Senior Cameron Haines heads out on the third leg of the 4x100 after receiving the baton from Hunter Shelmerdine. The team, consisting of Haines, Shelmerdine, Logan Robinson and Dakota Wood, took fourth in Missoula with a time of 45.15 seconds and are the first Class C team to auto qualify for state.
Junior Lily Mercer takes off with the baton after receiving it from Aspen Conley in the 4x100. Mercer and Conley were joined by Madison Hinchey and Lulu Bohlman for the relay that finished in 53.79 seconds, the fastest of the season for the Girls.
Sophomore Caleb Maughan clears the opening height of 5 feet 6 inches in the high jump matching his personal best.
Freshman Bethany Hoag heads for the sand in the long jump. She jumped 15 feet 5.5 inches for a new personal record and earned tenth in Missoula.
MISSOULA - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks came up against competition from all classes of schools including several Class AA schools last week. They started the week in Corvallis April 10 and then headed to the Missoula County Public Schools Invitational April 14 where more than 1,000 athletes competed.
The Boys earned enough points for fifth at Corvallis propelled by their relay teams that took second in both the 4x100 and 4x400. The Boys' 4x400 time of 3:38.14 is currently the fastest in Class C across the state though it is still three seconds short of qualifying for state.
Hunter Shelmerdine took first in the triple jump clearing 40 feet 9.5 inches shattering his old personal record (PR) by a foot.
Shelmerdine also earned points with a third place in the 400. He was followed across the line by Logan Maughan in fourth. Maughan came in fifth in the 1600-meter while Logan Robinson took fifth in the 200-meter.
For the Girls, Klaire Kovatch pushed her PR out to 124 feet 7 inches and earned second place in discus.
Lily Mercer earned third in the 400-meter and the Girls 4x400 relay team came in fourth.
The Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks continued to push themselves in Missoula with several setting new PRs.
The Boys 4x100 relay team consisting of Robinson, Shelmerdine, Cameron Haines and Dakota Wood had a stellar performance. Though they were fourth at the meet, their time of 45.27 seconds is the fastest time of the season for all Class C schools and they became the first to auto qualify for state.
Shelmerdine rocketed down the track in the 200 and 400-meter setting new PRs of 24.26 and 52.94 seconds. His 400-meter time earned him sixth at the meet and was the fastest Class C in the state this season.
Haines and Soren Moon set new PRs in the 200 while Robinson set a new PR in the 400-meter.
Mercer was the Girls' top finisher taking fourth in the 400-meter with a time of 1:02.99. Her time is the fastest in the state for Class C schools this season.
Autumn Morse set a new PR and earned fifth in the javelin with a throw of 115 feet 6 inches, just 7 inches short of qualifying for state.
Kovatch took sixth in the discus with a throw of 122 feet 7.5 inches.
The next meet is the Seeley- Swan High School Invite April 21 in Missoula.
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