By John George
Perham senior Brittany Gigstead once again proved why she can be considered among Minnesota's best distance runners.
On Friday, Gigstead, State Class A cross country champ Kevin Lachowitzer, Eddie Stenger competed in the Hamline Elite Meet in St. Paul. Only nine runners in the State qualify in each event, except the mile and two-mile where, 12 will compete.
Gigstead was the top seed in the 800 meters with a 2:16 heading into the meet. She held up to her ranking, winning the race with a 2:15.81. Second place went to Megan Lundgren of Mankato East with a time of 2:17.97.
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Gigstead has signed to run cross country and track at North Dakota State.
Lachowitzer ran the 3200m in a race that featured four runners who have won state championships and have ran under 9:15 in the two-mile, and a pair of Footlocker finalists and a U.S. Junior CC champ. Lachowitzer broke the school record with a 9:37.96, good for eighth place. Rob Finnerty of Burnsville won the race with a 9:04.55.
Stenger ran the 1600m, finishing eighth (4:29.37). The race had a field of eight runners that have ran under 4:27 this spring. Irondale's Andy Richardson won the race with a time of 4:17.10.
The three missed out on taking part in the K.T. Smith Invite in Breckenridge on April 26 with the rest of their Jacket teammates.
The Perham boys finished second overall (119) behind Breckenridge (184.5). The Yellowjacket girls were third (74) behind Agassiz Valley (103) and Breckenridge (96).
Jake Hunter won the 300m hurdles (42.60) and was second in the 100m hurdles (16.98). Kurt Weber was second in the 300m and third in the 110m behind Hunter.
Justin Tellinghuisen won the 3200m with a time of 10:12.36 and Nathan Lillis won the pole vault by clearing 13'0".
The 4x400 relay team of Bryan Paridon, Parker Carignan, Tristan Covington and Hunter won with a time of 3:38.24 and the 4x800 team of Tellinghuisen, Paridon, Covington and Carignan took first with a time of 8:35.78.
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For the girls, Maddie McClellan was first in the 1600m with a time of 5:22.54. Abby Anderson was fourth (5:32.62), followed by Alli Januszewski in seventh (5:39.90). Diana Tastad was third in the 3200m (12:45.98).
Another first place finish was turned in by the 4x800 relay team of Holly Sheets, Jenna Gigstead, Januszewski and Anderson (10:16.63).
Becca Peloquin was second in the 100m hurdles (17:55) while Heather Schultz was second in the shot put (33'5.5").
Perham will tune-up for the True Team Section by competing in Pelican Rapids today (May 3).
The Section 8AA True Team Meet will be held in Park Rapids on May 8 starting at noon.
Thursday, April 26
at Breckenridge
Boys Team Scores
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1. Breckenridge 184.5, 2. Perham 119, 3. D-G-F 68, 4. Agassiz Valley 61, 5. Wahpeton 43, 6. Pelican Rapids 37, 7. Hillcrest 18.5, 8. Wheaton/H-N 12, 9. Clinton/G-B/C-A 11, 10. West Central Area 4.
Boys Individual
100m Dash--1. Longoria (DGF) 11.25, 5. Jared Dornbush (P) 12.06, 25. Brendan Wallace (P) 13.25, 29. Dalton Ludwig (P) 14.22.
200m Dash--1. Smith (W) 23.09, 8. Cody Skow (P) 24.96, 9. Jordan Woessner (P) 24.98.
400m Dash--1. Vossler (DGF) 52.88, 8. Tristan Covington (P) 56.06, 13. Matt Winkels (P) 59.67, 16. David Gunn (P) 1:00.58.
800m Run--1. Nelson (CGBCA) 2:07.19, 2. Bryan Paridon (P) 2:07.66, 7. Parker Carignan (P) 2:13.82.
1600m Run--1. Zavala (PR) 4:52.25, 5. Sam Stoll (P) 5:07.57, 7. Joe Ulrich (P) 5:13.29.
3200m Run--1. Justin Tellinghuisen (P) 10:12.36, 2. Nick Adkins (P) 10:28.30, 4. Alex Barney (P) 10:48.82.
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110m Hurdles--1. Swenson (B) 16.28, 2. Jake Hunter (P) 16.98, 3. Kurt Weber (P) 17.30, 8. Tim Hermann (P) 21.09.
300m Hurdles--1. Hunter (P) 42.60, 2. Weber (P) 43.90, 11. Hermann (P) 52.98.
