Live Coverage: Hamline Elite Meet

That completes the action on the track and in the field here at the Hamline Elite Meet. Thanks for joining us! Remember we'll be posting running-event video later tonight.

On behalf of my partner Chris Marshall, I'm Charlie Mahler signing off from Klas Field in St. Paul!

Complete Elite Meet results are HERE.

Girls Pole Vault:

Taylor Brett of Forest Lake wins with 11-0 ... 2nd Alex Miller of Mankato East 10-6 ... 3rd Chelsea Borwege 10-3

Girls 4 x 400m Relay:

@400 -- Hopkins leads ...

@800 -- Hopkins ahead of Mounds View ...

@1200 -- Hopkins, then Mounds View

@ the finish -- Hopkins wins in 4:02.46 ... 2nd Mounds View 4:05.93 ... 3rd Fergus Falls 4:07.59

Boys 4 x 400m Relay:

@400 -- Buffalo and Austin in 51.3

@800 -- Buffalo and Chaska ...

@1200 -- Buffalo in the lead .. and passing to Mellon

@ the finish -- Buffalo wins in 3:25.33 ... Mellon splits 48.9 ... 2nd Chaska 3:27.86 ... 3rd Fridley 3:28.03

Boys Long Jump:

Eyo Ekpo of Andover wins with 22-5 ... 2nd Randy Khieu of Champlin Park 22-4 1/4 ... 3rd Lee Dhein of St. Cloud Tech 21-9

Boys High Jump:

Derek Jerde of Chaska wins with an Elite Meet Record leap of 6-9 ... 2nd Eyo Ekpo of Andover 6-5 ... Taylor Berger of Elk River 6-4

Girls 3200m:

@400 -- Piepenburg leads in 75

@800 -- Piepenburg leads Hauger and McRaith in 2:40 ...

@1200 -- 4:00 with the same threesome at the front ...

@1600 -- Piepenburg with a small gap at 5:25

@2000 -- Piepenburg leads by 10m 6:52

@2400 -- Piepenburg with a 25m lead in 8:19 ... McRaith, Hauger and Rice in a pack next.

@2800 -- Piepenburg by 25m in 9:47 ...

@ the finish -- Jamie Piepenburg of Alexandria wins in 11:06.66 ... 2nd Hannah McRaith of Waseca 11:10.66 ... 3d Lauren Rice of Holy Family 11:15.10

Boys 3200m:

@400 -- Drenckhahn at 69 ...

@800 -- Paradis leads in 2:19 then Drenkhahn and Hassan ...

@1200 -- Drenkhahn leads in 3:31 ... from Paradis and Hassan

@1600 -- 4:42 ... a line of five: Drenkhahn, Paradis, Hasan, Lindlaas, and Thorson.

@2000 -- Drenkhahn by 10m on Paradis in 5:53 ...

@2400 -- Drenkhahn by 30m over Paradis in 7:05 ... Thorson leads Hassan for 3rd.

@2800 -- Drenkhahn by half the straightaway in 8:16

@ the finish -- Jeremy Drenkhahn of Wayzata wins in 9:23.50 ... 2nd Drew Paradis of Alexandria 9:39.03 ... 3rd Josh thorson of Wayzata 9:41.97

Girls 200m:

Paige Kuplic of Prior Lake wins in 25.34 ... 2nd Antoinette Goodman of Burnsville 25.40 ... 3rd Stormy Nesbit of Roseville 25.78

Girls Discus:

Jessica Cagle wins with 141-4 ... 2nd Elisa Moenkedick of Perham 128-2 ... 3rd Becky Culp of Centennial 123-1

Boys 200m:

Cameron Boy of Jordan wins BIG ... in 21.71 ... 2nd Jarrett Allen of Anoka 22.29 ... 3rd Chichi Ojika of Irondale 22.68

Girls 800m:

@200 -- Zenner leads 33 seconds ...

@400 -- Zenner in 68 ...

@600 -- Zenner leads large in 1:43

@ the finish -- Class AA Champ Haylie Zenner of Fergus Falls wins in 2:18.96 ... 2nd Sam Miller of Edina 2:19.83 ... 3rd Hannah McAllister of Brainerd 2:21.49

Girls Triple Jump: Corrected

Elizabeth Wilson of Armstrong wins with 37-5 ... 2nd Stormy Nesbit of Roseville 37-2 1/2 ... 3rd Chelsea Fogarty of Belle Plaine 36-8 1/4

1 Nesbit, Stormy Roseville 37-06.00

2 Wilson, Elizabeth Robbinsdale 37-05.00

3 Fogarty, Chelsea Belle Plaine 36-08.25

Remember, we’ll be posting running event video from the meet starting immediately after the action ends.

