Friday, June 05, 2009

Live Coverage: MSHSL State Class AA Prelims

We’ve now completed our live coverage of the Class AA Prelims at the MSHSL State Meet. Remember, we’ll post top results from this afternoon’s Class A prelim session as soon as that session end – at roughly 6:40 pm.

We’ll be back with live coverage of tomorrow’s Class AA Finals starting at 9:00 a.m.

Thanks for joining us!



Complete Class AA Prelim results are now available HERE (boys) and HERE (girls).


Boys' 4 x 400m Prelims:

Heat 2 --
@400 -- White Bear Lake leads ...
@800 -- Chaska leads at 1:42 ...
@1200 -- Austin leads in 2:33

1. 1. Austin 3:23.95 ... 2. White Bear Lake 3:24.47 ... 3. Chaska 3:24.99 ... Fridley and Eden Prairie DQ-ed.

Heat 1 --
@400 --Rosemount leads ...
@800 -- Rosemount ... in 1:42
@1200 -- Rosemount ... in 2:34

1. Rosemount 3:22.14 ... 2. Buffalo 3:27.22 ... 3. Forest Lake 3:29.72

Finalists: Hopkins, Chaska, WBL, Austin, Rosemount, Buffalo, Forest Lake, and Sauk Rapids-Rice

Girls' Long Jump Finals: 1. Antoinette Goodman, Burnsville 18-5 1/4 ... 2. Rosey Erickson, Alexanria 18-2 1/4 ... 3. Nicole Murphey, Blaine 18-0 1/2

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Boys' Pole Vault Final: 1. Shaise Schuette, St.Francis 15-0 ... 2. Blake Weimerskirch, Armstrong 14-9 ... 3. Mike Kosiak, Mounds View 14-3

Boys' Triple Jump Finals: 1. Troy Pollard, SP Highland Park 45-11 ... 2. Eyo Ekpo, Andover 45-9 ... 3. Trevor Jellum, Lakeville North 45-8 3/4

Boys' 200m Prelims:

Heat 1 -- 1. Chichi Ojika, Irondale 21.77w ... 2. Frank Falzone, Stillwater 21.98
Heat 2 -- 1. Richard Wilhite, Cooper 21.56 ... 2. Lee Dhein, SC Tech 21.64
Heat 3 -- 1. Austin Eliason, Rosemount 21.56 ... 2. Andrew Lewis, SP Central 22.04
Heat 4 -- 1. Emmanuel Matadi, SP Johnson 21.57 ... 2. Jacob Cepek, John Marshall 21.76

Finalists: Wilhite, Matadi, Ojika, Eliason, Dhein, Capek, Falzone, Lewis, and Jackson

Girls' 200m Prelims:

Heat 1 -- 1. Rosey Erickson, Alexandria 24.62 ... 2. Antoinette Goodman, Burnsville 24.74 ... Jasmine Dittrich, John Marshall 24.86

Heat 2 -- Sophie Charlton, Mayo 24.96 ... 2. Abby Berens, Shakopee 25.00 ... 3. Akuoma Omeoga, Irondale 25.05

Heat 3 -- 1. Paige Kuplic, Prior Lake ... 2. Emily VanHeel, Little Falls ... 3. Kalesha Taylor, Mayo 25.23

Finalists: Erickson, Kuplic, Charlton, Goodman, Berens, VanHeel, Dittrich, Okonkwo, and Omeoga

Boys 800m Prelims:

Heat 2 --
@200 -- 29 ... Moen leads a thick pack ...
@400 -- 59 ... Kebede leads ...
@600 -- 1:28... still Kebede ...

1. Robel Kebede, Mpls South 1:56.44 ... 2. Sam Miner, Winona 1:57.68 ... 3. Edward Van Pelt, Chaska 1:58.16

Heat 1 --
@200 -- 27 ... Mellon and Abda ...
@400 -- 54.7 ... Mellon, then Abda!
@600 -- 1:23 ... stil Mellon and Abda ...

