Apr. 6—BIGFORK — The Bigfork Vikings welcomed a dozen Class A and B teams to their complex Saturday, and ran away with the boys team title at its own Bigfork Invitational.
With Austin Savik sweeping the hurdles races and fellow junior Tamret Savik unleashing a huge triple jump, the Vikings finished with 84 points, to 79 for Whitefish and 55 for Plains. Choteau (54), Ronan (36) and Eureka were 4-5-6.
Whitefish, which Rachael Wilmot sweeping the 100 and 200 dashes, won the girls team title decisively with 116 points. Superior (54), Plains (52), Ronan (49), Eureka (39) and Bigfork (37) rounded out the top six.
Austin Savik cruised to a hurdles sweep for Bigfork, hitting a personal record in the 110s of 15.52 seconds. That sits third in Class A, and his 300 hurdles time of 42.14 sits second (and Ronan's Wade Qualtier is No. 4 at 42.99). Savik also teamed with Coulter Jessop, Fisher Sliter and anchor Sean Cotman to help the Vikings win the long relay.
Meanwhile Tamet Savik uncorked a 45-foot triple jump, a big mark this early and easily the best in Class A. Noah Pandina won the long jump as well for Bigfork.
Whitefish's Simon Douglas was unbeatable in the 1,600 (4:35.19) and 3200 (10:18.44), and has the second-best times in Class A in both; only Hardin's Ben Bird is faster. The Bulldogs won the short relay in 45.04.
Ronan's Siouxprixm Qualtier edged Eureka's Josh Lamberten in the pole vault: Both cleared 11-6 and Qualtier won on criteria.
Wilmot won the girls 100-meter dash in 12.73 (No. 5 in Class) and the 200 in 26.08 (No. 3 in A), and her teammate Ginger Bergland won the 100 hurdles. Grace Sliman won the high jump for the Bulldogs.
Choteau's Natalie Hodgkiss swept the 400, 800 and 1,600, and leads Class B in the latter two. Her 1,600 win came in 5:23.54; in second was Libby's Capri Farmer, and the freshman's time of 5:24.74 sits third in Class A.
Plains' Alexis Deming threw a Class B-best 38-6.5 to win the shot put and 118-11 — below her season- and B-best 124-0 — to take the discus. Her teammate Kally Tuma won the 300-meter hurdles.
Superior's Marisa Swope won the javelin and long jump.
The host Valkyries won the short relay, and Eureka's Karli Kambpell cleared 9-8 to win the pole vault. Kmapbell's Mark sits fourth in Class B.
Ful results can be found at athletic.net.
