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April 8, 2010 I The Lovell Chronicle I 9
BY DAVID PECK
The Lovell track and
field squad followed up a
strong performance at Cody
March 27 with a meet three
days later at Worland, and
while conditions were windy
and chilly, some athletes
met or exceeded their perfor-
mances, while others strug-
gled in the wind.
"The weather affected
everybody to a large degree,"
coach Joe Koritnik said. "Ev-
eryone performed OK, but
their marks weren't where
they have been. The wind
was out of the south initial-
ly, but the temperature was
OK. Then it turned from
the north and it got cold. It
was like someone flipped a
switch."
Both the boys and girls
squads placed second at the
DAD Twilight Invitational,
Koritnik said. The girls fin-
ished just behind Thermop-
olis, 128.5-117, with Wor-
land third at 101, and the
boys finished behind Lander
160.5-120, with Cody third
at 110 points.
The top performanc-
es Tuesday came from the
throwers, Koritnik said. Se-
nior Tyler Anderson won
both the shot put and discus,
Anderson and AJ Montanez
went one-two in the shot and
in the girls division, sopho-
mores Schuylar Davis and
Miranda Griffis set personal
records in both throws.
"They're knocking on
our school record now (in
the discus)," Koritnik said.
"We're seeing, as sopho-
mores, the growth they've
made. It's early in the sea-
son, but they're starting to
understand the events bet-
ter and the techniques."
Anderson started his se-
nior year right with a throw
of 161-2 to win the discus,
easily pre-qualifying for
State and nearly reaching
his personal record of 162-
3 set last season. Montanez
was fifth at 120-5.
Anderson also won the
shot put at 52-103A, a per-
sonal outdoor record, and
Montanez also set a personal
mark with a throw of 48-5½,
good for second place.
"Tyler was right up
there with some of his best
throws," Koritnik said. "As
experienced as he is and with
Chad's (Lindsay) coaching,
DAVID PECK PHOTOS
Lovell sophomore thrower Erin Robertson prepares
to unleash a throw during the shot put competition
in Cody March 27.
he wants to get off some big
throws this year as a senior.
It will be fun to watch him.
Tyler and AJ threw well."
On the girls side, both
Davis and Griffis set per-
sonal records in the discus,
and Griffis also set a per-
sonal mark in the shot. Da-
vis finished second in the
discus with a throw of 99-
9, and Griffis was right be-
hind her at 98-6. Both could
challenge the Lovell school
record of 101-2 set by Janis
Beal in 2000.
Keesha Savage placed
eighth in the discus at 76-
11 and sixth in the shot put
at 27-6½. Davis was seventh
in the shot at 27-53A, Griffis
eighth at 26-11, a personal
best.
In other field events,
Karen Koritnik won the tri-
ple jump with a leap of 31-3
½, and Stephanie Green was
second at 30-2 , Alyssa Gei-
ser fourth at 29-2½. Korit-
nik was second in the long
jump at 15-2½, Chelsey El-
lis eighth at 13-9 and Green
ninth at 13-7.
Susie Shumway placed
fourth in the high jump,
clearing 4-6.
"She was getting good
height, but she was taking
off too far from the bar and
kept clipping it," Koritnik
said.
As for the boys, Lovell
went 1-2-5-8 in the long
jump. Ryan Croft placed
first with a jump of 17-83A,
followed by Cody Savage in
second at 17-6, Ben Long
fifth at 16-113A and Dino
Collins eighth at 16-2. Hunt-
er Hinckley nearly placed,
finishing ninth with a jump
of 15-10. McKayan May was
llth at 15-7. All long jump-
ers were down in distance
from the Cody meet, due to
the wind.
Triple-jumpers fared
better in Worland. Fresh-
man Savage cleared 40 feet
(40-1/2) in his first triple
jump competition, finishing
second. Long was third at
39-6½, two feet better than
his performance at Cody,
and Dylan Hultgren eighth
at 35-6¼.
The boys pole vault com-
petition was cancelled due to
the weather, Koritnik said.
Other field event results
include:
Boys: Long jump - Na-
than Ballard 15th, 14-9 ,
and Morgan Baxendale, 12-
5; triple jump - Nathan Bal-
lard 13th, 33-9½, and Hunt-
er Hinckley 14th, 33-7½;
shot put - Mark Grant llth,
35-7¼, Jonathan Wakelin
12th, 35-0 (personal record),
Tanner Rohrer 16th, 33-
3/4 (PR) and Jake Wakelin,
24-3 1/2; discus - Jon Wake-
lin ninth, 102-6 (PR), Mark
Grant 10th, 99-4 (PR) and
Rohrer 12th, 97-3 (PR).
