Track and Field
Coach
Jerry Popp
Assistant coaches
Linda Saunders, Carl Shuldes, Tonya Oie, Jamie Thompson, Reed Larson, Rob Palmer
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Last season
The girls' squad won the Central Lakes Conference meet on their home track and repeated the performance at the Section 2AA championships. The boys took third at both conference (tying with Alexandria) and again at the section meet. Both the boys and the girls 800 relay teams placed seventh at the state meet. Individually, sophomore Brianna Fernholz was sixth as a freshman in the 200 dash. Fernholz is the reigning Central Lakes champion in the 200 and 400 dashes, while senior Dana Guetter won the 800 run. Paul Kimpling, a senior, won the CLC 110 high hurdles last year.
Openers
Season (Outdoor): Thursday at Hutchinson Invitational
Home: April 14 Optimist Invitational.
Central Lakes Conference Championships: May 16 at St. Cloud Tech
Boys roster
SENIORS: Tim Asmus, Josh Bernhagen, Jafar Bihi, Ryan Damhof, Mike Dobransky, Andrew East, Dustin Geselius, Anis Iman, Paul Kimpling, Zachary Kjolsing, Jake Lefever, Brian Mundahl, Aaron Pickle, Jeff Sawatzky, Mike Switzer, Jeremy Thorpe, Justin VanDenEinde, Fabion Weiss
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JUNIORS: Kaafi Adeys, Juan Arredondo, Josh Aslesen, Abdi Awale, Mohamed Bedel, Andy Boersma, Kevin Boike, Tom Boike , Phil Cleary, Justin Frederickson, Mario Gilland, Grant Goris, Cory Hanson, Adam Kremer, Jon Leaks, Jon Nagel, Jordan Standing Soldier, Kent Underland, Mustafa Yusaf
SOPHOMORES: Zach Coquyt, Nich Dahlke, Michael Erickson, Andrew Follmann, Brandon Jahnke, Ryan Larsen, Martin Nelson, Andrew Nicklawsky, Keith Olson, Ben Pattison, David Reeb, Jackson Roberts, Aaron Schueller, Erum Siddiqui, Josiah Swanson, Adam Thorpe, Ethan Vogel, Michael Wenberg
FRESHMEN: Nate Andresen, Ben Atchison, Kristoffer Byberg, Garrett Erikcson, Mahad Hassan, Drew Holmgren, Steven Kluver, Phil Knutson, Lucas Kremer, Kyle Schmidt, Josh Serbus, Ryan Sheehan, Levi Studanski, Zach Vaquez
EIGHTH GRADE: Ahmed Hussein
Girls roster
SENIORS: Susana Aguilar, Jaime Arredondo, Svetlana Cruze, Emily Fagerstrom, Dana Guetter, Cassandra Hunstad, Tara Molacek, Rachael Nelson, Allyson Roberts, Mary Sussenguth
JUNIORS: Katie Bloch, Caitlin Cooreman, Kim Hughes, Megan Junkermeier, Kjerstin Knutson, Hannah Okins, Laura Virgen
SOPHOMORES: Christine Boros, Lisa Bredeson, Caylee Cash, Brooke Christensen, Jenna Clements, Sarah Erickson, Brianna Fernholz, Elizabeth Flann, Sarah Frank, Greta King, Megan Kingery, Jenna Kolstad, Kathleen Kvam, Amy Lush, Kathryn Pakola, Erum Siddiqui, Gayle Swanson, Abby Switzer, Susan Voss, Kiah Zupke.
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FRESHMEN: Natasha Adkins, Ashley Bach, Adrianna Bergstrom, Britany Blokzyl, Lesley Christianson, Tianna Eckhart, Kelsey Evans, Erin Fritz, Abby Gauer, Paige Goosmann, Katherine Heng, Bailie Henrickson, Samantha Huet, Sarah Hund, Ashley Hutton, Shelby Morton, Bethany Pollock, Rebecca Severance, Destinee Stamer, Laura Torgerson, Ashley Vreeman, Brooke Vreeman
EIGHTH GRADE: Jayne Cole, Emily Ellingson, Danielle Erickson, Jacquelina Johnson, Erin Sheehan.
Outlook
A year ago, under new coach Jerry Popp, the Cardinals broke five school records. Forty performances ranked in the program's all-time top 10. The initial sign-up and organizational meeting drew 130 names with around 100 of them first- or second-year prospects in the sport. With the boys Class AA cross-country title serving as a springboard, the boys distance runners should be as good and deep as any in the state. The boys should also be strong in sprints and do well in jumps and hurdles, but vault and throws look like weak spots again.
The girls team won Central Lakes Conference and Section 2AA titles, the latter by a half-point over Mankato East. But the returning team has somewhat less experience than the boys side and the largest numbers are in the sophomore and freshmen classes. The team will be mostly youth in both long runs and the 3200 relay. With so many novices on the team, earning points in technique events like hurdles, the throws and pole vault may come slowly. Popp feels the girls team may be a year away from achieving its full potential. There's good speed for the shorter relays.
