BISMARCK-Park River/Fordville-Lankin's Elaina Swartz ran and jumped her way to a pair of state track titles and helped PR-F- L to a tie for fourth place in the North Dakota Class B State Track and Field Meet on Saturday.
Swartz began her day with a :45.02 in the 300 hurdles and later added a 100 hurdle title in 16.10.
Hillsboro-Central Valley's Gracie Wright also was a double winner, capturing the 400 and 800 meters.
Hazen won the team title with 78 points. Hillsboro-Central Valley was second with 62 and Carrington third with 47. Park River-Fordville- Lankin and Harvey-Wells County tied for fourth with 40 points.
Swartz learned a lesson running in Friday's preliminaries.
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"I know the wind on this last stretch is hard. It was yesterday," Swartz said. "I knew my start had to be good so I could finish strong. I was happy with my start."
Swartz ran a 45.52 into a gale in Friday's prelims.
"I'm a pretty strong runner but I would say this state meet is the hardest wind I've had to run against this year," Swartz said.
After winning the 100 hurdles, Swartz was unable to say which race was most pleasing.
"I don't think I can pick which one," she said. "I did PR in the 100 hurdles and I was running into the wind the whole way."
That includes the key stretch of the race - between the last hurdle and the finish line.
"I come off that last hurdle, that's when I know I need to finish," Swartz said. "The whole season I haven't had anybody push me. It's different feeling another person next to me."
That was Taylor Roehl of Grant County-Flasher, who was second in 46.53.
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Swartz was unbeaten in the 100 hurdles this season.
Wright, meanwhile, posted a 57.03 in the 400 and a 2:17.12 in the 800.
For the second straight day, May-Port-C-G's Caillee Peterson went out and had some fun on the track. She posted an 11:14.50 in winning the 3,200.
"I definitely ran my race," Peterson said. "In other races I try to stick with people or I try to see if I can keep up with people.
"Today, I took the lead and made it mine."
Peterson said state is unpredictable due to the caliber of runners.
"It's hard to have a planned strategy. You have to go in there and adapt," Peterson said.
Down the stretch, Peterson had time to watch herself on a TV.
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"At state on the finishing stretch you can see that board and you can see who's behind you. I didn't watch myself finish," Peterson said.
Harvey-Wells County's Kari Wolfe set a state tournament record with a javelin throw of 144 feet, 2 inches.
On the boys side, New Town won with 85. Hillsboro-Central Valley finished fifth with 43.
Hillsboro-CV was led by Shandon Toenies, who won the 200 in :22.53, finished second in the 100 in :11.46 and was part of the first-place 4x100 relay.
"If I stay relaxed the entire race I can have a pretty good time," Toenis said. "I knew I had to get out to a really good start. Once I got to the 100, I thought I just had to go all out. I had a good start. If I don't have a good start, I don't usually catch up."
Other area winners included Harvey-Wells County's Payton Granger in the high jump (6 feet, 4 inches) and Griggs County Central's Wesley Odegaard in the shot put (52 feet, 10.5 inches).
"It was a good day. First place is always a good day," Odegaard said.
RESULTS
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CLASS B
BOYS
Team scores
(Final)
1. New Town 85. 2. Dickinson Trinity 71. 3. Kindred 51. 4. Des Lacs-Burlington-Lewis & Clark 45. 5. Hillsboro-Central Valley 43. 6. Lisbon 38.5. 7. Milnor-Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 38. 8. Mott-Regent 30. 9. Enderlin-Maple Valley 29. 10. (tie) Trenton-Williston Trinity Christian and Edgeley-Kulm 28. 12. Watford City 25. 13. Stanley-Powers Lake 21. 14. Killdeer 18.5. 15. Beulah 17. 16. Kenmare-Bowbells 14. 17. Harvey-Wells County 13. 18. Bowman County 11.5. 19. Rugby 11. 20 (tie) Burke Central, Park River-Fordville-Lankin, Glenburn, Griggs County Central, Hankinson and Northern Cass 10.
