Meet: Midland Top 10
Date: 2011-05-03LAUREL — John Daubert was just hoping to keep up with the competition Tuesday. As it turned out, no one could keep up with him.
The Billings Senior junior won the boys 200- and 400-meter dashes in the Midland Roundtable Top 10 track and field meet at the LHS Sports Complex, clocking a state-best time in the 400 and winning by a nose in a thrilling 200.
“It was a good day,” said a smiling Daubert, who also ran a leg on Senior’s 1,600 relay team. “I didn’t really know what to expect today. I just wanted to run a good time in the 400, and in the 200 I just wanted to keep up with (Billings West’s) Alex Wambauch. He’s been putting up some great times.”
Daubert was the lone double winner in the boys meet. He clocked a 49.9 in the 400, a personal-best time and the fastest time in the state this year. He finished almost a full second ahead of the runner-up, Senior teammate Andrew Monaco.
“I’ve been trying to run a 49 all year — I finally got it,” said Daubert, whose previous personal best was 50.3 last month at the Billings Invitational. “I felt like I ran pretty well. I felt the wind a lot on that backstretch, but I just tried to push through it.”
In the 200, Daubert came from behind to catch West’s Wambauch and Livingston’s Paul Meyer in the final 10 meters and leaned into the tape just ahead of them. Daubert finished in 23.4, followed by Wambauch at 23.79 and Meyer at 23.85.
“The time wasn’t great, but that was a fun race,” said Daubert, who ran a 22.8 last weekend in Helena. “That Livingston kid and Alex really kicked it in at the start. I wasn’t sure if I was going to catch them or not.”
Billings Skyview junior Landon Polkow continued his domination of the 300-meter hurdles, winning by more than two seconds in a time of 39.87. Lewistown’s Bo Descheemaeker was second in 41.97.
“I love this meet,” said Polkow, the defending State AA champion in the 300 hurdles. “Last year I was in the lead and then the wind got me and blew me back to fifth. I really wanted to run well today. I knew the competition would be really strong.”
In addition to defending his state title, Polkow still hopes to beat the school record of 38.5 set by his brother Logan, a 2007 Skyview grad.
"I keep telling him that I'm going to get it," Polkow said, smiling. "We haven't had great weather so far this year. Hopefully we'll get a few warm days to run before the season is over."
Belgrade boasted three winners on the boys side — Joey Vaughn in the 3,200 (10:00.25), Zac Rossman in the shot put (52-0) and Luke Knatterud in the javelin (163-2).
Columbus had a pair of winners: Dustin Sobrero in the 100 (11.62) and Walter Johnson in the triple jump (46 feet, 4 inches).
Johnson's mark in the triple jump is the best in the state this year and a Columbus school record — and more importantly salvaged a day that wasn't going the way the senior had hoped.
"I was having a horrible meet," said Johnson, the defending State B champion in the long jump and triple jump. "I took last (ninth) in the javelin and I didn't clear the opening height in the high jump. When I came over here for the triple jump, I probably had tears in my eyes.
"When I got over here, I was surprised when they told me I was in the finals for the long jump because (in the prelims) I scratched twice and had one jump that was not very good.
"But I had a good jump (21 feet) to finish third in that, so that kind of got me going a little bit and I ended up with a great jump to win the triple. That beats the school record (of 45-8) that was set by Greg Steen in 1977. That record has been a goal of mine for a long time, so the day ended up a lot better than it started."
Senior's Scotty Owens, who previously had the state's best mark this year at 46-1, finished second with a jump of 45-2 3/4. Owens won the long jump with a mark of 21-8.
Other boys winners included Shawn Peden of West in the 800 (2:00.95), Robert Peterson of Skyview in the 1,600 (4:33.07), Heath Hunter of Bozeman in the 110 hurdles (15.01), Lee Hardt of West in the high jump (6-6), Jesse Burman of Miles City in the pole vault (12-0) and Zach Sharp of West in the discus (167-1). (Billings Gazette, May 4, 2011)
BOYS
100 -- Dustin Sobrero, Col, 11.62; Ben Ray, BW, 11.71; Alex Wambauch, BW, 11.74; Alex Stacey, BW, 11.80; Nolan Saraceni, SR, 11.81; Taylor Martinson, Cent, 11.85; Heath Hunter, Boz, 11.86; Andrew Monaco, SR, 11.97; Paul Meyer, Park, 12.06; Robert Nalewaja, MC, 12.25.
