Track and Field: Area teams, individuals compete in subsection meet in Wadena

Area high school track and field teams took part in the Subsection 3, Section 6A meet held at Wadena-Deer Creek on Thursday. The top five individual finishers and the top two relay teams advanced to the Section 6A meet, which will be held on Thursday (June 3) at Minnesota State University-Moorhead.

United North Central lead the way with seven qualifiers in 12 events as the Warrior boys finished fifth in the team standings with 49 points. The Lady Warriors also scored 49 points, but finished seventh.

Four individuals garnered first place for United North Central. Tom Gruchow won the boys 200 meter dash in 24.04; Andrea Korvela took the girls 400 meter dash in 1:02.48. Alicia Boe and Jonathan Miller won their respective distance races, both took first in the 1600. All four individuals qualified in other events as well. Gruchow and Boe both finished fourth in the 400, with Korvela and Miller grabbing third in the 200 and 3200, repectively.

Also qualifying for sections were Joey Cuperus with second in the high jump (6’1”) and fourth the long jump (18’6.25”). Beth Tormanen was second in the girls triple jump (31’6”) and Kaitlyn Lien leaped into fourth in the girls high jump with an height of 4’9”.

Wadena-Deer Creek had three first-place finishers with senior Dane Hoffman and junior Rachel Craig leading the way. Both captured a pair of first-place finishes in the shot put and discus events.

Overall, the host Wolverines will advance six individuals and one relay team to sections.

Hannah Toedter also took first in the 3200 in 12:41.91, with Charley Cantrell third in the 1600 (5:43.38), Lindsey Eliason fourth in the 100 meter dash (13.98) and Neil Janson fifth in the 800 (2:11.38).

The lone Wadena-Deer Creek relay to advance was the girls 4x800 team of Cantrell, Emma Schmitz, Shaye Blessing and Toedter, which finished second in 10:24.57.

The Wolverine boys team came in seventh with 27 points while the Lady Wolverines were fourth with 60.50.

Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale also sent six qualifiers to sections in eight events. Both Raiders teams finished eighth, with the girls collecting 34 points and the boys 22.

Amos Schmidt and Kathryn VanDenheuvel were the highest individual finishers with second place. Schmidt turned in the second best time in the boys 300-meter hurdles with 40.87 and also took third in the 110-meter hurdles (16.84). VanDenheuvel leaped 4’9” in the girls high jump.

Finishing third for the Raiders were Samara Tobeck in the girls discus throw (85’8.5”), and Hannah Barrett in the 100-meter hurdles (17.50). Heather Lipisnski was fourth in the girls 200-meter dash (28.73). Barrett also qualified in the girls 300 hurdles (51.21) and Ray Demaars in the boys 100-meter dash (12.23), both finished fifth in those events.

Subsection 3, Section 6A Results from May 27
Boys
Team Scores
Pequot Lakes 142, Staples-Motley 92, Pillager 85, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 77, United North Central 49, Browerville/Eagle Valley 47, Wadena-Deer Creek 27, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 22, Pine River-Backus 15

Girls
Team Scores
Staples-Motley 159, Pequot Lakes 69, Browerville/Eagle Valley 67, Wadena-Deer Creek 60.50, Pillager 60, 6-Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, United North Central 49, Bertha Hewitt/Verndale 34, Pine River-Backus 3.50

Event Results (Top five qualifiers and area results)
Girls 100 Dash
1. Ashley Lisson (SM) 13.10; 2.Vanessa Lane (PL) 13.57; 3. Makayla Wing (SM) 13.82; 4. Lindsey Eliason (WDC) 13.98; 5. Rachel Alexander (Pilllager) 14.13; 8. Keiann Steward (WDC) 14.49; 11. Mariah Elgin (BHV) 14.74; 13. Kyra Harsha (UNC) 14.88; 15. Sarah Craig (WDC) 14.91; 16. Taylor Harsha (UNC) 15.09; 17. Brittany Bloch (BHV) 15.31; 21. Rosalyn Johnson (BHV) 16.33

Boys 100 Dash
1. Jack Parker (PL) 11.75; 2. Matt Michaelson (PL) 11.94; 3. Greg Flickinger (Pillager) 12.16; 4. Mike Christensen (PL) 12.22; 5. Ray Demaars (BHV) 12.23; 6. Jeremy McDonald (UNC) 12.34; 16. Isaiah Toedter (WDC) 12.86; 17. Ryan Johnson (UNC) 12.90; Jake Perius (BHV) 12.90; 21. Cody Mason (BHV) 13.73

