Track and Field: Osakis sets new standards in 2025 – Alexandria Echo Press

OSAKIS — The 2025 season was a special one for the Osakis track and field program.

The Osakis boys team won the Section 6A True Team title, Section 6A team title, the Prairie Conference team title (as did the girls), and had its best finish at the state championships as it finished second in Class A.

The Osakis boys team had only won one state title as Bob Gelle won the shot put state title in 1949.

Osakis won five state titles this season including two relays. Andrew Jones, Trenton VanNyhuis, Tyler Wolbeck, and Zackery Bruder won the 4×400-meter relay. Jones, VanNyhuis, Wolbeck, and Bryler Gustafson won the 4×200-meter relay.
Jones also won the boys 300m hurdles, while VanNyhuis won the boys triple jump, and Robert Kendall won the 400m wheelchair.

VanNyhuis placed second in the boys long jump and Kendall placed second in the wheelchair shot put.

Kendall earned third place finishes in the 100m and 200m wheelchair, and Bruder placed third in the 400m dash.

Harlie Schwope earned two top eight finishes as she placed sixth in the girls 100m hurdles, and eighth in the pole vault.

Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press

Schwope, Ally Boyer, Kaelyn Walker, and Addison Roering placed 16th in the girls 4x200m relay.

Schwope, Jones, VanNyhuis, Wolbeck, Gustafson, and Bruder earned all-state honors.

Osakis set a plethora of school records this season.

Jones now holds the school record in the boys 200m (22.63), 110m hurdles (15.35), and 300m hurdles (37.39). Bruder set the school record in the 400m (48.72) and the 800m (1:57.02), and Kendall set records in the 100m wheelchair (21.56), 200m wheelchair (41.35), 400m wheelchair (1:31.51), and wheelchair shot put (13’3.75).

Jones, Wolbeck, VanNyhuis, and Bruder set the school record in the 4x200m (1:28.42), and Jones, Gustafson, Wolbeck, and Bruder set the school record in the boys 4x400m (3:21.22).

VanNyhuis now holds the record in the boys triple jump (45’3.5) and long jump (22’5.75).

Schwope set the school record in the girls pole vault (11’0).

For team awards, Bruder won the boys Most Valuable Track Athlete award, while Roering won the girls Most Valuable Track Athlete award.

Bruder also won the boys Will to Win award, while Adelyne Olschlager won the girls award.

VanNyhuis has been named the boys Most Valuable Field Athlete, while Stephy Marthaler won the girls award.

Sophia Doiron was named the girls most improved athlete, while Gustafson was named the boys most improved athlete.

Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press

Taven Ebnet won the boys Silverstreak Award, while Morgan Baker won the girls award.

Each season, Osakis hands out the Stroup “Big Picture” Award in memory of former coach Chris Stroup. Mikkel Steinert won the boys Stroup “Big Picture” Award, and Stephy Marthaler won girls award.

2025 Osakis Track and Field

All-State Academic (3.6 GPA and meet performance standard) (9th Grade and Above)

Stephy Marthaler
Kaelyn Walker
Addison Roering
Katie Collins
Ally Boyer
Stephanie Mages
Harlie Schwope
Anna Marie Ruegemer
Erika Baker
Kaleb Helberg
Trenton VanNyhuis
Isaac Chisholm

All-Conference Academic (3.7 GPA and Letter Winner) (9th Grade and Above)

Stephy Marthaler
Morgan Baker
Addison Roering
Ally Boyer
Emmarose Olschlager
Lexy Marthaler
Emma Lubbers
Katie Collins
Alexis Bruder
Stephanie Mages
Harlie Schwope
Anna Marie Ruegemer
Erika Baker
Aislinn Brown
Trenton VanNyhuis
Chase Johanson
Ezequeil Rodriguez
Isaac Chisholm
Roger Dunn

Boys – Academic All-State – Silver (Team GPA above 3.5), team GPA was 3.73

Girls – Academic All-State – Gold (Team GPA above 3.75), team GPA is 3.978

Letter-Winners 

BOYS – Austin Dickinson, Micah Moore, Caiden Knox, Andrew Ziesmer, Taven Ebnet, Bryler Gustafson, Grant Winkle, Zackery Bruder, Kaleb Helberg, Mikkel Steinert, Christian Nathe, Levi Ries, Trenton VanNyhuis, Andrew Jones, Keaton Lien, Chase Johanson, Jaxon Christner, Tyler Wolbeck, Kegan Thole, Ezequiel Rodriguez, Tal Loverink, Isaac Chisholm, Luke Kraemer, Roger Dunn, Robert Kendall, Henry Miller

GIRLS – Stephy Marthaler, Morgan Baker, Abby Fiskness, Addison Roering, Ally Boyer, Katie Collins, Addison Kranz, Emmarose Olschlager, Lexy Marthaler, Emma Lubbers, Stephanie Mages, Harlie Schwope, Anna Marie Ruegemer, Erika Baker, Aislinn Brown, Adelyne Olschlager, Sophia Doiron, Dakotah Pastian, Lillian Tenhoff, Mary Beach, Jaylyn Lusty, Jadelyn Bruder, Lucy Boyer, Alexis Bruder

Participants 

BOYS – Damian Ruegemer, Connor Tenhoff, Ethan Owens, Tytus Doman, Logan Holmquist, Hunter Goodwin, Levi Hanson, Guy Steinbeisser, Dylan Karnes, Emmet Thompson, Colbie Klimek, Rylan Gould, Riley Marthaler, Thomas Glenetske, Max Bayer-Rooney

GIRLS – Kaelyn Walker, Mataya Moore, Abby Fiskness, Aliana Gould, Mahala Anderson, Lydia Brown, Kaleigh Fredriks, Madison Stier, Eliana Lund, Maralyne Meyer, Serena Moore, Brooklyn Lee, Abigail Marcyes, Laney Kalpin, Ellie Otremba, Taylor Lubbers, Tressa Gunther, Bryn Ferris, Gemma Jacobson

Team Awards

Most Valuable Track Athlete – Addison Roering (girls), Zackery Bruder (boys)

Most Valuable Field Athlete – Stephy Marthaler (girls), Trenton VanNyhuis (boys)

Most Improved Athlete – Sophia Doiron (girls), Bryler Gustafson (boys)

Silverstreak Award – Morgan Baker (girls), Taven Ebnet (boys)

Will to Win Award – Adelyne Olschlager (girls), Zackery Bruder (boys)

Stroup “Big Picture” Award (In memory of former coach Chris Stroup) – Stephy Marthaler (girls), Mikkel Steinert (boys)