The Minnewaska Area track and field teams competed at the WCC Track Meet last Tuesday at Morris Area High School.  Athletes placing first or second in each event earned All-Conference in track this year while athletes placing third earned honorable mention.

The Minnewaska Area girls continued their great 2024 season with the team title while the boys finished third behind strong teams from Montevideo and Sauk Centre.

The Lakers also raced at the State True-Team Meet, Saturday.  Results of that competition can be found in story beginning  on page 1B.

This week, Minnewaska Area is set to race at the Sub-section Track Meet at Long Prairie-GE, Thursday.

WCC Track Meet

The girls won six events and the boys earned four titles at the WCC Track Meet at Morris last week.

Minnewaska Area had 168 points to win the 8-team girls meet by 27.5 points over runner-up Melrose while Sauk Centre was third and Benson-KMS fourth.  It was the seventh team title for the Laker girls this season.

Winning titles for the Lakers were Dacia Fleury in the 100 meter dash (13.34), Ella Larson in the 800 meter run (2:27.5), Maia Larson in the 1600 meter run (5:36.45), the 3200 meter relay team of Alia Randt, Olivia Danielson, Larson and Lauryn Ankeny (10:01.84), Jayda Kolstoe in the shot put (38-4 3/4) and Melena Longtin in the discus (100-9).

Ankeny added a second in the 300 hurdles (48.12), while Fleury was also third in the 200 (27.73) and second in the triple jump (33-9 3/4), Sydney Ankeny was second in the 3200 (12:46.78), Jillian Deutsch was third in the 3200 (12:52.15), the 1600 meter relay team of Brooklyn Meyer, Aubrey Polzin, Randt and Mya VanLuik placed second in 4:19.27, Kolstoe was also second in the discus (97-10) and Lyla Stadtherr earned second in the high jump (4-9).

•  In the boys competition, Montevideo had 171 points to beat Sauk Centre by 31 points for first, while Minnewaska Area was third and Benson-KMS fourth.

Winning titles for the Lakers were Owen Meulebroeck in the 300 hurdles (40.14), Maeson Tank in the 400 (51.69), the 800 meter relay team of Carter Meyer, Kaiden Harvey, Meulebroeck and Tank (1:32.27) and the 1600 meter relay team of Carter Dinsmore, Jayce Kovarik, Meulebroeck and Tank (3:33.99).

Asante Adams added a second in the 100 meter dash (11.4), while Hunter Stadsvold was fourth in the 110 hurdles (17.61), Ian Mills was fourth in the 3200 (11:09.13), Meulebroeck was also second in the triple jump, Kovarik was fourth in the pole vault (12-0), Harvey was fourth in the high jump (5-3) and the 3200 meter relay team of Luke Hoffmann, Josh Hippe, Kovarik and Dinsmore placed third with a time of 9:16.95.

WCC Track Meet

Girls team scoring:

(1) Minnewaska 168  (2) Melrose Area 140.5  (3) Sauk Centre 98  (4) Benson-KMS 89  (5) BOLD/BLH 73.5  (6) WCA 55  (7) Morris Area 51  (8) Montevideo 24

Girls individual results:

(Champ and Waska top-8 finishers)

100m hurdles:  (1) Noble, BKMS 16.77  (4) Brooklyn Meyer, Min 18.51

300m hurdles:  (1) Noble, BKMS 47.09  (2) Lauryn Ankeny, Min 48.12

100m dash:  (1) Dacia Fleury, Min 13.34

200m dash:  (1) Jaenicke, Mel 26.97  (3) D. Fleury, Min 27.73

400m dash:  (1) Rosemeier, BKMS 1:01.38  (5) Aubrey Polzin, Min 1:03.91

800m run:  (1) Ella Larson, Min 2:27.5  (5) Maia Larson, Min 2:39.78  (8) Piper Citrowske-Lee, Min 2:43.21