Girls 200 Dash
1. Lisson (SM) 26.63; 2. Emma Koskiniemi (SM) 28.06 3. Andrea Korvela (UNC) 28.51; 4. Heather Lipisnski (BHV) 28.73; 5. Justyna Sandin (Pillager) 29.15; 7. Elgin (BHV) 29.66; 15. Kristyn Ament (WDC) 32.06; 16. Allyson Putzke (UNC) 32.16; 22. Rosalyn Johnson (BHV) 36.59

Boys 200 Dash
1. Tom Gruchow (UNC) 24.04; 2. Bradley Schettler (BEV) 24.18; 3. Flickinger (Pillager) 24.54; 4. Pat Holman (LPGE) 24.79; 5. Tony Davison (Pillager) 24.83; 8. Demaars (BHV) 24.94; 11. Perius (BHV) 25.92; 16. Toedter (WDC) 27.06

Girls 400 Dash
1. Korvela (UNC) 1:02.48; 2. Kim Rardin (Pillager) 1:04.13; 3. Rudlang (PL) 1:04.27; 4. Alicia Boe (UNC) 1:04.85; 5. Logan Peterson (SM) 1:05.00; 10. Nicole Tupy (UNC) 1:11.53; 11. Savannah Buderus (BHV) 1:11.98; 12. McKenzie Richter (BHV) 1:12.68; 13. Ament (WDC) 1:12.98

Boys 400 Dash
1. Wesley DeLong (Pillager) 51.23; Alec Anderson (LPGE) 51.56; 3. Rob Odden (SM) 51.56; 4. Gruchow (UNC) 52.08; 5. Cole Engen (PL) 54.4; 6. Dylan Templin (BHV) 55.49; 12. Jacob Snyder (WDC) 58.34; 16. Travis Lollar (BHV) 59.51; 17. Kyle Kluenenberg (UNC) 1:00.00; 18. Luke Graham (UNC) 1:00.06

Girls 800 Run
1. Tracy Periah (BEV) 2:22.39; 2. Kaitlyn Roth (SM) 2:34.76; 3. Sydney Johnson (PL) 2:35.42; 4. Radin (Pillager) 2:36.10; 5. Kylie Beltz (PL) 2:38.18; 11. Samantha Manselle (WDC) 2:56.04; 13. Savannah Buderus (BHV) 2:59.73; 14. Kylee Damm (WDC) 3:00.05; 15. Beth Olson (UNC) 3:06.85

Boys 800 Run
1. DeLong (Pillager) 2:02.74; 2. Adison Runberg (PL) 2:04.41; 3. Josh Freese (SM) 2:07.68; 4. Alex Liebsch (LPGE) 2:09.56; 5. Neil Janson (WDC) 2:11.38; 10. Zach McDonald (UNC) 2:20.33; 13. Shane Motschenbacher (WDC) 2:24.98; 14. Lollar (BHV) 2:27.70; 16. Albert Holdt (BHV) 2:30.93; 19. Michael Bloch (BHV) 2:42.10

Girls 1600 Run
1. Boe (UNC) 5:26.61; 2. Ana Juarez (LPGE) 5:36.17; 3. Charley Cantrell (WDC) 5:43.38; 4. Emily Lueck (PL) 5:48.16; 5. Bethany Pelzer (LPGE) 5:49.21; 9. Jill Isaacson (UNC) 6:30.44; 10. Desiree Isola (WDC) 6:36.39

Boys 1600 Run
1. Jonathan Miller (UNC) 4:41.46; 2. Chris Pohlmann (LPGE) 4:46.99; 3. Jacob Headlee (PL) 4:51.24; 4. Adam Bachmeier (LPGE) 4:52.59; 5. Matthew Neururer (Pillager) 4:54.84; 6. Janson (WDC) 4:57.36; 10. Bill Eliason (WDC) 5:19.37

Girls 3200 Run
1. Hannah Toedter (WDC) 12:14.91; 2. Kayla Dreher (BEV) 12:17.40; 3. Juarez (LPGE) 12:18.75; 4. Sarah Neururer (Pillager) 12:27.21; 5. Emma Pogreba (SM) 12:37.92; 7. Emma Schmitz (WDC) 12:51.93; 12. Sarah Kuismi (UNC) 16:39.42

Boys 3200 Run
1. Pohlmann (LPGE) 10:22.76; 2. Jake Braam (PL) 10:24.66; 3. Miller (UNC) 10:50.32; 4. Liebsch (LPGE) 10:57.96; 5. Isaac Fuhrman (SM) 11:00.13; 8. Daniel Harren (BHV) 11:29.57; 13. Zach Bernu (WDC) 12:12.02

