EV-W/K sends numerous athletes to track/field State competition
St. John?Äôs University in Collegeville was the site of the Section 5A Championships last Wednesday, May 31. The EV-W/K girls finished 7th out of 27 teams and the boys finished 3rd out of 25 teams. Individuals advancing to state (EV-W/K): Anna Donnay: 1600, 3200; Holly Loch: long jump; Hannah Ehlinger: high jump; Hayden Gagnon: high jump, 4×400 (set new school record in 400m); Greg Lux: 110 hurdles, triple jump; Matt Notch: 400m, 4×400; Zach Garding: 4×400; Jevonte Victor: 4×400. Following are the results:
Girls?Äô 100-meter dash: 1st Place, Rycheil Gjovik, Litchfield Senior, 12.69
Boys?Äô 100-meter dash: 1st Place, Ryan Kurth, Foley, 11.01; EVWK: 8th, Jevonte Victor, 11.91
Girls?Äô 200-meter dash: 1st Place, Tyarra English-Paulson, Watertown-Mayer, 25.98
Boys?Äô 200-meter dash: 1st Place, Bailey Veches, Annandale, 23.13; EVWK: 10th, Jevonte Victor, 23.83
Girls?Äô 400-meter dash: 1st Place, Hannah Cornelius, Braham, 59.36; EVWK: 14th, Amaya Lyrek, 1:06.06
Boys?Äô 400-meter dash: 1st Place, Nolan Dietel, Litchfield Senior, 51.47; EVWK: 2nd, Matt Notch, 51.54; 4th, Haydon Gagnon, 52.50
Girls?Äô 800-meter run: 1st Place, Bethany TenHaken, Milaca, 2:19.83; EVWK: 15th, MaKenna Ludwig, 2:41.69
Boys?Äô 800-meter run: 1st Place, John Schwinghamer, Mora, 1:58.80
Girls?Äô 1600-meter run: 1st Place, Gracie Mallak, HLWW, 5:19.74; EVWK: 2nd, Anna Donnay, 5:23.13; 10th, Cailyn Kuechle, 5:47.29
Boys?Äô 1600-meter run: 1st Place, Zackary Anderson, Spectrum, 4:34.02
Girls?Äô 3200-meter run: 1st Place, Anna Donnay, EVWK, 11:43.62; 12th, Zya Lueders, 12:46.58
Boys?Äô 3200-meter run: 1st Place, Michael Schwinghamer, Mora, 10:06.59
Girls?Äô 100-meter hurdles: 1st Place, Ailsa Gilbert, Watertown-Mayer, 15.39; EVWK: 4th, Elle, Geislinger, 16.25
Boys?Äô 110-meter hurdles: 1st Place, Aaron Reese, Maple Lake, 15.55; EVWK: 2nd, Greg Lux, 15.64
Girls?Äô 300-meter hurdles: 1st Place, Tyarra English-Paulson, Watertown-Mayer, 45.45; EVWK: 11th, Kennedy Kleist, 50.93
Boys?Äô 300-meter hurdles: 1st Place, Tyler Schwinghammer, Spectrum, 41.03; EVWK: 9th, Greg Lux, 44.48
Girls?Äô 4×100-meter relay: 1st Place, Litchfield Senior, 50.66
Boys?Äô 4×100-meter relay: 1st Place, Foley, 43.79
Girls?Äô 4×200-meter relay: 1st Place, Pierz, 1:47.45
Boys?Äô 4×200-meter relay: 1st Place, Foley, 1:31.27
Girls?Äô 4×400-meter relay: 1st Place, Rockford, 4:09.26; EVWK, 7th, 4:25.09
Boys?Äô 4×400-meter relay: 1st Place, EVWK, 3:28.73
Girls?Äô 4×800-meter relay: 1st Place, Mora, 10:02.39; EVWK, 6th, 10:19.86
Boys?Äô 4×800-meter relay: 1st Place, Mora, 8:18.06; EVWK. 4th, 8:31.82
Girls?Äô High Jump: 1st Place, Hannah Ehlinger, EVWK, 5-04.00; Tied 8th, Madi Fox, 4-10.00
