Bulldogs, T-Wolves advance to 2B track finals

Carmen Gfeller launches on the way to a win in the girls 100 hurdles.

Colfax and Tekoa/Rosalia tracksters nailed down tickets to this week’s 2B state meet in the regional rounds Friday and Saturday at Central Valley. The regional shaped up as a round-two version of the NE league’s district meet.

Top three finishers in the boys and girls side won tickets to the state at Cheney which will wind up the track season.

Both Colfax teams placed third in the team totals. The Bulldog boys finished with 90 points behind the 102 win by Northwest Christian, and the Colfax girls finished with 87 behind the team win by Asotin. The Panthers nudged St. George’s 136.5 to 122 for the top spot.

Carmen Gfeller again cranked out a win in the 100 hurdles with a .17 edge over Darby Soliday of Davenport at the finish line.

The Colfax girls 4x100 relay team of Sara Whelchel, Kaitlyn Cornish, Averi Mackleit and Josie Riebold again place first with a 51.99 clocking .217 ahead of the team from St. George’s.

Senor Piper Cai again topped the pole vault at 9-0, and she placed second in the high jump at 4-10. Sophie Klaveano placed third in the vault to qualify.

Whelchel also qualified with a third in the long jump.

Carson Cloaninger against cleared 11-0 to win the pole vault for the lone first-place finish for the Bulldog boys. Cole Baerlocher also qualified in the vault with a third.

Senior Ben Ahmann placed second in both hurdle races to qualify for the Cheney chapter. Will Lane of NWC took both of the hurdle events.

Ryley Griffiths qualified with a third in the 800.

Both Colfax boys relay teams qualified with third-place finishers. Ben and Gabe Ahmann, Dane Hall and Griffiths ran in the 4x100 and the Ahmanns, Mike Morgan and Griffiths were in the 4x400 squad.

Dane Hall also qualified with a third in the triple jump.

Tekoa/Rosalia’s Gavin Merritt placed second in both distance races to get a state ticket. NWC’s Tyler Shea won both races. Issac Leighton placed third behind Merritt in the 3200 to earn a state ticket.

Emily Leighton place third in the shot at 32-2 to also qualify for state.

BOYS RESULTS

100 Meters- 6. Dakota Hall-C12.62.

200 Meters - 6. Ryley Griffiths-C 24.84.

800 Meters - 3. Griffiths 2:01.21.

1600 Meters - 2. Gavin Merritt-TR 4:36.22, 5. Isaac Leighton-TR 4:45.99, 6. Chase Baerlocher-C 4:53.11.

3200 Meters - 2. Merritt 10:11.72, 3. Leighton 10:36.56, 5. Chase Baerlocher 10:50.37.

110 Hurdles - 2. Ben Ahmann-C 16.61, 6. Bryan Rubin-C 17.81.

300 Hurdles - 2.Ben Ahmann 42.58, 8. Dane Hall-C 46.27.

4x100 Relay - 3. Colfax (Ben Ahmann, Gabe Ahmann, Dane Hall, Ryley Griffiths) 46.04.

4x400 Relay - 3. Colfax (B. Ahmann, G. Ahmann, Mark Morgan, Griffiths) 3:33.95.

Shot Put - 12. Dakota Hall-C 34-04.00.

Javelin - 4. Dakota Hall 135-06, 9. Gunner Aune-C 106-04, 12. Cameron Atchison-TR 85-11.50.

High Jump - 6. Gabe Ahmann 5-04, 8. Cole Peterson-TR 5-04, 9. Carson Cloaninger-5-04,

Pole Vault - 1. Cloaninger11-00, 3. Cole Baerlocher-C 9-06.

Long Jump - 4. G. Ahman 19-11.75, 5. Mark Morgan 18-10.00, 9. Dakota Hall 17-08.25, 10. Chase Deane-TR 17-08.

Triple Jump - 3.Dane Hall 38-10.75. 8. Jaedyn Norwood-TR 34-03.75, 10. Jacob Brown-C 33-05.

GIRLS RESULTS

00 Meters - 4. Kaitlyn Cornish-C 13.39, 6. Trista Bogenreif-TR 13.72, 7. Sara Welchel-C 13.86.

200 Meters - 6. Cornish 28.38, 8. Josie Riebold-C 29.10.

1600 Meters- 8. Tayma Vanek-C 6:26.48, 12. Rebekah Huber-C 6:34.71.

3200 Meters-5. Miya Ensley-C 14:20.32, 6. Huber 14:24.37.

100m Hurdles - 1 Carmen Gfeller-C 16.49, .6. Nora Burrill-C 18.33. 7. Averi Mackleit-C 18.43.

300m Hurdles-5. Gfeller 50.23, 7. Mackleit 52.41, 8. Hana McMullen-TR 52.68.

4x100 Relay 1.Colfax (Welchel, Cornish, Mackleit, Riebold) 51.99. 4x400 Relay 4. Colfax (Taylre Sakamoto-Howell, Gfeller, Riebold, Piper Cai) 4:16.55.

Shot Put - 3. Emily Leighton-TR 32-02.50.

Javelin - 10. Alicia Knee-C 80-02.75, 11. Leighton 78-02.

High Jump - 2. Cai 4-10.

Pole Vault – 1. Cai 9-0 3. Sophie Klaveano-C 7-0.

Long Jump - 3. Welchel 15-10.25, 11. Hana McMullen-TR 13-04.50.

Triple Jump - 6. Welchel 31-01. 12. Casey Fulfs- C 27-11.75.