STATE TRACK MEET: Abubarkari and Burt take first
Morgan Burt attempting the pole vault at the 3A state track meet. Burt won the pole vault and is the new state champion.
Photo courtesy of MAUREEN BLACKMORE
Asha Abubakari setting up for a shot put throw. Abubakari took first in the shot put and discus at the 3A state track meet. She is the new state champion for both events.
MIDDLETON — Badger track and field sent 24 athletes to 3A state competition at Eagle High School May 20-21, and came away with two state champions and several top finishers.
Morgan Burt took first place in the pole vault at 10 feet. Burt initially tied in the pole vault, but since she made the vault in fewer attempts than her opponent, she finished first.
“She did a great job getting used to a new pole to increase her height,” said head coach Travis Hinthorn.
Asha Abubakari won the discus on her last throw and beat the competition by two inches.
“Girls had a great day on the first day because of our field events,” Hinthorn said. “We were tied for second at the beginning of the second day and were in fourth until the last event, the 4X400 relay.”
Since Weiser won the relay, they jumped up the fourth place spot and forced the Badgers girl’s track to take fifth and miss out on hardware. Only the top four teams receive trophies.
Helene Rae finished fourth in shot put and improved her personal record multiple times in the past five meets. Camille Ussher took fourth in the 800m with a new PR.
For the boys, Charles Henslee took fourth in the 1600m. Last year, he was the state champion.
The Boys sprint medley team finished fourth with a time of 3:43.76. Snake River took first with a time of 3:37.99.
RESULTS FOR BONNERS FERRY ATHLETES IN FINALS ONLY
GIRLS
1600m Sydney Becker 10th at 6:06.29
3200m Sydney Becker 9th at 13:14.63
4X200m —8th, Bonners Ferry 1:52.98, Mia Blackmore, Sydney Hinthorn, Camille Ussher and Morgan Burt.
4X400m — 8th, Bonners Ferry 4:28.16, Mia Blackmore, Sydney Hinthorn, Morgan Burt and Camille Ussher.
SMR – 8th, Bonners Ferry 1:58.21, Sierra Petesch, Sydney Hinthorn, Morgan Burt and Camille Ussher.
Shot put — 1st, Abubakari 38–11.50; 4th, Helena Rae at 36–04.50.
Discus — 1st, Abubakari 120–02; 10th Helena Rae at 92–05.
High Jump — 10th, Markynn Pluid at 4–08.
Pole Vault — 1st, Morgan Burt at 10–00.
Long Jump — 8th, Asha Abubakari 16–01.50
Triple Jump — 15th, Brooke Petesch 30–11; 16th Markynn Pluid 29–09.50 PR; 17th, Asha Abubakari 28—03.
BOYS
1600m Boys — 4th, Charles Henslee 4:39.42, 11th Connor Alexander 4:52.01.
3200m Men — 9th,Connor Alexander 10:31.08.
SMR — 4th, Bonners Ferry 3:43.76, Noah Walker, Cleo Henslee, Noah Bottcher and Charles Henslee.
Shot put — 10th, Dillion Mai 41–11.25.
High Jump – 8th, Braeden Blackmore 5–08.
Long Jump — 16th, Aiden Beggerly 18–00.2
Triple Jump — 8th, Levi Bonnell 40–3.25, a new personal record.
Hinthorn said that all Badger athletes that made the trip down to state did a great job. It was a long four days, as the students left early in the morning to travel and still found time to practice before heading to the hotel. It was two long full days of competition, early morning and late nights.
(Badgers in bold)
GIRLS
1, Fruitland 83; 2, Kimberly 79; 3, Sugar-Salem 77; 4, Weiser 52; 5, Bonners Ferry 45; 6, Teton 40; 7, Timberlake 38; 8, Snake River 36; 9, Buhl 31; 10, Gooding 30; 11, Payette 29; 12, McCall-Donnelly 26.5; 13, Marsh Valley 24; 14, Filer 22; 15, Coer d’Alene Charter 21; 16, Kellogg 19; 17, Homedale 17; 18, American Falls 12; 19, Parma 8.5; 20, South Fremont 8; 21, Priest River Lamanna 4.
BOYS
1, Sugar-Salem 141; 2, Kimberly 108; 3,Snake River 82; 4, McCall-Donnelly 51; 5,Filer 47; 6, Buhl 42; 7, Timberlake 37; 7,Fruitland 37; 9, Homedale 27; 9, Payette 27; 11, Priest River Lamanna 25; 12, Teton 19; 12, Marsh Valley 19; 14, Bonners Ferry 12; 15, Gooding 10; 16, Weiser 5; 17, Kellogg 4; 17, Coeur d'Alene Charter 4; 19, Parma 1.
Full results at: https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/449116/results
