Ellie Hernes

NEW ULM — In the first split meet of this season’s new track & field format, Fairmont captured both girls and boys team competitions at the five-team New Ulm Invitational on Thursday.

Hudson Artz claimed three gold medals to help lead the Cardinal boys to a first-place team finish with 77 points — four ahead of runner-up Waseca.

Artz took his first top spot in the 100-meter dash when he sprinted to a time of 11.42, while Fairmont’s Andrew Johnson took fifth in 12.393. Artz then took first in the 400-meter dash with a time of 53.68, followed by the Cardinals’ David Maakestad in 57.54 for third.

Artz finished his day with a gold in the 200-meter dash, running a time of 23.35.

Armando Hernandez took two golds in the field events to help the Cardinals’ strong performance off the track.

Hernandez led the long jump with a leap of 18-3, while Isaiah Lockwood (17-6) placed third and Prince Lebbi (16-11) took fifth for the Cardinals.

Hernandez also cleared the highest bar in the high jump at 5-6, while Maakestad cleared 5-2 for fourth.

Lockwood added a fifth-place leap of 35-7.25 to help power the Cardinal jumpers, while Kainen Craig placed second in the pole vault when he cleared 9 feet even.

Noah Rahm and Sawyer Tordsen took second and third, respectively, in both the shot put and the discus.

Rahm tossed the shot 41-2 and the discus 116-8, while Tordsen heaved the shot 40-7.5 and the discus 110-1.

Back on the track, Fairmont’s 4×400-meter relay team of Andrew Johnson, Blaze Geiger, Maakestad and Craig took gold with a time of 3:51.55, while the 4×200-meter crew of Hernandez, Trey Tumbleson, Lockwood and Maakestad finished second in 1:43.72.

Fairmont’s 4×100-meter relay team of Elijah Johnson, Hernandez, Geiger and Lebbi finished second in 49.49, while the 4×800-meter crew of Ty Nawrocki, Connor Artner, Gage Cyphers and Isaac Sheard took fourth place in 10:01.85.

Craig added a silver in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 47.41, while Andrew Johnson took fifth in the 800-meter run in 2:25.05.

Alex Cruz finished fifth for the Cardinals in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 12:33.33 for the final Cardinal point-scoring performance.

Laura Thompson led the Cardinal girls once again, claiming three golds in three events.

Thompson took first in the 1,600-meter with a time of 5:46.14, more than 30 seconds ahead of teammate Tabitha Thatcher, who took second at 6:19.52.

Thompson then claimed first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:32.42, then earned gold in the 4×400-meter relay alongside teammates Carissa Saxton, Bella Larson and Ellie Ortega with a time of 4:37.91.

The wins helped lead the Cardinal girls to a team win with 108.5 points.

The Cardinals started the girls’ portion of the meet with a win in the 4×800-meter relay when Ortega, Carys Gudahl, Saxton and Hannah Neusch ran to a time of 11:05.49, then the Cardinals claimed four of five scoring spots in the high hurdles.

Ellie Hernes earned first in 17.46, with Brooklyn Meyer close behind at 18.21 for second.

Hadley Artz took third in 18.32 and Jazlyn Geerdes took fifth in 19.92.

Sabrina Segar claimed second in the 100-meter dash when she sprinted to a time of 13.51, while Fairmont’s 4×200-meter relay crew of Emily Frank, Karalyn Closs, Ellie Schultze and Corene Moeller finished second in 2:04.9.

The Cardinals’ 4×100-meter team of Hope Klanderud, Meyer, Larson and Segar placed fourth in 55.65, before Saxton took third in the 400-meter dash in 1:11.01.

Hernes added another hurdle gold when she ran to a time of 53.79 in the 300-meter hurdles, while Artz finished fourth in 58.08 and Geerdes took fifth in 1:00.1.

Schultze took fourth in the 200 with a time of 29.91, while Macy Hanson took second in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 12:37, just ahead of Neusch’s third-place time of 12:51.02 and Gudahl’s fourth-place time of 13:41.37.

Fairmont’s girls also put up a strong showing in the field events. Natalie Tonne claimed gold in both the shot (36-8.5) and discus (82-10), while Sabrina Segar took fifth in the shot with a heave of 28-1.

Rachel O’Connor took fourth in the pole vault when she cleared the bar at 7-6, just ahead of Segar who took fifth after clearing the 7-0 bar.

