NEW LONDON — The Litchfield track and field teams both placed second at the Essler Invite Thursday at New London-Spicer High School.
The Dragon girls finished with 98.5 points, trailing Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball’s 158.5. On the boys’ side, Litchfield’s 111 only trailed Sauk Centre’s winning score of 146.
Raina Kaping had a strong outing for the Litchfield girls. She finished first in the 100-meter dash in 13.03 seconds. She also won the pole vault after clearing a height of 10 feet, 8 inches. Kaping was the runner-up in the 200 (27.00) and was on the third-place 4x100 relay team (51.93).
The Dragon girls also got two wins in the throwing events courtesy of Jaelyn Baseman. She won the discus at 111-7 and the shot put at 38-3.5.
Minnewaska’s Lauryn Ankeny took first in the 1,600 run (5:34.68) and Paynesville’s Madison Wendlandt took first in the 3,200 (12:00.92).
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For host New London-Spicer, Danica Pederson won the high jump after clearing 5-2.
The Litchfield boys had a pair of relay wins. The 4x200, with Jarrison Jackman, Blake Aller, Xander Chvatal and Lukas Kuehl, won at 1:34.59. That same quartet took first in the 4x400 relay at 3:31.38.
TJ Christensen also had a pair of Litchfield wins in the discus (152-1) and shot put (55-7). Blake Aller tacked on another victory in the 200 (22.38).
Minnewaska had a pair of first-place finishes from Maeson Tank (400, 51.76) and Jayce Kovarik (pole vault, 11-6).
NLS’ 4x100 relay, with Mason Delzer, Brody Duke, Brycen Christensen and Carter Herman, placed first at 45.90.
Essler Invite
GIRLS TEAM SCORING -- (1) Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball 158.5 … (2) Litchfield 98.5 … (3) Minnewaska 92.33 … (4) Annandale 82.33 … (5) Paynesville 75 … (6) New London-Spicer 72.5 .. (7) Sauk Centre 30 … (8) Glencoe-Silver Lake 29 … (9) Morris/Chokio-Alberta 25.33 … (10) Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 11.5 … (11) Melrose 9 … (12) Hancock 8 … (13) Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 6 … (14) St. Cloud Christian 3
Winner and area top three
100 HURDLES – (1) Brielle Kuechle, EVWK, 16.13 … (3) Finley Anfinson, Pay, 17.67
300 HURDLES – (1) Mylea Monahan, GSL, 47.24 … (3) Lauryn Ankeny, Min, 49.78
100 DASH – (1) Raina Kaping, L, 13.03 … (2) Brooklyn Frank, Pay, 13.16
200 DASH – (1) Monahan, GSL, 26.69 … (2) Raina Kaping, L, 27.00 … (3) McKenzie Luetmer, Min, 27.36
400 DASH – (1) Ellie Kuechle, EVWK 58.90 … (3) Luetmer, Min, 1:00.62
800 RUN – (1) Brookelyn Kuechle, EVWK, 2:25.02 … (2) Kayla Reuss, NLS, 2:30.47
1,600 RUN – (1) Ankeny, Min, 5:34.68 … (3) Grace Roberg, Pay, 5:44.15
3,200 RUN – (1) Madison Wendlandt, Pay, 12:00.92 … (3) Elsey Hagen, Min, 12:51.28
