GC girls take third at Boyceville invite; Topper and Bulldog boys finish fifth and sixth
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OUT IN FRONT — Hilltoppers’ senior Hadin DeSmith enjoyed a large lead in his heat of the 200 meter dash at the Boyceville Track and Field Invitational held last Thursday, April 25. DeSmith finished with a time of :23.54 to take first place in the sprint event. —photo by Shawn DeWitt
By Amber Hayden
BOYCEVILLE — Opportunities to compete outdoors have been few and far between for area track and field squads so far this season.
But Mother Nature does seem to be coming around as clear skies and warmer temperatures returned to the area last week which allowed Boyceville to host its first track and field meet of 2019.
Boyceville welcomed eight other schools including Glenwood City to its annual invitational last Thursday, April 25.
The results were mixed for the two area schools.
Boosted by three second-place showings and a third in the relay events, the Hilltopper ladies managed to finish third in the nine-team meet with 105 points. Their GC male counterparts came in fifth after accumulating 76 points.
The Bulldogs finished in sixth in the boys’ team standing with 42 points while the girls finished in ninth place after scoring 29 points.
Colfax and Durand finished first and second respectively for the boys while the Mondovi won the girls’ team title followed by runner-up Colfax.
The Glenwood City girls’ 4×100, 4×200 and 4×400 meter relay teams all finished as runners-up while the 4×800 meter squad took third at the Boyceville Invitational.
Lexi Wannemacher picked up the Lady Toppers lone individual win with a victory in the 300 meter low hurdles in a time of :52.61. She also placed fifth in the 100 meter high hurdles after running a :20.24.
The Glenwood City boys were led by senior Hadin DeSmith who put forth several outstanding performances. DeSmith won three events – the 110 meter high hurdles (:15.96), the 200 meter dash (:23.54) and the high jump (6′).

