Going about their business
LOREN BENOIT/Press Lake City’s 4x200-meter relay anchor Angelyca Chapman crosses the finish line in first place at Thursday’s 5A Region 1 track meet at Coeur d’Alene High School.
Coeur d'Alene's Alex Bennett successfully clears the bar in the pole vault at Thursday's 5A/4A Region 1 track meet at Coeur d'Alene High School. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Post Falls' JJ Magill crosses the finish in first place a stride ahead of Lake City's Carter Gordon in the 4x800 meter relay. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Lake City's Jacob Smith competes in the discus at Thursday's 5A/4A Region 1 track meet at Coeur d'Alene High School. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Lake City's Katie Moss competes in the pole vault at Thursday's 5A/4A Region 1 track meet at Coeur d'Alene High School. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Coeur d'Alene's Kaitlyn Ward concentrates before releasing the shot put at Thursday's 5A/4A Region 1 track meet at Coeur d'Alene High School. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Lakeland High's Katelin Bronson shoots off the starting block at the beginning of the 4x200 meter relay at Thursday's 5A/4A Region 1 track meet at Coeur d'Alene High School. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Lakeland High's Marshall Conolley successfully clears the bar in the pole vault at Thursday's 5A/4A Region 1 track meet at Coeur d'Alene High School. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Tegan Uemoto of Post Falls competes in the shot put at Thursday's 5A/4A Region 1 track meet at Coeur d'Alene High School. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Lake City's Chelsea Reynolds competes in the shotput at Thursday's 5A/4A Region 1 track meet at Coeur d'Alene High School. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
COEUR d’ALENE — Some coaches say that it’s good to get a little adversity out of the way before the postseason, just to have something to build on.
For the Lake City girls 4x200 relay, it came before the whistle in Thursday’s race on the first day of the 5A Region 1 meet at Coeur d’Alene High.
As senior Bridget Rieken stepped into the blocks, they broke, causing a brief delay in the start of the race while she grabbed another set of blocks.
“That’s never happened to me before,” Rieken said. “I’ve never had an issue with them breaking on me. When I went for my first run out, I noticed it felt weird and then they were blowing the whistle and I didn’t want to get disqualified. It’s kind of a mental thing and you get into the blocks like you do for every other race. This time, it was a little different and I had to reset everything.”
Lake City won the race in 1 minute, 44.48 seconds.
McKenzie Fletcher, a senior, is third in the relay, handing off to either Lilith Tweedy, or in the case of Thursday’s 4x200 relay, Angelyca Chapman.
“You definitely have to not let the people around you bother you,” said Fletcher, who also competes in the hurdles for Lake City. “You really have to know the way you run ... and not get into your own head about the race.”
Today, the same four will compete in the 4x400 relay — where they hold a 5A class high time of 4:00.25 — at Vollmer Bowl in Lewiston.
“It’s definitely more of a challenge,” Fletcher said of the 4x400. “But you’ve really got to know how to pace yourself and know your own limits. A lot of people go into the 4x400 relay thinking it’s the worst event. It’s usually cold and I think we just have a good time with it. We do a handshake with coach Reed and try to just have fun and go home happy.”
“It takes some of the pressure off knowing that they qualified to go to state today,” Lake City coach Kelly Reed said. “It makes for a little less pressure in the 4x400, and the exchanges aren’t as fast of a pace as they were today. But there’s still some coaches’ anxiety. Most of them have state experience anyway, but it’s good to get their feet wet today.”
Tweedy, a sophomore, usually anchors on the 4x200, but was moved to second on the relay on Thursday.
“I’ve built up a lot of endurance through playing soccer, so I just try to go as fast as I can on the track,” Tweedy said. “The race (4x400), it hurts. But at the end of it, it’s an amazing feeling because you’ve worked so hard.”
Chapman, a sophomore who also runs cross country, ran the anchor leg of the 4x200 on Thursday. She also competes in the 400-meter dash for Lake City.
“My main event is the 500, so I’ve got to get a bit of an endurance run as well,” Chapman said. “At the beginning of the season, I’d go run with the distance runners to work on my endurance, and as the season progressed, we split it up between them and the sprinters. It’s a lot of work and takes a lot of mental strength as well.”
“They’re like business professionals,” Reed said. “I don’t have to say anything. They warm up the right way, they cool down the right way. Give credit to Bridget, it’s the fourth time she’s qualified for state, so she sets the tone. They’re very business like. They don’t get rattled and they’re a confident group. Meet days, I leave them alone a lot. They’re self-policed. They know what to do. They’re very mature in their approach in this thing.”
