MANKATO — It wasn’t the biggest victory celebrated in the city, but the Stillwater girls track and field team claimed the top spot in the Minnesota State Varsity Showcase on Saturday, March 30 at Myers Field House.
The Ponies scored 58 points to outdistance Holmen (49) and third-place Roseville (40.5) to prevail in the 30-team field for the second year in a row.
The Stillwater boys racked up 65 points to finish second behind Hudson (79) while Onalaska followed in third place with 64 points.
Providing the bigger news in Mankato on Saturday as the Mavericks men’s basketball team capturing the NCAA Division II national championship — just one day after the Minnesota State women’s basketball team defeated Texas Woman’s University for the school’s first title of the weekend. It marked the first time since 1984 that one school has produced both the men’s and women’s championships in the same year.
But back on the track, it was a productive day in the first scored meet of the season for the Ponies.
Junior Liberty Quast delivered a first-place finish in the triple jump (34-11 3/4) and added second-place showings in the 60- (7.77) and 200-meter (25.83) races. Kayla Kajer finished second for the Ponies in the 60-meter hurdles (9.83) and Karina Fischer notched a third-place finish in the 400 (1:00.06). Anya Williams placed third in the long jump (16-9 1/4) and fifth in the high jump (5-0).
Karina Fischer also led off Stillwater’s second-place 4x400 relay team (4:16.15) that also included Addy Brekke, Ella Martens and Ari Riser.
The Stillwater boys were unable to defend their title in the meet, but racked up 15 top-eight finishes.
Andrew Brekke paced an impressive showing for the Ponies in the pole vault, finishing second with a height of 13-11. Teammates Henry Corbett (13-5) and Liam Neis (12-11) followed in third and fourth. Stillwater also received a second-place finish from Chase Johnson in the high jump (6-4) and a sixth-place performance from Brett Hilde in the triple jump (39-10 1/2).
Soel Riser was the team’s top performer on the track, placing third in the 200- (23.57) and 400-meter (51.79) races.
Max Gerald (2:02.67) and Cohen Smith (2:06.52) placed fourth and seventh in the 800 while Dylan Riniker crossed the line in 4:29.97 to place seventh in the 1,600. Jack Richter finished eighth in the 3,200 (10:13.50).
Fruma Felema landed seventh in the 60 hurdles with a time of 9.08 and the Ponies also placed among the top seven in all three relays.
Girls team standings
Top 10
1. Stillwater 58; 2. Holmen 49; 3. Roseville 40.5; 4. Minneapolis Washburn 37; 5. North Branch 34; 6. Chisago Lakes 33.5; 7. Robbinsdale Armstrong 32; 8. Byron 29.5; 9. GMLOKS 22; 10. Mankato West 21.5.
Individual results
60 — 1. Lydia Lazarescu (Holmen) 7.70; 2. Liberty Quast (St) 7.77.
200 — 1. Lydia Lazarescu (Holmen) 25.67; 2. Liberty Quast (St) 25.83; 27. Katie Fischer (St) 28.15.
400 — 1. Sydney Ruckett (Washburn) 59.37; 3. Karina Fischer (St) 1:00.06; 10. Ari Riser (St) 1:03.39; 12. Ella Martens (St) 1:03.74; 28. Eden Letourneau (St) 1:08.36.
800 — 1. Isabelle Schmitz (Hutchinson) 2:18.60.
1,600 — 1. Isabelle Schmitz (Hutchinson) 5:01.08; 20. Casey Johnston (St) 6:01.36
3,200 — 1. Annika Hall (Chisago Lakes) 11:32.41.
60 hurdles — 1. Shaeyna Andreotti (North Branch) 9.78; 2. Kayla Kajer (St) 9.83.
4x200 relay — 1. Mankato West, 1:50.17; Stillwater (Katie Fischer, Hattie Schotzko, Camille Francis and Kayla Kajer) DQ.
4x400 relay — 1. Roseville, 4:13.51; 2. Stillwater (Karina Fischer, Addy Brekke, Ella Martens and Ari Riser) 4:16.15.
4x800 relay — 1. Duluth East, 10:07.71.
