All 16 Big 12 teams will be represented at the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championship held June 11-14 in Eugene, Oregon. Student-athletes who advanced to the national championship posted qualifying marks at the East and West Preliminary Rounds last week.

Heading into the final meet of the 2025 NCAA season, the Baylor women lead the National TRFI at No. 4 followed by Texas Tech at No. 8, BYU at No. 10 and TCU at No. 14. On the men’s side, the Red Raiders come in at No. 14 along with BYU at No. 16, Arizona at No. 19 and Houston at No. 25.

TTU had the fifth-most entries (12) of men’s DI programs, while the Horned Frogs tied for the fourth-most (11) entries and TTU and BYU both earned 10 selections in the women’s competition.

Athletes participating in the men’s decathlon and women’s heptathlon were also announced alongside the regional qualifiers, but will only compete at the national championship. The league garnered six selections to the national championship, while the women’s field featured two combined event specialists.

Action begins Wednesday, June 11, and will conclude Saturday, June 14. Live results can be found here, while live coverage will be broadcast on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPN+ throughout the week.

2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship – Big 12 Qualifiers

Men’s Decathlon Qualifiers

Ben Barton, BYU

Jaden Roskelley, BYU

Nick Bianco, Colorado

Grant Levesque, Houston

Tayton Klein, Kansas

Emil Uhlin, K-State

 

Women’s Heptathlon Qualifiers

Juliette Laracuente-Huebner, Cincinnati

Annie Molenhouse, Oklahoma State

 

Qualified during East and West Preliminary Rounds

Camila Aguilar-Perez, Arizona – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Jesse Avina, Arizona – Men’s Javelin Throw

Jenica Bosko, Arizona – Women’s Long Jump

Jade Brown, Arizona – Women’s 100 Meters

Isaac Davis, Arizona – Men’s 4×100 Meter Relay

Zach Extine, Arizona – Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles

Keilee Hall, Arizona – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Tapenisa Havea, Arizona – Women’s Shot Put

Youssef Koudssi, Arizona – Men’s Discus Throw

Zach Landa, Arizona – Men’s Shot Put  

Brian Limage, Arizona – Men’s 4×100 Meter Relay

Diego Marquez, Arizona – Men’s 4×100 Meter Relay

Brooke Nordman, Arizona – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

James Onanubosi, Arizona – Men’s 4×100 Meter Relay

Reinaldo Rodrigues, Arizona – Men’s 4×100 Meter Relay and Long Jump

Antonia Sanchez Nunez, Arizona – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Ava Simms, Arizona – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Tyson Tippett, Arizona – Men’s 4×100 Meter Relay

McKenna Watson, Arizona – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Josiah Anderson, Arizona State – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Jayden Davis, Arizona State – Men’s 400 Meters and 4×400 Meter Relay

Malik Franklin, Arizona State – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Ines Lopez, Arizona State – Women’s Discus Throw

Mateo Medina, Arizona State – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Trevin Moyer, Arizona State – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Nicholas Ramey, Arizona State – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Abbas Ali, Baylor – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Mariah Ayers, Baylor – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay and 4×400 Meter Relay

Alexis Brown, Baylor – Women’s Long Jump and 4×100 Meter Relay

De’montray Callis, Baylor – Men’s 200 Meters

Laurenz Colbert, Baylor – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Janae De Gannes, Baylor – Women’s Long Jump and 4×100 Meter Relay

Nathaniel Ezekiel, Baylor – Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles and 4×400 Meter Relay

Michaela Francois, Baylor – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay

Jasmine Gryne, Baylor – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Molly Haywood, Baylor – Women’s Pole Vault

Tiriah Kelley, Baylor – Women’s 200 Meters, 4×100 Meter Relay and 4×400 Meter Relay

Ruth Kimeli, Baylor – Women’s 10,000 Meters

Aaryona Kinchen, Baylor – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Tenly Kuhn, Baylor – Women’s High Jump

Tyler Honeyman, Baylor – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Jack Jackson, Baylor – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Hannah Lowe, Baylor – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay

Serafima Lucero, Baylor – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Sameena Mathew, Baylor – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Igor Olaru, Baylor – Men’s Hammer Throw

Demario Prince, Baylor – Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles

Summer Sergeant, Baylor – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay and 4×400 Meter Relay

Aren Spencer, Baylor – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Calisha Taylor, Baylor – Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles and 4×400 Meter Relay

