Big C Relays return to Anchorage with strong field, unique events

After a two-year absence, the Big C Relays returned Friday, bringing a big chunk of Alaska’s top track and field athletes to the Dome in Anchorage.

And the return of the Big C meant the return of some of the state’s most unique and idiosyncratic track events.

Dimond won one of the more quirky events of the meet — the Swedish Relay. The race features teams running two boys and two girls with each runner going a different distance — 100 meters, followed by 200, 300 and 400.

James Reinbold, Preston Skeete, Cylena Snow and Avrey Campbell won the first heat and stood by to see if their time held up.

“It’s stressful,” Snow joked.

“Being first has its ups and downs,” Skeet said. “You set the pace, but you’ve got to watch everyone else and hope.”

“It’s not like any other meets we have,” Reinbold said. “You’re coming through different lanes and keep on switching back.”

Another longtime tradition of the relays is the inclusion of a pentathlon. The competition includes the high jump, the shot put, the 100-meter dash, 800 run and 300-meter hurdles.

Quinton Metcalf took over this year for his father Shane Metcalf as meet director. He said that when the Big C started in 2008, the pentathlon was conceived as an opportunity to highlight not only track prowess, but students work in the classroom and in the community.

Coaches nominate athletes and there is a submission process that includes academic achievements and community impact. There is a limit of six boys and six girls, enough to fill each lane on the Dome track.

“It’s just great because the Alaska track season is so short,” Metcalf said. “It’s two months. You have kids come in here who are good runners but aren’t good jumpers. Maybe they’re throwers and don’t normally run. It’s fun getting to witness them give their best effort.”

The event is a showcase for athletes and allows them to not only bolster their resume, but also explore events they’d normally not compete in. It also only counts as one event so they can compete in their regular events.

“Even though it’s five events, it’s viewed as one,” Metcalf said. “So they can still be in three other things. If they’re good hurdlers, go do the hurdles. If you’re great at jumping or throwing, go do it.”

One of the day’s first events was a standard — the 3,200, with two of the state’s fastest girls squaring off.

West’s Payton Smith won the race in 11:41.65, followed closely by Chugiak’s Campbell Peterson, who ran it in 11:42.86.

The two were running on their own for much of the race, with the next closest finisher almost 40 seconds off the pace.

Peterson is coming off a cross-country season in the fall where she placed second at state in the Division I field. Smith also placed in the top 10.

“I’ve been preparing for a couple weeks now and have got back in the swing of things,” said Peterson.