26. Benson County 9. 27. Divide County 8. 28. Thompson 6. 29. (tie) Carrington, Fargo Oak Grove, Bottineau and Nelson County 5. 33. Central Cass 4. 34. Sargent Central 3.5. 35. (tie) Larimore and Kidder County 3. 37. (tie) Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg and Beach 2. 39. (tie) Ellendale and Drayton-Valley-Edinburg 1.
Individual Results
100 meters: 1. Dawson Kram, Dickinson Trinity, 11.44. 2. Shandon Toenies, Hillsboro-CV, 11.46. 3. Kaden Kuntz, Dickinson Trinity, 11.46. 4. Joel DelaCruz, Beulah, 11.59. 5. Mark Medalen, Des Lacs-B-LC, 11.59. 6. Jay Baumann, Burke Central, 11.64. 7. Ethan Decker, Trenton-WTC, 11.95. 8. Kaden Jaeger, Rugby, 12.06.
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200: 1. Shandon Toenies, Hillsboro-CV, 22.53. 2. Kaden Kuntz, Dickinson Trinity, 22.88. 3. Jake Freitag, Kindred, 23.04. 4. Dawson Kram, Dickinson Trinity, 23.07. 5. Joel DelaCruz, Beulah, 23.12. 6. Mark Medalen, Des Lacs-B-LC, 23.12. 7. Joshua Knutson, Des Lacs-B-LC, 23.34. 8. Trey Lunneborg, Milnor-WL, 23.77.
400: 1. Mark Medalen, Des Lacs-B-LC, 49.76. 2. Noah Sickler, Dickinson Trinity, 49.78. 3. Jacob Rodin, Kenmare-Bowbells, 50.28. 4. Maverick Coleman, Lisbon, 50.38. 5. Ethan Lingen, Kindred, 51.36. 6. Justin Six, Kidder County, 51.44. 7. Arthur Punton, Enderlin-MV, 51.48. 8. Jay Baumann, Burke Central, 52.18.
800: 1. Ryan Wheeling, New Town, 1:57.22. 2. Jacob Rodin, Kenmare-Bowbells, 1:58.08. 3. Isaac Huber, Edgeley-Kulm, 1:58.90. 4. Arthur Punton, Enderlin-MV, 1:59.96. 5. Brett O'Connell, Benson County, 2:00.02. 6. Colby Antell, New Town, 2:00.98. 7. Ethan Lingen, Kindred, 2:00.99. 8. Daniel LeBeau, New Town, 2:02.93.
3,200: 1. Jalen Chase, New Town, 9:23.31 (Class B meet record; previous record 9:24.93, Elliott Stone, Shiloh Christian, 2015). 2. Ryan Wheeling, New Town, 9:34.13. 3. Chace Hale, New Town, 9:39.27. 4. Isaac Huber, Edgeley-Kulm, 9:39.61. 5. Robert White, New Town, 9:44.98. 6. Jaiven Hale, New Town, 9:59.39. 7. Daniel LeBeau, New Town, 10:03.80. 8. Payton Smith, Carrington, 10:09.80.
400 relay: 1. Rugby (Dustin Herold, Kade Leier, Kaden Jaeger, Cade Heilman), 43.90. 2. Trenton-WTC, 44.14. 3. Hillsboro-CV, 44.48. 4. Stanley-PL, 44.71. 5. Milnor-WL, 44.93. 6. Des Lacs-B-LC, 44.94. 7. Beulah, 44.98. 8. Northern Cass, 45.11.
800 relay: 1. Des Lacs-B-LC (Tyson Akers, Mark Medalen, Tommy Burke, Joshua Knutson), 1:29.76 (Class B meet record; previous record 1:29.90, DIckinson Trinity, 2015). 2. Dickinson Trinity, 1:31.24. 3. Stanley-PL, 1:31.79. 4. Kindred, 1:32.88. 5. Milnor-WL, 1:32.92. 6. Northern Cass, 1:33.44. 7. Beulah, 1:33.48. (Rugby, Hillsboro-CV disqualified).