Danny Bryant, BYU – Men’s Shot Put

Tessa Buswell, BYU – Women’s 800 Meters

Riley Chamberlain, BYU – Women’s 1,500 Meters

James Corrigan, BYU – Men’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase

Luke Grundvig, BYU – Men’s 5,000 Meters

Lexy Halladay-Lowry, BYU – Women’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase

Carlee Hansen, BYU – Women’s 1,500 Meters

Eli Hazlett, BYU – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Jonah Heimuli, BYU – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Gretchen Hoekstre, BYU – Women’s Shot Put and Discus Throw

Meghan Hunter, BYU – Women’s 800 Meters

Jenna Hutchins, BYU – Women’s 5,000 Meters

Trey Jackson, BYU – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Taylor Lovell, BYU – Women’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase

Joey Nokes, BYU – Men’s 10,000 Meters

Sami Oblad, BYU – Women’s 400 Meters

Ty Oustrich, BYU – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Josh Taylor, BYU – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Creed Thompson, BYU – Men’s 10,000 Meters

Janiah Pulliam, UCF – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay

Jazmen Newberry, UCF – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay

Adaobi Tabugbo, UCF – Women’s 100 Meter Hurdles and 4×100 Meter Relay

I’Asia Wilson, UCF – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay

Kya Epps, Cincinnati – Women’s 200 Meters

Davenae Fagan, Cincinnati – Women’s 400 Meters

Fred Moudani-Likibi, Cincinnati – Men’s Shot Put

Amanda Ngandu-Ntumba, Cincinnati – Women’s Shot Put and Discus Throw

Ryan Rieckmann, Cincinnati – Men’s Javelin Throw

Macaela Walker, Cincinnati – Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles

Orry Willems, Cincinnati – Men’s Hammer Throw

Kole Mathison, Colorado – Men’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase

John Adesola, Houston – Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles

Trey East III, Houston – Men’s 400 Meters and 4×400 Meter Relay

Damarien Jacobs, Houston – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Jamar Marshall Jr., Houston – Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles

Adam Mason, Houston – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Antrea Mita, Houston – Men’s High Jump

Sahfi Reed, Houston – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Jaylin Santiago, Houston – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

King Taylor, Houston – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Dugion Blackman, Iowa State – Men’s 800 Meters

Makayla Clark, Iowa State – Women’s 800 Meters and 4×400 Meter Relay

Karynne David, Iowa State – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Cam Jones, Iowa State – Men’s Shot Put

Rachel Joseph, Iowa State – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Rodgers Kiplimo, Iowa State – Men’s 10,000 Meters

Robin Kwemoi Bera, Iowa State – Men’s 5,000 Meters

Becca Heitzig, Iowa State – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Mikey McClain, Iowa State – Men’s 200 Meters

Cameron Moon, Iowa State – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Quinton Orr, Iowa State – Men’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase

Maelle Porcher, Iowa State – Women’s 5,000 Meters

Joash Ruto, Iowa State – Men’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase

Brooklyn Sandvig, Iowa State – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Ashton Barkdull, Kansas – Men’s Pole Vault

Bryce Barkdull, Kansas – Men’s Pole Vault

Jacob Cookinham, Kansas – Men’s Shot Put

Ebba Cronholm, Kansas – Women’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase

Bryce Foster, Kansas – Men’s Shot Put

Erica Ellis, Kansas – Women’s Pole Vault

Aaliyah Moore, Kansas – Women’s 800 Meters

Dimitrios Pavlidis, Kansas – Men’s Discus Throw

Sofia Sluchaninova, Kansas – Women’s Discus Throw

Jourdin Edwards, K-State – Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles

Sharie Enoe, K-State – Women’s High Jump

Safhia Hinds, K-State – Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles

Tamaiah Koonce, K-State – Women’s Discus Throw

Monique Hardy, K-State – Women’s Hammer Throw

Riley Marx, K-State – Men’s Javelin Throw

Shalom Olotu, K-State – Women’s Long Jump and Triple Jump

Selva Prabhu, K-State – Men’s Triple Jump

Blair Anderson, Oklahoma State – Men’s Long Jump

Isca Chelangat, Oklahoma State – Women’s 800 Meters

Denis Kipngetich, Oklahoma State – Men’s 10,000 Meters

Fouad Messaoudi, Oklahoma State – Men’s 5,000 Meters

Brian Musau, Oklahoma State – Men’s 5,000 Meter Run

Josphine Mwaura, Oklahoma State – Women’s 10,000 Meters

Kaylie Politza, Oklahoma State – Women’s 800 Meters

Alex Stitt, Oklahoma State – Men’s 1,500 Meters

Emma Robbins, Oklahoma State – Women’s Hammer Throw

Maria Bienvenu, TCU – Women’s Javelin Throw

Amelliah Birdow, TCU – Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles and 4×400 Meter Relay

