LFC vs RPH Times Two

The week of Monday, April 23, LFCMC and RPH track and field teams opposed each other twice.  Each squad has strong girls programs, which stood out at both events.  The “Tro-Canes” hosted a meet on Monday.  RPH’s girls (93) took first over LFCMC (80.5) in a four team invite (La Crescent, Lake City).  Thirteen of 18 events were won by RPH or LFCMC gals.  Kjersta Hinz (100, H-Jump), Allison Papenfuss (200/400), Nicole Blagsvedt (Shot), Lauren Lawston (L-Jump), Kaitlyn Bieberdorf (T-Jump), and the 4×100 (Alyvia Eide, Olivia Hoff, Bieberdorf, Stoney Mason) took first for RPH.  Blagsvedt (Disc) added a second.  Olivia Hoff had three top threes (2nd 100-H, 3rd 300-H/P-Vault).  For LFCMC, Bailey Ruen (1,600), Kaylee Arndt (3,200), Emma Breitsprcher (300-H), Ashley Miner (P-Vault), and the girls 4×400 (Miner, Breitsprecher, Brielle Ruen, Ba. Ruen) took first.  Breitsprecher (H-Jump tie) added a second.  Bri. Ruen added two top threes (2nd 1,600, 3rd L-Jump).  On the guys side, LFCMC took second (76) and RPH third (68) behind La Crescent (104).  Carson Kiehne (400), Matt Lutes (1,600), Greysen Higbe-Hurrah (P-Vault), and the 4×400 (Tyler Raaen, Josh Peters, Lutes, Kiehne) had firsts for LFCMC.  Higbe-Hurrah (H-Jump) added a second.  For RPH, Cullan Olson (Shot/Discus), Triton Meldahl (300-H/L-Jump), and Alex Van Gundy (H-Jump) had firsts.  Meldahl (110-H) and Van Gundy (L-Jump) added seconds.  Ben Wieser had two top threes (2nd Shot, 3rd Disc).  The teams then took on the seven school La Crescent “Booster Club” Invite.  Team scores weren’t kept. LFCMC’s girls had seven firsts total.  Three were relays: the 4×200 (Miner, Bri. Ruen, Bai. Ruen, Breitsprecher), 4×400 (same), and 4×800 (Katie Prinsen, Bri. Ruen, Bai. Ruen, Arndt).  The 4×200 was .33 seconds short of a meet record.  It’s the 4×400’s fourth win this year.  Breitsprecher (300-H/H-Jump), Miner (P-Vault), and Arndt (1,600) also won events.  Miner was the event’s marquee performer, setting a new meet and LFCMC record in the Pole Vault (10’3”).   Bri. Ruen (L-Jump), Malia Tessum (3,200), and Caleb Kunz (P-Vault) took second.  Three boys relays fared well too.  The 4×800 (Ben Snyder, Lutes, Raaen, Kiehne) took first (of 2).  The 4×100 (Devan Schmidt, Nate Betz, Sebastian Kuhn, Josh Peters) and 4×400 (Peters, J.T. Rein, Lutes, Kiehne) each took second.  RPH had seven total firsts; Meldahl (1st 300-H/T-Jump, 2nd 110-H), Blagsvedt (1st Shot/Discus), Olson (1st Shot, 2nd Disc), Van Gundy (1st H-Jump), and Bieberdorf (1st T-Jump, 3rd T-Jump).  Hinz (2nd 100/H-Jump/T-Jump), Hoff (3rd 100-H/P-Vault, 4th 300-H), Wieser (3rd Shot/Disc), and the girls 4×100 (2nd > Hinz, Mason, Eide, Pappenfuss) did work also.