DEER RIVER- The Ely Timberwolves track team turned in strong performances at the five-team Deer River War Eagle Varsity Invitational on Monday, winning both the boys and girls divisions.
For the boys, Leo Stalmer and Eli Olson each struck gold twice on the day. Stalmer placed first in the 110 and 300-meter hurdles events, while Olson stretched his winning legs in the long jump and triple jump.
Top-ten finishers for the boys included:
100 meters – Caleb Larson, third, 12.74; Jack Rintala, tenth, 13.84.
200m – Caleb Larson, second, 25.44; Dylan Durkin, fourth, 25.94; Trenton Bishop, sixth, 26.14.
400m – Trenton Bishop, third, 1:02.74; Noah Axelsson, fifth, 1:08.14; John Schlitz, seventh, 1:12.44; Oren Solum, eighth, 1:15.
800m – Silas Solum, first, 2:12.4; Tory Hughley, fourth, 2:29.8; Wyatt Devine, fifth, 2:35.3.
1600m – Brooks Brenny, first, 5:28.5; Oliver Hohenstein, second, 5:29.6.
3200m – Mason Spate-Kurnava, second, 12:56.1; Blake Houde, third, 14:16.6.
110m hurdles – Leo Stalmer, first, 18.24.
300m hurdles – Leo Stalmer, first, 45.94; Mason Spate-Kurnava, fourth, 1:07.94.
4x100m relay – second, 50.34.
4x200m relay – first, 1:43.9.
4x800m relay – first, 9:56.
High jump – Dylan Durkin, second, 5’2”.
Long jump – Eli Olson, first, 17’11”; Dylan Durkin, third, 17’3”; Leo Stalmer, fourth, 16’4”.
Triple jump – Eli Olson, first, 38’5.5”; Silas Solum, second, 36’5.5”; Tory Hughley, seventh, 30’4”; Mason Spate-Kurnava, ninth, 25’4.5”.
Discus – Wyatt Mattson, second, 95’5”; Milo McClelland, third, 93’5”; Rowan Smith, fourth, 83’; Jack Rintala, ninth, 71’.
Shot put – Wyatt Mattson, seventh, 34’; Milo McClelland, eighth, 31’3”.
Girls
The girls piled up points in the field events, with first-place finishes from Addison Forsman in long jump, Sarah Visser in triple jump, and Kaylin Visser in discus, where her winning throw would have placed second in the boys event. Grace LaTourell also took first in the 400-meter run, and the 4x800-meter relay team took top honors.
Top-ten finishers for the girls included:
100 meters – Lydia Schultz, fourth, 14.24; Anna Larson, fifth, 14.34; Miriam Messerschmidt, sixth, 14.44.
200m – Addison Forsman, sixth, 31.64; Anna Larson, eighth, 32.34; Carmen Nelson, tenth, 33.04.
400m – Grace LaTourell, first, 1:05.94; Violet Udovich, third, 1:06.84; Brynn Larson, fifth, 1:18.34; Maddie Johnson, ninth, 1:24.14.
800m – Kiarstin Eaton, third, 2:54.1; Ivy Ohlhauser, fourth, 3:03.7; Addison Kannas, seventh, 3:12.7; Isabella Macho, eighth, 3:12.7.
1600m – Katy Brophy, second, 6:43.4; Elsa Ellerbrook, fourth, 6:46.
3200m – Anna Dunn, second, 15:00.3.
110m hurdles – Anna Dunn, eighth, 27.64..
300m hurdles – Mattie Lindsay, third, 1:00.04.
4x100m relay – fifth, 1:06.24.
4x200m relay – second, 2:11.9.
4x800m relay – first, 11:38.8.
High jump – Lydia Schultz, second, 4’6”.
Long jump – Addison Forsman, first, 13’5”; Sarah Visser, fifth, 12’7”; Stella Koivisto, tenth, 10’5”.
Triple jump – Sarah Visser, first, 29’3”; Addison Forsman, second, 26’9”; Anna Dunn, third, 26’2”; Alyssa Ice, sixth, 24’10”.
Discus – Kaylin Visser, first, 103’; Rachel Carter, third, 71’10”; Alyssa Ice, fourth, 70’11”; Addison Forsman, sixth, 69’6”; Elsa Ellerbrook, tenth, 54’8”.
Shot put – Kaylin Visser, third, 27’1”; Rachel Carter, seventh, 23’1”.