Bryce Brazzell, TCU – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay and 4×400 Meter Relay

Dominic Byles, TCU – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Kashie Crockett, TCU – Men’s 200 Meters, 4×100 Meter Relay and 4×400 Meter Relay

Kelaiah Daniyan, TCU – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Jayden Douglas, TCU – Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles, 4×100 Meter Relay and 4×400 Meter Relay

Destin Drummond, TCU – Men’s 4×100 Meter Relay and 4×400 Meter Relay

Finn Dunshee, TCU – Men’s 4×100 Meter Relay

Coulaj Eans, TCU – Men’s 4×100 Meter Relay

Justin Frater, TCU – Men’s 4×100 Meter Relay

Lloyd Frilot, TCU – Men’s 800 Meters and 4×400 Meter Relay

Iyana Gray, TCU – Women’s 100 Meters, 4×100 Meter Relay and 4×400 Meter Relay

Teanna Harlin, TCU – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay

Mikayla Hayes, TCU – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay

Irene Jepkemboi, TCU – Women’s Javelin Throw

Ronnie Kendrick, TCU – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Amari Kiluvia, TCU – Women’s 100 Meter Hurdles

Preston Kuznof, TCU – Men’s Javelin Throw

Indya Mayberry, TCU – Women’s 100 Meters, 200 Meters, 4×100 Meter Relay and 4×400 Meter Relay

Samarra Monrroy, TCU – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Jordan Parker, TCU – Men’s 4×100 Meter Relay and 4×400 Meter Relay

Sanjay Salmon, TCU – Men’s 4×100 Meter Relay

Laila Smith, TCU – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

London Tucker, TCU – Women’s 100 Meters and 4×100 Meter Relay

Tia Williams, TCU – Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles and 4×400 Meter Relay

Temitope Adeshina, Texas Tech – Women’s High Jump

Fanny Arendt, Texas Tech – Women’s 800 Meters and 4×400 Meter Relay

Vanessa Balde, Texas Tech – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Zoe Burleson, Texas Tech – Women’s Discus Throw

DeSean Boyce, Texas Tech – Men’s 400 Meters and 4×400 Meter Relay

Ernest Cheruiyot, Texas Tech – Men’s 5,000 Meters and 10,000 Meters

Johnathan Crawford, Texas Tech – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Oskar Edlund, Texas Tech – Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles and 4×400 Meter Relay

Shelby Frank, Texas Tech – Women’s Discus Throw and Hammer Throw

George Garcia, Texas Tech – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Victoria Gorlova, Texas Tech – Women’s Triple Jump

Sean Gribble, Texas Tech – Men’s Pole Vault

Magi Harris, Texas Tech – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Carl Hicks, Texas Tech – Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Mekenze Kelley, Texas Tech – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Titus Kimaru, Texas Tech – Men’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase

Mario Paul, Texas Tech – Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles

Oscar Rodriguez, Texas Tech – Men’s Discus Throw

Destiny Smith, Texas Tech – Women’s 100 Meter Hurdles

Malachi Snow, Texas Tech – Men’s 100 Meters

Mercy Umoibang, Texas Tech – Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay

Shaemar Uter, Texas Tech – Men’s 400 Meters and 4×400 Meter Relay

Tamiah Washington, Texas Tech – Women’s Triple Jump

Trey Wilson III, Texas Tech – Men’s Shot Put

Chelsea Amoah, Utah – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay

Rachel Bair, Utah – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay

Mckaylie Caesar, Utah – Women’s 10,000 Meters

Morgan Jensen, Utah – Women’s 10,000 Meters

Bailey Kealamakia, Utah – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay

Emily Martin, Utah – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay

Megan Rose, Utah – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay

Chloe Shewell, Utah – Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay

Joy Naukot, West Virginia – Women’s 10,000 Meters

Sarah Tait, West Virginia – Women’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase

 

 

By Chris Walker, Special to the Post-Dispatch

Illinois Class 3A girls soccer state semifinal: O’Fallon 2, Barrington 1

ST. MICHAEL — Lauren Eilers kept tabs on the competition.

