The NRHEG track and field teams competed in the Blooming Prairie True Team Invitational Tuesday, May 1. The girls finished atop the eight-team field while the boys took fifth.
The Panther girls totaled 725 points, with WEM second at 697.7. Blooming Prairie was third with 597, followed by JWP at 572.5, Loyola/Cleveland 570.5, Medford 544.5, Bethlehem Academy 337 and Triton 302.
Carlie Wagner led the Panthers, winning the 200 and high jump and taking second in the 100. Abby Crabtree, Danielle Krueger, Raelin Schue and Wagner combined for first in the 4x200 relay. Mikayla Lindell was second in the shot put and discus.
Other NRHEG places: Gretchen Ramaker, fifth, 100; Schue, seventh, 100; Krueger, second, 400 and third, 200; Aubrey Schlinger, 13th, 200; Marnie Wagner, seventh, 100 and 17th, long jump; Maddie Wagner, 10th, 400; Crystal Olson, ninth, 800; Kristy Possin, 17th, 800; Katharine Lewer, second, 3200, third, 1600 and 10th, pole vault; Destinee Meyer, 12th, 1600; Shantaya Olson, 10th, 3200; Hailey Schuller, second, 300 hurdles, third, 100 hurdles and sixth, long jump; Emmy Hobbs, sixth, 100 hurdles and fifth, pole vault; Abby Wacholz, fourth, high jump and fifth, triple jump; Paige Bolduan, fifth, high jump; Crabtree, eighth, pole vault; Katie Cole, fifth, long jump, 13th, triple jump and ninth, shot put; Jamie Ulrich, ninth, triple jump and 19th, discus; Emily Eder, sixth, shot put; 4x100 relay, fourth (Crabtree, Schuller, Schue, Ramaker); 4x400, third (Ramaker, Schlinger, Maddie Wagner, Marnie Wagner); 4x800, fifth (Crystal Olson, Shantaya Olson, Meyer, Possin).
Loyola/Cleveland won the boys’ meet with 851 points, followed by Blooming Prairie with 663.5, Medford 653.5, JWP 588, NRHEG 569, Triton 438.5, BA 343.5 and WEM 320.
Sophomore T.J. Schiltz was the Panthers’ lone first-place finisher, winning the 1600 and 3200. He also took third in the high jump.
Other NRHEG places: Geoff Ramaker, fifth, 100; Ross Chester, second, long jump and eighth, 100; Nathan Wallin, 24th, 100, 19th, 200 and 21st, long jump; Hunter Ryg, 14th, 200 and 14th, 300 hurdles; Aaron Seath, 20th, 200; Raece Johnson, seventh, 400; Nate Krause, 17th, 400 and 19th, long jump; Jade Waltz, seventh, 800 and 18th, triple jump; Karter Sletten, 11th, 800 and 17th, high jump; Tyler Raimann, 14th, 800; Tyler Schlaak, 11th, 1600; John Cole, 13th, 1600 and seventh, 3200; Ethan Borwege, 17th, 300 hurdles; Cordell Peterson, 18th, 300 hurdles and seventh, pole vault; Hans Frank, 12th, high jump and 19th, triple jump; Tyler Holtz, fourth, pole vault; E.J. Peden, eighth, pole vault; Todd Erickson, seventh, shot put and fourth, discus; Keith Maxon, eighth, shot put and third, discus; Kevin Kalis, 20th, shot put and 14th, discus; 4x100 relay, fourth (Chester, Johnson, Ramaker, Waltz); 4x200 relay, third (Chester, Johnson, Ramaker, Schiltz); 4x400 relay, sixth (Krause, Raimann, Schlaak, Seath); 4x800 relay, second (Frank, Schlaak, Sletten, Waltz).
The Panthers host the Gopher Conference meet Tuesday, May 15.