Boys 800m:

@200 -- Miner leads at 28 ...

@400 -- Miner leads at 58 ...

@600 -- Miner still leads at 1:28 ...

@ the finish -- Zach Mellon of Buffalo wins his thrid Elite Meet 800m title in 1:55.60 ... 2nd Sam Miner of Winona 1:55.97 ... 3rd Moses Heppner of Warroad 1:59.10

Girls 300m Hurdles:

Bree Woelber of Pipestone Area wins in 45.98 ... 2nd Jessica Kessling of White Bear Lake 46.40 ... 3rd Kayla Sawtell of Mounds View 46.70

Boys Shot Put:

Jacob Fensky of Owatonna wins with 53-7 1/2 ... 2nd Jesse Reemtsma of Spring Lake Park 52-10 1/2 ... 3rd Mike Spampinato of Eveleth Gilbert 52-8 1/2

Boys 300m Hurdles:

Greg Kufahl of Hopkins wins in 39.38 ... 2nd Ryan Maloney of Elk River 39.87 ... 3rd Ben Stephens of Buffalo 40.46

Girls 400m:

Sophie Charlton of Mayo wins in 58.15 ... 2nd Lindsy Mattson of Grand Rapids 58.52 ... 3rd Katybeth Biewen of Edina 59.65

Boys 400m:

Harun Abda of Fridley wins in 49.40 ... 2nd Troy Pollard of St. Paul Highland Park 50.01 ... 3rd Aric Hoeschen 51.03

Girls 4 x 100m Relay:

Hopkins wins in 49.30 ... 2nd Osseo 50.16 .. 3rd St. Cloud Tech 51.55 ... Mounds View, which battled for the lead with Hopkins, was DQed on the final exchange

Girls Long Jump:

Nicole Murphy of Blaine wins in an Elite Meet Record 18-1 3/4 ... a close 2nd Antoinette Goodman of Burnsville 18-1 ...3rd Bree Woelber of Pipestone Area 17-8

Boys 4 x 100m Relay:

Andover wins in 43.80 ... 2nd Hopkins 44.05 ... 3rd Sartell-St. Stephen 44.12

Boys Pole Vault:

Macauley Spandl of Moorhead wins at 14-0 ... 2nd Chris Sluis of Anoka 13-6 ... 3rd Rory Alt of Forest Lake 13-6

Girls 1600m:

@200 -- Flores in 34

@400 -- Flores in 73

@800 -- Flores of Medford in 2:33

@1200 -- Salava in 3:54

@ the finish --Mara Olson of St. Louis Park wins in 5:06.84 ... 2nd Emma Bates of Elk River 5:07.09 ... 3rd Becca Dyson of Roseville 5;07.42

Boys 1600m:

@200 -- 32 seconds ... a little slower w/o Mr. Richardson in the field!

@400 -- Heppner of Warroad leads in 67

@800 -- Kebede leads in 2:10 ...

@1200 -- Kebede leads Bastryr and then Heppner in 3:14 ...

@ the finish -- Heppner wins in 4:17.74 with a huge final lap, coming from a distant 3rd at the bell ... 2nd John Holt of Roseville 4:18.93 ... Robel Kebede of Mpls South 4:21.42

Boys Triple Jump:

Eyo Ekpo of Andover wins with 45-7 ... 2nd Jordan Benesh of Mankato East 45-1 ... 3rd Trevor Jellum of Lakeville North 43-8

Girls 4 x 200m Relay:

Hopkins wins big ... in a Elite Meet Record 1:42.91 ... 2nd Prior Lake 1:45.22 ... 3rd Osseo 1:45.69

Boys 4 x 200m Relay:

Brainerd wins in 1:31.01, unofficially, catching Champlin Park at the line ... 2nd Champlin Park 1:31.18 ... 3rd Buffalo 1:31.22

Girls High Jump:

Katie Loberg of Princeton wins with a Elite Meet Record-tying 5-6 ... 2nd Katie Guse of Waseca 5-5 ... 3rd Hannah Schonhardt of Holy Famly 5-5

Boys Discus:

Ryan Ackman of Litchfield wins with 171-6 ... 2nd Nate Blais of Champlin Park with 164-5 ... 3rd Eric Stark of Pipestone Area 161-9

Girls 100m Finals:

Sid'Reshia Floyd of Robbinsdale Armstrong wins in 12.32 ... 2nd Stormy Nesbit of Roseville 12.33 ... 3rd Paige Kuplic of Prior Lake 12.52

Boys 100m Finals:

Chichi Ojika of Irondale wins in 11.04 ... 2nd Lee Dhein of St. Cloud Tech 11.11 ... Terrell Sinkfield of Hopkins 11.19

Girls Shot Put:

Abby Goraczkowski of Litchfield wins with Elite Meet Record 43-4 1/4 ... 2nd Kim Hovey of Red Wing 43-0 1/3 ... 3rd Heather Schultz of Perham 40-6

Girls 100m Hurdle Finals:

Kayla Sawtell wins in 15;09 ... 2nd Kelsi Ring of Brainerd 15.18 ... 3rd Emily Stalpes of Wayzata 15.23.

Boys 110m Hurdle Finals:

Laquone Robinson of Brooklyn Center wins in 14.72 in a new Elite Meet Record ... 2nd Keenan Stangl of Buffalo om 14.99 ... 3rd John Bye of Moorhead in 15.24

Girls 4 x 800m Relay:

@400 -- Grand Rapids in 68 ...

@800 -- Mounds View in 2:21 ...

@1200 -- Mounds View in 3:29 ...

@1600 -- Mounds View in 4:44 .. then Eagan and Prior Lake

@2000 -- Mounds View leads large in 5:54 ... the Eagan, Prior Lake and Hopkins ...

@2400 -- Mounds View in 7:13.. then Prior Lake, Eagan, Hopkins, and Grand Rapids

@2800 -- Mounds View in 8:24 ... but Eagan is closing ...

@ the finish -- Prior Lake wins in 9:41.74 ... Eagan, 2nd, in 9:42.70 ... Mounds View, 3rd, 9:42.71

Girls 100m Finalists: Stormy Nesbit, Rosey Erickson, Taylor Anderson, Sid'Reshia Floyd, Paige Kuplic, Mary Tanoe, Danielle Jones, Ketelyn Lewis, Jazzmin Willimas.

Boys 4 x 800m:

@400 -- Buffalo at 58 seconds ...

@800 -- Forest Lake leads Buffalo at 2:00 ...

@1200 -- Buffalo leads at 3:02 ...

@1600 -- Richfield at 4:06 followed by Forest Lake and Buffalo ...

@2000 -- Buffalo leads at 5:09 ... then Forest Lake and Richfield ...

@2400 -- Richfield leads at 6:12 ... then Richfield and Buffalo ... with Zach Mellon.

@2800 -- Richfield with Buffalo closing in 7:13 ...

@ the finish -- Buffalo in 8:13.87 ... then Richfield in 8:19.98 and Forest Lake, 3rd, in 8:22.73, officially.

Boys 100m Finalists: Skyler Jackson, Myint Maung, Brady Lipp, Chichi Ojika, Lee Dhein, Nick Nelson, Lekpea Kordah, Terrell Sinkfield, TJ, Struss

Girls 100m Prelims:

Heat 1: Stormy Nesbit of Roseville wins in 12.36.

Heat 2: Rosey Erickson of Alexandria wins in 12.54.

Boys 100m Prelims:

Heat 1: Chichi Ojika of Irondale wins in 11.28.

Heat 2: Lee Dhein of St. Cloud Tech wins in 11.18..

Heat 3: False Start! No DQ ... Another False Start! DQ: John Sharpley.

Heat 3 Results: Nick Nelson, Lakeville North wins in 11.23.

They've sung the national anthem, so track and field action can't be far off!

On the track -- prelims of the 100 meters ...

Welcome to Down the Backstretch's live, on-site coverage of the Hamline Elite-Meet. We're reporting live from Klas Field at Hamline University in St. Paul.

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Running and field events will commence at 5:30 p.m.

Weather Conditions ... At 5:00, thirty minutes before the start of the meet, the temperature is 75 degrees, humidity is 38% with a dew-point of 48 degrees. Winds are from the northwest at 15 miles per hours.

Weather Forecast ... "Windy with showers and thundershowers likely. A few storms may be severe. Chance of rain 60%."