Girls 100 Hurdles
1. Jaelin Beachy (SM) 16.70; Calliann Brunswig (LPGE) 16.96; 3. Hannah Barrett (BHV) 17.50, 4. Kelly Pearson (SM) 17.60, 5. Rachel Craig (WDC) 17.70; 12. Lauren Girard (WDC) 20.40; 13. Kaitlyn Lien (UNC) 20.49; 14. Shannon Skoog (UNC) 20.94; 16. Autumn Jahnke (WDC) 21.07; 17. Delanie Weyer (UNC) 21.25

Boys 110 Hurdles
1. Tony Szech (LPGE) 16.35; 2. Shane White (Pillager) 16.37; 3. Amos Schmidt (BHV) 16.84; 4. Zach Borders (SM) 17.84; 5. Brad Tiedemann (PL) 17.91; 6. Devon Tucker (UNC) 18.07; 13. Steven Schuller (BHV) 22.58

Girls 300 Hurdles
1. Nicole Szech (LPGE) 48.45; 2. Brunswig (LPGE) 49.55; 3. Beachy (SM) 49.59, 4. Jackie White (Pillager) 51.12; 5. Barrett (BHV) 51.21; 6. Beth Tormanen (UNC) 51.77; 10. Kayla Hanson (WDC) 53.19; 11. Girard (WDC) 53.77; 12. Blessing (WDC) 53.97; 13. Kasey Willis (BHV) 54.07

Boys 300 Hurdles
1. Tony Szech (LPGE) 39.95; 2. Schmidt (BHV) 40.87; 3. Jordan Anderson (PL) 41.95; 4. White (Pillager) 32.32; 5. Nic Greer (PL) 44.09; 7. Tucker (UNC) 44.84; 16. Schuller (BHV) 53.56; 18. Body Wangsness (WDC) 58.01

Girls 4x100 Relay
1. Staples-Motley 52.06; 2. Pequot Lakes 52:42; 3-Bertha Hewitt/Verndale 54.05; 6. Wadena-Deer Creek (Steward, Hanson, Ament, Eliason) 55.17; 8. United North Central 58.84

Boys 4x100 Relay
1. Pequot Lakes 44.81; 2. Staples-Motley 45.64; 4. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 46.65; 6. United North Central 48.49

Girls 4x200 Relay
1. Staples-Motley 1:50.40; 2. Pequot Lakes 1:51.71; 3. Wadena-Deer Creek (Steward, Hanson, Kern, Eliason) 1:56.05; 6. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 2:02.57; 7. United North Central 2:07.13

Boys 4x200 Relay
1. Pequot Lakes 1:33.28; 2. Staples-Motley 1:34.53; 5. United North Central 1:43.62; 7. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 1:56.98

Girls 4x400 Relay
1. Staples-Motley 4:15.41; 2. Pillager 4:20.31; 4. United North Central 4:25.95; 5. Wadena-Deer Creek (Blessing, Girard, Cantrell, Toedter) 4:28.86

Boys 4x400 Relay
1. Staples-Motley 3:37.02; 2. Pequot Lakes 3:44.76; 4. Wadena-Deer Creek 3:58.95; 5. United North Central 4:23.73

Girls 4x800 Relay
1. Pequot Lakes 10:20.84; 2. Wadena-Deer Creek (Cantrell, Schmitz, Blessing, Toedter) 10:24.57; 5. United North Central 11:59.23

Girls High Jump
1. Kaitlyn Roth (SM) 4’11”; 2. Kathryn VanDenheuvel (BHV) 4’9”; 3. Schettler (BEV) 4’9”; 4. Kaitlyn Lien (UNC) 4’9”; 5. Kayla Peltier (PRB) 4’7”; 5. Rachel Craig (WDC) 4’7”; 11. Isola (WDC) 4’3”; 14. Michelle Weber (WDC) 4’3”

Boys High Jump
1. Dreher (BEV) 6’1”; 2. Joey Cuperus (UNC) 6’1”; 3. Huber (SM) 5’11”; 4. Byron Stark (SM) 5’9”; 5. Lee Parker (SM) 5’9”; 8. Josh Race (BHV) 5’3”

Girls Pole Vault
1. Roth (SM) 8’; 2. Kaitlyn Ulring (SM) 7’6”, 3. Samantha Allen (PL) 7’6”, 4. Neururer (Pillager) 7’; 5. Wing (SM) 6’6”; 8. Gina Isaacson (UNC) 6’6”; 9. Jahnke (WDC) 6’; 9. Blessing (WDC) 6’

