RECORD-SETTING DAY — NRHEG sophomore T.J. Schiltz clears the high jump bar during last week’s Section 2A True Team Meet. Schiltz was also successful on the track, winning the 3200 and setting a new NRHEG school record in the 1600. (Star Eagle photo by Chris Schlaak)
The NRHEG track and field teams competed in the Section 2A True Team Meet May 10, with the girls placing fourth and the boys 12th among 13 schools.
Sophomore T.J. Schiltz provided the NRHEG highlights, setting a new school record in the 1600 with a time of 4:41.79, good for third place. It broke the old record set by Keith Berg in 1996.
But Schiltz wasn’t done there. He won the 3200 in 10:14.83 and added a 15th place in the high jump.
Mankato Loyola/Cleveland won the boys’ meet with 683 points, followed by Maple River with 649.5. The Panthers had 273.5.
Other places for the NRHEG boys: Ross Chester, second, long jump and 12th, 100; 4x200 relay, ninth (Chester, Nate Krause, Raece Johnson, Kevin Minter); 4x800, 11th (John Cole, Tyler Schlaak, Hans Frank, Jade Waltz); 4x100, 11th (Chester, Waltz, Johnson, Minter); 4x400, 12th (Schlaak, Krause, Aaron Seath, Schiltz); Cordell Peterson, 13th, pole vault; E.J. Peden, 15th, pole vault; Todd Erickson, 16th, shot put; Johnson, 17th, 400; Waltz, 17th, 800 and 25th, triple jump; Cole, 18th, 3200; Keith Maxon, 18th, shot put and 19th, discus; Hunter Ryg, 21st, 300 hurdles and 24th, 200; Frank, 21st, high jump and 23rd, triple jump; Ethan Borwege, 22nd, 300 hurdles; Krause, 22nd, long jump and 23rd, 400; Kevin Kalis, 22nd, discus; Schlaak, 23rd, 1600; Nathan Wallin, 25th, 100; Tyler Raimann, 25th, 800; Seath, 26th, 200.
“We were severely overmatched tonight,” said NRHEG head coach Duey Ferber.
Blue Earth Area won the girls’ division with 713 points. USC/AC was second with 666, LCWM/Nicollet third with 594 and the Panthers fourth at 511.
Sophomore Carlie Wagner had another great day for the Panthers, winning the 200 and the high jump while taking fourth in the 100. Wagner, Gretchen Ramaker, Danielle Krueger and Hailey Schuller won the 4x200 relay.
Other NRHEG places: Krueger, third, 400 and eighth, 200; Katharine Lewer, fourth, 3200 and ninth, 1600; Paige Bulduan, fourth, high jump; Emmy Hobbs, fourth, pole vault; 4x100, seventh (Ramaker, Aubrey Schlinger, Abby Crabtree, Raelin Schue); Mikayla Lindell, seventh, shot put and discus; 4x400, eighth (Ramaker, Schlinger, Maddie Wagner, Marnie Wagner); Schuller, 11th, 100 hurdles, 14th, 300 hurdles and 18th, long jump; Maddie Wagner, 11th, 400; 4x800, 12th (Crystal Olson, Shantaya Olson, Destinee Meyer, Kristy Possin); Schue, 12th, long jump; Jamie Ulrich, 12th, triple jump; Abby Crabtree, 12th, pole vault; Katie Cole, 13th, long jump and 17th, discus; Shantaya Olson, 16th, 3200; Emily Eder, 17th, shot put; CeCe Torp, 19th, 100 hurdles and 23rd, 300 hurdles; Crystal Olson, 21st, 800; Meyer, 23rd, 1600; Possin, 25th, 800.
