TRACK & FIELD: 12 Badgers named district champs

SPIRIT LAKE — A dozen Bonners Ferry track and field athletes earned district championship honors at the 3A IML district meet on Thursday and Friday. Twenty-three Badgers  will advance to the 3A state championship in Middleton.

Senior Eli Newell took first place in the 100m and 200m race, with times of 11.69 and 24.16. He also qualified for state for the high jump and long jump. 

The 4X200 relay team also won districts with a time of 1:35.66, with Ben Middleton, Spiro Petras, Gio Faroni and Riley Beggerly competing for Bonners Ferry. 

James Morgen won the discus with a throw of 131-2 and qualified for state in the shot put with a throw of 39-5. 

Asher Williams took first in the high jump at 6-0 and Sam Genys took first in the triple jump at 41-9 1/2. 

For the girls, Asha Abubakari is again district champion in the discus  and the shot put with a throw of 132-7 and 41-10. 

Taren Bateman, a freshman, is the 100m district champion with a time of 13.09. Makenna Baisden won the 400m race at 1:00.18. 

On Friday, the Badger girls 4X100 relay team took first in district with a time of 51.00, breaking the school record from 1978 by Cathi Poulton, Kelly Woods, Rhea Karnes and Shelley Poulton. The record-breaking team includes Asha Abubakari, Makenna Baisden, Ireland Grady and Taren Bateman. 

On Thursday the team of Asha Abubakari (100 meters), Ireland Grady (100 meters), Taren Bateman (200 meters) and anchored by Makenna Baisden (400 meters) ran a1:52.84 in the sprint medley breaking the school record set in 1978 by Kathy Tucker, Cathi Poulton, Rhea Karnes and Sandy Goding.

“It was great weather for our sprinters,” Bonners Ferry head coach Travis Hinthorn said. “The girls haven't run together much due to injuries or scheduling so it was fun to see them break these records. We are taking 23 to state and look forward to the state meet. Our girls were close to a trophy last year and we feel we have a good chance this year.”

Brenly Hymus took first in the pole vault at 8-0. 

Badgers who finished in second place will also advance to state. Those qualifying to state include Milan VonBeuskist in the 400m; Devin Sceppe for the 110m hurdles, Aiden Jacobson in the pole vault and Alex Taylor in the discus. 

For the girls, the 4X200, 4X400m and sprint medley teams took second and will advance to state. Hallie Hartman took second in the discus at 116-7 and Helene Rae took second in the shot put at 41-0. 

Freshman, Eva Willis qualified for state in the high jump and long jump at 4-10 and 14-8. 

Bonners Ferry also won three at-large qualifiers who will advance to state even though they did not finish in the top two of districts. This includes Markynn Pluid in the high jump, Brooke Petesch in the 800m and Sydney Beckle in the 1600. 

Timberlake swept team titles for the third straight year, narrowly defeating Bonners Ferry at Timberlake High 77-73 for the boys and 71-69 for the girls. 

Timberlake's boys have won 20 of the last 21 district titles. Timberlake's girls have won 14 of the last 16 district titles.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Timberlake 77. 2, Bonners Ferry 73. 3, Coeur d’Alene Charter 35.

(Top two individuals, winning relay to state; wild card for top two times statewide)

100 — 1, Eli Newell, Bonners Ferry, 11.69. 2, Micheal Bell II, Cd’A Charter, 11.74. 3, Kaeghn Spurgeon, Timberlake, 11.97.

200 — 1, Eli Newell, Bonners Ferry, 23.48. 2, Micheal Bell II, Cd’A Charter, 23.68. 3, Lyal Winschell, Timberlake, 24.16. 

400 — 1, Bridger Ricks, Cd’A Charter, 53.33. 2, Milan VonBuskist, Bonners Ferry, 53.59. 3, Noah Curtis, Cd’A Charter, 53.77. 

800 — 1, Nathan Russell, Cd’A Charter, 1:58.18. 2, Jacob Barnhart, Timberlake, 1:58.38. 3, Jonathan Barnhart, Timberlake, 2:04.20. 

1,600 — 1, Nathan Russell, Cd’A Charter, 4:29.43. 2, Jacob Barnhart, Timberlake, 4:33.35. 3, Nolan Oyler, Cd’A Charter, 4:34.03. 

3,200 — 1, Caleb Royce, Timberlake, 10:15.01. 2, Jacob Howell, Timberlake, 11:08.73. 3, Ethan Cowell, Bonners Ferry, 11:30.75.

110 hurdles — 1, Caius Tebbe, Timberlake, 15.24. 2, Devin Sceppe, Bonners Ferry, 18.00. 3, Andrew Gardner, Bonners Ferry, 18.11.

300 hurdles — 1, Caius Tebbe, Timberlake, 40.61. 2, Jay Defrehn, Timberlake, 44.84. 3, Andrew Gardner, Bonners Ferry, 45.58.

4x100 relay — 1, Timberlake (Lyal Winschell, Kaeghn Spurgeon, Austin Wilson, Jacob Yetter), 45.29. 2, Bonners Ferry, 46.68. 

4x200 relay — 1, Bonners Ferry (Ben Middleton, Spiro Petras, Gio Faroni, Riley Beggerly), 1:35.66. 2, Timberlake, 1:36.99.

