Hamline Elite Meet Live Coverage ...

That completes our Hamline Elite Meet coverage on Down the Backstretch. Unlike previous years, we were not able to produce our own comprehensive running event video this year. But, if you know of video from the meet posted on YouTube or other video-sharing sites, let us know -- e-mail cmahler22 [AT] yahoo [DOT] com. We'll compile links to all the action.

Good night ... and thanks for following the Elite Meet on DtB!

ELITE MEET THROWS VIDEOS: Watch the winning throw in the girls' discus (Maggie Ewen) HERE and the winning boys shot put and discus throws (Luke Johnson) HERE and HERE.

Video by DtB contributor Kevin Holubar.

Complete Elite Meet Results are now available HERE.

Girls' Pole Vault: Katie Murgic of Rosemount wins with 11-1 ... 2nd Chelsey Pflipsen of Foley 10-9 ... 3rd Alex Miller 10-6

Girls' 4 x 400m Relay:

@400 -- Hopkins

@800 -- Hopkins just ahead of Prior Lake

@1200 -- Prior Lake ahead of Hopkins

Hopkins in the lead with 200m to go ...

Hopkins wins their third relay of the night in 3:57.92 ... 2nd Prior Lake 4:00.85 ... 3rd Mounds View 4:01.86

Boys' 4 x 400m Relay:

@400 -- Austin leads ...

@800 -- Austin over Armstong

@1200 -- Austin over Armstong ... Buffalo

400m champ Henry Darling anchoring for Austin ...

Austin wins in 3:23.19 ... 2nd Armstrong 3:24.40 ... 3rd Hopkins 3:25.70

Boys' High Jump: Joe Carpenter of STMA wins at 6-6 ... 2nd Darik Schaaf or Coon Rapids 6-5 ... 3rd Trevor Yedoni of Benidle St. Margaret's 6-4

It's starting to rain ...

Girls' 3200m:

@200 --35 seconds ... Willems leads

@400 -- 74 ... Willems at the fore ...

@800 -- 2:35 ... Piepenburg pulling away from a pack of five ...

@1200 -- 3:56 ...Piepenburg 15m up on Peterson, Willems, McClellan, and Hauger

@1600 -- 5:20 ... Piepenburg ... 15m ... Peterson and a line of runners

@2000 -- 6:46 ... Piepenburg up by 10m over Peterson and Hauger

@2400 -- 8:10 ... Piepenburg ... then Hauger and Peterson

@2800 -- 9:34 ... it's a group of three ... Piepenburg, Huager, Peterson

Hauger to the lead with 200m to go ...

Hauger outruns Piepenburg in the homestretch!

Maria Hauger of Shakopee wins in a meet record 10:50.45 ... 2nd Jamie Peipenburg of Alexandria 10:51.05 ... 3rd Heidi Peterson of Sartell-St.Stephen 10:52.79 ... all three bettered Danielle Berndt's 2006 meet record of 10:54.95

We'd like to thank our presenting sponsors TC Running Company and USA Track and Field Minnesota for making live coverage of the Hamline Elite Meet possible.

Boys' 3200m:

@200 -- 33 ... Brown

@400 -- 68 ... Brown

@800 -- 2:21 ...Brown still leads a big, in-tact field.

@1200 -- 3:35 ... Thorson in the lead ...

@1600 -- 4:45 ... Thorson leading Brandt

@2000 -- 5:57 ... Brandt then Thorson then Koullick then Ciesielski

@2400 -- 7:09 ... Brandt twithThorson and Koullick ... then Zutz

@2800 -- 8:20 ... Thorson at the front ...

Thorson strong on the backstretch ...

Josh Thorson of Wayzata wins in 9:25.03 ... 2nd Paul Koullick of Blake 9:25.47 ... 3rd Adam Zutz of St. Francis 9:31.35

Yes/No Meet Record Count: Nine!

Girls' Shot Put: Maggie Ewen wins in a meet record 155-4 ... 2nd Kim Hovey of Red Wing (the SP winner) 131-3 ... 3rd Katey Granstra of Southwestern United 124-1

Girls' 200m: Analisa Huschle will attempt to win an unprecidented individual event triple ... she has already won the LJ and TJ tonight ... Huschle completes the triple!

Analisa Huschle of Bagley/Fosston wins in 25.43 ... 2nd Taylor Anderson of Hopkins 25.98 ... 3rd Rosey Erickson of Alexandria 26.08

Boys' 200m: Richard Wilhite of Cooper wins in 22.49 ... 2nd Anthony Gustafson of Faribault 22.67 ... 3rd Devonte Diamond of Henry Sibley 22.85

Girls' Triple Jump: Analisa Huschle of Bagley/Fosstonwins her second event of the evening with at 37-2 3/4 ... 2nd Amanda Pratt of St. Francis 35-7 ... 3rd Kelsi Ring of Brainerd 35-5 1/2

Girls' 800m:

@200 -- 31.1 Zenner leads ...

