Photos: Day 1 of State AA-B track and field in Butte
Helena High's Aayden Simmons competes in the boys Class AA high jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Bigfork's Jack Jensen competes in the boys Class B 1,600-meter run on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
From left to right, Columbus' James Plymale, Florence's Kyler Harris, Glasgow's Kyler Holinde, Bigfork's Jack Jensen, Jefferson's Luke Mest and Wolf Point's Peyton Summers pose on the podium after the boys Class B 1,600 on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen / MTN Sports
Missoula Hellgate's Hannah Moses competes in the girls Class AA pole vault on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Big Timber's Natalie Wood competes in the girls Class B 1,600-meter run on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Bigfork's Scout Nadeau competes in the girls Class B discus on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Alexis Deming of Plains competes in the girls Class B discus on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Bigfork's Scout Nadeau, left, and Alexis Deming of Plains embrace at the conclusion of the girls Class B discus competition on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023. Deming won the discus title while Nadeau was second.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
From left to right, Kalispell Flathead's Mikenna Conan, Billings Skyview's Alexis Brauer, Belgrade's Grace Stewart, Bozeman Gallatin's Isabel Ross and Claire Rutherford and Missoula Hellgate's Kaitlyn Skinner pose on the podium after the girls Class AA 800 on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Missoula Loyola's Malik Lyttle competes in the boys Class B long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
From left to right, Billings Senior's Rachel Macy, Helena High's Kim Feller, Bozeman's Clara Fox, Billings West's Alysa Keller, Missoula Sentinel's Hailey Hiller and Bozeman's Tyra Opperman post on the podium after the girls Class AA javelin on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Belgrade's Wilson Schmidt competes in the boys Class AA 800 on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Bozeman's Weston Brown competes in the boys Class AA 800 on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Belgrade's Grace Stewart competes in the girls Class AA 800 on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Bozeman Gallatin's Isabel Ross competes in the girls Class AA 800 on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Bryce Umphrey of St. Ignatius competes in the boys Class B long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Bryce Umphrey of St. Ignatius competes in the boys Class B long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
From left to right, Joliet's Kaden Juhnke, Big Timber's Trevor Mosness, Missoula Loyola's Malik Lyttle, St. Ignatius' Bryce Umphrey, Bigfork's Levi Peterson and Thompson Falls' Breck Ferris pose on the podium after the boys Class B long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Runners compete in the girls Class AA 800 on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Missoula Sentinel's Breanna Smith competes in the girls Class AA 800 on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Breck Ferris of Thompson Falls competes in the boys Class B long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Bigfork's Levi Peterson competes in the boys Class B long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Joliet's Kaden Juhnke competes in the boys Class B long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Breck Ferris of Thompson Falls competes in the boys Class B long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Baker's Jerek Janz competes in the boys Class B long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Helena High's Logan Todorovich competes in the girls Class AA long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Missoula Sentinel's Ava Kellenberg competes in the girls Class AA long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Bozeman Gallatin's Olivia Collins competes in the girls Class AA long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Helena High's Reghan Skogen competes in the girls Class AA long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Missoula Hellgate's Alix Mund competes in the girls Class AA long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Bozeman Gallatin's Quinn Clark competes in the boys Class AA high jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Belgrade's Josie Blazina competes in the girls Class AA long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Missoula Big Sky's Porter Gibbs competes in the boys Class AA high jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Missoula Big Sky's Rowley Dupras competes in the boys Class AA high jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Helena High's Logan Todorovich competes in the girls Class AA long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Spectators watch on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Photos from the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Billings West's Alysa Keller competes in the girls Class AA javelin on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen / MTN Sports
Billings West's Alysa Keller gives the thumbs up after competing in the javelin on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Bozeman's Clara Fox competes in the girls Class AA javelin on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Missoula Big Sky's Natalie Ellis competes in the girls Class AA javelin on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Kalispell Glacier's Charlotte Osler competes in the girls Class AA javelin on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Billings Senior's Rachel Macy competes in the girls Class AA javelin on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Kalispell Glacier's Kash Goicoechea anchors the 400-relay on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Glasgow's Vaughn Miller competes in the boys Class B javelin on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Glasgow's Vaughn Miller celebrates with teammates after winning the boys Class B javelin title on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Missoula Sentinel's Hailey Hiller competes in the girls Class AA javelin on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Butte's Aili McClafferty competes in the girls Class AA javelin on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
