Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Yes/No: Six or more All-Time State Meet Records broken at MSHSL Meet?


The Minnesota High School track and field season culminates with the State Meet at Hamline University on Friday and Saturday.  The meet kicks off with Class AA Prelims at 9:00 A.M on Friday.  The Class A Prelims start at at 3:30 (or later if the Class AA meet runs long).  Saturday follows the same schedule with Class AA Finals beginning at 9:00 and the Class A Finals at 3:30.

Twenty-two individual champions will return to defend titles in 2013.  This may be the last chance to see some decorated seniors compete for his or her high school team.  Shakopee senior Maria Hauger is the defending 1600 and 3200 meter champion in Class AA (she also happens to hold four individual state titles in cross country).  Senior Maggie Ewen, an all-time great graduating from St. Francis, has three consecutive state discus titles and two shot put titles to her name.  Ewen also holds the Minnesota State All-Time Record in the discus.

Speaking of Minnesota State Records, here is the question of the week...

Yes/No: Will six or more All-Time Minnesota State Meet Records be broken at the MSHSL Meet this week?

The All-Time State Meet records are defined as the best mark at a State Meet in either Class AA and Class A.  In the 2012 results, it is the record written as "MN All Time."  We are not asking about the separate Class AA and Class A records.  Nor are we asking about the Minnesota All-Time Best marks that can occur anytime during the season.  Lastly, as wheelchair events were only added last year, we will not include their record count in this contest.

Some notable athletes with the potential to break records based on their seed times include: Wayzata's 4x200 boys team, the Stillwater duo of Eric Colvin and Wayde Hall in the 3200, Michael Valli and Tyler Tappe in the Pole Vault, Taylor Anderson and Wensia Johnson in the girls 100, Taylor Weibke and Caraline Slattery in the High Jump, Niara Hall in the Triple Jump, Clare Flanagan and Emi Trost in the 1600 and Maggie Ewen in the discus.

Heat sheets for the meet are here...Boys * Girls

The 2012 Results are here...AA Boys * A Boys * AA Girls * A Girls

Apple Raceberry Jam lists Minnesota High School Honor Rolls with the top times for the entire season HERE

To play our game, simply type "yes" or "no" into the subject line of an e-mail and send it to us at DtBFantasy [AT] gmail [DOT] com before 9:00 A.M. CDT, Friday, June 7th.  Please put your answers in the subject line of the e-mail and make sure your full name appears somewhere in the e-mail.  We will offer a bonus for participants making their 2013 debut in Yes/No - a correct answer will be worth two points for anyone who has not played yet this year.

My Answer:  Yes

Last week's question was:  Will Hassan Mead run 13:15.00 or faster at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday?   The answer was no - Mead ran 13:32.73.  Eleven people answered correctly this week and Lori Anne Schwiesow and Mary Varney lead with eleven points.  There are six contestants tied for second place with ten points each.

For all the results, please visit DtB Fantasy Corner, HERE.

1 comment:

Doug said...

The answer is yes - seven All-Time State Meet Records were broken. The records all came from Class AA: Boys 4x200, 400, 3200, Pole Vault plus the girls 4x100, Pole Vault and Shot Put.