ELY — The Ely Timberwolves girls turned in a pair of strong team performances last week, highlighted by a meet win in Esko, while the boys added several top-three finishes across both competitions.
At the Two Harbors Invite
in Esko on Tuesday, the Ely girls claimed the team title with 170.5 points, fueled by first-, second-, and third-place finishes across the track and in the field.
Violet Udovich led the way with a three-win day, taking first in the 100 meters in 12.31 seconds, the 200 in 25.85, and the 400 in 55.83. Annika Eastham added a win in the 100-meter hurdles in 18.48, while Mattie Lindsay won the 300 hurdles in 52.26 and Isabella Macho followed in second at 52.91.
In the distance events, Katy Brophy placed second in the 1600 meters in 6:12.35, with Elsa Ellerbroek third at 6:15.41. The 4x800 relay team of Lindsay, Ellerbroek, Macho, and Molly Brophy finished second in 10:56.94, while the 4x100 team of June Nelson, Stella Koivisto, Eastham, and Miriam Messerschmidt took third in 57.58.
Ely also scored in the field events. Lydia Shultz won both the high jump at 5-2 and the long jump at 15-9.75, while Addison Forsman placed second in the long jump at 14-7.75. In discus, Kaylin Visser placed second at 111-2.
For the boys, Ely’s top finish came in the 4x800 relay, where Oliver Hohenstein, Brooks Brenny, Wyatt Devine, and Otto Devine won in 8:51.79. Hohenstein also placed third in the 800 meters in 2:12.40, while Blake Houde placed third in the 1600 in 4:54.77.

Grand Rapids Invite
At Grand Rapids last Thursday, the Ely girls again posted several top-three finishes.
Udovich won the 100 meters in 12.52, while Lucy Dunn placed third in the 3200 in 16:10.48. The 4x400 relay team of Lydia Shultz, Lindsay, Addison Forsman, and Messerschmidt placed third in 4:24.67.
Ely dominated the discus, where Kaylin Visser won at 101-11 and Alyssa Ice finished second at 93-2. Shultz also won the long jump at 15-4.5, while she and Udovich tied for first in the high jump at 5-2.
For the boys, Hohenstein placed third in the 800 meters in 2:14.34, and the 4x800 relay team of Hohenstein, Brenny, Grady Anderson, and Otto Devine finished second in 9:11.44.

Two Harbors results
Girls – Top 10 placers
100 meters: Violet Udovich, 1st, 12.31; Lydia Shultz, 4th, 13.53; Miriam Messerschmidt, 7th, 14.10
200 meters: Udovich, 1st, 25.85
400 meters: Udovich, 1st, 55.83
800 meters: Addison Kannas, 7th, 2:53.26
1600 meters: Katy Brophy, 2nd, 6:12.35; Elsa Ellerbroek, 3rd, 6:15.41; Ivy Ohlhauser, 7th, 6:39.99
3200 meters: Lucy Dunn, 9th, 15:56.85; Molly Lindsay, 10th, 17:26.63
100m hurdles: Annika Eastham, 1st, 18.48; Lillie O’Neill, 4th, 19.54
300m hurdles: Mattie Lindsay, 1st, 52.26; Isabella Macho, 2nd, 52.91; Eastham, 5th, 58.16; O’Neill, 8th, 1:00.16
4x100 relay: Ely A, 3rd, 57.58, June Nelson, Stella Koivisto, Eastham, Messerschmidt
4x200 relay: Ely A, 5th, 2:11.03, Lizzy Merriman, Chantel Ridings, O’Neill, Kaija Shultz
4x800 relay: Ely A, 2nd, 10:56.94, M. Lindsay, Ellerbroek, Macho, Molly Brophy; Ely B, 4th, 11:33.57, Kannas, Maddie Johnson, Ohlhauser, Katy Brophy
Shot put: Kylie Moser, 5th, 26’ 1.5”; Maddie Tome, 8th, 24’ 10.5”; Ivy Wickoren, 10th, 23’ 3.5”
Discus: Kaylin Visser, 2nd, 111’ 2”; Alyssa Ice, 5th, 84’ 5”; Addison Forsman, 6th, 81’ 4”; Moser, 8th, 74’ 10”; Ellerbroek, 10th, 69’ 0”
High jump: L. Shultz, 1st, 5’ 2”; K. Shultz, 5th, 4’ 4”; Macho, 10th, 4’ 2”
Long jump: L. Shultz, 1st, 15’ 9.75”; Forsman, 2nd, 14’ 7.75”; M. Lindsay, 8th, 13’ 3.25”
Triple jump: Forsman, 4th, 30’ 2.5”; Eastham, 6th, 28’ 8.5”
Boys – Top 10 placers
400 meters: Brooks Brenny, 10th, 57.74
800 meters: Oliver Hohenstein, 3rd, 2:12.40; Wyatt Devine, 4th, 2:15.21
1600 meters: Blake Houde, 3rd, 4:54.77; Oren Solum, 4th, 5:10.89; Grady Anderson, 5th, 5:14.82
110m hurdles: Toivo Forsman, 5th, 20.56; Elliot Eastham, 6th, 22.01
300m hurdles: Forsman, 7th, 52.77; Eastham, 9th, 56.10
4x100 relay: Ely A, 8th, 52.55, Jack Rintala, John Schiltz, Noah Axlesson, Summit Smith
4x200 relay: Ely A, 8th, 1:59.71, Liam Kurnava, Chase Kvistad, Avery Ellerbroek, Jackson Ridings
4x400 relay: Ely A, 5th, 3:58.30, Hohenstein, Otto Devine, Brenny, Schiltz
4x800 relay: Ely A, 1st, 8:51.79, Hohenstein, Brenny, W. Devine, O. Devine
High jump: Aksel Skustad, 6th, 4’ 10”

