Trent Spry watches as JRon Tamanaha speeds down the track with the baton in his firm grip. If a runner drops the baton, he must return and pick it up to continue in the relay race.
The Cook County High School boys’ and girls’ track team traveled to Duluth Denfeld on Saturday, May 11 to take part in the Matt Kero Memorial Invitational. The meet featured a mix of large schools and small schools competing on an equal footing, with no discrimination based on enrollment.
Running in a new event, Jack Haussner, a junior, placed 12th in the 100 meters, sprinting the distance in 12.45 seconds. Jack also placed third in the 110-meter high hurdles with an excellent time of 16.87 seconds.
Leif Anderson, a junior, finished seventh in the 400-meter run with a clocking of 55.53 seconds. David Blackburn, a senior, placed 12th in the 400 meters with a time of 57.31. Sophomore Keegan Morrison ran 67.64 seconds for the quarter mile and Tanner Deboer, a ninth grader, ran 71 seconds for the quarter.
Kevin Viren, a ninth grader, ran 5:19.28 in the 1600 meters (one mile) to place 15th overall.
Will Surbaugh, a sophomore, placed third in the 3200 meter (2-mile) with a time of 10:46.98.
Finishing strong in the race is Lucy Callender. Callender threw the discus at the Denfeld meet, placing 12th out of a field of about 40 contestants.
The boys’ 4×800 meter relay team placed eighth in 10:12.94.
Lyndon Blomberg, a junior, threw the discus 66 feet, one inch to place 33 overall and he threw the shot put 27 feet, 11 inches to finish 37th in that event.
Girls
Payton Dobin, a sophomore, ran the 100 meters in 15.96 seconds to place 36th.
Anna Hay, an eighth-grader, placed 21st in the 400 meters with a time of 75.61 seconds.
Chloe Blackburn, a sophomore, placed 34th in the 1600 meter run with a time of 6:59.73 and right behind her was Louise Ramberg, a ninth-grader, clocking a 7:01.43.
The girls’ 4×800 meter relay team placed 8th with a time of 2:38.07.
Lucy Callender, a senior, finished 12th in the discus with a throw of 71 feet 6 inches. Hailey Smith, ninth grade, placed 15th with a throw of 66 feet 2 inches. Hailey also placed 13th in the shot put with a throw of 24 feet 8 inches.
The track team participated in the Polar League track meet held in Two Harbors on Wednesday, May 16. Results of that meet will be published next week.
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