BEMIDJI – Seniors led the way again for the Perham boys track and field team this week.
On Thursday, Jakob McCleary and Connor Kostynick racked up three combined first-place finishes for the Yellowjackets to a third-place finish at the Craig Hougen Indoor Classic.
McCleary took first place in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:31.27. Dylan Guck was 27 seconds behind him in fifth place. McCleary also won the 800-meter with a time of 2:00.02.
Kostynick took home the shot put title at 46-feet, 5-inches. Teagan Bennett wasn’t far behind in eighth place at 39-feet, 6.5-inches.
Noah Novotny took third place in the pole vault competition at 12-feet. Micah Thompson paced the Yellowjackets in the 400-meter run at 54.92 seconds.
Perham also took third in its first outdoor competition of the season on Monday in Fergus Falls. Kostynick took first in the discus at 139-feet, 2-inches. He also took second in the shot put at 45-feet, 7-inches. Novotny won the pole vault at 11-feet.
Four Yellowjackets placed in the top eight in the 1,600-meter run. McCleary took second place (4:39.24), while Bjorn Anderson (5:00.61), Caden Doll (5:01.29) and Carter Flatau (5:02.96) took fifth, sixth and eighth, respectively.
Gordy Enyart took third in the long jump at 18-feet, 6-inches. Levi Richter was right behind him in fifth at 17-feet, 8.5-inches. Thompson (38-feet, 2.5-inches) took third in the triple jump, followed by Enyart (36-feet, 11.5-inches) in fourth.
OTTER INVITE BOYS TEAM SCORES- 1- Willmar 143, Fergus Falls 127, 3- Perham 84, 4- Pelican Rapids 64, 5- Bemidji 52, 6- Detroit Lakes 46, Minnewaska 39
PERHAM BOYS TOP EIGHT FINISHERS- 100M- 1st- Michael Price (Willmar) 11.11, 8th- Tyrus Coudron 11.72
800M- 1st- Colin O’Farell (Willmar) 2:04.25, 2nd- Jakob McCleary 2:04.63, 6th- Micah Thompson 2:12.12, 7th- Bjorn Anderson 2:12.34
1600M- 1st- Colin O’Farrell (Willmar) 4:38.50, 2nd- Jakob McCleary 4:39.24, 5th- Bjorn Anderson 5:00.61, 6th- Caden Doll 5:01.29, 8th- Carter Flatau 5:02.96
3200M- 1st- Carson Marsh (Bemidji) 10:33.73, 4th- Dylan Guck 11:04.04
110M HURDLES- 1st- Jacob Kelley (Bemidji) 15.87, 7th- Tyrus Coudron 20.01
4X100M RELAY- 1st- Minnewaska 46.52, 3rd- Levi Richter, Connor Kostynick, Noah Thompson, Gordy Enyart 47.25
4X400M RELAY- 1st- Willmar 3:37.15, 3rd- Jakob McCleary, Caden Doll, Micah Thompson, Aiden Kennedy 3:41.72, 8th- Carter Flatau, Levi Richter, Henry Mahiason, Bjorn Anderson 4:02.35
4X800M RELAY- 1st- Bemidji 8:37.16, 5th- Dylan Guck, Matt Jordenson, Blake Swenson, Nathan Rustad 9:48.74
SHOT PUT- 1st- Alexander Jensen (Fergus Falls) 51’10”, 2nd- Connor Kostynick 45’7”
DISCUS- 1st- Connor Kostynick (Perham) 139’2”
POLE VAULT- 1st- Noah Novotny (Perham) 11’0”
LONG JUMP- 1st- Michael Price (Willmar) 20’8.5”, 3rd- Gordy Enyart 18’6”, 5th- Levi Richter 17’8.5”
TRIPLE JUMP- 1st- Shane Zierden 39’9”, 3rd- Micah Thompson 38’2.5”, 4th- Gordy Enyart 36’11.5”
CRAIG HOUGEN INDOOR CLASSIC BOYS TEAM SCORES- 1- Wadena-Deer-Creek 89, 2- Park Rapids 73, 3- Perham 71, 4- Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 60, 5- Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale 55, 6-Staples-Motley 47, 7- Pillager 45, 8- Pequot Lakes- 42, 9- Hibbing 34, 10- Nevis 29, 11- United North Central 13, 12- Northome-Kelliher-Blackduck 8, 13- Clearbrook-Gonvick 7, 13- Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 7, 15- TrekNorth 5
PERHAM BOYS TOP EIGHT FINISHERS- 1600M- 1st- Jakob McCleary (Perham) 4:31.27, 5th- Dylan Guck 4:58.10
4X200M RELAY- 1st- WDC 1:38.55, 4th- Perham 1:42.20
800M RUN- 1st- Jakob McCleary (Perham) 2:00.02
200M- 1st- Joshua Finseth (DGF) 23.11, 6th- Tyrus Coudron 24.56
4X400M RELAY- 1st- Park Rapids 3:44.72, 2nd- Perham 3:46.42
POLE VAULT- 1st- Brady Domier (WDC) 13’6”, 3rd- Noah Novotny 12’0”
SHOT PUT- 1st- Connor Kostynick (Perham) 46’5”, 8th- Teagan Bennett 39’06.5”
4X800M RELAY- 1st- Park Rapids 8:46.55, 2nd- Perham 8:53.18
400M- 1st- Joshua Finseth (DGF) 52.93, 5th- Micah Thompson 54.92, 7th- Blake Swenson 55.35
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