By KLAS STOLPE
Sentinel Staff Report
The Sitka High girls track and field team placed third at the 2019 Alaska School Activities Association State Track and Field Championships at Palmer over the weekend.
The Wolves tallied 94 points, trailing Kenai Centrals’ 110 and Grace Christian’s 95, out of 19 small school teams. South Anchorage won the DI championship and the top Southeast team was Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé with 23 points out of 18 large school teams.
The Wolves’ 400 relay nabbed the top DII time of the championships. Sitka senior Haley Bartolaba started the first circle and in subsequent one lap sprints came sophomore sister Lindsey Bartolaba, freshman Tawny Smith, and senior Joei Vidad for a winning time of 4:17.30.
“This is the most exciting race,” Vidad said. “Given that Haley, Lindsey, and Tawny are all phenomenal runners I wasn’t too worried about anchoring. They definitely set the tone right away by creating a bigger gap within each leg. They gave me such a large lead to even start with, so finishing the race was all I had to do.”
Vidad said her last state meet and last meet with her teammates pushed her through.
“I used those factors to scrape whatever energy I had left to finish for them,” she said. “It was such a great ending, knowing that we had just won state. Carrying the Alaska flag was such a bittersweet moment to close out my last state meet.”
Vidad set two new Sitka High records, placing second in the 200 and 400 meter dashes in personal best times of 25.71, and 58.31, respectively.
The Sitka High School girls track and field team is shown at the 2019 ASAA State Track and Field Championships in Palmer on Saturday. The Wolves girls placed third in DII team scores. (Photo provided to the Sentinel)
Delta Junction junior Hailey Williams, the DII girls athlete of the meet, won in 25.55 and 58.10, respectively. Sitka senior Bailey Clifton was fourth in the 400 with 1:01.99 and L. Bartolaba fifth in 1:02.10.
Williams also won the 100 in 12.45 with Vidad second in 12.78.
“I really have to give a shout-out to Hailey Williams,” Vidad said. “She is a great runner with an even greater personality. She was who I was chasing towards the finish line. I gotta give some thanks to her for my new records. My main goal was to PR in at least one event and coming home with two made me ecstatic. Hopefully, they stay for a few years but there’s plenty of talent in Sitka.”
Wolves’ hurdler H. Bartolaba also placed second in the 100 hurdles with 17.46, behind Kenai junior Savanna Wilson in 16.88, and second in the 300 hurdles with 48.82, behind Homer sophomore Laura Inama at 48.42, with Wolves senior Bailey Clifton seventh in 52.94.
“My hurdles were really smooth,” Bartolaba said. “The 300 was just a little bit disappointing because my personal record is so much faster than what I ran this season, but it was a good race. The 4x4 was really exciting, we were all hyped up. I think running the first leg helps me run faster because I want to put my team in the best position for the rest of the race.
“Knowing that it was my last race as a Sitka Wolf made it more meaningful. Everyone on the team competed so well. I am so blessed to have been able to be on the team for four years and get to know and learn from some amazing coaches and teammates.”
Sitka freshman Tawny Smith placed sixth with 2:36.11 in the 800 – won by Grace senior Mazzy Jackson in 2:25.23 – and seventh with 5:45.86 in the 1600, won by Kenai senior Jaycie Calvert in 5:17.70.
“The atmosphere was really fun,” Smith said. “It was great to get to see a different caliber of athlete and race some new people. The 4x4 was a great event. It’s the last of the weekend so it’s exhausting, but remembering that you have to run for your teammates makes it easier. I had already run the 4x8, 1600, and 800, so I was pretty tired.”
Sitka’s 4x100 relay of Clifton, Makayla Moore, L. Bartolaba, and H. Bartolaba placed fourth in 53.22, won by Kenai (Wilson, Kylie-Anne Raye, Chelsea Plagge, Hayley Maw) in 51.75; the 4x200 of Clifton, Adelaide Poulson, Moore, and L. Bartolaba placed fourth in 1:54.35, won by Kenai (Raye, Brooke Ashley, Plagge, Maw) 1:50.43; and the Wolves 4x800 of senior Mattey Stroemer, Audrey Saiz, Poulson, and Smith was fourth in 10:53.45, won by Homer (Ella Blanton-Yourkowsi, Haylee Overson, Brooke Miller, Autumn Daigle) in 10:22.04.
Sitka senior Jessica Davis placed third and sophomore Jocelyn Brady fourth in the discus with 107-03 and 98-05, respectively, won by Seward senior Coral Petrosius at 128-03.
Davis also placed fifth in the shot put with a personal best, and new Sitka record, of 33-00.25, and Wolves sophomore Morgan Feldpausch ninth at 27-06.50, won by Homer senior Anna Brock at 36-07.25.
The Wolves’ Stroemer was third in the high jump with 4-10, won by Su Valley sophomore Maya Mossanen at 5-00; and Sitka’s Clifton was eighth in the triple jump at 28-10.25, won by Kenai junior Plagge at 33-01.75.
TEAM SCORES
DII Girls - Kenai 110, Grace 95, Sitka 94, Homer 72, Delta 32, Nikiski 30.5, ACS 28, Monroe 25, Seward 19, Birchwood 17, Valdez 15, Su Valley 10.5, Tri-Valley 9, Hutchison 8, Eielson 5, Haines 3, Skagway 2, Gustavus 2, Houson 1.
