Mustangs and M-ettes Compete in Shelby, Wolf Point

The Malta track teams saw a couple of meets last week with the varsity teams seeing action at the Shelby Invitational on Saturday, April 27, and the team competed in the Scobey/Wolf Point Froshmore Invitational on Tuesday, April 23.

Several athletes from Malta's Track teams qualified for the 2024 Norm Girard Top Ten Meet in Glasgow including Mustangs Kyle Darrington, Bohdi Brenden, Gavin Slade, Mason Simanton, Tripp Lefdahl, Kael Young. TJ Siewing, Landon Retan and Trooper Stiles. M-ettes include Neva Jacobson, Brooklyn Knowles, Addison Ulrich, Caitlyn Wilson, Kenzie LaBrie, Karlie LaBrie, Giona Lamb, Denvyr Tuss, and Kendall Clausen.

The Top Ten Meet was originally scheduled for Tuesday, April 30, but was moved up to Monday, April 29 due to wind conditions. Info on that meet will be in next week's PCN.

Malta is scheduled to compete in the Gene Nelson Memorial in Wolf Point on Friday, May 3, and the Havre Lions' Meet on Saturday, May 4.

At Shelby, the M-ettes placed fourth as a team in the women's meet with 60 points. Shelby won the meet with 65 points, Fort Benton was second with 63 and Sunburst was third with 62.

The Mustangs were eleventh in Shelby with 19.33 points. Chester-Joplin-Inverness won the men's meet with 89 points, Chinook was second with 60.17 points, and Shelby was third with 49.5 points.

Coach Shyla Clausen's notes for the Shelby Meet: Malta geared up for a showdown in Shelby, joining 20 other teams for a day of competition. Unfortunately, the weather didn't play nice, with rain and cooler temperatures making every event a bit more challenging. The pole vault was called off early due to the rain, and muddy conditions on the long jump board added an extra hurdle for jumpers. Plus, we had a few kids under the weather or dealing with injuries, so we had to scratch our varsity relays this time around. To top it off, Shelby's timing system decided to act up, so we had to resort to old-school hand timing. Despite all the obstacles, I couldn't be prouder of our kids for giving it their all. Our Malta girls still managed to snag 4th place at the meet!

M-ettes

Senior Giona Lamb led Malta, placing in all of the throwing events. Lamb won shot put with a throw of 33-9.5. She also placed fourth in discus with a throw of 89-4 and fourth in javelin with a mark left at 94-7.

Senior Addison Ulrich tied with two other runners (Taylor Evens of Conrad and Claire Bucklin of Sunburst) in the 100 with a time of 13.5. Ulrich also placed sixth in the 200 with a time of 30.14.

Freshman Carly Mears won the pole vault event by clearing 6-6. Mears also placed fifth in triple jump by leaving a mark at 28-10.

Sophomore Denvyr Tuss was second in shot put with a throw of 31-7. She was also third in discus with a throw of 31-7.

Sophomore Kendall Clausen was third in javelin with a throw of 97-8.5.

Sophomore Karlie LaBrie was sixth in the 100 hurdles with a time of 19.24. She nearly placed in high jump and took eighth place by clearing 4-4.

Freshman Carly Mears just missed placing in triple jump and took seventh with a mark at 27-10.

Mustangs

The Mustangs were led by senior Gavin Slade who was second in javelin with a throw of 143-8.

Sophomore TJ Siewing who was second in shot put with a throw of 41-6.

Mason Simanton was fourth in the 100 with a time of 11.8.

Sophomore Landon Retan was sixth in discus with a throw of 116-7.

The short relay team consisting of Kyle Darrington, Trooper Stiles, Slade and Simanton was sixth with a time of 47.24.

Coach Clausen's Notes for the Froshmore Meet in Wolf Point: Malta's thirty-three freshmen and sophomores traveled to Wolf Point for the Scobey/Wolf Point Froshmore, where they truly shone. The weather played along, blessing them with ideal conditions for a spectacular meet. Among them, some daring athletes decided to venture into new events and did a superb job. The Mettes and Mustangs athletes had many personal records and season bests. In the end, the Mettes proudly secured the 2nd place spot, while the Mustangs clinched a well-deserved 3rd place finish.

Malta Varsity at Shelby

Mens Results

100 Meters Varsity - Finals: Mason Simanton 11.8 MAL 24. Rylee Brusse 12.7 MAL 31. Tripp Lefdahl 13.1 MAL 45. Jackson Bleth 13.7 MAL 56. Landon Retan 14.4 MAL 64. Karson Kelsey 15.7 MAL, Michael Mayer SCR MAL, Trooper Stiles FS MAL, Oslo Stenberg SCR MAL

200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 10. Mason Simanton 25.4 MAL 10. Kyle Darrington 25.4 MAL 16. Kael Young 25.9 MAL 24. Tripp Lefdahl 26.5 MAL 28. Rylee Brusse 26.7 MAL 51. Sonny Gray 29.7 MAL 53. Alex Martian 31.1 MAL 60. Karson Kelsey 39.0 MAL, Michael Mayer SCR MAL

400 Meters Varsity - Finals: 27. Sonny Gray 1:04.5 MAL, Kyle Darrington SCR MAL

110m Hurdles Varsity - Finals: 8. Alex Martian 23.0 MAL

300m Hurdles Varsity - Finals: 9. Mason Sjostrom 51.6 MAL 10. Alex Martian 56.6 MAL, Rylee Brusse SCR MAL

4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 6. , Kyle Darrington, Trooper Stiles, Gavin Slade, Mason Simanton 47.1 Malta - A

18. , Rylee Brusse, Karson Kelsey, Michael Mayer, Jackson Bleth 56.1 Malta - B

4x400 Relay Varsity - Finals, Kyle Darrington, Mason Sjostrom, Kael Young, Trooper Stiles SCR Malta - A

