The Minnewaska Area track and field teams opened up the 2024 season with runner-up finishes at the Pine to Prairie Meet at Concordia College last Tuesday night.

The Minnewaska girls had 89 points to place second behind Barnesville (119), while the Laker boys had 116 points to place second behind East Grand Forks (126).

Among those winning titles for the Lakers were the girls 3200 meter relay, Jayda Kolstoe in the girls shot put, Owen Meulebroeck in the boys 55 meter hurdles, the boys 800 meter relay and Jayce Kovarik in the boys pole vault.

The meet included 15 events for both girls and boys.  The only events that weren’t included were the discus, 400 meter relay and 300 meter hurdles.  In addition, the 100/110 meter hurdles were changed to 55 meters and the 100 meter dash was changed to 55 meters

The Lakers are set to compete at two meets this week.  Minnewaska is set to run at the Morris Invitational, Tuesday (tomorrow) before racing at the Litchfield Invitational, Thursday, April 11.

at opening meet

The Minnewaska Area track and field teams competed at an indoor meet at Concordia College last Tuesday night.

Lauryn Ankeny, Jayda Kolstoe, Dacia Fleury and Olivia Danielson led the Laker girls to a runner-up finish at the opening meet.

Kolstoe won the shot put (37-8), while Fleury placed second in the 200 meter dash (28.9), third in the 55 meter dash (7.88) and third in the triple jump (31-10), Danielson was fourth in the 800 meter run (2:33.41), and Ankeny was second in the 400 (1:05.21) and fifth in the triple jump (30-3 1/4).

In addition, the 3200 meter relay team of Ella Larson, Piper Citrowske-Lee, Sydney Ankeny and Danielson was first with a time of 11:00.65, the 1600 meter relay team of Alia Randt, Citrowske-Lee, Danielson and Lauryn Ankeny was third in 4:36.95, and a second 3200 meter relay team from the Lakers placed third with a time of 11:33.13 (Jillian Deutsch, Sophia Wallin, Addison Kath and Lauryn Ankeny).

Other top six finishes for the Lakers included a sixth by Ella Larson in the 800 meter run (2:46.46), a third (Sydney Ankeny, 14:11.03) and fourth (Deutsch, 14:23.42) in the 3200 meter run, and a fourth by Phemie Oeltjen in the high jump (4-6).

Barnesville won six of the 15 events to claim the overall title.

•  In the boys meet, Owen Meulebroeck, Carter Meyer, Zach Palmer, Jayce Kovarik and Ian Mills were among the top performers for the Lakers.

Kovarik won the pole vault with a leap of 11-0 and was also sixth in the 400 meter dash (58.82) as well as running on the second-place 3200 meter relay team with Carter Dinsmore, Mills and Palmer (9:38.89).

Meulebroeck had a big day, placing first in the 55 meter hurdles (8.79), third in the triple jump (36-10 3/4), first with the 800 meter relay (1:39.97), which also included Meyer, Kaiden Harvey and Josh Hippe, and third with the 1600 meter relay (4:02.68), which also included Hunter Stadsvold, Dinsmore and Palmer.

Palmer added a third in the 1600 meter run (5:22.13), while Mills was also second in the 3200 meter run (11:27.65), and Meyer was also second in the 55 meter dash (7.02) and second in the 200 meter dash (24.52).

Other top-six finishes included a second by Stadsvold in the 55 meter hurdles (9.35), a fourth by Luke Hoffman in the 1600 meter run (5:22.27) and fourth in the 3200 meter run (12:01.29) and a second place by Harvey in the triple jump (37-9).

at Pine to Prairie Meet

Girls team scoring:

(1) Barnesville 119  (2) Minnewaska 89  (3) Climax 70  (4) Park Christian 66  (5) DGF 53, Fertile-Beltrami 49, East Grand Forks 43, Ada Borup West 39, WCA 26, Crookston 13, Ashby-BE 11, Mahnomen-Waubun 4

Girls individual results:

(Champ and Waska top-12 finishers)

55m hurdles:  (1) Anderson, EGF 9.88  (7) Brooklyn Meyer, Min 10.89  (9) Aubrey Stark, Min 11.11  (10) Lyla Stadtherr, Min 11.18  (12) Jazlyn Fleury, Min 11.63