4x100 Relay--1. Breckenridge 45.78, 5. Perham 50.11.
4x200 Relay--1. Wahpeton 1:38.38, 4. Perham 1:42.39.
4x400 Relay--1. Perham 3:38.24.
4x800 Relay--1. Perham (Carignan, Covington, Paridon, Tellinghuisen) 8:35.78.
Long Jump--1. Lipp (B) 20'7".
Triple Jump--1. Swenson (B) 41'2".
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High Jump--1. Lipp (B) 6'1", 5. Hunter (P) 5'6", 6. Skow (P) 5'6".
Pole Vault--1. Nathan Lillis (P) 13'0".
Discus--1. Roelofs (DGF) 133'5", 2. Mike Restad (P) 126'3", 3. Lillis (P) 122'10".
Shot Put--1. Meyer (B) 47'3".
Girls Team Scores
1. Agassiz Valley 103, 2. Breckenridge 96, 3. Perham 74, 4. C-GB-CA 73, 5. Wahpeton 72, 6. D-G-F 33, T-7. Hancock, WCA 26, 9. Pelican Rapids 24, 10. Hillcrest 16, 11. Wheaton/H-N 14, 12. Park Christian 1.
Girls Individual
100m Dash--1. Strobel (CGBCA) 12.99, 11. Leah Miller (P) 14.26, 20. Amy Pawlowski (P) 14.79, 34. Chelsea Baumgart (P) 16.56.
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200m Dash--1. Erlandson (B) 26.73, 11. Miller (P) 29.20, 19. Kayla Johnson (P) 30.24, 25. Danielle Brenk (P) 31.64.
400m Dash--1. Erlandson (B) 1:00.51, 7. Staci Dreyer (P) 1:06.20, 8. Gretchen Weber (P) 1:07.32, 9. Ariel Pankonin (P) 1:07.49.
800m Run--1. Stueve (CGBCA) 2:32.41, 7. Jenna Gigstead (P) 2:39.25.
1600m Run--1. Maddie McClellan (P) 5:22.54, 4. Abby Anderson (P) 5:32.62, 7. Alli Januszewski (P) 5:39.90.
3200m Run--1. Brenden (AV) 12:23.06, 3. Diana Tastad (P) 12:45.98.
110m Hurdles--1. Olson (W) 17.39, 2. Becca Peloquin (P) 17.55, 7. Coourtney Guck (P) 18.97, 8. Ashley Palubicki (P) 19.17.
300m Hurdles--1. Voorhees (H) 49.48, 4. Danielle Refsland (P) 51.84, 7. Palubicki (P) 53.58, 9. Peloquin (P) 54.89.
4x100 Relay--1. CGBCA 52.51, 8. Perham 56.03.
4x200 Relay--1. CGBCA 1:49.40, 10. Perham 2:06.76.
4x400 Relay--1. Wahpeton 4:19.90, 2. Perham 4:25.62.
4x800 Relay--1. Perham (Sheets, Gigstead, Januszewski, Anderson) 10:16.63.
Long Jump--1. Erlandson (B) 15'6".
Triple Jump--1. Nord (AV) 32'4".
High Jump--1. Nord (AV) 5'2".
Pole Vault--1. Sayler (B) 8'6", 2. Weber (P) 7'0", 3. Jenna Strege (P) 7'0".
Discus--1. Johnson (AV) 113'3.5", 5. Elisa Moenkedick (P) 98'11".
Shot Put--1. Johnson (AV) 33'7", 2. Heather Schultz (P) 33'5.5".
TUESDAY UPDATE
PHS/NYM Track at Hawley
The Perham boys and girls won at the Hawley Invite.
Hawley Invite
Boys Team Scores
1. Perham 114, 2. Agassiz Valley 95, 3. H/U-H 63, 4. W-DC 57, 5. Northern Cass 56, 6. Pelican Rapids 39, 7. D-G-F 27, 8. A/B-E 25, 9. Fargo-Oak Grove 24, 10. Frazee 20, 11. New York Mills 19, 12. Park Christian 11, 13. Hillcrest 6, 14. B-H/V 2.
Girls Team Scores
1. Perham 132, 2. Frazee 114, 3. H/U-H 81, 4. Fargo-Oak Grove 58, 5. New York Mills 46, 6. Pelican Rapids 33, 7. Agassiz Valley 32, 8. W-DC 262, 9. B-H/V 14, 10. Northern Cass 9, 11. LP-A 6, 12. Hillcrest 5, 13. A/B-E 1.