200 -- John Daubert, SR, 23.75; Alex Wambauch, BW, 23.79; Paul Meyer, Park, 23.85; Andrew Monaco, SR, 23.92; Dustin Sobrero, Col, 24.20; Kevin Close, Boz, 24.22; Trent Streeter, Harl, 24.23; Taylor Martinson, Cent, 24.77; Ryan Burke, Cent, 25.19.
400 -- John Daubert, SR, 49.90; Andrew Monaco, SR, 50.82; Trent Streeter, Harl, 51.00; Kevin Close, Boz, 51.30; Alex Klatt, SR, 51.72; Josh Conner, Sky, 51.86; Sage McCleary, Boz, 52.05; Jacob Kvilhaug, BW, 52.74; C.J. Edgmond, Lau, 53.19; Jacob Stanton, Cent, 53.19.
800 -- Shawn Peden, BW, 2:00.95; Thomas Neale, Sky, 2:01.48; Alex Klatt, SR, 2:02.40; Tucker White, Cent, 2:02.54; Chris Allen, Bel, 2:02.78; Mikey Wall, cent, 2:03.37; Mark Hovland, BW, 2:03.64; Ethan Wilhelm, Boz, 2:04.19; Marcus Swan, Man, 2:05.12; John Steinbacker, Boz, 2:07.02.
1,600 -- Robert Peterson, Sky, 4:33.07; Monte Cole, Park, 4:35.46; Ethan Wilhelm, Boz, 4:39.00; Preston Franck, Boz, 4:40.38; Colter May, Boz, 4:41.43; Mikey Wall, cent, 4:41.44; Ben Dickensheets, Boz, 4:41.58; Taylor Rumph, Bro, 4:49.99; Ben Rich, Boz, 4:50.89.
3,200 -- Joey Vaughn, Bel, 10:00.25; Robert Peterson, Sky, 10:04.50; Luke Stevenson, Jol, 10:07.40; Sam Anderson, Sky, 10:08.47; Monte Cole, Park, 10:10.00; Nathan Guillian, Boz, 10:13.08; Preston Franck, Boz, 10:17.58; Tim Royce, Man, 10:18.10; Colter May, Boz, 10:19.76; Adam Wollant, Boz, 10:19.85.
110 hurdles -- Heath Hunter, Boz, 15.01; Ethan Shevela, Col, 15.72; Bo Descheemaeker, Lew, 15.88; Ben Sulser, SR, 16.09; Evan Albertson, Boz, 16.12; Landon Polkow, Sky, 16.31; T.J. Harris, HP, 16.55; Taylor Beld, Sky, 16.87.
300 hurdles -- Landon Polkow, Sky, 39.87; Bo Descheemaeker, Lew, 41.97; James Stanton, Cent, 42.00; T.J. Harris, HP, 42.63; Ben Sulser, SR, 42.65; Levi Cade, Bel, 43.29; Tony Morales, Lau, 43.65; Taylor Beld, Sky, 43.93; Elvis Coyne, BT, 44.01.
400 relay -- Bozeman 43.28; Billings West 43.40; Billings Senior 43.91; Billings Central 44.67; Livingston, 45.09; Laurel 45.14; Miles City 45.34; Hardin 45.50; Manhattan 46.90.
1,600 relay -- Billings Senior 3:25.91; Billings Skyview 3:27.46; Bozeman 3:30.15; Manhattan 3:30.78; Belgrade 3:31.50; Billings Central 3:31.76; Billings West 3:32.31; Livingston 3:34.33; Laurel 3:37.17; Joliet 3:38.65.
High jump -- Lee Hardt, BW, 6-6; Scotty Owens, SR, 6-4; Tanner Sharbono, BW, 6-4; Tony Marin, MC, 5-10; Eric Rydquist, BW, 5-10; Louis Foust, Col, 5-10.
Pole vault -- Jesse Burman, MC, 12-0; Gus Murdock, Har, 12-0; Michael Robinson, Jol, 12-0; Andrew Barkhuff, Shep, 11-0.
Long jump -- Scotty Owens, SR, 21-8; Josh Conner, Sky, 21-2 3/4; Walter Johnson, Col, 21-0; Lee Hardt, BW, 20-9; Eric Rydquist, BW, 20-3 1/2; Zach Robinson, SR, 20-1; Tanner Roderick, Boz, 19-4 1/2; Dylan Hanser, Cent, 18-5 1/2; Taylor Broyles, Rap, 17-11; Austin Sprenger, Boz, 15-3.
