Jumpers lead Jays

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Ken Gardner / For The Sun Jamestown High School’s Spencer Kamoni (left) and Cory Goehner run in the 3200 at the West Region indoor meet at the Minot State Dome on Monday.

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Field events were the main highlight for the Jamestown High School boys’ track and field team Monday — but it came as no surprise to coach Ken Gardner.

Heading into Monday’s West Region indoor meet at Minot State University, Gardner was expecting the team to rally around some of the field events, especially the high jump, and that’s exactly where JHS excelled.

Brian Sinner finished second and Brett Sinner followed in a tie for fourth as the Jays finished fifth overall with a score of 51.

“It was good to see them start off well in the high jump,” Gardner said.

Brian Sinner finished second with a jump of 6-0, two inches behind top-place finisher Alex Nelson of Minot. Brett Sinner had a jump of 5-8, matching Nate Moody of Dickinson and Devin Schirado of Bismarck.

Matt Johnson placed in both the long jump and the triple jump for JHS, finishing fifth in the triple jump (39-0) and sixth in the long jump (18-9).

“I know 39 feet is right around where he was right before our region meet last year,” said Gardner. “For him to be starting out there right now is really good for him.”

Tyler Mielke, who is coming off of a shoulder injury that kept him out of the entire wrestling season, finished sixth in the shot put after a throw of 47-3.

“Just for him to be placing right now, that’s a good step for him,” Gardner said of the senior thrower. “We predict as the season goes on he will just keep getting stronger and keep improving.”

William Swanson led the way on the track for the Jays, finishing third in the 400 and eighth in the 55.

“He’s been working hard all winter,” said Gardner. “While the other guys were slowing down, he was finishing strong and catching people at the end.”

Swanson finished with a time of 54.75 in the 400 and 7.09 in the 55, just two-tenths of a second behind seventh-place finisher Duane Liggins of Bismarck.

Spencer Komoni was the highlight for the Jays in the distance events, finishing fourth in the 3,200 with a time of 10:34.75.

The 1,600 and the 4 x 1 ½ lap relay teams both finished fifth for the Jays and the 3,200 team finished sixth.

Jamestown will be back in action Friday at the State Indoor meet in Fargo.

“It seems pretty early for some of them, but it’s good to get going,” Gardner said. “It’s good to get out there and get on a facility where they can actually compete. … Just being able to get on a facility where we can get that full competition feel really helps out.”

West Region Indoor Meet

At Minot Dome

Team results

1. Bismarck High 205.5; 2. Dickinson High 120; 3. Bismarck Century 103.5; 4. Minot High 68; 5. Jamestown 51; 6. Mandan 21.

Individual results

High jump: 1. Alex Nelson, Minot, 6-2; 2. Brian Sinner, Jamestown, 6-0; 3. Kendall Kautz, Bismarck, 5-10; 4. Brett Sinner, Jamestown, 5-8; 5 (tie). Nate Moody, Dickinson, 5-8; 5 (tie). Devin Schirado, Bismarck, 5-8; 7. Joe Berger, Mandan, 5-8; 8. Kevin Poitra, Bismarck, 5-8.

Shot put: 1. Ryan Meidinger, Century, 51-2; 2. Joel Deckert, Minot, 49-2; 3. Aaron Volk, Bismarck, 48-6; 4. Aaron Perez, Century, 48-3; 5. Justin Dvorak, Dickinson, 47-8; 6. Tyler Mielke, Jamestown, 47-3; 7. Austin Hibl, Dickinson, 46-9; 8. Drew Monson, Century, 45-4.

3,200 relay: 1. Bismarck, 8:51.19; 2. Century, 8:53.81; 3. Minot, 9:05.10; 4. Dickinson, 9:35.15; 5. Mandan, 9:36.89; 6. Jamestown, 10:01.81.

Long jump: 1. Calen Beaudoin, Dickinson, 19-9 1/2; 2. Shivan Patel, Dickinson, 19-7; 3. Taylor Stein, Century, 19-3 3/4; 4. Ethan Rostvedt, Minot, 19-3; 5. Nate Moody, Dickinson, 19-2 1/2; 6. Matt Johnson, Jamestown, 18-9; 7. Taylor Daniel, Century, 18-1 1/2; 8. Dalton Dewald, Bismarck, 17-11.