Long jump — 1. Hattie Anderson (Washburn) 17-4; 3. Anya Williams (St) 16-9 1/4; 13. Cayman Pagel (St) 15-5 1/2; 16. Olivia Madison (St) 14-8 1/2.
Triple jump — 1. Liberty Quast (St) 34-11 3/4; 9. Karina Fischer (St) 32-2 3/4.
Shot put — Lauren Travis (Spirit Lake) 40-11 1/4; 26. Karley Galowitz (St) 29-11 3/4.
High jump — 1. Kyleigh Noble (Princeton) 5-3; 5. Anya Williams (St) 5-0; 30. Olivia Madison (St) 4-4.
Pole vault — 1. Jayda Wilson (Roseville) 12-0; 15. Abigail Jungmann (St) 8-0 3/4.
Boys team standings
1. Hudson 79; 2. Stillwater 65; 3. Onalaska 64; 4. White Bear Lake 59; 5. Edina 33; 6. Caledonia/Spring Grove 32; 7. Minnehaha Academy 31; 8. Byron 25; 9. Proctor 21; 10. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 19.
Individual results
60 — 1. Evan Maurud (Winona) 7.02.
200 — 1. Kasey Barth (Onalaska) 23.15; 3. Soel Riser (St) 23.57; 20. Eric Uddin (St) 24.51; 24. Eli Aldridge (St) 24.70; 26. Brett Hilde (St) 24.78.
400 — 1. Cameron Pease (Proctor) 51.45; 3. Soel Riser (St) 51.79; 9. Colin Johnston (St) 54.82; 10. Quinten Howe (St) 54.83; 15. Eli Aldridge (St) 55.46; 27. Jonas Peterson (St) 56.46.
800 — 1. Brock Bjerke (Hudson) 1:58.07; 4. Max Gerald (St) 2:02.67; 7. Cohen Smith (St) 2:06.52.
1,600 — 1. Blake Burnstad (Onalaska) 4:14.50; 7. Dylan Riniker (St) 4:29.97; 13. Andrew Walsh (St) 4:41.40.
3,200 — 1. William Just (Washburn) 9:20.83; 8. Jack Richter (St) 10:13.50; 13. Carson Fellows (St) 10:26.42; 14. Brady Bushlack (St) 10:34.02
60 hurdles — 1. Cody Evers (Proctor) 8.68; 7. Fruma Felema (St) 9.08; 10. Nagayo Barento (St) 9.38; 12. Yassin Tirelbar (St) 11.16.
4x200 relay — 1. Edina, 1:35.20; 5. Stillwater (Eric Uddin, Brett Hilde, Alem Kovac and Zach Nelson) 1:36.61.
4x400 relay — 1. Hudson, 3:33.08; 4. Stillwater (Dylan Riniker, Sam Fredericks, Quinten Howe and Alem Kovac) 3:37.14.
4x800 relay — 1. Hudson, 8:20.23; 7. Stillwater (Harper Drexel, Davis Rolstad, Martin Luchsinger and Ethan Foote) 8:42.37.
Long jump — 1. Josh Beardmore (Caledonia/Spring Grove) 21-1 1/2; 13. Eli Aldridge (St) 18-10 1/2; 14. Zach Nelson (St) 18-7; 15. Brett Hilde (St) 18-6; 19. Taylor Young (St) 18-2 1/2; 22. Emilio Rosario Matias (St) 17-11 1/2.
Triple jump — 1. Natavon Nix (Minnehaha Academy) 44-3 1/2; 6. Brett Hilde (St) 39-10 1/2; 13. Zach Nelson (St) 38-5 1/2; 15. Emilio Rosario Matias (St) 37-2 1/4.
Shot put — 1. Zachary Vanderpool (Byron) 49-9 1/2; 10. Tyler Curnow (St) 44-5; 11. Cash Cerar (St) 43-11 1/4.
High jump — 1. Sam Snitker (GMLOKS) 6-6; 2. Chase Johnson (St) 6-4; 11. Nagayo Barento (St) 6-0; T18. Liam Neis (St) 5-8.
Pole vault — 1. Hayden Bergman (Hudson) 15-1; 2. Andrew Brekke (St) 13-11; 3. Henry Corbett (St) 13-5; 4. Liam Neis (St) 12-11.
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