PREP TRACK AND FIELD

WORTHINGTON – The Fairmont boys and girls track and field teams continued to show their dominance during Tuesday’s Trojan Relays in Worthington. The boys notched 174.5 points, while the girls finished with 179. Both teams beat the second-highest teams by at least 35 points. The biggest individual accomplishment came from Jase Meade in the pole vault. Meade’s height of 14′ 1″ was not only good enough for a first-place finish at the meet, but is now the current program record for the Cardinals.

Tavian Harvey placed third in the 100-meter dash behind Ehmu Soe from Marshall and Pipestone Area’s Americ Suvandy. Nathaliah Johnson continued her short-distance success in the 200 meters, finishing first with a time of 28.41. Dakota Wiley ran a personal best in the 400-meter sprint, finishing in 51.45 to get second. Carter Hanson and Brier Lenort took the top two spots in the 800-meter run with their times of 2:04.43 and 2:05.01. Carter Hanson’s time was a season best. Abbie Simpson also performed well in the girls’ side, finishing in second behind Taleigha Bigler from Marshall. Cole Hanson got first in the 1600-meter run with his time of 4:53.11. Fairmont had a couple of top finishers during their hurdle competitions. Jaxton Lamont placed third in the 300-meter hurdles, while the girls’ 100-meter hurdles saw Lianna Weber get second. Both boys’ and girls’ 4 by 100 meter relay teams placed second overall. The girls’ 4 by 200 meter relay team got second, while both Fairmont 4 by 400 meter relay teams placed first, respectively. The boys’ 4 by 800 meter relay team continued its solid season with a time of 8:28.42, earning a first-place finish past Marshall. Both sides of the Fairmont shot put got second and third place. For the boys, it was Tyler Bicknase and Reed Johnson with their marks of 43′ 7″ and 41′ 9″. Johnson’s throw was a personal best. Kaylee Kloeckner and Addison Folkerts threw at distances of 35′ 1.5″ and 33′ 11″. Caine Gronewold got gold in the boys discus after his hurt of 128′ 5″ outlasted Aidan Erickson from Marshall. Tytan Tumbleson and Emelia Klanderud each got second in high jump. Ellie Perkins and Jadyn Montgomery got second and third in pole vault, finishing with heights of 10′ and 9′ 6″. Tumbleson continued his sky-touching jumping abilities in the long jump, getting second behind Colton Lindquist from Marshall. Abbie Simpson did the same for the girls, getting third with a mark of 14′ 11″. Perkins and Emersen Jackson got first and second in the triple jump, while Travohn Harvey got third, respectively.

TEAM SCORES

Class AA Boys: Fairmont 174.5, Marshall 139, Worthington 101.5, Luverne 99, Windom Area 72, Jackson County Central 70, Pipestone Area 34.

Class AA Girls: Fairmont 179, Luverne 135, Marshall 132.5, Jackson County Central 87, Worthington 56.5, Pipestone Area 55, Windom Area 49.

AREA SOCCER

Competitive soccer under the Fairmont Soccer Association posted some results over the past couple of weeks with their youth teams. Here are some results from April 25 to May 4.

North Star Rochester U12 took down Saxton Farms U12 Girls Red 4-1 at the Jeffery Kott Soccer Complex on April 25. Kiana Dunn scored the lone goal, while Sophia Reyes had 26 saves. NSFC 2011 G Black beat K-9 Klips U15 Girls that same day in Rochester, 2-1. Geminnie Rose Lopez scored a goal off an assist from Megan Hector. Hector also had five saves.

On April 26, OSA Girls U18 defeated Bolton & Menk, Inc. U18 Girls 5-1 at Owatonna. Mataya Weber scored a goal off a pass from Abbie Simpson. Lianna Weber had 18 saves. Seifried Portrait Design U18 Boys bested St. Peter 3-0. Marco Chavez had two goals. One was assisted by Ricardo Morales Herrera, and the other by Fernando Pablo Gomes. Herrera scored the other goal.

Hefty Seed Company U12 Boys took down Rochester FC U12, 4-2, on May 3. On May 4, New Ulm beat Saxton Farms U12 Girls Red 8-0. Morgan Helmers-Zoback had five saves, while Dakota Abel had 15. Finally, Slumberland U12 Girls White and Owatonna U12 tied at Jeffery Kott Soccer Complex 3-3. Bella Zarate scored unassisted. Zarate assisted on McKenna Roper’s goal. Lillian Peter scored on a pass from Adalie Grupe. Brookelyn Izen had one save, while Lainee Matheson had two.