Vikings’ thinclads finally compete at outdoor meet

WINONA, MN — Old Man Winter may finally have loosened his grip on the area.

Nearly a month after their last competition, the Colfax Track and Field teams was finally able to put their collective skills to the test at an outdoor competition.

The Vikings thinclads traveled to St. Mary’s University in Winona, MN this past Saturday to partake in the West Salem Outdoor Invitational.

Greeted by warmer temperatures and a sun-filled sky, the Colfax boys finished sixth with 50 points in the 8-team meet while the girls finished last with 8 points in the April 21 event.

A trio of Colfax boys placed and scored points in the 100 meter dash. Juniors Jeremy Artist and Dennan Fogarty placed second and third respectively with times of :11.95 and :12.23 while senior Adam Pretasky finished eighth in a time of :12.46.

Fogarty also took seventh in the 200 meters after running a :24.53. Pretasky also took a seventh with a leap of 16’ 7.5” in the long jump as did freshman Noah Heidorn with a leap of 5’ even in the high jump.

The Viking boys picked up points in the 400 meter run where sophomore Trey Hovde came in fourth after a run of :57.51 and junior Trevor Rothbauer was clocked in :59.20 to take seventh.

Rothbauer also finished with the bronze in the triple jump following a best effort of 37’ 7”.

Sophomore Eddie Doerr hurdle to a fourth-place finish in the 300 intermediates in a time of :48.40.

The boys also saw their 4 x 200 meter relay squad place second with a run of 1:40.30.

Senior Mackenzie Jensen account for all eight of the Lady Vikings points. Jensen place fourth in the 1,600 meter run (6:19.91) and finished sixth in the 800 meters (2:51.87).

The Vikings boys and girls squads will  compete in Boyceville on Thursday before traveling to UW-LaCrosse for a large invitational Saturday.