1,600 relay: 1. Hillsboro-CV (Grant Skager, Cade Baesler, Isaac Luithle, Shandon Toenies), 3:27.45. 2. Kindred, 3:30.45. 3. Enderlin-MV, 3:30.94. 4. Lisbon, 3:31.34. 5. Central Cass, 3:31.90. 6. Dickinson Trinity, 3:33.41. 7. Bowman County, 3:34.15. 8. Watford City, 3:34.86.
110 hurdles: 1. Brady Wegh, Mott-Regent, 15.60. 2. Joshua Knutson, Des Lacs-B-LC, 15.65. 3. Aric Knopik, Dickinson Trinity, 15.71. 4. Rait Elliot, Watford City, 15.81. 5. Maverick Coleman, Lisbon, 16.31. 6. Evan Braaten, Milnor-WL, 16.56. 7. Cole McGorman, Watford City, 16.77. 8. Cody Perkins, Mott-Regent, 16.78.
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300 hurdles: 1. Maverick Coleman, Lisbon, 40.25. 2. Evan Braaten, Milnor-WL, 41.56. 3. Hunter Crist, Mott-Regent, 41.90. 4. Joshua Knutson, Des Lacs-B-LC, 42.37. 5. Isaac Huber, Edgeley-Kulm, 42.45. 6. Brady Wegh, Mott-Regent, 42.46. 7. Carter Zentz, Watford City, 42.56. 8. Rait Elliot, Watford City, 42.76.
High jump: 1. Payton Granger, Harvey-WC, 6-4. 2. Austin Smith, Trenton-WTC, 6-3. 3. Cole McGorman, Watford City, 6-3. 4. Alex Otto, Nelson County, 6-2. 5. Nate Battest, Beulah, 6-2. 6. (tie) Garrett LeMieux, Killdeer, and Drew Wittich, Sargent Central, 6-0. 8. Austin Doornbos, Benson County, 6-0.
Triple jump: 1. Luke Foertsch, Milnor-WL, 44-4.5. 2. Brock Benson, Kindred, 43-7.5. 3. Brady Wegh, Mott-Regent, 42-9.75. 4. Oscar Benson, Hillsboro-CV, 42-7.75. 5. Kaden Kuntz, Dickinson Trinity, 42-7. 6. Brant Bohmert, Northern Cass, 42-4.5. 7. Michael Hall, Kindred, 42-4. 8. Jacob Hanson, Sargent Central, 42-2.5.
Shot put: 1. Wesley Odegaard, Griggs County Central, 52-10.5. 2. Colby Mendiola, Glenburn, 47-8. 3. Josh Baumann, Burke Central, 47-2. 4. Cole Clementson, Park River-FL, 47-0. 5. Alix Wisnewski, Milnor-WL, 46-8.5. 6. Brody Wagner, Larimore, 46-7.5. 7. Austin Tonneson, Bottineau, 45-5. 8. Isaac Fridrich, Dickinson Trinity, 44-9.5.
Javelin: 1. Kyle Odegard, Lisbon, 180-5. 2. Peter Lindgren, Enderlin-MV, 175-6. 3. Adam Mark, Kindred, 169-3. 4. Dillan Kovash, Dickinson Trinity, 167-2. 5. Cody Mauch, Hankinson, 165-10. 6. Thomas Metzger, Northern Cass, 164-3. 7. Tony Kluver, Killdeer, 160-2. 8. Reed Gozdal, Drayton-VE, 148-1.
Awards
Outstanding senior athlete: Ryan Wheeling, New Town.
Coach of the year: Brian Anderson, New Town.
GIRLS
Team scores
(Final)
1. Hazen 78. 2. Hillsboro-Central Valley 62. 3. Carrington 47. 4. (tie) Park River-Fordville-Lankin and Harvey-Wells County 40. 6. Dickinson Trinity 39. 7. Milnor-Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 30. 8. Grant County-Flasher 28. 9. Killdeer 26.5. 10. Rugby 26. 11. Des Lacs-Burlington-Lewis & Clark 25. 12. Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg 24. 13. Hettinger-Scranton 21. 14. Watford City 19.5. 15. Lisbon 18. 16. Linton-Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock 16. 17. Parshall 16. 18. Nelson County 14. 19. (tie) Beulah and Thompson 13.
