Bulldogs nab fifth and sixth places in Colfax track meet
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STRETCH— Filup Nelson was the only Bulldog to compete in the long jump event in Colfax on April 30. Nelson finished in twelfth place with a distance of 13’11.50”. —photo by Amber Hayden
By Amber Hayden
COLFAX — The Boyceville Bulldogs’ track and field squads headed east to Colfax last Thursday, May 2 for a 7-team meet.
The Boyceville boys accumulated 53 points to finished fifth while the Lady Bulldogs placed sixth with 42 points, behind Elk Mound who had 36.
Eau Claire Regis came out on top of both boys’ and girls’ standings with Altoona finishing second in the girls’ competition and Elk Mound claimed the runner-up spot for the boys.
Junior Cade Klefstad grabbed the Bulldogs only win of the meet with a victory in the 800 meters, finishing with a 2:14.03. Teammate Nathan Corr ran a 2:20.29 to take third.
Finishing in fourth place in the 110 meter high hurdles was Dane Wedland with a time of :19.14. He also claimed third place in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of :47.66.
Boyceville also managed to snag a pair of place winners in the pole vault. Nathaniel Chich came in second after clearing a height of 8′ and Tanner Anderson was third with a height of 7’ 6”. Anderson also finished in eleventh place in the triple jump with a distance of 26’07”.
Boyceville’s girls were led by Naomi Hillman’s second-place showing in the long jump with a distance of 15′ 2.75”.
Rachel Becker made her way around the track in two events – the 100 meter dash and 300 meter hurdles. She finished in third place in the hurdles with a time of :56.53 and was eleventh in the 100 meters with a time of :15.07.
The ladies 4×100 and 4×200 meter relay teams were second and third respectively.
CLEARING THE BAR— Tanner Anderson was able to clear the bar during the pole vault event in Colfax Tuesday evening, Anderson finished in third place for the Bulldogs with a height of 7’06”. —photo by Amber Hayden
Boyceville also competed in Osceola April 30 and at Durand last Friday, May 3. The Bulldogs were in Mondovi this past Monday to compete and will then host the “Larry Z. Battle of the Small Schools” Invitational this Thursday, May 9. The Dunn-St. Croix conference meet is slated for next Tuesday, May 14 in Durand.
BOYS’ INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 110 M Hurdles- 4. Dane Wedland :19.14; 100 M Dash- 18. Nick Goodell :13.81; 1600 M- 6. Nathan Corr 5:10.75, 7. Cade Klefstad 5:18.57, 11. Steven Rasmussen 5:34.28, 13. Elijah Ferrell 6:26.28; 300 M Hurdles- 3. Dane Wedland :47.66; 800 M- 1. Cade Klefstad 2:14.03, 3. Nathan Corr 2:20.29, 6. Brian Johnson 2:33.50; 200 M Dash- 8. Justin Lombardo :27.22, 12. Filup Nelson :29.13; 4×400 M Relay- 6. Boyceville 4:16.74; Pole Vault- 2. Nathaniel Chich 8’00”, 3. Tanner Anderson 7’06”; Long Jump- 12. Filup Nelson 13’11.5”; Triple Jump- 11. Tanner Anderson 26’07”; Discus-9. Damien Waller 100’00”, 16. Greg Moore 65’09”, 17. Tanner Anderson 64’02”; Shot Put- 15. Damien Waller 30’2.75, 16. Nick Goodell 28’01”, 19. Greg Moore 23’2.75.
BOYS’ TEAM SCORES: 1. Regis 157, 2. Elk Mound 139, 3. Altoona 136, 4. Colfax 94, 5. Boyceville 53, 6. Siren 48, 7. Mondovi 7.
GIRLS’ INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 100 M Dash- 11. Rachel Becker :15.07, 13. Kayden Benson :15.27; 4×100 M Relay- 2. Boyceville :57.74; 100 M Hurdles- 5. Chrissa Kersten :20.41, 6. Shiloh Wheeldon :21.13; 300 M Hurdles- 3. Rachel Becker :56.53, 4. Shiloh Wheeldon 1:02.97; 4×200 M Relay- 3. Boyceville 2:05.90; 400 M Dash- 9. Ade Harpil 1:27.93; Long Jump- 2. Naomi Hillman 15’2.75”; Discus- 10. Faith Harnisch 69’03”; Shot Put- 7. Faith Harnisch 26’08”, 10. Makayla Ross 24’11”.
GIRLS’ TEAM SCORES: 1. Regis 137, 2. Altoona 126, 3. Siren 116, 4. Colfax 112, 5. Elk Mound 61, 6. Boyceville 42, 7. Mondovi 36.