Maxwell Otterdahl Wins Shot Put Despite injury

                                Photo by Gene Niemi

               Maxwell Otterdahl had to overcome a leg injury in his quest to follow the family
               tradition of success in the throws.  In order to do that he changed his technique because
            using the spin, rather than the glide put less pressure on his damaged muscle. The change
         worked in the shot put as Otterdahl won that event(58' 7.25"), but he wasn't able to fully overcome that issue in the discus in a  wet circle and sometime slippery disc to finish 7th(151' 6")

Maggie Ewen won her first indoor shot put title by recording the sixth-best mark in meet history at 18.49m (60-8). The redshirt-senior from St. Francis, Minnesota, also placed fourth in the weight throw for her second First Team All-America honor of the championships.

Maggie Ewen throws world-leading-mark in the shot put.

  Maggie Ewen continues to set records HERE

Maggie Ewen Breaks Her Own ASU Indoor Shot record, Fifth All Time Women's NCAA Throw

Photo courtesy of ASU
In her second indoor track competition in 2018, Maggie Ewen
improved her school record in the indoor shot put(set last week in
her season opener, and moved up to fifth on the NCAA's all-time list.

Samuel Moore is on a Roll

Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale's Samuel Moore came into the MSHSL State Meet with an impressive streak.  For the last six meets he'd set personal bests.  On Friday, he extended that streak winning the Class A shot put title with a throw of 59' 11.75", a distance that would have placed him fourth in the Class AA competition.

Coached by his father, Moore doesn't know why he was on fire.  One of the officials had watched him as a 6 foot tall two sport athlete as an eighth grader and recognized Moore's potential  Now Moore is 6'5"and has caught the attention of coaches at Iowa for football and for track by NDSU.  A junior he has one more year to reach another goal he missed today, throwing the shot beyond 60 feet.

He felt slightly "frustrated," he said, not breaking that barrier.  He hopes to have a shot at it during the Summer and get some invites to the big Summer meets. Whatever the outcome, his academic plan is to major in engineering wherever he goes to continue his education.  Hopefully, he'll continue to improve in football and track in the seasons ahead as he closes his high school career at  a level that will also get him an athletic scholarship.

On Saturday, Moore hopes to add to his resume in the discus, as he has the second farthest throw among Class A athletes this season in that event.      

KPNX Interview/Feature on Maggie Ewen

KPNX Interview/Feature on Maggie Ewen who is trying for a triple at NCAA's in the throwing events HERE

Miles List: Girl's Shot Put

Girl's All-Time Shot Put  (4kg)

 54-08.50    Maggie Ewen                 St. Francis                      2013

52-04.75    Liz Podominick               Lakeville                         2003

47-09.00    Alexandrea Hurst            Robbinsdale Armstrong   2016

47-08.00    Jamie McKibbon             Hibbing                          1993

47-02.00    Katelyn Weber                St. Clair                          2014

46-09.75    Nicole Fautsch                Rochester John Marshall 2016

46-09.25    Shaina Burns                 Lakeville South               2014

46-04.00    Kim Hovey                      Red Wing                       2010

46-02.75    Lindsey Schultz              Lakeville                         2003

46-02.50    Nicole Kopari                  Thief River Falls              1998

(10)

46-02.00    Julie Eisenschenk           Rocori                            1985

45-11.75    Jenna Wendorff              Fulda                             2002

45-11.50    Ashley Thooft                 St. Clair                          2012

45-11.00    Jaimi Salone                  Blake                             2016

45-10.00    Kari Schmidt                   Chisago Lakes Area       2003

45-05.75    Brianne Carmichael        DeLaSalle                      2003

45-04.50    Jordyn Thornton             Lakeville South               2012

45-04.25    Sheena Devine               North Branch                  2003

45-04.00    Jackie Luehmann           Lewiston-Altura              2000

44-11.50    Sharon Miller                  Blaine                            2015

(20)

