Red Devil athletes ready for State C

Noxon High School will be well represented at the State C track and field meet in Missoula this week.

Making sure that the Red Devils will be represented, the one-two punch of MacKenzie Morgan and Emily Brown with the girls, and Cade VanVleet and Jared Webley with the boys, led the Noxon girls to 45 team points (and sixth place in team scoring) and the boys to 18 points.

Morgan was Noxon’s only official champion, winning the 3200 meter run, in addition to placing second in the 800 and 1600, and third in the 400.

Besides Morgan, Brown made it to this week’s state C in four individual events, by winning fourth in the 800 meters, fifth in the 1600 and sixth in the 400, and seventh in the javelin.

Morgan and Brown were joined by Maygan Swanson and Skye Irgens in winning third place in the 1600 meter relay.

VanVleet won second place in the boys discus and shot put by the slimmest of margins, just missing taking the title in those events, pressing Seeley-Swan’s Walker McDonald hard in both.

VanVleet threw the discus 148-3 to McDonald’s 149-2.5 in the discus, and pushed the shot 51-5.25 to the 51-9.75 McDonald marked in the shot put.

Separated by less than a foot in both events last week, it will be interesting to see what happens in this friendly throwing duel Friday and Saturday in Missoula.

Webley secured Noxon’s other berth into this week’s State C meet by placing fifth in the 200 meters.

Manhattan Christian won both sides of the Western C meet, scoring 112 team points with the boys and 104 with the girls.

Twin Bridges finished second in the boys race with 60 points and Seeley third with 55.5.

Seeley-Swan (95) took second with the girls and Clark Fork (58) third.