Other firsts for NRHEG: Hailey Schuller, 100 hurdles, 17.03; Abby Wacholz, triple jump, 31-3; Emily Eder, shot put, 29-9.5; 4x100 (Schuller, Wacholz, Marnie Wagner, Ramaker), 54.9; 4x400 (Kelly Harden, Wacholz, Maddie Wagner, Marnie Wagner), 4:54.2.
Other NRHEG placewinners: Katharine Lewer, second, 1600; Taylar Tieskotter, second, triple jump and sixth, 100; Harden, second, 800; Shantaya Olson, second, 3200 and sixth, 1600; Maddie Wagner, third, high jump and fourth, 100; Schuller, third, long jump and fourth, 300 hurdles; Sandra Quezada, fourth, 1600; Marnie Wagner, fourth, 300 hurdles; Aubrey Schlinger, fifth, 100; Eder, fifth, discus; Ramaker, fifth, long jump; Crystal Olson, fifth, 3200.
Maple River won the meet with 180 points, followed by NRHEG with 159, Blooming Prairie 77, Minnesota Academy for the Deaf 67.5 and JWP 61.5
Two days earlier the Panthers opened the season at the USC/AC Invitational. Blue Earth Area was first with 87. Martin County West had 71, USC/AC 56 and NRHEG 48.
“It was very cold, but the girls did some very good things,” said Ferber. “Some of our younger girls are stepping up and scoring.”
NRHEG places: Carlie Wagner, first, high jump, first, 100, and first, 200; 4x200, first (Wagner, Ramaker, Wagner, Wagner); Schuller, second, 100 hurdles and third, 300 hurdles; Eder, second, shot put; Wacholz, third, triple jump; 4x100, third (Schuller, Ramaker, Wacholz, Marnie Wagner); 4x400, third (Harden, Wacholz, M. Wagner, M. Wagner); 4x800, fourth (Harden, Kallie Thompson, Lewer, Quezada); Harden, fourth 800; Ramaker, fourth, 200; Maddie Wagner, fourth, high jump.