1. Zach mellon, Buffalo 1:50.99 ... 2, Harun Abda, Fridley 1;51.69 ... 3. Eric Anenson, Minnetonka 1;56.99

Finalists: Mellon, Kebede, Abda, Miner, Anneson, Van Pelt, Moen, Fenske, and Erickson.

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Boys’ Pole Vault:

Schuette wins with 15-0

Girls 800m Prelims:

Heat 2 --
@200 -- 32 ... Domski leads ...
@400 -- 68 . . Zenner leads ...
@600 -- 1:42 ... Zenner building a lead ...

1. Anna Ferguson, Eastview 2:16.83 ... 2. Haylie Zenner, Fergus Falls 2:16.89 ... 3. Victoria Paulson, Owatonna 2:17.51

Heat 1 --
@200 -- 31 ... McSherry leads ...
@400 -- 66 ... Still McSherry ...
@600 -- 1:40 ... Opitz leads ...

1. Cassy Opitz, Een Prairie 2;13.98 ... 2. Erin Krause, Wayzata 2;14.95 ... 3. Tatum Garrity, Hibbing 2;15.25

Finalists: Opitz, Ferguson, Krause, Zenner, Garrity, Mincke, Paulson, McSherry, and Lucken.

Boys' 300m Hurdle Prelims:

Heat 1 -- 1. James Butler, Tartan 38.82 ... 2. Greg Kufahl, Hopkins 39.34 ... 3. Nick Djerf, Osseo 39.76

Heat 2 -- 1. Snosio Boy-Weah, Park Center 38.36 ... 2. Larry Frazier, Cooper 39.45 ... 3. Jerome Begin, Buffalo 39.56

Finalists: Boye-Weah, Butler, Kufahl, Frazier, Begin, Djerf, Darling, Maloney, and Bye

Girls' Discus Finals: 1. Jessica Cagle, Grand Rapids 157-6 ... 2. Kim Hovey, Red Wing 136-7 ... 3. Maggie Ewen, St. Francis 132-6

Girls' 300m Hurdle Prelims:

Heat 1 -- 1. Kayla Sawtell, Mounds View 45.49 ... 2. Rena Kneeland, New Prague 45.94 ... 3. Jessica January, Richfield 45.95

Heat 2 -- 1. Jessica Keeslilng, WBL 45.09 ... 2. Mariah Witt, Hopkins 45.78 ... 3. Kirstie Townley,WBL 45.86

Finalists: Keeesling, Sawtell, Witt, Kneeland, Townley, January, Edmunds, Murray, and Cich

Boys' Pole Vault Update:

Weimerkirch has passed to 15-3 ... Schuette has cleared 15-0, Weimerkirch has only cleared 14-9, with a miss at 15-0.

Boys 400m Prelims:

Heat 1 -- 1. Troy Pollard, Highland Park 49.00 ... 2. Aric Hoeschen, STMA ... 3. Christian Willman, Rosemount 49.94

Heat 2 -- 1. Frank Falzone, Stillwater 50.11 ... 2. Dan Guelle, Hastings 50.52 ... 3. Josh Nielen, Forest Lake 50.66

Finalists: Pollard, Falzone, Hoeschen, Guelle, Willman, Darling, Marx, Nielsen, and German.

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Boys' Pole Vault update:

Schuette is over the bar at 15-0.

Girls' 400m Prelims:

Heat 1 -- 1. Erica Dombro, Highland Park 57.34 ... Laura Schnittker, Maple Grove 57.56 ... 3. Sophie Charlton, Mayo 57.84

Heat 2 -- 1. Lindsay Mattson, Grand Rapids 56.66 ... Bridget Sweeney, Hopkins 56.92 ... 3. Paige Stratioti, Denfeld 57.42

Finalists: Mattson, Dombro, Sweeney, Schnittker, Stratioti, VenHeel, Pratt, ,Charlton, and Campbell.

Boys; Pole Vault Final:

With the bar now at 15-0, Schuette and Weimerskirch still remain in the competition.

Boys; Pole Vault Final:

With the bar at 14-9, Schuette and Weimerskirch remain in the competition.