Big C Relays

at The Dome

Boys

100 Meters

1.Brian Morris, 11.28, East Anchorage

2.Josh Bailey, 11.34, Chugiak

3.Cody Tirpack, 11.38, South Anchorage

4.Alan Szewczyk Jr, 11.43, Eagle River

5.Semaj Walker, 11.51, Chugiak

6.Timothy Grisso, 11.73, Wasilla

400 Meters

1.Mark Shepherd, 51.74, Eagle River

2.Preston Maes, 51.89, Service

3.Nathanael Johnson, 52.10, Soldotna

4.Cody Tirpack, 52.44, South Anchorage

5.Anders Larsen, 53.37, Chugiak

6.Brian Morris, 53.44, East Anchorage

7.Morgan Grant, 53.49, Chugiak

8.Leigh Tacey II, 53.93, Soldotna

9.Mason Birch, 54.38, South Anchorage

10.James Reinbold, 54.67, Dimond

800 Meters

1.Max Johnsen, 2:03.47, Dimond

2.Nathanael Johnson, 2:03.88, Soldotna

3.Mark Shepherd, 2:03.89, Eagle River

4.David Sliwinski, 2:04.53, Grace Christian

5.Seamus McDonough, 2:04.62, Homer

6.Preston Maes, 2:05.41, Service

7.Nicholas Prosser, 2:05.50, Dimond

8.Seth Lochmann, 2:06.38, Grace Christian

9.Micah Tedrick, 2:07.68, Anchorage Christian

10.Bengt Anderson, 2:07.69, Kodiak

3200 Meters

1.Jared Gardiner, 9:24.84, Dimond

2.Seamus McDonough, 9:36.24, Homer

3.David Sliwinski, 9:36.31, Grace Christian

4.Preston Merchant, 9:50.76, Anchorage Christian

5.Matthew Rongitsch, 10:07.57, Colony

6.Aiden Zingone, 10:16.59, Grace Christian

7.Elias Soule, 10:17.85, Service

8.Dylan Soberay, 10:21.19, West Anchorage

9.Tobias Buchanan, 10:23.90, Colony

10.Brennan Lackey, 10:25.31, Wasilla

110m Hurdles

1.Malique Singleton, 15.08, Grandview

2.Alan Szewczyk Jr, 15.63, Eagle River

3.Deshawn Campbell, 16.45, Wasilla

4.Hayden Foss, 17.86, Bartlett

5.Clayton Jackson, 18.01, Grace Christian

300m Hurdles

1.Malique Singleton, 40.99, Grandview

2.Alan Szewczyk Jr, 42.37, Eagle River

3.Kade Reynolds, 44.16, Wasilla

4.Arthur Merritt, 44.67, Palmer

5.Wyatt Faircloth, 44.78, Soldotna

6.Nolan Warren, 44.99, Anchorage Christian

7.Kermit Kvidera, 45.76, Dimond

8.Aiden Brost, 46.18, Homer

9.Zuriel Guzman, 47.64, Bartlett

10.Trenton Underhile, 47.86, Anchorage Christian

4x100 Relay

1.Chugiak, 44.79, Semaj Walker, Jabari Johnson, Michael Dunn, Josh Bailey

2.East Anchorage, 45.12, Andrew Montenegro, Eric Bushnell, Deshawn Rushmeyer, Brian Morris

3.South Anchorage, 45.91, Caleb Coski, Fafo Lefano, Pike Peterson, Cody Tirpack

4.Wasilla, 46.31, Dylan Jeffus, Izaiah Lattin, Kade Reynolds, Timothy Grisso

5.West Anchorage, 46.34, Ariel Sanchez, Roman Fritz, Terrance Grissett, Quentin Underwood

6.Soldotna, 47.71, Isaac Chavarria, Coy Babcock, Daniel McRorie, Jared Williams

7.Dimond, 47.77, Soji Wolfe, Tyshon Shane, Ames Salvador, Hunter DeWall

8.Anchorage Christian, 47.93, Matt Sanders, Max Scott, Stryder Kronberger, JD McGee

9.Valdez, 48.49, Andrew Baczuk, Jason Smilie, Nicolas Alfaro, Anthony Mann

10.Bartlett, 48.62, Niko Alailefaleula, Hayden Foss, Jaylen Granberry, Sam Mecham

SMR 100-100-200-400m

1.Chugiak, 1:39.16, Elijah Williams, Semaj Walker, Josh Bailey, Morgan Grant

2.East Anchorage, 1:39.97, Andrew Montenegro, Avant Sanders, Deshawn Rushmeyer, Brian Morris

3.Dimond, 1:42.70, Hunter DeWall, Soji Wolfe, James Reinbold, Preston Skeete

4.West Anchorage, 1:47.11, Quentin Underwood, Roman Fritz, Ariel Sanchez, Willie Zamora

5.Eagle River, 1:47.15, Gabriel Thornton, Jalen Frederick, Joshua Collins, Isaiah Moommala

6.Homer, 1:48.16, Liam James, Caleb Evans, Ryan Carroll, Lance Seneff

7.Anchorage Christian, 1:48.20, Max Scott, Trenton Underhile, Nolan Warren, Daniel Szepanski

8.Chugiak, 1:48.55, Owen Dockstader, Peyton Harr, Josh Trotter, Makai Warren-Dowl

9.Soldotna, 1:48.84, Jared Williams, Coy Babcock, Daniel McRorie, Trevor Michael

10.South Anchorage, 1:48.95, Eli Armstrong, Isaiah Douyon, Ryan Gursey, Jason Hutchinson