Girls: Long jump - Me-
gan McClure 18th, 12-1, and
Kassidy Hetland 11-5; triple
jump- McClure 14th, 24-7½;
shot put - Erin Robertson
11th, 24-1, Bekah Schroeder
15th, 22-5, Nicole Emmett
20-2¼, Jenny Long 17-1/2,
Krystina Croft 13-2½; discus
- Schroeder 16th, 60-11, and
Robertson 18th, 59-10.
In running events, the
Lovell girls finished with
threefirst-place medals, one
second and one third. Fresh-
man Amanda Shumway
won the 3,200 meters and
pre-qualified for State with
a time of 13.01. Shumway
blew away the field, winning
by nearly a minute.
"She led throughout the
race against a pretty good
girl from Worland (Shelby
Sweeney)," Koritnik said.
Fellow freshman Meryk
McArthur had her first out-
ing of the spring and won
the 1,600 meters with a time
of 6:30.50.
"Meryk competed well,"
the coach said. "We want her
to run the 3,200, as well, at
some point."
After winning the 400
at Cody, Susie Shumway
turned her attention to the
800 in Worland and won the
race with a time of 2:34.50,
more than 12 seconds ahead
of her closest challenger.
Alyssa Geiser ran both
the 100- and 200-meter
dashes. She placed second in
the 100 with a time of 13.82
and third in the 200 at 27.87.
Cheyenne Brightly ran the
100 in 16.41, Nicole Emmett
in 17.12.
The 400-meter relay
team of Chelsey Ellis, Karen
Koritnik, Amanda Shumway
and Geiser won first place
with a time of 53.25, slight-
ly faster than their run in
Cody. The 400-meter relay
quartet of McArthur, Green,
Ellis and Susie Shumway
placed third with a time of
4:46.18.
CROFT WINS 400
In boys running events,
Ryan Croft won the 400-me-
ter dash with a time of 57.75.
Darren Ballard was,.13th at
1:06.46.
"Fifty-seven seconds
isn't outstanding, but it was
a winning time, and that
says something about him
(Croft)," Koritnik said. "He
has a great attitude, and the
400 could be his signature
event. He long-jumped well,
and he's an integral part of
the (1,600) relay team."
Distance runners also
fared well. Colin May placed
second in the 3,200 meters
with a time of 11:03, and
Collin McArthur was third
at 11:17.02. Kenneth Mon-
cur placed third in the 1,600
meters at 5:12.05, and Jacob
Beck nearly placed in the
metric mile, finishing ninth
with a time of 5:43.68.
"Colin was battling the
kid from Ten Sleep (Scott
Erdahl) and tried to close
on him the last two laps, but
Erdahl had a lot left at the
end," Koritnik said. "Colin
and Collin are young. They
need to understand how to
run their races. But they're
Lovell High School runner Colin May rounds the
corner in the 1,600 meters March 27 in Cody. The
sophomore placed second in the 3,200 on March 30
in Worland.
getting in shape and will
bring their times down. Ken-
neth was solid. Running 5:12
in the wind wasn't bad."
Adam Beck placed fifth
in the 800 meters at 2:27.19,
Hultgren sixth at 2:28.66.
In the sprints, sopho-
more Dimas Patina was close
to placing in two events, fin-
ishing ninth in the 100-me-
ter dash with a time of 12.68
and 10th in the 200 at 25.49.
Hinckley ran the 100 in
13.26.
The Lovell mile relay
team of Croft, Savage, Mark
Grant and Long placed sec-
ond with a time of 3:47.63,
while the sprint relay four-
some of Patina, McKayan
May, Dino Collins and Sav-
age placed fourth at 48.68.
"The 4x4 relay team ran
with a 10t of confidence,"
Koritnik said. Ryan, Cody,
Mark and Ben competed re-
ally well. With a nicer day
they would have had a bet-
ter time. They did a good job
with their exchanges.
"It was a good effort by
all of our athletes, especial-
ly in the cold conditions. A
lot of our athletes are start-
ing to find their events."
