HIBBING- The Ely track team taught the schools at the 69th Annual Doc Savage Invitational in Hibbing on Saturday a thing or two about talent and determination, as numerous Ely athletes turned in a strong performance in a large meet filled with larger schools and hundreds of competitors.
There were 13 schools competing on the boys side and a dozen on the girls’, and the Wolves placed seventh in both divisions.
But two Timberwolves claimed meet championships. Kaylin Visser is a threat any time she steps into the discus ring, no matter the competition, and she came away with first place with a toss of 109’10”. Speedster Violet Udovich burned it up on the track, winning the 400m in 58.57 seconds and also finishing third in the 100m with a time of 12.99.
The 4x800m relay team of Brooks Brenny, Oliver Hohenstein, Wyatt Devine, and Eli Olson had the top finish for the boys, placing third with a time of 9:06.77. The top boys’ individual finish was Wyatt Devine placing fourth in the 800m with a time of 2:13.89.
Top 20 finishes for the Wolves included:
Boys
800m– Wyatt Devine, 4th, 2:13.89; Blake Houde, 10th, 2:21.33; Brooks Brenny, 11th, 2:23.39; Grady Anderson, 19th, 2:37.64
1600m– Blake Houde, 5th, 5:01.60; Oliver Hohenstein, 6th, 5:10.20
3200m– Mason Kurnava, 7th, 11:31.26
300m hurdles– Eli Olson, 14th, 50.48
4x800m relay– Brooks Brenny, Oliver Hohenstein, Wyatt Devine, Eli Olson, 3rd, 9:06.77
Girls
100m– Violet Udovich, 3rd, 12.99; Miriam Messerschmidt, 18th, 14.01
400m– Violet Udovich, 1st, 58.57; Maddy Johnson, 17th, 1:15.77; Siiri Nelson, 20th, 1:19.60
800m– Maddie Lindsay, 8th, 2:40.00; Ivy Ohlhauser, 18th, 2:54.86; Addison Kannas, 19th, 2:56.10
1600m– Molly Brophy, 14th, 6:00.71; Katy Brophy, 18th, 6:28.16; Elsa Ellerbroek, 20th, 6:32.07
3200m– Lucy Dunn, 11th, 15:07.96
300m hurdles– Anna Ziegenmeier, 14th, 1:08.82
4x400m relay– Anna Dunn, Miriam Messerschmidt, Addison Forsman, Moxie Lindsay, 8th, 4:52.77
4x800m relay– Maddie Lindsay, Elsa Ellerbroek, Anna Ziegenmeier, Molly Brophy, 4th, 11:12.68; Ivy Ohlhauser, Moxie Lindsay, Addison Kannas, Katy Brophy, 6th, 11:34.39
Shot Put– Kaylin Visser, 12th, 25’8.5”
Discus– Kaylin Visser, 1st, 109’10”; Addison Forsman, 9th, 77’10”; Elsa Ellerbroek, 15th, 70’10”
High Jump– Violet Udovich, 8th, 4’6”
Long Jump– Addison Forsman, 15th, 13’7”
Triple Jump– Addison Forsman, 17th, 28’6”