; 4. Matthew Rongitsch, Col, 4:42.80; 5. Gregory Fallon, Ken, 4:45.22; 6. Tobias Buchanan, Col, 4:47.38.

3,200 — 1. Seamus McDonough, Hom, 9:47.74; 2. Preston Merchant, ACS, 9:47.77; 3. Aiden Zingone, Gra, 10:23.83; 4. Brennan Lackey, Was, 10:30.20; 5. Landon Hayes, Was, 10:37.72; 6. Jayden Rice, Col, 10:40.62.

110 hurdles — 1. Aiden Brost, Hom, 17.28; 2. Clayton Jackson, Gra, 17.33; 3. Kodi Swanson, Col, 18.09; 4. Kade Reynolds, Was, 18.13; 5. Geremu Daggett, Gra, 18.43; 6. Nolan Warren, ACS, 18.44.

300 hurdles — 1. Arthur Merritt, Pal, 43.52; 2. Aiden Brost, Hom, 43.88; 3. Kade Reynolds, Was, 44.27; 4. Nolan Warren, ACS, 44.39; 5. Kodi Swanson, Col, 45.17; 6. Trevor Jamison, Col, 45.86.

400 relay — 1. Wasilla (Grisso, Lattin, Jeffus, Reynolds), 46.10; 2. Kenai, 47.19; 3. Palmer, 48.35; 4. Grace, 48.89; 5. Homer, 49.50; 6. ACS, 50.74.

1,600 relay — 1. Soldotna (Faircloth, Innes, Tacey II, Johnson), 3:41.74; 2. ACS, 3:43.84; 3. Homer, 3:44.54; 4. Grace, 3:52.24; 5. Kenai, 3:54.00; 6. Colony, 3:54.29.

400 relay unified — 1. Homer (Parkinson, Freeman, Smith, Trissel), 1:03.61; 2. Soldotna, 1:23.51; 3. Soldotna, 1:44.41.

Shot put — 1. Dylan Dahlgren, Sol, 48 feet, 5 inches; 2. Eric Kolomeychuk, Was, 45—2.5; 3. Payson White, Was, 45—0; 4. Liam Hays, Was, 40—3; 5. Callaghan Tipton, Pal, 40—2.5; 6. Parker Glastetter, Pal, 40—2.5.

Shot put unified — 1. Kamdyn Doughty, Hom, 33—9; 2. James Trissel, Hom, 35—3.5; 3. Noah Smith, Hom, 22—11; 4. Marcus Heistumen, Sol, 17-10; 5. Albert Freeman, Hom, 11—9; 6. Robert Nelson, Sol, 11—7.

Discus — 1. Dylan Dahlgren, Sol, 137—9; 2. Grizzly Beard, CIA, 134—9; 3. John Wright, Ken, 126—11; 4. Ethan McNulty, Col, 120—1.5; 5. Adam Chandler, Pal, 119—9; 6. Eric Kolomeychuk, Was, 115—9.5.

High jump — 1. Dylan Jeffus, Was, 5—8; 2. Tommy Cronin, Sew, 5—6; 3. Matt Sanders, ACS, 5—4; 4 (tie). Clayton Jackson, Gra, Ryan Carroll, Hom, 5—2; 6 (tie). Thayne Quiner, Nik, Wayne Mellon, Sol, Ethan Sewell, Sol, Wyatt Lucas, Tri-Valley, 5—0.

Triple jump — 1. Tommy Cronin, Sew, 40—.25; 2. Nate Johnson, Sol, 38—8.25; 3. Grant Keyes, Pal, 37—1.75; 4. Dwight Mullins, Nik, 37—1; 5. Daniel McRorie, Sol, 36—8.25; 6. Isaac Chavarria, Sol, 36—2.5.

Long jump — 1. Dylan Jeffus, Was, 20—1.5; 2. Tommy Cronin, Sew, 19—1; 3. James Sparks, Ken, 18—11.5; 4. Liam James, Hom, 18—7.5; 5. Daniel McRorie, Sol, 18—1.5; 6. Caleb Evans, Hom, 18—.7.5.

Long jump unified — 1. Kamdyn Doughty, Hom, 14—3.5; 2. James Trissel, Hom, 12—8; 3. Noah Smith, Hom, 12—3; 4. Albert Freeman, Hom, 10—8; 5. Marcus Heistumen, Sol, 6—6; 6. Robert Nelson, Sol, 5—8.5.

GIRLS

Team scores: 1. Soldotna, 137; 2. Colony, 67.5; 3. Anchorage Christian Schools, 59; 4. Palmer, 53; 5. Homer, 49.5; 6. Grace Christian, 47; 7. Seward, 46.5; 8. Wasilla, 46; 9. Kenai Central, 38.5; 10. Nikiski, 27; 11. Tri-Valley, 8; 12 (tie). Bethel, Glennallen, 3.

Unified team scores: 1. Homer, 40; 2. Soldotna, 24.

100 — 1. Carissa Houck, ACS, 13.14; 2. Alana Prescott, Hom, 13.74; 3. Gracie Bras, Sol, 13.77; 4. Caroline Mitchell, Col, 14.27; 5. Viviana Boney, Col, 14.32; 6. Kichelle Frizzelle, Was, 14.39.

