The Alexandria boys and girls track and field teams continued their strong starts to the 2025 season with top-end finishes at the Monticello Invitational on Tuesday.

The Alexandria girls team won its meet with a team score of 184.5, while the boys team placed second with 139.5 points.

Payten Kor, Alison Krasky, Esryn Dahl, and Kaija Schneider won the girls 4x100-meter relay (50.59), while Emma Bassen, Johanna Kjolhaug, Mila Warzecha, and Kasey Soderholm won the 4x400-meter relay (4:12.19). Soderholm won the 3200-meter run (11:25.75), Lydia Oldenkamp won the shot put (41’3), and Eloise Homelvig won the high jump (5’2).

Elliott Kent’s win in the 400-meter dash (51.06) and Otto Anderson’s win in the 300-meter hurdles (39.81) led the Alexandria boys.

Becker won the boys team title by two and a half points over Alexandria.

Alexandria hosts the Alexandria Relays at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29.

Monticello Invite

BOYS TEAM SCORES – 1. Becker, 142; 2. Alexandria, 139.5; T3. Monticello, 108.5; T3. Osseo, 108.5; 5. Big Lake, 66; 6. St. Cloud Tech, 56.5; 7. Rogers, 39; 8. St. Cloud Apollo, 36

GIRLS TEAM SCORES – 1. Alexandria, 184.5; 2. Rogers, 147.5; 3. Becker, 107.5; 4. Osseo, 97.5; 5. Monticello, 87; 6. St. Cloud Tech, 27; 7. Big Lake, 26; 8. St. Cloud Apollo, 15

ALEXANDRIA BOYS TOP-EIGHT FINISHES – 100m – Daniel Jackson, 3rd, 11.32; Dane Olson, 4th, 11.36; 400m – Elliott Kent, 1st, 51.06; 800m – Matty Soderholm, 8th, 4:53.00; 3200m – Jakin Miller, 3rd, 10:24.39; Kyle Jahner, 5th, 10:30.11; 110m hurdles – Otto Anderson, 2nd, 14.95; Rhett Granning, 5th, 17.02; Micah Kietzmann, 8th, 17.75; 300m hurdles – Otto Anderson, 1st, 39.81; Gavin Schroeder, 6th, 44.23; 4x100m – Trey Negen, Elliott Kent, Dane Olson, Daniel Jackson, 3rd, 43.66; 4x200m – Dane Olson, Jackson Dutcher, Elliott Kent, Daniel Jackson, 2nd, 1:32.55; 4x400m – Otto Anderson, Isaiah Jackson, Jackson Dutcher, Erick Bergerson, 3rd, 3:34.93; 4x800m – Beau Nathe, Lars Dahl, Erick Bergerson, Ryan Sanden, 4th, 9:00.05; Shot Put – Adrian Miles, 2nd, 42’ 5.5; Simon Jahner, 6th, 39’3; Discus – Jude Jahner, 2nd, 120’2; Adrian Miles, 5th, 114’0; High Jump – Otto Anderson, 2nd, 6’0; Rhett Granning, 4th, 5’10; Pole Vault – Jackson Dutcher, 4th, 11’0; Long Jump – Patrick Klecker, 7th, 19’4.5; Triple Jump – Patrick Klecker, 4th, 40’9; Hunter Krebs, 6th, 39’9.5; Micah Kietzmann, 7th, 38’10.5; Gavin Schroeder, 8th, 38’3.75

