By John RittenhouseA Luverne High School senior won a pair of individual events and took top honors in the overall standings during the 2004 Luverne Cardinal Pride competition staged Monday.The Cardinal Pride competition is an annual event staged on the first morning of high school football practice.The eight-event attraction gives in-coming players a reason to be in good physical shape prior to the season because of the competitiveness of the workout.Brad Herman, an LHS senior, proved he’s physically ready for the upcoming campaign by winning the overall title with 1,712 points. Herman’s point total was 105 more than runner-up Nick Heronimus tallied.Herman’s event titles in the vertical jump and power press weight lifted him to the overall title. Herman lifted 242 pounds in the power press weight event. His vertical jump was 33-5.Matt Rosin also won two event titles in weightlifting. He cleared 270 pounds in bench weight and 275 pounds in clean weight.Tony Willers won the squat weight competition, lifting 385 pounds.Jake Hendricks tied a Cardinal Pride Competition record in the 400-meter dash with a 54-second effort.Brandon Deragisch won the shuttle run with a time of 4.38 seconds, and Scott Goebel won the jump rope event by completing 173 jumps in 60 seconds.Derek Elbers scored 1,130 points to win the overall title for junior varsity players.The Luverne football team will stage its annual Photo Night at 5:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 27. The Cards will host Fulda for a scrimmage at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 28. Luverne opens the season by entertaining New Ulm at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3.Here is a look at the top 10 scorers during the Cardinal Pride Competition at the varsity level.Herman, 1,712 points; Heronimus, 1,607; Dave Nelson, 1,220; Nate Siebenahler, 1193; Elbers, 1,130; Goebel, 1,125; Kelsey Petersen, 1,108; Seth Goembel, 1,059; Hendricks, 1,039; Jared Pick, 1,029.