SMR 200-200-400-800m

1.Dimond, 3:51.73, Soji Wolfe, Tyshon Shane, Michael Mercer, Jared Gardiner

2.South Anchorage, 3:53.76, Jacob Roux, Cameron Schwab, Kyle Fischer, Owen Young

3.Soldotna, 3:54.01, Wyatt Faircloth, James Innes, Leigh Tacey II, Nathanael Johnson

4.Grace Christian, 3:55.29, Kaleb Boyce, Geremu Daggett, Seth Lochmann, Aiden Zingone

5.Chugiak, 3:58.77, Samuel Yeargan, Leo Gandolfo, Josh Trotter, Blake Brukhardt

6.Anchorage Christian, 4:01.26, Nolan Warren, Stryder Kronberger, Josh Brower, Tyger Waythomas

7.Bartlett, 4:07.13, Phillip Jamestown, Thalit Bayath, Jonah Henderson, Luis Rasgado

8.Chugiak, 4:07.55, Vassar Callahan, Robert Fields, Justin Tagle, Owen Hayes

9.West Anchorage, 4:08.85, Roman Fritz, Hampton Aaron, Owen Umatum, Samson Moore

10.East Anchorage, 4:09.63, Puni Pa’u, Murad Wright, Ater Deng, Julio Ramirez

DMR 1200-400-800-1600m

1.Dimond, 10:55.73, Nicholas Prosser, Preston Skeete, Max Johnsen, Jared Gardiner

2.Service, 11:36.11, Owen Kirkland, George Prelipp, Preston Maes, Elias Soule

3.West Anchorage, 11:38.83, Eliot Gratin-barendregt, Samson Moore, Murphy Kimball, Gavin Yi

4.Eagle River, 11:51.31, Josh Penfield, Jack Molloy, Keenan Vedros, Damien Borchardt

5.Wasilla, 11:52.51, Brennan Lackey, Mark DeArmond, Kendall Greathouse, Landon Hayes

6.Grace Christian, 11:52.95, Colton Merriner, Robbie Annett, Simon Nelson, Ben Thatcher

7.South Anchorage, 11:59.65, Rowan Robinson, Hiram Kern, Jason Hutchinson, Mason Card

