National Medalists
In the Intermediate Boys 3000 meter run, Minnesota was well represented with Charlie Lawrence of Foley in 3rd place and Shane Streich of Waseca in 6th place. Each ran 5 second personal bests with Lawrence posting a time of 9:04.37 and Streich finishing in 9:13.66.
In the Young Men's Shot Put, Tom Anderson of Andover earned the 4th place medal with a mark of 18.97 meters (62' 3").
Qualifiers
In the 200 meter Dash, J'ianna Cager (ICAA Breeze) moves on to the Bantam Girls final with the second fastest time of 27.88. Wensia Johnson (unattached; Alexandria) and Maddie Gourley (unattached; Eagan) advance to the Youth Girls final. Johnson posted the 4th fastest time in 24.75 and Gourley had the 8th fastest time in 25.45. Intermediate Girl Aimee Rice-Strand (Team Woodbury; Osceola, WI), although not a Minnesotan, has approval to compete with Team Woodbury. Rice-Strand advanced to the semifinal with a time of 25.69. In the semifinal later in the day, her time of 26.55 left her in 22nd place overall, failing to advance to the final.
In the 800 meter run, Tessa Laska (Unattached; South St. Paul) posted a 2:42.15 to advance to the Bantam Girls semi-final. Jenna Truedson (unattached; Bemidji) advanced to the Youth Girls final, sitting in 7th place. Intermediate Girl Samantha Nielsen (ICAA Breeze; Roseville H.S.) advanced to the final with the second fastest time of 2:18.92.
The Rest of the Action
In the 200 meter dash, Sub-Bantam Girl Trinity Belmares (ICAA Breeze) finished with a time of 34.38 and 24th place. Bantam Boy Tylan Brooks (ICAA Breeze) narrowly missed qualifying with an 11th place 28.00. Janier Harris (Park Flyers) ran 29.93 for 31st place. An even closer call was in the Midget Girls division with Jada Lewis (Eagles Wings) finishing with the 9th place time of 27.02 and sister Jia Lewis in 12th place in a time of 27.09. Midget Boy Dominik London (Team Woodbury) was also left one spot shy of the finals with a 25.57 time and 9th place. Youth Boy Tucker Trettel (unattached) ran 24.19 and was in 25th place. Intermediate Girl Megan Linder (unattached; Cretin Derham Hall HS) finished in 47th place with a time of 26.92. Intermediate Boy James Kruse (Team Woodbury; Irondale HS) ran 22.99, good enough for 32nd place. Jake Gourley (unattached; Eagan HS) finished in 40th place with a time of 23.41.
In the 800 meter run, Bantam Boy Dakari Saunders (ICAA Breeze) ran 2:59.20 for 41st place. Midget Boy Jackson Sokolowski (Park Flyers) was one place shy of qualifying for the final with a 9th place time of 2:23.85. Youth Boy Trayton Brooks (ICAA Breeze) finished in 41st place in 2:27.23. Intermediate Girl Julia Voss (Team Woodbury) ran 2:28.99 for 26th place. Intermediate Boy Matthew Rosen (unattached; Bloomington Jefferson HS), national champion last year as a Youth Boy, finished in 22nd place in a time of 2:05.44.
In the 400 meter Hurdles, Intermediate Girl Shaina Burns (Real Track & Field; Lakeville South HS) finished in 18th place with a time of 1:08.31. In the Young Men's division, Isaac Bimberg (unattached; Fairbault HS) managed a 38th place with a time of 1:02.24.
In the 4 x 400 meter Relay, the Team Woodbury Midget Girls team of Cassandra Colbjornsen, Ali Grinde, Molly Smith and Maria Versaguis ran 4:48.66 for 25th place. Park Flyers Midget Boys Brett Duncan, Mckein Keys, Jackson Sokolowski and Brendon Snyders ran 4:49.50 for 20th place. Team Woodbury Youth Girls Cat Henning, Johnna Patterson, Lauren Smith and Gina Versaguis finished in 15th place in 4:18.18. Eagles Wings Youth Girls Mariana Cress, Siona Fitzhugh, Judaisha Jackson and Chanelle Waters finished in 26th place in a time of 4:43.67. The Young Men of Emmanuel Dixon, Darkabolu Gbarbea, Arrnytt Jacox-Mann and Prince Miamen from Eagles Wings finished in 11th place in 3:22.91.
In field events, Jonathan Sutton (Eagles Wings; Benilde-St. Margaret's HS) managed 23rd place in the Intermediate Boys Discus Throw with a mark of 35.51 meters (116' 6"). Sub-Bantam Girl Zaria Smith (Eagles Wings) placed 19th in the Javelin Throw with a distance of 7.04 meters (23' 1"). In the Young Women's Shot Put, Hanna Steele (Southwest Minnesota Throws; Windom Area HS) placed 11th with a put of 11.84 meters (38' 10.25") while Desiree Richardson (Eagles Wings; Minneapolis Roosevelt HS) finished 15th with a mark of 11.64 meters (38' 2.25"). In the Bantam Girls High Jump, Arianna Passerri (Real Track & Field; Rosemount) finished in a tie for 10th place with a jump of 1.15 meters (3' 9.25").
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