Mounder boys finish fourth at Eleva-Strum Invite
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By Amber Hayden
STRUM — After a seven day break, the Elk Mound track and field teams returned to Eleva-Strum on Tuesday, April 16, for the second time in a week.
The Mounder men finished fourth with 80.5 points behind winner Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau, who tallied 176.5, and runner-up Augusta with 88 points. The Lady Mounders finished in seventh place with 40 points. Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau also claimed the girls’ crown with 151.5 points while Mondovi came in second with 95 points.
“I was very pleased with the over all effort on the track,” said Mounders’ head coach Jonathon Langreck. “The boys and girls continue to compete hard.”
After having to set out the first few meets for Elk Mound, Cade Hanson returned to the track and ran to a win in the 1,600 meter run with a time of 5:16.65. Hanson also finished third in the 3,200 meter run in a time of 10:53.16.
Galen Young continued to get stronger in the pole vault where he took first with a height of 13” at the Eleva-Strum meet. Young was also a part of the 4×100 meter relay team for Elk Mound that finished in first place with a time of :47.08. The other team members were Rian Flynn, Brady Redwine and Dominic Hall.
The boys three other relay teams also placed well with the 4×200 meter squad of Dominic Hall, Ethan Levra, Marquis Kasakaitas and Luke Hanson finishing second. The 4×400 m and 4×900 m relays placed fourth and sixth.
Brady Redwine took third in the 200 meter and eighth in the 100 meter dashes. Teammate Rian Flynn came in fourth place in the 100 meters.
On the girls’ side of the competition, senior Alana Plaszcz took to the long distance runs for Elk Mound finishing in third place in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:48.22 and was fifth in the 1,600 meter run with a time of 6:15.64.
Kennedy Pritchard had an eventful evening as she competed in three events for the Mounders, Pritchard finished in fourth place in the 100 meter dash with a time of :13.69, eighth in the 200 meter dash with a time of :29.57 and was part of the third place 4×100 meter relay team that finished with a time of :54.60.
Izzy Lindquist vaulted 6’ 6” to place third in the pole vault, Victoria Fasbender was fifth in the 3,200 meters and Olivia Schreiber went 29’ 10” in the triple jump to place sixth.
Elk Mound returned to the track yesterday, Tuesday, April 23, for a meet at Baldwin-Woodville and will follow it up this Thursday April 25 with a competition in New Richmond. The Mounders will then travel to Bloomer for a meet next Tuesday, April 30.
ELK MOUND BOYS’ INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 100 M Dash- 4. Rian Flynn :11.77, 8. Brady Redwine :12.09; 200 M Dash- 3. Brady Redwine :24.33, 8. Galen Young :25.27, 9. Dominic Hall :25.36; 400 M Dash- 11. Alex Johnson :59.95, 14. Marquis Kasakaitas 1:05.59, 12. Jack Gabert 1:06.22; 800 M- 13. Carter Sundeen 2:40.68, 18. Cameron Joh; 1600 M- 1. Cade Hanson 5:16.65, 11. Brady Hunsnucker 5:40.18; 3200 M- 3. Cade Hanson 10:53.16, 4. Andrew Pathos 11:03.42 110 M Hurdles- 6. Alex Johnson :18.34; 4×100 M Relay- 1. Elk Mound :47.08 (Rian Flynn, Brady Redwine, Dominic Hall, Galen Young); 4×200 M Relay- 2. Elk Mound 1:42.51 (Dominic Hall, Ethan Levra, Marquis Kasakaitas, Luke Hanson); 4×400 M Relay- 4. Elk Mound 3:58.59 (Alex Johnson, Antonio Meyer, Ethan Levra, Logan Schultz); 4×800 M Relay- 6. Elk Mound 10:34.132 (Brady Hunsucker, Carter Sundeen, Cameron Johnson, Mitchell Hainstock); High Jump- 7. Corbin Verdon 5’04”, 12. Antonio Meyer 5’00”; Pole Vault- 1. Galen Young 13’00”, 5. Luke Hanson 8’00” Long Jump- 8. Brady Redwine 18’00”, 12. Logan Schultz 16’07”, 18. Luke Hanson 16’00”; Triple Jump- 10. Alex Johnson 31’11”, 9. Marquis Kasakaitas 34’00”, 11. Dominic Hall 32’06”; Shot Put- 15. Gabe Moschkau 31’08”, 19. Carter Brantner 29’08”; Discus- 9. Carter Brantner 91’05”, 14. Marquis Kasakaitas 87’00”.
BOYS’ TEAM SCORES: 1. Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 176.5, 2. Augusta 88, 3. Regis 87, 4. Elk Mound 80.5, 5. Altoona 52, 6. Lincoln 49, 7. Mondovi 37, 8. Eleva-Strum 32, 8. Gilman 32, 10. Fall Creek 25, 11. Osseo-Fairchild 15, 12. Chippewa Valley Homeschool 10, 13. Independence/Gilmanton 8.
ELK MOUND GIRLS’ INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 100 M Dash- 4. Kennedy Pritchard :13.69, 15. Paige Vanschoonhoven :14.46, 16. Sydney Simpson :14.50; 200 M Dash- 8. Kennedy Pritchard :29.57, 14. Paige Vanschoonhoven :30.59; 800 M- 3. Alana Plaszcz 2:48.22; 1600 M- 5. Alana Plaszcz 6:15.64; 3200 M- 5. Victoria Fasbender 14:26.83 100 M Hurdles- 14. Isabella Harmer :21.61; 4×100 M Relay- 3. Elk Mound :54.60 (Kennedy Pritchard, Paige Vanschoonhoven, Olivia Schreiber, Sydney Simpson); 4×200 M Relay- 6. Elk Mound 2:08.33 (Lizzy Lindquist, Melanie Balts, Regan Jenson, Isabella Harmer); Pole Vault- 3. Lizzy Lindquist 6’06”; Long Jump- 13. Regan Jenson 12’8.25”; Triple Jump- 6. Olivia Schreiber 29’10”, 17. Sydney Simpson 25’02”, 18. Melanie Balts 23’8.5”; Shot Put- 7. Abby Kasper 28’10”; Discus- 15. Hannah Simpson 63’05”.
GIRLS’ TEAM SCORES: 1. Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 151.5, 2. Mondovi 95, 3. Fall Creek 69, 4. Regis 65, 5. Gilman 51, 6. Immanuel Lutheran 47.5, 7. Elk Mound 40, 8. Augusta 36, 9. Osseo-Fairchild 35, 10. Altoona 31, 11. Lincoln 27, 12. Independence/Gilmanton 22, 13. Eleva-Strum 18, 14. Chippewa Valley Homeschool 6.

