By John RittenhouseA pair of Luverne High School boys won event titles during the first track meet of the season Saturday.A small group of Cardinals traveled to Vermillion, S.D., to compete in the U.S TC Midwest Track and Field Meet in the Dakota Dome over the weekend.Although the Cardinals sent a small band of athletes to the meet, LHS coach Craig Nelson said he was pleased with the way his kids performed."I think the kids that went down there did extremely well," he said. "We got our first meet under our belts. We received some good efforts and I was pleased with the results."It was a great day for Scott Goebel and Nick Otten, who won the 500- and 800-meter runs with 1:13.85 and 2:13.12 efforts respectively.Goebel and Otten also ran legs with Luverne’s 800- and 1,600-meter relays, which placed fourth with 1:41.44 and 3:57.8 times. Ben Uphoff and Chris Ashby are the other members of the team.Uphoff, Thomas Pinkal, and Michael Nelson turned in strong individual efforts. Uphoff placed fifth in the 60-meter hurdles (10.44), Pinkal second in the 3,000-meter run (10:38.99) and fifth in the 1,500-meter run (4:45.02), and Nelson cleared 10-0 to place fifth in the pole vault.Ashby placed sixth in the 60-meter dash (no time was available), Matt Rosin finished seventh in the shot put (41-5), C.J. Xaisongkham ninth in the 400-meter dash (1:03.16) and Jon May 10th in the 1,500 (5:24.89).Kayla Raddle led the LHS girls by placing second in the 3,000- and third in the 500-meter runs with respective 12:48.77 and 1:32.08 times.Erin Hoiland covered 14-4 1/2 to place third in the long jump, and she ran a leg with Luverne’s 800-meter relay team that placed fifth in 2:01.51. Morgan Bosshart, Abby Elbers and Rachel Nath are other members of that team.Elbers placed fifth in the long jump (13-11 1/2), Katie Schneiderman fifth in the 1,500-meter run (5:57.22), Kelsey Dooyema sixth in the 1,500 (6:03.58) and Jessica Willers 10th in the 60-meter hurdles (10.66).