55-meter hurdles: 1. Nathan Magstadt, Dickinson, 8.10; 2. Alex Koppy, Mandan, 8.38; 3. Thomas Walter, Century, 8.42; 4. Alex Neumiller, Bismarck, 8.57; 5. Jeff Erck, Minot, 8.70; 6. Dylan Leutz, Century, 8.71; 7. Luke Van Ells, Dickinson, 8.80; 8. Zach Jerome, Bismarck, 9.04.

1,600: 1. Christian Brownotter, Bismarck, 4:40.97; 2. Jake Leingang, Bismarck, 4:41.06; 3. Lane Kashur, Bismarck, 4:41.94; 4. Alex Huizenga, Bismarck, 4:44.59; 5. Cody Humann, Bismarck, 4:53.94; 6. Cataldo Didonna, Century, 4:54.46; 7. Matthew Nicklos, Century, 4:56.09; 8. Austin Todd, Bismarck, 4:56.70.

55: 1. Channing Mann, Bismarck, 6.83.0; 2. Brett Braunagel, Dickinson, 6.83.4; 3. Randy Tardif, Bismarck, 6.84.4; 4. Joe Leard, Century, 6.91; 5. Calen Beaudoin, Dickinson, 6.94; 6. Eliot Axvig, Bismarck, 7.01; 7. Duane Liggins, Bismarck, 7.07; 8. William Swanson, Jamestown, 7.09.

Triple jump: 1. Shivau Patel, Dickinson, 41-5 3/4; 2. Alex Nelson, Minot, 41-4 3/4; 3. Taylor Stein, Century, 39-9 1/2; 4. Sam Ingman, Dickinson, 54.94; 5. Nick Schon, Bismarck, 55.56; 6. Johnny Marquez, Bismarck, 55.66; 7. Nate Moody, Dickinson, 55.90; 8. Dalton Weisz, Century, 56.44.

400: 1. Jake Miller, Bismarck, 51.94; 2. Channing Mann, Bismarck, 53.79; 3. William Swanson, Jamestown, 54.75; 4. Drew Wiseman, Century, 39-3; 5. Matt Johnson, Jamestown, 39-0; 6. Kendal Kautz, Bismack, 37-6 1/4; 7. Tyler Franka, Minot, 36-6 1/2; 8. Taylor Daniel, Century, 36-5 ½.

4 x 1 1/2 lap relay: 1. Dickinson, 2:02.46; 2. Bismarck, 2:04.79; 3. Century, 2:05.31; 4. Minot, 2:05.78; 5. Jamestown, 2:06.53; 6. Mandan, 2:09.75.

Pole vault: 1. Jordan Buechler, Century, 12-6; 2. Alex Koppy, Mandan, 12-6; 3. Adam Grimsley, 11-6; 4. Robert Dohner, Century, 11-0; 5. Beau Miller, Dickinson, 11-0.

800: 1. Brandon Barnes, Bismarck, 2:06.06; 2. Lucas Degree, Bismarck, 2:07.22; 3. Max Boeckel, Minot, 2:11.51; 4. Christian Brown, Bismarck, 2:12.16; 5. Derek Trom, Bismarck, 2:14.02; 6. Michael Frenzel, Century, 2:16.50; 7. Josh Thornton, Bismarck, 2:19.16; 8. Jake Berg, Minot, 2:20.41.

200: 1. Alex Neumiller, Bismarck, 23.69; 2. Randy Tartuff, Bismarck, 23.78; 3. Calen Beaudoin, Dickinson, 24.44; 4. Brett Braunagel, Dickinson, 24.78; 5. Duane Liggins, Bismarck, 25.09; 6. Ethan Rostvedt, Minot, 25.28; 7. Jayden Steier, Dickinson, 25.34; 8. Thomas Walter, Century, 25.41.

3,200: 1. Ian Wiest, Bismarck, 9:47.65; 2. Brett Kelly, Century, 9:50.35; 3. Josh Hintz, Bismarck, 10:07.28; 4. Spencer Kamoni, Jamestown, 10:34.75; 5. Kyle Burke, Bismarck, 11:02.72; 6. Garrett Barnes, Bismarck, 11:06.78; 7. Seth Hill, Minot, 11:06.94; 8. Chad Zachmeier, Mandan, 11:29.

1,600 relay: 1. Dickinson, 3:43.07; 2. Bismarck, 3:48.41; 3. Century, 3:50.57; 4. Minot, 3:54.28; 5. Jamestown, 3:54.50; 6. Mandan, 3:58.43.

Sun Sports writer David Griswold can be reached by phone at (701) 952-8462 or by email at dgriswold@jamestownsun.com

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