44-10.75    Shay Nielsen                  Detroit Lakes                  2015

44-09.25    Julie Albrecht                  Minnetonka                    1983

44-08.75    Cassidy Smestad            Mounds View                  2015

44-08.00    Barbora Ungermannova  Crookston                      2004

44-06.50    Natalie Manders             Eastview                        2015

44-05.50    Shirley Molitor                 Rocori                            1985

44-05.00    Julie Musolf                    Minnetonka                    1992

44-04.00    Kortney Ihnen                 Foley                              1999

44-03.50    Amy Kubat                     Owatonna                      2008

44-03.25    Becci Osterdyk               Mora                              2011

(30)

44-03.25    Veronica Rasmussen      Mounds View                  2015

44-01.50    Kari Torgenson               Rocori                            2000

44-01.00    Pam Brinkworth              Bloomington Kennedy     1993

44-00.25    Leslie Smith                    Irondale                         1983

43-10.00    Deb Radil                       Hayfield                          1982

43-07.50    Kristi Oleen                    Blaine                            1988

43-06.50    Misty Langseth               Hawley-Ulen-H                1990

43-06.50    Amy Netland                   Bagley/Fosston              2000

43-06.25    Erikka Grose                   Grand Rapids                 1995

43-06.00    Maddie Lindhart             Zumbrota-Mazeppa        2015

(40)

43-05.50    Shiloh Oelkers                Pine Island                     1992

43-05.00    Kristi Wavra                    EGF Sacred Heart          1992

43-05.00    Emma Gilbert                  International Falls           2016

43-04.25    Abby Goraczkowski        Litchfield                        2009

43-04.00    Susan Semmler              New London-Spicer        1992

43-03.75    Amanda Benz                Irondale                         2004

43-03.75    Karina Schroeder            LakeCrystal-Wellcome    2012

43-03.50    Shyla McKibbon             Hibbing                          1996

43-03.25    Jenny Arneson               Lakeville                         1991

43-03.25    Janet Chapman              Sartell-St. Stephen          1994

(50)

43-02.50    Sarah Moon                   Marshall                         1989

43-02.50    Andraya Rollins              Grand Rapids                 2006

43-02.50    Kasie Vollmer                 Prior Lake                       2014

43-02.00    Jessica Cagle                 Grand Rapids                 2009

43-01.75    Trish Curtis                     Coon Rapids                  1997

43-01.50    Sally Huls                       Holdingford                    1985

43-01.25    Courtney Pasiowitz         Coon Rapids                  2013

43-01.00    Emily Lesser                   Maple Grove                   2010

43-00.50    Victoria Parker                Owatonna                      2004

43-00.00    Pam Wilson                    Red Wing                       1983

(60)

42-11.75    Madeline Moorhouse      Lakeville North                2016

42-11.50    Rebecca Stier                 Grand Meadow               2007

42-11.00    Amy Farber                     Walnut Grove                 1987

42-10.50    Rachael Wilson               Moorhead                      1991

42-10.50    LaiShema Hampton        St. Louis Park                 2008

42-10.00    Katy Ritten                     Robbinsdale Armstrong   2001

42-09.50    Samantha Dehn             Owatonna                      2005

42-09.25    Connie Lais                    Luverne                         1988

42-09.00    Brenda Pierce                International Falls           1980

42-09.00    Vicki Poehler                  Richfield                         1994

(70)

42-08.00    Maria Swanson               Brainerd                         2004

42-07.75    Karla Gohr                      Mountain Lake               1983

42-07.00    Tona Schmidtke             Waterville-Elysian           2000

42-06.00    Beth-el Algarin                Pierz                              2016

42-05.75    Kelsey Rohrig                 Owatonna                      2012

42-05.50    Liz Klukas                       Waseca                          2000

42-05.50    Alicia Sliter                      Apple Valley                   2000

42-05.25    Kylene Ramsey              Moorhead                      2007

42-05.00    Felisha Willaert               Lakeville                         2005

42-05.00    Heather Schultz              Perham                          2009

(80)

42-04.75    Janelle Bell                     Coon Rapids                  1982

42-04.50    Pamela Summers           Spring Lake Park            1982

42-03.50    Emma Erickson               Lakeville North                2012

42-03.25    Tamira McLemore           Eagan                            2015

42-03.00    Allie Heifort                     Bemidji                           2013