@400 -- 64 still Zenner

@600 -- Zenner up by 15m on the backstretch

Haylie Zenner of Fergus Falls wins big in a new meet record of 2:13.89 ... 2nd Maggie Carruth of Minnetonka 2:16.01 ... 3rd Erin Krause of Wayzata 2:16.08

Boys' High Jump: Tervor Yedoni of Benilde-St. Margaret's wins with 21-7 ... 2nd Kenneth McChristian of Jefferson 21-5 1/2 .. 3rd Derrick Mora 21-4 1/4

Boys' 800m:

@200 -- Miner leads in 26.0

@400 -- Miner leads in 56.9 over Gooley ...

@600 -- still Miner ...

Sam Miner of Winona wins wire-to-wire in a new meet record of 1:55.10 ... 2nd Brian Gooley of Osseo 1:56.95 ... 3rd Jacob Sandy of Jefferson(the 1600 champ) 1:57.97

Yes/No Update ... there are now six new meet records so far tonight!

Girls' 300m Hurdles: Jenna Gillson of Grand Rapids wins in 45.62 ... 2nd Madison Smith of Brainerd 46.06 ... 3rd Alyssa Parco of Farmington 46.26

Boys' Shot Put: Luke Johnson of Red Wing wins a second title tonight with 58-5 3/4 ... took the lead with his final throw of the competition! ... 2nd Logan Hussung of Farmington 58-2 1/2 ... 3rd Joacob Fenske of Owatonna 56-2 3/4

Boys' 300m Hurdles: Jerome Begin of Buffalo wins in meet record 38.94 ... 2nd Will Darnling of Austin 39.72 ... 3rd Dustin Britten of Grand Rapids (the 110H champ) 39.89

Boys' Pole Vault: Macauley Spandl of Moorhead wins with 15-6 ... 2nd Cameron Clausen of Mankato East 14-6 ... 3rd Anthony Puckett of Mayer Lutheran 14-0

Girls' 400m: Dombro wins in 56.71, a new meet record! ... 2nd Bridget Sweeney of Hopkins 57.02 ... 3rd Lindsay Mattson of Grand Rapids 57.16 ... all three runners bettered the old record of 57.37 by Kristie Buerkle

Girls' Triple Jump: Analisa Huschle leads with 36-6 1/2

Boys' 400m: Henry Darling of Austin wins in 49.23 .. 2nd Zach Gearman of Burnsville 49.69 ... 3rd James Moore of Mankato East 49.75

Yes/No Update ... Four new Elite Meet records have been set so far ...

Girls' 4 x 100m Relay: Hopkins wins its second relay of the night in 49.41 ... 2nd Osseo 49.67 ... 3rd Elk River 49.81

Girls' High Jump: Katie Guse of Waseca wins with meet record-5-6 1/2 ... 2nd Andrea Whitney of Sartell-St. Stephen 5-2 ... 3rd Laura Neilson of Sartell-St. Stephen 5-2

Boys 4 x 100m Relay: Henry Sibley wins in 44.00 ... 2nd Brainerd 44.09 ... 3rd Sartell-St. Stephen 44.19

Boys' Pole Vault: Macauley Spandl has broken his brother Brock's Elite Meet record by vaulting 15-6 ... he will now attempt to better his own Minnesota all-time best of 15-8 by attempting 16-0!

Boys' 4 x 200m Relay: Forest Lake of Section I wins in 1:30.83 ... 2nd Sartell-St. Stephen 1:31.52 ... 3rd Buffalo 1:32.43

Girls' Long Jump: Analisa Huschle of Bagley/Fosston wins with 17-11 ... 2nd Nicole Murphey of Blaine (a two-time Elite Meet champ in the event) 17-7 1/2 ... 3rd Jessica January of Richfield at 17-1 1/4.

Boys' Pole Vault: Macauley Spandl has won the event with a clearance of 14-9 ... he then cleared 15-0 ... he's now jumping at 15-6 ... and attempting to break his brother Brock's meet record of 15-3

Girls' 1600m:

@200 -- 35 seconds ... Hauger leads

@400 -- 76 seconds ... still Hauger

@800 -- 2:43 ... Hauger leads Dyson ... then Bates

@1200 -- 3:51 Hauger leads a pack of five ...

Still unsettled on the backstretch ...

Unsettled on the homestretch ...