The senior distance runner on the Willmar girls track and field team wanted to know how she stacked up against Class AA’s best after breaking the five-minute mark in the 1,600-meter run. Already the school’s record-holder in the 1,600, Lauren ran a career-best 4:56.25 at the Section 8AA championship.

As it turned out, Lauren stood alone at the top of the state qualifiers.

Lauren is the top seed in the Class AA girls’ 1,600. And she’ll look to finish off her prep career as a state champion at the Minnesota State High School League Track and Field Championships next week at St. Michael-Albertville High School. The Class AA prelims start at 9 a.m. Wednesday. The championships are at 9 a.m. Thursday.

“I thought maybe someone would get under five as well,” Lauren said, “but that didn’t happen.”

The 1,600 finals run on Thursday. After her last race, Lauren’s confidence is riding high.

“It builds up confidence knowing that I’m the only girl that has broken five,” Lauren said. “But also, everyone’s going to be running faster and it’s more competitive because it’s state.

“I just have to go run my own race.”

The No. 2 seed in the 1,600 is a familiar foe for Lauren. That’s Alexandria senior Kasey Soderholm. Her state qualifying time was 5:01.64. The other top seeds are St. Peter’s Keira Friedrich (5:02.57), Chisago Lakes’ Annika Hall (5:03.27) and Monticello’s Isabel Mahoney (5:03.37).

“I also ran against her in cross-country,” Lauren said of Soderholm. “Having her there and knowing that she’s going to push me no matter what, whether I’m having a bad day or a good day, she’s going to be there to push me and all the other girls, too.”

Lauren finished fifth in the 1,600 last season, running a time of 5:03.41. This is Lauren’s fifth straight season qualifying for state track.

This state meet will also be Lauren’s busiest. She’s also the fifth seed in the 800 (2:16.15) and is the anchor in the 10th-seeded 4×400 relay (4:03.43). Mallory Beier, Erin Eilers and Sophie Negen also run in the 4×400.

A cross-country and girls hockey standout, state track is Lauren’s finale as a Willmar High School athlete. She’ll resume her running career in college at Division I Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee.

“It feels sad but also it’s good because these are the best times I’ve been hitting all my career,” Lauren said. “So it’s good to see the improvement over the years. I’ve been getting better and putting the work in and it’s paying off.”

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Since they came onto the varsity team as seventh-graders, Erin Eilers and her twin sister Lauren were near each other as distance runners.

But last season as a junior, Erin went from distance running to the hurdles. It was something she had wanted to try. Kody Fossum and Brady Krupa, then assistant coaches and now co-head coaches of the track team, decided to take Erin up on that once she was ready to take the leap, so to speak.

“They were like, ‘If you want to do it, we’ll help you but if you actually want to be good at it and you take it seriously, we’ll take it seriously, too,’” Erin said. “So we made that deal last year and we’ve just been working from there.”

Now, Erin’s getting her chance at state to compete in the girls’ 300 hurdles. She’s the sixth seed after winning the section title with a school record of 45.44. This is her fourth state trip overall.

“It was really emotional, honestly,” Erin said of setting the record. “I’ve been working on trying to break the school record since last year but I only had four races last year. Coming into this season, I told the coaches my goal is to break the school record.”

A little sibling rivalry flared up in Erin.

“Like, Lauren’s got two (in the 1,600 and 3,200), so I have to have one, you know,” Erin said. “It was my goal to get that. From there, I just want to keep pushing myself.”

The top seed in the 300 hurdles is Providence Academy’s Maddyn Greenway at 43.98. Behind her are Winona’s Alexis Urbick (44.62), Cloquet’s Makenzie Lynch (44.62), Mankato West’s Grace Jacobson (45.11) and DeLaSalle’s Laila Moses (45.33).

“I’m just going to run my race and just try to stay confident and push myself,” Erin said. “I know there’s going to be girls that are faster than me so they can pull me with them and I can get to the finish line at a good time.

“I feel like it’ll be a good race.”

Erin will also resume her track career at Division II Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She plans on running the 400 hurdles and the heptathlon.

“It’s kind of surreal,” Erin said about her final high-school meet. “We’ve just had all this time. And the younger girls, I’m gonna miss seeing them every single day.”

