DOUBLE-WINNER — Fairmont’s Jazlyn Geerdes, shown spraying the sand during the triple jump at the 2022 Section 2AA Meet in Waconia, swept both the triple and long jump competitions during Friday night’s indoor track & field meet at Minnesota State University in Mankato. (Photo by Greg Abel/Sentinel archives)

MANKATO — First-year Fairmont head coach Jesse Walters’ Cardinals opened the spring track & field campaign with dominating performances in their indoor tuneups on the Minnesota State University campus Friday night.

Sprinter Corene Moeller, jumper Jazlyn Geerdes, long-distance runner Macy Hanson and hurdler Hadley Artz posted two individual wins apiece to trigger Fairmont girls’ winning point total of 217 — an incredible 143 better than runner-up New Ulm during the five-team meet.

Blue Earth Area (63), St. Peter (56) and St. James Area (44) rounded out the girls’ team standings, respectively.

In the boys’ portion of the indoor competition, long-distance runners Gavin Artner and Jordan Thompson, hurdler Braydon Lindsay, pole vaulter Ty Nawrocki, long jumper Trey Tumbleson and thrower Hank Artz each struck gold once individually to power the Cardinal boys lineup to a first-place team total of 236.

St. Peter claimed runner-up accolades at 101, followed by New Ulm (52), St. James Area (47) and Blue Earth Area (30), respectively.

Artner, who placed first in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 5:06, anchored the Fairmont 4×800-meter relay team’s winning time of 9:25.75. Thompson, Jaydon Putney and Nawrocki traded handoffs in handling the first three legs of the relay, respectively.

Thompson and Nawrocki delivered a respective 1-2 showing in the 800-meter run by crossing the finish line in 2:23 and 2:24.

Lindsay outdueled Tumbleson for top honors in the 60-meter intermediate hurdles, 9.42-9.75, while Nawrocki did likewise in edging Cardinal teammate Gage Borntrager for first place in the pole vault. Both Fairmont vaulters cleared 9 feet, 6 inches, with Nawrocki claiming first with less misses in the field event.

Tumbleson cleared 19-10 1/2 to strike gold in the long jump for Fairmont, while Artz rounded out the Cardinal boys winners by heaving the shot to a first-place distance of 49-5.

Tumbleson also ran the leadoff leg on Fairmont’s first-place 4×200 relay team that posted a time of 1:41.0. Borntrager, Caleb Chambers and Nolan Schultze exchanged handoffs to complete the winning performance.

Schultze, Chambers, Taylor Austin and Blaze Geiger capped the Cardinals’ first-place finishers by combining forces to break the tape in the 4×400 with a winning time of 3:51.

Chambers also captured second place in the 60-meter dash in 7.49 seconds, Tumbleson claimed the No. 2 spot in the open 200 (25.07), while Ethan Pockrus cleared the 60-meter high hurdles in a runner-up time of 9.69 for Fairmont.

In the girls’ division, Corene Moeller swept the 200- and 400-meter sprints before anchoring the Cardinals’ first-place 4×400 relay showing.

Moeller broke the tape in the open 400 in 1:03.6, bested the field in the open 200 with a time of 28.94 and ran the final leg on the winning 1,600-meter baton squad. Emelia Klanderud, Harper Artz and Abbie Simpson traded handoffs during the first three respective legs en route to a gold-medal time of 4:33.

Moeller held off teammate Bella Larson in the 200 (29.62), while beating Blue Earth Area’s Addison Armstrong to the finish line in the 400 (1:04.1).

Hadley Artz edged teammate Cadence Leiding for top honors in the 60-meter high hurdles, 10.78-10.91, respectively. Artz duplicated her wins by crossing the finish line just ahead of Leiding again in the 60-meter intermediate hurdles, 10.46-10.49, respectively.

Hanson nailed down first place in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 5:24, with teammate Carys Gudahl pocketing second place in 6:28.

Hanson later added the 800-meter crown to her indoor accolades by besting the field in 2:33 for Fairmont.

In the field events, Geerdes soared by the long jump field to claim top honors with a leap of 14-3. Geerdes then sprayed the sand to a first-place distance of 31-0 1/2 in the triple jump to hold off teammate Abbie Simpson (30-6 1/2).

Kennedy Becker completed Fairmont’s individual gold medalists by winning the open 60 meters with a time of 8.8, while the Cardinals added victories in the relays by striking gold in the 4×800 and medley relay.

