The All-Decade track and field top 20. Rankings are based off of state qualifications and section/state success, which also includes True Team. Athletes who graduated in 2010 aren’t as regarded. One makes the list anyway. Because of time restraints and coaching changes, only a couple coaches were reached for comment. For rankings 21-35, go to … [Read more...]
O’Hare, Meldahl Carry RPH Flag
Each will have next year. It’s probably a good bet each will make next year’s state track and field meet, all things being equal. The RPH track and field program sent a junior and a sophomore to this year’s competition. Distance runner Luke O’Hare carried on his family’s name well. On Friday, he took on the 3,200-meter run. O’Hare took tenth overall (field of 16) in a … [Read more...]
Relays, Hurdlers and More Headed to State Track
Each of the counties four track and field programs is sending multiple athletes to the state meet. Six relays and seven individuals have qualified. LFCMC’s Emma Breitsprecher is the section’s top hurdler, as she set the pace in the 100-meter (15.45) and 300-meter (45.62) prelims, then won each final (15.31, 44.99). Both times were under state qualifying standards. Her … [Read more...]
Track and Field (5/14 – 5/16)
SEC Meet (LFCMC’s boys and girls beat GMLOKS for first of just four teams. LFCMC 1st’s: E. Breitsprecher (100-H, 300-H, P-Vault), J.T. Rein (110-H, 300-H), D. Wyffels (100, T-Jump), B. Ruen (400), Katie Prinsen (800), K. Arndt (1,600), Reid Crawford (1,600), Jeremy O’Connor (3,200*), Frank Ochtrup-Dekeyrel (H-Jump), G. Higbe-Hurrah (P-Vault), J. Peters (L-Jump), S. Taylor … [Read more...]
T/F Teams All Go Top Six at State
Section 1 has always been stalwart in football, volleyball, and wrestling. This season, team track and field (if not already there) can be added to the list. Class A True Team State featured six teams from Section 1. All six finished top six (of 12). The boys’ side really shined. Section 1A runner-up St. Charles (573.5), 1A champ Lewiston-Altura (543), and LFCMC (504) went … [Read more...]
GMLOKS Girls Head Four-Team State True Team Cast
Track and field is alive and well in Fillmore County. Last year, LFCMC’s boys and girls each made True Team state. This year, four teams head to Stillwater. GMLOKS and LFCMC (girls), LFCMC and RPH (boys), will compete at the State Meet. Aaron Thauwald’s GMLOKS gals were a section favorite last year. They took second to repeat champions LFCMC by seven points, 751 to 744 … [Read more...]
Track and Field (5/11)
TRC Meet (RPH’s girls (128) took second to PEM (171.6). Chatfield took 8th (of 10). RPH boys took third, Chatfield 8th. Gophers 1sts: the boys 4x200 (Baker, Muller, J. Tuohy, Backer). Gopher 2nds: A. Gillespie (1,600). Gophers 3rds: S. Erickson (Disc), C. Backer (100). RPH 1sts: T. Meldahl (110-H & 300-H), K. Davis (Shot), A. Papenfuss (200), B. Gile (T-Jump). RPH … [Read more...]
Track & Field (5/2)
GMLOKS Invite (Both GMLOKS squads took first. BP, RACE, Schaeffer, and L/P also competed. GM 1sts: Hailey Hindt (100-H, 300-H), Lauren Buchholtz (100, L-Jump), Anika Reiland (200), Luke Speer (200), James Howard (400, H-Jump), Shelby Beck (800), Riley Queensland (H-Jump), Zach Hauser (L-Jump), Jordyn Glynn (T-Jump), Greta Warmka (Discus), Noah Watson (Discus), the girls 4x100 … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/16 & 4/18)
D-E Invite (Girls: 1st LFCMC (128), 2nd D-E (111), 3rd RPH, 4th (of 6) Chatfield. Boys: 1st RPH (179), 2nd SC (177), 3rd Chatfield, 5th LFCMC. D-E, SC, and K-W also competed. LFCMC 1sts: E. Breitsprecher (300-H), Malia Tessum (1,600), Kelly Ristau (H-Jump), the girls 4x800 (Kammry Broadwater, Katelin Prinsen, Breitsprecher, Brielle Ruen). LFCMC individual 2nds: Ruen (400), … [Read more...]
Three County Teams Take on Chatfield Invite
Chatfield has had some trouble orchestrating its annual track and field meet over the years. The event has been hit or miss per weather. On a most decent 2019 April day (60s finally), the Gophers hosted RPH and LFCMC along with D-E and L-A. The Tro-Cane boys/girls had a meet high ten total first place finishes, five second places. Junior Triton Meldahl led the way with a … [Read more...]