100 unified — 1. Stella Dye, Hom, 24.92; 2. Trinity Phippin, Sol, 28.74.

200 — 1. Brennyn Edwards, Gra, 27.69; 2. Alana Prescott, Hom, 29.41; 3. Savanna Stock, Nik, 29.77; 4. Malia Matthews, Col, 29.80; 5. Ellie Burns, Sol, 30.07; 6. Robin Cronin, Sew, 30.48.

400 — 1. Katey Houser, Pal, 1:00.16; 2. Brennyn Edwards, Gra, 1:02.31; 3. Savanna Stock, Nik, 1:05.72; 4. Ellie Burns, Sol, 1:05.89; 5. Mariella Belliston, Col, 1:06.81; 6. Brightly Thoning, Hom, 1:07.00.

800 — 1. Rylee Ellis, Nik, 2:25.64; 2. Jordan Strausbaugh, Sol, 2:25.71; 3. Megan Nelson, Gra, 2:29.82; 4. Hailey Ingalls, Sew, 2:31.66; 5. Annie Burns, Sol, 2:32.04; 6. Jenna Houck, ACS, 2:36.81.

1,600 — 1. Katey Houser, Pal, 5:25.33; 2. Jordan Strausbaugh, Sol, 5:26.44; 3. Hailey Ingalls, Sew, 5:26.90; 4. Ella Hopkins, Col, 5:30.36; 5. Annie Burns, Sol, 5:35.19; 6. Megan Nelson, Gra, 5:44.65.

3,200 — 1. Ella Hopkins, Col, 11:58.77; 2. Debbie Brower, ACS, 12:16.95; 3. Jayna Boonstra, Ken, 13:01.57; 4. Jordan Ruffner, Sol, 13:01.90; 5. Emily Moss, Ken, 13:08.49; 6. Elena Badajos, Hom, 13:09.92.

100 hurdles — 1. Carissa Houck, ACS, 17.51; 2. Hope Jackson, Gra, 18.20; 3. Gracie Miotke, Hom, 18.73; 4. Adara Hagelund, So, 19.13; 5. Anaulie Sedivy, Sol, 19.40; 6. Elora Baker, Pal, 19.41.

300 hurdles — 1. Carissa Houck, ACS, 52.84; 2. Hope Jackson, Gra, 53.45; 3. Anaulie Sedivy, Sol, 54.58; 4. Viviana Boney, Col, 55.00; 5. Hope Colwell, Col, 55.53; 6. Elora Baker, Pal, 55.64.

400 relay — 1. Soldotna (Sisley, Bras, Chavarria, Morrison), 55.02; 2. Palmer, 57.02; 3. Wasilla, 57.55; 4. ACS, 57.76; 5. Homer, 57.98; 6. Seward, 59.03.

400 relay unified — 1. Homer (Stella Dye), 1:15.11.

1,600 relay — 1. Soldotna (A. Burns, E. Burns, McAnelly, Strausbaugh), 4:32.32; 2. Colony, 4:37.01; 3. Homer, 4:46.49; 4. Seward, 4:46.98; 5. ACS, 4:47.73; 6. Grace, 4:56.81.

Shot put — 1. Isabella Hays, Was, 35—3; 2. Layla Hays, Was, 31—11; 3. Dominique Bodle, Was, 30—5.5; 4. Abby Pettit, Pal, 28—8.5; 5. Denali Bernard, Ken, 28—8; 6. Izzy Fisk, Hom, 28—6.5.

Shot put unified — 1. Stella Dye, Hom, 9—5; 2. Trinity Phippin, Sol, 7—3.

Discus — 1. Isabella Hays, Was, 114—.5; 2. Madalyn Morris, Sol, 107—7; 3. Hailey Anderson, Sew, 89—.5; 4. Sarah Sorrells, ACS, 87—10.5; 5. Ashlee Anderson, Sol, 87—1.5; 6. Mia McCann, Col, 80—8.

High jump — 1. Adara Hagelund, Sol, 4—8; 2. Katelyn Morrison, Sol, 4—6; 3. Ellie VanDeventer, TV, 4—6; 4 (tie). Malena Grieme, Ken, Brightly Thoning, Hom, 4—4; 6. Malia Matthews, Col, 4—4.

Long jump — 1. Malena Grieme, Ken, 15—7; 2. Robin Cronin, Sew, 14—10; 3. Gracie Bras, Sol, 14—8.5; 4. Rylee Ellis, Nik, 14—6; 5. Malerie Nunn, Ken, 14—3.75; 6. Katelyn Morrison, Sol, 14—1.5.

Long jump unified — 1. Stella Dye, Hom, 5—3; 2. Trinity Phippin, Sol, 4—2.

Triple jump — 1. Katelyn Morrison, Sol, 31—4; 2. Adara Hagelun, Sol, 31—2; 3. Robin Cronin, Sew, 30—11.5; 4. Brooke Hronkin, Pal, 30—.5; 5. Elora Baker, Pal, 29—2.5; 6. Rylee McIntosh, Col, 28—9.5.

Soldotna’s Mandi Sisley competes in the long jump on Saturday, April 23, 2022, for the Homer Invite at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Soldotna’s Mandi Sisley competes in the long jump on Saturday, April 23, 2022, for the Homer Invite at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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