HIBBING- The Ely boys and girls track squads parted ways last week to compete in separate meets in Chisholm and Hibbing, then got back together on Tuesday to compete at Rock Ridge.
IRC championship
Tuesday’s contest at Rock Ridge High School was the Iron Range Conference Championship meet, with the girls placing third in the seven-team field and the boys finishing fifth.
The girls scored two individual championships. Violet Udovich took the 400 meters crown with a time of 1:01.9, and Mattie Lindsay, Elsa Ellerbrook, Katy Brophy and Molly Brophy combined to win the 4x800 relay with a time of 10:53.4.
Other top-15 finishers for the Wolves included:
100m – Lydia Shultz, ninth, 14.29.
200m- Anna Larson, sixth, 29.61; Addison Forsman, 14th, 31.14.
400m- Isabella Macho, 13th, 1:14.28.
800m – Ivy Ohlhauser, fifth, 2:50.63; Chantel Ridings, 11th, 3:08.54.
1600m – Molly Brophy, third, 5:49.83; Mattie Lindsay, fourth, 5:59.08; Katy Brophy, sixth, 6:12.21.
3200m – Elsa Ellerbroek, eighth, 14:09.45; Anna Dunn, tenth, 14:46.15.
4x100 relay – Carmen Nelson, Lydia Shultz, Miriam Messerschmidt, Anna Larson, fifth, 55.86.
4x200 relay – Miriam Messerschmidt, Alyssa Ice, Anna Larson, Grace LaTourell, sixth, 1:59.69.
4x400 relay – Lydia Shultz, Sarah Visser, Violet Udovich, Grace LaTourell, second, 4:17.93.
Shot put – Rachel Carter, sixth, 27’3”.
Discus – Sarah Visser, third, 86’11.5”; Rachel Carter, fourth, 84’6”; Addison Forsman, seventh, 80’8”.
High jump – Lydia Shultz, fourth, 4’6”; Violet Udovich, 12th, 4’.
Long jump – Addison Forsman, fourth, 14’8”; Alyssa Ice, 11th, 13’5.5”; Anna Dunn, 14th, 12’6.75”.
Triple jump – Sarah Visser, fifth, 29’9.25”; Addison Forsman, eighth, 29’4.5”; Alyssa Ice, 15th, 26.3.5”.
On the boys side, Leo Stalmer fell one spot short of winning the 300m hurdles race, placing second in a time of 43.99. That topped the Wolves’ performances, with others cracking the top-15 including:
100m – Caleb Larson, tenth, 12.64.
200m – Caleb Larson, seventh, 24.92; Dylan Durkin, tenth, 25.54.
400m – Blake Houde, 15th, 1:06.92.
800m – Silas Solum, third, 2:09.69; Wyatt Devine, ninth, 2:30.79.
1600m – Oliver Hohenstein, fifth, 5:19.95; Brooks Brenny, sixth, 5:31.94.
3200m – Mason Kurnava, eighth, 12:06.79; Blake Houde, tenth, 12:40.6.
110m hurdles – Leo Stalmer, fourth, 17.97.
4x100 relay – Eli Olson, Wyatt Mattson, Milo McClelland, Tory Hughley, fourth, 50.02.
4x200 relay – Dylan Durkin, Wyatt Mattson, Milo McClelland, Tory Hughley, third, 1:42.32.
4x400 relay – Eli Olson, Caleb Larson, Silas Solum, Leo Stalmer, third, 3:48.41.
4x800 relay – Milo McClelland, Wyatt Devine, Brooks Brenny, Oliver Hohenstein, third, 9:41.
Shot put – Wyatt Mattson, eighth, 33’9”; Tory Hughley, 14th, 29’8.5”.
Discus – Wyatt Mattson, fifth, 97’5”; Milo McClelland, ninth, 91’1”.
Long jump – Eli Olson, 12th, 16’10.25”; Dylan Durkin, 13th, 16’6.75”; Leo Stalmer, 15th, 16’1.5”.
Triple jump – Silas Solum, fourth, 38’1.75”; Mason Kurnava, 14th, 29’5.5”; Eli Olson, 15th, 26’5”.