From left to right, Billings Senior's Peyton Harms, Helena Capital's Barrett Hageman, Missoula Hellgate's Alex Shields, Billings West's Jacob Anderson, Capital's Talon Marsh and Hellgate's Ben Parks pose on the podium after the boys Class AA shot put on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Billings Skyview's Myley Bronaugh, left, and Ave Roberts embrace after the Falcons won the girls Class AA 400-relay on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Spectators watch on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Helena Capital's Barrett Hageman celebrates during the boys Class AA shot put on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Missoula Hellgate's Alex Shields celebrates during the boys Class AA shot put on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Helena Capital's Talon Marsh competes in the boys Class AA shot put on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Jefferson's Jace Oxarart competes in the boys Class B javelin on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Bigfork's Joseph Farrier competes in the boys Class B javelin on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Conrad's Roscoe Shaw competes in the boys Class B javelin on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Huntley Project's Iane Lile competes in the boys Class B javelin on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Helena Capital's Barrett Hageman competes in the boys Class AA shot put on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Helena High's Shannon O'Brien competes in the boys Class AA shot put on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Billings Senior's Peyton Harms competes in the boys Class AA shot put on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Missoula Hellgate's Alex Shields competes in the boys Class AA shot put on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Runners compete in the girls Class AA 400 on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
From left to right, Bozeman Gallatin's Isabel Ross and Olivia Collins, Helena Capital's Hailey Burger, Helena High's Hazel Bishop and Madilyn Todorovich and Billings Skyview's Brynn Brower pose on the podium on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Huntley Project's Avery Gerdes competes in the girls Class B 400 on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Florence's William Wagner competes in the boys Class B 400 on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
From left to right, Bozeman's Weston Brown, Missoula Hellgate's Finneas Colescott and Great Falls' Ryan Harrington compete in the boys Class AA 3,200 on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Runners compete in the boys Class AA 3,200 on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
From left to right, Bozeman Gallatin's Carson Steckelberg, Missoula Hellgate's Finneas Colescott, Bozeman's Nathan Neil and Weston Brown, Great Falls' Ryan Harrington and Billings West's Jaxon Straus pose on the podium after the boys Class AA 3,200 on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
From left to right, Missoula Hellgate's Stella Diaz and Rose Wiltse, Bozeman Gallatin's Claire Rutherford, Hellgate's Jamison Molloy, Bozeman's Lucia McCormick and Missoula Sentinel's Malia Bradford pose on the podium after the girls Class AA 3,200 on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Helena High's Madilyn Todorovich competes in the girls Class AA high jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Helena High's Logan Todorovich competes in the girls Class AA high jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
From left to right, Helena High's Logan Todorovich, Madilyn Todorovich, Makenzie Jackson, Kalispell Flathead's Kennedy Moore, Missoula Hellgate's Elly Reed and Belgrade's Nora Elliot pose on the podium after the girls Class AA high jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Helena High's Colter Petre competes in the boys Class AA long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Bozeman Gallatin's Ryan Nansel competes in the boys Class AA long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Kalispell Flathead's Brody Thornsberry competes in the boys Class AA long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Great Falls High's Scott Klinker competes in the boys Class AA long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Kalispell Glacier's Xavier Stout competes in the boys Class AA long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Missoula Sentinel's Grady Walker competes in the boys Class AA long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
From left to right, Helena Capital's Jeremiah Saari, Bozeman Gallatin's Ryan Nansel, Helena High's Colter Petre, Kalispell Flathead's Brody Thornsberry, Gallatin's Quinn Clark and Great Falls' Scott Klinker pose on the podium after the boys Class AA long jump on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Huntley Project's Delayne Lindeen comeptes in the girls Class B pole vault on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Anaconda's Cali Pesanti prepares for her vault in the girls Class B pole vault on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Helena High's Annika Nehring competes in the girls Class AA pole vault on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Conrad's Ava Krings competes in the girls Class B pole vault on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Glasgow's Kira Beck competes in the girls Class B pole vault on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Huntley Project's Hannah Christman competes in the girls Class B pole vault on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Missoula Hellgate's Hannah Moses competes in the girls Class AA pole vault on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Missoula Big Sky's Alex Fuchs competes in the girls Class AA pole vault on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Billings West's Austin Long competes in the girls Class AA pole vault on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Billings West's Austin Long competes in the girls Class AA pole vault on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Billings West's Alexis Dvorak competes in the girls Class AA pole vault on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Helena High's Reghan Skogen competes in the girls Class AA pole vault on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
Glasgow's Eve Stone competes in the girls Class B pole vault on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports
From left to right, Missoula Big Sky's Alex Fuchs, Billings West's Alexis Dvorak, Helena High's Reghan Skogen, West's Austin Long, Missoula Hellgate's Hannah Moses and Helena's Annika Nehring pose on the podium after the girls Class AA pole vault on the first day of the State AA-B track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Butte on Friday, May 26, 2023.Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports