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Track and Field (4/20 – 4/24) 

May 4, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Caledonia/Spring Grove’s Finley Wait leads the pack that also includes her teammates Jayce Westland and Kamrin Thies in the 200-meter race at R-P/H’s “Best of the Bluff Meet.” Wait, a 7th grader, notably won the 100, 200, and 400 races. Photo by Paul Trende
Caledonia/Spring Grove’s Finley Wait leads the pack that also includes her teammates Jayce Westland and Kamrin Thies in the 200-meter race at R-P/H’s “Best of the Bluff Meet.” Wait, a 7th grader, notably won the 100, 200, and 400 races. Photo by Paul Trende
Rounding the corner of the 200-meter race at the R-P/H “Best of the Bluff” track and field meet are notably Caledonia/Spring Grove’s Coby Hammell (left) and RPH’s Hunter Rislov (second from right). Hammell took third in the race but first in the 100, while Rislov took second in the 200, tied for third in the 100. Photo by Paul Trende
Rounding the corner of the 200-meter race at the R-P/H “Best of the Bluff” track and field meet are notably Caledonia/Spring Grove’s Coby Hammell (left) and RPH’s Hunter Rislov (second from right). Hammell took third in the race but first in the 100, while Rislov took second in the 200, tied for third in the 100. Photo by Paul Trende
Two of the boys’ standouts at GMLOKS’ home track and field meet were Calum Sween (left) and Carter Glynn (right). Glynn took first in the 800-meters and 4x200, second in the Triple Jump (above). Sween took first in the above 110-meter hurdles (above), third in the Shot Put, and fourth in the Discus.’ Photos by Christine Vreeman
Two of the boys’ standouts at GMLOKS’ home track and field meet were Calum Sween (left) and Carter Glynn (right). Glynn took first in the 800-meters and 4×200, second in the Triple Jump (above). Sween took first in the above 110-meter hurdles (above), third in the Shot Put, and fourth in the Discus.’ Photos by Christine Vreeman
Winning both throw events at the R-P/H “Best of the Bluff” track and field meet was Tro-Cane standout Chace Drazkowski. He threw the shot 52’10 ½” and the discus 133’0”. Photo by Paul Trende
Winning both throw events at the R-P/H “Best of the Bluff” track and field meet was Tro-Cane standout Chace Drazkowski. He threw the shot 52’10 ½” and the discus 133’0”. Photo by Paul Trende
A gal standout at the GMLOKS home track and field meet was Maddy Montgomery. With a number of her teammates absent (class trip), Montgomery took first in both the Long Jump and Triple Jump. Photo by Paul Trende
A gal standout at the GMLOKS home track and field meet was Maddy Montgomery. With a number of her teammates absent (class trip), Montgomery took first in both the Long Jump and Triple Jump.
Photo by Paul Trende

PEM Meet (Pine Island’s girls (108.33) topped PEM (102.33), Cotter/HL (102), RPH (94), LFCMC (92), and W-K (54.33). PI’s boys (186) topped PEM (102), R-P/H (92), Cotter/HL (76), LFCMC (68), and WK (25). For R-P/H’s girls, Aubry Boldt (100-hurdles > 15.49; Long Jump > 17’10”; Triple Jump > 35’5 ¾”) had three firsts. Jorja Meyer (Discus > 108’10”; Shot Put 35’1”) had two firsts. Emily Helgemoe (800 > 2:26.39) and Emilee Peterson (High Jump > 4’11”) also took first. For R-P/H’s boys, Chace Drazkowski took first (Discus > 146’11”) and second (Shot). Isaac Rasmussen (3,200 > 9:49.91) also took first. Hunter Rislov (200, 400), Brennan Kunst (3,200), and Aaron Ploetz (800) took second. For LFCMC’s girls, Charlotte Ferrie took first (100 > 12.99) and second (Long Jump). Autumn Rakosnik (1,600 > 5:28.92), Elizabeth Clarke (Pole Vault > 8’6”), and the 4×400 (4:22.92 > Lillyan Kiehne, Hannah Vaalemoen, Madi Zwart, Rakosnik) also took first. Braylee Stortz (300-hurdles) and Kyla Hellickson (H-Jump) individually took second. For LFCMC’s boys, the 4×800 (9:20.05 > Cooper Pickett, Jaxon Huntington, Foster Anderson, Grant Daniels) took first. Brody Niemeyer took second (Discus) and third (Shot), Parker Krage (P-Vault) second.) 

GMLOKS Meet (For the GMLOKS girls, Kloe Meter (Shot Put > 37’9”; Discus 100’3”) and Maddy Montgomery (Long Jump 14’11 ¾”; Triple Jump 31’5 ¼”) each had two firsts. Naomi Warmka (800 > 2:42.64), Reeyin Lanning (1,600** > 6:30.41), the 4×200*** (1:54.97 > Aliyah Holland, Lydia Redman, Keira Steir, Aubrianna Buttke), 4×400** (4:49.20 > Anna Imm, Rylee Holst, Kiera Eickhoff, Gretchen Hubka), 800 sprint medley*** (2:04.59 > Jillian Moore, Buttke, Holland, Eickhoff), and 1,600 medley** (4:55.12 > Victoria Knode, Buttke, Holst, Warmka) took first. Keira Stier (100, 200) added two second places. Holst (400), Audrey Main (3,200), Mylah Montgomery (Discus), and Avery Payne (Pole Vault***) individually took second. For the GMLOKS boys, Carter Glynn took first (800 > 2:10.55) and second (Triple Jump). Calum Sween took first (110-hurdles > 18.72), third (Shot Put), and fourth (Discus). Ethan Schammel took first (Pole Vault > 10’6”), third (High Jump), and tied for fourth (Long Jump). The 4×100 (48:93 > Logan Drees, Michael Johnson, Kale Vanderhaeghen, Schammel), 4×200*** (1:34.65 > Hunter Hyde, Nathaniel Drees, Bently Wiersma, Glynn), and 4×400 relays (3:41.70 > Glynn, Pietro Gulli, N-Drees, Hyde) also took first. Hyde (400) and Wiersma (Long Jump) individually took second.)

Chatfield Meet (St. Charles’ girls (96.2) topped LFCMC (89.2), L-A (55.2) and Chatfield (44.5). SC’s boys (136.5) topped Chatfield (68), LFCMC (55), and L-A (25.5). For LFCMC’s girls, Charlotte Ferrie took first (Long Jump > 16’5 ½”) and second (100). Grace Kingsley took first (1,600 > 5:58.87) and third (800). Autumn Rakosnik took first (3,200 > 11:43.68) and third (Pole Vault). Kyla Hellickson (High Jump > 4’10”), Elizabeth Clarke (P-Vault > 8’0”), Ava Larson (Triple Jump > 32’6 ¾”), the 4×100 (51.91 > Lillyan Kiehne, Hannah Vaalemoen, Ava Larson, Ferrie), 4×400 (4:18.79 > Kiehne, Cameron Wingert, Olivia Rindels, Vaalemoen), and 4×800*** (10:28.89 > Zwart, Charity Kingsley, Kiehne, Rakosnik) took first. Zwart added a second (800) and a third (L-Jump). For Chatfield girls, Savannah Peterson took first (200 > 27.14), second (L-Jump), and third (100). For LFCMC’s boys, Brody Niemeyer (Shot Put > 49’3”; Discus 146’6”) had two firsts. Parker Krage (P-Vault > 12’6”) took first. Joseph Otto (Shot), Grant Daniels (T-Jump), and Andrew Brown (1,600) took second individually. For Chatfield’s boys, Lane Schmaltz took first (400 > 52.08), second (200), and third (P-Vault). The 4×100 (45.04 > John Thieke, Schmaltz, Kash McBroom, Logan Pearson), 4×200 (1:38.19 > Simon Erding, Ross Stoehr, Ezra Schild, Brooks Lea), and 4×800** (9:08.47 > Maddex Lanning, Jacob Holets, Max Hoover, Avett Kivimagi) took first. Stoehr added two second places (110-hurdles, H-Jump – tie). Ben Peeters (3,200) took second.)

Hamline Elite Meet (GMLOKS’ Tate Goergen took second (1:53.98) in the 800 and fifth (48.76) in the 400. R-P/H’s Isaac Rasmussen competed in the 1,600. Goergen reset his own GMLOKS 400-meter record.)

R-P/H “Best of the Bluff” Meet (R-P/H’s boys (125) topped Dover-Eyota (107), Lyle/Pacelli (70), Cal/SG (26), and La Crosse-Logan (25). RPH’s girls (130) topped D-E (125), Cal/SG (54), L/P (27), and Logan (26). For RPH’s boys, Chace Drazkowski (Shot > 52’10 ½”; Discus > 133’0”) and Isaac Feine (High Jump > 5’2”; 110-hurdles** > 20.17)) had two firsts. The 4×100 (48.74 > Jackson McManimon-Myers, Aeren Kulas, Alex Oian, Jamison Eichacker) and 4×800*** (8:56.25 > Easton Johnson, Aaron Ploetz, Will Jewison, Kunst) also took first. Hunter Rislov took second (200) and tied for third (100). Ploetz (800), Kunst (1,600), Jewison (3,200), Cole Laumb (H-Jump, 300-H**), and Jero Kuss (Discus) individually took second. For Cal/SG’s boys, Coby Hammell took first (100 > 11:43) and third (200). Seth Kaufmann (Long Jump) took second. For R-P/H girls, Aubry Boldt (100-hurdles > 15.85; Long Jump > 17’6”; Triple Jump > 36’4 ½”) had three firsts. Jorja Meyer (Shot Put > 35’4 ½”; Discus > 113’1”) had two firsts. Emily Helgemoe (800 > 2:27.32), Vada Larson (1,600*** > 6:38.28), and Caitlin Bauer (3,200 > 11:27.30) took second individually. E-Peterson (Long Jump, High Jump) and Lydia Pedretti (300-hurdles, Triple Jump) had two thirds. For Cal/SG girls, Finley Wait had three firsts (100 > 13.16; 200 > 27.94; 400 > 1:02.68). Alexis Qualy (Shot) took second individually.) 

For track, **/***Denotes two/three competitors in event. 

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