Boys Pole Vault
1. Davison (Pillager) 14’2”; 2. Tiedemann (PL) 12’; 3. Jacob Carpenter (PL) 12’; 4. Tyler Tappe (PL) 11’6”; 5. Cory Vanhal (Pillager) 11’6”; 8. Travis Murphy (UNC) 9’; 9. Tanner Brockpahler (UNC) 8’6”

Girls Long Jump
1. Perish (BEV) 16’2.25”; 2. Nicole Szech (LPGE) 14’4.75”; 3. White (Pillager) 13’11.5”; 4. Pearson (SM) 13’10.5”; 5. Beachy (SM) 13’10.25”; 9. Heather Lipinski (BHV) 12’7”; 10. Skoog (UNC) 12’5.75”

Boys Long Jump
1. Brian Huber (SM) 20’9.75”; 2. Michaelson (PL) 19’8.5”; 3. Dreher (BEV) 19’8.5”; 4. Cuperus (UNC) 18’6.25”; 5. Mike Goerges (PL) 18’2.5”; 13. Ryan Johnson (UNC) 16’9.5”; 15. Perius (BHV) 15’7.75”

Girls Triple Jump
1. Perish (BEV) 33’10.75”; 2. Tormanen (UNC) 31’6”; 3. Dawn Swartz (Pillager) 30’2”; 4. Pearson (SM) 29’6.5”5. Breeanna Deyo (Pillager) 29’5.5”; 8. VanDenheuvel (BHV) 28’0.5”; 10. Emily Keranen (UNC) 27’5.75”; 13. Isaacson (UNC) 26’4”

Boys Triple Jump
1. Brandon Larson (SM) 44’4.5”; Dreher (BEV) 39’4.75”; 3. Anderson (PL) 38’11.25”; 4. Jacob Weizenegger (Pillager) 38’5.75”; 5. Goerges (PL) 38’5.75”; 13. Jordan Jacobson (WDC) 32’6”; 14. Graham (UNC) 31’6.5”; 15. Harren (BHV) 29’7.5”

Girls Discus
1. Craig (WDC) 96’1”; 2. Caitlin Peterson (SM) 88’5.5”; 3. Samara Tobeck (BHV) 85’8.5”; 4. Pearson (SM) 84’8”; 5. Kayla Peltier (PRB) 84’2”; 7. Megan Vry (UNC) 77’11”; 10. Amanda Daily (BHV) 66’6”; 11. Trisha Dewitt (UNC) 66’1.5”; 12. Krista Daily (BHV) 64’9”; 22. Courtney Dahlen (UNC) 42’9”

Boys Discus
1. Dane Hoffman (WDC) 151’7”; 2. Jason Johnson (SM) 131’8”; 3. Sullivan (PL) 128’8”; 4. Blake Demars (PRB) 125’5”; 5. Aaron Kottschade (PRB) 120’4.5”; 9. Nathan Dunbar (BHV) 108’8”; Lawerence Sams 100’6”; 12. Jon Kolhase (BHV) 88’1.5”; 14. Thomas Houle (UNC) 87’6”; 21. Tristian Baker (WDC) 50’8.5”

Girls Shot Put
1. Craig (WDC) 34’7.5”; 2. Schettler (BEV) 32’6.5”; 3. LeAnn Boser (BEV) 31’9”; 4. Johnson (PL) 31’2“; 5. Dreher (BEV) 28’7.5“; 7. Vry (UNC) 26’8.5“; 9. Samara Tobeck (BHV) 24’5“; 12. Dewitt (UNC) 22’2.5“; 13. Daily (BHV) 22’; 15. Bloch (BHV) 21’7.5“; 16. Michelle Weber (WDC) 19’11“; 20. Dahlen (UNC) 17’5“

Boys Shot Put
1. Hoffman (WDC) 44’2”; 2. Schultz (LPGE) 43’10.5”; 3. Johnson (SM) 42’5.25”, 4. Tomas Parker (PL) 42’4.75’; 5. Kottschade (PRB) 42’3.5”; 6. Dunbar (BHV) 41’6.25”; 7. Sams (UNC) 40’; 8. Isaiah Toedter (WDC) 38’8.25”; 13. Bryson Vasey (UNC) 35’3”; 17. Kolhase (BHV) 33’3”; 21. Mason (BHV) 24’9.25”; 23. Baker (WDC) 24’4.25”