Schiltz breaks record in 1600 as boys place third
By JIM LUTGENS
Editor/Publisher
The NRHEG girls’ track and field came home with the championship trophy from the Blue Earth Area Invitational last Friday.
The Panthers won with 98.5 points, followed by Osakis with 93, GHEC/MT/ML 86.5, St. Peter 82.5, MCW 61, BEA 56.5 and LCWM 48.
“What an absolutely perfect night for a meet,” said coach Duey Ferber. “The weather was spot on! Our girls competed well. It’s amazing what 75 degrees can do to a track team; everyone was having fun and competing hard!”
Carlie Wagner led the Panthers with a pair of firsts, clearing 5-2 in the high jump and clocking 26.96 seconds in the 200. Wagner was second in the 100. Freshman Katharine Lewer won the 1600 in 5:57.57 and was third in the 3200 in 13:24.03.
Other NRHEG places: Kayla Lindell, second, shot put and discus; Hailey Schuller, second, 100 hurdles and fourth, 300 hurdles; Abby Wacholz, second, triple jump; 4x100 relay, second (Abby Crabtree, Marnie Wagner, Abby Wacholz, Taylar Tieskotter); 4x400, fourth (Emily Prigge, Kelly Harden, Katie Crabtree, Marnie Wagner); Prigge, fifth, 400; Maddie Wagner, sixth, 100; Kelly Harden, sixth, 300 hurdles; Gretchen Ramaker, sixth, 200; Katie Cole, sixth, discus; Emily Eder, sixth, shot put; 4x800, sixth (Harden, Prigge, Katie Crabtree, Sandra Quezada).The NRHEG boys took third with 67 points.
T.J. Schiltz continued to shine for the Panthers, winning the 3200 in 10:07.28 and taking second in the 1600, breaking his own school record with a time of 4:36.25.
Keith Maxon won the discus at 117 feet.
Others: Kevin Kalis, third, discus; 4x800, third (John Cole, Tyler Schlaak, Karter Sletten, Hans Frank); Raece Johnson, fourth, 400; Todd Erickson, fourth, discus; 4x200, fourth (Nate Krause, Karter Sletten, Kiel Sletten, Johnson); 4x100, fourth (Aaron Seath, Ethan Borwege, Zach Mely, Hunter Ryg); 4x400, fourth (Schlaak, Adam Anderson, Krause, Johnson); Karter Sletten, fifth, 800; Schiltz, fifth, triple jump and sixth, high jump; Schlaak, sixth, 800; Cole, sixth, 3200.
“T.J. had a great night,” said Ferber. “The boys had a good night in the discus.
Schiltz, a junior and the best boy distance runner NRHEG has produced, had other recent honors, being named the MSHSL Old Dutch Athlete of the Week April 23 and winning the Fountain Lake 5 April 20 with a time of 29:30.