by Scott DCamp
Sports Editor
The Thief River Falls girls track and field team used six first place finishes and a pair of runner-up finishes to claim the top spot in the team standings at Friday’s East Grand Forks Border Battle Track Meet held at the Fritz Pollard Jr. Athletic Center in Grand Forks, N.D.
Winning individual events for the Prowlers were Kendra Mehrkens, who claimed the top spot in both the 60- and 200-meter dashes; Elory Mossestad, who finished first in the 3200-meter run and fifth in the 1500-meter run; and Brookie Bakke, first place in the 300-meter hurdles.
Dru Harbott added a second in the 400-meter dash. Kendal Rantanen took fifth in the 400-meter dash. Livia Harbott finished 2nd place in the 1500-meter run. Dagg earned a fourth place tie in pole vault and Lilly Homme finished fourth in the long jump.
The Prowler girls had strong performances in both the 4×200 and 4×400 relays with all four entries earning top-five finishes. The A relay team of Mehrkens, Dru Harbott, Rantanen and Stephanie Dagg claimed the top spot in the 4×200, with the B team of Vanessa Thibert, Lea Le Contes Floris, Kenzie Reynolds and Gwen Wojciechowski running to a fifth place finish in the same event.
In the 4×400, the A relay team of Rantanen, Dru Harbott, Dagg and Bakke finished first, and the B team of Livia Harbott, Gwen Wojciechowski, Mackenzie Lee and Maren Espe finished third.
The Prowler boys track and field team also had a strong day, with 12 top-five finishes en route to a second place team finish. Meet host East Grand Forks claimed the boys championship.
The relay team of Keaton Hoverson, Trian Petrescue, Max Peterson and Carter Engebretson ran away with the 4×200 championship to give the Prowler boys team its only championship of the day.
The 4×400 relay team of Hoverson, Isaac Mauch, Jaxson Tanner and Griffin Lundeen placed third; and the 4×800 relay team of Korben Coffman, Lincoln Davis, Tanner and Curtis Griffin finished fifth.
Individually, the Prowlers had standout performances from Lundeen, who finished third in the 400 meter dash and second in the pole vault; Mauch with a second place finish in the 800-meter run, third in the 300-meter hurdles, and fifth in the triple ump; Griffin, who turned in a fourth place finish in the 3000-meter run; and Carter Engebretson, with a fifth place finish in shot put, fourth place finish in long jump, and third place finish in triple jump.
Team Scores
• Girls – 1. Thief River Falls 108.5; 2. Bagley/Fosston 90; 2. West Marshall 90; 4. EGF Senior High 69; 5. Hatton-Northwood 67; 6. Crookston 42; 7. Park River/Fordville-Lankin 34; 8. Grafton 33; 9. Langdon-Edmore-Munich 27; 10. Clearbrook-Gonvick 25; 11. Ada-Borup/West 21; 12. Roseau 9.5; 13. Red Lake County 4.
• Boys – 1. EGF Senior High 161; 2. Thief River Falls 80; 3. Langdon-Edmore-Munich 68; 4. Grafton 54; 5. Roseau 49.5; 6. Ada-Borup/West 40.5; 7. Bagley-Fosston 31.5; 8. Clearbrook-Gonvick 28; 9. West Marshall 27; 10. Park River/Fordville-Lankin 23.5; 11. Hatton-Northwood 19; 12. Red Lake County 18;, 13. Crookston 14.
Winner/TRF Places-Girls
60 – 1. Kendra Mehrkens, TRF, 8.02; 10. Lilly Homme 9.0; 22. Akilah Grahn 9.29; 24. Vanessa Thibert 9.31; 42. Billie Jo Moore 10.17.
200 – 1. Kendra Mehrkens, TRF, 26.25; 6. Avah Waldal 29.19; 8. Kenzie Reynolds 29.46; 15. Lea Le Conte Des Floris 30.66; 35. Akilah Grahn 32.58.
400 – 1. Tessa Manecke, Bagley/Fosston, 1:03.37; 2. Dru Harbott 1:03.65; 5. Kendal Rantanen 1:05.24; 6. Mackenzie Lee 1:05.57; 17. Megan Peterson 1:11.71; 28. Billie Jo Moore 1:18.40.
800 – 1. Carlota Lopez Santamarina, Bagley/Fosston, 2:32.27; 15. Lila Dalager 2:59.02; 19. Brianna Berg 3:02.73; 23. Samantha Rodahl 3:10.84; 27. Sophie Eidsmoe 3:18.89; 31. Samantha Zoller 3:27.84.
1500 – 1. Annie Peterson, West Marshall, 5:37.67; 2. Livia Harbott 5:41.91; 5. Elory Mossestad 5:49.68; 15. Kayla Peterson 6:24.17; 17. Sophie Eidsmoe 6:25.97; 28. Samantha Zoller 7:16.25.