21. Hatton-Northwood 12. 22. Westhope-Newburg 11. 23 (tie) Standing Rock-Selfridge and Sargent Central 10. 25. Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page 9. 26. (tie) Central Cass, Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich and Warwick 8. 29. (tie) Mott-Regent, Bowman County, Richardton-Taylor and Kindred 7. 33. (tie) Barnes County North and Kidder County 6. 35. (tie) Glenburn and Drayton-Valley-Edinburg 5. 37. (tie) Garrison-Max and Central McLean 4. 39. (tie) Enderlin-Maple Valley and Oakes 3.
41. New Rockford-Sheyenne 2. 42. (tie) Shiloh Christian, North Star, Griggs County Central and Fargo Oak Grove 1.
Individual Results
100 meters: 1. Grace Zimmerman, Hazen, 12.99. 2. Kari Wolfe, Harvey-WC, 13.07. 3. Beatrice Kjelland, Park River-FL, 13.14. 4. Caitlyn Vogel, Des Lacs-B-LC, 13.21. 5. Kaitlyn Klein, Garrison-Max, 13.31. 6. Katie Duttenhefer, Hazen, 13.38. 7. Kristina Brossart, Rugby, 13.41. 8. Lanie Awender, Oakes, 13.43.
200: 1. Grace Zimmerman, Hazen, 25.93. 2. Kari Wolfe, Harvey-WC, 26.36. 3. Katie Duttenhefer, Hazen, 26.84. 4. Caitlyn Vogel, Des Lacs-B-LC, 26.94. 5. Elise Hintz, Hazen, 27.10. 6. Beatrice Kjelland, Park River-FL, 27.12. 7. Madison Erickson, Kindred, 27.18. 8. Lily Pyle, Central Cass, 27.29.
400: 1. Gracie Wright, Hillsboro-CV, 57.03. 2. Grace Zimmerman, Hazen, 57.12. 3. Peyton Frolek, Milnor-WL, 58.81. 4. Cedar Hall, Parshall, 59.30. 5. Taylor Hestekin, Hettinger-Scranton, 59.32. 6. Caitlyn Vogel, Des Lacs-B-LC, 59.63. 7. LaDora Schmidt, Kidder County, 1:00.21. 8. Shawnee Hansen, Killdeer, 1:00.31.
800: 1. Gracie Wright, Hillsboro-CV, 2:17.12. 2. Peyton Frolek, Milnor-WL, 2:17.55. 3. Taylor Hestekin, Hettinger-Scranton, 2:17.70. 4. Abigail Jarrett, Carrington, 2:19.91. 5. Cedar Hall, Parshall, 2:24.02. 6. Mackenzie Holkesvig, Hatton-Northwood, 2:24.45. 7. Drew Frolek, Milnor-WL, 2:24.80. 8. Mikayla Koenig, Finley-SHP, 2:24.93.
3,200: 1. Cailee Peterson, Mayville-Portland-CG, 11:14.50. 2. Kayla Ogle, Watford City, 11:20.06. 3. Reagan Baesler, Hillsboro-CV, 11:23.20. 4. Amanda Jarrett, Carrington, 11:40.95. 5. Mikayla Koenig, Finley-SHP, 11:45.85. 6. Mackenzie Holkesvig, Hatton-Northwood, 11:46.27. 7. MacKenna Arnold, Harvey-WC, 11:49.23. 8. Lacey Feist, Bowman County, 11:50.29.
400 relay: 1. Hazen (Elise Hintz, Hannah Sailer, Raquel Doll, Katie Duttenhefer), 50.05. 2. Harvey-WC, 50.42. 3. Central Cass, 50.45. 4. Park River-FL, 50.82. 5. Beulah, 51.30. 6. Dickinson Trinity, 51.42. 7. Kindred, 51.46. 8. Rugby, 51.68.