Boys' 4 x 100m Relay Prelims:

Heat 1 -- 1. Andover 43.01 ... 2. Hopkins 43.22 ... 3. Sartell-St. Stephen 43.28
Heat 2 -- 1. Eagan 42.77 ... 2. White Bear Lake 43.17 ... Brainerd 43.35

Finalists: Eagan, Andover, WBL, Hopkins, Sartell-St. Stephen, North St. Paul, Brainerd, Anoka, and Chaska ... Chaska advanced over Lakeville South 43.384 to 43.390!

Boys' Pole Vault Finals:

Three vaulters remain in the competition with the bar at 14-6: Shaise Schuette of St. Francis, Mike Kosiak of Mounds View, and defending champ Blake Weimerskirch of Armstrong.

Girls 4 x 100m Relay Prelims:

Heat 1 -- 1. Hopkins 48.32 ... 2. Osseo 49.04 ... 3. Armstong 49.07 ... Roseville DQ-ed
Heat 2 -- 1. Mounds View 48.30 ... 2. Eastview 48.83 ... 3. Burnsville 49.17

Finalists: Mounds View, Hopkins, Eastview, Osseo, Amstrong, Burnsville, Elk River, Lakeville North, and Anoka

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Girls' High Jump: 1. Andrea Whitney, Sartell-St. Stephen 5-8 ... 2. Katie Loberg, Princeton 5-8 ... 3. Laura, Sartell-St. Stephen 5-6 and Katie Guse, Waseca 5-6

Boys' Shot Put Final: 1. Casey Dehn, Owatonna 61-5 ... 2. Sean Wallace, Owatonna 58-8 1/4 ... 3. Dijon Starr, Blaine 57-8 1/4

Boys' 4 x 200m Relay Prelims:

Heat 1 -- 1. White Bear Lake 1:29.02 ... 2. Farmington 1:29.59 ... 3. Totino-Grace 1:30.05
Heat 2 -- 1. Rosemount 1:29.00 ... 2. Anoka 1;29.69 ... 3. Hopkins 1:29.70

Finalists: Rosemount, WBL, Farmington, Anoka, Hopkins, Brainerd, Totino-Grace, Buffalo, and Eagan
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Girls' 4 x 200m Relay Prelims:

Heat 1 -- 1. Osseo 1;41.43 ... 2. Armstrong 1;42.03 .. 3. Lakeville North 1:43.26
Heat 2 -- 1. Hopkins 1:41.62 ... Prior Lake 1:42.53 ... 3. Roseville 1:42.67

Finalists: Osseo, Hopkins, Armstrong, Prior Lake, Roseville, Mounds View, Lakeville North, Shakopee, and New Prague

Boys' 100m Prelims:

Heat 1 -- 1. Josh Jackson, Farmington 10.94 ...2. Jonny Anyaogu, Lakeville North ... 3. Lee Dhein, St. Cloud Tech 11.10

Heat 2 -- 1. Chichi Ojika, Irondale 10.77w ... Myint Maung, Highland Park 10.80w ... AJ Troup, Wayzata 10.81w

Heat 3 -- Emmanuel Matadi, St. Paul Johnson 10.75 ... 2. Andrew Lewis, St. Paul Central 10.92 ... 3. Blake Webster, Eagan 11.03

Finalists: Matadi, Ojika, Jackson, Maung, Lewis, Anyaogu, Troup, Nelson, and Wilhite

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Girls 100m Prelims:

Heat 1 -- 1. Amanda Beckman, Eastview 12.30w ... 2. Taylor Anderson, Hopkins 12.31w, Akoumo Omeoga, Irondale 12.35w

Heat 2 -- 1. Sasha Davis, Park Center 12.18w ... Stormy Nesbeit, Roseville 12.28 ... Mary Tanoe, Hopkins 12.31

Heat 3 -- Sid'Reshia Floyd, Armstrong 12.14 ... Rosey Erickson, Alexandria 12.33 ... Antoinette Goodman, Burnsville 12.35

Finalists: Floyd, Davis, Beckman, Nesbit, Anderson, Erickson, Ranoe, Omeoga, and Goodman

Boys 110m Hurdles Prelims:

Heat 1 -- 1. Keenan Stangl, Buffalo 14.69 ... 2. Zach Vraa, Rosemount 14.79 ... 3. Derek Barett, Andover 15.13.

