Track and field: Willmar Cardinals send 5 to state – West Central Tribune

COLD SPRING — Will Sporel’s day could have started in disaster.

He kicked off Saturday’s Section 8AA track and field championship meet with the 110-meter hurdles. The Willmar senior ended up hitting the first hurdle, which could have ended his hopes of qualifying for state in the 110 for the first time.

Instead, he kept his balance and finished second with a personal-best time of 15.23 seconds, putting him in the state tournament.

“To bounce back from that, qualify and PR, it’s really great,” Sportel said.

He’s one of five Cardinals that qualified for the Class AA state championship meet. The Class AA meet kicks off at St. Michael-Albertville High School with prelims at 9 a.m. Friday and the championship at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Sportel also qualified in the 300 hurdles after taking second in 39.98.

“The 110 almost determines how I’m feeling about the rest of the day,” Sportel said. “I feel like over the past few weeks especially, I’ve progressed a lot in the 110.”

Willmar senior Lyndi Koosman clears the bar in the pole vault during the Section 8AA championship meet on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at Blattner Stadium in Cold Spring.

Along with Sportel, Willmar is sending Sully Anez, Tyler Evans, Lyndi Koosman and Lauren Eilers to the state meet.

And like Sportel, Eilers and Anez go to state with an extra event compared to 2023. After winning the 3,200 at 11:04.74 during section prelims Wednesday, Eilers placed second in the 1,600 at 5:05.91. Anez took second in the 1,600 at 4:19.50 and was third in the 3,200 at 9:23.81 on Wednesday.

“Lauren just missed out on the mile last year and she’s now less than a second away from the school record, which is huge,” said Cardinals head coach Connor Haugen. “Great to send Sully in the mile as well. He didn’t run it last year.”

Willmar junior Lauren Eilers, left, keeps up with a group of runners in the 1,600-meter run during the Section 8AA championship meet on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at Blattner Stadium in Cold Spring.

Koosman locked up a pair of state berths Saturday. She was second in the triple jump at 36 feet, 9.25 inches and second in the pole vault at 11-1.

“I’m happy that I’m making it,” Koosman said. “I wish I did a little better in my field events but I’m glad to be back at state and competing again.”

Evans locked up his state trip Wednesday after taking second in the boys’ pole vault at 12-11.

Willmar junior Sully Anez, left, keeps up with Perham's Bjorn Anderson in the 1,600-meter run during the Section 8AA championship meet on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at Blattner Stadium in Cold Spring. — Willmar junior Sully Anez, left, keeps up with Perham’s Bjorn Anderson in the 1,600-meter run during the Section 8AA championship meet on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at Blattner Stadium in Cold Spring.

The Willmar boys placed third in the team standings with 68 points. The girls finished fifth with 55. Alexandria swept the team competition, with the boys scoring 144 and the girls scoring 188.

“Overall, it was a good day,” Haugen said. “There were some sad moments and some near-misses, but that’s going to happen at a championship meet.”

NLS junior Emma Madison nears the finish line in the 100-meter dash during the Section 8AA championship meet on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at Blattner Stadium in Cold Spring.

New London-Spicer’s Emma Madsion, Danica Pederson and Carter Herman also secured state berths.

Madison hit the Class AA standard in the girls’ 100 dash with a fourth-place time of 12.66. Peterson qualified for the girls’ high jump on Wednesday after clearing 5-1, good for ninth place and beating the standard. Herman locked up a spot in the boys’ triple jump Wednesday with a fourth-place leap of 42-10.5 that beat the standard.

The Wildcat girls finished 10th with 11 points while the boys tied for 11th with 11 points.

NLS senior Carter Herman kicks up dirt after an attempt in the long jump during the Section 8AA championship meet on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at Blattner Stadium in Cold Spring.

GIRLS TEAM SCORING — (1) Alexandria 188 … (2) Rocori 107 … (3) Pequot Lakes 85 … (4) Perham 70 … (5) Willmar 55 … (6) Detroit Lakes 54 … (7) Thief River Falls 48.5 .. (8) Fergus Falls 36.5 … (9) Albany 33 … (10) New London-Spicer 11 … (11) Little Falls 9 … (12) East Grand Forks 5

Winner and area state qualifiers

100 HURDLES – (1) Rylee Johnson, DL, 15.33

300 HURDLES – (1) Sophia Korynta, Alex, 47.58

100 DASH – (1) Kendra Mehrkens, TRF, 12.16 … (4) Emma Madison, NLS, 12.66

200 DASH – (1) Mehrkens, TRF, 25.16

400 DASH – (1) Alison Krasky, Alex, 58.61

800 RUN – (1) Calia Chaney, PL, 2:13.87

1,600 RUN – (1) Chaney, PL, 5:03.39 … (3) Lauren Eilers, Will, 5:05.91

3,200 RUN (DAY 1) – (1) L. Eilers, WIll, 11:04.74

4X100 RELAY – (1) Alexandria 49.20

4X200 RELAY – (1) Alexandria 1:43.57

4X400 RELAY – (1) Pequot Lakes 4:03.07

4X800 RELAY – (1) Alexandria 9:34.03

HIGH JUMP (DAY 1) – (1) Grace Gunderson, DL, 5-5 … (9) Danica Pederson, NLS, 5-1

LONG JUMP (DAY 1) – (1) Ava Thoennes, Roc, 17-9.75

TRIPLE JUMP – (1) Jaden Hackel, Per, 37-1.25 … (2) Lyndi Koosman, Will, 36-9.25

POLE VAULT – (1) Gracie Morris, Per, 11-7 … (2) Koosman, Will, 11-1

DISCUS (DAY 1) – (1) Elise Magaard, Alex, 137-11

SHOT PUT – (1) Lydia Oldenkamp, Alex, 39-6

BOYS TEAM SCORING — (1) Alexandria 144 … (2) Detroit Lakes 109 … (3) Willmar 68 … (4) Pequot Lakes 63 … (5) Perham 61 … (6) Rocori 55 … (7) Little Falls 53 … (8) Fergus Falls 49 … (9) East Grand Forks 48 … (10) Albany 30 … (11t) New London-Spicer 11 … (11t) Thief River Falls 11