Boys?Äô High Jump: 1st Place, Hayden Gagnon, EVWK, 6-01.00; 5th, Matt Notch, 5-11.00; 9th, Zach Swenson, 5-09.00
Girls?Äô Long Jump: 1st Place, Molly Schultz, Rockford, 17-02.00; EVWK: 4th, Holly Loch, 16-11.25
Boys?Äô Long Jump: 1st Place, Nick D?ÄôHeilly, Annandale, 22-00.50; EVWK: 7th, Greg Lux, 20-07.00
Girls?Äô Triple Jump: 1st Place, Ailsa Gilbert, Watertown-Mayer, 36-07.00
Boys?Äô Triple Jump: 1st Place, Greg Lux, EVWK, 41-06.75; 10th, Levi Sodergren, 38-02.00
Girls?Äô Shot Put: 1st Place, Beth-el Algarin, Pierz, 41-04.25
Boys?Äô Shot Put: 1st Place, Steven Orzolek, Litchfield Senior, 54-11.50
Girls?Äô Discus Throw: 1st Place, Monika Czinano, Watertown-Mayer, 114-11.00
Boys?Äô Discus Throw: 1st Place, Joseph Meier, Holdingford, 146-01.00; EVWK: 12th Levi Sodergren, 116-04.00
Girls?Äô Pole Vault: 1st Place, Alayna Schloeder, Rockford, 11-05.00; EVWK: Tied 10th, Danica Westrich, Ellie Field, 7-04.00
Boys?Äô Pole Vault: 1st Place, Drew Dockendorf, Holdingford, 15-00.00
Boys?Äô Team Scoring: (1) Annandale 86.5 (2) Holdingford 76 (3) EVWK 63 (3) Mora 63 (5) Spectrum 53 (6) Albany 44 (7) Foley 42.5 (8) Litchfield Senior 36 (9) Pine City 35.5 (10) Maple Lake 35 (11) Royalton 31.5 (12) HLWW 25 (13) NLS 23 (14) Milaca 22 (15) Pierz 11 (15) East Central 11 (15) ACGC 11 (18) Rockford 9 (19) Watertown-Mayer 6 (20) Braham 5 (21) Rush City 4 (22) Paynesville 3 (22) SJP 3 (24) SC Cathedral 2 (25) SC Christian 1.
Girls?Äô Team Scoring: (1) Rockford 65.5 (2) Watertown-Mayer 59 (3) Litchfield Senior 55 (4) Maple Lake 50 (5) Pierz 45 (6) Mora 44 (7) EV-W/K 43.5 (8) HLWW 40 (9) Foley 35.5 (10) Annandale 34 (11) Holdingford 28.5 (12) Albany 27.5 (13) Spectrum 24.5 (14) Milaca 21 (14) Braham 21 (16) Mille Lacs 17 (17) Paynesville 16 (18) Pine City 13 (19) Rush City 12 (20) SCC 9 (20) Hinckley Finlayson 9 (22) Legacy CA 8 (22) NLS 8 (24) Northwest Homeschool 7 (25) Royalton 6 (26) ACGC 2 (27) East Central 1.
Holly Loch will compete in the long jump at State this week. Staff photos by Marguerite Laabs.
Anna Donnay is the 3200-meter (two miles) Section Champ. She also will compete in the 1600-meter at State.

Hannah Ehlinger is the high jump Section Champ. She will represent EV-W/K at the State meet this week at Hamline University.

Greg Lux is the Section Champ in the triple jump. He will represent EV-W/K track and field at State in that event and in the 100-meter hurdles. Staff photo by Marguerite Laabs.

Hayden Gagnon is the Section Champ in the high jump. He also will compete in the 4×400 relay. Staff photo by Marguerite Laabs.

The 4×400 relay team going to State for EV-W/K is comprised of Hayden Gagnon, Zach Garding, Jevonte Victor, and Matt Notch. Staff photo by Ariel Laabs.