Boys meet in Chisholm
The boys placed fourth in the eight-team O.J. Belluzzo Invitational in Chisholm on Thursday, with Leo Stalmer leading the way with a first-place finish in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 44.7 seconds. Stalmer was also a part of the victorious 4x400 relay team that included Eli Olson, Caleb Larson, and Silas Solum. The quartet completed the four circuits around the racing oval in a time of 3:43.
Other top-15 finishers for the boys included:
100 meters – Caleb Larson, 10th, 12.37.
200m – Dylan Durkin, fourth, 24.19; Caleb Larson, ninth, 25.09.
800m – Silas Solum, third, 2:09.85; Wyatt Devine, tenth, 2:24.65.
1600m – Oliver Hohenstein, fifth, 5:14.38; Brooks Brenny, sixth, 5:16.77; Blake Houde, ninth, 5:51.98.
3200m – Mason Kurnava, fourth, 12:17.89; Blake Houde, sixth, 12:57.29.
110m hurdles – Leo Stalmer, fourth, 17.99.
300m hurdles – Mason Kurnava, 11th, 1:02.67.
4x200 relay – A. Wyatt Mattson, Tory Hughley, Milo McClelland, Dylan Durkin, second, 1:42.18; B. John Schlitz, Oren Solum, Avery Ellerbroek, Grady Anderson, ninth, 2:15.72.
4x400 relay – Oliver Hohenstein, Brooks Brenny, Tory Hughley, Milo McClelland, sixth, 4:05.2.
4x800 relay – Milo McClelland, Wyatt Devine, Brooks Brenny, Oliver Hohenstein, second, 9:26.72.
Shot put – Wyatt Mattson, twelfth, 33’5.75”.
Discus –Wyatt Mattson, tenth, 94’4””. Milo McClelland, 14th, 89’4”.
High jump – Dylan Durkin, fifth, 5’4”.
Long jump – Eli Olson, seventh, 17’3.5”; Dylan Durkin, eighth, 17’3”; Leo Stalmer, 14th, 16’2”.
Triple jump – Eli Olson, third, 37’2.5”.
Girls meet in Hibbing
Meanwhile, the Ely girls laced up the cleats for the John Tingstad Invitational in Hibbing on Thursday, also placing fourth among the eight teams entered. Kaylin Visser brought home the championship in the discus for the Wolves with a heave of 96’4.5”, and Sarah Visser captured top honors in the long jump with a leap of 14’10”.
Other Ely girls with top-15 finishes included:
100m – Alyssa Ice, 13th, 14.98; Selam Houle, 14th, 15.02.
200m –Anna Larson, sixth, 29.69.
800m – Ivy Ohlhauser, tenth, 2:57.69.
1600m – Molly Brophy, second, 5:41.49; Mattie Lindsay, fourth, 5:52.04; Katy Brophy, fifth, 6:01.87; Elsa Ellerbroek, 12th, 6:29.52.
3200m – Anna Dunn, fifth, 15:20.8.
4x100 relay – A. Carmen Nelson, Miriam Messerschmidt, Violet Udovich, Anna Larson, 56.75; B. Lizzy Meriman, Kaija Shultz, Bela Moskowitz, Stella Kovisto, 12th, 1:06.75.
4x200 relay – A. Miriam Messerschmidt, Lydia Shultz, Anna Larson, Grace LaTourell, fifth, 1:55.31; B. Alison Poppler, June Nelson, Chantel Ridings, Stella Koivisto, tenth, 2:17.9.
4x400 relay – A. Lydia Shultz, Sarah Visser, Violet Udovich, Grace LaTourell, second, 4:15.71; B. Isabella Macho, Lucy Dunn, Siiri Nelson, Maddie Johnson, sixth, 5:31.82.
4x800 relay – Mattie Lindsay, Elsa Ellerbroek, Katy Brophy, Molly Brophy, second, 10:57.09; B. Ivy Ohlhauser, Maddie Johnson, Lucy Dunn, Isabella Macho, fourth, 12:38.69.
Discus – Sarah Visser, sixth, 80’; Addison Forsman, 12th, 70’.
High jump – Lydia Shultz, seventh, 4’8”; Violet Udovich, tenth, 4’2”.
Long jump – Addison Forsman, second, 14’10”; Anna Dunn, 11th, 13’5”.
Triple jump – Sarah Visser, fifth, 30’4.5”; Addison Forsman, eighth, 29.3.25”; Anna Dunn, 13th, 25’1.5”.