BADGER TRACK ROUND UP

The Badgers High School track team is off to a great start this season with a large number of athletes and lots of determination. There is anoumber of returning state qualifiers as well as a handful of younger athletes who are going to be vital to the future success of this team. So far, with three meets completed the Badger boys have placed top 3 in every meet, including the highly competitive Cal Wearley Invitiation in Havre. Defending triple jump state champion junior Caiden Seketurski has already pre-qualified for state in the triple jump and the long jump. Senior Carter Casavant has pre-qualified in the long jump and freshman jumper Brant Ligameri broke the all-time school record for freshman in the high jump with his jump of 5'10".

On the girls side, returning state qualifying relay teams consisting of Sophia Mortag, Alaina Barger, Harlie Jackson, and Braedyn Johnson have added another team member to the force with exchange student Maialen Casado Camacho who has also been consistently placing in the sprints and long jump. ​

CUT BANK PRE-EASTER (BOYS 3rd place-GIRLS 4th place)

BOYS: Caiden Sekuterski-1st place 100m (11.7); 1st place triple jump (43'8"); first place long jump (20'10.5") ; Carter Otheim-3rd place long jump (18'11"); Tyler Lane-6th place Pole Vault (9'0)

4x100 relay (Carter Otheim, James Lewis, Caiden Seketurski, Connor Sawyer) 2nd place (46.8)

GIRLS: Maialen Casado Camacho-4th place 100m(13.8); 3rd place 200m (29.2); Sophia Mortag-5th place 800m(2:56);Sayre McElroy -5th place shot put (27'6"); Braedyn Johnson-5th place Triple Jump (31'4.5")

4x100 relay 1st (Sophia Mortag, Harlie Jackson, Braedyn Johnson, Maialen Casado Camacho) 54.3

4x400 relay 1st (Sophia Mortag, Harlie Jackson, Braedyn Johnson, Maialen Casado Camacho) 4:38

FORT BENTON SNOWBUSTER (BOYS 1st place-GIRLS 1st place)

BOYS: Connor Sawyer - 6th place 200m; Ian McKamey -2nd place 800m (2:14); Peyton Hauk - 3rd place 800m (2:24); Pedro Diaz Masa- 3rd 800m (2:20), 3rd 1600m ; James Lewis-4th place Javelin (128'10"); Brant Ligameri -1st place high jump (5'10"); Josh Creveling -6th place high jump (5'0); Caiden Seketurski -1st place long jump (20'5"), 1st place triple jump (42'3"); Carter Otheim 2nd place triple jump (37'11.5"); Cody Park 4th place triple jump (36'8.5"); 4x100 relay 1st place - Carter Otheim, James Lewis, Caiden Seketurski, Connor Sawyer) 2nd place (46.8)

GIRLS: Maialen Casado Camacho-3rd place 100m(13.7); 2nd place 200m (30.0);4th long jump (14'5"); Braedyn Johnson-3rd place 200m(30.2); 2nd high jump (4'6"); Harlie Jackson-4th place 200m(30.7);4th place 400m; Sophia Mortag-1st place 800m (2:46); Sayre McElroy-5th shot put (27'1"); 3rd place discus (70'8"); 5th javelin (91'0"); Zoe Mazaira-4th pole vault (5'6"); Kyleigh Knowlden-5th pole vault (5'6"); Breanna Sawyer-6th pole vault (5')

4x100 relay 2nd (Sophia Mortag, Harlie Jackson, Braedyn Johnson, Maialen Casado Camacho) 54.3

CAL WEARLEY HAVRE (BOYS 3rd place-GIRLS 9th place)

BOYS: Caiden Sekuterski-4th 100m (11.44); 1st place long jump (21'2"); 1st place triple jump (42'11.5"); Ian McKamey -6th place 1600m (5:13); Carter Casavant -4th place 300m hurdles (46.5);3rd place long jump (20'4");2nd place (41' 6.5"); Carter Otheim-6th place long jump (19'.5"); Brant Ligameri-6th High Jump (5'8")

4x100 (Otheim, Lewis, Seketurski, C.Sawyer) 5th place 47.2

4x400 (Ian McKamey, Peyton Hauk, Tyler Lane, Carter Casavant) 3:52

BOYS JUNIOR VARSITY- triple jump: Brant Ligameri 1st place (38'1.5"), Josh Creveling 4th place (36'0"), Chase Leveque 5th place (34'); Long jump: Daniel Velasco 4th place (16'10"); 1600: Cody Park 3rd (5:41)

GIRLS: Kayleen McKamey-6th place 3200 (14:04); Braedyn Johnson-3rd place triple jump (32'5")

4x100 relay (Alaina Barger, Harlie Jackson, Braedyn Johnson, Maialen Casado Camacho) 3rd place 54.4

4x400 relay (Alaina Barger, Harlie Jackson, Braedyn Johnson, Maialen Casado Camacho) 2nd place 4:31

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK TRACK

Week 1

Caiden Seketurski

Returning state champion triple jumper is a vital part of our team not only in his individual events but as a member of the 4x100 relay team. Caiden pre-qualified for state in the triple jump and the long jump during the first meet of the year, winning both events, along with the 100m. Caiden is a competitor and continues to get faster and stronger, making him one of the top forces in the state in the sport of track and field.

Maialen Casado Camacho

Maialen has been such a wonderful addition to our team this season, as she has an amazing positive attitude, hard work ethic and the athleticism and skill to go along with it. She has consistently placed in the 100m dash and the long jump at all of our meets so far this season and is a vital contributor to the success of both the girls relay teams.

Week 2

Brant Ligameri

With only 3 track meets under his belt in his high school career, Brant has already set a new Freshman school record for the High Jump with his jump of 5'10". He won the high jump in Fort Benton, and took 5th in Havre. Brant is also excelling in the long and triple jumps where he set personal bests this past weekend in Havre and is inching closer to the freshman records in these events as well. Brant is extremely coachable, taking every opportunity and instruction he is given to better his abilities in his events. We are excited to see him continue to grow and compete.

Sayre McElroy

Laura Park

Braedyn Johnson passes the baton to Maialen as the girls 4x100 wins the race in Cut Bank

Sayre is leading the team in Personal Records set so far this season. Sayre PR'd in all three of her throwing events last weekend in Cut Bank, and then again in Fort Benton this past week in the discus and the javelin giving her total five PRs for just three meets. She placed 5th in the shot put in Cut Bank, 5th in fort benton, 3rd in discus and 5th in javelin. Sayre has become a student of her events and spends extra time learning the techniques. She is coachable, has a very positive attitude and will be a big contributor for the girls team come time for the district meet.