Bella Larson, Hannah Goerndt, Harper Artz and Abbie Simpson exchanged handoffs to cover the medley relay in a first-place time of 4:47.4, while Carys Gudahl, Elayna Anderson, Grace Simpson and Ellie Ortega combined to win the 4×800 with a mark of 11:51.81.

Alexa Bush claimed second place for Fairmont with a heave of 29-10 in the shot put, while Blue Earth Area’s Chloe Groe garnered first place by clearing 33-3.

Armstrong added a second-place effort in the pole vault (10-0) for BEA.

Fairmont competes at 10 a.m. Saturday at the MSU Elite Meet in Mankato, while Blue Earth Area competes in the Mankato East Invite at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at MSU.

MSU Indoor Track & Field Invitational

GIRLS DIVISION

Team Standings: 1. Fairmont 217; 2. New Ulm 74; 3. Blue Earth Area 63; 4. St. Peter 56; 5. St. James 44.

Individual Results

4×800: 1. Fairmont (Carys Gudahl, Elayna Anderson, Grace Simpson, Ellie Ortega) 11:51.81; 2. Blue Earth Area 12:41.19.

60-Meter High Hurdles: 1. Hadley Artz (FMT) 10.78; 2. Cadence Leiding (FMT) 10.91; 3. Yost (SP) 11.18 Other Fairmont results: Anna Utermarck (FMT) 11.28; Bella Schroeder (FMT) 11.65.

60-Meter Run: 1. Kennedy Becker (FMT) 8.8; 2. Nesvold (NU) 8.96; 3. Groebner (NU) 9.05. Other Fairmont results: Ava Rodning 9.07; Meredith Nemmers 9.25; Selma Bleess 10.0.

Medley Relay: 1. Fairmont (Bella Larson, Hannah Goerndt, Harper Artz, Abbie Simpson) 4:47.4.

1,600: 1. Macy Hanson (FMT) 5:24; 2. Carys Gudahl (FMT) 6:28; 3. Gavert (NU) 7:00. Other Fairmont results: Kendra Blomster 7:11; Season Kotewa 7:20.

4×200: 1. St. Peter 2:04.7; 2. Fairmont (Cadence Leiding, Ava Rodning, Kennedy Becker, Meredith Nemmers) 2:04.8; 3. New Ulm 2:13.0.

400: 1. Corene Moeller (FMT) 1:03.6; 2. Addison Armstrong (BEA) 1:04.1; 3. Eikanger (NU) 1:09.0. Other Fairmont results: Emelia Klanderud 1:10.0; Ellie Ortega 1:13.6; Ava Rodning 1:14.0.

60 Intermediate Hurdles: 1. Hadley Artz (FMT) 10.46; 2. Cadence Leiding (FMT) 10.49; 3. Yost (SP) 10.85. Other Fairmont results: Bella Schroeder 11.31; Meredith Nemmers 11.59.

800: 1. Macy Hanson (FMT) 2:33; 2. Trejo (SJA) 2:55; 3. Friesen (SJA) 2:56. Other Fairmont results: Elayna Anderson 3:06; Grace Simpson 3:09; Audrina Suckow 3:44.

200: 1. Corene Moeller (FMT) 28.94; 2. Bella Larson (FMT) 29.62; 3. Ciske (SJA) 30.68. Other Fairmont results: Hannah Goerndt 31.67; Selma Bleess 32.35.

4×400: 1. Fairmont (Emelia Klanderud, Harper Artz, Abbie Simpson, Corene Moeller) 4:33; 2. Blue Earth Area 4:57; 3. New Ulm 5:07; 4. St. James Area 5:15.

Pole Vault: 1. Pearson (NU) 10-6; 2. Addison Armstrong (BEA) 10-0; 3. Yost (SP) 7-0. Fairmont result: Carys Gudahl 6-6.

Triple Jump: 1. Jazlyn Geerdes (FMT) 31-0 1/2; 2. Abbie Simpson (FMT) 30-6 1/2; 3. Anna Utermarck (FMT) 27-10 1/2.

Long Jump: 1. Jazlyn Geerdes (FMT) 14-3; 2. Simonette (SP) 13-9; 3. Hadley Artz (FMT) 13-0. Other Fairmont result: Anna Utermarck 12-8 1/2.

High Jump: 1. Ciske (SJA) 4-8; T2. Simonette (SP), Hendrickson (SP) and Eikanger (NU) 4-6s. Fairmont results: Emelia Klanderud 4-2; Anna Utermarck 4-0.

