Toppers finish regular season strong at SCC invite; Wagner has personal best in Colfax

By Kelsie Hoitomt

COLFAX/HAMMOND — The Glenwood City track and field team competed in their final two meets of the regular season on Tuesday, May 7 in Colfax and Thursday, May 9 at St. Croix Central.

 Colfax Meet

Senior athlete, Chris Wagner had a perfect performance and a personal best in the field at Colfax with a first place finish in the discus after a huge throw of 151 feet and six inches. The closest throw to him was at 135 feet out of 26 participants. He threw strong in the shot put as well finishing in fifth with a 41’ 1”.

INDIVIDUAL GIRLS’ RESULTS FOR GLENWOOD CITY: 100 m- 11. Janessa Ullom 13.70, 26. Maddie Wagner 19.10; 200 m- 20. Katelyn Meyers 33.20; 400 m- 3. Jennifer Kopacz 1:04.30, 13. Macie Rasmussen 1:10.90; 800 m- 4. Morgan Kadinger 2:38.00, 22. Ashley Holmquist 3:06.90; 1600 m- 9. Kaitlin Konder 6:26.40; 3200 m- 6. Jenna Magsam 14:37.20; 100 m Hurdles- 10. Maya Petersen 18.80; 300 m Hurdles- 5. Maya Petersen 53.90, 13. Megan Steinberger 57.40; 4×100 m Relay- 10. Kayla Bloss, Jennifer Kopacz, Janessa Ullom, Gabby Peterson 59.90; 4×200 m Relay- 5. Kayla Bloss, Kristie Knops, Gabby Peterson, Morgan Kadinger 1:57.70; 4×400 m Relay- Kristie Knops, Jenny Lindquist, Kaitlin Konder, Macie Rasmussen 4:42.30; 4×800 m Relay- 5. Morgan Kadinger, Jenny Lindquist, Jennifer Kopacz, Macie Rasmussen 10:51.20; High Jump- 5. Haley Tiberg 4’ 8”, 7. Morgan Kadinger 4’ 6”; Long Jump- 9. Kristie Knops 13’ 10.5”, 13. Megan Steinberger 13’ 9.25”; Triple Jump- 9. Macie Rasmussen 29’ 3.25”, Shot Put- 6. Haley Tiberg 30’ 3”, 14. Kayla Bloss 26’ 9”; Discus Throw- 14. Hannah Steinberger 72’ 1”.

INDIVIDUAL BOYS’ RESULTS FOR GLENWOOD CITY: 100 m- 3. Isaac Tuttle 11.10, 11. Charlie Shackett 11.78; 200 m- 1. Isaac Tuttle 23.10, 22. Charlie Shackett 25.80; 400 m- 5. Jeff Kopacz 54.20; 800 m- 8. Ethan Brandt 2:16.30; 110 m Hurdles- 8. Todd Petersen 18.30; 300 m Hurdles- Todd Petersen 48.80; 4×100 m Relay- 4. Isaac Tuttle, Ethan Brandt, Charlie Shackett, Jeff Kopacz 46.50; 4×400 m Relay- 11. Bill Norenberg, Marcus Kadinger, Tyler Johnson, Andrew Bauman 4:03.80; 4×800 m Relay- 8. Marcus Kadinger, Jeff Kopacz, Ethan Brandt, Tyler Johnson 9:41.00; High Jump- 8. Donovan Fornal 5’ 4”; Pole Vault- 2. Adam Holmquist 11’ 6”, 4. Isaac Tuttle 10’ 0”; Long Jump- 10. Tyler Johnson 17’ 10.5”, 11. Jeff Kopacz 17’ 9.25”; Triple Jump- 5. Todd Petersen 37’ 8”, 20. Bill Norenberg 32’ 0”; Shot Put- 5. Chris Wagner 41’ 1”, 15. Richard Croes 37’ 2.5”; Discus Throw- 1. Chris Wagner 151’ 6”.

SCC Invitational

The Hilltoppers continued to improve on the track with more runners placing at the top of events. Ethan Brandt took first place in the 400 m with a 58.89, a full second faster then second place. Maya Petersen ran a strong race in the 300 m hurdles with a second place finish (55.00). Fellow teammate Macie Rasmussen was close behind with a 55.40. Also finishing a few seconds apart were Morgan Kadinger and Gabby Peterson in the 200 m. Kadinger placed second (30.49) and Peterson in third (30.94).

As a group, the girls relay teams did very well with a number one spot for the 4×800 team consisting of Rasmussen, Kaitlin Konder, Jenny Lindquist and Jenna Magsam with a 12:01.20. The 4×100 and 4×200 teams also competed well with second place finishes.

In the field, the Toppers almost swept every event. Wagner continued his reign at the top in the discus throw and then took second in the shot put. For the girls, Hannah Steinberger was second in the discus.

