HIBBING- The Ely boys and girls track squads took part in the Steve Kerzie Invitational track and field meet at Rock Ridge High School last Saturday, with the girls placing third and the boys finishing fifth in the seven-team event.
Violet Udovich was the only Ely athlete to bring home gold, winning the 400 meters crown with a time of 1:01.22
Top-15 finishers for the Wolves included:
100m – Miriam Messerschmidt, seventh, 14.04; Alyssa Ice, 12th, 15.47; Maddie Johnson, 14th, 16.01.
200m- Anna Larson, sixth, 29.27; Miriam Messerschmidt, tenth, 29.65; Selam Houle, 15th, 31.25.
400m- Addison Forsman, 11th, 1:08.92; Elsa Ellerbroek, 12th, 1:09.8; Isabella Macho, 13th, 1:11.41.
800m – Ivy Ohlhauser, ninth, 2:47.11; Elsa Ellerbroek, tenth, 2:48.8; Addison Kannas, 14th, 3:03.31; Alison Poppler, 15th, 3:09.49.
1600m – Molly Brophy, fourth, 5:41.29; Mattie Lindsay, seventh, 5:52.21; Katy Brophy, eighth, 6:08.89..
4x100 relay – A. Alyssa Ice, Lydia Shultz, Miriam Messerschmidt, Anna Larson, fifth, 55.50; B. Bela Moskowitz, Stella Koivisto, Kaija Shultz, Selam Houde, 11th, 1:03.43..
4x200 relay – A. Lydia Shultz, Violet Udovich, Anna Larson, Grace LaTourell, third, 1:51.55; B. Alison Poppler, Chantel Ridings, Bela Moskowitz, Isabella Macho, tenth, 2:18.17.
4x400 relay – Lydia Shultz, Sarah Visser, Violet Udovich, Grace LaTourell, second, 4:13.44.
4x800 relay – Mattie Lindsay, Elsa Ellerbroek, Katy Brophy, Molly Brophy, second, 10:55.56.
Shot put – Rachel Carter, tenth, 26’8.5”.
Discus – Alyssa Ice, fourth, 93’6”; Kaylin Visser, fifth, 93’5.5”; Sarah Visser, eighth, 84’1”; Rachel Carter, tenth, 80’2”.
High jump – Lydia Shultz, fourth, 4’8”; Violet Udovich, eighth, 4’4”.
Long jump – Addison Forsman, fifth, 14’0.75”; Stella Koivisto, 12th, 12’0.25”; Alyssa Ice, 13th, 11’10.75”; Brynn Larson, 14th, 11’10.25”.
Triple jump – Sarah Visser, third, 31’3.5”; Addison Forsman, eighth, 28’3”.
Boys
The top performance turned in by the Ely boys belonged to Leo Stalmer, who placed second in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 44.41 seconds.
Others top-15 finishers for the boys included:
100m – Dylan Durkin, 13th, 12.78.
200m – Caleb Larson, 13th, 26.39; Henry Zgonc, 15th, 28.54.
400m – Eli Olson, sixth, 56.8; Noah Axlesson, 13th, 1:04.57.
800m – Silas Solum, third, 2:14.42; Wyatt Devine, seventh, 2:24.17.
1600m – Oliver Hohenstein, eighth, 5:15.75; Brooks Brenny, tenth, 5:28.95.
3200m –Blake Houde, third, 12:35.87.
110m hurdles – Leo Stalmer, sixth, 18.14.
4x100 relay – Caleb Larson, Wyatt Mattson, Milo McClelland, Tory Hughley, seventh, 51.34.
4x200 relay – Dylan Durkin, Wyatt Mattson, Milo McClelland, Tory Hughley, fifth, 1:42.56.
4x400 relay – Eli Olson, Caleb Larson, Silas Solum, Leo Stalmer, third, 3:54.29.
4x800 relay – Milo McClelland, Wyatt Devine, Brooks Brenny, Oliver Hohenstein, fourth, 9:30.17.
Shot put – Wyatt Mattson, sixth, 35’0”; Tory Hughley, 15th, 30’10.5”.
Discus – Wyatt Mattson, 11th, 96’10””.
Long jump – Eli Olson, eighth, 17’6”; Leo Stalmer, 13th, 16’9.5”.
Triple jump – Eli Olson, third, 38’3.25”; Silas Solum, seventh, 36’0”; Tory Hughley, 11th, 34’2.5”.
The Wolves were scheduled to compete in a sub-sectional meet at Mesabi East on Thursday.