T-Falls boys track excels at Bluehawk Invite

The Thompson Falls boys’ track team excelled at both their own invitational Thursday afternoon and the Big Sky Invitational Saturday afternoon in Missoula.

The Bluehawks’ track team excelled in virtually every category in both distance running events and throwing at both events.

T-Falls shined at the Blue Sky event and had 10 top-five placements in a very large and competitive event Saturday.

The success the Bluehawks had at Big Sky could be indicative of the success they look to showcase at the MHSA Class C state event May 24-26 at Laurel.

The Bluehawks Nate Tibeault finished fifth in the 400-meter dash, recording a time of 54.69 seconds, a personal record. Alex Erosa, recorded two personal records, finishing fourth in 800-meter run, recording a time of 2 minutes, 13.76 seconds and also finished fourth in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 4 minutes, 57.50 seconds.

Thompson Falls excelled in distance events with two runners in the top-five in the 3,200-meter rush. Colby Lantz finished second behind decorated Mission Valley runner Wills Degrandpre, from Charlo, and finished with a time of 10 minutes, 56.23 seconds and Parker McConnell finished fourth recording a time of 11 minutes. 7.92 seconds.

In the hurdles T-Falls had the typical top-placers. Danny Hoisington finished second in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.93 seconds and Cody Garrison placed second in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 45.95 seconds.

Hoisington also was one of the anchors of the 4X400 relay team consisting of Tibeault, Garrison and Erosa. The team placed third recording a time of 3 minutes, 44.3 seconds.

Garrison excelled in the pole vault finishing third with a toss of 11 feet.

The Bluehawks excelled in the long jump with Tibeault setting a new personal record with a jump of 19 feet, 10 inches and Hoisington recorded a triple jump of 40 feet, 8 inches.

There are several superlatives you can use to describe Thompson Fall’s performance Thursday at their own Invitational Thursday afternoon at Thompson Falls.

The word “dominant” would suffice as the Bluehawks boys team captured a total of 26 top-five finishes at their own invite.

The Thompson Falls dominated specifically in the 1,600-meter run where they finished first, second and third at the event. Colby Lantz finished first in the 1,600 with a time of 5 minutes, 1.50 seconds, a personal record. Alex Erosa and Parker McConnell finished placed right behind Lantz. Erosa, finished second with a time of 5 minutes. 1.62 seconds and McConnell placed third recording a time of 5 minutes, 1.98 seconds. Nate Tibeault also finished with a time of 5 minutes, 20 seconds, a personal record.

The Bluehawks experienced similar success in the 3,200-meter run. Lantz placed first with a time of 12 minutes, 33.67 seconds and McConnell finished second with a run of 12 minutes, 36.68 seconds and Brad Lantz placed finished fourth setting a personal record with a time of 13 minutes, 27.56 seconds.

Danny Hoisington placed first in the 110-meter hurdles recording a time of 16.90 seconds and also was a part of a first-place 4X400 relay varsity team placed first recording a time of 3 minutes, 49.82 seconds. The 4X400 team consisted of Nick Viera, Carson Alexander, Harrison Hugus and Brad Lantz.

The Bluehawks had participants that excelled in throwing events. Cody Burk set a personal record by placing third in shot put with a throw of 41 feet, 4 inches and also finished in the top-five in discus recording a throw of 107 feet, 1 inches, also a personal record.

Bluehawks’ javelin thrower Cody Garrison placed second with a throw of 147 feet, 6 inches.

The Thompson Falls boys team excelled in the jumping events. Nate Tibeault finished first in the long jump recording a distance of 19 feet, 9.75 inches. Nick Viera finished third with a leap of 18 feet, 9 inches and Hoisington finished fifth recording a jump of 17 feet, 10 inches.

Tibeault achieved a personal record with a jump of 19 feet, 10 inches in the long jump.

Hoisington also finished the triple jump recording a distance of 39 feet, 5.25 inches and placed third in the high jump leaping to 5 feet, 4 inches.

Bluehawks’ Cody Garrison and Justin Morgan placed second and third in the pole vault event, respectively. Garrison set a personal record with a throw of 11 feet, 6 inches and Morgan finished third recording a throw of 8 feet.