Triple jump -- Walter Johnson, Col, 46-4; Scotty Owens, SR, 45-2 3/4; Tanner Sharbono, BW, 43-6 1/2; Alec Bofinger, Brdv, 42-1 1/2; Taylor Broyles, Rap, 42-0; Zach Robinson, SR, 41-4; Dylan Hanswer, Cent, 41-2; Nick Gray, Rdup, 38-9; Kyler Callahan, Boz, 37-2 3/4.
Shot put -- Zac Rossman, Bel, 52-0; Nick Johnson, BW, 51-9 1/2; Zach Sharp, BW, 51-8; Caleb Hamilton, BW, 50-1 1/2; Cody Hanson, TF, 49-3 1/2; Dominic Tangaro, Boz, 48-7; Shayne Durbin, Lew, 47-3 1/2; Chris Bion, Jol, 47-3; Tyrell Hess, MC, 42-3 1/2.
Discus -- Zach Sharp, BW, 167-1; Caleb Hamilton, BW, 160-0; Cody Hanson, TF, 158-6; Nick Jackson, BW, 156-9; Shayne Durbin, Lew, 155-11; Ryan Armstrong, MC, 149-1; Dominic Tangaro, Boz, 143-6; Zac Rossman, Bel, 141-4; Kody Stahl, Shep, 140-10; Josh Soares, Cent, 138-4.
Javelin -- Luke Knatterud, Bel, 163-2; Josh Royce, Abs, 161-6; Tyler Bouscher, Cols, 161-1; Kyle Tevlin, BW, 157-4; Jaycee VanZee, BW, 156-0; Jon Hagstrom, SR, 155-8; Conner Kelly, RL, 145-8; Jordan Wycoff, Col, 142-7; Walter Johnson, Col, 137-6.
GIRLS
100 -- Chloe Kanning, SR, 13.12; Hailey Gellner, Sky, 13.26; Brianna Eaton, SR, 13.54; Shaina Healey, Cent, 13.57; Michon Morgan, Sky, 13.62; Kaitlyn Wurnig, HP, 13.63; Sierra Bayles, Bro, 13.64; Shayla Mack, TF, 13.88; Kayla Novotny, Bel, 13.9; Taylor Dantic, BW, 13.96.
200 -- Brianna Easton, SR, 26.86; Chloe Kanning, SR, 26.98; Hailey Gellner, Sky, 27.25; Kaitlyn Wurnig, HP, 27.28; Kennedy Smith, BW, 27.34; Katelyn Megargel, Boz, 27.71; Shaina Healey, Cent, 28.05; Annie Warner, Sky, 28.17; Michon Morgan, Sky, 28.8; Shelby Erdahl, Bel, 28.83.
400 -- Brianna Eaton, SR, 59.2; Shealynn Wacaser, Sky, 1:00.17; Jackie Elliott, Cent, 1:00.48; Heidi Turner, Boz, 1:00.83; Mikaela Beausoleil, Lau, 1:01.56; Kalyse Engebretson, RL, 1:02.09; Bailey Dooper, Lau, 1:02.5; Shayla Mack, TF, 1:02.69; Sarah Snoozy, SR, 1:02.78; Lila Hamburg, BW, 1:04.57.
800 -- Nicole Rietz, BW, 2:18.67; Cate Hannah, BW, 2:26.1; Sammy Elliott, Cent, 2:26.16; Jaelene Zygmond, Cent, 2:28.28; Jocelyn Elorriaga, SR, 2:29.56; Shea Coons, SR, 2:31.62; Bailey Dooper, Lau, 2:35.67.
1,600 -- Dani Aragon, SR, 5:01.07 (meet record); Nicole Rietz, BW, 5:03.82; Heidi Turner, Boz, 5:10.78; Ashley Crippen, Cols, 5:27.04; Katie Keith, Boz, 5:28.7; Andrea Creel, Boz, 5:29.67; Jocelyn Elorriaga, SR, 5:30.0; Kennedy Robbins, Sky, 5:33.11; Keisha Stansby, BW, 5:38.25.
3,200 -- Andrea Creel, Boz, 11:59.81; Mackenzie O'Dore, Jol, 12:03.51; Katherine Stephens, Boz, 12:05.16; Katie Keith, Boz, 12:06.48; Selene Johnson, BT, 12:09.4; Ashley Crippen, Cols, 12:17.34; Bekah Kirtley, From, 12:21.61; Brook Rodgers, Lew, 12:30.89; Keisha Stansby, BW, 12:33.27; Kennedy Robbins, Sky, 12:38.81.
100 hurdles -- Morgan Sulser, SR, 15.66; Tori Weyand, BW, 15.78; Kiera Bulluck, Lew, 16.25; Shelby Erdahl, Bel, 16.4; Sawyer Ferguson, Sky, 16.47; Terra McDowell, SR, 16.56; Miranda Rabold, Cent, 17.06; Alyssa Espinosa, BW, 17.27; Marissa VanAtta, SR, 17.76; Hayley Moen, BT, 17.98.