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Making his fourth and final trip to state is Willmar boys distance runner Sully Anez.

The senior and future South Dakota State University runner qualified for both the 1,600 and 3,200. He’s the fifth seed in both with a time of 4:18.64 in the 1,600 and 9:29.95 in the 3,200.

The top seed in the 1,600 is Totino-Grace’s Matthew Lindgren at 4:15.30. Owen Chapman of Orono is the top seed in the 3,200 at 9:19.61.

When looking at the improvements Anez has made through the years, Fossum keyed in on Anez’s discipline.

“There’s a large discipline with distance running that not a lot of people consider,” Fossum said. “So to me, his mental determination to continue to fight through every lap, every milestone, every mark, is what sets him apart from his sophomore year that I first saw him to his junior year to this year.”

Anez ran in both events last season, placing fifth in the 3,200 at 9:19.26 and sixth in the 1,600 at 4:18.92.

Willmar is bringing three field athletes to state.

Sophomore Maddison Molacek is the fifth seed in the girls’ discus with a qualifying toss of 125 feet, 4 inches. Stewartville’s Ella Theobald leads the pack with a qualifying throw of 145-10. Junior Mallory Beier is the 10th seed in the girls’ long jump at 17-1.75. Simley’s Ayisat Adebayo is the top seed at 17-11.5. Sophomore Briar Schuett is in the boys’ long jump as the 29th seed at 20-9.75. Becker’s Carter Reckelberg has the top seed at 24-8.75.

New London-Spicer junior Danica Pederson is tied for the two seed in the girls’ high jump. Her qualifying mark of 5-5 ties her with DeLaSalle’s Laila Moses. Mankato West’s Leila Pratt is the top seed at 5-5.25.

Kyla Vick also made state for NLS. She’s the 16th seed in the girls’ 3,200 at 11:27.07. Chisago Lakes’ Annika Hall is the top seed at 10:48.57.

Joe Brown / West Central Tribune

The Class A championships kick off with prelims at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and the championships at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. A total of 26 area athletes in individual events and 11 relays will compete over two days.

Three defending state champions are back from last season.

Minnewaska has a pair of returning champions in senior Owen Meulebroeck and junior Jayda Kolstoe. Meulebroeck won the 300 hurdles last season at 39.86. He’s the fifth seed this time at 40.46. The top seed is Osakis’ Andrew Jones at 37.62. Meulebroeck is also the 16th seed in the boys’ 110 hurdles (15.84). United South Central’s Brant Blosser is the number one seed at 14.62. Kolstoe won the girls’ shot put at 43-9.25 last season as a sophomore. She comes into state this time as the 10th seed at 36-8. The top seed is La Crescent-Hokah’s Brooklyn Mitchell at 42-7.25. Kolstoe is also in the girls’ discus as the two seed (126-0). The top seed is Litchfield junior Chloe Kowalczyk at 129-5.

The other returning champ is Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd’s Brayson Boike. He won the boys’ triple jump last season at 45.3.25. He is the seventh seed ths time around at 43-2. Windom’s Job Ogeka is the top seed at 45-4. Boike is also tied for the third seed in the high jump (6-4) and the fourth seed in the long jump (21-11).

Other notes in Class A:

• The girls’ hurdles is be chock-full of area contenders. The 100 hurdles has Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City’s Kenlie Blom (fourth, 15.21), Minnewaska’s Lauryn Ankeny (sixth, 15.32), Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg’s Ava Noble (eighth, 15.37) and Central Minnesota Christian’s Sophia Vogel (14th, 15.69). Noble (fourth, 44.79), Ankeny (fifth, 44.83) and Vogel (44.92) are also in the 300 hurdles. 
• The girls’ discus also features four area athletes with Kowalczyk (first, 129-5), Kolstoe (second, 126-0), Montevideo’s Elizabeth O’Malley (11th, 119-0) and MACCRAY/Renville County West’s Emma Thein (16th, 114-6). 
• Minnewaska has both of the top-seeded relays from the area. The Laker boys’ 4×100 with Tristan O’Neil, Kaiden Harvey, Carter Meyer and Asante Adams is seeded third (43.54). The girls’ 4×800 with Ella Larson, Maia Larson, Nori Song and Olivia Danielson is also a three seed (9:42.85).

The WIAA State Track and Field Championships got underway at Veterans Memorial Stadium in La Crosse, Wisconsin. 