Shot Put Varsity - Finals: 2. TJ Siewing 41' 6 MAL 9. Gavin Slade 38' 0 MAL 14. Landon Retan 35' 4 MAL 24. Bow SaintLouis 32' 3 MAL 64. Oslo Stenberg 18' 1.5 MAL, Skyler Gilkerson SCR MAL

Discus Varsity - Finals: 6. Landon Retan 116' 7 MAL 11. Gavin Slade 98' 10 MAL 18. Bow SaintLouis 90' 7 MAL 47. Jackson Bleth 72' 9 MAL 56. Michael Mayer 58' 0 MAL 66. Oslo Stenberg 42' 10 MAL, Skyler Gilkerson SCR MAL 10TJ Siewing SCR MAL

Javelin Varsity - Finals: 2. Gavin Slade 143' 8 MAL 13. TJ Siewing 126' 2 MAL 48. Jackson Bleth 76' 10 MAL 58. Bow SaintLouis 70' 2 MAL 64. Alex Martian 62' 1.5 MAL 66. Michael Mayer 61' 9 MAL, Skyler Gilkerson SCR MAL

High Jump Varsity - Finals:, Mason Simanton NH MAL, Tripp Lefdahl NH MAL

Long Jump Varsity - Finals: 14. Kael Young 16' 1 MAL 15. Mason Simanton 15' 11 MAL 17. Trooper Stiles 15' 10 MAL 32. Tripp Lefdahl 14' 10 MAL 36. Mason Sjostrom 14' 5 MAL 56. Oslo Stenberg 12' 6 MAL 57. Sonny Gray 12' 4.5 MAL 60. Alex Martian 12' 0 MAL

Triple Jump Varsity - Finals: 8. Kael Young 34' 10.5 MAL 18. Tripp Lefdahl 32' 2.5 MAL 25. Sonny Gray 27' 10 MAL

Womens Results

100 Meters Varsity - Finals: 1. Addison Ulrich 13.5 MAL 21. Carly Mears 15.2 MAL 31. Kenzie Labrie 15.6 MAL 33. Denvyr Tuss 15.7 MAL 38. Hannah Volk 16.2 MAL 39. Amanda Volk 16.4 MAL, Alyssa Scott SCR MAL

200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 6. Addison Ulrich 29.9 MAL, Alyssa Scott SCR MAL 10 Denvyr Tuss SCR MAL, Emma Ereaux SCR MAL

800 Meters Varsity - Finals: 10. Miquela Red Eagle 3:00.1 MAL 11. Karlie Labrie 3:04.2 MAL 12. Caitlyn Lankford 3:19.4 MAL

100m Hurdles Varsity - Finals: 6. Karlie Labrie 19.0 MAL 14. Amanda Volk 21.7 MAL 21. Kenzie Labrie 25.3 MAL, Neva Jacobson SCR MAL

4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 10. , Emma Ereaux, Caitlyn Lankford, Carly Mears, Hannah Volk 1:00.4 Malta - B, Neva Jacobson, Brooklynn Knowles, Addison Ulrich, Kenzie Labrie SCR Malta - A

4x400 Relay Varsity - Finals, Neva Jacobson, Brooklynn Knowles, Addison Ulrich, Karlie Labrie SCR Malta - A

Shot Put Varsity - Finals: 1. Giona Lamb 33' 9.5 MAL 2. Denvyr Tuss 31' 7 MAL 9. Kenzie Labrie 27' 2 MAL 13. Miquela Red Eagle 25' 6.5 MAL 14. Averee Matthews 25' 5.5 MAL 28. Renzey Raymond 21' 8 MAL 34. Amanda Volk 20' 5 MAL 36. Alex Oshio 19' 11 MAL, Ava Hanson SCR MAL

Discus Varsity - Finals: 3. Denvyr Tuss 94' 5 MAL 4. Giona Lamb 89' 4 MAL 15. Ava Hanson 64' 9 MAL 17. Caitlyn Lankford 63' 11 MAL 22. Miquela Red Eagle 60' 3 MAL 28. Renzey Raymond 57' 4 MAL 30. Averee Matthews 55' 9 MAL 31. Alex Oshio 53' 3 MAL

Javelin Varsity - Finals: 3. Kendall Clausen 97' 8.5 MAL 4. Giona Lamb 94' 7 MAL 8. Brooklynn Knowles 86' 11.5 MAL 17. Caitlyn Lankford 76' 4 MAL 18. Miquela Red Eagle 74' 0.5 MAL 24. Ava Hanson 69' 5.5 MAL 29. Renzey Raymond 63' 8.5 MAL 30. Amanda Volk 62' 9 MAL 36. Averee Matthews 50' 7 MAL

High Jump Varsity - Finals: 8. Karlie Labrie 4' 4 MAL 9. Kendall Clausen 4' 2 MAL 10. Hannah Volk 4' 0 MAL

Pole Vault Varsity - Finals: 1. Carly Mears 6' 6 MAL, Emma Ereaux NH MAL, Neva Jacobson SCR MAL, Kenzie Labrie NH MAL, Hannah Volk NH MAL

Long Jump Varsity - Finals: 11. Kendall Clausen 12' 7.5 MAL 14. Carly Mears 12' 3.5 MAL 20. Karlie Labrie 11' 9.5 MAL 21. Emma Ereaux 11' 8.75 MAL 28. Hannah Volk 9' 10.5 MAL 32. Alex Oshio 9' 5.5 MAL, Alyssa Scott SCR MAL, Neva Jacobson SCR MAL

Triple Jump Varsity - Finals: 5. Carly Mears 28' 10PR MAL 7. Emma Ereaux 27' 10 MAL