300 hurdles -- Sawyer Ferguson, Sky, 45.82; Shelby Erdahl, Bel, 47.15; Kiera Bulluck, Lew, 47.86; Morgan Sulser, SR, 48.14; Tori Weyand, BW, 48.2; Callie Schwartz, SHV, 48.87; Miranda Rabold, Cent, 49.2; Jordan Dressen, SR, 49.49; Tatia Hollowell, Hys, 49.71; Alyssa Espinosa, BW, 50.76.
400 relay -- Billings Senior 50.0, Billings West 50.53, Billings Skyview 51.13, Bozeman 51.35, Billings Central 52.02, Belgrade 52.47, Laurel 52.78, Shields Valley 52.97, Joliet 53.06, Hardin 54.02.
1,600 relay -- Billings Senior 4:02.8, Billings West 4:02.85, Billings Skyview 4:07.86, Billings Central 4:10.86, Livingston 4:12.47, Bozeman 4:13.91, Belgrade 4:19.05, Laurel 4:21.86, Joliet 4:22.1, Three Forks 4:22.22.
High jump -- Janessa Benjamin, Bel, 5-4; Rachel Schlender, Boz, 5-2; Hunter Borner, Rdup, 5-2; Sarah Bates, Bel, 5-0; Sarah Snoozy, SR, 5-0; Chelsea Van Dyke, MNCH, 5-0; Jere Dennehy, Cols, 4-10; K.C. Christensen, BW, 4-10; Kiera Bulluck, Lew, 4-10.
Pole vault -- Emma Fulton, SR, 10-6; Carter Theade, RL, 9-0; Micha Robinson, BW, 9-0; Katie Suisse, Boz, 9-0; K.C. Christensen, BW, 9-0; Bailey Cranford, HP, 8-6; Laurel Sabol, Boz, 8-6; Kelcie McDowell, SR, 8-0; Crystal Scoles, 8-0.
Long jump -- Kennedy Smith, BW, 18-3; Martha Dembek, Win, 16-9 ½; Lacy Wilkins, Cols, 16-5 ¾; Andrea Emmett, SR, 16-3; Danielle Aragon, SR, 16-0; Rachelle Bennett, Jol, 15-8 ¼; Sara Pichler, Col, 15-5 ½; Shaina Healey, Cent, 15-3 ¾; Sarah Bates, Bel, 15-2 ¼; Dylan Fowler, Bel, 14-9 ¼.
Triple jump -- Terra McDowell, SR, 36-0 ¼; Jackie Elliott, 34-6 ¾; Mariah Hogenson, SHV, 34-0 ½; Andrea Emmett, SR, 34-0 ¼; Martha Dembek, Win, 33-10 ½; McCalle Feller, Lew, 33-9; Allie Cole, For, 33-5; Devon Donahue, BW, 32-10; Jere Dennehy, Cols, 32-6 ¾; Jenni Zundel, BW, 31-3 ¾.
Shot put -- Jorden Grasby, MC, 41-10; Brittnee Grimstad, SR, 40-6; Lindsey Halgren, BEl, 40-5 ½; Sam Hodgson, BW, 39-6; Chelsee Colling, Lau, 38-1; Emilee Colling, Lau, 37-5; Kayleen Goggins, Shep, 35-0; Heaven Zuehlsdorff, Cols, 33-6; Codi Francis, Man, 33-3; Breanna Jarrett, HP, 32-8.
Discus -- Sam Hodgson, BW, 130-3; Brittnee Grimstad, SR, 126-1; Paige Luiceck, BW, 124-4; Josie Three Irons, Har, 121-11; Corrie Holm, BW, 121-7; Carlee Smith, Man, 117-3; Heaven Zuehlsdorff, Cols, 113-0; Lindsey Halgren, Bel, 110-11; Codi Francis, Man, 109-4; Shawnee Dicks, BW, 89-9.
Javelin -- Brittnee Grimstad, SR, 136-6 (meet record); Lindsey Halgren, Bel, 125-5; Heaven Zuehlsdorff, Cols, 119-4; Liz King, BW, 119-0; Shelby Martinez, Win, 115-9; McCalle Feller, Lew, 112-11; Bailey Cranford, HP, 107-6; Marissa Ladwig, Cus, 105-9; Tayler Eubank, BC, 101-2; Alyssa Cornell, Liv, 98-3.