FERGUS FALLS-Reid Pierzinski of Pequot Lakes won the 110 and 300 hurdles and also qualified for state by standard in boys triple jump in the Section 6-1A meet Thursday.
Millie Klefsaas of Staples-Motley set a section record in pole vault with a jump of 11 feet, 4 inches, and paced the 100 hurdles.
Pillager's Julia Johnson won the high jump and long jump. Samuel Moore of Bertha-Hewitt Verndale won the shot put and discus.
Addie Hubbard of Pequot Lakes qualified for state in two events with a first in triple jump and a second-place finish in 300 hurdles.
Ellie Miron of Wadena-Deer Creek finished second in shot put and discus and Max Giza of Staples-Motley was first in pole vault and second in 300 hurdles.
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Other first-place finishers from Pequot Lakes were Chloe Bermel in the 400 dash, Britt Kratochvil in high jump and Tony Fitzer in the 3200 run. Addisoune Harrington finished second in pole vault.
The W-DC Wolverines posted three other individual qualifiers with Konnor Stueve winning the 100 dash and Bereket Loer winning the 200 dash. Josh Daigneault advanced with a second place in the 400 dash.
Brett Jansen of Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale won the 400 dash and Dylan Loftis of Pillager earned a second-place finish in the 200 dash.
The Pequot girls finished first in the 4x200, 4x400 and 4x800 relays and the Patriot boys won the 4x400. The WDC boys also won the 4x100 and 4x200 relays.
The top two individuals in each event, the top two relays and those qualifying by standard advance to the Class 1A state meet at Hamline University, St. Paul, June 9-10.
C-I's Monson returns to state
ESKO-Crosby-Ironton's Kylie Monson is going back to the state meet in two events following Thursday's Section 7-1A meet.
The top two finishers in each individual event, the top two relays and anyone else who qualifies by standard advances to the state meet June 9-10 at Hamline University in St. Paul.
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Monson, a junior in her second year of track, placed second in the long jump with a leap of 16-0. She finished third in the triple jump at 36-0, but qualified by standard which was 35-8. Her jumps Thursday broke the C-I school record of 36-10 she set last year. She finished ninth at state in triple jump last year at 35-3.75.
C-I's senior Trey Jacobs had a strong, but disappointing showing finishing third in the 400 dash, third in long jump and third in triple jump. His leap of 42-7 in triple jump was a personal best 1.5 inches and was one inch shy of the school record.
Also just missing the cut for state with third-place finishes for the Rangers were eighth-grader Lily Peterson in the 800 run and Brooklyn Jones in pole vault. Jones actually tied for second with a vault of 9-4, but dropped to third due to previous scratches.
Aitkin senior Nikki Courtemanche placed third in high jump after clearing 5-0.
Next: Class 1A state meet at Hamline University, St. Paul, June 9-10.