DI Girls - South 88, Dimond 60, Chugiak 56, West Valley 46.33, Soldotna 42, Eagle River 40, West 36, Kodiak 31, Palmer 30, East 24, Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé 23, Bartlett 20, Service 20, North Pole 18.33, Wasilla 16, Thunder Mountain 13.33, Lathrop 6, Ketchikan 4, Colony 3.
EVENT WINNERS
(DII winner, SE placers/DI winner, SE placers)
100 - 1. jr. Hailey Williams DJ 12.36; 3. sr. Joei Vidad 12.89; 9. jr. Jennifer Hansen SKG 13.78; 10. fr. Avery Williamson HNS 13.96. // 1. jr. Sarah Robinson SA 12.76; 10. fr. Trinity Jackson JD 13.66; 13. so. Iayanah Brewer TM 13.90.
200 - 1. Williams DJ 25.06; 2. Vidad SIT 25.71PR; 8. Hansen SKG 28.22; 11. Williamson HNS 28.95. // 1. sr. Damecia Jones BAR 25.95; 10. Jackson JD 28.18; 13. jr. Tzadi Hauck TM 28.60SR.
400 - 1. Williams DJ 58.10; 2. Vidad SIT 58.31PR; 4. sr. Bailey Clifton SIT 1:01.99PR; 5. so. Lindsey Bartolaba SIT 1:02.10PR; 6. Williamson HNS 1:02.67. // 1. Jones BAR 58.94SR; 2. so. Hannah Deer TM 1:00.07PR.
800 1. sr. Mazzy Jackson GC 2:25.23PR; 6. fr. Tawny Smith SIT 2:36.11. // 1.sr. Allison VanPelt WAS 2:18.95PR; 11. jr. Katherine McKenna JD 2:25.69PR.
1600 - 1. sr. Jaycie Calvert KEN 5:17.70; 7. Smith SIT 5:45.86. // 1. jr. Kendall Kramer WV 4:56.15PR; 5. jr. Sadie Tuckwood JD 5:04.69PR; 13. McKenna JD 5:31.91PR; 15. jr. Anna Iverson JD 5:37.97.
3200 - 1. Calvert KEN 11:26.77. // 1. Kramer WV 10:27.18PR; 5. Tuckwood JD 11:16.60; 9. Iverson JD 12:06.56.
100 Hurdles - 1. jr. Savanna Wilson KEN 16.88; 2. sr. Haley Bartolaba SIT 17.46; 6. jr. Baily Seay GUS 18.61. // 1. sr. Morgan Bolin ER 15.06PR; 7. Brewer TM 18.69; 9. fr. Ada Odden KTN 17.11; 14. sr. Audrey Welling TM 18.0.
300 Hurdles - 1. so. Laura Inama HOM 48.42; 2. sr. H. Bartolaba SIT 48.82PR; 7. B. Clifton SIT 52.94; 10. sr. Mattey Stroemer SIT 54.52PR; 13. Seay GUS 55.06. // 1. jr. Brooklynn Gould CHG 45.54PR; 4. Odden KTN 48.53PR; 14. Brewer TM 53.20; 15. Welling TM 53.49.
4x100 - 1. KEN 51.75; 4. SIT 53.22. // 1. CHG 49.12; 5. TM 51.78.
4x200 - 1. KEN 1:50.43; 4. SIT 1:54.35. // 1. CHG 1:43.12.
4x400 - 1. SIT 4:17.30. // 1. WA 4:06.44; 7. JD 4:25.18.
4x800 - 1. HOM 10:22.04; 4. SIT 10:53.45. // 1. ER 9:41.5; 2. JD 9:57.51.
Shot Put - 1. sr. Anna Brock HOM 36-7.25PR; 5. sr. Jessica Davis SIT 33-0.25; 9. fr. Morgan Feldpausch SIT 27-6.50; 10. jr. Becca Wheeler HNS 27-4.5; 15. sr. Haley Boron HNS 23-3.25. // 1. sr. Alissa Pili DMD 42-9.25SR; 16. fr. Jenae Rhoads KTN 27-6.25.
Discus - 1. sr. Coral Petrosius SEW 128-03PR; 3. Davis SIT 107-3; 4. so. Jocelyn Brady SIT 98-05PR; 6. Feldpausch SIT 92-02PR; 7. Boron HNS 83-10PR; 8. Wheeler HNS 83-09. // 1. Pili DMD 122-01; 16. fr. Lainey Rehder JD 83-09.
High Jump - 1. so. Maya Mossanen SV 5-0; 3. Stroemer SIT 4-10SR; 6. Hansen SKG 4-8PR. // 1. so. Khadijah Morgan EA 5-03SR; 7. so. Sophia Harvey TM 4-10PR.
Long Jump - 1. jr. Laura Ellis GC 17-3.5PR; 14. Seay GUS 13-2.5. // 1. jr. Jocelyn Chanonto SER 16-8.25; 2. sr. Bailey Wery Tagaban JD 15-11; 15. Jackson JD 13-9.25; 16. Welling TM 13-09.
Triple Jump - 1. jr. Chelsea Plagge KEN 33-1.75; 8. so. Tayler Clifton SIT 18-10.25; 11. fr. Tatum Sager SKG 27-11.25; 15. so. Audrey Saiz SIT 25-10. // 1. sr. Danae Stokes DMD 33-5.25; 7. jr. Tzadi Hauck TM 31-8.25; 14. Welling TM 29-04.