Hannah Linse took second for the Cardinals in the high jump at 4-4, while Vanessa Bliesmer cleared 4-2 for fourth.

Ellie Hernes took gold in the triple jump with a leap of 35-4.5, while Frank took third at 31-4. Hernes added a silver medal in the long jump at 15-7, while Meyer hit 15-1 for fourth.

Fairmont travels to Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall for quad action against Marshall, Pipestone Area and Windom at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

New Ulm Invitational

Boys Division

Team Standings: 1. Fairmont 77; 2. Waseca 73; 3. Redwood Valley 47; 4. Worthington 42; 5. New Ulm 33.

4X800: 1. Waseca 9:01.24; 2. Worthington 9:06.65; 3. Redwood Valley 9:25.5; 4. Fairmont (Ty Nawrocki, Connor Artner, Gage Cyphers, Isaac Sheard) 10:01.85; 5. New Ulm 10:16.54.

High Hurdles: 1. Terbuto Ochothow (WOR) 17.55; 2. Blake Stephens (RV) 19.18; 3. Joe Schmidt (WAS) 20.07; 4. Cole Schultz (WAS) 20.17; 5. Jack Hyland (WAS) 20.74.

100: Hudson Artz (FAIR) 11.42; 2. Maverick Goblirsch (RV) 11.68; 3. Aeneas Pacheco (RV) 11.71; 4. Aaron Hauser (NU) 12.392; 5. Andrew Johnson (FAIR) 12.393. Other Fairmont time: Prince Lebbi 12.56.

4X200: 1. Waseca 1:41.32; 2. New Ulm 1:42.59; 3. Fairmont (Armando Hernandez, Trey Tumbleson, Isaiah Lockwood, David Maakestad) 1:43.72; 4. Worthington 1:45.76; 5. Redwood Valley 2:02.27.

1,600: 1. Jayson Peyerl (RV) 4:57.63; 2. Jordan Melendez (WOR) 5:01.01; 3. Isaac Feldamp (WAS) 5:01.24; 4. Will Ahrens (RV) 5:19.58; 5. Addison Sampson (WAS) 5:24.99. Fairmont times: Selvin Forsythe 5:41.57, Alex Crus 5:57.86, Gavin Artner 5:59.74, Landon Weber 5:59.74.

4X100: 1. Redwood Valley 48.22; 2. Fairmont (Elijah Johnson, Armando Hernandez, Blaze Geiger, Prince Lebbi) 49.49; 3. New Ulm 49.63; 4. Worthington 51.65; 5. Waseca 52.42.

400: 1. Hudson Artz (FAIR) 53.68; 2. Mason Clark (RV) 56.2; 3. David Maakestad (FAIR) 57.54; 4. Aaron Root (WAS) 57.83; 5. Jacob Woitas (WAS) 59.77. Other Fairmont times: Gage Cyphers 1:03.06, Ty Nawrocki 1:05.83.

300 Hurdles: 1. Terbuto Ochothow (WOR) 46.02; 2. Kainen Craig (FAIR) 47.41; 3. Blake Stephens (RV) 49.4; 4. Joe Schmidt (WAS) 50.94; 5. Cole Schultz (WAS) 52.53. Other Fairmont time: Trey Tumbleson 52.67.

800: 1. Ofbeka Morke (WOR) 2:17.1; 2. Collin Dufault (WAS) 2:20.9; 3. Camden Cilek (RV) 2:21.75; 4. Isaac Feldamp (WAS) 2:24.6; 5. Andrew Johnson (FAIR) 2:25.05.

Other Fairmont times: Selvin Forsythe 2:35.48, Landon Weber 2:39.34, Kellen Stenzel 2:44.03.

200: 1. Hudson Artz (FAIR) 23.35; 2. Christian Rodriguez (WAS) 23.96; 3. Aeneas Pacheco (RV) 24.01; 4. Abagotte Opiew (WOR) 24.16; 5. Maverick Goblirsch (RV) 24.29. Other Fairmont times: Ethan Geerdes 27.13, Isaac Sheard 28.44, Jacob Wiemers 31.16.

3,200: 1. Matt Feldkamp (WAS) 11:06.3; 2. Filmon Wolday (WOR) 11:23.21; 3. Joe Feldkamp (WAS) 11:49.08; 4. Cale Dennis (NU) 12:06.47; 5. Alex Cruz (FAIR) 12:33.33. Other Fairmont times: Connor Artner 12:46.84, Ethan Grunewald 13:43.56.