ALEXANDRIA GIRLS TOP-EIGHT FINISHES – 100m – Payten Kor, 2nd, 12.94; 200m – Kaija Schneider, 3rd, 26.77; 400m – Alison Krasky, 2nd, 1:01.17; 800m – Ainsleigh Lehmann, 6th, 2:34.80; Anna Korynta, 8th, 2:36.72; 1600m – Mila Warzecha, 2nd, 5:26.80; Johanna Kjolhaug, 3rd, 5:27.36; Emma Bassen, 4th, 5:33.35; 3200m – Kasey Soderholm, 1st, 11:25.75; Quinn Hills, 2nd, 11:41.63; Bobbi Nichols, 4th, 11:47.46; 100m hurdles – Kierra Ostendorf, 5th, 17.29; 300m hurdles – Kierra Ostendorf, 2nd, 49.72; Eloise Homelvig, 3rd, 49.86; 4x100m – Payten Kor, Alison Krasky, Esryn Dahl, Kaija Schneider, 1st, 50.59; 4x200 – Payten Kor, Alison Krasky, Eloise Homelvig, Kaija Schneider, 3rd, 1:47.49; 4x400m – Emma Bassen, Johanna Kjolhaug, Mila Warzecha, Kasey Soderholm, 1st, 4:12.19; 4x800m – Isabella Nei, Emma Friday, Evelyn Kuhnau, Ainsleigh Lehmann, 2nd, 10:08.25; Shot Put – Lydia Oldenkamp, 1st, 41’3; Nora Urness, 7th, 30’5; Discus – Lydia Oldenkamp, 2nd, 115’6; Nora Urness, 8th, 89’10; High Jump – Eloise Homelvig, 1st, 5’2; Alison Krasky, 2nd, 5’0; Addison Gulbranson, 3rd, 5’0; Pole Vault – Kiera Christensen, 2nd, 9’0; Kelsey Krohnfeldt, 4th, 8’0; Long Jump – Kaija Schneider, 4th, 16’3.75; Esryn Dahl, 7th, 15’10.5

Osakis makes the most of first visit to Benson in several years

The Osakis boys and girls track and field teams stole the show in Benson on Tuesday. Osakis won the boys team title with 235.5 points, and the girls team won first place with 193 points.

The Osakis boys team earned 12 first place finishes, while the girls team was led by Harlie Schwope’s first place finish on the pole vault (11’0).

Trenton VanNyhuis, Andrew Jones, Tyler Wolbeck, and Zackery Bruder won the 4x200-meter relay (1:32.48), Bruder, Jones, Wolbeck, and Bryler Gustafson won the 4x400-meter relay (3:30.46), and Roger Dunn, Luke Kraemer, Jaxon Christner, and Levi Ries won the 4x800-meter relay (9:40.09).

Bruder also won the 400-meter dash (51.43), while Gustafson won the 110-meter hurdles (17.27), Jones won the 300-meter hurdles (40.47) and the long jump (21’0). Caiden Knox won the shot put (40’4.5) and Kaleb Helberg won the discus (144’05). Robert Kendall finished with a time of 32.34 in the 400-meter wheelchair race, then with a time of 1:50.10 in the 400-meter race, and with a mark of 8’1 in the wheelchair shot put.

Osakis competes at Holdingford at 4 p.m. on Friday.

Benson Invite

BOYS TEAM SCORES – 1. Osakis, 235.5; 2. Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, 137; 3. Border West, 126.5; 4. Hancock, 95; 5. Ortonville, 33

GIRLS TEAM SCORES – 1. Osakis, 193; 2. Border West, 163.83; 3. Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, 126; 4. Ortonville, 61; 5. Hancock, 57.17

OSAKIS BOYS TOP-EIGHT FINISHES – 100m – Isaac Chisholm, 4th, 12.14; Kaleb Helberg, 7th, 12.51; Andrew Ziesmer, 8th, 12.70; 100m wheelchair – Robert Kendall, 1st, 32.34; 200m – Tyler Wolbeck, 4th, 24.96; Andrew Ziesmer, 8th, 26.40; 400m – Zackery Bruder, 1st, 51.43; Luke Kraemer, 3rd, 58.07; Isaac Chisholm, 4th, 59.24; 400m wheelchair – Robert Kendall, 1st, 1:50.10; 800m – Roger Dunn, 4th, 2:20.28; Jaxon Christner, 5th, 2:21.93; Levi Dies, 6th, 2:24.23; Austin Dickinson, 8th, 2:31.96; 1600m – Chase Johanson, 3rd, 5:06.80; Henry Miller, 4th, 5:15.90; Thomas Glenetske, 7th, 5:39.84; 3200m – Chase Johanson, 3rd, 11:15.04; Henry Miller, 4th, 11:48.40; 110m hurdles – Bryler Gustafson, 1st, 17.27; 300m hurdles – Andrew Jones, 1st, 40.47; Bryler Gustafson, 2nd, 43.67; 4x100m – Andrew Ziesmer, Isaac Chisholm, Kagan Thole, Kaleb Helberg, 2nd, 47.56; 4x200m – Trenton VanNyhuis, Andrew Jones, Tyler Wolbeck, Zackery Bruder, 1st, 1:32.48; 4x400m – Zackery Bruder, Andrew Jones, Tyler Wolbeck, Bryler Gustafson, 1st, 3:30.46; 4x800m – Roger Dunn, Luke Kraemer, Jaxon Christner, Levi Ries, 1st, 9:40.09; Shot Put – Caiden Knox, 1st, 40’4.5; Kaleb Helberg, 3rd, 39’3; Tal Loverink, 6th, 36’2; Shot Put wheelchair – Robert Kendall, 1st, 8’1; Discus – Kaleb Helberg, 1st, 144’05; Tal Loverink, 4th, 121’9; High Jump – Trenton VanNyhuis, 2nd, 5’8; Austin Dickinson, 4th, 5’6; Tyler Wolbeck, 6th, 5’0; Pole Vault – Christian Nathe, 2nd, 11’0; Ezequiel Rodriguez, T5th, 9’0; Rylan Gould, T5th, 9’0; Long Jump – Andrew Jones, 1st, 21’0; Trenton VanNyhuis, 2nd, 20’6; Austin Dickinson, 6th, 18’8; Triple Jump – Trenton VanNyhuis, 2nd, 40’9; Roger Dunn, 6th, 34’4; Bryler Gustafson, 7th, 33’9

