AURORA- A host of Ely Timberwolves athletes were set to participate in the 7A sectional meet at UMD on Thursday by turning in qualifying performances at the 7A north subsectional in Aurora last week.
Individuals who finished in the top seven in their events and relay teams that placed fourth or better earned the right to compete for a spot in the state track meet, and the Timberwolves had strong performances on both the girls and boys sides.
The girls laid claim to first place finishes in three events. Violet Udovich continued her mastery of the 400 meters by taking first with a time of 1:01.93. Kaylin Visser outdueled Sydney Goss of Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin by two inches to win the discus with a throw of 101’3”. Lydia Shultz, Molly Brophy, Grace LaTourell, and Violet Udovich teamed up to win the 4x400 relay with a time of 4:15.
Other qualifying performances by the girls included:
200m – Miriam Messerschmidt, seventh, 28.89.
1600 – Molly Brophy, third, 5:46.52; Mattie Lindsay, fifth, 5:54.65.
300 hurdles – Mattie Lindsay, fourth, 54.49.
4x200 relay – Grace LaTourell, Anna Larson, Lydia Shultz, Violet Udovich, third, 1:52.93.
Shot put – Rachel Carter, seventh, 26’6.5”.
Discus – Rachel Carter, fourth, 84’2”.
High jump – Lydia Shultz, second, 4’10”.
Long jump – Addison Forsman, sixth, 14’3.25”
Triple jump – Sarah Visser, sixth, 30’0.5”.
Boys qualifiers
The best finish for the Wolves on the boys side was turned in by Silas Solum, who placed second in the 800 meters with a time of 2:13.05. Other qualifiers for the boys included:
200 – Dylan Durkin, fifth, 24.26.
1600 – Oliver Hohenstein, sixth, 5:12.94.
110 hurdles – Leo Stalmer, third, 17.81.
300 hurdles – Leo Stalmer, fourth, 44.51.
4x100 relay – Dylan Durkin, Tory Hughley, Wyatt Mattson, Milo McClelland, fourth, 48.13.
4x200 relay – Dylan Durkin, Tory Hughley, Wyatt Mattson, Milo McClelland, fourth, 1:40.6.
4x400 relay – Eli Olson, Caleb Larson, Silas Solum, Leo Stalmer, third, 3:47.4.
4x800 relay – Brooks Brenny, Oliver Hohenstein, Wyatt Devine, Milo McClelland, third, 9:14.43.
High jump – Dylan Durkin, sixth, 5’4”.
Long jump – Eli Olson, fifth, 18’3”.
Triple jump – Eli Olson, fifth, 37’4”.