8.Kodiak, 12:00.38, Nicholas Hecht, Jacob Sarnowski, Elias Litzow, Miles Grimes

9.Colony, 12:00.92, Jayden Rice, Brody Jorgensen, Oliver Rose, Stephen Hafen

10.Chugiak, 12:04.08, Aaron Mehl, Owen Dockstader, Owen Hayes, Kaiden Bodkin

Shot Put

1.Orion Harper, 47′ 0, Kodiak

2.Eric Kolomeychuk, 46′ 10.5, Wasilla

3.Payson White, 46′ 5.75, Wasilla

4.Stuart Lutton, 43′ 10.25, Dimond

5.Cort Sandefur, 40′ 2.5, Redington

6.Luke Miller, 40′ 2, Soldotna

7.Puni Pa’u, 38′ 10.25, East Anchorage

8.Niko Alailefaleula, 38′ 5.25, Bartlett

9.Dennis Mott, 38′ 2.75, Valdez

10.Matthew Theriault, 37′ 11, East Anchorage

Discus

1.Eric Bushnell, 140′ 6, East Anchorage

2.Dylan Dahlgren, 137′ 1, Soldotna

3.Shaistin Naufahu Gaspar, 135′ 6, Bartlett

4.Cort Sandefur, 131′ 7, Redington

5.Dennis Mott, 129′ 1, Valdez

6.Grizzly Beard, 126′ 5, Cook Inlet Academy

7.Harrison Little, 119′ 10, West Anchorage

8.Adam Chandler, 119′ 3, Palmer

9.Caleb Asselin, 115′ 10, South Anchorage

10.Orion Harper, 114′ 8, Kodiak

High Jump

1.Pike Peterson, 5′ 10, South Anchorage

2.Tristan Perkins, 5′ 10, Service

3.Deshawn Campbell , 5′ 8, Wasilla

3.Quentin Underwood, 5′ 8, West Anchorage

5.Matt Sanders, 5′ 6, Anchorage Christian

5.Alante Owens-Player, 5′ 6, Bartlett

7.Logan Seymore, 5′ 2, Redington

7.Jamal Carrington, 5′ 2, Eagle River

7.Manuel Silva, 5′ 2, Kodiak

7.Ethan Sewell, 5′ 2, Soldotna

7.Ruben Fishinghawk, 5′ 2, Colony

7.Keegan Baker, 5′ 2, Chugiak

7.Phoenix Perkins, 5′ 2, Service

Pole Vault

1.Dakota Brannan, 13′ 0, Ben Eielson

Long Jump

1.Anders Larsen, 20′ 2.25, Chugiak

2.Morgan Grant, 19′ 10, Chugiak

3.Alante Owens-Player, 19′ 9.75, Bartlett

4.Zuriel Guzman, 19′ 3.25, Bartlett

5.Deshawn Campbell, 19′ 0.7, Wasilla

6.Avant Sanders, 18′ 11.75, East Anchorage

7.Pike Peterson, 18′ 3, South Anchorage

8.Elijah Williams, 18′ 1.5, Chugiak

9.Matt Sanders, 17′ 11.5, Anchorage Christian

10.Daniel McRorie, 17′ 9.75, Soldotna

Girls

100 Meters

1.Olyvia Mamae, 12.48, East Anchorage

2.Veronika Reed, 13.14, West Anchorage

3.Carissa Houck, 13.32, Anchorage Christian

4.Janyla Johnson, 13.34, Bartlett

5.Gracie Bras, 13.73, Soldotna

400 Meters

1.Katey Houser, 59.97, Palmer

1.Elliana Zock, 59.97, South Anchorage

3.Skyler Belmear, 1:01.06, Chugiak

4.Skyler Morris, 1:01.32, South Anchorage

5.Addison Capozzi, 1:03.13, Chugiak

6.Alana Lim, 1:03.73, Service

7.Jordan Strausbaugh, 1:03.90, Soldotna

8.Ada Burrup, 1:05.18, Chugiak

9.Savannah Stock, 1:05.69, Nikiski

10.Lauren Bodeen, 1:06.79, Eagle River

800 Meters

1.Jordan Strausbaugh, 2:23.48, Soldotna

2.Zoe Chang, 2:23.95, Service

3.Addison Capozzi, 2:24.94, Chugiak

4.Indigo Hobson, 2:25.35, South Anchorage

5.Elliana Zock, 2:25.70, South Anchorage

6.Campbell Peterson, 2:27.29, Chugiak

7.Ella Hopkins, 2:27.43, Colony

8.Alana Lim, 2:28.81, Service

9.Skyler Belmear, 2:29.78, Chugiak

10.Rylee Ellis, 2:30.40, Nikiski

3200 Meters

1.Payton Smith, 11:41.65, West Anchorage

2.Campbell Peterson, 11:42.86, Chugiak

3.Debbie Brower, 12:20.94, Anchorage Christian

4.Emily Moore, 12:20.95, Chugiak

5.Ava Trembath, 12:26.23, Eagle River

6.Elizabeth Page, 12:42.76, South Anchorage

7.Adria Wuerth, 12:45.67, Service

8.Jordan Ruffner, 13:12.00, Soldotna

9.Stella Rose, 13:14.14, Colony

10.Ruthie Richardson, 13:20.25, Service

100m Hurdles

1.Olyvia Mamae, 15.86, East Anchorage

2.Genevieve Trevithick, 16.65, South Anchorage

3.Carissa Houck, 17.17, Anchorage Christian

4.Ellen Kruchoski, 17.38, Chugiak

5.Gracie Miotke, 18.38, Homer

300m Hurdles

1.Olyvia Mamae, 46.44, East Anchorage

2.Karsen Beaglee, 51.23, West Anchorage

3.Milan Eisenmayer, 51.31, Eagle River

4.Merissa Loggins, 52.78, Colony

5.Ellen Kruchoski, 53.16, Chugiak

6.Genevieve Trevithick, 53.18, South Anchorage

7.Hope Jackson, 53.58, Grace Christian

8.Berit Meyers, 54.48, West Anchorage

9.Isabella Sanchez, 55.39, Colony

10.Brandie Schwenk, 57.30, Soldotna

4x100 Relay

1.Chugiak, 53.49, Octavia Knox, Ellen Kruchoski, Paige Nelson, Sydney Tusten

2.Colony, 54.74, Alisha Loggins, Xaida Zellmer, Denali Anderson-berghoff, Allyson Carmony