Shot Put: 1. Chloe Groe (BEA) 33-3; 2. Alexa Bush (FMT) 29-10; 3. Ripley (BEA) 29-7. Other Fairmont results: Elayna Anderson 27-3 1/2; Kennedy Becker 27-0; Ellie Ortega 24-1.

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BOYS DIVISION

Team Standings: 1. Fairmont 236; 2. St. Peter 101; 3. New Ulm 52; 4. St. James Area 47; 5. Blue Earth Area 30.

Individual Results

4×800: 1. Fairmont (Jordan Thompson, Jaydon Putney, Ty Nawrocki, Gavin Artner) 9:25.75; 2. St. Peter 9:50.89; 3. New Ulm 10:51.83.

60-Meter High Hurdles: 1. Herron (SP) 8.45; 2. Ethan Pockrus (FMT) 9.69; 3. Jaron Schutz (FMT) 9.82. Other Fairmont results: Landon Gilbertson 9.9; Ethan Geerdes 10.0.

60 Meters: 1. Guth (SP) 7.25; 2. Caleb Chambers (FMT) 7.49; 3. Allon Chen (FMT) 7.57. Other Fairmont result: Hank Artz 7.93.

Medley Relay: 1. St. James Area 4:01.22; 2. Fairmont (Anthony Napier-Cubias, Charles Neusch, Landon Gilbertson, Taylor Austin) 4:15.07; 3. New Ulm 4:35.78; 4. Blue Earth Area 5:03.03.

1,600: 1. Gavin Artner (FMT) 5:06; 2. Bur (SP) 5:16; 3. Brier Lenort (FMT) 5:28. Other Fairmont results: Will Niestrath 5:29; Landon Weber 5:47.

4×200: 1. Fairmont (Trey Tumbleson, Gage Borntrager, Caleb Chambers, Nolan Schultze) 1:41.0; 2. Blue Earth Area 1:47.8; 3. St. James Area 1:48.2; 4. New Ulm 1:50.3; 5. St. Peter 1:51.0.

400: 1. Herron (SP) 55.5; 2. Clark (NU) 57.3; 3. Nolan Schultze (FMT) 57.72. Other Fairmont results: Blaze Geiger 58.16; Ethan Geerdes 1:01.15; Adrian Sanchez 1:01.73.

60-Meter Intermediate Hurdles: 1. Braydon Lindsay (FMT) 9.42; 2. Trey Tumbleson (FMT) 9.75; 3. Dayton Draper (FMT) 11.59.

800: 1. Jordan Thompson (FMT) 2:23; 2. Ty Nawrocki (FMT) 2:24; 3. Cooper Gudahl (FMT) 2:25. Other Fairmont result: Jaydon Putney 2:38.

200: 1. Guth (SP) 24.73; 2. Trey Tumbleson (FMT) 25.07; 3. Herron (SP) 25.12. Other Fairmont results: Charles Neusch 25.16; Blaze Geiger 25.53; Allon Chen 26:37.

4×400: 1. Fairmont (Nolan Schultze, Caleb Chambers, Taylor Austin, Blaze Geiger) 3:51.

Pole Vault: 1. Ty Nawrocki (FMT) 9-6; 2. Gage Borntrager (FMT) 9-6; 3. Guth (SP) 9-0. Other Fairmont results: Will Niestrath 8-6; Taylor Austin 7-0.

Triple Jump: 1. Firchau (SJA) 39-0 1/2; 2. Herron (SP) 37-5 1/2; 3. Ethan Pockrus (FMT) 36-8. Other Fairmont results: Kyler Wolters 36-0 1/2; Trey Tumbleson 35-3.

Long Jump: 1. Trey Tumbleson (FMT) 19-10 1/2; 2. Firchau (SJA) 19-8; 3. Sletta (SJA) 18-5 1/2. Other Fairmont results: Isaiah Lockwood 17-7 1/2; Kyler Wolters 16-7.

High Jump: T1. Osborne (NU) and Lieb (NU) 5-10s; 3. Dennis (NU) 5-8. Fairmont results: Ian Hatfield 5-4; Ty Tumbleson and Trey Tumbleson 5-2s.

Shot Put: 1. Hank Artz (FMT) 49-5; 2. Ramirez (SJA) 38-8 1/2; 3. Junso (SP) 38-6 1/2. Other Fairmont results: Sawyer Tordsen 37-2; Dakota Madias 35-10; Alan Bush 31-4; Benet Mathiason 29-11; Ivan Martin 29-1; Caine Gronewald 27-7 1/2; Devon Szafryk 21-3.