4X400: 1. Fairmont (Andrew Johnson, Blaze Geiger, David Maakestad, Kainen Craig) 3:51.55; 2. New Ulm 3:55.73; 3. Waseca 3:57.87; 4. Worthington 4:26.36; 5. Redwood Valley 4:49.38.

Shot Put: 1. Marcus Hansen (WAS) 57-0; 2. Noah Rahm (FAIR) 41-02; 3. Sawyer Tordsen (FAIR) 40-07.5; 4. Nathan Wolkow (NU) 39-11.5; 5. Lane Evans (RV) 38-03. Other Fairmont scores: Hank Artz 38-01.5, Ethan Grunewald 27-06.

Discus: 1. Marcus Hansen (WAS) 129-01; 2. Noah Rahm (FAIR) 116-08; 3. Sawyer Tordsen (FAIR) 110-01; 4. Nathan Wolkow (NU) 104-01; 5. Adan Hinojosa (WOR) 101-08. Other Fairmont scores: Hank Artz 74-02, Ethan Geerdes 52-09.

Pole Vault: 1. Logan Kletscher (NU) 9-0; 2. Kainen Craig (FAIR) 9-0; 3. Maverick Goblirsch (RV) 8-06; 4. Marqavion Haefner (NU) 8-06; 5. Addison Sampson (WAS) 8-06.

High Jump: 1. Armando Hernandez (FAIR) 5-06; 2. Max Gaytko (WAS) 5-04; 3. Charles Brands (WOR) 5-04; 4. David Maakestad (FAIR) 5-02; 5. Ethan Lieb (NU) 5-02. Other Fairmont scores: Trey Tumbleson 5-0, Blaze Geiger 4-06.

Long Jump: 1. Armando Hernandez (FAIR) 18-03; 2. Cameron Carpenter (NU) 17-07; 3. Isaiah Lockwood (FAIR) 17-06; 4. Vincente Munoz (NU) 16-11.5; 5. Prince Lebbi (FAIR) 16-11. Other Fairmont score: Elijah Johnson 16-00.25.

Triple Jump: 1. Abagotte Opiew (WOR) 40-11; 2. Max Gaytko (WAS) 37-05; 3. Collin Dufault (WAS) 37-04.75; 4. Evan Cooper (RV) 35-10; 5. Isaiah Lockwood (FAIR) 35-07.25. Other Fairmont scores: Trey Tumbleson 33-07, Gavin Artner 27-03.5.

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Girls Division

Team Standings: 1. Fairmont 108.5; 2. Redwood Valley 60.5; 3. Waseca 53; 4. Worthington 29; 5. New Ulm 21.

4X800: 1. Fairmont (Ellie Ortega, Carys Gudahl, Carissa Saxton, Hannah Neusch) 11:05.49; 2. Waseca 11:35.24; 3. Worthington 13;15.36.

High Hurdles: 1. Ellie Hernes (FAIR) 17.46; 2. Brooklyn Meyer (FAIR) 18.21; 3. Hadley Artz (FAIR) 18.32; 4. Camille Ring (WAS) 18.39; 5. Jazlyn Geerdes (FAIR) 19.92.

100: 1. Hannah Schjenken (RV) 13.44; 2. Sabrina Segar (FAIR) 13.51; 3. Ivy Jesnon 14.11; 4. Brinn Wicks (RV) 14.18; 5. Maddie Bulfer (WAS) 14.26. Other Fairmont times: Hannah Linse 14.8, Emma Scheppmann 14.99, Riley Lingl 17.95.

4X200: 1. Waseca 1:58.76; 2. Fairmont (Emily Frank, Karalyn Closs, Ellie Schultze, Corene Moeller) 2:04.9; 3. Worthington 2:07.16; 4. New Ulm 2:16.12; Redwood Valley 2:18.64.

1,600: 1. Laura Thompson (FAIR) 5:46.14; 2. Tabitha Thatcher (FAIR) 6:19.42; 3. Callie Dufault (WAS) 6:19.55; 4. Lillian Halla (WAS) 6:38.5; 5. Karissa Bickett (WOR) 6:48.92. Other Fairmont time: Abigail Peyman 7:54.11.

4X100: 1. Redwood Valley 54.36; 2. Worthington 55.22; 3. Waseca 55.42; 4. Fairmont (Hope Klanderud, Brooklyn Meyer, Bella Larson, Sabrina Segar) 55.65; 5. New Ulm 55.75.

