Wagner wins four individual events
UP AND OVER — The Panthers’ Emmy Hobbs clears the pole vault bar during the Gopher Conference track and field meet at Medford Tuesday, May 14. Hobbs finished second and so did the Panthers. (Star Eagle photo by Chris Schlaak)
By JIM LUTGENS
Editor/Publisher
The NRHEG girls’ track and field team gave it a run but came up one place short of United South Central/Alden-Conger in the Gopher Conference meet at Medford Tuesday, May 14.
USC/AC won with 250.5 points. The Panthers had 203, followed by WEM with 142.5, Medford 79, Bethlehem Academy 63, Blooming Prairie 54 and JWP 16.
“The girls tried their best, but came up short against a very good USC/AC team,” said Panthers coach Duey Ferber.
Junior Carlie Wagner had a perfect day with four events, four firsts. She won the 100 meters in 13.01 seconds, the 200 in 27.54, the 400 in 1:02.44 and the high jump at 5-2.
Said Ferber, “Carlie had a good day.”The Panthers’ other first was by the 4x200 relay team of Hailey Schuller, Maddie Wagner, Marnie Wagner and Taylar Tieskotter, which won in 1:57.46.
All five first-place finishers earned all-conference honors.
Other NRHEG places: Maddie Wagner, second, 400, 1:05.69 and fourth, high jump, 4-8; Schuller, second, 300 hurdles, 54.84, fifth, 100 hurdles, 17.47 and eighth, long jump, 14-3.25; Emmy Hobbs, second, pole vault, 8-0; Shanna Stencel, second, long jump, 15-4.5 and third, 200, 28.59; Kayla Lindell, second, shot put, 34-11 and second, discus, 97-8; 4x100, second, 55.76 (Abby Crabtree, Taylar Tieskotter, Abby Wacholz, Marnie Wagner ); 4x800, second , 4:32.23 (Maddie Wagner, Marnie Wagner, Emily Prigge, Kelly Harden) 4x800, second, 12:15.49 (Emily Prigge, Katie Crabtree, Harden, Sandra Quezada); Katharine Lewer, third, 1600, 6:18, fifth, 3200, 14:23.81 and fifth, pole vault, 7-6; Wacholz, third, triple jump, 32-7.25 and sixth, high jump, 4-6; Ramaker, eighth, 100, 14.96; Quezada, eighth, 800, 2:56.73; Emily Eder, eighth, shot put, 27-8.5.
“I’m very proud of these girls for a tremendous effort,” said Ferber.
The Panthers host the sub-section meet Thursday, May 23.