Elite Meet: Live Coverage from Hamline

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Girls' 4 x 400m Relay: Hopkins wins in 3:59.77 ... 2nd Prior Lake 4:00.22 ... 3rd Mounds View 4:01.98

Boys 4 x 400m Relay: Hopkins wins over Buffalo in 3:24.35 ... 2nd Wayzata 3:25.90 .. 3rd Buffalo 3:28.57

Boys' Long Jump: Trevor Yedoni of Benilde-St. Margaret's wins in 22-10 1/2 ... 2nd Devin Crawford-Tufts, Edina 21-8 1/4 ... 3rd Anthony Gustafson, Faribault 21-7 1/2

Richfield DQ-ed for a false start in the boys' 4 x 400m ...

Girls' Pole Vault: Sara Tseng of Richfield wins with 11-6 ... 2nd Hannah Linder, Apple Valley 10-9 ... 3rd Kelly Jeans, Bloomington Kennedy 10-9

Update: It looks like we're up to seven meet records now ... with Peipenburg's 3200 and the 38-11 girls' TJ record we overlooked earlier!

Girls' 3200m: Jamie Piepenburg of Alexandria wins in Elite Meet record 10:45.84 ... 2nd maria Hauger, Shakopee 11:06.38 ... 3rd Elena Danielson, St. Clouad Cathedral 11:15.04

@400 ... Piepenburg leads Hauger in 1:17!

@800 ... Piepenburg with Hauger 10m back ... 2:36

@1200 ... Piepenburg with 10m on Hauger ... 3:56

@1600 ... Piepenburg stretching it out on Hauger ... 5:17

... Hauger is now 40m back ... with another 90m to the chase pack!

@2000 ... Piepenburg with 40m on Hauger ... 6:39

@2400 ... Piepenburg alone at 8:03 ... Hauger 8:16 ... chasers 8:31

@2800 ... Piepenburg at 9:28 ... Hauger 9:43

... a meet record is possible for Piepenburg ...

Piepenburg wins in ~ 10:45 ... which should be a new record!

Boys' 3200m: Aldis Inde of Edina wins in 9:16.89 ... 2nd Mason Ferlic, Mounds Park Acad. 9:18.92 ... 3rd Adam Zutz, St. Francis 9:21.19

@400 ... Josh Thorson of Wayzata leads a bunched pack in 77 ...

@800 ... still Thorson, the defending champ, leading at 2:21 ...

@1200 ... still Thorson, the defending champ, leading at 3:33

@1600 ... still Thorson, with Skaret, Ferlic, Indie, in 4:43

@2000 ... Inde to the fore in 5:54

@2400 ... Inde, Ferlic, Thorson, Dado, and Zutz are in the mix ... 7:03

@2800 ... Ferlic leads Inde at the bell ...

Inde and Ferlic are waging a backstretch battle ...

Inde wins in ~ 9:18!

The boys' 3200-meter runners are on the track ...

Girls' 200m: Analisa Huschle of Bagley/Fosston wins big in 25.37 ... earning a second title tonight ... 2nd Kalesha Taylor, Mayo 26.29 ... 3rd Taylor Nivala, Andover 26.38

Meet Record Count = 5!

Boys High Jump: Trevor Yedoni wins with Elite Meet record 6-11 ... 2nd DeAntre Smith, Roseville 6-6 ... 3rd Jamie Crum, Minnetonka 6-4

Girls' Triple Jump: Sarah Cham of Worthington wins in 38-11, a new Elite Meet Record ... 2nd Bailey Alston, Mayo 37-3 1/4 ... 3rd Analisa Huschle, Bagley/Fosston 36-6 3/4

Boys' 200m: Devin Crawford-Tufts of Edina breaks the tape in first for the third time tonight, winning in 21.91 ... 2nd Anthony Gustafson, Faribault 22.88 ... 3rd Cory Lushenko, Chisago Lakes 23.15

Boys Discus: Luke Johnson of Red Wing defends his Elite Meet title with 173-2 ... 2nd Thomas Anderson, Andover 157-11 ... 3rd Matt Wallin, Armstrong 157-6

Girls' 800m: Zenner wins third-straight Elite Meet 800m in 2:14.49 ... 2nd Taylor Scholl, Prior Lake 2:16.89 ... 3rd Kayla Huhnerkoch, Redwood Valley 2;17.26

Girls' Discus: Maggie Ewen wins with 147-3 ... and earns DT/SP double ... 2nd Angie Guenther, White Bear Lake ... 3rd Ashley Thooft, St. Clair 122-1

Flash: Huschle beaten in girls' triple jump ... won't repeat her LJ/TJ/200 triple of 2010.