400: 1. Cali Johnson (RV) 1:09.27; 2. Thyme Lang (WAS) 1:10.10; 3. Carissa Saxton (FAIR) 1:11.01; 4. Michelle Smith (RV) 1:12.44; 5. Ella Fuhr (RV) 1:14.67. Other Fairmont times: Emily Hagen 1:17.49, Angelica Kerekes 1:21.51.

300 Hurdles: 1. Ellie Hernes (FAIR) 53.79; 2. Camille Ring (WAS) 55.42; 3. Kendall Huhnerkock (RV) 57.11; 4. Hadley Artz (FAIR) 58.08; 5. Jazlyn Geerdes (FAIR) 1:00.1. Other Fairmont time: Anna Utermarck 1:01.54.

800: 1. Laura Thompson (FAIR) 2:32.42; 2. Evelyn O’Brien (WAS) 2:47.06; 3. Aubree Hicks (RV) 2:51.27; 4. Maranda Thier (WOR) 2:51.66; 5. Evelyn Friese (NU) 3:01.52. Other Fairmont times: Hope Klanderud 3:12.93, Abigail Peyman 3:33.

200: 1. Brooklyn Schietel-Taylor (WOR) 28.05; 2. Bailey Newman (WOR) 28.54; 3. Gabby Rodriguez (WAS) 28.6; 4. Ellie Schultze (FAIR) 29.91; 5. Anne Howard (NU) 29.97. Other Fairmont times: Emily Hagen 31.12, Karalyn Closs 31.52.

3,200: 1. Ella Dufault (WAS) 11:58.06; 2. Macy Hanson (FAIR) 12:37; 3. Hannah Neusch (FAIR) 12:51.02; 4. Carys Gudahl (FAIR) 13:41.37; 5. Catherine Buffie (RV) 13:44.1.

4X400: 1. Fairmont (Carissa Saxton, Bella Larson, Ellie Ortega, Laura Thompson) 4:37.91; 2. Redwood Valley 4:59.59; 3. Waseca 5:08.87; 4. New Ulm 5:18.52; 5. Worthington 5:25.42.

Shot Put: 1. Natalie Tonne (FAIR) 36-08.5; 2. Samantha Azure (WAS) 33-01.5; 3. Haley Garmon (RV) 32-11.5; 4. Isabella Hadley (WAS) 29-07; 5. Sabrina Segar 28-01. Other Fairmont scores: Alexa Bush 26-03, Abigail Cihoski 26-02.5.

Discus: 1. Natalie Tonne (FAIR) 82-10; 2. Nevaeh Ubl (NU) 82-08; 3. Kadence Hyvari (WOR) 81-06; 4. Kylee Nosbush (NU) 78-05; 5. Haley Garmon (RV) 75-09. Other Fairmont scores: Vanessa Bliesmer 69-07, Alexa Bush 60-05, Jaylyn Van Gelderen 52-02.

Pole Vault: 1. Emily Pearson (NU) 9-0; 2. Sydney Ludwig (WAS) 8-0; 3. Kate Ahrens (RV) 7-6; 4. Rachel O’Connor (FAIR) 7-06; 5. Sabina Segar (FAIR) 7-0. Other Fairmont scores: Ellie Schultze 6-6, Vanessa Bliesmer 5-6.

High Jump: 1. Hannah Schjenken (RV) 4-8; 2. Hannah Linse (FAIR) 4-4; 3. Karsyn Ramey (RV) 4-4; 4. Vanessa Bliesmer (FAIR) 4-2; 5. Ava Shaw-Kerkhoff (RV) 4-2. Other Fairmont scores: Hope Klanderud 4-2, Anna Utermarck 3-6.

Long Jump: 1. Paige Kalis (NU) 16-11; 2. Ellie Hernes (FAIR) 15-7; 3. Hannah Schjenken (RV) 15-5; 4. Brooklyn Meyer (FAIR) 15-1; 5. Ivy Jenson (WOR) 14-6. Other Fairmont scores: Hadley Artz 13-5, Emily Frank 13-0.

Triple Jump: 1. Ellie Hernes (FAIR) 35-4.5; 2. Kendall Huhnerkock (RV) 31-5; 3. Emily Frank (FAIR) 31-4; 4. Aubree Hicks (RV) 31-1.5; 5. Anne Howard (NU) 31-1. Other Fairmont scores: Jazlyn Geerdes 30-0.25, Rachel O’Connor 29-2.