Track and Field: Numerous area track participants place at Daggett Invitational at Frazee

Area track and field teams converged in Frazee for the annual Daggett Invitational on Thursday with numerous individual participants garnering top placements for their respective school teams.

Amos Schmidt won the 110 and 300 meter hurdles and Kathy VanDenheuvel tied for second in the high jump for Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale. The Raider boys team finished sixth with 29 points while the girls were 11th with nine points.

Wadena-Deer Creek boys finished seventh with 26 points and were led by Dane Hoffman, who finished first in both the shot put and discus events. For the Lady Wolverines, Rachel Craig led the way with four individual placements in the 100 meter hurdles, shot put, discus and high jump. Hanna Toedter placed first in the 800 run and Emma Schmitz was second in the 3200. The Lady Wolverines finished sixth with 49 points.

United North Central had five individuals place in the top five with Alicia Boe and Jonathan Miller leading the way with first places in the 1600 runs. Tom Gruchow and Beth Tormanen placed second in the 400 and 300 meter hurdles respectively. Andrea Korvela was third in the girls 200 run.

The Lady Warriors also took first place in the 4x400 relay in 4:32.06 to finish seventh overall in the team standings (34 points) while the Warrior boys were ninth (24.5).

New York Mills’ Brittnie Menze won the girls shot put with a toss of 36’11” as the Lady Eagles finished 10th with 16 points.

Daggett Invitational in Frazee on May 13
Boys Team Standings
Ottertail Central 121, Barnesville 96, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 96, Hawley-Ulen-Hitterdal 61, Frazee 36, Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale 29, Wadena-Deer Creek 26, Hillcrest Lutheran 25.50, United North Central 24.5, Lake Park-Audubon 20, New York Mills 16, Park Christian 1

Girls Team Standings
Ottertail Central 107, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 87.66, Barnesville 77, Frazee 70, Hawley-Ulen-Hitterdal 54, Wadena-Deer Creek 49, United North Central 34, Park Christian 29, Lake Park-Audubon 19.33. New York Mills 16, Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale 9, Hillcrest Lutheran 4

Area Results
Boys
100 Meter Dash
6. Jeremy McDonald (UNC) 11.96

400 Meter Dash
2. Tom Gruchow (UNC) 53.01

110 Hurdles
1. Amos Schmidt (BHV) 16.44; 7. Devon Tucker (UNC) 18.87

300 Hurdles
1. Schmidt (BHV) 41.61

1600 Run
1. Jonathan Miller (UNC) 4:45.54; 3. Bill Eliason (WDC) 5:17.84

3200 Run
2. Roberts (NYM) 10:51.00

Boys 4x100 Relay
3. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 47.9

Boys 4x200 Relay
5. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 1:45.46

Long Jump
5. Joey Cuperus (UNC) 17’5”

High Jump
3. Tumberg (NYM) 5’3”

Girls
200 Meter Dash
3. Andrea Korvela (UNC) 27.79

400 Meter Dash
10. Natalie Tupy (UNC) 1:14.43

100 Hurdles
3. Rachel Craig (WDC) 18.17

300 Hurdles
2. Beth Tormanen (UNC) 51.86; 4. Shaye Blessing (WDC) 53.30

100 Meter Dash
5. Lindsey Eliason (WDC) 13.96

800 Run
1. Hanna Toedter (WDC) 2:29.49

3200 Run
2. Emma Schmitz (WDC) 12:52.00

Girls 4x100 Relay
5. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 57.95

Girls 4x200 Relay
4. Wadena-Deer Creek 1:59.89; 10. United North Central 2:09.80

Girls 4x400 Relay
1. United North Central 4:32.06

Shot Put
1. Brittnie Menze (NYM) 36’11” 3. Craig (WDC) 32’3”

Discus
5. Craig (WDC) 88’1”

High Jump
2. (tie) Craig (WDC) 4’6” 2. (tie) Kathy VanDenheuvel (BHV) 4’6”