Girls' and Boys' AA 1600s

Photos by Gene Niemi

Emily Kompelien(1) outsprints  Emily Covert(2) in the final straightaway. 

                           
                                Khalid Hussein(1) holds off Maxwell Manley to win the 1600.

Manley said that the duo have raced each other 4 or 5 times this season and each time Hussein
won on the final straightaway.  Manley, a junior, said that he was planning on running

Kompelien said she saw Cover(2)t start her kick about 400 meters from the finish. 
Kompelien tucked in behind Covert before unleashing her kick in the final
straight.

Gene Niemi's MSHSL State Championships Photo Album--MIDDLE DISTANCE RACES

(From L to R) Alex Miley, Seth Eliason, and Khalid Hussein
with a lap to go in the Class AA 1600.
Photo by Gene Niemi

Hussein(2) and Eliason(1) dip toward the finish line.
Photo by Gene Niemi

Eliason celebrates his victory
Photo by Gene Niemi

Anna Fenske(1) battles with Emily Kompelien(2) in
 the stretch of the Class AA 1600
Photo by Gene Niemi

Declan Dahlberg(13) leads the field through
the beginning stages of the Class A 1600.
Photo by Gene Niemi

Tierney Wolfgram(1) pulls away from Taylor Kreitinger(2) in the Class A 1600
Photo by Gene Niemi