3000 – 1. Elory Mossestad, TRF, 12:15.13.
60 hurdles – 1. Shali Anderson, East Grand Forks, 10.57; 10. Livia Harbott 12.43; 12. Brookie Bakke 12.79; 13. Gracie Anderson 12.82.
300 hurdles – 1. Brookie Bakke, TRF, 50.90; 12. Livia Thibert 1:01.77;
4×200 – 1. TRF A (Kendal Rantanen, Dru Harbott, Stephanie Dagg, Kendra Mehrkens) 1:51.59; 5. TRF B (Vanessa Thibert, Lea Le Conte Des Floris, Kenzie Reynolds, Gwen Wojciechowski) 2:00.16.
4×400 – 1. TRF A (Kendal Rantanen, Brookie Bakke, Stephanie Dagg, Dru Harbott) 4:24.07; 3. TRF B (Livia Harbott, Mackenzie Lee, Maren Espe, Gwen Wojciechowski) 4:28.78.
4×800 – 1. West Marshall A 11:02.41
High Jump – 1. Ava Phrakonkem, Bagley/Fosston, 4-10; 6. Maren Espe 4-4; 10. Gwen Wojciechowski, 4-2
Pole Vault – 1. Brynley Coleman, Hatton-Northwood, 9-0; 4. Stephanie Dagg 6-6; 6. Maren Espe 6-5.
Long Jump – 1. Ella Holkesvig, Hatton-Northwood, 15-5; 4. Lilly Homme 14-1.5; 9. Lila Dalager 13-6.5.
Triple Jump – 1. Cora Badding, Langdon Area 32-11; 6. Avah Waldal 30-9; 13. Lilly Homme 26-8.
Shot Put – 1. Elizabeth Pinke, Hatton-Northwood, 34-10; 11. Brianna Berg 27-3; 16. Sera Johnson 26-7; 19. Megan Peterson 25-9; 46. Samantha Zoller 18-10; 47. Kayla Farias 16-11.
Winner/TRF Places-Boys
60 – 1. Nathan Weems, Clearbrook-Gonvick, 7.41; 30. Kale Masseth 8.48; 38. Caleb Mauch 8.7; 44. Ronin Cloud 9.12.
200 – 1. Nathan Weems, Clearbrook-Gonvick, 24.01; 8. Maxton Peterson 24.83; 23. Kale Masseth 27.22; 24. Briley Olsonawski 27.23; 39. Landen Larson 28.60; 42. Ronin Cloud 29.24.
400 – 1. Brayden Carlson, East Grand Forks, 53.20; 3. Griffin Lundeen 56.61; 8. Briley Olsonawski 59.34; 23. Landen Larson 1:05.63.
800 – 1. Jace Fore, East Grand Forks, 2:12.75; 2. Isaac Mauch 2:13.04; 6. Landen Chute 2:26.28; 7. Liam Martell 2:26.70.
1500 – 1. Hunter Jordheim, East Grand Forks, 4:33.81; 10. Jaxson Tanner 5:04.77; 14. Liam Martell 5:08.46; 15. Landen Chute 5:08.47.
3000 – 1. Hunter Jordheim, East Grand Forks, 9:49.32; 4. Curtis Griffin 10:26.99; 8. Corben Coffman 11:06.40; 11. Lincoln Davis 11:38.62; 13. Dylan Lane 13:10.54.
60 hurdles – 1. Cooper Smith, East Grand Forks, 9.22; 9. Brayden Spears 11.03.
300 hurdles – 1. Cooper Smith, East Grand Forks, 41.87; 3. Isaac Mauch 45.58.
4×200 – 1. TRF A (Trian Petrescue, Maxton Peterson, Keaton Hoverson, Carter Engebretson) 1:40.59.
4×400 – 1. East Grand Forks A 3:42.64; 3. TRF A (Isaac Mauch, Keaton Hoverson, Jaxson Tanner, Griffin Lundeen) 3:51.13.
4×800 – 1. Grafton A 8:51.20; 5. TRF A (Korben Coffman, Lincoln Davis, Jaxson Tanner, Curtis Griffin) 10:17.57.
High Jump – 1. Gunner Lund, Roseau, 5-11; 9. Maxton Peterson 5-3; 10. Keaton Hoverson 5-1.
Pole Vault – 1. Caden Benson, West Marshall, 9-0; 2. Griffin Lundeen 8-6.
Long Jump – 1. Cooper Smith, East Grand Forks, 19-2; 4. Carter Engebretson, 18-2; 10. Maxton Peterson 17-9.5.
Triple Jump – 1. Cody Amble, Langdon Area, 40-9.5; 3. Carter Engebretson 37-6.5; 5. Isaac Mauch 35-8.
Shot Put – 1. Jake Borowicz, Roseau, 47-7.5; 5. Carter Engebretson 39-1; 14. Trian Petrescue 34-4; 37. Francisco Leal 19-4.75.