PREP TRACK & FIELD: Sandpoint girls take home team title from Christina Finney Relays

by MAX OSWALD
Sports Reporter | April 16, 2024 9:30 PM

POST FALLS — Ivy Smith won in the shot put, Jetta Thaete in the javelin, as the Sandpoint girls won the Christina Finney Co-Ed Relays hosted by Post Falls High on Tuesday.

Sandpoint’s Ani Vick placed second in both the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles, setting a new personal best time in both events. In the 100 hurdles, Vick ran a time of 17.12 seconds. In the 300 hurdles, she dropped her time by over a full second, finishing in 48.62 seconds. Grace Rookey also came in clutch for the Bulldogs, running to a new personal best time of 2:24.35 in the 800 to place second.

For the boys, Klein Fragoso won the pole vault after clearing 14 feet to lead the boys to a second place team finish. In the 1600, Nathan Roche, Daniel Ricks, and Kasten Grimm went 1-2-3 to pick up some big points. In the 3200, Sandpoint’s Paul Kent finished first, Jack Lovin third for the Bulldogs; Lovin set a new personal best time of 10:38.18 in the event, a 16-second improvement from his previous best set this past Saturday. Isaac Schmit finished third in the 100 and 200, setting a new personal best of 11.66 seconds in the 100.

For Priest River, Brayden Lammana finished second in the 3200, setting a new personal best time of 10:25.17. In the javelin throw, Gavin Griesmer continues to perform well for the Spartans, placing fourth. On the girls side, Chase Smith was third in the javelin, Kylee Swoboda second in the high jump.

Sandpoint will be back in action at the Rasmussen Invite hosted by Coeur d’Alene High on Friday. Priest River will host the 27th annual Priest River Invitational on Saturday.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES (15 out of 17 events scored) — 1, Post Falls 208; 2, Sandpoint 116; 3, Timberlake 75.5; 4, Lakeland 59; 5, St. Maries 48; 6, Coeur d'Alene 45.5; 7, Lake City 43; 8, Bonners Ferry 31; 9, Priest River Lamanna 24; 10, Logos 18; 11, Wallace 13; 12, Moscow 1.5.

Winner, locals in top 5

100 – 1, Gio Carlino, Post Falls, 11.50; 3, Isaac Schmit, Sandpoint, 11.66. 200 – 1, Cobe Cameron, Post Falls, 22.87; 3, Isaac Schmit, Sandpoint, 23.87. 400 – 1, Cobe Cameron, Post Falls, 51.02; 2, Jett Longanecker, Sandpoint, 51.44. 1600 – 1, Nathan Roche, Sandpoint, 4:40.36; 2, Daniel Ricks, Sandpoint, 4:40.37; 3, Kasten Grimm, Sandpoint, 4:44.00. 3200 – 1, Paul Kent, Sandpoint, 10:13.42; 2, Brayden Lamanna, Priest River Lamanna, 10:25.17; 3, Jack Lovin, Sandpoint, 10:38.18.

110 hurdles – 1, Taycen Genatone, Post Falls, 15.78. 300 hurdles – 1, Caius Tebbe, Timberlake, 41.33. 4x100 relay – 1, Post Falls (Taycen Genatone, Dylan Wolfe, Caden Smith, Gio Carlino), 44.07; 2, Sandpoint, 44.81. 4x200 relay – 1, Post Falls (Gio Carlino, Dylan Wolfe, Trenton Mclean, Cobe Cameron), 1:32.43; 2, Sandpoint, 1:35.05.

Shot put – 1, Cooper Craig, Post Falls, 45-8. Discus – 1, Alexzander Lambson, St. Maries, 150-10; 4, Matthew Kunde, Sandpoint, 118-7. Javelin – 1, Isaac Mckeown, Post Falls, 138-1; 4, Gavin Griesmer, Priest River Lamanna, 119-2. High Jump – 1, Alex Shields, Post Falls, 6-0. Pole vault – 1, Klein Fragoso, Sandpoint, 14-0. Long jump – No results available. Triple jump – No results available.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES (15 out of 17 events scored) — 1, Sandpoint 126.5; 2, Post Falls 94; 3, Coeur d'Alene 93; 4, Bonners Ferry 75; 5, Logos 70; 6, Lakeland 58; 7, Lake City 56.33; 8, Timberlake 55.5; 9, St. Maries 26.33; 10, Priest River Lamanna 14.33; 11, Coeur d'Alene Charter 10; 12, Moscow 3.5.

Winner, locals in top 5

100 – 1, Sapphire Ruelle, Lakeland, 13.19. 200 – 1, Kinlee McLean, Post Falls, 26.76. 400 – 1, Kinlee McLean, Post Falls, 1:00.50; 5, Noah Roark, Sandpoint, 1:03.64. 800 –1, Sara Casebolt, Logos, 2:18.40; 2, Grace Rookey, Sandpoint, 2:24.35. 1600 – 1, Kaylynn Misner, Post Falls, 5:24.30; 5, Elizabeth Storms, Sandpoint, 5:53.95. 3200 – 1, Helen Oyler, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 12:19.19; 5, Siena Todd-Murray, Sandpoint, 13:15.73.

100 hurdles – 1, Madison Mitchell, Coeur d'Alene, 16.32; 2, Ani Vick, Sandpoint, 17.12; 3, Piper Roark, Sandpoint, 17.53. 300 hurdles – 1, Madison Mitchell, Coeur d'Alene, 48.11; 2, Ani Vick, Sandpoint, 48.62; 4, Lily Richardson, Sandpoint, 49.82. 4x100 relay – 1, Post Falls (Reagan Hutchison, Kailey Walton, Brooklyn Brennan, Chloe Van Volkinburg), 51.96; 5, Sandpoint, 54.00. 4x200 relay – 1, Post Falls (Trinity Byrne, Chloe Van Volkinburg, Millie Cosper, Kinlee McLean), 1:48.12; 2, Sandpoint, 1:50.04.

Shot put – 1, Ivy Smith, Sandpoint, 41-2. Discus – 1, Asha Abubakari, Bonners Ferry, 118-9; 4, Ivy Smith, Sandpoint, 116-10. Javelin – 1, Jetta Thaete, Sandpoint, 103-5; 2, Alex David, Sandpoint, 102-3; 3, Chase Smith, Priest River Lamanna, 85-1. High jump – 1, Diana Nelson, Timberlake, 4-10; 2, Kylee Swoboda, Priest River Lamanna, 4-8. Pole Vault (called early due to time restrictions) – 1, Izzy Davidson, Sandpoint, 8-6. Long jump – No results available. Triple jump – No results available.

COED

4x400 – 1, Post Falls (Millie Cosper, Dylan Wolfe, Kinlee McLean, Cobe Cameron), 3:43.38; 3, Sandpoint, 3:53.43.