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The Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track teams competed at the Section 3A Southwest Sub-Section meet in Pipestone on Thursday, June 3.
The Luverne girls’ team placed first, while the boys’ team finished third overall.
The H-BC boys’ team placed second overall, while the girls finished sixth overall.
“I thought we had a really nice showing,” H-BC track coach Rex Metzger said.
“We had a lot of Top 3 performances. We have a nice group of guys and girls advancing to the section meet. We had a lot of our sprinters that performed well.”
Luverne
Isabella Oye finished fourth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13 seconds and 63 milliseconds.
Sarah Stegenga placed third in the 200 with a time of 28.44.
Gracie Zewiske placed first in the 400 with a time of 1:00.61.
“She’s just a great leader. She’s a senior that’s really stepped up and taken charge,” said Luverne track coach Pete Janiszeski.
“She does great in any event we slide her in. She’d probably win our section in the 100, 200 or 400. When we get to the state meet it’s about where’s your best chance to get a medal.”
The senior sprinter is a member of two relay teams that finished first at the sub-section meet.
The 4-by-400 relay team placed first with a time of 4:09.12. The other three athletes on the relay team are Regan Feit, Tiana Lais and Tenley Nelson.
The 4-by-200 relay team of Stegenga, Oye, Christina Wagner and Zewiske placed first with a time of 1:49.41.
“She wants to be part of the relay teams,” Janiszeski said of Zewiske.
“That’s her favorite part of track and field. … She wanted to help other kids qualify for the state meet as well. She has that selflessness and leadership and humility. She’s just an all-around great kid.”
Elizabeth Wagner placed first overall in the 800 with a time of 2:34.63. Ella Schmuck finished fourth with a time of 2:37.33. Cassi Chesley finished fifth overall with a time of 2:38.33.
In the 1,600, the Cardinals had three athletes finish in the Top 4.
Grace Ingebretson crossed the finish line first with a time of 5:58.34. Maria Rops finished third with a time of 6:08.69. Kayla Bloemendaal finished fourth with a time of 6:10.16.
Jenna DeBates finished second in the 3,200 with a time of 11:25.23. Tenley Nelson finished third with a time of 11:51.07.
Regan Feit finished first in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 47.24.
The 4-by-100 relay team of Mia Wenzel, Oye, Anna Banck and Stegenga finished third with a time of 53.98.
The 4-by-800 relay team continued its dominance with a first-place finish. The team of Feit, Lais, DeBates and Nelson finished with a time of 9:41.87.
“Tradition,” Janiszeski said. “We are two-time defending state champions in that event. We’ve had a lot of success in that event. They take a lot of pride in that.”
Jocelyn Hart placed first in the shot put with a throw of 37-01.00. Jadyn Hart finished third with a throw of 31-04.00.
Jocelyn Hart placed first in the discus with a throw of 112-10. Jadyn Hart finished fourth with a heave of 99-07.
“We weren’t sure at the beginning of the season if Jocelyn was going to be able to compete,” Janiszeski said about her back injury.
“She and Jadyn have had great seasons. They’ve consistently been at the top of all of our meets. The distances have been improving. They spend a lot of time working. It’s kind of their pride and joy.”
He said the girls come from a family of throwers.
“They’ve been around it their whole life,” Janiszeski said. “They’ve learned a lot about it and they just have a lot of event knowledge.”
Elizabeth Wagner placed first in the high jump with a leap of 4-10.00.
Elise Jarchow placed second in the pole vault with a mark of 8-08.00.
Kendra Thorson placed fourth in the long jump with a leap of 14-11.50. Thorson took home fifth place in the triple jump with a leap of 30-09.00.
Eli Radtke placed first in the pole vault with a mark of 12-07.00. Noah Mehlhaff placed fourth with a mark of 10-07.00.
Peter Baustian placed sixth in the discus with a heave of 113-10. Ethan Teunissen finished seventh with a throw of 112-05.
The Cardinals had six athletes finish in the Top 6 in the shot put.
Zach Ahrendt placed third with a throw of 45-07.00. Jordan Friedrichsen placed fifth with a throw of 42-05.00. Teunissen finished sixth with a heave of 41-08.00.
“That group of boys, outside of Jordan, are all seniors. It’s their sixth year of competing,” Janiszeski said.
“They push each other. Every step of the way they’ve been with each other and competing against each other. It develops a good chemistry. It develops a good practice challenge every day. There is somebody you’re comparing yourself to on a daily basis.”
The relay team of Arekel McLaughlin, Camden Janiszeski, LaShad Smith and Ashton Sandbulte placed second in the 4-by-400 relay with a time of 3:37.19.
The 4-by-200 relay team of McLaughlin, Radtke, Smith and Sandbulte finished first with a time of 1:34.99.
Sage Viessman finished third in the 3,200 with a time of 11:33.88.
Camden Janiszeski finished first in the 1,600 with a time of 4:39.37. Owen Janiszeski finished right behind him in second place with a time of 4:52.44.
Coach Janiszeski said his sons have had success due to the work they’ve invested in getting stronger and faster.
“They’re students of the events. Camden does a lot of teaching to Owen. They work well together, being brothers,” he said.
“They hear me talk about it all the time. They’ve been around it since they were little.”
Owen Janiszeski placed third in the 800 with a time of 2:14.56.
Lucky Dara placed fourth in the 200 with a time of 25.10.
Sandbulte took home first place in the 100 with a time of 11.32.
“He’s got one of the top times in the section and state,” Janiszeski said. “He’s a very talented and gifted runner. He has a lot of ability there.”
H-BC
Ashlee Kelderman placed fifth in the 100 with a time of 13.83.
Taryn Rauk took home first place in the 200 with a time of 27.81.
Kenadie Fick placed seventh overall in the 800 with a time of 2:42.40. Fick also placed second in the 1,600 with a time of 6:03.04.
The 4-by-100 relay team of Abigail Harris, Kelderman, Layla Deelstra and Rauk placed first with a time of 52.72.
The 4-by-200 relay team of Harris, Kelderman, Deelstra and Rauk finished fourth overall with a time of 1:51.88.
Abby Knobloch finished sixth overall in the shot put with a throw of 30-03.00.
Cole Baker placed second in the triple jump with a leap of 42-03.50. Liam Raymon finished third with a jump of 40-06.50.
Baker placed fifth in the long jump with a leap of 19-10.50.
Max Scholten placed fifth in the discus with a throw of 118-08.
Casey Kueter finished fourth in the shot put with a toss of 42-09.00.
The 4-by-100 relay team of Dewell Rauk, Baker, Gavin Wysong and Tyson Bork placed first overall with a time of 44.59.
Brandon Taubert finished third in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 45.49. Brock Harnack finished in fourth place with a time of 47.05.
Taubert placed third in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 18.47.
Liam Raymon finished second in the 800 with a time of 2:12.33.
Bork finished first in the 200 with a time of 23.37. Rauk finished in second place with a time of 23.77. Ty Bundesen gave the Patriots three athletes in the Top 5 in the event by finishing in fifth place with a time of 25.26.
Bork placed second in the 100 with a time of 11:38. Bundesen finished in fifth place with a time of 11.98.
The 3A Section meet will be held on Thursday, June 10, in Redwood Falls.