Also placing was Rasmussen who took first in the triple jump, Hannah Steinberger was second in the discus throw, Kadinger earned a first place spot in the high jump with a 4’ 8”. Haley Tiberg was close behind in second with a 4’ 6”. Donovan Fornal also placed at the top in second with a jump of 5’ 4”.

The Toppers excelled in the long jump with the top three places going to Glenwood City for the girl’s team with Kristie Knops in first place, Megan Steinberger at second and Rasmussen at third. The boy’s team followed a similar suit with Isaac Tuttle placing second, Tyler Johnson in third and Todd Petersen in fourth.

GIRLS STANDINGS: 1. Osceola 137, 2. Glenwood City 100, 3. Spring Valley 41, 4. St. Croix Central 15.

INDIVIDUAL GIRLS’ RESULTS FOR GLENWOOD CITY: 100 m- 9. Katelyn Meyers 15.82; 200 m- 2. Morgan Kadinger 30.49, 3. Gabby Peterson 30.94, 6. Kristie Knops 32.95, 13. Katelyn Meyers 36.69; 400 m- 4. Jennifer Kopacz 1:15.29, 5. Jenny Lindquist 1:16.53; 1600 m- 4. Kaitlin Konder 6:40.43; 100 m Hurdles- 3. Maya Petersen; 300 m Hurdles- 2. Maya Petersen 55.00, 3. Macie Rasmussen 55.40, 5. Megan Steinberger 57.90; 4×100 m Relay- 3. Janessa Ullom, Kayla Bloss, Jennifer Kopacz, 4. Morgan Kadinger 57.57; 4×200 m Relay- 3. Kayla Bloss, Janessa Ullom, Kristie Knops, Gabby Peterson 2:08.75; 4×800 m Relay- 1. Macie Rasmussen, Kaitlin Konder, Jenny Lindquist, Jenna Magsam 12:01.20; High Jump- 1. Morgan Kadinger 4’ 8”, 2. Haley Tiberg 4’ 6”, 4. Mackenzie Wink 4’ 2”; Long Jump- 1. Kristie Knops 14’ 1.25”, 2. Megan Steinberger 13’ 10”, 3. Macie Rasmussen 13’ 2.25”, 10. Gabby Peterson 11’ 7”; Triple Jump- 1. Macie Rasmussen 28’ 0”, 5. Gabby Peterson 24’ 8”; Discus Throw- 2. Hannah Steinberger 72’ 7”, 4. Haley Tiberg 66’ 5”; Shot Put- 3. Haley Tiberg 28’ 8”, 6. Megan Steinberger 25’ 0”, 10. Kayla Bloss 22’ 10”, 12. Hannah Steinberger 20’ 0”.

BOYS STANDINGS: 1. Osceola 145, 2. Glenwood City 56, 2. Spring Valley 56, 4. St. Croix Central 48.

INDIVIDUAL BOYS’ RESULTS FOR GLENWOOD CITY: 100 m- 4. Charlie Shackett 12.34, 11. Lucas Meyers 13.35, 14. Quintin Rogers 13.96; 200 m- 4. Charlie Shackett 25.42, 10. Donovan Fornal 26.94, 13. Quintin Rogers 29.30; 400 m- 1. Ethan Brandt 58.89, 4. Marcus Kadinger 1:01.03, 5. Bill Norenberg 1:03.99; 800 m- 5. Tyler Johnson 2:33.00, 7. Ethan Brandt 2:34.92, 17. Andrew Bauman 2:54.13; 110 m Hurdles- 8. Todd Petersen 20.49, 9. Donovan Fornal 21.50; 300 m Hurdles- 9. Todd Petersen 52.20; High Jump- 2. Donovan Fornal 5’ 4”, 4. Lucas Meyers 5’ 0”, 5. Marcus Kadinger 5’ 0”; Long Jump- 2. Isaac Tuttle 19’ 0”, 3. Tyler Johnson 17’ 2.25”, 4. Todd Petersen 17’ 0”, 6. Lucas Meyers 16’ 5”, 9. Quintin Rogers 14’ 8.5”, 13. Andrew Bauman 11’ 8.25”; Triple Jump- 3. Todd Petersen 36’ 8.5”; Discus Throw- 1. Chris Wagner 116’ 3”, 22. Troy Hall 47, 2”; Shot Put- 2. Chris Wagner 40’ 5”, 5. Donovan Fornal 36’ 2”, 24. Troy Hall 23’ 9”.

Also with personal bests this past week at the Frederic meet were Mackenzie Wink in the high jump with a 4’ 8”, Donovan Fornal in the high jump with a 5’ 10”, Marcus Kadinger in the high jump with a 5’ 8” and Todd Petersen in the triple jump with a 37’ 2.5”.

The Toppers traveled back to the St. Croix Central High School for the Conference meet on Tuesday, May 14. The Regional meet will be on Monday, May 20 in Webster. The top two regional qualifiers will advance to the Sectional meet, which will be held in Colfax on May 23.