Spring has finally sprung and area schools got together in the season?Äôs first boys?Äô and girls?Äô indoor track meet Friday, March 21, at the St. Cloud State Field House. The Eden Valley-Watkins-Kimball squads made their marks in the men?Äôs 200-meter dash and the women?Äôs 800-meter run. DeShaun James flashed through the 200 in 24.62 seconds, and Emily Donnay continued her last season dominance, posting a 2:36.00 in the 800. Holdingford won both the girls?Äô and the boys?Äô team competitions. Following are the results:
Girls?Äô 55-meter dash: first, Logan Henrich, Rockford, 8.15; EV-W-K: 11th, Savanna Gohmann, 9.10; 19th, Morgan Steffens, 10.11; 22nd, Erin Diffley, 10.62; 24th, Jodi Phillip, 10.73
Boys?Äô 55-meter dash: first, Tyler Millner, Pierz, 7.00; EV-W-K: third, DeShaun James, 7.07; 10th, John Salzl, 7.63; 20th, Keali?Äôi Kapoi, 8.39; 25th, York Larson, 9.24
Girls?Äô 200-meter dash: first, Mariah Givens, Rockford, 28.30; EV-W-K: ninth, Amanda Roerick, 30.71; 13th, Brooke Ellingson, 32.90
Boys?Äô 200-meter dash: first, DeShaun James, EV-W-K, 24.62; 12th, Adam Nehring, EV-W-K, 27.33; 19th, Keali?Äôi Kapoi, 29.78
Girls?Äô 400-meter dash: First, Marisa Fiecke, HL-W-W, 1:03.20; EV-W-K: fourth, Brittany Hesse, 1:10.50; seventh, Savanna Gohmann, 1:12.80; eighth, Breanna Holthaus, 1:13.60; 18th, Cheyenne Sogge, 1:27.50
Boys?Äô 400-meter dash: first, Robbie Skiba, Pierz, 54.20; EV-W-K: ninth, Trever Hesse, 1:03.96; 10th, Trent Gehrke, 1:04.20; 12th, Chris Lamm, 1:07.47
Girls?Äô 800-meter run: first, Emily Donnay, EV-W-K, 2:36.00; sixth, Courtney Geislinger, 2:52.60; 16th, Savanna Gohmann, 3:25.60
Boys?Äô 800-meter run: first, Jordan O?ÄôReilly, Rockford, 2:10.20; EV-W-K: 10th, Landon Schlangen, 2:26.40; 11th, Dominic Schlangen, 2:35.00; 14th, Brandon Faber, 2:42.00
Girls?Äô 1600-meter run: first, Abigail Botten, Rockford, 5:45.50; EV-W-K: seventh, Amaya Lyrek, 6:39.00
Boys?Äô 1600-meter run: first, Kyle Becker, Pierz, 4:52.50; EV-W-K: eighth, DJ Stewart, 5:46.00; ninth, Tyler Neu, 5:47.00; 12th, Dawson Kelly, 6:31.00
Girls?Äô 3200-meter run: first, Sommer Carlson, Maple Lake, 13:02.90; EV-W-K: 10th, Hannah Holmberg, 15:45.00
Boys?Äô 3200-meter run: first, Andrew Zachman, Holdingford, 10:18.00; EV-W-K: seventh, Mickale Stotz, 12:42.00
Girls?Äô 55-meter hurdles: first, Jordan Weeding, Rockford, 10.00; EV-W-K: sixth, Breanna Holthaus, 11.08; seventh, Emily Donnay, 11.09; 16th, Montana Tschida, 13.07
Boys?Äô 55-meter hurdles: first, Grant Bullert, Holdingford, 9.14; EV-W-K: ninth, Nathan Utecht, 11.47
Girls?Äô 4×100-meter relay: first, Pierz, 59.60; sixth, EV-W-K, 1:04.00
Boys?Äô 4×100-meter relay: first, Maple Lake, 48.60; third, EV-W-K, 51.41
Girls?Äô 4×200-meter relay: first, Maple Lake, 1:59.60; seventh, EV-W-K, 2:07.00
Boys?Äô 4×200-meter relay: first, Holdingford, 1:43.50; fifth, EV-W-K, 1:51.10
Girls?Äô 4×400-meter relay: first, Holdingford, 4:33.10; second, EV-W-K, 4:44.30
Boys?Äô 4×400-meter relay: first, Rockford, 3:49.20; sixth, EV-W-K, 4:11.00 Girls?Äô 4×800-meter relay: first, Maple Lake, 10:57.01
Boys?Äô 4×800-meter relay: first, Maple Lake, 8:52.30; third, EV-W-K, 9:57.50
Girls?Äô High Jump: first, Bridget Bednar, Pierz, 4-10.00; EV-W-K: sixth, Hannah Ehlinger, 4-06.00; 10th, Maddi Fox, 4-02.00; 12th, Amanda Roerick, 4-00.00
Boys?Äô High Jump: first, Andrew Schonnesen, Maple Lake, 5-08.00; EV-W-K: 7th, Austin Marx, 5-04.00
Girls?Äô Long Jump: first, Bridget Bednar, Pierz, 14-02.00; EV-W-K: second, Brittany Hesse, 14-01.00; 10th, Breanna Holthaus, 12-08.75; 17th, Raevon Willner, 11-05.00
Boys?Äô Long Jump: first, Cody Bakka, Maple Lake, 19-05.00; EV-W-K: sixth, DeShaun James, 17-06.25; 7th, John Salzl, 17-01.25; 18th, Keali?Äôi Kapoi, 13-07.75
Girls?Äô Triple Jump: first, Haily Koopmeiners, Holdingford, 30-08.00; EV-W-K: 10th, Courtney Geislinger, 27-00.75; 12th, Mady Gasper, 25-08.50
Boys?Äô Triple Jump: first, Grant Bullert, Holdingford, 40-02.00; EV-W-K: 9th, Samuel Ehlinger, 34-02.50; 13th, Trever Hesse, 30-02.50
Girls?Äô Shot Put: first, Raychel Virnig, Pierz, 33-07.50; EV-W-K: third, Ariel Laabs, 33-02.00; fourth, Raevon Willner, 30-11.00; ninth, Julia Stotz, 25-08.00; 19th, Lexi Streit, 21-08.50; 20th, Annicka Konz, 21-04.00; 23rd, Marie Achartz, 17-07.00
Boys?Äô Shot Put: first, Mitch Messman, Holdingford, 42-01.00; EV-W-K: fourth, Cody Schlangen, 39-03.00; sixth, Tyler Smith, 37-07.00; 12th, Jacob Leither, 34-05.00; 13th, Adam Laabs, 34-03.00; 22nd, Sam Witrock, 30-02.00; 23rd, Josh Miller, 29-09.00
Girls?Äô Pole Vault: first, Alexandra Chinikaylo, Rockford, 6-00.00
Boys?Äô Pole Vault: first, Erik Olson, Rockford, 10-06.00
Boys Team Standings: 1. Holdingford 194, 2. Maple Lake 125, 3. Pierz 120, 4. Rockford 82, 5. Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball 53, 6. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 20, 7. St. John?Äôs Prep 16.
Girls Team Standings: 1. Holdingford 159, 2. Rockford 109, 3. Pierz 91, 4. Maple Lake 83.5, 5. Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball 62.5, 6. St. John?Äôs Prep 53, 7. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 38.
Lexi Streit throws shot for the EV-W-K track and field team. The throwers have not been able to get any discus-throwing in because of all the snow still remaining. Staff photo by Marguerite Laabs.