4X100 RELAY – (1) NLS (Ayla Caskey, Ellary Peterson, Katelyn Delzer, Emma Madison) 51.75 … (2) Paynesville (Walz, Frank, Katie Uhlenkamp, Cloey Kolb) 51.92 … (3) Litchfield (Josy Turck, Kaping, Eden Harless, Lillia Chvatal) 51.93
4X200 RELAY – (1) EVW/Kimball 1:48.25 … (3) Minnewaska (Teagan Stark, Esryn Dahl, Lyla Stadtherr, Mya Lindemann) 1:54.77
4X400 RELAY – (1) EVW/Kimball 4:10.67 … (2) Minnewaska (Stark, Dahl, Makena Thoen, Ankeny) 4:21.50
4X800 RELAY – (1) EVW/Kimball 10:14.11 … (2) Minnewaska (Brooke Kolstoe, Thoen, Kiearra Wilmes, Luetmer) 10:30.04
HIGH JUMP – (1) Danica Pederson, NLS, 5-2 … (3t) Greta Hansen, L, 5-0
LONG JUMP – (1) Bri. Kuechle, EVWK, 17-4.75 … (2) Peterson, NLS, 17-1
TRIPLE JUMP – (1) Carlie Hermes, Ann, 35-7 … (3) Luetmer, Min, 31-8
POLE VAULT – (1) Kaping, L, 10-8 … (2) Rebekah Walz, Pay, 9-6 … (3t) Avery Dierenfeld, NLS, 8-6
DISCUS – (1) Jaelyn Baseman, L, 111-7 ... (2) Grace Schmidt, L, 108-11
SHOT PUT – (1) Baseman, L, 38-3.5 … (2) Jayda Kolstoe, Min, 34-5
BOYS TEAM SCORING -- (1) Sauk Centre 146 … (2) Litchfield 111 … (3) Annandale 108 … (4) Minnewaska 95 … (5) Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball 66 … (6) New London-Spicer 43 … (7) Glencoe-Silver Lake 40 … (8) Morris/Chokio-Alberta 38 … (9) Hancock 26 … (10) St. Cloud Christian 15 … (11) Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 10 … (12) Paynesville 3 … (13) Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 1 … (14) Melrose 0
Winner and area top three
110 HURDLES – (1) Darius Alston, Ann, 16.54
300 HURDLES – (1) Aaron Kerfeld, SC, 43.59 … (3) Owen Meulebroeck, Min, 43.99
100 DASH – (1) Joe Healy, Ann, 11.82 … (3) Brycen Christensen, NLS, 12.00
200 DASH – (1) Blake Aller, L, 22.38 … (3) Lukas Kuehl, L, 23.23
400 DASH – (1) Maeson Tank, Min, 51.76
800 RUN – (1) Will Massman, Ann, 2:04.11 … (2) Tank, Min, 2:06.86
1,600 RUN – (1) Brandon Kampsen, SC, 4:22.15
3,200 RUN – (1) Henry Lemke, EVWK, 10:14.16 … (3) August Swenson, L, 11:05.38
4X100 RELAY – (1) NLS (Mason Delzer, Brody Duke, Christensen, Carter Herman) 45.90
4X200 RELAY – (1) Litchfield (Garrison Jackman, Aller, Xander Chvatal, Kuehl), 1:34.59
4X400 RELAY – (1) Litchfield (Kuehl, Jackman, Chvatal, Aller) 3:31.38
4X800 RELAY – (1) Minnewaska (James Ward, Jayce Kovarik, Nick Ankeny, Tank) 8:38.52 … (3) ACGC (Casey Struthers, Jevon Williams, Cooper Overson, Mason Johnson) 9:15.78
HIGH JUMP – (1) Jackson Koehl, Han, 6-0 … (2) Elijah Lofton, L, 5-10
LONG JUMP – (1) Sawyer Kaczmarek, GSL, 19-11.75 … (3) Nick Nelson, L, 19-8
TRIPLE JUMP – (1) Nathaniel Lahr, SC, 39-2.75 … (3) Blake Andreas, Min, 38-1.5
POLE VAULT – (1) Kovarik, Min, 11-6
DISCUS – (1) TJ Christensen, L, 152-1
SHOT PUT – (1) Christensen, L, 55-7 … (2) Jacob Dietel, L, 47-10
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YME Invitational
The BOLD/Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart girls and the Montevideo boys were the top teams at the YME Invitational at Granite Falls.
