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Boys' and girls' track teams earn Section 3A True Team wins for Luverne

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By
Blaine Radtke for the Star Herald

Both Cardinal track teams won the Section 3A True Team meet Monday night in Redwood Falls.
Each school had two entrants per event and one relay team. Relays are scored at three times the number of teams. There were 11 teams, so 33 points for first and individual events are double the amount of competitors so first was 22 points.
“If you can get both competitors in an event to finish in the top few, you can score more points than a relay,” coach Pete Janiszeski said.
Luverne did exactly that throughout the meet.  Janiszeski said he knew it was going to be tight, but both teams had a chance.
“I thought that each and every one of the kids did an outstanding job and did everything they could to score points for their team,” Janiszeski said. “We had a lot of kids doing multiple events and events that aren't necessarily their ‘favorite’ event, which is the type of sacrifice it takes to put together a great team.
“Whether they competed in one event or four, they poured everything they had into each and every event.”
 
LHS girls’ results
With eighteen total events, the girls’ team total after five was Luverne 159.5 and Canby-Minneota 155.5. After eleven events the girls stood at 378 and Candy-Minneota 323. 
The Luverne girls ultimately won first with 622 points. Candy-Minneota finished second with 558.5 points and Southwest Christian-Edgerton  took third with 491 points.  
In the 1600-meter-run Tenley Nelson won second (5:19.47) and Jenna DeBates fourth (5:27.09).  They also teamed up in the 800-meter-run with Nelson first (2:20.72) and DeBates fifth (2:34.09). 
Elizabeth Wagner and Mia Wenzel took first and second places respectively at 5-0 in the high jump.  Wagner also finished first in the 300-meter-hurdles (49.29).  In the triple jump Kendra Thorson was third (33-02 1/2) and Makena Nelson fourth (32-06).  
The Hart sisters Jocelyn and Jaydn won first and third respectively in the shot put with 39.02 and 34.06 throws.
In the discus it was Jadyn placing first (114-04) and Jocelyn second at (106-08).
Sarah Stegenga was third (28.27) and Mia Wenzel sixth (28.88) in the 200-meter. 
Alexis Hultgren placed second (7-0) and Corynn Oye fourth (6-06) in the pole vault. 
The 4-by-100-meter relay team of Mia Wenzel, Hailey Como, Anna Banck and Isabella Oye was first in a time of 53.17.  
 
LHS boys’ results
It was a back and forth battle for the boys’ title.  After eight events Luverne was ahead by one point over Redwood Valley; after ten events Redwood was ahead by nine, and after twelve events Luverne was back ahead by four points. 
Luverne closed strong, coming out in first place with 573 points. Southwest Christian-Edgerton won second with 541.5 and Redwood Valley third with 521 points.  
 Early on in the meet the 1600-meter-run had Camden Janiszeski (4:41.86) and Owen Janiszeski (4:42.65) finishing first and second respectively. Camden also added a second in the 3200-meter-run (10:32.68).  
In the 400-meter-dash Ashton Sandbulte was second (52.71) and Lucky Dara fourth (54.39).  
  In the 100-meter-dash Sandbulte placed first (11.19) and Eli Radtke fourth (11.72).   Sandbulte (22.71) and Radtke (23.77) teamed up again with a first and fourth in the 200-meter.
Radtke added a first in the pole vault at (11-06) and Noah Mehlhaff (9-06) came in third.
In the 800-run Ryan Fick finished second (2:08.80) and Owen Janiszeski fourth (2:11.83).
Both LHS teams will be on the track for the Class A True Team State Track and Field Championship on May 21 in Stillwater, MN. 
The rest of the results are as follows:
 
LHS girls:
100H  7. Roselynn Hartshorn 19.18
300H  12. Kendra Thorson 58.78
100  4. Isabella Oye 13.71  10. Anna Banck 13.84 
400  4. Tiana Lais 1:03.91 6. Sarah Stegenga 1:05.49 
3200 4. Ella Schmuck 13:04.88  8. Kayla Bloemendaal 13:39.28 
4x200  4. Makena Nelson, Isabella Oye, Hailey Como, Anna Banck 1:55.27
4x400  2. Tiana Lais, Jenna DeBates, Cassi Chesley, Tenley Nelson  4:23.44
4x800  2. Tiana Lais, Elizabeth Wagner, Maria Rops, Cassi Chesley 10:33.82
Long jump  5. Kendra Thorson 14-10.25  10. Sarah Stegenga 14-06.00
 
LHS boys
110H  8. Isaac DeBates 19.74  13. Micah Andersen 20.81  
300H  7. Darius Dolo 49.99  15. Gavin DeBeer 54.32
3,200  7. Sage Viessman 11:17.84
4x100  8. Ethan Rahm, Ashton Hood,Tyler Rolfs, Zachary Terrio   51.08
4x200  4.  Lucky Dara, Ashton Hood, Tyler Rolfs, Zachary Terrio 1:40.27
4x400  4. Lucky Dara, Zachary Terrio, Owen Janiszeski, Camden Janiszeski 3:46.65
4x800  3. Ryan Fick, Sage Viessman, Leif Ingebretson, Kaleb Hemme 9:20.70
High Jump  7. Gavin DeBeer 5-06  8. Isaac DeBates 5-06
Long jump  3. Ashton Sandbulte 19-05.25  10. Gavin DeBeer 17-04.00
Triple jump  7. Gavin DeBeer 37-07.75  10. Ethan Rahm 35-07.25
Shot put  4. Jordan Friedrichsen 45-00.50  9. Elijah Woodley 39-11.00
Discus  6. Jordan Friedrichsen 121-02  14. Elijah Woodley 100-00

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