3.Dimond, 55.67, Cylena Snow, Elise Boissinot, Sarah Dittman, Tatym Doucet

4.West Anchorage, 56.20, Lupelanai VaAila, Malaetia Reupena-tuaio, Fatou Sallah, Norah Browns

5.Soldotna, 56.62, Mandi Sisley, Gracie Bras, Haiden Wilkinson, Brianna Ehret

6.Palmer, 57.06, Larkin Christiansen, Paige Marshall, Kennedy Zola, Sarah Uschmann

7.Bartlett, 57.91, Apriel Pugay, Lydia Pollard, Joanna Fish, Yatzary Encarnacion

8.Chugiak, 57.93, Madisen Benning, Savannah Howard, Carolyn Burrill, Meredith Whelan

9.Eagle River, 58.43, Evangeline Newkirk, Skylar McCasland, Jacey Spencer, Mary Saxe

10.Valdez, 59.39, Anika Palomar, Izzy Kizer, Carlie VanBuskirk, Desiderata Woodgate

SMR 100-100-200-400m

1.Palmer, 1:59.75, Kennedy Zola, Larkin Christiansen, Paige Marshall, Katey Houser

2.Chugiak, 2:01.17, Sydney Tusten, Octavia Knox, Ellen Kruchoski, Ada Burrup

3.West Anchorage, 2:01.25, Lupelanai VaAila, Karsen Beaglee, Samantha Legate, Veronika Reed

4.Soldotna, 2:04.07, Gracie Bras, Mandi Sisley, Angelina Chavarria, Anaulie Sedivy

5.Service, 2:05.11, Elena Lage, Maryah Castillo, Jordan Hayes, Vanessa Wynn

6.Chugiak, 2:05.27, Carolyn Burrill, Helen Latteier, Savannah Howard, Jillian Gavalya

7.Eagle River, 2:06.52, Ingrid Berryhill, Lauren Bodeen, Isabella Pederson, Evangeline Newkirk

8.Colony, 2:08.19, Rylee Rodriguez, Breanna Ewing, Hope Colwell, Kathleen Riese

9.Homer, 2:09.01, Alana Prescott, Leah Evans, Gracie Miotke, Izzy Fisk

10.Bartlett, 2:10.55, Apriel Pugay, Jamariea Jackson, Seleni To’omalatai, Sofie Lukic

SMR 200-200-400-800m

1.South Anchorage, 4:32.60, Elizabeth Michelsohn, Jaeda Vuong, Ava Murphy, Robyn Miller

2.Bartlett, 4:49.26, Jamariea Jackson, Shannon Smith, Janyla Johnson, Anna Thomas

3.West Anchorage, 4:50.82, Malaetia Reupena-tuaio, Karsen Beaglee, Kadence Barnett, Riley Montalbo

4.Homer, 4:56.32, Leah Evans, Alana Prescott, Brightly Thoning, Elena Badajos

5.Grace Christian, 4:59.14, Hope Jackson, Ella Boerger, Maya Carlson, Delaney Schaffer

6.Chugiak, 5:04.86, Samantha Jensen, Jessica Jensen, Piper Belmear, Bailey Peterson

7.Eagle River, 5:07.08, Lauren Bodeen, Mary Saxe, Evangeline Newkirk, Jordan Rader

8.Chugiak, 5:08.53, Leah McEnaney, Olivia Dimmick, Ashlynn Goocey, Olivia Burrup

9.Palmer, 5:09.85, Monroe Swain, Paige Marshall, Avery Johnson, Kennedy Zola

10.Soldotna, 5:12.66, Brianna Ehret, Haiden Wilkinson, Adara Hagelund, Kaidence Shaeffer