1600m run:  (1) M. Larson, Min 5:36.45  (5) Citrowske-Lee, Min 5:50.01

3200m run:  (1) Linscheid, SC 12:12.52  (2) Sydney Ankeny, Min 12:46.78  (3) Jillian Deutsch, Min 12:52.15  (6) Sophia Wallin, Min 13:36.56

400m relay:  (1) Melrose 51.7  (7) Minnewaska (Lyla Stadtherr, Meyer, Payton Andreas, Mya VanLuik) 55.13

800m relay:  (1) Melrose 1:52.76  (6) Minnewaska (Meyer, Polzin, Alia Randt, Van Luik) 1:57.04

1600m relay:  (1) BKMS 4:17.22  (2) Minnewaska (Fleury, Randt, E. Larson, L. Ankeny) 4:19.27

3200m relay:  (1) Waska (Randt, Olivia Danielson, E. Larson, L. Ankeny) 10:01.84

Shot put:  (1) Jayda Kolstoe, Min 38-4 3/4  (4) VanLuik, Min 30-6

Discus:  (1) Melena Longtin, Min 100-9  (2) Kolstoe, Min 97-10  (4) Danielson, Min 95-8

High jump:  (1) Blascyk, WCA 4-11  (2) Stadtherr, Min 4-9  (8) Phemie Oeltjen, Min 4-7

Long jump:  (1) Jaenicke, Mel 15-7

Triple jump:  (1) Berscheit, Mel 33-10 3/4  (2) D. Fleury, Min 33-9 3/4  (7) L. Ankeny, Min 30-7

Pole vault:  (1) Eveslage, Mel 10-6  (4) Lexi Bosek, Min 7-6  (5) Oeltjen, Min 7-6

Boys team scoring:

(1) Montevideo 171  (2) Sauk Centre 140  (3) Minnewaska 103  (4) Benson-KMS 95  (5) Melrose Area 78.33  (6) Morris Area 52  (7) BOLD-BLH 41.33  (8) WCA 14.33

Boys individual track results:

(Champ and Waska top-8 finishers)

110m hurdles:  (1) Ochsendorf, Monte 15.67  (4) Hunter Stadsvold, Min 17.61

300m hurdles:  (1) Owen Meulebroeck, Min 40.14

100m dash:  (1) Ochsendorf, Monte 11.37  (2) Asante Adams, Min 11.4  (7) Jeythan Quirindongo, Min 11.66

200m dash:  (1) Kallstrom, BKMS 22.91  (7) Carter Meyer, Min 23.95

400m dash:  (1) Maeson Tank, Min 51.69  (7) Jayce Kovarik, Min 55.66

800m run:  (1) Wiehoff, SC 2:06.26  (6) Carter Dinsmore, Min 2:18.39

1600m run:  (1) Crawford-Klinnert, SC 4:39.74  (5) Ian Mills, Min 5:00.09  (8) Zach Palmer, Min 5:08.29

3200m run:  (1) Drevlow, SC 10:01.82  (4) Mills, Min 11:09.13

400m relay:  (1) BKMS 44.59 

800m relay:  (1) Waska (Meyer, Kaiden  Harvey, Meulebroeck, Tank) 1:32.27

1600m relay:  (1) Minnewaska (Dinsmore, Kovarik, Meulebroeck, Tank) 3:33.99

3200m relay:  (1) SC 8:29.83  (3) Minnewaska (Luke Hoffmann, Josh Hippe, Kovarik, Dinsmore) 9:16.95

Shot put:  (1) O’Malley, Monte 56-2

Discus:  (1) O’Malley, Monte 162-10

High jump:  (1) Holloway, BKMS 6-1  (4) Harvey, Min 5-3  (7) Mason Danielson, Min 5-3

Long jump:  (1) Gross, BOLD 21-2

Triple jump:  (1) Mueller, Mel 41-2 3/4  (2) Meulebroeck, Min 38-11  (3) Harvey, Min 38-9

Pole vault:  (1) Nelson, Monte 14-6  (4) Kovarik, Min 12-0

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