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The Luverne Cardinals had five relay teams and eight individuals compete in the Class A State Tournament on Friday, June 18, at St. Michael-Albertville High School.
The Hills-Beaver Creek track team had two relay teams and two individuals compete at the state meet.
For the girls, Luverne finished fifth overall with 34 points. Rockford placed first overall with 46 points.
The Luverne boys tied for 20th overall with Nova Classical Academy with 15 total points.
The H-BC boys tied for 58th overall with East Central, Sauk Centre, Pillager, Caledonia/Spring Grove and Proctor with four points apiece.
The team of Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta took home first place overall with 42 total points.
The highlight of the day was the Luverne girls’ 4-by-800 relay team of Regan Feit, Tiana Lais, Jenna DeBates and Tenley Nelson taking home first place with a time of 9 minutes, 34 seconds and 65 milliseconds.
It marked the third straight season that the Cardinals took home first place in the event.
Luverne’s Ashton Sandbulte placed third in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.02. Sandbulte’s time set a program record in the event that was previously held by Jon Ehde, who had a time of 11.09 in 2013.
“It’s a good day for him,” Luverne track coach Pete Janiszeski said. “That’s something that he’s been working toward all season. It’s been one of his main goals to get the program record and to get to the state tournament. To set the program record at the state meet is pretty special for him.”
Luverne’s relay team of Feit, Lais, Nelson and Gracie Zewiske took home fifth place in the 4-by-400 event with a time of 4:07.26.
The Luverne boys’ 4-by-200 relay team of Arekel McLaughlin, Eli Radtke, LaShad Smith and Sandbulte placed fifth overall with a time of 1:31.87.
Luverne’s Jocelyn Hart placed fifth in the shot put with a throw of 38-06-75.
H-BC’s relay team of Dewell Rauk, Cole Baker, Gavin Wysong and Tyson Bork placed sixth overall with a time of 44.48.
Zewiske finished seventh in the 400-meter with a time of 58.73.
The Luverne 4-by-400 relay team of McLaughlin, Camden Janiszeski, Smith and Sandbulte placed eighth overall with a time of 3:34.97.
Feit finished 10th overall in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 46.51.
Luverne’s Camden Janiszeski finished 10th in the 1,600 with a time of 4:33.33.
Luverne’s relay team of Sarah Stegenga, Isabella Oye, Christina Wagner and Zewiske placed 10th overall with a time of 1:49.14.
Radtke placed 12th overall in the pole vault for the Cardinals with a mark of 12-00.o0.
H-BC’s Taryn Rauk placed 14th overall in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.25.
The H-BC 4-by-100 relay team of Abigail Harris, Ashlee Kelderman, Layla Deelstra and Rauk finished 12th overall with a time of 52.05.
Bork placed 14th overall in the 200 with a time of 23.36 for the Patriots.
2021 Rock County track season recap
Rock County was well represented at the 2021 Class A State Track and Field Meet in Albertville on Friday, June 18.
A total of 10 individuals and seven relay teams from Rock County competed at the state meet at the St. Michael-Albertville High School.
Luverne
Luverne’s Ashton Sandbulte competed in the 100-meter dash and finished third overall in the event with a time of 11 seconds and 2 milliseconds.
Sandbulte’s time set a new program record in the event, breaking the previous record of 11.09 set by Jon Ehde in 2013.
Sandbulte finished the season with 10 first-place finishes in the 100.
Luverne’s Gracie Zewiske placed seventh at the state meet in the 400 with a time of 59.38. Zewiske finished the season with five first place finishes in the event.
Luverne’s Tenley Nelson placed fifth in the 3,200 at the state meet with a time of 11:08.71. Nelson ran the event four other times in the season and had two first place finishes.
Jenna DeBates finished sixth at the state meet in the 3,200 with a time of 11:11.78. DeBates finished the season with five first place finishes in the event.
Camden Janiszeski set a personal best at the state meet in the 1,600 with a time of 4:31.47. Janiszeski finished 10th overall in the event.
Janiszeski finished the season with seven first place finishes in the event.
Luverne’s Eli Radtke finished 12th in the pole vault at the state meet with a mark of 12-0. Radtke finished the season with 11 first place finishes in the event.
Regan Feit placed 10th in the 300-meter hurdles at the state meet with a time of 47.86. Feit finished the season with 10 first place finishes in the event.
Jocelyn Hart finished fifth in the shot put at the state meet with a throw of 38-06.75.
The 4-by-800 relay team of Feit, Lais, Nelson and DeBates placed first with a time of 9:34.65.
The 4-by-200 relay team of Sarah Stegenga, Isabella Oye, Christina Wagner and Zewiske placed 10th at the state meet with a time of 1:49.14.
The 4-by-400 relay team of Feit, Lais, Nelson and Zewiske placed fifth with a time of 4:07.26.
The 4-by-200 relay team of Arekel McLaughlin, Radtke, LaShad Smith and Sandbulte placed fifth at the state meet with a time of 1:31.87.
The 4-by-400 relay team of McLaughlin, Janiszeski, Smith and Sandbulte placed eighth with a time of 3:34.97.
Hills-Beaver Creek
The Patriots’ 4-by-100 relay team of Dewell Rauk, Cole Baker, Gavin Wysog and Tyson Bork placed sixth at the state meet with a time of 44.48.
The group of H-BC sprinters had six first place finishes in the relay event during the regular season and set the program record three times during the regular season.
The quartet first set the program record on April 29, in Luverne when they had a time of 44.66.
The team did it again at the Sub-Section meet on June 3 with a time of 44.59.
The group of sprinters set the program record again at the 3A Section Meet on June 10, when they finished with a time of 44.21.
Bork finished 14th at the state tournament in the 200 with a time of 23.36. Bork finished the season with four first place finishes in the event.
Taryn Rauk placed 14th in the 200 with a time of 27.67. Rauk ran the event three other times during the season and had two first place finishes.
The 4-by-100 relay team of Abigail Harris, Ashlee Kelderman, Layla Deelstra and Rauk placed 12th at the state meet with a time of 52.05.
That group finished the season with four first place finishes.