GIRLS TEAM SCORING -- (1) BOLD/Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 149.50 … (2) MACCRAY/Renville County West 132.50 … (3) Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 122.50 … (4) Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd 116 … (5) Yellow Medicine East 50.50 … (6) Montevideo 40 … (7) Central Minnesota Christian School 29 … (8) Ortonville 23
Winner and area top three
100 HURDLES – (1) Ava Noble, B/KMS, 17.95 … (2) Ayiana Hastad, LQPV/DB, 18.43 … (3) Emma Thein, MACCRAY/RCW, 18.48
300 HURDLES – (1) Allison Milbrandt, BOLD/BLHS, 48.99 … (2) Noble, B/KMS, 50.30 … (3) Kya Elfering, BOLD/BLHS, 53.21
100 DASH – (1) Libby McGeary, B/KMS, 13.61 … (2) Adelyn Plagge, MACCRAY/RCW, 13.65 … (3) Carene Jean Louis, CMCS, 13.74
200 DASH – (1) Mari Ryberg, BOLD/BLHS, 27.93 … (2) Jean Louis, CMCS, 28.34 … (3) Mya Conroy, LQPV/DB, 28.56
400 DASH – (1) Amber Rosemeier, B/KMS, 1:02.24 … (2) Brielle Janssen, MACCRAY/RCW, 1:02.46 … (3) Anjali Pullan, YME, 1:04.34
800 RUN – (1) Taylor Wood, LQPV/DB, 2:34.34 … (2) Frida Barrera, MACCRAY/RCW, 2:35.00 … (3) Kenzie Visser, BOLD/BLHS, 2:39.03
1,600 RUN – (1) Kaida Helgenset, B/KMS, 5:49.34 … (2) Chloe Gloege, LQPV/DB, 5:52.18 … (3) Sam Hultgren, MACCRAY/RCW, 5:52.87
3,200 RUN – (1) Keeley Jansen, BOLD/BLHS, 13:39.78 … (2) Gloege, LQPV/DB, 13:50.91 … (3) Brooklyn Sterud, LQPV/DB, 14:57.88
4X100 RELAY – (1) B/KMS, 52.87 … (2) MACCRAY/RCW, 53.55 … (3) BOLD/BLHS, 53.67
4X200 RELAY – (1) BOLD/BLHS, 1:51.24 … (2) B/KMS, 1:54.37 … (3) MACCRAY/RCW, 1:56.52
4X400 RELAY – (1) MACCRAY/RCW, 4:22.38 … (2) BOLD/BLHS, 4:24.31 … (3) B/KMS, 4:32.84
4X800 RELAY – (1) MACCRAY/RCW, 10:33.72 … (2) LQPV/DB, 11:02.28 … (3) BOLD/BLHS, 11:05.34
HIGH JUMP – (1) Carly Tolifson, B/KMS, 5-0 … (2) Hastad, LQPV/DB, 4-10 … (3) Visser, BOLD/BLHS, 4-8
LONG JUMP – (1t) Teagan Epema, Montevideo, 15-0 … (1t) Lainey Braulick, BOLD/BLHS, 15-0 … (3) McGeary, B/KMS, 14-11
TRIPLE JUMP – (1) Nicole Rillo, YME, 31-6 … (2) Brenna Winters, Montevideo, 30-0 … (3) Hastad, LQPV/DB, 29-8.50
POLE VAULT – (1) Callie Jaenisch, MACCRAY/RCW, 7-6 … (2) Izzy Wirth, B/KMS, 7-6 … (3) Klaira Shackelford, YME, 7-0
DISCUS – (1) Emerson Tatge, MACCRAY/RCW, 93-8.5 … (2) Rabe, Ortonville, 82-4 … (3) Paige Meyer, LQPV/DB, 80-9.50
SHOT PUT – (1) Chloe Rabe, Ortonville, 34-10 … (2) Catherine Frank, BOLD/BLHS, 30-5 … (3) Jaselen Jimenez, YME, 29-6