OSAKIS GIRLS TOP-EIGHT FINISHES – 100m – Sophia Doiron, 2nd, 13.79; Kaelyn Walker, 3rd, 13.93; Lillian Tenhoff, 5th, 14.27; Stephy Marthaler, 6th, 14.57; Madison Stier, 8th, 14.92; 200m – Sophia Doiron, 4th, 29.48; Katie Collins, 5th, 29.78; Kaelyn Walker, 6th, 29.81; Ally Boyer, 7th, 29.96; Emma Lubbers, 8th, 29.96; 400m – Jadelyn Bruder, 3rd, 1:08.67; Natalie Albert, 5th, 1:10.63; 1600m – Emmarose Olschlager, 4th, 7:17.28; 3200m – Adelynne Olschlager, 2nd, 13:26.22; Dakota Pastian, 3rd, 15:36.90; 300m hurdles – Harlie Schwope, 3rd, 51.48; Jaylyn Lusty, 5th, 57.31; 4x100m – Lillian Tenhoff, Ally Boyer, Stephy Marthaler, Kaelyn Walker, 2nd, 54.70; 4x200m – Katie Collins, Stephy Marthaler, Ally Boyer, Sophia Doiron, 2nd, 1:54.81; 4x400m – Jadelyn Bruder, Ally Boyer, Katie Collins, Natalie Albert, 2nd, 12:07.27; Shot Put – Stephanie Mages, 2nd, 30’10; Lexy Marthaler, 3rd, 30’1; Discus – Eirka Baker, 3rd, 94’3; Addison Kranz, 4th, 93’2; Stephanie Mages, 5th, 91’6; Lexy Marthaler, 6th, 85’4; High Jump – Emma Lubbers, 3rd, 4’8; Aislinn Brown, 4th, 4’8; Pole Vault – Harlie Schwope, 1st, 11’0; Anne Marie Ruegemer, 2nd, 9’0; Long Jump – Stephy Marthaler, 2nd, 14’3.5; Aliana Gould, 8th, 13’5.5; Triple Jump – Stephy Marthaler, 2nd, 31’6.75; Aislinn Brown, 4th, 29’2; Sophia Doiron, 5th, 28’4

Minnewaska girls win in Barnesville, Minnewaska boys take second

The Minnewaska boys and girls track and field teams both earned a total of 13 first place finishes in a meet in Barnesville on Tuesday.

The Minnewaska girls won the team title with 153.83 points with seven first place finishes, while the Minnewaska boys team placed second with 166 points with six first place finishes.

Dacia Fleury, Nori Song, Olivia Danielson, and Lauryn Ankeny won the girls 4x400-meter relay (4:17.38), while Maia Larson, Nori Song, Ankeny, and Danielson won the 4x800-meter relay (10:22.80). Danielson won the 800-meter run (2:28.51), Ankeny won the 300m hurdles (47.26), Jayda Kolstoe won the shot put (44’0) and the discus (122’11).

Jeythan Quirindongo, Tristan O’Neil, Carter Meyer, and Kaiden Harvey won the 4x100-meter relay (45.82), while Meyer, Harvey, Owen Meulebroeck, and Asante Adams won the 4x200-meter relay (1:34.76). Quirindongo won the 100-meter dash (11.39), Adams won the 200-meter dash (23.13), Meulebroeck won the 300-meter hurdles (41.45), and Austyn Schuler won the 400-meter dash (53.05).

Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton won the boys team title with 172 points.

Minnewaska competes at Sauk Centre at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Barnesville Booster

BOYS TEAM SCORES – 1. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, 172; 2. Minnewaska, 166; 3. Park Christian, 106; 4. Pelican Rapids, 77; T5. Frazee, 47; T5. Breckenridge, 47; 7. Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, 33; 8. Barnesville, 21; 9. Rothsay, 19; 10. Norman County East, 9

GIRLS TEAM SCORES – 1. Minnewaska, 153.83; 2. Pelican Rapids, 116.33; 3. Barnesville, 107.5; 4. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, 91; 5. Park Christian, 87; 6. Frazee, 64.33; 7. Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, 62; 8. Breckenridge, 13

MINNEWASKA BOYS TOP-EIGHT FINISHES – 100m – Jeythan Quirindongo, 1st, 11.39; Asante Adams, 4th, 11.62; Kaiden Harvey, 6th, 11.77; 200m – Asante Adams, 1st, 23.13; Austyn Schuler, 3rd, 23.91; Tristan O’Neil, 5th, 24.21; 400m – Austyn Schuler, 1st, 53.05; 800m – Zachary Palmer, 4th, 2:19.84; Luke Hoffman, 5th, 2:20.81; Rylan Tank, 6th, 2:22.96; 1600m – Zachary Palmer, 2nd, 4:54.16; Ian Mills, 3rd, 4:57.89; 3200m – Ian Mills, 2nd, 10:52.85; 110m hurdles – Owen Meulebroeck, 4th, 16.18; 300m hurdles – Owen Meulebroeck, 1st, 41.45; 4x100m – Jeythan Quirindongo, Tristan O’Neil, Carter Meyer, Kaiden Harvey, 1st, 45.82; 4x200m – Carter Meyer, Kaiden Harvey, Owen Meulebroeck, Asante Adams, 1st, 1:34.76; 4x400m – Josh Hippe, Luke Hoffman, Zachary Palmer, Austyn Schuler, 2nd, 3:48.10; 4x800m – Rylan Tank, Cole Koening, Dietrich Reidenback, Luke Hoffman, 4th, 9:41.19; Shot Put – Lucas Tauber, 5th, 40’2; Discus – Lucas Tauber, 5th, 108’10; Lucky Hippe, 8th, 100’6; Pole Vault – Mason Danielson, 5th, 9’6; Carson Meyer, 6th, 8’0; Gage Zenk, 8th, 7’0; Long Jump – Asante Adams, 1st, 19’8; Triple Jump – Kaiden Harvey, 3rd, 38’9

MINNEWASKA GIRLS TOP-EIGHT FINISHES – 100m – Mya VanLuik, 4th, 13.32; Dacia Fleury, 5th, 13.39; 400m – Nori Song, 3rd, 1:04.64; Aubrey Polzin, 6th, 1:06.60; Ella Larson, 7th, 1:07.01; 800m – Olivia Danielson, 1st, 2:28.51; Alia Randt, 4th, 2:41.59; Ella Larson, 8th, 2:52.55; 1600m – Piper Citrowske-Lee, 2nd, 5:53.43; Maia Larson, 3rd, 5:55.03; 3200m – Piper Citrowske-Lee, 3rd, 12:49.78; Jillian Deutsch, 5th, 13:30.11; Sydney Ankeny, 8th, 13:49.96; 100m hurdles – Aubrey Stark, 5th, 18.53; 300m hurdles – Lauryn Ankeny, 1st, 47.26; Aubrey Stark, 6th, 56.34; 4x100m – Eliie Winter, Allison Curry, Payton Andreas, Mya VanLuik, 3rd, 55.78; 4x200m – Allison Curry, Ellie Winter, Dacia Fleury, Mya VanLuik, 3rd, 1:55.66; 4x400m – Dacia Fleury, Nori Song, Olivia Danielson, Lauryn Ankeny, 1st, 4:17.38; 4x800m – Maia Larson, Nori Song, Lauryn Ankeny, Olivia Danielson, 1st, 10:22.80; Shot Put – Jayda Kolstoe, 1st, 44’0; Discus – Jayda Kolstoe, 1st, 122’11; Melena Longtin, 5th, 97’4; Phemie Oeltjen, 8th, 90’0; High Jump – Phemie Oeltjen, 6th, 7’6; Lexi Bosek, 6th, 7’6; Long Jump – Lauryn Ankeny, 4th, 15’0; Triple Jump – Dacia Fleury, 3rd, 33’2.5

WCA teams take eighth at BBE Lions Meet

Third place finishes by Isaac Allen in the boys 200-meter dash (26.16) and Jeremy Blascyk in the shot put (41’5) led the West Central Area boys track and field team in the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Lions Meet on Tuesday. The WCA boys team had 28 points. Holdingford won the team title with 272 points.