Heat 2 -- Scott Samountrey, Hopkins 15.16 ... 2. Adam Bolton, Mahtommedi 15.18 ... 3. Josh Zitzmann, Farmington 15.28

Finalists: Stangl, Samountrey, Vraa, Bolton, Barett, Boye-Weah, Zitzmann, Rice, and Duruji

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Girls' 100m Hurdles Prelims:

Heat 1 -- 1. Laura Schnittker, Maple Grove 14.58w ... 2. Kayla Sawtell, Mounds View 14.69w ... 3. Jessica Keesling, WBL 14.93w

Heat 2 -- Chiamaka Okonkwo, Osseo 14.69 ... 2. Jessica January, Richfield 14.71, 3. Emily Stalpes, Wayzata 14.87

Finalists: Schnittker, Okonkwo, Sawtell, January, Stalpes, Keesling, Coleman, Ring, and Smith.

Boys' 3200m: 1. Jeremy Drenkhahn, Wayzata 9:18.46 ... 2. Chris Massey, Rosemount 9:19.36 ... 3. Danny Ducharme 9:22.36

@200 -- 33 seconds ... Richie leads ...
@400 -- 70 ... Paradis leads a bunched pack ...
@800 -- 2:20 ... Paradis leads Ducharme and Drenckhahn
@1200 -- 3:32 ... still Paradis leading the Wayzata pair, with Truedson in 4th
@1600 -- 4:44 ... the same order through for places ...
@2000 -- 5:55 ... Drenkhahn and Ducharme to the fore ...
@2400 -- 7:05 ... Drenkhahn, Ducharme, Massey, and Truedson in a line
@2800 -- 8:13 ... at the bell it's Truedson pushing the pace ...

Massey makes a big move to take the lead on the backstretch ...

Drenkhahn wins, catching Massy just before the line ... Massy 2nd ... Ducharme 3rd ...unofficial winning time: 9:18.4

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Girls' 3200m: 1. Jamie Piepenburg, Alexandria 10:54.01 2. Maria Hauger, Shakopee 10:54.79 3. Alyssa Salava, North St. Paul 10:55.65

@200 -- 35 seconds ... Hauger leads ...
@400 -- 74 ... Piepenburg leads
@800 -- 2:36 ... Piepenburg and Hauger are clear of the field by 10m
@1200 -- 3:59 ... Piepenburg and Hauger clear by 25m
@1600 -- 5:23 ... still Piepenburg and Hauger ... Sjostrom and Petit lead the chase pack
@2000 -- 6:50 ... still Piepenburg and Hauger ... with Docherty moving into 3rd
@2400 -- 8:16 ... the pack, led by Salava, is closing on the leaders
@2800 -- 9:39 ... it's a pack of four now, with Salava and Piepenburg battling for the lead with a lap to go ...

Peipenburg wins after Salava took the lead and built a gap on the final turn! Hauger 2nd, Salava 3rd. Unofficial winning time: 10:53.4.


Welcome to Down the Backstretch's live coverage of the MSHSL Class AA Friday session. We're reporting from Klas Field at Hamline University in St. Paul. Pull up a supportive chair and a bag of snacks and enjoy the meet with us!

All you need to do is refresh your browser window regularly for event-by-event coverage of today prelims and finals. The latest news and results will appear at the top of this page, older data will be collected beneath.

Weather conditions at 8:45 a.m., 15 minutes before the start of the today's competition, are clear skies, a temperature of 62 degrees, a relative humidity of 53%, and winds from the WNW at 5 mph. Forecasts call clear skies today -- tomorrow is another story! -- with a high of 72 degrees.

Until action begins, we invite you to entertain yourself with ...

Boys heat sheets ...
HERE ... Girls heat sheets ... HERE.

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