Small group of Vikings compete in La Crosse

LA CROSSE — With it being prom day back home, the Colfax boys’ and girls’ track team sent a smaller than usual contingent to compete at the Knights of Columbus Relays held at UW-La Crosse April 26. The boys finished 12th while the girls were ninth in the Small School Division.

Noah Pretasky won the 100m dash in 11.28 and was fifth in the 200 at 23.72, Tucker Hovde took sixth in the 800m run at 2:14 and tenth in the 400m dash in 57.64, Hunter Lieffort placed seventh in the pole vault at 10-00, Aliymu Davis scored a pair of 11th places in the 200m dash at 25.02 and the long jump leaping 18-05, Jacob Larson finished 13th in the 800m run at 2:23 and 16th in the 400m dash at 1:02 and Kamdon Quast was 24th in the long jump at 14-06.

Heidi Lieffort claimed the top spot in the girls pole vault at 8-06 and was runner up in the discus throw at 118-02, Dempsey Fogarty circled the track a whole lot of times, placing fourth in the 800m run at 2:32, fourth in the 1600m run at 5:43 and fifth in the 400m dash at 1:03. Ally Heidorn placed ninth in the triple jump at 29-01, 11th in the 200m dash at 29.14 and 16th in the 100m hurdles in 20.25. Andrea Scharlau tried her hand and feet in four different events with her highest finish coming in the 400m dash for 20th place at 1:17.