42-02.75    Courtney Pasiowitz         Coon Rapids                  2012

42-02.50    Kelly Newman                 Stillwater                        1986

42-02.50    Angie Guenther              White Bear Lake             2012

42-02.25    Sandra Venghaus           St. Michael-Albertville      1998

42-02.25    Sylvia Zanini                   Fulda                             2012

(90)

42-02.00    Leah Kern                      St. James                       2005

42-02.00    Katie Gruys                    Annandale                     2012

42-01.25    Deanna Turnbaugh         Lakeville                         1997

42-01.00    Kris Benzie                     Grand Rapids                 1980

42-01.00    Katie Johnson                Atwater-Cosmos             2003

42-01.00    Janaie Burich                 Roseville Area                2008

42-00.75    Brittany Erdmann            Mayer Lutheran              2010

42-00.50    Arlys Johnson                International Falls           1980

42-00.00    Edie Boyer                     Hastings                         1982

42-00.00    Jennifer Svobodny          Lakeville North                2011

(100)

41-11.75    Nancy Fleischaker          Brainerd                         1984

41-11.75    Becki Burt                       Winona                          1996

41-11.25    Elizabeth Alabi               Brooklyn Center              2001

41-11.00    Liberty Slinden               Atwater-Cosmos             2008

41-10.00    Patti Fitzgerald               Grand Rapids                 1985

41-10.00    Vickey Willis                    Park Center                    1988

41-09.00    Stacy DesRoches           Anoka                            1984

41-09.00    Becky Pettit                    St. Cloud Apollo              1993

41-09.00    Alean Frawley                 Spring Lake Park            1999

41-09.00    Noelle Hall                      Lewiston-Altura              2003

(110)

41-09.00    Cassie Cardinal              Foley                              2012

41-09.00    Jaiden McCollum            Park Rapids Area            2016

41-08.75    Robin Bullis                    White Bear Lake             1988

41-08.25    Sonja Peterson               Tartan                            1999

41-08.00    Missy Swanson              Coon Rapids                  1990

41-08.00    Audrey Scharmer            Winona                          2014

41-07.50    Nicole Lonning               New Richland                 2003

41-07.50    Samantha Broderius       BOLD                             2005

41-07.25    Krista Holmstrand           Cloquet                          1986

41-07.00    Nancy Overman              Fulda                             1994

(120)

41-07.00    Sydnie Mauch                Brainerd                         2011

41-06.75    Megan Strese                 Ashby-Brandon              2010

41-06.25    Toni Jameson                 St. Paul Highland Park    1986

41-06.00    Roxi Haas                       Cambridge                     1981

41-06.00    Melanie Herrera              Mpls Roosvelt                 1984

41-06.00    Seri Geisler                     Greenway-Nashw-Keew  2015

41-05.75    Kristen Warner                Redwood Falls                1990

41-05.75    Labirshia Michael            Bloomington Kennedy     2010

41-05.00    Jane Richards                Prior Lake                       1992

41-04.50    Hannah Gustafson          South Saint Paul             2016

(130)

41-03.50    Misty Bahr                      International Falls           1994

41-03.25    Becky Fettig                   St. Cloud Apollo              1980

41-03.25    Katrina Schloesser          Hibbing                          1990

41-02.50    Kathleen Johnson           International Falls           1989

41-02.50    Danye Guinn                  St. Francis                      2004

41-02.50    Nichole Olson                 Warren                           2005

41-02.50    Victoria Harren                Melrose Area                  2006

41-02.00    Kara Karlsgodt               Atwater-Cosmos             2004

41-02.00    Hannah Steele               Windom Area                  2012

41-01.50    Marcy Muench                Hastings                         1984

(140)

41-01.00    Jessie Krejci                   Lakeville                         1999

