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The Luverne Cardinals and Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots track teams competed at the Section 3A meet in Redwood Falls on Thursday, June 10.
The Luverne boys and girls both took home first place overall, with the girls finishing with 102 points and the boys ending up with 58.
“They have put together an awesome season as a team,” Luverne track coach Pete Janiszeski said. “It’s been very rewarding to watch.”
The Cardinals will send five relay teams to the state meet, and qualifying individuals are Gracie Zewiske (400 meters), Regan Feit (300-meter hurdles), Tenley Nelson (3,200), Jenna DeBates (3,200), Jocelyn Hart (shot put), Ashton Sandbulte (100), Eli Radtke (pole vault) and Camden Janiszeski (1,600) all qualified as individuals.
“It’s a tribute to the athletes and all of the hard work they have put in,” Janiszeski said.
“They take a lot of pride in their program and the tradition they and those before them have established.”
The H-BC track team had two relay teams and two individuals that qualified for the state meet.
“We had a great night,” H-BC track coach Rex Metzger said. “To see our two 4-by-100 relays advance to the state meet is a big accomplishment. It’s been a long time since we’ve had both a boys’ and a girls’ relay team advance. In the sprint relays, the handoffs are pretty key. I was pleased how they went and the kids ran fast.”
H-BC seniors Tyson Bork and Taryn Rauk both qualified for the state meet in the 200.
“Both advanced and they both set personal bests,” Metzger said. “To end the night with that was pretty awesome.”
Luverne
Sandbulte crossed the finish line first in the 100 with a time of 11 seconds and 17 milliseconds.
Zewiske finished first in the 400 with a time of 58.73.
Elizabeth Wagner placed third in the 800 with a time of 2:29.38. Cassi Chesley finished seventh with a time of 2:37.84.
Grace Ingebretson finished sixth in the 1,600 with a time of 5:50.69. Maria Rops placed 10th with a time of 6:02.32.
Camden Janiszeski took home first place in the 1,600 with a time of 4:33.33. Owen Janiszeski finished fourth with a time of 4:46.41.
Nelson placed second in the 3,200 with a time of 11:06.38. DeBates finished third with a time of 11:06.52.
Elise Jarchow finished 10th in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 18.29.
Feit finished first in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 46.51.
The 4-by-200 relay team of Sarah Stegenga, Isabella Oye, Christina Wagner and Zewiske placed first with a time of 1:48.35.
Luverne’s 4-by-200 relay team of Arekel McLaughlin, Radtke, LaShad Smith and Sandbulte placed first with a time of 1:32.79.
The 4-by-400 relay team of Feit, Tiana Lais, Nelson and Zewiske placed first with a time of 4:06.88.
The 4-by-400 relay team of McLaughlin, Camden Janiszeski, Smith and Sandbulte placed first with a time of 3:32.77.
The 4-by-800 relay team of Feit, Lais, DeBates and Nelson placed first with a time of 9:51.24.
Elizabeth Wagner placed fifth in the high jump with a leap of 4-10.00.
Jarchow finished fourth in the pole vault with a mark of 8-02.00.
Radtke tied for first in the pole vault with BOLD’s Austin Frank. Both athletes finished with a mark of 13-01.00 to qualify for the state meet.
Jadyn Hart placed third in the discus with a throw of 105-09.00. Jocelyn Hart finished fifth with a throw of 98-08-00.
Jocelyn Hart placed second in the shot put with a throw of 39-01.00. Jadyn Hart placed 1oth with a heave of 31-03.00.
Ethan Teunissen placed eighth in the discus with a toss of 112-07.00.
Zach Ahrendt placed fifth in the shot put with a throw of 45-05.00.
H-BC
Rauk placed first in the 200 with a time of 27.25.
Bork finished second in the 200 with a time of 23.17. Dewell Rauk placed fourth in the 200 with a time of 23.37.
Liam Raymon placed eighth in the 800 with a time of 2:08.62.
Kenadie Fick finished seventh in the 1,600 with a time of 5:53.63.
Brandon Taubert finished 10th in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 46.10.
The 4-by-100 relay team of Abigail Harris, Ashlee Kelderman, Layla Deelstra and Rauk placed second with a time of 51.74. The same four athletes placed first in the 4-by-200 relay event with a time of 1:51.09.
The 4-by-100 relay team of Rauk, Cole Baker, Gavin Wysong and Bork placed first and set a program record in the event with a time of 44.52.
Taryn Rauk placed ninth in the long jump with a leap of 15-00.00.
Baker finished third in the long jump with a leap of 20-04.75. Baker placed sixth in the triple jump with a leap of 41-01.75.
Raymon placed eighth in the triple jump with a recorded jump of 40-04.00.
Max Scholten placed 10th in the discus with a throw of 112-04.00.
Casey Kueter placed seventh in the shot put with a throw of 44-00.00.
The state meet takes place from June 17-19, at St. Michael-Albertville High School in St. Michael.