Grand Rapids results
Girls – Top 10 placers
100 meters: Violet Udovich, 1st, 12.52
200 meters: Miriam Messerschmidt, 8th, 29.49
400 meters: Lizzy Merriman, 8th, 1:13.29
3200 meters: Lucy Dunn, 3rd, 16:10.48
100m hurdles: Annika Eastham, 6th, 19.33; Lillie O’Neill, 10th, 20.17
300m hurdles: Isabella Macho, 4th, 53.07; Mattie Lindsay, 5th, 53.37; Eastham, 10th, 59.19
4x100 relay: Ely B, 7th, 59.85, June Nelson, Merriman, Eastham, Kaija Shultz; Ely A, 8th, 1:00.69, O’Neill, Chantel Ridings, Stella Koivisto, Sydney Cooley
4x200 relay: Ely A, 5th, 2:04.80, Messerschmidt, Shultz, Koivisto, Cooley
4x400 relay: Ely A, 3rd, 4:24.67, Lydia Shultz, Lindsay, Addison Forsman, Messerschmidt
4x800 relay: Ely A, 5th, 10:54.26, Lindsay, Elsa Ellerbroek, Macho, Molly Brophy; Ely B, 6th, 11:30.05, Addison Kannas, Payson Kundinger, Ivy Ohlhauser, Katy Brophy
Shot put: Kylie Moser, 7th, 26’ 7”
Discus: Kaylin Visser, 1st, 101’ 11”; Alyssa Ice, 2nd, 93’ 2”; Forsman, 7th, 86’ 10”; Moser, 9th, 81’ 1”
High jump: L. Shultz, 1st, 5’ 2”; Udovich, 1st, 5’ 2”; Macho, 7th, 4’ 6”
Long jump: L. Shultz, 1st, 15’ 4.5”; Forsman, 7th, 13’ 9”
Triple jump: Forsman, 6th, 29’ 5.5”
Boys – Top 10 placers
800 meters: Oliver Hohenstein, 3rd, 2:14.34
1600 meters: Blake Houde, 10th, 5:09.18
110m hurdles: Toivo Forsman, 7th, 21.27; Elliot Eastham, 10th, 22.59
4x100 relay: Ely A, 7th, 53.94, Jack Rintala, John Schiltz, Noah Axlesson, Summit Smith
4x200 relay: Ely A, 7th, 2:00.26, Liam Kurnava, Avery Ellerbroek, Jackson Ridings, Chase Kvistad
4x400 relay: Ely A, 7th, 3:58.56, Hohenstein, Otto Devine, Brooks Brenny, Schiltz
4x800 relay: Ely A, 2nd, 9:11.44, Hohenstein, Brenny, Grady Anderson, Devine