Colfax track teams still trying to find their stride at St. Croix Central invite

By Samuel Ripp

HAMMOND — The Vikings boys’ and girls’ track and field teams were in action at the St. Croix Central Invite held Thursday, April 7 at St. Croix Central High School with the the girls placing sixth and the boys tenth.

The Colfax girls’ 4 x 800 meter relay team captured the Vikings’ lone first-place finish in the meet.

Erica Kallstrom and Ally Heidorn respectively took second and third in the 800 meter run to help the girls finish sixth as a team with 38 points in the 12-team invite.

Saint Croix Falls won the girls’ competitions with 75 points with St. Croix Central finishing a close second with 71 points. The St. Croix Central boys’ team came out on top with 115 points with Prairie Farm and Ellsworth were the runners up with 47 points.

The Lady Vikings had a few top three finishers in the meet, but only one team came out withled by its top-finishing relay.

The team of Courtney Dressel, Erica Kallstrom, Abbagail Schotter, and Dempsey Fogarty won the 4 x 800 with a time of 10:30.52.

Freshman Erica Kallstrom finished second in the girls 800 meter run with a time of 2:42.41. Her junior teammate, Ally Heidorn, was right on her heals finishing third being timed at 2:44.02.

A second-place finish went to senior Courtney Dressel in the 3200 meter run being clocked at 13:36.05.

The girls also placed in the 4 x 200 meter relay, taking sixth as did Abbagail Schotter in the 1600 meter run.

Although the boys did not have any individual winners, they had a couple of third place finishers.

Junior Jacob Larson was one of two, third place finishers for the Vikings. He captured a third in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:14.05. The other third place finish was turned in by the boys’ 4 x 100 meter relay.

Senior Tucker Hovde was just .70 behind teammate Jacob Larson in the 800 meter run to take fourth in the event. He also competed in the 1600 meter run taking fifth in the event.

Junior Aliymu Davis took sixth in the 100 meter dash, while sophomore teammate Adam Pretasky came in a couple spots behind him in ninth.

In long distance running, sophomore Jacob Jensen, took tenth in the 3200 meter run.

GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 4x800m Relay – 1. Colfax (Courtney Dressel, Erica Kallstrom, Abbagail Schotter, Dempsey Fogarty), 10:30.52. 100m Dash – 9. Bryana Buchanan, 14.25. 1600m Run – 6. Abbagail Schotter, 6:20.46. 4x200m Relay – 6. Colfax (Megan Schleusner, Hailey Prince, Dempsey Fogarty, Ally Heidorn), 2:01.86. 800m Run – 2. Erica Kallstrom, 2:42.41; 3. Ally Heidorn, 2:44.02. 3200m Run – 2. Courtney Dressel, 13:36.05. 200m Dash – 2. Courtney Dressel, 13:36.05.

BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 100m Dash – 6. Aliymu Davis, 12.10; 9. Adam Pretasky, 12.30. 1600m Run – 5. Tucker Hovde, 5:15.78; 10. Grady Gibson, 5:29.12. 400m Dash – 7. Jacob Larson, 56.83; 17. Michael Lyrek, 1:00.20. 4x100m Relay – 3. Colfax (Aliymu Davis, Adam Pretasky, Kedar Davis, Jacob Steinke), 48.30. 800m Run – 3. Jacob Larson, 2:14.05; 4. Tucker Hovde, 2:14.75. 200m Dash – 12. Napoleon Nosker 25.92; 13. Michael Lyrek, 25.97.  3200m Run – 10. Jacob Jensen, 12:30.20. High Jump – 8. Adam Pretasky, 5-04.00.

GIRLS TEAM RESULTS: 1. St. Croix Falls 75; 2. St. Croix Central 71; 3. Baldwin-Woodville 69; 4. Prescott 66; 5. Ellsworth 45; 6. Colfax 38; 7. Somerset 34; 8. Boyceville 28; 9. Elmwood/Plum City 20; 10. Glenwood City 19; 11. Prairie Farm 10; 12. Spring Valley 8.

BOYS TEAM RESULTS: 1. St. Croix Central 115; 2. Prairie Farm 47; 2. Ellsworth 47; 4. Elmwood/Plum City 44; 5. Somerset 39; 5. Glenwood City 39; 7. Prescott 37; 8. Spring Valley 34; 9. St. Croix Falls 28; 10. Colfax 27; 11. Boyceville 24; 12. Baldwin-Woodville 19.