BOYS TEAM SCORING -- (1) Montevideo 179 … (2) Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 111.50 … (3) MACCRAY/Renville County West 99.50 … (4) Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd 98.50 … (5) BOLD/Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 87 … (6) Central Minnesota Christian 58.50 … (7) Ortonville 27 … (8) Yellow Medicine East 18
Winner and area top three
110 HURDLES – (1) Jacob Ochsendorf, Montevideo, 16.55 … (2) DeAndre Holloway, B/KMS, 17.36 … (3) Devin Ashling, Montevideo, 17.98
300 HURDLES – (1) Ochsendorf, Montevideo, 43.02 … (2) Dwight Whitebuffalo, YME, 43.40 … (3) Quin Peterson, B/KMS, 46.58
100 DASH – (1) Hunter Kallstrom, B/KMS, 11.27 … (2) Sebastian Cisneros, MACCRAY/RCW, 11.84 … (3) Brady Heiling, MACCRAY/RCW, 11.96
200 DASH – (1) Kallstrom, B/KMS, 23.51 … (2) Nathan Gustafson, Ortonville, 24.37 … (3) Ryan Harrington, CMCS, 24.86
400 DASH – (1) Javin Mungai, MACCRAY/RCW, 53.74 … (2) Ethan Andresen, Montevideo, 56.14 … (3) Adrian Norman, Montevideo, 56.33
800 RUN – (1) Brady Andrews, Montevideo, 2:11.53 … (2) Adam VanBinsbergen, Montevideo, 2:16.53 … (3) Nelson Velasquez, Montevideo, 2:17.84
1,600 RUN – (1) Gavin Carl, LQPV/DB, 4:56.41 … (2) Noah Johnson, B/KMS, 5:13.12 … (3) Niko Garcia, BOLD/BLHS, 5:18.88
3,200 RUN – (1) Carl, LQPV/DB, 11:00.66 … (2) Carson Lynner, Montevideo, 11:33.34 … (3) Dylan Castillo, YME, 12:09.22
4X100 RELAY – (1) MACCRAY/RCW, 44.30 … (2) CMCS, 45.62 … (3) B/KMS, 45.81
4X200 RELAY – (1) BOLD/BLHS, 1:33.25 … (2) MACCRAY/RCW, 1:34.40 … (3) CMCS, 1:36.71
4X400 RELAY – (1) BOLD/BLHS, 3:39.84 … (2) Montevideo, 3:44.75 … (3) B/KMS, 3:57.91
4X800 RELAY – (1) Montevideo, 9:08.74 … (2) Ortonville, 9:38.52 … (3) LQPV/DB, 10:00.93
HIGH JUMP – (1) Brayson Boike, LQPV/DB, 6-0 … (2) Jordan Warne, MACCRAY/RCW, 5-8 … (3) Ethin Mammen, CMCS, 5-6
LONG JUMP – (1) Ryan King, BOLD/BLHS, 20-11 … (2) Boike, LQPV/DB, 20-4 … (3) Caleb Voogt, CMCS, 19-9
TRIPLE JUMP – (1) Boike, LQPV/DB, 40-11 … (2) Eli Hegland, LQPV/DB, 39-1 … (3) Ashling, Montevideo, 37-3.50
POLE VAULT – (1) Braden Nelson, Montevideo, 12-6 … (2) Zane Boen, BOLD/BLHS, 10-6 … (3) Ashling, Montevideo, 9-0
DISCUS – (1) Francis O’Malley, Montevideo, 156-4 … (2) Wieberdink, MACCRAY/RCW, 138-1 … (3) Stevie McMath, BOLD/BLHS, 117-10.50
SHOT PUT – (1) Kallstrom, B/KMS, 49-9 … (2) Heiling, MACCRAY/RCW, 44-3 … (3) Nathan Wieberdink, MACCRAY/RCW, 41-2
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