SAUK RAPIDS — The Litchfield track and field team saw its boys take fourth and its girls fifth at the 32nd Annual Mega Meet on Saturday.
Sauk Rapids was the winner for the boys’ competition at 196, followed by Sartell’s 184.5, Albany’s 68 and the Dragons’ 67.5. For the girls, St. Cloud Cathedral won with a 153, which beat Sartell’s 120 and Sauk Rapids’ 114. Litchfield’s girls came in at 101.
Litchfield’s girls had three event winners. Elise Carlson won the 300-meter hurdles in 49.40 seconds. Chloe Kowalczyk was victorious in the discus throw at 123 feet, 1 inch. The Dragons’ 4×100 relay team also won in 51.41. Relay members included Samantha Turck, Josy Turck, Eden Harless and Josie Bjorkman.
Litchfield’s boys had no event winners, but saw its highest placing come from Izrael Jimenez in the shot put. He took second place with a throw of 43-7.
The Dragons compete in the Glencoe-Silver Lake Invitational at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Glencoe.
GIRLS TEAM SCORING — (1) St. Cloud Cathedral 153 … (2) Sartell 120 … (3) Sauk Rapids 114 … (5) Litchfield 101 … (6) St. Francis 52 … (7) St. Cloud Christian 16 … (8) St. Cloud Apollo 12
Winner and area top three
100 HURDLES – (1) Layla Wenderski, Alb, 16.83 … (3) Elise Carlson, Litch, 17.56
300 HURDLES – (1) Carlson, Litch, 49.40
100 DASH – (1) Erika Salaski, Cath, 12.93
200 DASH – (1) Salaski, Cath, 26.40
400 DASH – (1) Sienna Schmitz, Sart, 59.19
800 RUN – (1) Cecilia Jamison, Cath, 2:28.99 … (2) Anna Sorgatz, Litch, 2:32.96
1,600 RUN – (1) Katherine Reuter, Cath, 5:28.70
3,200 RUN – (1) Anniston Rolf, St. Fran, 11:15.37
4X100 RELAY – (1) Litchfield (Samanatha Turck, Josy Turck, Eden Harless, Josie Bjorkman), 51.41
4X200 RELAY – (1) Albany 1:49.17 … (3) Litchield (Jailyn Mickelson, Izabella Moes, Katelyn Guggemos, Bjorkman), 1:54.13
4X400 RELAY – (1) Albany 4:23.70 … (3) Litchfield (Carlson, J. Turck, Moes, Marcella Bruning), 4:33.25
4X800 RELAY – (1) Cathedral 10:14.16 … (2) Litchfield (Sorgatz, Kala Ziegler, Abby Thoma, Elsa Helstrom), 10:25.37
HIGH JUMP – (1) Layla Wenderski, Alb, 5-3 … (3) Moes, Litch, 4-9
LONG JUMP – (1) Laina Kalthoff, Alb, 15-1.5
TRIPLE JUMP – (1) Olivia Wahlin, Cath, 31-9
POLE VAULT – (1) Sumalee Jacobson, SR, 9-0
DISCUS – (1) Chloe Kowalczyk, Litch, 123-1 … (2) Lily Christensen, Litch, 104-9
SHOT PUT – (1) Abigail Hughes, Cath, 32-4.75
BOYS TEAM SCORING — (1) Sauk Rapids 196 … (2) Sartell 184.5 … (3) Albany 68 … (4) Litchfield 67.5 … (5) St. Francis 64 … (T6) St. Cloud Apollo 38 … (T6) St. Cloud Cathedral 38 … (8) St. Cloud Christian 22
Winner and area top three
110 HURDLES – (1) Charles Narcum, St. Fran, 16.25
300 HURDLES – (1) Michel Kulu, Sart, 43.93
100 DASH – (1) Evan Hardy, SR, 10.98
200 DASH – (1) Hardy, SR, 22.43
400 DASH – (1) Connor Winkelman, SR, 51.93
800 RUN – (1) Kade Lovell, SR, 2:02.89 … (3) Xander Chvatal, Litch, 2:06.96
1,600 RUN – (1) Ryder Mold, St. Fran, 4:31.85
3,200 RUN – (1) Andrew Berndt, Sart, 9:57.44 … (3) August Swenson, Litch, 10:18.36
4X100 RELAY – (1) Sauk Rapids 43.49
4X200 RELAY – (1) Albany 1:34.44
4X400 RELAY – (1) Sartell 3:34.06
4X800 RELAY – (1) Sauk Rapids 9:08.41
HIGH JUMP – (1) Keegan Eibensteiner, Alb, 6-3
LONG JUMP – (1) Timmy Lawal, Cath, 20-0.5
TRIPLE JUMP – (1) Andrew Theis, SR, 40-3.5
POLE VAULT – (1) Andrew Siats, S, 12-6
DISCUS – (1) Xavier Thurston, SR, 146-11 … (3) Deagan Weatherholt, Litch, 131-3
SHOT PUT – (1) Brody Owings, SR, 47-6.75 … (2) Izrael Jimenez, Litch, 43-7 … (3) Weatherholt, Litch, 41-10
Michael Lyne joined the West Central Tribune as a sports reporter in May 2022, following his graduation from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, where he graduated with a bachelors degree in journalism and a minor degree in Spanish studies.
You may reach Michael at mlyne@wctrib.com, or by calling (320) 214-4345.
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