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Track and Field (4/30 & 5/3)

May 13, 2024 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Sam Snitker High Jump
Sam Snitker High Jump
GMLOKS’ Sam Snitker, seen above at a home track and field meet, again added to his High Jump program record. The 6’2” senior leapt 6’9” at the La Crescent/Hokah meet, also setting a field record. Photo by Paul Trende
Lexi Kivimagi and Lillyan Kiehne race at St Charles
Chatfield’s Lexi Kivimagi and LFCMC’s Lillyan Kiehne run with St. Charles Mya Slavin and Waseca’s Stella Omtvedt in the 1,600-meters at the St. Charles meet. Slavin, Kivimagi and Kiehne went 1-2-3 in the event. Photo by Paul Trende
Michael Rein hands off to Greg Kennedy
LFCMC’s Michael Rein hands off to Greg Kennedy for the last stage of the 4×200-meter relay at the St. Charles track and field meet. Behind the 6’5” Kennedy’s long strides, the above team (also Mason Howard, Henry Liew) took first. Photo by Paul Trende
St Charles Meet
At the St. Charles meet, Chatfield’s Jaelyn LaPlante (far right) runs the 100-meters alongside competitors that include LFCMC’s Sari Rein (far left) and Kinley Soiney (near LaPlante) and Gopher teammate Evy Goldsmith (near Rein). LaPlante had four firsts at the meet (100, High Jump, 4×100, 4×200) to lead Chatfield. Photo by Paul Trende
Aaron Ploetz and Jaxon Huntington compete
RPH’s Aaron Ploetz and LFCMC’s Jaxon Huntington compete amongst other runners in the 4×800 relay at the St. Charles Meet. With nine total teams in the event, RPH took second and LFCMC fourth. Photo by Paul Trende

St. Charles Meet (RPH’s guys (116) took second to St. Charles (187) with LFCMC (101) taking third. The Saint girls (120.5) topped Waseca (104) with Chatfield taking third (99), LFCMC fourth (80), and RPH fifth (68). L-A and Hayfield’s girls also competed. Chatfield girls’ firsts: Jaelyn LaPlante (100 > 13.38; High Jump > 5’0”), the 4×100 (51.80 > Lauryn Daniels, Savannah Peterson, Evy Goldsmith, LaPlante), and 4×200 (1:49.65 > same). Peterson added a second (200) and a fourth (Long Jump). Adia Evans (400) and Lexi Kivimagi (1,600) took second. Rebecca Copeman took third (Triple Jump), fourth (300-hurdles), and fifth (100-hurdles). Jake Stevens (Shot Put > 45’7”) had Chatfield’s only guys’ first. LFCMC girls’ firsts: Kammry Broadwater (800 > 2:33.49; T-Jump > 33’0”) and the 4×800 (10:29:53 > Kyla Hellickson, Sahara Morken, Brooklyn Simon, Autumn Rakosnik). The 4×400 (Simon, Morken, Olivia Rindels, Lillyan Kiehne) took second. Kiehne (1,600) added a third. LFCMC boys’ firsts: Jayce Kiehne (400 > 49.99), Luke Ruen (800 > 2:04.84), Lucas Nikoloski (Discus > 142’8”), and the 4×200 (1:35.88 > Mason Howard, Henry Liew, Michael Rein, Greg Kennedy). Boston Wright (Pole Vault) and Brody Niemeyer (Shot) took second. Liew added two thirds (Long Jump, T-Jump). Howard added a third (200). RPH girls’ only first (tie) was Lauren Honken (P-Vault > 8’6”). Aubry Boldt took second (100-H) and third (L-Jump). Ava Helgemoe took second (T-Jump) and third (800). Jorja Meyer took second (Discus) and fourth (Shot). RPH’s boys’ firsts: Quintin Betthauser (110-hurdles > 15.93; 300-H > 43.13) and the 4×400 (3:37.97 > Q-Betthauser, Tyler Betthauser, Hunter Rislov, Ryan Prinsen). Prinsen added a second (800) and a third (P-Vault). Gregg Gile had two seconds (200, T-Jump) and a fourth (L-Jump). The 4×800 (Aaron Ploetz, Matthew Sprague, T-Betthauser, Prinsen) took second. Casey Herek (110-H) took third and fifth (300-H). T-Betthauser (1,600) and Ploetz (3,200) added thirds.)

La Crescent/Hokah Meet (GMLOKS and Caledonia/Spring Grove compete alongside Cotter, Lourdes, La Crescent/Hokah, and La Crosse-Logan. GMLOKS guys’ firsts: Tate Georgen (800 > 1:58.58), Landon Chilman (300-hurdles > 44.26), Sam Snitker (High Jump > 6’9”), Brede Nelson (Pole Vault > 10’0”), Ayden Howard (Triple Jump > 38’10”), & Rowan Sween (Shot Put > 40’4”). Snitker set a field and re-upped his GMLOKS High Jump record. Sween (Discus) added a second. Kaleb Yunker (300-H), Dylan Schultz (P-Vault) and the 4×800 (Jayden Brink, Beck Warren, Seth Howard, Abe Phillips) took second. Chilman (110-hurdles) added a third. Cal/SG guys’ firsts: Fischer Wait (100 > 11.27, 400 > 50.05), Josh Beardmore (200 > 22.88, Long Jump > 21’6”), Ethan Stendel (110-H > 16.27), the 4×100 (44.25 > Jason Schock, Gabe Curley, Owen Staggemeyer, Beardmore), and 4×200 (1:29.8 > O-Staggemeyer, Curley, Beardmore, Wait). The 4×200 set a field record, topping a C/SG squad from 2011 (1:31.71). Wait set a school record in the 400. Schock (100), O-Staggemeyer (200), and Stendel (H-Jump) added seconds. Ethan Crouch (Shot) took second. GMLOKS girls’ firsts: Chantle Reiland (100 > 12.46), Gracie Foster (400 > 1:03.37, 100-hurdles > 16.29), Naomi Warmka (1,600 > 5:45.64), Breeley Galle (300-H > 49.40, Triple Jump > 33’5 ½”), Lauren Queensland (High Jump > 4’10”), and Lexy Foster (Shot > 37’10 ½”, Discus > 117’7”). Reiland set a field record in the 100, topping Cal/SG’s Mariah Schroeder (12.56) from 2017. Galle (100-H) and Reiland (Long Jump) added seconds. Nevaeh Shaw (H-Jump), Avery Stroup (P-Vault), and Brynn Sathre (Discus) took second. Queensland (800) and G-Foster (T-Jump) added thirds. Nicole Banse had two firsts (200 > 27.92, L-Jump > 16’4 ½”) to lead C/SG. The 4×100 (Loisah Gay, Sienna Augedahl, Chloe Lange, Banse) took second (of 8)) 

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