41-01.00    Neisha Monroe               Cambridge-Isanti            2007

41-01.00    Makala Keefe                 White Bear Lake             2016

41-00.75    Alyssa Leyendecker        Mounds View                  2010

41-00.50    Julie Murphy                   Spring Lake Park            1983

41-00.50    Lisa O'Groske                 Elgin-Millville                   1988

41-00.25    Karina Schroeder            Lake Crystal                   2011

41-00.00    Lisa Marshall                  Mahtomedi                     1989

41-00.00    Kaelene Lundstrom         BOLD                             2006

41-00.00    Aslea Dydell                   Rochester Century          2006

(150)

41-00.00    Jeri Johnson                  Moorhead                      2008

41-00.00    Emily Speier                   Buffalo                           2013

41-00.00    Molli Detloff                    Elk River                         2014

40-11.75    Rhonda House               Spring Valley                  1980

Girl's Shot Put - 2016

47-9         ALEXANDREA HURST                   Robbinsdale Armstrong               11    Armstrong Triangular 

46-9.75    NICOLE FAUTSCH                         Rochester John Marshall             12    Section 1AAA True Team 

45-11       JAIMI SALONE                               Blake                                          12    Section 4A   

43-5         EMMA GILBERT                             International Falls                        10    Section 7A  

42-11.75  MADELINE MOORHOUSE              Lakeville North                            11    State 

42-9         NATALIE MANDERS                      Eastview                                     12    Farmington Inv.  

42-6         BETH-EL ALGARIN                        Pierz                                           10    Section 5A

42-3.25    TAMIRA MCLEMORE                     Eagan                                        12    True Team State  

41-9         JAIDEN MCCOLLUM                      Park Rapids Area                        10    Section 8A  

41-4.5      HANNAH GUSTAFSON                  South Saint Paul                         12    Section 3AA  

(10)

41-1         MAKALA KEEFE                            White Bear Lake                         12    Suburban East Conference

40-11.5    CYNTHIA SALONE                         Blake                                          12    Lakeville Mega Meet  

40-11       AMBER HANSEN                           Austin                                         11    Faribault Triangular  

40-10.5    SIDNEY WENTLAND                      Elk River                                     11    Section 7AA   

40-9.25    LEAH KLEIN                                  Mounds View                              11    State 

40-6.5      MEGAN GEHRKE                           Faribault                                     10    Section 1AA  

40-0.5      SIDNEY HINRICHS                         Bemidji                                       12    Section 8AAA True Team    

39-11.5    ANDREA ABRAMS                         Eastview                                     10    Section 3AA  

39-11       ARIEL LAABS                                Eden Valley-Watkins                   12    Section 5A

39-9.5      DESTINY MEYER                           Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton              12    Section 8A Subsection 30A

(20)

39-8         KAIA PEPSIN                                 Moorhead                                   9      Eagles Relays  

39-5.5      MCKENZIE DUWENHOEGGER      Alexandria                                  9      Section 8AA   

39-5         ALAYNA THEISSEN                       Lake Crystal-Wellcome Mem/N    12    Valley Conference 

39-4         AMANDA ANDERSON                    Saint Francis                               11    Chisago Lakes Invite    

39-2.5      SAMANTHA ANDERSON                Champlin Park                            12    Northwest Suburban  

39-2         SARAH HART                                 Plainview-Elgin-Millville                12    Section 1AA True Team    

39-1.25    ASHMERA PATTERSON                Robbinsdale Armstrong               11    Northwest Suburban

38-11       MORGAN EDWARDS                     Luverne                                      12    Section 3A   

38-11       ALLISON LARDY                           Fairmont                                     10    Fairmont Sentinel Relays 

38-10.25  SYDNEY FERRIE                           Lakeville South                           11    Wildcat Invite 

(30)

38-9.5      SARAH GIGSTAD                          Burnsville                                    12    Section 3AAA True Team    

38-8.75    AYOKA LEE                                   Byron                                         10    State 

38-7.5      EMMA GAFFNEY                           Redwood Valley                          11    Section 3A   

38-7.5      REBECCA HILTNER                       Monticello                                   12    Section 8AA   

38-6.5      KASSANDRA LUECK                     Anoka                                        12    True Team State  