It wasn’t by much, but Coeur d’Alene High senior Nick Ancker hit a personal best 14 feet, 1 inch to win the 5A boys pole vault title.
“It was a really beautiful day and good day to compete,” said Ancker, who finished 10th at state last year. “It gives me really good confidence going into state. I’m going try to get on some bigger poles because I seem to bleed through them and they bend like noodles.”
Ancker will attend Washington State in the fall for academics, though he’s been entertaining the idea of competing at the college level. “Washington State told me I could walk on if I hit 15 feet,” Ancker said. “That’s my goal because it’s the school record, but I’m hoping to hit that at state.”
Post Falls senior Tyler Trengove won the 5A high jump in a school record 6 feet, 9 inches, then won the triple jump at 45 feet.
Team scores were not available.
The 5A and 4A regional meets conclude today in Lewiston starting at 2 p.m.
5A
(Top three individuals, two relays to state meet May 17-18 at Eagle High)
BOYS
3,200 — 1, Caden Byrer, Lewiston, 10:21.10. 2, Braden Dance, Coeur d’Alene, 10:24.69. 3, Cameron Dance, Coeur d’Alene, 10:27.41. 4, Maximillian Bazler, Lake City, 10:29.94.
4x200 relay — 1, Lewiston (Jaiden Caviness, Matthew O’Brien, Drew Fenter, Ozzy Wexler), 1:33.07. 2, Lake City, 1:33.87. 3, Post Falls, 1:34.32.
4x800 relay — 1, Post Falls (Alex Peters, Sawyer Crenshaw, Caden McLean, James Magill), 8:29.94. 2, Lake City, 8:30.15. 3, Coeur d’Alene, 8:35.62.
Discus — 1, Jacob Smith, Lake City, 152-4. 2, Travis Kerr, Lake City, 149-4. 3, Logan Parson, Lake City, 134-8. 4, Seth Hagel, Coeur d’Alene, 127-9.
Shot put — 1, Travis Kerr, Coeur d’Alene, 52-6. 2, Zane Lettau, Lake City, 50-7. 3, Connor Dremann, Lake City, 48-3. 4, Seth Hagel, Coeur d’Alene, 48-3.
High jump — 1, Tyler Trengove, Post Falls, 6-9. 2 (tie), Elias Hill, Lake City, Eli Jolly, Coeur d’Alene, 5-8. 4, Joshua Roggenbuck, Post Falls, 5-6.
Pole vault — 1, Nick Ancker, Coeur d’Alene, 14-1. 2, Porter Howard, Lake City, 13-7. 3 (tie), Lars Horning, Post Falls, Carson Jacobsen, Post Falls, 13-1.
Long jump — 1, Jacob Schnatter, Lake City, 22-1. 2, Connor Albrich, Lewiston, 20-10 1/2. 3, Elias Hill, Lake City, 20-10 1/2. 4, Logan Jeanselme, Lake City, 20-8.
Triple jump — 1, Tyler Trengove, Post Falls, 45-0. 2, Conor Albrich, Lewiston, 41-8 1/2. 3, Elias Hill, Lake City, 39-6 1/2. 4, Chase Berg, Post Falls, 39-6.
GIRLS
3,200 — 1, Sydney Shanahan, Post Falls, 11:15.83. 2, Samantha Wood, Post Falls, 11:19.08. 3, Lauren Forster, Coeur d’Alene, 11:26.33. 4, Brooklyn Shell, Coeur d’Alene, 11:56.23.
4x200 relay — 1, Lake City (Bridget Rieken, Lilith Tweedy, McKenzie Fletcher, Angelyca Chapman), 1:44.48. 2, Post Falls, 1:47.04. 3, Coeur d’Alene, 1:47.70.
4x800 relay — 1, Post Falls (Jenna Gardiner, Bailey Shanahan, Anayah Brown, Samantha Wood), 9:38.45. 2, Coeur d’Alene, 10:01.51. 3, Lake City, 11:21.26.
Long jump — 1, Jennah Carpenter, Lewiston, 16-7. 2, Lauren Baldeck, Coeur d’Alene, 15-9 1/2. 3, Dylan Lovett, Post Falls, 15-7. 4, Callie Bernatz, Lewiston, 14-11 1/2.
Discus — 1, Kaitlyn Ward, Coeur d’Alene, 127-2. 2, Lizzy Wensley, Lake City, 125-10. 3, Emily Bronson, Coeur d’Alene, 121-11. 4, Carmen Breen, Coeur d’Alene, 111-7.