Boys' 800m: Brian Jarvey of Wayzata wins in 1:57.78 ... 2nd Sam Leese, Edina 1:58.07 ... 3rd Matt Rosen, Jefferson 1:58.26

@400 Jackson of Forest Lake leads in ~58


Hopkins athletes have throw a lot of winners' T-shirts to the fans tonight!

Girls' 300m Hurdles: Mariah Witt of Hopkins wins in 44.89 ... 2nd Jessica January, Richfield 46.33 ... 3rd Hannah Niewald 46.57

Boys' 300m Hurdles ... Begin of Buffalo defends his Elite Meet title in 39.29 ... for his second victory of the night ... 2nd Rashad Cohen, Minnetonka 40.54 .. 3rd Connor Neal, Shakopee 40.59

Boys' Shot Put: Thomas Anderson of Andover wins in 61-0 ... 2nd Luke Johnson, Red Wing 59-1 3/4 ... 3rd Bryce Johnson Champlin Park 55-3 1/4

For Yes/No players, we're now up to four new Elite Meet records ... girls' SP, boys' TJ, girls' 4x100, girls' 400m

Girls' 400m: Bridget Sweeney of Hopkins wins in 56.48, a new Elite Meet record ... 2nd Paige Stratioti, Duluth Central 56.78 ... 3rd Lindsy Mattson, Grand Rapids 57.80

Boys' 400m: Austin Solargo of Hopkins wins in 49.53 ... 2nd Isaac Scrantz, Owatonna 49.97 ... 3rd Jack Kangas 50.12

Girls' 4 x 100m Relay: Hopkins wins large in 48.34, a new Elite Meet Record ... 2nd Lakeville North 49.94 ... 3rd Armstrong 49.95

The rain never amounted to much here ... and has now stopped.

Boys' 4 x 100m Relay: Edina wins on Crawford-Tuft's rocket anchor in 43.26 ... 2nd East Ridge 43.36 ... 3rd Wayzata 43.59

Sandle's TJ winning mark of 50-3 1/3 juuuuust missed the all-time Minnesota record in the event ... HERE's the all-time list.

Boys' Pole Vault: Grant Kriefer of Blake wins with 14-3 ... 2nd Tyler Colling, Forest Lake 13-9 ... 3rd Ben Besch, North Branch 13-9

Girls' 1600m:

@200 ... Nielson of Roseville leads ...

@400 ... Hauger of Shakopee leads with 1:13 ...

@800 ... Hauger leads Dyson at 2:31

@ 1200 ... Hauger still leads Dyson ...

Becca Dyson of Roseville defends her Elite Meet title in a kick over Olson and Scholl in 5:02.20 ... 2nd Taylor School, Prior Lake ... 3rd Mara Olson, St. Louis Park 5:03.10

Boys' 1600m: Adam Moline of Wayzata wins in 4:19.65 ... 2nd Riley Macon, Mayo 4:20.23 .. 3^rd Jan Katterson, Bloomington Jefferson 4:24.54

@200 ... Blahnik of Red Wing leads ...

@400 ... Moline of Wayzata leads at 67 ...

@800 ... Moline leads a looooong string of milers in 2:13

@ 1200 ... Macon of Mayo leads in 3:18

Adam Moline wins over Macon in 4:19 ...

Girls' 4 x 200m Relay: Roseville wins in 1:44.71 ... 2nd Prior Lake 1;45.24 ... 3rd Eastview 1;46.29

Long jump champ Huschle is seeking to repeat her Elite Meet triple for last year ... she's got the triple jump and 200m yet to do ...

Girls' Long Jump: Analisa Huschle of Bagley/Fosston defends her Elite Meet title with a leap of 18-1 1/2 ... 2nd Bree Woelber, Pipestone Area 18-1 ... 3rd Nadia Lorencz, Farmington 17-10

It's has started to rain here at Hamline ...

