As we approach the heart of the track season, Northwest Montana has four athletes with state-best marks. These marks are for all classes – AA, A, B and C. For high jump, Glacier High School owns the best leaps for both boys and girls. Shane Freese is tied with Libby’s Seth Wright with a leap of 6 feet 6 inches. Last year, Whitefish’s Colt Idol won the state high jump with 6-8 ¼. Glacier’s Lexy Boschee has the best jump for girls at 5-6.
Whitefish’s Drew Coco, the Class A cross country champion and Montana Gatorade Runner of the Year, owns the best times for the 3,200- and 1,600-meter races. His best time for the 1,600 is 4:30.49 and for the 3,200 is 9:56.40.
A number of athletes from the Flathead are near the top in their categories, including Flathead freshman Tess Brenneman (tied for second in girls 200 meters and second in 400 meters); Bigfork junior Kayla Carlson (best in Class A for 3,200 meters and third overall); and Whitefish senior Kaleb Prestegaard (second overall in the pole vault).
You can find updated statewide results for the track season at this well-kept Web site: www.montanatrack.com. You can browse the results from specific meets, the current leaders in each event or, by clicking on “2009 Deep Lists,” a rundown of all the top performers.