4x400 relay — 1, Cd’A Charter (Bridger Ricks, Noah Curtis, Nolan Oyler, Nathan Russell), 3:33.32. 2, Timberlake, 3:35.79.

Sprint medley — 1, Cd’A Charter (Michael Bell II, Bridger Ricks, Nolan Oyler, Nathan Russell), 3:38.32. 2, Timberlake, 3:43.14. 

Shot put — 1, Vaughn Higgins, Timberlake, 41-2. 2, James Morgen, Bonners Ferry, 39-5. 3, Asher Whiteman, Timberlake, 38-10 ½. 

Discus — 1, James Morgen, Bonners Ferry, 131-2. 2, Alex Taylor, Bonners Ferry, 115-6. 3, Samuel Simmons, Timberlake, 112-3. 

Pole vault — 1, Jacob Yetter, Timberlake, 11-6. 2, Aiden Jacobson, Bonners Ferry, 11-0. 3, Zion Jacobson, Bonners Ferry, 11-0. 

High jump — 1, Asher Williams, Bonners Ferry, 6-0. 2, Eli Newell, Bonners Ferry, 5-8. 3, Logan Archibald, Bonners Ferry, 5-8 

Long jump — 1, Caius Tebbe, Timberlake, 20-6 ½. 2, Eli Newell, Bonners Ferry, 20-2. 3, Aiden Beggerly, Bonners Ferry, 19-3.

Triple jump — 1, Sam Genys, Bonners Ferry, 41-9 ½. 2, Caius Tebbe, Timberlake, 40-2. 3, Tyler Wendt, Timberlake, 38-6. 

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Timberlake 71. 2, Bonners Ferry 69. 3, Coeur d’Alene Charter 46.

(Top two individuals, winning relay to state; wild card for top two times statewide)

100 — 1, Taren Bateman, Bonners Ferry, 13.09. 2, Amarijana Oliveri, Timberlake, 13.16. 3, Alexa Sheppard, Cd’A Charter, 13.74.

200 — 1, Maicie Archer, Timberlake, 27.69. 2, Amarijana Oliveri, Timberlake, 27.94. 3, Alexa Sheppard, Cd’A Charter, 28.69. 

400 — 1, Makenna Baisden, Bonners Ferry, 1:00.18. 2, Maicie Archer, Timberlake, 1:01.58. 3, Emily Russell, Cd’A Charter, 1:02.23. 

800 — 1, Annabelle Carr, Cd’A Charter, 2:13.85. 2, Helen Oyler, Cd’A Charter, 2:22.10. 3, Brooke Petesch, Bonners Ferry, 2:29.60.

1,600 — 1, Annabelle Carr, Cd’A Charter, 5:14.89. 2, Vanessa McLachlan, Timberlake, 5:29.70. 3, Sydney Beckle, Bonners Ferry, 5:44.92. 

3,200 — 1, Helen Oyler, Cd’A Charter, 11:51.40. 2, Vanessa McLachlan, Timberlake, 12:04.49. 3, Lola Eggleston, Timberlake, 12:33.56.

100 hurdles — 1, Reagan Meine, Cd’A Charter, 16.48. 2, Ireland Grady, Bonners Ferry, 16.85. 3, Jozee MacArthur, Timberlake, 17.83. 

300 hurdles — 1, Reagan Meine, Cd’A Charter, 47.47. 2, Jozee MacArthur, Timberlake, 49.10. 3, Emily Wright, Timberlake, 52.89. 

4x100 relay — 1, Bonners Ferry (Asha Abubakari, Makenna Baisden, Ireland Grady, Taren Bateman), 51.00. 2, Timberlake, 53.09. 

4x200 relay — 1, Timberlake (Payton Young, Amarijana Olivieri, Maicie Archer, Jozee MacArthur), 1:49.48. 2, Bonners Ferry, 2:01.69. 

4x400 relay — 1, Cd’A Charter (Emily Russell, Helen Oyler, Reagan Meine, Annabelle Carr), 4:08.02. 2, Bonners Ferry, 4:11.89.

Sprint medley — 1, Cd’A Charter (Alexa Sheppard, Reagan Meine, Sofia Peppin, Annabelle Carr), 1:52.07. 2, Bonners Ferry, 1:52.84. 

Discus — 1, Asha Abubakari, Bonners Ferry, 132-7. 2, Hallie Hartman, Bonners Ferry, 116-7. 3, Emily Lewis, Timberlake, 109-8. 

Shot put — 1, Asha Abubakari, Bonners Ferry, 41-10. 2, Helene Rae, Bonners Ferry, 41-0. 3, Hallie Hartman, Bonners Ferry, 38-7. 

High jump — 1, Diana Nelson, Timberlake, 5-0. 2, Eva Willis, Bonners Ferry, 4-10. 3, Markynn Pluid, Bonners Ferry, 4-8.

Long jump — 1, Payton Young, Timberlake, 14-8 ½. 2, Eva Willis, Bonners Ferry, 14-8. 3, Olivia Barnhart, Timberlake, 14-4 ½. 

Pole vault — 1, Brenly Hymus, Bonners Ferry, 8-0. 2, Hadassah Davis, Timberlake, 7-6. 3, Charis Giesbrecht, Timberlake, 7-6. 

Triple jump — 1, Payton Young, Timberlake, 34-2. 2, Olivia Barnhart, Timberlake, 31-9. 3, Diana Nelson, Timberlake, 31-6 ½.