Shot put — 1, Carmen Breen, Coeur d’Alene, 37-11 3/4. 2, Labria Bowman, Lake City, 36-1 1/2. 3, Lizzy Wensley, Lake City, 35-0 3/4. 4, Kaitlyn Ward, Coeur d’Alene, 34-10.
High jump — 1, Jennah Carpenter, Lewiston, 5-2. 2, Callie Bernatz, Lewiston, 4-10. 3 (tie), Alexis McKeig, Lewiston, Emma Ramage, Coeur d’Alene, 4-8.
Pole vault — 1, Alex Bennet, Coeur d’Alene, 9-7. 2 (tie), Kaitlyn Moss, Lake City, Lily Hollibaugh, Coeur d’Alene, 9-7. 4, Hailey Spooner, Post Falls, 9-1.
Triple jump — 1, Emily Collins, Lewiston, 32-5 1/2. 2, Callie Bernatz, Lewiston, 31-10. 3, Sara Muehlhausen, Lake City, 31-7. 4, Savannah Butler, Coeur d’Alene, 30-10.
4A
(Top two individuals, winning relays to state 4A meet May 17-18 at Eagle High)
BOYS
3,200 — 1, Nikolai Braedt, Sandpoint, 10:05.62. 2, Brady Nelsen, Sandpoint, 10:12.92. 3, Jett Lucas, Sandpoint, 10:22.69.
4x200 relay — 1, Moscow (Cole Hansen, Jacob Cardwell, Jonah Elliss, Toby Searcy), 1:32.46. 2, Lakeland, 1:37.93.
Medley relay — 1, Moscow (Lane Hanson, Cole Hansen, Carson Corgatelli, Devon Conway), 3:40.12. 2, Lakeland, 3:44.37.
Long jump — 1, Braden Kappen, Sandpoint, 21-4. 2, Jacob Cardwell, Moscow, 20-6. 3, Christian Niemala, Sandpoint, 19-10 1/2.
Shot put — 1, Jonah Elliss, Moscow, 48-6 1/2. 2, Brandon Casey, Sandpoint, 47-4. 3, Anthony Carlone, Sandpoint, 40-6.
Discus — 1, Brandon Casey, Sandpoint, 125-9. 2, Max Peed, Lakeland, 121-10. 3, Justin Wild, Lakeland, 112-1.
High jump — 1, Josh Haug, Lakeland, 5-10. 2, Grant Roth, Lakeland, 5-8. 3, Connor Moreno, Sandpoint, 5-6.
Pole vault — 1, Ben Zubaly, Lakeland, 13-7. 2, Nate Eliason, Lakeland, 12-2. 3, Jake Ryan, Sandpoint, 11-8.
Triple jump — 1, Ammon Munyer, Lakeland, 40-8. 2, Jed Wallen, Moscow, 39-9. 3, Christian Niemala, Sandpoint, 38-1.
GIRLS
3,200 — 1, Laurel Hicke, Moscow, 11:59.69. 2, Dorothy Gallus, Lakeland, 12:27.98. 3, Chloe Braedt, Sandpoint, 12:38.61.
4x200 relay — 1, Moscow (Natalie Payne, Anya Payne, Megan Watson, Ellie Gomulkiewicz), 1:50.44. 2, Sandpoint, 1:50.88.
Medley relay — 1, Moscow (Caily Wilson, Samantha Schwager, Ellie Gomulkiewicz, Eden Schumaker), 1:51.82. 2, Lakeland, 1:57.40.
Long jump — 1, Samantha Schwager, Moscow, 16-2. 2, Summer Kastning, Lakeland, 15-11. 3, Maddie Morgan, Sandpoint, 15-11.
Shot put — 1, Emily Grove, Lakeland, 32-9 1/2. 2, Kayla Remsen, Sandpoint, 31-9. 3, Makayla Chapman, Sandpoint, 31-8.
Discus — 1, Emily Grove, Lakeland, 107-5. 2, Chloe Morian, Lakeland, 92-4. 3, Chole Baker, Moscow, 83-6.
High jump — 1, Summer Kastning, Lakeland, 5-0. 2, Elaine Huang, Sandpoint, 4-6. 3, Keelyn Pilcher, Moscow, 4-2.
Pole vault — 1, Paige Davidson, Sandpoint, 9-9. 2 (tie), Lydia Nelson, Sandpoint, Samantha Daniels, Lakeland, 8-2.
Triple jump — 1, Maddie Morgan, Sandpoint, 33-7. 2, Samantha Schwager, Moscow, 32-5. 3, Peyton Claus, Moscow, 32-3 1/2.