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Adrian eighth-grader packs bags for Blaine

By John RittenhouseA Luverne High School freshman earned a trip to the state track meet in Blaine based on her performance during the Section 3A Track and Field Championships in Redwood Falls Thursday. June 2.Lexi Heitkamp, who qualified for the state meet in the 1,600-meter run last spring, will make a repeat appearance at the event after winning the section title in the 800-meter run.Individuals who place first or second, the championship relay teams and any individuals or relay teams who meet the state-qualifying standards that are in place for the section meet earn the right to compete at the state classic.Heitkamp is the lone LHS girl to advance.Heitkamp turned in a time of 2:21.31 to win the 800. Her time is an improvement over a school-record effort she turned in earlier this year.The LHS athlete is scheduled to run at 2:20 p.m., Saturday, at the National Sports Center in Blaine.With Heitkamp leading the way, Luverne scored 20 team points and tied for 11th place in the section field.Victoria Arends and Katie Schneiderman also produced team points for LHS.Arends placed third in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 49.5. Schniederman finished sixth in the 3,200-meter run in 12:30.81.Luverne placed eighth in the 1,600-meter relay with a time of 4:17.18. Arends, Amy Herman, Nicole Willers and Heitkamp formed the team.Here is a look at the team standings and the other results turned in by LHS athletes at the section meet.Team standings: Pipestone 84, Windom 65, Lac qui Parle Valley-Dawson-Boyd 60, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 55, Jackson County Central 50, BOLD 40, Adrian 26, Murray County Central 23, Canby-Minneota 22, Luverne 20, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton-Lake Benton 20, Southwest United 20, Renville County West 19, Southwest Christian 18, Yellow Medicine East 16, Westbrook-Walnut Grove-Red Rock Central 15, Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth-Edgerton 14, Redwood Valley 13, Benson-Kerhhoven-Murdock-Sunberg 12, Comfrey-Springfield 10, Montevideo 7, Fulda 5, Ortonville 5, Mountain Lake-Butterfield-Odin 5, Lincoln HI 4, Wabasso 4.Individual resultsNinth place: 3,200 relay (Arends, Kayla Raddle, Kelsey Dooyema, Heitkamp), 10:27.17.10th place: Erin Hoiland, 100, 13.96; Dooyema, 1,600, 6:06.04.11th place: Hoiland, long jump, 15-4.12th place: Natalie Willers, shot, 32-2 1/2; 800 relay (Hoiland, Abby Elbers, Brittany Mulder and Nc.Willers), 1:54.2.13th place: 400 relay (Hoiland, Morgan Bosshart, Mulder and Nc.Willers), 53.99.14th place: Maggie Kuhlman, 100 hurdles, 17.97.15th place: Raddle, 3,200, 13:30.3.19th place: Schniederman, pole vault, 7-0.

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