Boys track and field: Ponies place second at Relays Championship

MANKATO — Stillwater finishes first in three of four field events and New Richmond won three events on the track, but it was the Tigers who pulled away for the victory in the Minnesota State Relay Championships on Friday, April 5 at Myers Fieldhouse on the campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato.

New Richmond outscored the Ponies 692-652 while Coon Rapids finished third in the 15-team field with 622 points.

Stillwater boasted three of the top four finishers in the pole vault to win that event with a four-person total of 50-0. Andrew Brekke and Henry Corbett each cleared 14-0 to finish second and third while teammate Liam Neis followed in fourth at 12-6.

The high jump offered another first-place finish for the Ponies, led by individual winner Chase Johnson’s winning height of 6-4. Nagayo Barento tied for sixth at 5-10.

Stillwater placed three individuals among the top 11 in the long jump to finish with a winning distance of 58-7. Eli Aldridge placed third with a leap of 20-2 1/4.

The Ponies added second-place showings in the 4x100 throwers relay (54.50), the 4x400 relay (3:33.69) and the shot put (175-8 1/2).

Team standings

1. New Richmond 692; 2. Stillwater 652; 3. Coon Rapids 622; 4. Apple Valley 570; 5. Edina 544; 6. Hudson 502; 7. Burnsville 430; 8. Rochester John Marshall 394; 9. Eau Claire Memorial 380; 10. Annandale 338; 11. St. Thomas Academy 332; 12. Hutchinson 324; 13. Simley 316; 14. Mounds View 200; 15. Superior 196.

Stillwater results

60 — 1. New Richmond, 28.96; 9. Stillwater (27. Jerrian Xiong 7.50, 30. Eric Uddin 7.53, 34. Alem Kovac 7.61 and 39. Zach Beard 7.64) 30.26.

1,600 — 1. Hudson, 17:48.00; 5. Stillwater (10. Andrew Walsh 4:34.64, 19. Jack Richter 4:46.12, 20. Brady Bushlack 4:46.72 and 23. Carson Fellows 4:49.57) 18:57.03.

60 hurdles — 1. Mounds View, 39.67; Stillwater (7. Fruma Felema 9.18, 9. Nagayo Barento 9.39, 25. Yassin Tirelbar 10.34 and Biniam Tsegai DQ) DQ.

4x100 throwers relay — 1. New Richmond, 50.84; 2. Stillwater (Tyler Curnow, Cash Cerar, Evan Uddin and Jeffrey Akwuba) 54.50.

4x200 relay — 1. New Richmond, 1:32.85; 5. Stillwater (Eric Uddin, Brett Hilde, Alem Kovac and Eli Aldridge) 1:36.65.

4x400 relay — 1. Coon Rapids, 3:33.39; 2. Stillwater (Dylan Riniker, Quinten Howe, Sam Fredericks and Soel Riser) 3:33.69.

4x800 relay — 1. Hudson, 8:20.52; 3. Stillwater (Cohen Smith, Cal Heinz, Davis Rolstad and Ethan Foote) 8:45.53.

1,600 sprint medley relay — 1. Mounds View, 3:39.93; 4. Stillwater (Thomas Cass, Soel Riser, Jonas Peterson and Dylan Riniker) 3:43.29.

Long jump — 1. Stillwater (3. Eli Aldridge 20-2 1/4, 10. Brett Hilde 19-3 1/2 and 11. Zach Nelson 19-3) 58-7.

Shot put — 1. Coon Rapids, 176-5 1/2; 2. Stillwater (4. Cash Cerar 45-7, 7. Tyler Curnow 44-6, 8. Evan Uddin 44:2 3/4 and 17. Jeffrey Akwuba 41-4 3/4) 175-8 1/2.

High jump — 1. Stillwater (1. Chase Johnson 6-4, T6. Nagayo Barento 5-10, 10. Liam Neis 5-10 and T14. Ryder Redden 5-6) 23-6.

Pole vault — 1. Stillwater (2. Andrew Brekke 14-0, 3. Henry Corbett 14-0, 4. Liam Neis 12-6 and T9. Noah Pagel 9-6) 50-0.