A fourth place finish in the high jump by Keira Gehrke (4’6), and by Keyenna Gehrke, Natalea Olson, Karleigh Brendemoen, and Mya Foslien in the 4x200-meter relay (2:03.68) led the WCA girls team in its eighth place finish. The WCA girls team had 27.5 points. Eden Valley-Watkins-Kimball won the girls team title with 159.

WCA competes at Montevideo at 4:30 p.m. on April 29.

BBE Lions Meet

BOYS TEAM SCORES – 1. Holdingford, 272; 2. Eden Valley-Watkins-Kimball, 84.5; 3. St. John’s Prep, 59; T4. Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City, 56; T4. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, 56; 6. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, 52; 7. Melrose, 32; 8. West Central Area, 28; 9. Paynesville, 20.5; 10. Browerville, 19

GIRLS TEAM SCORES – 1. Eden Valley-Watkins-Kimball, 159; 2. Holdingford, 131; 3. Paynesville, 103; 4. St. John’s Prep, 64.6; 5. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, 61; 6. Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City, 58; 7. Browerville, 55.2; 8. West Central Area, 27.5; 9. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, 24.7; 10. Melrose, 3

WCA BOYS TOP-EIGHT FINISHES – 200m – Simon Moritz, 3rd, 26.16; Isaac Allen, 8th, 27.44; 400m – Isaac Allen, 1:02.45; 1600m – Michael Girard, 7th, 5:24.42; 300m hurdles – Simon Moritz, 5th, 48.01; Shot Put – Jeremy Blascyk, 3rd, 41’5; Discus – Jeremy Blascyk, 7th, 104’10.75; High Jump – Isaac Allen, 4th, 5’6

WCA GIRLS TOP-EIGHT FINISHES – 400m – Ava Lohse, 7th, 1:11.22; 4x100m – Karleigh Brendemoen, Keyenna Gehrke, Natalea Olson, Keira Gehrke, 5th, 57.09; 4x200m – Keyenna Gehrke, Natalea Olson, Karleigh Brendemoen, Mya Foslein, 4th, 2:03.68; 4x400m – Elsie Mahoney, Ava Lohse, Payton Fagre, Natalea Olson, 7th, 5:07.33; Shot Put – Jayden Styba, 6th, 30’1.5; High Jump – Keira Gehrke, 4th, 4’6; Long Jump – Keyenna Gehrke, 5th, 13’11; Jayden Styba, 6th, 13’11

ACCS boys team takes ninth at Heartland Invitational

The Alexandria Community Christian School competed at the Heartland Invitational in Park Rapids and was led by Jeremiah Oleson’s fifth place finish in the boys 110-meter hurdles (18.41).

The ACCS boys team place ninths with five meet points. Park Rapids won the boys team title with 241.5 points and the girls title with 206 points.

ACCS’ Evie Moore placed eighth in the girls high jump (J4’2).

Heartland Invitational

BOYS TEAM SCORES – 1. Park Rapids, 241.5; 2. Staples-Motley, 136.5; 3. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, 89.5; 4. Nevis, 65; 5. Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale, 61; 6. Bagley-Fosston, 54; 7. Mahnomen-Waubun, 25; 8. Clearbrook/Gonvick, 16.5; 9. Alexandria Community Christian School, 5; 10. United North Central, 2; 11. Lake of the Woods/Rainy River, 1

GIRLS TEAM SCORES – 1. Park Rapids, 206; 2. Bagley-Fosston, 135; 3. Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale, 55; 4. Clearbrook-Gonvick, 53; 5. United North Central, 51; 6. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, 49; 7. Nevis, 45; 8. Lake of the Woods/Rainy River, 42; 9. Staples-Motley, 41; 10. Mahnomen-Waubun, 13

ACCS BOYS TOP-EIGHT FINISHES – 3200m – Spencer Moore, 8th, 12:21.14; 110m hurdles – Jeremiah Oleson, 5th, 18.41

ACCS GIRLS TOP-EIGHT FINISHES – High Jump – Evie Moore, 8th, J4’2