Huskies track and field takes eighth at Mega Meet

Trio of Albany athletes take second

The Albany Area High School boys and girls track teams took eighth place in the 10-team Central Minnesota Mega Meet May 6 at Sauk Rapids Middle School in Sauk Rapids.

Carter Schwalbe, in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs, Tysen Gerads in the high jump and Olivia Goebel in the 3,200 had the best finishes for the Huskies, taking second in their respective events.

“Not the nicest weather, but we had lots of personal bests,” said Kathy Conrad, head coach. She noted Schwalbe is closing in on Grant Mayer’s 1,600 school record.

The boys scored 44 points and girls 37. Monticello won first in the boys competition with 123 and the girls’ events with 140 points.

Albany girls results: 100: 13. Brooke Hoffarth 13.92 seconds, 15. Eva Voz 14.25 and 19. Abigail Barrow 14.41. 200: 16. Trista Hoffarth 28.47 and 18. Kayla Forster 29.34. 400: 5. Laina Kalthoff 1:03.23, 9. Forster 1:05.90 and 10. Bridget Goebel 1:06.23. 800: 7. Bella Schiffler 2:39.50 and 8. Sydney Dingmann 2:40.15. 1,600: 6. Schiffler 5:53.82. 3,200: 2. Olivia Goebel 11:23.38. 100 hurdles: 3. Raelynn Hennen 17.78, 8. Veronica Maus 18.24 and 17. Allie Gourde 19.71. 300 hurdles: 10. Hennen 53.37. 4x100: 4. Brooke Hoffarth, Trista Hoffarth, Laina Kalthoff and Hannah Klein 53.20. 4x200: 5. Brooke Hoffarth, Trista Hoffarth, Laina Kalthoff and Klein 1:53.34. Pole vault: 14. Maus 14 feet, 6 inches. Long jump: Brooke Hoffarth 14-1, 16. Laina Kalthoff 13-3 3/4 and 20. Bridget Goebel 12-10 1/2. Triple jump: 6. Trista Hoffarth 31-4 and 17. Madison Becker 28-9.

Albany boys results: 100: 3. Luke Barrow 11.50 and 14. Nate Downes 12.34. 200: 5. Luke Barrow 23.33 and 13. Frank Loehrer 24.76. 400: 11. Caleb Abraham 56.02. 800: 8. Gavin Crumley 2:16.41. 1,600: 2. Schwalbe 4:31.72 and 10. Keegan Eibensteiner 5:04.46. 3,200: 2. Schwalbe 10:13.37. 4x400: 5. Loehrer, Ray VanHeel, Crumley and Abraham 3:55.11. 4x800: 5. VanHeel, Abraham, Collin Goebel and Crumley 9:10.69. Shot put: 9. Tayte Lecy 41-1 1/2. High jump: 2. Gerads 5-9. Long jump: 10. Gerads 18-4 1/4 and 20. Downes 16-5.

Foley Invite

The Huskies traveled to Foley High School in Foley and snagged fifth place May 2 as part of a five-team invitational.

The boys team finished with 39 points and the girls with 30 points. Foley was the top team for the boys with 157.33 points and Cathedral and Foley girls tied for first with 154 points each.

Albany girls results: 100: 19. Claudia Frenchick 14.55, 20. Theresa Kalthoff 14.57 and 24. Grace Maurstad 14.93. 200: 15. Abigail Barrow 30.26, 16. Madison Becker 30.33 and 18. Theresa Kalthoff 31.36. 800:  Dingmann 2:44.00 and 5. Ella Borstad 2:49.21. 1,600: 8. Schiffler 6:00.61, 9. Dingmann 6:23.30 and 12. Lynette Kalthoff 6:42.68. 100 hurdles: 9. Gourde 19.44. 300 hurdles: 4. Brynn Panek 57.36 and 8. Jazmin Pullins 1:07.46. 4x200: 4. 2:06.21. 4x400: 4. 4:50.57. Shot put: 4. Makaela Zierden 29-9 and 8. Kiley Lange 26-9. Discus: 5. Lange 78-5 and 7. Zierden 73-9.

Albany boys results: 100: 4. Downes 11.94, 18. Cody Terwey 12.76 and 19. Ryan Irving 12.94. 800: 5. Abraham 2:25.06 and 6. Owen Goebel 2:25.66. 1,600: 5. Collin Goebel 5:20.35, 9. Owen Goebel 5:29.02 and 15. Abraham 5:39.01. 3,200: 1. Eibensteiner 11:28.96 and 3. Collin Goebel 11:51.42. 300 hurdles: 3. Downes 49.39 and 4. Terwey 51.75. 4x400: 5. 4:03.77. Shot put: 14. Dylan Crosthwaite 31- 3 1/2 and 17. Mason Arneson 28-4 3/4. Discus: 10. Arneson 88-6, 11. Crosthwaite 87-4. Long jump: 14. Cooper Friederichs 15-3.