by Scott DCamp
Sports Editor
The Thief River Falls girls track and field team won one relay championship and three individual events to secure a third place team finish in the 20-team Lion’s Invite at Bemidji State University on Tuesday, March 31.
“This was our fourth and final indoor meet this season,” said Co-Head Coach Katie Nelson. “BSU meets are always very large and the kids need to learn how to run on a 200-meter track. We had quite a few girls missing from this meet but the rest picked up the slack to help give us a third place finish.”
Kayla Peterson won the 400-meter dash and Elory Mossestad won the 800-meter run. Davdine King won the high jump and placed eighth in the long jump. Alyssa Foster placed fifth in 60-meter hurdles and Lila Dalager placed fifth in the shot put. Janaya Albers placed seventh in the 200-meter dash, and Maddie David placed seventh in the triple jump.
In relay competition, the girls 4×200 relay of King, Jordyn Skjerven, Janaya Albers and Taylor Berg placed third; and the 4×400 relay team of Berg, Mossestad, Livia Harbott and Peterson took home first place honors.
“We had multiple event wins that I look forward to seeing them win again and again this season,” Nelson said. “We now have two weeks off from meets to rest up, get healthy and get some good practice in before starting our outdoor season on April 14th in EGF.”
Thief River Falls finished 10th in the 19-team boys field. Curtis Griffin led the way with a third place finish in the 1600-meter run. David King placed fifth in the high jump. The relay team of Jonah Lee, Jace Sands, Lincoln Davis and Tobias Sobotta placed sixth in the 4×800; the relay team of Ian Winter, Hudson Brouse, Corbin Hruby and Wyatt Nelson placed eighth in the 4×200, and Nelson finished eighth in the 400-meter dash.
Team Scores
• Girls – 1. Little Falls 92; 2. Pillager 67; 3. Thief River Falls 59; 4. Bagley/Fosston 48; 5. West Marshall 47; 6. Rock Ridge 36; 7. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 34; 8. Nevis 25; 8. Bemidji 25; 10. Parkers Prairie 22; 11. Grand Rapids 21; 12. International Falls 19; 13. Northome/Kelliher/Blackduck 18; 14. Frazee 16; 15. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 15; 16. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 14; 17. Pine River-Backus 13; 18. United North Central 10; 19. Clearbrook-Gonvick 2; 20. Warroad 1.
• Boys – 1. Bemidji 120; 2. Little Falls 89; 3. Grand Rapids 68; 4. Pillager 40; 5. Frazee 36; 6. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 35; 7. Thief River Falls 25; 7. Bagley/Fosston 25; 9. Rock Ridge 23; 10. Nevis 19.5; 11. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 19; 12. International Falls 18; 13. United North Central 16.5; 14. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 16; 15. Warroad 13; 16. West Marshall 9; 17. Clearbrook-Gonvick 7; 18. Parkers Prairie 5; 19. Northome/Kelliher/
Blackduck 1.
Winner/TRF Places-Girls
60 Meter Varsity Finals – 1. Violette Metz, Pillager, 7.92.
60 Meter Varsity Prelims – 24. Jordyn Skjerven 8.73; 27. Janaya Albers 8.79; 44. Miley Bruggeman 9.15; 60. Autumn Defreece 9.61; 63. Nora Bruggeman 9.65
200 Meters Varsity Finals – 1. Sophie Schlosser, Pillager, 27.23; 7. Janaya Albers 28.58; 15. Taylor Berg 29.20; 51. Autumn Defreece 32.36; 63. Claire Schuster 33.52; 71. Ember Hogenson 34.81
400 Meters Varsity Finals – 1. Kayla Peterson, Thief River Falls, 1:02.17; 9. Mackenzie Lee 1:06.60; 52. Aveah Hanson 1:21.29
800 Meters Varsity Finals – 1. Elory Mossestad, Thief River Falls, 2:31.39; 9. Livia Harbott 2:40.28; 16. Evelyn Griffin 2:49.67
1600 Meters Varsity Finals – 1. Lainie Jackson, Grand Rapids, 5:25.97; 17. Evelyn Griffin 6:08.97
3200 Meter Varsity Finals – 1. Rose Jarnot, Little Falls, 12:24.92
