True Team effort

The State Class A True Team competition ended with the Blue Earth Area girls team in fifth and the boys in sixth. Both teams gave their all and walked away with at least one first place in an event.
The weather could not seem to settle, with rainy conditions in the beginning and sun shining through in the end.
“The conditions were very challenging the first two hours of the meet,” says head coach Tom Plocker. “Yet the Buc men and women continued to compete fiercely.”
Freshman Taylor Grandgenett placed first in the 300-meter low hurdles with a time of 47.44.
She was also part of the winning team for the 4×400-meter relay, along with teammates Shayna Stevermer, Paige Darrington and Karli Olsen. They had a combined time of 4:15.86.
The girls team also placed first in the triple jump event with Krista Hassing ending with a 33-9.
A total of five events had third-place finalists: Hassing with the 400-meter dash (60.51) and the 800-meter run (2:30.68); Skylee Bell with the 100-meter dash at a time of 13.72; and Taylor Grandgenett with the high jump (4-6) and the 100-meter high hurdles (17.44).
Team results
Esko 414.5, Luverne 403.5, Osakis 383, Lake City 350, BEA 336.5, Maple Lake 309, Trinity School 288.5, West Marshall 234.5, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 213.5.
Other results
4×200-meter relay
5th, 1:55.08 Paige Darrington, Miranda Johnson, Brooke Frandle, Anne Franta.
4×100-meter relay
4th, 54.03 Paige Darrington, Miranda Johnson, Brooke Frandle, Skylee Bell.
400-meter dash
Karli Olsen, 61.47, 4th.
100-meter dash
Anne Franta, 13.93, 5th.
200-meter dash
Anne Franta, 28.07, 4th; Skylee Bell, 28.07, 5th.
Pole vault
Melissa Hagedorn, 6-6, 17th; Madalyn Gaydon, 6-0, 18th.
High jump
Paige Darrington, 4-4, 14th.
Shot put
Mariah Twedt, 25-7, 15th; Emma Olson, 25-2 1/4, 16th.
Discus
Emily Hynes, 65-10, 12th; Jennifer Quintero, 65-0, 13th.
300-meter low hurdles
Shayna Stevermer, 51.46, 7th.
100-meter high hurdles
Zoe Thompson, 18.95, 14th.
Long jump
Skylee Bell, 14-10 1/4, 7th; Miranda Johnson, 13-4 1/2, 17th.
Triple jump
Nyla Anderson, 28-10 1/2, 16th.
1600-meter run
Krista Hassing, 5:40.32, 5th; Kaitlyn Olsen 6:04.14.
3200-meter run
Mariah Halvorson, 13:37.93, 16th; Jenna Stevermer, 14:42.98, 18th.
800-meter run
Karli Olsen, 2:40.59, 11th.
4×800-meter relay
7th, 11:05.27 Shayna Stevermer, Sierra Halvorson, Alissa Norman, Lindsey Norman.
BEA boys take sixth at State True Team
The BEA boys track team did nearly as well as the girls at State True Team this year.
“We are not used to coming back with no hardware from State True Team,” admits Plocker, “but we give credit to the other teams who performed very well.
There is still the Minnesota State High School League State competition on the horizon for individual qualifiers.
Nick Beattie stood out for the team taking first place in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes with a time of 11.78 and 22.93, respectively.
BEA also took second in the 4×100-meter relay, with runners Dakota Jahnke, Justin Ritter, Nick Shure and Nick Beattie, with a total time of 46.79.
“I am pleased with our performances at State True Team,” says Plocker.
Team results
Winona Cotter 429, Maple Lake 414.5, Esko 368, Holdingford 362.5, Luverne 338.5, BEA 301, Pine Island 277.5, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 241, Crookston 195.
4×200-meter relay
6th, 1:37.46 Taylor Olson, Alberto Ocampo, Nick Shure, Bailey Olson.
4×400-meter relay
8th, 3:49.06 Bailey Olson, Taylor Olson, Jacob Johnson, Isaac Miranda.
400-meter dash
Alberto Ocampo, 53.52, 6th; Bailey Olson, 54.83, 8th.
100-meter dash
Taylor Olson, 12.34, 6th.
200-meter dash
Alberto Ocampo, 24.65, 10th.
Pole vault
Brandon Olson, 10-6, 6th; Jacob Johnson, 10-0, 10th. High jump
Fabian Balzer, 5-4, 8th; Brandon Olson, 5-2, 12th.
Shot put
Steven Plocker, 46-8, 4th; Brad More, 44-5, 9th.
Discus
Danny Krieger, 106-10, 12th; Brad More, 106-9, 13th.
300-meter int. hurdles
Brandon Olson, 45.81, 10th; Jacob Johnson, 46.69, 15th.
110-meter high hurdles
Brandon Olson, 17.84, 9th; Jacob Johnson, 18.44, 14th.
Long jump
Nick Shure, 19-6, 4th; Taylor Olson, 18-7.
Triple jump
Nick Shure, 38-10 1/2, 6th; Bailey Olson, 37-10 1/2, 11th.
1600-meter run
Chris Sanders, 5:02.63, 14th; Isaac Miranda, 5:11.86, 17th.
3200-meter run
Chris Sanders, 11:01.54, 10th; Jakob Thomsen, 11:52.36, 17th.
800-meter run
Isaac Miranda, 2:18.43, 15th; Zach Vaske, 2:29.84, 18th.
4×800-meter relay
9th, 10:22.10 Jakob Thomsen, Kyle Mercer, Zach Vaske, Ethan Rorman.