Winner and area state qualifiers

110 HURDLES – (1) Otto Anderson, Alex, 15.06 … (2) Will Sportel, Will, 15.23

300 HURDLES – (1) Anderson, Alex, 39.26 … (2) Sportel, Will, 39.98

100 DASH – (1) Dane Olson, Alex, 11.11

200 DASH – (1) Isaac Olson, LF, 22.65

400 DASH – (1) Brayden Carlson, EGF, 49.63

800 RUN – (1) Jaden Miller, FF, 1:58.00

1,600 RUN – (1) Bjorn Anderson, Per, 4:18.86 … (2) Sully Anez, Will, 4:19.50

3,200 RUN (DAY 1) – (1) Eli Hall, PL, 9:14.40 … (3) Anez, Will, 9:23.81

4X100 RELAY – (1) Alexandria 42.37

4X200 RELAY – (1) Alexandria 1:28.66

4X400 RELAY – (1) Alexandria 3:28.07

4X800 RELAY – (1) Rocori 8:08.58

HIGH JUMP – (1) Becker Lipke, PL, 6-1

LONG JUMP – (1) Evan Kludt, Alex, 22-9

TRIPLE JUMP (DAY 1) – (1) Shane Zierden, FF, 45-9.5 … (4) Carter Herman, NLS, 42-10.5

POLE VAULT (DAY 1) – (1) Coye Braton, DL, 12-11 … (2) Tyler Evans, Will, 12-11

DISCUS – (1) Lawson Greene, DL, 161-9

SHOT PUT (DAY 1) – (1) Grady Minnerath, Roc, 56-2.5

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Winner and area state qualifiers

100 HURDLES – (1) Rylee Johnson, DL, 15.33

300 HURDLES – (1) Sophia Korynta, Alex, 47.58

100 DASH – (1) Kendra Mehrkens, TRF, 12.16 … (4) Emma Madison, NLS, 12.66

200 DASH – (1) Mehrkens, TRF, 25.16

400 DASH – (1) Alison Krasky, Alex, 58.61

800 RUN – (1) Calia Chaney, PL, 2:13.87

1,600 RUN – (1) Chaney, PL, 5:03.39 … (3) Lauren Eilers, Will, 5:05.91

3,200 RUN (DAY 1) – (1) L. Eilers, WIll, 11:04.74

4X100 RELAY – (1) Alexandria 49.20

4X200 RELAY – (1) Alexandria 1:43.57

4X400 RELAY – (1) Pequot Lakes 4:03.07

4X800 RELAY – (1) Alexandria 9:34.03

HIGH JUMP (DAY 1) – (1) Grace Gunderson, DL, 5-5 … (9) Danica Pederson, NLS, 5-1

LONG JUMP (DAY 1) – (1) Ava Thoennes, Roc, 17-9.75

TRIPLE JUMP – (1) Jaden Hackel, Per, 37-1.25 … (2) Lyndi Koosman, Will, 36-9.25

POLE VAULT – (1) Gracie Morris, Per, 11-7 … (2) Koosman, Will, 11-1

DISCUS (DAY 1) – (1) Elise Magaard, Alex, 137-11

SHOT PUT – (1) Lydia Oldenkamp, Alex, 39-6

Winner and area state qualifiers

110 HURDLES – (1) Otto Anderson, Alex, 15.06 … (2) Will Sportel, Will, 15.23

300 HURDLES – (1) Anderson, Alex, 39.26 … (2) Sportel, Will, 39.98

100 DASH – (1) Dane Olson, Alex, 11.11

200 DASH – (1) Isaac Olson, LF, 22.65

400 DASH – (1) Brayden Carlson, EGF, 49.63

800 RUN – (1) Jaden Miller, FF, 1:58.00

1,600 RUN – (1) Bjorn Anderson, Per, 4:18.86 … (2) Sully Anez, Will, 4:19.50

3,200 RUN (DAY 1) – (1) Eli Hall, PL, 9:14.40 … (3) Anez, Will, 9:23.81

4X100 RELAY – (1) Alexandria 42.37

4X200 RELAY – (1) Alexandria 1:28.66

4X400 RELAY – (1) Alexandria 3:28.07

4X800 RELAY – (1) Rocori 8:08.58

HIGH JUMP – (1) Becker Lipke, PL, 6-1

LONG JUMP – (1) Evan Kludt, Alex, 22-9

TRIPLE JUMP (DAY 1) – (1) Shane Zierden, FF, 45-9.5 … (4) Carter Herman, NLS, 42-10.5

POLE VAULT (DAY 1) – (1) Coye Braton, DL, 12-11 … (2) Tyler Evans, Will, 12-11

DISCUS – (1) Lawson Greene, DL, 161-9

SHOT PUT (DAY 1) – (1) Grady Minnerath, Roc, 56-2.5

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