Boys' 4 x 200m Relay: East Ridge wins in 1:30.43 ... 2nd Brainerd 1:30.68 ... 3rd Spring Lake Park 1:31.44

Girls' High Jump: Tatyana Pashibin, Mpls Southwest wins in 5-5 ... 2nd Emma Lange, Caledonia 5-4 ... 3rd Emily Gestach, Chanhassen 5-2

For Yes/No players, that's two new Elite Meet records so far ...

Girls' Shot Put: Maggie Ewen of St. Francis wins in an Elite Meet record 45-11 3/4 ... 2nd Becci Osterdyk, Mora 44-3 1/4 ... 3rd Ashley Thooft, St. Clair 44-0 1/2

Girls' 100m: Sid'Reshia Floyd of Armstrong wins in 12.57 ... 2nd Rosey Erickson of Alexandria 12.58 ... 3rd Mary Tanoe, Hopkins 12.85

Boys' Triple Jump: Michael Sandle of Eden Prairie wins in Elite Meet record 50-3 1/4 ... 2nd Colin Pearmann, Mankato East 44-2 ... 3rd Evan Gray 44-2

Boys' 100m: Crawford-Tufts of Edina wins big ... in 10.80 ... 2nd Anthony Gustafson, Faribault 11.21... 3rd Darkabolu Gbarbea, Champlin Park 11.30

100m Hurdle champion January is seeking an Elite Meet triple: 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles, and long jump ... she's at the long jump now, where she'll battle defending Elite Meet champ Analisa Huschle.

Girls' 100m Hurdles: Jessica January of Richfield wins in 15.08 ... 2nd Mariah Witt, Hopkins 15.68, 3rd Rachel Gravley, Mankato West 15.75

Boys' 110m Hurdles: Meet record-holder Jerome Begin of Buffalo defends his Elite Meet title in 15.01 ... 2. Colin Wells, Mankato East 15.06 ... 3. Emeche Wells, Roseville 15.56

Report: Maggie Ewen of St. Francis throws Elite Meet record 46+ in shot put!

Girls' 4 x 800m Relay: 1. Mounds View 9:29.28, 2. Hopkins 9:30.04, 3. Prior Lake 9:39.70

@ 800 ... Hopkins leads in 2:21

@1600 ... still Hopkins in 4:45

@2000 ... Mounds View catches Hopkins at the final exchange ...

Mounds View catches Hopkins in the homestretch!

Boys’ 100m finalists: Crawford-Tufts, Edina 10.97, Lushenko, Chisago Lakes 11.55, Lewis, Coon Rapids 11.50, Gbarbea, Champlin Park 11.58, Gustafson, Faribault, Jackson, Wayzata, D’Kae, Wayzata, Roti, Wayzata, and Heltemes, Anoka

Boys' 4 x 800m Relay: 1. Bemidji 8:01.15 ... 2. Buffalo 8:05.12 ... 3. Forest Lake 8:07.41

@ 800 ... Forest Lake in 1:59

@ 1600 ... still Forest Lake ... the Buffalo and Prior Lake

@ 2000 ... Forest Lake, Bemidji, and Buffalo in a blanket exchange!

Bemidji wins in 8:01.14, unofficially.

Girls' 100m Finalists ... Tanoe, Hopkins 12.84, Floyd, Armstrong 12.87, Erickson, Alexandria 12.88, Beckman, Eastview 13.05, Egwin, Eagan 13.08, Seberson, Waseca 13.25, Anyaogu, Lakeville North 13.29, Taylor, Mayo 13.32, and Pierce, Roseville 13.40.

Girls' 100m Heat 3: Tanoe of Hopkins wins ...

Heat winners and the next fastest times advance in the boys' and girls' 100m dashes ... we'll post official results as soon as we have them.

Girls' 100m Heat 2: Floyd of Armstrong wins ...

Girls' 100m Heat 1 (of 3): Defending Elite Meet champion Rosey Erickson of Alexandria wins ...

Boys' 100m Heat 2: Lushenko of Chisago Lake wins ...

Boys' 100m Heat 1: Crawford-Tufts of Edina wins ...

Entrants in Heat 1 of the boys' 100m prelims are setting their blocks ...

The national anthem is being played ...

They're introducing the girls' long jump participants now ...

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