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Mississippi 8 Conference Triangular

The Wildcats participated in a Mississippi 8 Conference Triangular with Monticello and Cambridge-Isanti at Cambridge-Isanti High School on Tuesday, April 9.  The girls finished a close second to Monticello in the team standings, while the boys finished a distant third.

First place finishers for the girls were Lauren Kowarsch, 800 meters; Annika Hall, 1600 meters; the 4x200 relay team of Addy Barrett, Addison Griffin, Ava Bringgold and Bene’ Smith; the 4x800 relay team of Lainey Hallan, Kowarsch, Elanor Undem, and Kara Hall; Lily Hubbard, high jump; Barrett, long jump; and Kendra Warren, triple jump.  There were no first-place winners among the boys.

Norm Ayen Invitational

The Wildcats returned to Cambridge-Isanti High School on Thursday, April 11 for the Norm Ayen invitational, an eight-team tournament featuring teams mostly from the Arrowhead region.  Cambridge-Isanti dominated the boys’ side of things, but the Wildcat boys turned in a better performance than they had on Tuesday and finished third.  The girls again performed well and finished fourth, just behind the host team from Cambridge-Isanti.

Boys

Junior Edmond Morris was a top performer among the Wildcat boys, winning the 100-meter dash in 11.24 seconds and finishing second in the 200 meters dash.  Senior Ben Paulsen came in second in the 110-meter hurdles and ran to a third-place finish in the 400-meter run.  The 4x100 relay team of Ieuan Bailey, Blake Seifert, Gabe Jensen, and Morris won with a time of 45.56 seconds.  Trent Guth finished third in the pole vault, and Seifert took second in the triple jump.

Boys’ Team Results

1.Cambridge-Isanti  217

2. Duluth East         109

3. Chisago Lakes    91

Girls

Addy Barrett and Ava Bringgold led the way for the Wildcat girls.  Bringgold won the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 48.78 seconds and came in first in the high jump at 5’0”.  She also finished third in the 100-meter dash.  Barrett came in second in both the 200-meter dash and the long jump.  And Barrett and Bringgold both ran on the winning 100-meter relay team that included Bene’ Smith and Kendra Warren, clocking in at 51.03 seconds.  Other top three finishers for the girls  were Kaia Osmundson second, 1600 meters; Annika Hall, second, 3200 meters; Smith, second, pole vault; and Warren, second, triple jump.

Girls’ Team Results

1. Sartell    172

2. Duluth East         139

3. Cambridge-Isantti 133

4. Chisago Lakes    130

Track Tidbits

The Wildcats will run in an eight-team invitational tournament at North Branch tomorrow, with the meet starting at 4 p.m.  And next Tuesday, April 23, they will head across the border to Osceola High School for an eight-team invitational tournament starting at 4 p.m. that features seven Wisconsin schools.

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