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Heitkamp wins 3,200

By John RittenhouseThe Adrian track teams attended the five-squad Tri-State Relays in Luverne Saturday.The Dragons competed without some of their top athletes, who had prior commitments for the weekend, but AHS co-coach Doug Petersen thought his younger athletes fared well at the event."We had Prom the night before, and some other kids had college registration on Saturday," he said. "It was nice to give the younger kids a chance to see what they can do."The Adrian girls scored 47 points to place fifth in a five-team field. The boys recorded 36 counters to place fifth out of six teams.McCall Heitkamp notched the lone meet title for Adrian by winning the 3,200-meter run with a time of 12:48.7.Heitkamp also ran a leg with the 3,200-meter relay team, which placed second with a time of 10:22.15. Erica Thier, Leslie Stover and Morgan Lynn round out the squad.Lynn finished second in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 5:29.63.Casey Knips turned in the top performance for the AHS boys during the meet.Knips, who placed fifth in the shot put with a toss of 43-7, finished second in the discus with a 129-0 effort.Here is a look at the team standings and the rest of Adrian’s top six finishers during the Tri-State Relays.Girls’ standings: Luverne 182, Pipestone 142, Canton 113, Redwood Valley 64, Adrian 47.Boys’ standings: RWV 171, Luverne 166, Canton 112, Pipestone 63, Adrian 36, Southwest United 2.Adrian girlsThird place: Stover, 800, 2:38.6; 1,600 relay (Jolene Reisdorfer, Lynn, Sarah Jensen and Thier), 4:27.15.Fifth place: Jensen, 300 hurdles, 55.23; Thier, 400, 1:06.23; 800 relay (Reisdorfer, Katy Slater, Jensen and Emily Thier), 1:58.62.Sixth place: Reisdorfer, 200, 28.3.Adrian boysThird place: Lee Stover, 800, 2:12; 3,200 relay (Stover, Jesse Brake, Brad Brake and Pete Jensen), 9:19.28.Fourth place: 800 relay (Billy Anderson, Jensen, Jory Haken and Jordan Brake), 1:44.12; 1,600 relay (Stover, Preston Engelkes, Jensen and Jr.Brake), 3:55.15.Fifth place: Anderson, 100, 12.05; Js.Brake, 1,600, 5:10; 400 relay (Jr.Brake, Trent Lutmer, Haken and Anderson), 51.68.

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