BOYCEVILLE sophomore Nathan Corr ran to a second-place showing in the boys’ 3,200 meter run at the Boyeville Invitational held April 25. —photo by Shawn DeWitt
Fellow Hilltopper Jabin Hojem placed sixth in the 1,600 meter run and in fourth place in the 3,200 meter run. Will Eggert took third in the triple jump and a fourth went to Jordan Klatt in the shot put.
Boyceville’s Nathan Corr once again performed well in the distance runs for the Bulldog boys finishing second in the 3,200 meter run and fourth in the 1,600 meter.
The Bulldogs’ relay teams were able to finish in third in the 4×100 meter relay and fourth in the 4×200 meter relay with times of :55.14 and 1:54.24 for the Boyceville men. The ladies finished in third in the 4×400 meter relay with a time of 4:57.28.
Megan Hintzman vaulted to another first place for the Bulldogs in the pole vault competition with a height of 9′ 00” and Rachel Becker finished in third in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of :55.59.
The Toppers and Bulldogs, who both ran in Osceola on Tuesday, April 30, will both make their way to Durand this Friday, May 3. In addition, Boyceville also competes at Colfax this Thursday (May 2) and in Mondovi next Monday, May 6. Glenwood City will compete in Colfax next Tuesday, May 7.
GLENWOOD CITY BOYS’ INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 100 M Dash-10. Zach Raska :13.09, 13. Axel Peralta :14.24, 15. Bryce Nutter :14.80; 200 M Dash-1. Hadin DeSmith :23.54, 9. Cas Grant :27.17; 400 M Dash-5. Andy Grant :57.66, 11. Justin Moe 1:03.58; 800 M-6. Will Eggert 2:24.20, 10. Austin Nelson 2:38.38; 1600 M- 6. Jabin Hojem 5:26.10; 3200 M-4. Jabin Hojem 13:37.99; 110 M Hurdles- 1. Hadin DeSmith :15.96; 4×200 M Relay-2. Glenwood City 1:40.91; 4×400 M Relay-4. Glenwood City 4:02.59; High Jump-1. Hadin DeSmith 6’00”, 6. Andy Grant 5’02”, 7. PJ Watson 5’02”; Long Jump- 10. Justin Moe 16′.25”, 16. Axel Peralta 14’10.5; Triple Jump-3. William Eggert 36’06”; Shot Put- 4. Jordan Klatt 33’9.5”, 19. Nick Hill 25’00”; Discus-10. Jordan Klatt 95’01”, 19. Nick Hill 65’04”.
BOYCEVILLE BOYS’ INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 100 M Dash-14. Brendan Hazelton :14.33, 16. John Klefstad :15.02; 200 M Dash-10. Nathaniel Chich :27.53, 11. Nick Goodell :28.40, 12. Filup Nelson :28.95, 13. Brian Johnson :29.44; 400 M Dash-6. Cade Klefstad :57.66, 14. Justin Lombardo 1:03.58; 800 M- 3. Cade Klefstad 2:21.23, 7. Brian Johnson 2:33.79, 16. Elijah Farrell 3:12.31; 1600 M-4. Nathan Corr 5:10.56, 9. Steven Rasmussen 5:46.46, 12. Elijah Ferrell 6:37.00; 3200 M-2. Nathan Corr 11:28.53; 4×100 M Relay-3. Boyceville :55.14; 4×200 M Relay-4. Boyceville 1:54.24; Long Jump- 20. Damien Waller 11’9.5”; Shot Put-8. Damien Waller 31’04”, 13. Nick Goodell 27’5.5”, 16. Preston Coombs 26’4.5”, 20. Greg Moore 22’3.5”; Discus-11. Damien Waller 89’00”, 20. John Klefstad 62’07”.
BOYS’ TEAM SCORES: 1. Colfax 144, 2. Durand 137, 3. Mondovi 112.5, 4. Spring Valley 83.5, 5. Glenwood City 76, 6. Boyceville 42, 7. Thorp 22, 8. Prairie Farm 20, 9. Eau Claire Immanuel 5.
GLENWOOD CITY GIRLS’ INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 4×800 M Relay-3. Glenwood City 11:46.63; 100 M Dash-3. Marie Garcia :13.68, 4. Brenna Schwartz :13.78, 6. Bella Rassbach :13.89; 200 M Dash-12. Delaney Quinn :31.52, 13. Kristin Dayton :31.82, 16. Sam Peterson :32.35; 1600 M-7. Izzy Williams 6:45.05; 4×200 M Relay-2. Glenwood City 1:59.04; 400 M Dash-5. Kenzie Strong 1:08.57, 10. Isabel Draxler 1:14.79; 4×100 M Relay-2. Glenwood City :54.11; 100 M Hurdles-5. Lexi Wannemacher :20.24; 300 M Hurdles-1. Lexi Wannemacher :52.61, 6. Isabel Draxler :58.61; 800 M-4. Gabby Moede 2:51.06, 5. Emily Bethell 2:56.85, 11. Annika Bauman 3:08.63; 4×400 M Relay-2. Glenwood City 4:37.81; High Jump-5. Sam Peterson 4’04”, 10. Azra Ibrahimagic 4’02”, 13. Myah Eliason 4’0”; Pole Vault-5. Annika Bauman 5’06”; Long Jump-5. Bella Rassbach 15’4.5”, 10. Delaney Quinn 13’10”, 12. Alex Swanepoel 13’2.75”; Triple Jump-5. Kristin Dayton 30’5.5”, 6. Delaney Quinn 29’00”; Shot Put-4. Yasmin Mendez 30’04”, 14. Hallie Cook 26’2.5”; Discus-8. Yasmin Mendez 88’05”, 20. Jalissa Hager 66’02”.
BOYCEVILLE GIRLS’ INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 100 M Dash-15. Rachel Becker :15.13, 16. Jocelyn Wilson :15.15; 200 M Dash-19. Jocelyn Wilson :33.36, 20. Kayden Benson :33.42; 400 M Dash-14. Ade Harpil 1:28.82; 4×100 M Relay- 5. Boyceville :55.99; 100 M Hurdles-7. Chrissa Kersten :20.21, 9. Shiloh Wheeldon :21.33; 300 M Hurdles-3. Rachel Becker :55.59, 8. Shiloh Wheeldon 1:00.14; 4×400 M Relay-3. Boyceville 4:57.28; High Jump-13. Kayden Benson 4’00”; Pole Vault-1. Megan Hintzman 9’00”; Shot Put- 12. Makayla Ross 26’03”, 17. Jasmine Windsor 25’3.25”, 20. Faith Harnisch 24′.25”; Discus-17. Jasmine Windsor 72’09”, 19. Faith Harnisch 66’06”.
GIRLS’ TEAM SCORES: 1. Mondovi 142, 2. Colfax 118, 3. Glenwood City 105, 4. Durand 72, 5. Prairie Farm 67, 6. Eau Claire Immanuel 60, 7. Spring Valley 32, 8. Thorp 30, 9. Boyceville 29.

BULLDOGS’ junior Cade Klefstad competed in the boys’ 800 meter run during last Thursday’s Boyceville Track and Field Invitational. Klefstad finished third in the race. —photo by Shawn DeWitt

SPRINTING TO THE FINISH — Glenwood City freshman Samantha Peterson (center) ran to a first-place finish in her heat of the girls’ 200 meter dash last Thursday in Boyceville. Boyceville racer Jocelyn Wilson (left) and Chesney Leslie (not pictured) also competed in the heat sprint. —photo by Shawn DeWitt