The Lovell and Rocky
Mountain thinclads will be
off to Pavillion Friday for
the Wind River Invitation-
al. Action begins at 9 a.m.
There will be no high school
meet on Saturday, but lo-
cal middle school track and
field squads will compete
at the Powell Invitational,
with action beginning at 9
a.m.
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BY DAVID PECK
The weather hasn't ex-
actly been conducive to
good golf, but the Lovell
High School golf team has
been preparing for its first
tournament of the spring
this Friday, April 9, in Wor-
land.
Coach Ben Fowler said
there are eight student ath-
letes out for the squad this
spring, and he is pleased
that the Bulldogs will be
able to field both a boys
team and a girls team.
Members of the boys
squad are senior Evan
Frost, sophomore Cody
King, junior Jared Min-
chow, junior Jeff Lewis and
freshman Kaleb Hitz. Fowl-
er said Hitz will golf in the
junior varsity division of
tournaments, when offered,
but should be ready for the
varsity squad by the confer-
ence tourney in Moorcroft.
The girls team is led by
junior Mason Fowler, but
sophomores Jordan Frost
and Melissa Ellis are both
back with the team after
not playing last fall. Coach
Fowler said Frost and Ellis
will likely only compete in
Class 2A tournaments this
spring.
"We haven't had a lot of
practice due to the weath-
er," Fowler said. 'Tee're
hoping the experience we
gained last fall will carry
over into the spring. But
everyone is facing the same
thing. We'll see what hap-
pens."
Evan Frost is back and
golfing strong despite his
serious automobile accident
last fall.
"Evan is out to make
a statement," Fowler said.
"He hits the ball very well.
He's playing very well.
"We're looking forward
to a good season. We'll get
to see a lot of golf during
the spring, which is differ-
ent from 3A. We have lots
of meets to go to."
Fowler said Evan Frost,
King, Minchow and Lewis
will golf in the boys varsity
division at Worland Friday,
with Mason Fowler compet-
ing in the girls varsity divi-
sion. Hitz will golf JV, and
Jordan Frost and Ellis will
not compete. Action begins
at 10 a.m.
The same six will golf
in Thermopolis on April 16,
but all eight will compete
on the home course at the
Lovell tournament on April
17. All eight will also golf at
Sundance on April 23 and
at Moorcroft on April 24.
There will be no meet
on April 30-May 1 due to
the LHS Prom, but the
Bulldogs will resume play
on May 7 in Cody. The 2A
Conference Tournament
will take place May 14-15
in Moorcroft.
In response to public interest, a
USA Swimming satellite team began
practice in Lovell Feb. 1 with 16 boys
and girls, ages 9-14. Currently, the
team is a satellite location of the Pow-
ell Swim Club, which provides admin-
istrative support.
The Lovell team of the Powell
Swim Club offers a year round pro-
gram for competitive swimmers. Swim:
mers must be able to swim one length
of the pool, any stroke. Swimmers can
register throughout the year. There is a
yearly (or seasonal - summer) registra-
tion fee plus monthly coaching fee.
Lovell coaches Pat Parmer and
Ross Fuller are fully certified USA
Swimming coaches with more than 12
years coaching and competitive swim-
ming experience.
Their first contest is an intrasquad
meet with the Powell swimmers, Satur-
day, April 17, at 9:30 a.m. at the Lovell
Pool.
Anyone interested in joining the
team should contact Coach Parmer,
307-202-0781, Coach Fuller, 272-9337,
or come to the meet Saturday, April 17,
or to any practice to watch and for more
information.
As the National Governing Body
for the sport of swimming in the
United States, USA Swimming is a
300,000-member service organization
that promotes the culture of swimming
by creating opportunities for swim-
mers and coaches of all backgrounds
to participate and advance in the sport
through clubs, events and education.
USA Swimming is responsible for
selecting and training teams for in-
ternational competition including the
Olympic Games, and strives to serve
the sport through its core objectives:
Build the base, Promote the sport,
Achieve competitive success.
Practice schedule until April 21:
Monday 3:30-4:45 pm
Wednesday 3:30-4:45 pm
Friday 3:30 - 5 pm
Saturday 8-10 am
Practice will be suspended at the
Lovell Pool during the yearly mainte-
nance (April 23 - May 24) and will be-
gin again Tuesday, June 1 with a re-
vised summer schedule (TBA).
