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SLAYTON — Several Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton athletes earned gold medals at the Red Rock Conference meet on Thursday, May 15.
On the boys’ side, SWC/E’s Ryan Pap came through with a first-place finish in the 400-meter run, clocking in at 51.97.
Teammate Silas Van Essen recorded a time of 41.22 to win the 300-meter intermediate hurdles.
Josimar Van Hulzen, Tyler Pap and Jonah Uilk joined Ryan Pap to win the 4×400-meter relay in a strong time of 3:37.71.
Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton runners Jordan Uilk and Jonah Uilk race in the 1,600-meter run with other Red Rock Conference opponents on Thursday, May 15, at Murray County Central High School in Slayton. (Star photo by Eric Viccaro)
Soon-to-be Dakota State University football player and current Russell-Tyler-Ruthton senior Sean Griesse continued preparations for his upcoming gridiron season by grabbing first place in the long jump (20-feet, 9.5-inches).
As for the girls, RTR freshman Arlee Swanson claimed gold in the long jump by marking at 15-4.25.
Also in the field events, SWC/E junior Gracelyn Fick was tops in the pole vault at 8-6 and teammate Corrie Thomson, a senior, won the shot put marking at 31-4.
The Knights also took the garland in the 4×400 relay as the quartet of Jaeryn Buchert, Elizabeth Determan, Ava Guida and Ava Karbo clocked in at 4:31.64.
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton’s Ava Guida competes in the triple jump at the Red Rock Conference meet on Thursday, May 15, at Slayton. (Star photo by Eric Viccaro)
SWC/E’s girls earned enough points for second place (117.5) while RTR was fifth (75). As for the boys, SWC/E was third overall (108) and the Knights fifth (69).
Complete team standings and top-six honor roll performances accompany this story in agate form above.
Both SWC/E and RTR will be in action Thursday at the Section 3A subsection meet scheduled for Luverne High School’s Cardinal Field. Field events begin at 4 p.m., with running to follow at 5 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students since this is a postseason event.
INFORMATION
TRACK AND FIELD
Red Rock Conference meet
At Murray County Central High School, Slayton
Thursday, May 15
Team Scores
Boys
1, Hills-Beaver Creek, 182; 2, Murray County Central, 140; 3, Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton, 108; 4, Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda, 70; 5, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, 69; 6, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey, 51; 7, Westbrook-Walnut Grove/Red Rock Central, 41; 8, Adrian-Ellsworth, 32
Girls
1, Hills-Beaver Creek, 158; 2, Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton, 117.5; 3, Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda, 91.5; 4, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey, 76; 5, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, 75; 6, Westbrook-Walnut Grove/Red Rock Central, 74.5; 7, Adrian-Ellsworth, 66; 8, Murray County Central, 40.5
The Pipestone County Star will be publishing weekly honor rolls from track and field meets across the region. (Contributed graphic from Vector Stock)
HONOR ROLL
Top-Six Performances Boys
Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton
400-meter run: 1, Ryan Pap, 51.97 seconds; 6, Tyler Pap, 55.51
800 run: 2, Jonah Uilk, 2:07.62; 6, Josimar Van Hulzen, 2:19.39
1,600 run: 2, Jonah Uilk, 4:51.25; 6, Jordan Uilk, 5:07.61
3,200 run: 4, Nilson Van Hulzen, 11:47.72; 5, Jordan Uilk, 12:09.31
110 high hurdles: 2, Josiah Hoftyzer, 18.58
300 intermediate hurdles: 1, Silas Van Essen, 41.22
4×100 relay: 4, Kaden Brockberg, Logan Post, Kaisen Hendriks and Graham Moosey, 48.76
4×200 relay: 2, Eli Van Iperen, Post, Hendriks and Van Essen, 1:39.08
4×400 relay: 1, Ryan Pap, Josimar Van Hulzen, Tyler Pap and Jonah Uilk, 3:37.71
4×800 relay: 3, Tyler Pap, Josimar Van Hulzen, Van Iperen, Nilson Van Hulzen, 9:11.93
High jump: 4, Silas Van Essen, 5-feet, 8-inches
Pole vault: 6, Isaiah Fey, 8-6
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton
100 dash: 2, Luke Schreurs, 12.10
200 dash: 6, Schreurs, 24.59
110 high hurdles: 6, Andrew Harper, 20.01
4×100 relay: 5, Juhl Drake, Braxton Hess, Sean Griesse and Ayden Mason, 49.82
4×200 relay: 4, Finn Piercy, Hess, Griesse and Drake, 1:43.96
4×400 relay: 4, Drake, Alex Kuestermeyer, Lane Wichmann and Gavin Appel, 3:58.89
4×800 relay: 4, Kuestermeyer, Ian Erickson, Christopher Janish and Lane Wichmann, 10:10.29
Discus: 5, Tucker Gile, 122-7
High jump: 6, Griesse, 5-4
Long jump: 1, Sean Griesse, 20-9.5; 4, Schreurs, 19-8; 6, Harper, 18-5
Triple jump: 2, Schreurs, 41-5
HONOR ROLL
Top-Six Performances Girls
Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton
100 dash: 3, Avery Fey, 14.45
200 dash: 5, Mara Prins, 29.48
400 run: 6, Victoria Prins, 1:07.43
800 run: 3, Shaylee Binford, 2:45.40
1,600 run: 4, Hannah Masselink, 6:12.35
3,200 run: 2, Hannah Masselink, 12:52.29; 5, Raleigh Van Dyke, 14:46.09
300 hurdles: 6, Gracelyn Fick, 55.15
4×100 relay: 2, Mara Prins, Kora DeKam, Hailey Erickson and Avery Fey, 54.43
4×200 relay: 2, Mara Prins, Mikah Tinklenberg, DeKam and Victoria Prins, 1:58.84
4×400 relay: 2, Shaylee Binford, Abby Moosey, Mara Busker and Victoria Prins, 4:35.55
4×800 relay: 4, Binford, Olivia Muyskens, Clara Talsma, Raleigh Van Dyke, 11:41.55
Shot put: 1, Corrie Thomson, 31-4
Discus: 2, Thomson, 97-1; 6, Anna Gunnink, 75-10
High jump: 4, Busker, 4-6
Long jump: 5, Alyvia Brands, 14-2.5
Pole vault: 1, Gracelyn Fick, 8-6
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton
200 dash: 4, Taya Christensen, 29.01
400 run: 3, Jaeryn Buchert, 1:05.62
800 run: 4, Ava Karbo, 2:45.94; 6, Summer Labrune, 2:51.39
3,200 run: 6, Autumn Labrune, 14:48.19
100 hurdles: 5, Arlee Swanson, 19.60
4×100 relay: 3, Christensen, Sophia Meyers, Swanson and Izzy Thomas, 55.93
4×200 relay: 3, Christensen, Ava Guida, Swanson and Thomas, 1:59.00
4×400 relay: 1, Buchert, Elizabeth Determan, Ava Guida and Ava Karbo, 4:31.64
4×800 relay: 2, Buchert, Guida, Karbo and Summer Labrune, 11:11.69
Long jump: 1, Swanson, 15-4.25
Triple jump: 4, Guida, 30-10