DMR 1200-400-800-1600m

1.Soldotna, 13:26.02, Annie Burns, Kaytlin McAnelly, Ellie Burns, Jordan Strausbaugh

2.Service, 13:31.96, Zoe Chang, Ruthie Richardson, Adria Wuerth, Alana Lim

3.South Anchorage, 13:45.19, Cameryn Kauffman, Madison Dahlstrom, Indigo Hobson, Ava Murphy

4.Dimond, 13:48.85, Nora McBride, Cylena Snow, Avrey Campbell, Emily Erickson

5.Palmer, 14:29.24, Monroe Swain, Katey Houser, Mykennan Rinella, Madeline Knolmayer

6.Eagle River, 14:30.63, Ina Kraus, Arianna Espindola, Linnea Gray, Riley Wilson

7.Chugiak, 14:40.96, Azalea Daugherty, Ashlynn Goocey, Ada Burrup, Allison Macy

8.West Anchorage, 14:56.25, Payton Smith, Berit Meyers, Lilah Klieforth, Kadence Barnett

9.Kodiak, 15:17.61, Ayla Baker, Aurora Lawson, Naomi Griffin, Abigail Harver

10.Chugiak, 15:35.42, Leah Rivard, Piper Belmear, Alliyah Fields, Bailey Peterson

Shot Put

1.Laila Tosi, 37′ 2.75, East Anchorage

2.Isabella Hays, 33′ 0.75, Wasilla

3. Faith Mata, 32′ 7.25, West Anchorage

4.Abigail Brandt, 31′ 8.75, South Anchorage

5.Dominique Bodle, 31′ 8.5, Wasilla

6.Sarah Vaafuti, 31′ 6, West Anchorage

7.Sarah Uschmann, 30′ 6.5, Palmer

8.Abby Pettit, 29′ 9, Palmer

9.Haleigh Vitt, 28′ 6.75, Chugiak

10.Sarah Sorrells, 28′ 5.75, Anchorage Christian

Discus

1.Emily Bitler, 108′ 1, Houston

2.Laila Tosi, 104′ 2, East Anchorage

3.Seleni To’omalatai, 96′ 9, Bartlett

4.Isabella Hays, 95′ 5, Wasilla

5.Madalyn Morris, 88′ 4, Soldotna

6. Faith Mata, 86′ 11, West Anchorage

7.Haleigh Vitt, 84′ 3, Chugiak

8.Lydia Stone, 84′ 1, Eagle River

9.Layla Hays, 83′ 4, Wasilla

10.Norah Browns, 83′ 2, West Anchorage

High Jump

1.Hanna Henrie, 5′ 0, South Anchorage

2.Kennedy Lewallen, 4′ 10, South Anchorage

3.Katelyn Morrison, 4′ 8, Soldotna

4.Adara Hagelund, 4′ 6, Soldotna

4.Mya Campbell, ' 6, Redington

4.Meredith Whelan, 4′ 6, Chugiak

7.Brightly Thoning, 4′ 4, Homer

7.Rylee McIntosh, 4′ 4, Colony

7.Lydia Alverts, 4′ 4, Palmer

10.Melanie Randall, 4′ 2, Tri-Valley

10.Ellie VanDeventer, 4′ 2, Tri-Valley

10.Angelina Chavarria, 4′ 2, Soldotna

10.Calista Ousley, 4′ 2, Colony

Pole Vault

1.Teslin Brannan, 10′ 0, Ben Eielson

Long Jump

1.Mya Campbell, 15′ 6, Redington

2.Sarah Dittman, 15′ 4.75, Dimond

3.Isabella Pederson, 15′ 1, Eagle River

4. Sydney Tusten, 15′ 0.75, Chugiak

5.Octavia Knox, 14′ 5, Chugiak

6.Rylee Ellis, 14′ 4.25, Nikiski

7.Zoe Chang, 14′ 1.75, Service

8.Makaylen King, 14′ 1, South Anchorage

9.Samantha Jensen, 13′ 9.5, Chugiak

10.Hope Jackson, 13′ 9.25, Grace Christian