60m Hurdles Varsity Finals – 1. Taylor Henry, Northome/Kelliher/Blackduck, 10.39; 5. Alyssa Foster 11.01
60m Hurdles Varsity Prelims – 6. Alyssa Foster 11.22; 19. Mia Carriere 11.90
4×200 Relay Varsity Finals – 1. Pillager A 1:50.18; 3. Thief River Falls A (Davdine King, Jordyn Skjerven, Janaya Albers, Taylor Berg) 1:54.08; 17. Thief River Falls B (Miley Bruggeman, Nora Bruggeman, Mia Carriere, Rhianna Smith) 2:05.50
4×400 Relay Varsity Finals – 1. Thief River Falls A (Taylor Berg, Elory Mossestad, Livia Harbott, Kayla Peterson) 4:22.69
4×800 Relay Varsity Finals – 1. Bemidji A 10:34.41
Shot Put Varsity Finals – 1. Lilly Gulbrandson, Parker’s Prairie, 33-5; 5. Lila Dalager 30-10.5; 31. Kennedy Bakke 23-11.75; 58. Deanna Nelson 20-2.25; 63. Ashlynn Lalonde 19-8.75; 84. Aveah Hanson 15-4.25
High Jump Varsity Finals – 1. Davdine King, Thief River Falls, 5-0; 27. Madelyn David 4-0; 27. Nora Bruggeman 4-0
Pole Vault Varsity Finals – Markelle Pederson, West Marshall, 10-8
Long Jump Varsity Finals – 1. Avery Juelke, Little Falls, 17-4; 8. Davdine King 14-5.25; 11. Taylor Berg 14-2; 19. Madelyn David 13- 6.25; 32. Alyssa Foster 12-7.75. Triple Jump Varsity Finals – 1. Jacinda Wilcox, Rock Ridge, 33-8.5; 7. Madelyn David 30-10.25
Winner/TRF Places-Boys
60 Meter Varsity Finals – 1. Nolan McGowan, United North Central, 7.13
60 Meter Varsity Prelims – 25. Ian Winter 7.69; 27. David King 7.73; 66. Corbin Hruby 8.35; 84. Matthew Dearth 8.73; 93. Chase Anderson 9.19
200 Meters Varsity Finals – 1. Vincent Perucho, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, 23.48; 16. William Smith 25.64; 29. Carson Walseth 26.52; 68. Ian Lundeen 28.33; 73. Matthew Dearth 28.85; Ian Hruby DNS Thief River Falls
400 Meters Varsity Finals – 1. Caleb Knott, Bemidji, 52.55; 8. Wyatt Nelson 55.60; 9. Tobias Sobotta 55.64; 14. Colin MacLean 57.41; 67. Jace Sands 1:09.21
800 Meters Varsity Finals – 1. Gunnar Barthel, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale, 2:13.97; 31. Dylan Lane 2:35.47; 51. William Dagg 2:55.30; 57. Allen Smith 3:16.69
1600 Meters Varsity Finals – 1. Brenden Sylvester, Grand Rapids, 4:30.04; 3. Curtis Griffin 4:46.07; 17. Lincoln Davis 5:13.71; 26. Wyatt Novak 5:34.05; 35. Dylan Lane 5:48.46; 46. William Dagg 6:14.95
3200 Meters Varsity Finals – 1. William Ames, Bemidji, 10:30.22
60m Hurdles Varsity Finals – 1. Noah Cameron, Little Falls, 8.86; 11. Ian Hruby 10.49
60m Hurdles Varsity Prelims – 12. Ian Hruby 10.61; 17. Michael Rowe 11.27
4×200 Relay Varsity Finals – 1. Bemidji A 1:36.53; 8. Thief River Falls A (Ian Winter, Hudson Brouse, Corbin Hruby, Wyatt Nelson) 1:42.73; 17. Thief River Falls B (Carson Walseth, Caleb Mauch, Michael Rowe, Ian Lundeen) 1:48.92
4×400 Relay Varsity Finals – 1. Little Falls A 3:41.21; 2. Thief River Falls A (Tobias Sobotta, Hudson Brouse, William Smith, Colin MacLean) 3:47.86
4×800 Relay Varsity Finals – 1. Bemidji B 8:43.05; 6. Thief River Falls A (Jonah Lee, Jace Sands, Lincoln Davis, Tobias Sobotta) 9:38.81
Shot Put Varsity Finals – 1. Lucas Hollis, International Falls, 48-75; 9. Joey Bruggeman 38-10.75; 16. Parker Kasprowicz 37-3.25; 54. Kayden Chute 32-0.25; 56. Kolton Almhjeld 31-7.5; 60. Landon Brown 30-10.75; 73. Peyton Jensen 28-11.5
High Jump Varsity Finals – 1. Ethan Buckholtz, Nevis, 6-4; 5. David King 5-8
Pole Vault Varsity Finals – 1. Tyden Schaefer, Frazee, 14-6; 13. Keaton Tillett 9-0; 17. Lincoln Davis 8-0
Long Jump Varsity Finals – 1. Thomas Niggeller, Pillager, 19-8; 21. Carson Walseth 17-6.25; 29. Curtis Griffin 16-8.25; 35. Wyatt Nelson 16-0.75; 40. Hudson Brouse 15- 9.75; 73. Chase Anderson 11-11.75
Triple Jump Varsity Finals – 1. Vincent Perucho, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, 43-5; 23. Caleb Mauch 31-11; 27. Keaton Tillett 30-8.5