Superior records smashed

Christofer Eriksson shattered the school record last Thursday for the pole vault at the Superior Invitational. The record, which stood at 12-6, was back from 1986. To shatter a record, one must jump at least two additional inches. The feat was no problem for Ericksson who did so to a cheering applause from the crowd. It was also no surprise that he took first in the event with a jump of 12-8.

At the meet on Thursday, the boys took second place behind fellow competitor Troy. Superior trailed by 35 points, taking second with 107. The girls claimed another victory with 169.5 points. The girls from Wallace came in second with 61 points, giving the Superior girls a sweeping victory.

Eriksson also took second in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.05. Teammate Garrett Stephens was third, behind by a mere second with 12.06. Stephens also took second in the 200 meter dash with a time of 25.12. Stephens was third in the 400 with 55.44 behind teammate RJ Frederick who claimed second with a time of 55.40.

Matt Hayes won the 110 hurdles with a time of 20.03 and Eriksson was also in third with 20.30. Connor Norris wound up fourth with a time of 23.75. Hayes also took third in the 300 hurdles with a time of 48.51.

Superior claimed the 400 and 1,600 meter relays as well. In the discus, Spud Crabb took third with a throw of 90-10. At the javelin throw he took second with a throw of 120-4. Norris took fifth place with 104 feet.

Hayes jumped 5-10 in the high jump good enough for second place. Max Sarmento claimed fifth with a jump of 5-4. Sarmento took sixth in the long jump and Eric Steinebach was fifth with a distance of 17-9.

At the triple jump line, Hayes grabbed fifth and Steinebach took fourth. Superior boys swept up first through fifth place in the pole vault with Ericksson leading of course.

The girls were on top in the 100 meter dash. Shelby Cooper took first with 13.66, Kaitlynn Koke took second with 13.81 and Ashley Blaylock took third with 13.91. Cooper also ran first in the 200 with a time of 29.06 and Blaylock filled second place with a time of 29.17. Blaylock was first in the 400 with 66.25 seconds and Rhandy Cox took third with 69.70.

Kinzie Cooper was the star of the 800 and 1,600 meter races. She ran the 800 with a time of 2:46.8 and the 1,600 with a time of 6:15.8. In the 3,200, Koke was running against herself and finished with a time of 16:55.4.

Nicole Stroot took first in the 100 and 300 meter hurdles, while Cox took second in both races. Jessica Riley filled out third place in the 100 meter hurdles as well. The relays also belonged to Superior and they took both the 400 and 1,600.

In the field events, the girls also proved fierce. Jessica Taylor took fourth in the discus with a distance of 65-5 and took second in the shot put with a throw of 27-10.5. Koke was on fire in the javelin and won with a distance of 104-6. The second place competitor from Troy threw 85-5. Cox finished out at the end of the field in the high jump, but Stroot took first in the long jump, 15-7, and Shelby Cooper took first in the triple jump, 32-4.Her sister, Kinzie, ended up third in the event with 30-2 and Riley was fourth with a jump of 29-8. In the pole vault, Kinzie took first as the only competitor, clearing 7-5.

The Bobcats were also at Seeley on Saturday. Again, the girls had a huge showing and took third place overall with 64 points, just behind 19 points to claim first place. The boys finished the day out in ninth place with 19 points. For the boys, Stephens took third in both the 200 and 400. Blaylock was first in the girls 400 and the Superior girls 400 relay team took first. Stroot was first in the long jump with a distance of 15-8.

Districts are set to be held May 14-15 at Missoula Big Sky. Individuals who qualify will head to divisionals and then those that perform well there will be headed to state at the end of the month.