Topper track and field teams kick off new season at UW-River Falls indoor invitational
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RIVER FALLS — The Glenwood City boys’ and girls’ track and field teams got their 2025 seasons underway last Thursday, March 27 when they competed in the UWRF High School Invitational held indoors at the Knowles Center on the UW-River Falls Campus.
The boys’ squad had a pair of first-place finishers along with two seconds.
Senior Elliot Springborn won the 400 meter dash with a time of :55.13. Junior Brady Thompson also copped a top finish when he ran a :23.66 to win the 200 meter sprint.
Eli Oberle was the runner-up in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:11.67. The Topper boys’ 4×400 m relay team consisting of Justin Rogers along with Springborn, Thompson and Oberle finished in second place after posting a 3:41.10 in the event.
Tyler Rogers went 9’ 6” in the pole vault to take fifth while teammate Ben Standaert cleared 9’ to secure seventh. Also taking home a seventh-place finish was Tyler Harrington in the high jump with a height of 5’ 7”.
For the Hilltopper ladies, junior Kyra Flick garnered the team’s top finish when she threw the shot put 32’ 11” to finish second in the event.
Ava Multhauf jumped 4’ 7” in the high jump to take home a sixth-place finish, Addison Wakeling placed seventh in the pole vault by clearing 6’ 6” and the 4×400 m relay squad of Elsja Meijer, Addison Wakeling, Vettori Holden and Alletta Meijer finished eighth in a time of 5:16.95.
Glenwood City Boys’ Results
60 M: 36. Ilan Anderson, 7.80; 42. Ryley Dickmann, 7.89; 43. Tyler Harrington, 7.91; 64. Charlie Bogie, 8.35; 83. Brycin Lybert, 9.55; 85. Jaiden Verdeja, 10.63; 200 M: 1. Brady Thompson, 23.66; 23. Justin Rogers, 25.34; 39. Ryley Dickmann, 27.33; 400 M: 1. Elliott Springborn, 55.13; 4. Ilan Anderson, 57.06; 30. Jaiden Verdeja, 1:25.68; 800 M: 2. Eli Oberle, 2:11.67; 1,600 M: 9. Clayton Hoffman, 5:05.28; 4×400 M Relay: 2. Glenwood City (Elliott Springborn, Brady Thompson, Eli Oberle, Justin Rogers), 3:41.10; Shot Put: 36. Gus Kohler, 24’ 7”; 37. Vincent Yang, 24’ 3”; High Jump: 7. Tyler Harrington, 5’ 7”; 11. Elliott Springborn, 5’ 2”; Pole Vault: 5. Tyler Rogers, 9’ 6”; 7. Ben Standaert, 9’ 0”; Long Jump: 16. Justin Rogers, 17’ 10.25”.
Glenwood City Girls’ Results
60 M: 36. Morgan Knops, 8.92; 64. Emma Cole, 9.68; 76. Tessa Klatt, 10.00; 78. Olivia Heath, 10.06; 89. Lillie Fox, 10.88; 200 M: 32. Ava Multhauf, 30.73; 44. Morgan Knops, 31.38; 400 M: 18. Alexis Alms, 1:11.34; 30. Erica Bauman, 1:18.22; 800 M: 10. Kayley Dickmann, 2:59.19; 14. Elsja Meijer, 3:07.39; 1,600 M: 13. Alletta Meijer , 6:50.65; 60m Hurdles: 10. Gretchen Draxler, 11.17; 4×400 M Relay: 8. Glenwood City (Elsja Meijer, Addison Wakeling, Vettori Holden, Alletta Meijer), 5:16.95; Shot Put: 2. Kyra Flick, 32’ 11”; 13. Yadi Moreno-Guillet, 24’ 6”; 18. Lillie Fox, 22’ 9”; High Jump: 6. Ava Multhauf, 4’ 7”; 14. Alexis Alms, 4’ 4”; Pole Vault: 7. Addison Wakeling, 6’ 6”; Long Jump: 20. Gretchen Draxler, 12’ 6.75”.