38-5.5      BRENNA CUTLER                          Fairmont                                     10    Section 2A Subsection 5 

38-5.5      CAYLE HOVLAND                          Willmar                                       10    Central Lakes Conference

38-5.25    ANNIE FALARDEAU                       Grand Rapids                             10    Old River

38-4         ALEAH KESKE                              Mounds View                              8      Suburban East Conference

38-3.5      MADDIE KRUEGER                        Cambridge-Isanti                        12    Mississippi 8 Conference

(40)

38-3         SOPHIA FISHER                            New Richland-H-E-G                   12    Section 2A Subsection 5  

38-2.5      JOSEE AXBERG                            North Branch                              12    True Team State  

38-2         JESSICA BLIESE                           Osakis                                        11    True Team State  

38-1         NATALIE ST.MARIE                       Saint Francis                              12    Chisago Lakes Invite

38-0         SAMANTHA HEDTKE                     Waconia                                     8      Orono Spartan Invite  

37-10.75  MARY BIEGERT                             Owatonna                                  12    Dean Bishop Invitational  

37-10.75  REBECCA MANTEUFFEL               Mayer Lutheran                          11    State 

37-10.25  ANNIKA POE                                 Big Lake                                     9      Section 7AA   

37-10       KENDALL PKILLIPS                       Mpls Washburn                           10    Edina Invite    

37-9         JAIMIE MCNAMEE                         Lakeville South                           12    Section 1AA  

(50)

37-8.25    LAUREN JAHNKE                          Mounds View                              11    Suburban East Conference

37-7         LINDSEY NORMAN                        Blue Earth Are                            10    Buc Invite

37-6.75    MAKAYLA WILLIAMS                     Waconia                                     12    Holy Family Meet 

37-6.5      NORA MERK                                  Alexandria                                  12    Central Lakes Conference

37-6.5      NATALIE ST. MARI                         Saint Francis                               12    Section 7AA   

37-6         ANIKA WEBER                               Lakeville North                            10    Section 1AAA True Team 

37-5.75    KAMI SAWTELLE                           Luverne                                      11    Section 3A   

37-5.5      TAILA DAVIS                                 Eden Prairie                                12    Edina Invite

37-5.25    CAMERON DOWNEY                     Blake                                          11    Independent Metro Conference

37-4         SELA KOSIDOWSKI                       Winona                                       10    Section 1AA

(60)

37-3.5      AKEDIA JEFFERSON                     Roseville Area                             12    Section 4AA

37.3.25    SIRI OLSON                                   Northfield                                   12    Red Wing Invite

37-3         MAYA COCHRANE                         Woodbury                                   9      Wayzata Relays 

37-3         CLAIRE REHOME                          Mankato West                             11    Triangular  

37-1.5      SOPHIE BALSTER                         Brainerd                                     12    Section 8AA   

37-0         JORDAN ANDERSON                     Trek North                                   10    Section 8A  

36-11.5    AUBREY HIGHUM                          Waseca                                      12    St. Charles Invite

36-11       MEGAN KRENTZ                            Sibley East                                 12    Minnesota River Conference 

36-10.5    ABI CARVER                                  Wayzata                                     12    Lake Conference

36-10.5    BRIANNA LARSON                        Litchfield                                     10    Section 5A

(70)

36-9         HAILEY BAHR                                Byron                                         10    Section 1AA True Team    

36-9         HANNAH DUCKSON                       Prior Lake                                   12    True Team State  

36-8.75    INGRID OLSON                              Red Wing                                    12    True Team State  

36-8.5      CAITLIN RICHARDSON                  Milaca                                         11    Section 5A Subsection 18A

36-8         CATIE FOBBE                                Maple Lake                                 10    Maple Lake Lions Invite

36-7.5      HARLEY BARLOW                         Crookston                                   11    Section 8A  

36-7         SOPHIA FISCHER                          New Richland-HEG                     12    Gopher Conference

36-7         CARLA WALQUIST                        Little Falls                                   12    Alexandria Quad

36-6.75    ANNALEE OLSON-SOLA               Northfield                                    10    Big 9 Conference