Melrose track program splits squads

Athletes compete in Sauk Centre, Holdingford

The Melrose Area track and field teams split its squad for two meets last week.

Some athletes competed in the Sauk Centre Invitational April 27 at Sauk Centre High School in Sauk Centre; others in the Blascziek Invitational April 25 at Holdingford High School in Holdingford.

Wet weather canceled all jumping, hurdling and vaulting events in Sauk Centre. Only throwing and running events were held.

The best finish of the day was Isabelle Jaenicke’s second in the 200-meter dash. She finished at 27.7 seconds, .3 of a second behind the champion.

Will Sjogren took third in the shot put and fourth in the discus. His 39-foot, 2-inch put missed second by five inches.

The boys finished with 20 points and the girls with 11 points, both good for sixth place. Minnewaska Area scored 137.5 to win the girls meet. Sauk Centre’s 158 gave it the boys crown.

Melrose girls results: 100: 9. Isabelle Jaenicke 13.78 seconds, 21. Mia Anderson 15.23 and 26. Julia Toenyan 15.92. 200: 1. Isabelle Jaenicke 27.70, 12. Georgia Anderson 29.85 and 17. Alea Berscheit 30.7. 400: 6. Anderson 1:10.58.

Melrose boys results: 100: 14. Kendall Jaenicke 12.47, 15. Daniel Mueller 12.51 and 21. Ryan Gysberg 13.32. 200: 11. Tyler Herdering 26.70, 18. Austin Eggert 28.90 and 20. Isaac Frericks 29.70. 800: 18. Hayden Weiling 3:12.70. 1600: 16. Weiling 6:57.37. 4x100: 5 Kai Enright, Gysberg, Dan Frericks and Isaac Frericks 53.99. 4x100: 4. Herdering, Eggert, Jose Stanley Delgado Menjivar and Enoc Morelos 1:46.10. Shot put: 3. Sjogren 39 feet, 2 inches, 10. Isaac Frericks 32-11 and 13. Kai Enright 30-7. Discus: 4. Sjogren 98-11 1/2, 13. Gysberg 72-1 and 16. Kai Enright 70-4.

Blascziek Invitational

Alyssa Stordahl finished first in the 400 in Holdingford. The 1:06.30 finish was her season best.

Stordahl teamed up with Kayla Meyer, Maria Hinnenkamp and Bridgette Hingeveld to win the 4x800 relay. In the 1600, it was Hinnenkamp, third; Hingeveld, sixth; and Meyer, ninth place. Natalie Enright claimed fourth and Nyayul Ruey snagged eighth in the shot put.

The team finished with 31 points, taking seventh. Holdingford won the meet with 137.5 points.

The Dutchmen earned 54 points, taking seventh place. Holdingford, 144.66, took first place.

Freddy Raya Garcia, Brady Kuhlmann and David Raya Garcia were top-10 finishers in the 200 and 400 dashes. With Damien Ramirez, they took second place in the 4x200.

Logan Rue was second in the 1600, with Austin Kelzer in ninth and Timothy Wilwerding earning 11th place. In the 4x800 relay, Austin Kelzer, Wilwerding, Rue and Anthony Martinez Montanez took second and the grouping of Sawyer Frieler, Malachi Piche, Brandon Hingeveld and Derick Rademacher were fifth.

Sjogren had the best finishes in the field, taking second in shot put and fifth in discus.

Melrose girls results: 100: 20. Grace Kapsner 14.70, 21. Melissa Ambriz 14.72 and 36. Yasli Pesqueda 18.55. 200: 13. Melissa Ambriz 30.40 and 27. Pesqueda 38.34. 400: 1. Stordahl 1:06.30. 1600: 3. Hinnenkamp 5:57.50, 6. Hingeveld 6:27.50 and 7. Meyer 6:35.70. 4x800: 1. Meyer, Hinnenkamp, Stordahl and Hingeveld 11:13.00. Shot put: 4. Natalie Enright 31-5 and 8. Ruey 28-0. Discus: 6. Natalie Enright 88-0 and 18. Ruey 61-03.

Melrose boys results: 100: 27. Kevin Galicia 15.70, 28. Angel Sanchez 15.86 and 29. Alex Middendorf 17.97. 200: 4. Kuhlmann 24.97, 5. Raya Garcia 25.07 and 9. Raya Ambriz 25.68. 400: 3. Raya Garcia 56.20, 4. Kuhlmann 56.35 and 6. Raya Ambriz 57.90. 800: 17. Logan Kelzer 3:21.80. 1600: 2. Rue 5:27.80, 9. Austin Kelzer 5:35.80 and 11. Wilwerding 5:38.80. 4x100: 6. Middendorf, Logan Olmscheid, Seth Tomford and Sanchez 1:11.30. 4x200: 2. Raya Ambriz, Ramirez, Raya Garcia and Kuhlmann 1:39.10. 4x800: 2. Austin Kelzer, Wilwerding, Rue and Martinez Montanez 9:52.50; 5. Frieler, Piche, Hingeveld and Rademacher 10:32.00. High jump: 14. Rue 4-09. Shot put: 2. Sjogren, 40-05, 20. Galicia 25-0 and 21. Dominic Roering 24-5 and 22. Eduardo Diaz 24-0. Discus: 5. Sjogren 99-8, 26. Diaz 72-0 and 28. Marco Novelo 60-9.