1,600 relay: 1. Hazen (Elise Hintz, Raquel Doll, Hannah Sailer, Grace Zimmerman), 4:04.18. 2. Hillsboro-CV, 4:04.38. 3. Dickinson Trinity, 4:12.39. 4. Carrington, 4:12.63. 5. Killdeer, 4:12.67. 6. Linton-HMB, 4:13.02. 7. Hettinger-Scranton, 4:13.17. 8. Parshall, 4:14.02.
800 relay: 1. Hazen (Elise Hintz, Hannah Sailer, Raquel Doll, Katie Duttenhefer), 1:44.44. 2. Dickinson Trinity, 1:44.96. 3. Park River-FL, 1:45.58. 4. Killdeer, 1:48.12. 5. Rugby, 1:48.53. 6. Linton-HMB, 1:48.56. 7. Des Lacs-B-LC, 1:48.89. 8. Fargo Oak Grove, 1:49.07.
100 hurdles: 1. Elaina Swartz, Park River-FL, 16.10. 2. Katelynn Lane, Killdeer, 16.14. 3. Maara Nelson, Carrington, 16.35. 4. Taylor Roehl, Grant County-Flasher, 16.50. 5. Emily Alt, Beulah, 16.72. 6. Tessa Schroeder, Enderlin-MV, 17.13. 7. Brooke Hiatt, Kindred, 17.17. 8. KaliRae Garcia, Central Cass, 17.17.
300 hurdles: 1. Elaina Swartz, Park River-FL, 45.02. 2. Tayor Roehl, Grant County-Flasher, 46.53. 3. Abigail Jarrett, Carrington, 47.00. 4. Raquel Doll, Hazen, 47.32. 5. Izzy Shirek, Thompson, 47.57. 6. April Hagemeister, Harvey-WC, 47.87. 7. Hannah Haley, New Rockford-Sheyenne, 48.71. 8. Morgan Hertz, Mott-Regent, 49.14.
High jump: 1. Amber Peterson, Sargent Central, 5-2. 2. (tie) Katya Baranko, Richardton-Taylor, and Katja Berge, Hillsboro-CV, 5-1. 4. Izzy Shirek, Thompson, 5-1. 5. Taylor Reilly, Drayton-VE, 5-1. 6. (tie) Kaitlyn Nokes, Watford City, Jordyn Everson, Barnes County North, and Tia McGorman, Watford City, 4-11.
Triple jump: 1. Taylor Roehl, Grant County-Flasher, 36-3.5. 2. Cassie Gefroh, Linton-HMB, 36-2. 3. Cassidy Walby, Bowman County, 35-1. 4. Jessica Kuchera, Milnor-WL, 34-11.25. 5. Izzy Shirek, Thompson, 34-11. 6. Brooke Blessum, Rugby, 34-10.25. 7. Masy Kuntz, Dickinson Trinity, 34-8.5. 8. Abbie Jiles, Westhope-Newburg, 34-7.
Shot put: 1. Kari Fritel, Des Lacs-B-LC, 39-8.5. 2. Paige Haakenson, Nelson County, 37-11.5. 3. Makayla Froehlich, Lisbon, 37-9.5. 4. Randi Long, Glenburn, 37-2. 5. Megan Kleingartner, Kidder County, 37-0. 6. Bryeann Robertson, Warwick, 36-6. 7. Angel Bobbe, Hazen, 36-5.5. 8. Payton Packer, Kindred, 36-5.5.
Javelin: 1. Kari Wolfe, Harvey-WC, 144-2 (Class B meet record; previous record 143-11, Kayla Hochhalter, Carrington, 2014). 2. Kendra Odegard, Lisbon, 137-0. 3. Ellie Messmer, Mott-Regent, 127-3. 4. Abbey Schantz, Beulah, 121-2. 5. Josie Glaser, Dickinson Trinity, 120-3. 6. Molly Holt, Hettinger-Scranton, 119-7. 7. Shelby Roney, Oakes, 118-7. 8. Peyton Halverson, North Star, 117-11.
Awards
Outstanding senior athlete: Peyton Frolek, Milnor-Wyndmere-Lidgerwood.
Coach of the year: Heidi Eckart, Hillsboro-Central Valley.