55m dash:  (1) Hitchen, Fer-Bel 7.63  (3) Dacia Fleury, Min 7.88

200m dash:  (1) Hitchen, F-B 27.57  (2) Fleury, Min 28.9

400m dash:  (1) Hitchen, F-B 1:02.93  (2) Lauryn Ankeny, Min 1:05.21

800m run:  (1) Rotz, Barnes 2:27.05  (4) Olivia Danielson, Min 2:33.41  (6) Ella Larson, Min 2:46.46

1600m run:  (1) Rotz, Barnes 5:24.99  (10) Izzy Bautista, Min 6:31.13  (12) Piper Citrowske-Lee, Min 6:31.92

3200m run:  (1) Frederick, Barnes 13:44.35  (3) Sydney Ankeny, Min 14:11.03  (4) Jillian Deutsch, Min 14:23.42  (8) Sophia Wallin, Min 15:28.74

800m relay:  (1) Barnesville 1:56.84  (7) Minnewaska (Stadtherr, Alia Randt, Meyer, D. Fleury) 2:02.16

1600m relay:  (1) Barnesville 54:32  (3) Minnewaska (Randt, Citrowske-Lee, Danielson, L. Ankeny) 4:36.95

3200m relay:  (1) Minnewaska (Larson, Citrowske-Lee, S. Ankeny, Danielson) 11:00.65  (3) Minnewaska (Deutsch, Wallin, Addison Kath, L. Ankeny) 11:33.13

Shot put:  (1) Jayda Kolstoe, Min 37-8  (12) Mya VanLuik, Min 26-4 1/4

High jump:  (1) Blascyk, WCA 5-1  (4) Phemie Oeltjen, Min 4-6  (9) Stadtherr, Min 4-6  (12) Kath, Min 4-4

Long jump:  (1) Sosa, DGF 16-2 1/4 

Triple jump:  (1) Follingstad, Barnes 33-10 3/4  (3) D. Fleury, Min 31-10  (5) L. Ankeny, Min 30-3 1/4

Pole vault:  (1) Harris, PC 9-0  (7) Lexi Bosek, Min 7-0  (8) Oeltjen, Min 7-0

Boys team scoring:

(1) East Grand Forks 126  (2) Minnewaska 116  (3) Park Christian 71  (4) Fertile-Beltrami 63  (5) Ada Borup West 41, Climax 36, Barnesville 31, WCA 25, Ashby-BE 21, Mahnomen-Waubun 17, Crookston 9, NCE/UH 7

Boys individual results:

(Champ and Waska top-12 finishers)

55m hurdles:  (1) Owen Meulebroeck, Min 8.79  (2) Hunter Stadsvold, Min 9.35

55m dash:  (1) Wright, F-B 6.95  (2) Carter Meyer, Min 7.02  (7) Jeythan Quirindongo, Min 7.14  (8) Kaiden Harvey, Min 7.17

200m dash:  (1) Scholl Ada-B 24.31  (2) Meyer, Min 24.52  (9) Caden Christensen, Min 26.09

400m dash:  (1) Swenby, F-B 56.96  (6) Jayce Kovarik, Min 58.82

800m dash:  (1) Mahar, EGF 2:18.0  (11) Ryan Koehntop, Min 2:40.9

1600m run:  (1) Kjesbo, WCA 5:06.06  (3) Zach Palmer, Min 5:22.13  (4) Luke Hoffman, Min 5:22.27  (8) Carter Dinsmore, Min 5:37.22

3200m run:  (1) Jordheim, EGF 10:40.9  (2) Ian Mills, Min 11:27.65  (4) Hoffman, Min 12:01.29

800m relay:  (1) Minnewaska (Meyer, Harvey, Josh Hippe, Meulebroeck) 1:39.97  (7) Minnewaska (Kolton Rogers, Christensen, Mason Danielson, Quirindongo) 1:47.09

1600m relay:  (1) EGF 3:49.54  (3) Minnewaska (Meulebroeck, Stadsvold, Dinsmore, Palmer) 4:02.68

3200m relay:  (1) EGF 9:28.14  (2) Minnewaska (Kovarik, Dinsmore, Mills, Palmer) 9:38.89

Shot put:  (1) Troyer, PC 43-5 1/2  (12) Lucas Tauber, Min 33-4

High jump:  (1) Giese, PC 5-8  (9) M. Danielson 5-2

Long jump:  (1) Wright, F-B 19-4 1/4  (11) Christensen, Min 16-2

Triple jump:  (1) Jones, EGF 39-6 1/2  (2) Harvey, Min 37-9  (3) Meulebroeck, Min 36-10 3/4

Pole vault:  (1) Kovarik, Min 11-0  (8) M. Danielson 7-6

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