Becca Dyson of Roseville wins in 5:03.49 ... 2nd Emma Bates of Elk River ... 3rd Mara Olson of St. Louis Park 5:04.61

We'd like to thank our presenting sponsors TC Running Company and USA Track and Field Minnesota for making live coverage of the Hamline Elite Meet possible.

Boys' 1600m:

@200 -- 31 seconds

@400 -- 67 ...

@800 -- 2:17 ... Zutz from St. Francis takes the lead.

@1200 -- 3:22 ... Doop leads Sandry and Zutz

Sandry with a huge backstretch move ... Jacob Sandry of Jefferson wins in 4:21.56 ... 2nd Jake Autio of STMA in 4:24.01 ... 3rd Adam Moline of Wayzata 4:25.50

Girls' 4 x 800m Relay: Hopkins wins in 1:43.55 ... 2nd Mounds View 1:44. 27 ... 3rd Roseville 1:45.34

Boys' Triple Jump: Chris Kroeten of Wayzata wins with 43-1 ... 2nd Tim Halvorson of Concordia Academy 42-11 ... 3rd Erik Oines of Foley 42-9 3/4.

Boys 4 x 200m Relay Section I: Looks like North Branch ...

Boys 4 x 200m Relay Section I: Forest Lake wins ...

Boys' Discus: Luke Johonson wins with 172-2 ... 2nd Eric Stark of Pipestone Area 167-10 ... 3rd Shawn Johnson of Eveleth-Gilbert 164-0.

Girls' 100m Final: Rosey Erickson of Alexandria wins in 12.58 ... 2nd Dominique Thompson of Armstorng 12.59 ... 3rd Elise Anderson of Hopkins 12.89.

Boys' 100m Final: False Start DQ for Fort-Baker ... Myint Maung of Highland Park wins in 11.18 ...2nd Richard Wilhite of Cooper 11.19 ... 3rd Victor Oseko of Hopkins 11.20.

Girls' Long Jump: Analisa Huschle wins in 17-11 1/2

Girls 100m Hurdles: Jessica January of Richfield wins in 15.05 ... 2nd Kelsi Ring of Brainerd 15.27 ... 3rd Kristie Townley 15.86

Girls' Shot Put: Kim Hovey of Red Wing wins with an Elite Meet record 44-7 1/4 ... 2nd Becci Osterdyk of Mora 42-2 1/4 ... 3rd Brittany Erdmann of Mayer Lutheran 39-9.

Boys' 110m Hurdles: Dustin Britten of Grand Rapids wins in 15.19 ... 2nd Jerome Begin 15.33 ... 3rd Brian Grand of North Branch 15.58.

Girls' Shot Put: Kim Hovey of Red Wing leads in a meet record 44-7 1/4

Boys' Discus: Luke Johnson of Red Wing leads at 172-2

Girls' 4 x 800m Relay:

@400 -- Sartell leads ...

@800 -- Hopkins leads in 2:19

@1200 -- Still Hopkins .... then Sartell and Prior Lake

@1600 -- Hopkins in 4:40 ... then Brainerd and Sartell

@2000 -- Brainerd and Hopkins side-by-side ...

@2400 -- Hopkins leading by 25m at the 3rd exchange ...

@2800 -- Hopkins still leading large ... then Prior Lake and Sartell

Prior Lake wins in Elite Meet record 9:27.72 ... 2nd Hopkins 9:29.33 ... 3rd Minnetonka 9:30.20


Girls'100m Finalists: Thompson, Tanoe, Erickson, Severson, Anderson, Trentor, Lewis, Pierce, and Schommer.

Boys 100m Finalists: Oseko, Maung, Wilhite, Griffin, Fort-Baker, Gustafson, Lecy, Scapanski, and McChristion.

Boys 4 x 800m Relay:

@ 400 Brainerd leads at 63 seconds ...

@ 800 Buffalo leads at 2:01+ ...

@ 1200 Austin leads ...

@ 1600m Austin leads at exchange with Buffalo close ...

@ 2000m Buffalo takes the lead ... Austin & St. Thomas Acad.

@2400 Buffalo leads with 6:05 ... then Austin ...

Buffalo wins in 8:03 ... over Austin and Osseo.

@ 2800 Buffalo looking strong ...

Girls 100m Heat 2: Tanoe of Hopkins wins in 13.14

Girls 100m Heat 1: Thompson of Robbinsdale wins in 12.72

Boys 100m Heat 2: Victor Oseko of Hopkins wins in 11.37.

Boys 100m Heat 1: Myint Maung of Highland Park wins in 11.43

They've played the national anthem ... and the boys' 100m runners are setting their blocks.