Track and Field: Willmar's Erickson gains state in discus
ST. PETER -- Willmar senior Mary Erickson threw the discus a personal-best 120-4 to finish second and qualify for next week's state meet.
She was the only Cardinal to advance to state after the two-day Section 2AA track and field meet which concluded Friday at Gustavus Adolphus College.
C.J. Seifert finished third in the boys 1,600 run as the top three runners all finished in 4:26-plus.
Miranda Roelofs was third in the 300 hurdles in 47.07 and Shelby Schneider also third in the 400 dash in 1:00.1. The boys 4x800 took second.
Boys results
Team scoring
(1) Mankato East 122 (2) Buffalo 105 (3) Orono 63 (4) Shakopee 60 (5) Marshall 55 (6) Mankato West 51 (7) Chanhassen 42 (8) Delano 39 (9) Willmar 36 (10) New Prague 33 (11) Hutchinson 30 (12) Chaska 26
Individual leaders
(Willmar in top 8)
Hurdles
300 intermediates: (6) Jeremy Schendel 41.08
Sprints
100: (4) Brandon Schow 11.56
Runs
800: (8) C.J. Seifert 2:07.19... 1600: (3) C.J. Seifert 4:26.89 ... 3200: (7) Danny Voss 9:56.79
Relays
4 x 200: (4) Willmar: Brandon Schow, Andrew Backhaus, Eugene Stepan, Jeremy Schendel; 1:33.90 ... 4 x 400: (7) Willmar: Josh Wright, Coty Milhausen, Jeremy Schendel, Steffen Byberg; 3:33.79 ... 4 x 800: (2) Willmar: Danny Voss, Anders Byberg, Derek Ballandby, Mowlid Mohamud; 8:21.97
Jumps
Long: (6) Jeremy Schendel 19-11½
Girls results
Team scoring
(1) New Prague 92 (2) Mankato East 80 (3) Waconia 75 (4) Chanhassen 71 (5) Shakopee 67 (6) Mankato West 64 (7) Chaska 60 (8) Buffalo 55 (9) Willmar 39 (10) Hutchinson 31 (11) Mound Westonka 30 (12) Delano 14 (13) Marshall 7 (14) Orono 5 (15) New Ulm 3
Individual leaders
(Willmar in top 8)
Hurdles
100 intermediates: (7) Baylie Young 16.61 ... 300 lows: (3) Miranda Roelofs 47.07
Sprints
400: (3) Shelby Schneider 1:00.10
Relays
4 x 200: (5) Willmar: Baylie Young, Brittany Anderson, Miranda Roelofs, Shelby Schneider; 1:48.74 ... 4 x 400: (4) Willmar: Miranda Roelofs, Shelby Schneider, Erin Sheehan, Caitlin Fritz; 4:12.53 ... 4 x 800: (3) Willmar: Erin Sheehan, Jackie Johnson, Kaitlyn Lawler, Marin Hanson; 9:51.18
Weights
Shot put: (7) Mary Erickson 33-6 ... Discus: (2) Mary Erickson 120-4
