HANDOFF — Paige Bolduan, left, hands the baton to Raelin Schue during the 4x100-meter relay at the Sub-Section 5A girls’ track and field meet at Maple River last week. The Panthers advanced seven girls to section. The 4x100 placed third. (Photo by Chris Schlaak)
By JIM LUTGENS
Editor/Publisher
Carlie Wagner continued her fabulous freshman season, and six other NRHEG girls are going along for the ride.
Wagner advanced to section in four events as a total of seven Panthers qualified out of last Tuesday’s sub-section track and field meet at Mapleton.
The Panthers captured three golds. Wagner won the high jump at 5 feet, 2 inches, junior Danielle Krueger took the 400 meters in 62.51 seconds and the 4x200 relay team of Raelin Schue, Krueger, Anna Schlaak and Wagner won in 1:49.08, good for a new school record. The old mark of 1:49.4 was set in 2002 by Emily Kofstad, Kalisha Anthony, Brandis Hagen and Camille Kyte.
Wagner also advanced to section by taking second in the 100 (13.25) and second in the 200 (26.9). Schlaak was second in the 100 high hurdles in 17.25.
Also advancing to section: Mikayla Lindell, third, shot put, 36-11.5; Alearah Neumann, triple jump, 30-9; and Kaylee Maxon, discus, 112-2.5.
“There were a few surprises, and some disappointments tonight,” said NRHEG coach Duey Ferber. “We have a very tough sub-section.”
Also placing but not advancing for NRHEG: 4x100, (Abby Crabtree, Neumann, Paige Bolduan, Schue);Amber Schmit, fifth, shot put; 4x800, fifth (Emily Habeck, Destinee Meyer, Samantha Hogstad, Crystal Olson); 4x400, sixth (Hailey Schuller, Taylar Tieskotter, Abby Wacholz, Jamie Ulrich); Bolduan, sixth, high jump; Hogstad, sixth, pole vault; Maxon, sixth, shot put; Jill Kalis, sixth, discus; Katherine Lewer, seventh, 1600; Schlaak, seventh, 200 and high jump; Crabtree, eighth, 1600.
Waseca won the meet with 203 points. Following: USC/AC 190, NRHEG 131.5, WEM 102, Maple River 76, St. Clair 67.5 and JWP 64.
The Section 2A meet is Saturday, June 4 at 10 a.m. at Mankato West High School.
