Laker Track and Field Qualifies For Seven Events At State; Larson and Horner Win Section Titles

ALEXANDRIA, MN (KDLM) – Detroit Lakes Track and Field will be well represented at the Class AA State Track and Field Meet at St. Michael-Albertville High School next weekend.

The Lakers qualified athletes in seven events at the 8AA Finals in Alexandria on Saturday, including two individual section champions.

Junior Abby Larson will compete in three different events next week. Larson won the 100m dash with a time of 12.63. Larson also finished runner-up in the 200m dash, only 0.02 seconds behind section champion Cecelia Woods of Rocori.

“I was pretty nervous before the first race (the 100m), but I reminded myself just to think of this like any other race…just remember to breathe and do my best.”

Larson also anchored the girls 4×200 team, also Section runner-up, with a time of 1:47.18. Freshman Ella Paulson, senior Annie Paulson, and freshman Mallory Fischer will also compete in the 4×200 next weekend.

Junior Jerzie Horner set a new PR in the pole vault as she claimed the Section 8AA title. Horner cleared 10′ 1″ to win the title and head to state.

“It’s my new PR by only an inch,” Horner said after the meet. “I’m hoping for another PR at State.”

Ethan Carrier, Hunter Zempel, Cameron Marxen, and Mason Carrier finished second in the 4x100m race to qualify for state. The Laker 4×100 team finished with a 43.95. Brandton Marsh finished second in the long jump with a new PR of 20-03.25, and Annie Paulson finished second in the 300m hurdles with a 46.71. Rylee Johnson finished third in the 100m Hurdles with a 16.61.

The top-two athletes in each event advance to the state meet.

The Lakers also had a number of field athletes with podium finishes in the remaining field events. In addition to Horner’s pole vault title, Jordan Ehnert tied for seventh for Detroit Lakes, Lily Anderson was ninth in the triple jump, Jacee Hauser and Brenna Skadsm finished eighth and ninth in the discus, and Evan Thomas finished fifth in the high jump.

The 2022 State Track and Field Meet will be at St. Micheal-Albertville High School on June 9-11. Class AA prelims will be at 9:00 am on Friday the 10th, with finals on Saturday at 9:00 am.

SECTION 8AA TRACK AND FIELD RESULTS:

Girls 100m:

1 Abby Larson, Detroit Lakes – 12.63*
2 Kendra Mehrkens, Thief River Falls – 12.77*

Girls 200m:

1 Cecelia Woods, Rocori – 26.24*
2 Abby Larson, Detroit Lakes – 26.26*

Girls 800m

1 Calia Chaney, Pequot Lakes – 2:16.68*
2 Jaelyn Miller, Alexandria – 2:17.06*
9 Amaya LeCleir, Detroit Lakes – 2:35.72

Girls 100m Hurdles:

1 Cecelia Woods, Rocori – 14.78*
2 Danielle Schirmers, Little Falls – 15.27*
3 Rylee Johnson, Detroit Lakes – 16.61

Girls 300m Hurdles:

1 Cecelia Woods, Rocori – 45.28*
2 Annie Paulson, Detroit Lakes – 46.59*

Girls 4x100m Relay:

1 Pequot Lakes 50.48*
2 Alexandria 51.26*
4 Detroit Lakes 51.86

Girls 4x200m Relay:

1 Pequot Lakes 1:46.37*
2 Detroit Lakes 1:47.18*

Girls 4x400m Relay:

1 Willmar – 4:03.61*
2 Alexandria – 4:05.83*
10 Detroit Lakes 4:45.41

Girls 4x800m Relay:

1 Willmar 9:37.58*
2 Alexandria 9:39.64*
4 Detroit Lakes 10:05.83

Girls Pole Vault:

1 Jerzie Horner, Detroit Lakes – 10-01.00*
2 Danielle Schirmers 12 Little Falls 9-10.00*
T7 Jordan Ehnert, Detroit Lakes – 8-04.00
13 Skylar Nelson, Detroit Lakes – 7-10.00

Girls Triple Jump:

1 Hailie Kent, Alexandria – 37-05.50*
2 Isabelle Jaenicke, Melrose Area – 36-01.50*
9 Lily Anderson, Detroit Lakes – 32-05.25
13 Annie Paulson, Detroit Lakes – 31-07.50

Girls Shot Put:

1 Makenna Larson, Willmar – 36-07.50*
2 Brianna Schneider, Rocori – 35-09.00*
8 Jacee Hauser, Detroit Lakes – 32-07.00
9 Brenna Skadsem, Detroit Lakes – 32-06.25
20 Alexis Gerdes 12 Detroit Lakes 28-02.50

Boys 100m:

1 Michael Price 12 Willmar 10.94*
2 Christian Doumbia 12 Alexandria 11.03*
4 Ethan Carrier 11 Detroit Lakes 11.40
7 Mason Carrier 10 Detroit Lakes 11.56

Boys 1600m:

1 Vincent Kaluza, Rocori – 4:24.33*
2 Myles Sansted, Alexandria – 4:29.19*
8 Brayden Francis, Detroit Lakes – 5:00.06
15 Jackson Maasjo, Detroit Lakes – 5:12.59
22 Micah Barberg, Detroit Lakes – 5:23.95

Boys 110m Hurdles:

1 Charles Schiessl, Pequot Lakes – 15.78*
2 Samuel Williams, Alexandria – 15.87*
6 Zach Olson, Detroit Lakes – 16.68
7 Alexander Fletcher, Detroit Lakes – 16.93

Boys 300m Hurdles:

1 William Sportel, Willmar – 41.08*
2 Cooper Smith, East Grand Forks – 41.14*
9 Zach Olson, Detroit Lakes – 45.18

Boys 4x100m Relay:

1 Willmar – 43.17*
2 Detroit Lakes – 43.95*

Boys 4x200m Relay:

1 Willmar 1:32.40*
2 Alexandria 1:33.17*

6 Detroit Lakes – 1:35.39

Boys 4x400m Relay:

1 Willmar – 3:31.50*
2 Alexandria – 3:32.27*
10 Detroit Lakes – 3:48.53

Boys 4x800m Relay:

1 Willmar – 8:13.14*
2 East Grand Forks – 8:24.19*
8 Detroit Lakes – 9:33.73

Boys High Jump:

1 Cruz Megazzini, Pequot Lakes – 6-01.00*
2 Luke Newman, Fergus Falls – 5-11.00*
5 Evan Thomas, Detroit Lakes – 5-07.00
15 Caden Strand, Detroit Lakes – 5-03.00

Boys Long Jump:

1 Michael Price, Willmar – 21-08.50*
2 Brandton Marsh, Detroit Lakes – 20-03.25*
18 Noah Larson, Detroit Lakes 17-06.50

COMPLETE MEET RESULTS HERE