Early on Friday, the D2 and D3 teams got things started. 

The Cochrane-Fountain City Pirates kicked off the day with a second place finish in the 4×800 relay. Addy Duellman, Ana Knecht, Macy Hunger and Paxtyn Duellman finished in 9:42.51. 

Later in the day, Addy Duellman would race in the 3200m run. It was neck and neck going into the last lap, but Duellman would pull away winning in 10:35.96. It was a new personal record by almost 30 seconds. Westby’s Elizabeth Curtis would finish the race in third place. 

Prairie du Chien’s Blake Thiry had an eventful day. He would take first in the D2 long jump at 23 feet 6 3/4 inches. Thiry would also finished with the top qualifying time in the 110m hurdles and the 300m hurdles. Thiry will race in the 110m hurdles, 300m hurdles and jump in the triple jump on day 2.

Arcadia’s Ted Teske finished in third place in the D2 long jump. 

Luther’s Jack Schmeling finished in second place in the D3 high jump. Schmeling set a new personal record by multiple inches as he cleared 6 feet 8 inches. He will participate in the discus on day 2. 

Cochrane-Fountain City’s Grayden Barum would finish in 4th in the high jump and Kickapoo/La Farge’s Adam Boisen would finish in 6th. 

Westby’s Madelyn Vonfeldt took fifth in the D3 Pole Vault clearing 5 feet 9 inches. 

Declan Gregg of Aquinas would finish in 5th place in the D2 1600m run. Gregg will race in the 3200 on day 2. 

North Crawford’s Carter Emler took fourth in the D3 long jump while Aidric Egge of Kickapoo/La Farge finished in fifth and Jay Stetzer finished in sixth.

North Crawford’s Gavin Tamling took fourth in the D3 shot put and De Soto’s CJ Milliren finished in fifth. 

For full results visit pttiming.com

Later in the day the Division 1 schools took to the stage. 

Onalaska’s Manny Putz was the returning 1600 meter champion looking to defend his title. Going into the last lap, Putz trailed De Pere’s Grady Lenn. Lenn took a big lead, but in the final 200 meters Putz closed the gap. It was neck and neck down the stretch, but Lenn held on for the win. Putz took second in 4:02:25. Lenn finished in 4:01:79. Both runners broke the old d1 state record. Putz will compete in the 3200 meter on Saturday. 

More Onalaska athletes shined in the field events. Freshman, Wylder Burch took third place in the high jump. Burch set a new personal record in the biggest event of the year. 

Over at the long jump pit, Onalaska Sophomore, Gabe Mauss would jump 23 feet 10 inches on his second jump of the day. It was a huge personal record and would land him third place on the podium. 

Many other runners would qualify into the finals which are set for Saturday, June 6th. 

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Kyle A. Pillar – Sports Editor

ROCKINGHAM — As the sport of volleyball continues to grow in interest and participation in Richmond County, so does the anticipation for Richmond Senior’s annual development camp.

Head coach Ashleigh Larsen announced this week that plans for the Lady Raider volleyball program’s sixth annual summer camp are finalized.

Held the past five summers for girls in elementary and middle school, the camp is being done a little differently this year.

Set for Aug. 5 and 6, the camp is two days this year and is only open to girls who are entering first through fifth grade.

The cost per camper is $40 (plus a $3 service fee on GoFan) and each daily session will begin at 8 a.m. in Richmond’s gymnasium.

Lady Raider Volleyball Camp Registration Link

Larsen shared the camp’s mission is to “teach, educate and raise the level of volleyball skills for the campers, as well as teach the team concept. This will lead to success on the volleyball court through middle and high school.”

She also encouraged local youth to “keep active this summer by being a part of a winning tradition.”

Helping with instruction during the camp will be current and former Lady Raider players. Larsen added that the focus will be on the sport’s fundamentals with the younger group, including passing, serving and hitting drills.

Even though no camp will be held for middle school players (rising sixth to eighth graders), a skills clinic is planned for Aug. 11 at Richmond at 6 p.m.

The cost is $10 per athlete (cash only) as Larsen, assistant coach Melissa Dennis and former William Peace University volleyball player Georgia Grace Anderson will “cover skills and concepts needed for tryouts.”

There is no pre-registration for the middle school clinic.

Larsen can be contacted via email at ashleighlarsen@richmond.k12.nc.us with questions.