Above: Although Cook County doesn’t have a track to practice on, Jack Haussner has caught on to the hurdling technique and is posting some nice times in the 300-meter hurdles. Haussner placed 5th in that event at the Two Harbors track meet. Right: Warming up, from left to right are Kevin Viren, Jron Tamanaha, Leif Anderson, and running tall in back, Andy Kern.
Well, after the regression back to winter we finally got in a track and field meet on Tuesday, May 2 in Two Harbors.
We had some stand-out performances on the track and in the field. Alicia Smith threw the shot put 28 feet, which was a big improvement and gave her a 2nd place finish.
The highlights were really within the relays. Our top 4×800 meter girls’ team included Maya McHugh, Louise Ramberg, Molly Thomas, and Bryn Soland and they came in 3rd place with a time of 11:19. The boys’ 4×800 placed 4th with a time of 9:38. This team included Leif Anderson, Will Surbaugh, Jron Tamanaha, and Andy Kern. Our girls’ 4×400 with Zoe Nonnemacher, Molly Thomas, Claire LaVigne, and Maya McHugh placed 3rd in the 4×400 with a time of 4:36. Our boys’ team also had a great 3rd place finish with a time of 3:54. This team included Sam O’Phelan, Leif Anderson, Will Surbaugh, and Jack Haussner.
Andy Kern ran 6:11 minute miles back-to-back in the 2 mile and Jron Tamanaha who ran 6:16 minute miles back-to-back for a time of 12:33 followed him. This was a huge improvement for both of the boys.
Maya McHugh placed 3rd in the 800m dash with a time of 2:41. Zoe Nonnemacher finished in 4th place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 14.1 and she came in 7th place in the 200-meter dash with a time of 29.5. Sam O’Phelan placed 8th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.9 just edging out Leif Anderson who ran 56 seconds. Jack Haussner placed 5th in the 300-meter hurdles and again improved his time to a 47.8. The Vikings will again compete on Saturday, May 6th in Esko. Events will begin at 10 a.m.
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