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Badger Track posts great marks at
Timberlake 16 team invitational
April 29, 2015
by Tyler Warner
BFHS Assistant Track Coach

The BFHS Track and Field season began to wind down Thursday, April 23, near Spirit Lake. Timberlake High School hosted an invitational that featured all four Intermountain League teams, also Deer Park and Freeman, as well as Lakeland, Kootenai, Deary, Troy, St. Maries, Grangeville, and others. With 16 teams competing, the meet brought together talented athletes to push each other late in the season. However it limited the maximum number of entries in each event to four. “We had to get creative to make sure everybody had something to do,” said distance coach Tyler Warner.

In the thrower's circle, Olivia Whittaker posted season best throws of 27-11 in the shot put and 81-5 in the discus. Zack Egge also had a season best throw of 37-06.5 in the shot put and Evan Ellis threw the discus 112-11 for his best this season.

Mackenzie Mendenhall had another solid day for the Badgers. Her time at practice paid off in the long jump. Jumps coach Keith Carey noted that a slight adjustment made for a personal best jump of 16-00.5. “She’d been jumping off her left foot all season. Then I found out she’s left handed, so we tried jumping off the right foot. Her mid-air form improved a lot.” Mackenzie agreed with the improvement, “I assumed my footwork would be similar to hurdles. It felt a lot better to switch feet.” She still managed a solid day in the hurdles, placing second in the 100m hurdles and winning the 300m hurdles.

Sprinters also saw times improve as experience and training catch up with young athletes. Louis Balcaen had season bests in the 100m and 200m hurdles. Natasha Webster also dropped 0.5 seconds off her 200m time to run a 29.48. “It’s not a lot, but it’s a sign of improvement,” said Natasha.



Relay teams experienced success as well. In the girls sprint medley (1-1-2-4), Webster, Kendra Urbaniak, Mendenhall, and Jordan Young combined to run a season best 2:02.22 and secure second place. In the boys 4x400, Chase Dinning, Warren Carle, Isaac Lavala, and Jacob Perkins ran a season best 3:51.


For the distance crew, Hannah Lysne had perhaps the best day. Starting off the day with the 3200m, Hannah
ran a career best 14:07, and under the lights ran another personal best 6:27 in the mile. Jacob Perkins also ran a thrilling 800, winning by a fraction of a second with a 2:04 as a Lakeland half-miler closed in the final 100m. Fellow senior Chase Dinning also overcame a long-time obstacle in the 800, breaking his sophomore year PR by running a 2:11. Freshman Jordan young needed a good day to qualify for Thursday’s Meet of Champions. Coming in with a previous best of 2:38, Jordan dropped her time down to 2:34, currently placing her in the top 15 for all of North Idaho schools.

This coming Thursday other Badger elites will assemble with the best of North Idaho in the District I Meet of Champions at Post Falls. In order to compete, athletes must rank in the top 16 in any event. While the spots are still open, the Badgers expect Jordan Young, Mackenzie Mendenhall, Warren Carle, Kendra Urbaniak, Jacob Perkins, Tucker Cavender, Isaac Lavala, and Breanna Copeland to receive invitations. The boys 4x400 team may also receive a chance to compete and others such as Hannah Lysne and Chase Dinning may be allowed in. Competition will begin at 2:30, with running events starting at about 3:30.

Districts will be held at Timberlake High School next Thursday and Friday.

(Full results for BFHS athletes at the Invitational appear below these photos).





Results for Timberlake Invite
Men’s
100m
32. Louis Balcaen 13.67
33. Shawn Monson 13.88

200m
28. Louis Balcaen 28.24
29. Shawn Monson 29.26

400m
8. Jacob Perkins 55.03
32. Ryan Mason 1:03.57
33. Nick Magdaleno 1:04.25

800m
1. Jacob Perkins 2:04.02
7. Chase Dinning 2:11.15
15. Nolan Stidham 2:23.09
17. Eric Ellis 2:25.70

1 mile
16. Dawson Thomas 5:27
17. Alva Swanson 5:29
30. Bradly Corson 5:55.42
31. Nick Magdaleno 5:55.66

3200m
8. Nolan Stidham 11:22
10. Alva Swanson 11:30
12. Dawson Thomas 11:47.11
13. Eric Ellis 11:47.86

300m Hurdles
9. Warren Carle 47.27
21. Bradly Corson 52.93

4x100 Relay
11. Robles, Mason, Monson, Balcaen 52.33

4x200 Relay
6. Team 1:47.99

4x400 Relay
6. Dinning, Carle, Lavala, Perkins 3:51.00

Sprint Medley 2-2-4-8
11. Mason, Robles, Ellis, Stidham 4:30.36

Shot Put
13. Zack Egge 37-06.5
18. Evan Ellis 35-06.5
26. Jack Wade 33-05
36. CJ McCulla 29-10.5

Discus
8. Jack Wade 122-01
10. Zack Egge 115-11
12. Evan Ellis 112-11
22. CJ McCulla 96-08

Pole Vault
3. Isaac Lavala 12-00

Long Jump
30. Bryce Nelson 12-06

Women’s
100m
15. Natasha Webster 14.04
18. Anjolena Tucker 14.35
17. Amanda Bauer 15.12
31. Shaylee Ellson 15.42

200m
12. Natasha Webster 29.48
24. Karla Horton 31.89

800m
3. Jordan Young 2:34.64

1 Mile
14. Hannah Lysne 6:27

3200m
10. Hannah Lysne 14:07

100m Hurdles
2. Mackenzie Mendenhall 16.31

300m Hurdles
1. Mackenzie Mendenhall 49.91

4x100 Relay
7. Ellson, Bauer, Horton, Tucker 58.55

4x200 Relay
5. Tucker, Urbaniak, Horton, Webster 2:00.38

Sprint Medley 1-1-2-4
2. Urbaniak, Webster, Mendenhall, Young 2:02.22

Shot Put
9. Olivia Whittaker 27-11

Discus
5. Breanna Copeland 95-07
12. Olivia Whittaker 81-05

Pole Vault
9. Victoria Smith 7-00

Long Jump
2. Mackenzie Mendenhall 16-00.5
11. Anjolena Tucker 13-04.5
12. Shaylee Ellson 13-02
13. Amanda Bauer 12-08.5

Triple Jump
10. Shaylee Ellson 27-03.5

 
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