The Wadena-Deer Creek girls track and field team earned the runner-up spot in both the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Invitational on April 18 and Pelican Rapids Invitational on April 20.
The host team was the champion in both meets with the Wolverines scoring 104 points in LPGE and 119 in Pelican Rapids.
The meet was called with three events remaining in the LPGE Invitational with WDC finishing four points behind the Thunder but well ahead of four other teams. The Wolverines 119 points at the Pelican Rapids Invitational was a season high.
Three relay teams. The 4x800 meter relay team of Emily Wood, Kelsey Browne, Hannah Toedter and Rachel Papillon and the 4x200 meter relay team of Jessica Davis, Brigetta Berg, Cassy Popp and Alexa Hoffman winning in both meets. The 4x100 meter relay team won in LPGE, and the 4x400 meter team won at Pelican Rapids.
Wood had two individual wins with the 400 meters at LPGE and the 800 meters at Pelican Rapids. Berg won the pole vault in LPGE, while Toedter in the 3200 and Hoffman in the long jump both won in Pelican Rapids.
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Papillons best individual finish was second in the 800. Jessica Davis had placed third three times, twice in the 300 meter hurdles and once in the shot put. Sara Ruerink finished third in the shot put. Jessica Salges best finish of the week was a fourth in the 400. Molly Barret was fourth in the 100-meter hurdles. Browne was fifth in the 400. Popp was sixth in the shot put, and Kirsten Tentler was sixth in the discus.
Three girls earned two personal records with Wood in the 400 (65.88) and 800 (2:40.83), Tentler in the 400 (74.42) and discus (73 4) and Chelsea Boeckman in the shot put (22 9) and discus (61 6). Five earned one personal record with Berg in the discus (99 2), just nine inches out of the Wolverine all-time top 10; Ruerink in the discus (891), Salge in the 400 (70.84), Barrett in the 200 (30.04) and Rachel Richter in the 100 (15.34).
The Wolverine boys team finished third at LPGE and fourth in Pelican Rapids.
Eric Asfeld had five victories, two meet records and two personal best records. His meet and personal records were in the two hurdle events at Pelican Rapids. In the 100-meter hurdles, Asfelds time of 14.8 was his best by .15 and his 38.95 300-meter hurdle race lowered his school record by .66 seconds.
Tim Richards had two wins in the discus and a second and third place finish in the shot put. Cory Asfeld had his first win ever in the 3200 in 11:05.23, a second place finish in the 1600 at 5:08.59 and fourth in the 800 in 2:21.07, all personal records.
The 4x100 meter relay team placed runner-up in both meets. Riley Snyder, Aaron Kern and Cody Truax ran the relay in both meets with Max LaBarre and Cody Hamann running once each. Both LaBarre and Hamann each had one runner-up finish in the pole vault with LaBarre setting a personal record by a foot with his 9-foot vault in Pelican Rapids.
The 4x200 meter teams were third in both meets. Snyders best individual finish was a fourth in the long jump. Truax was fifth in the long jump; Michael Paulson was fifth in the triple jump, Marquis Wilson sixth in the discus. Wilsons throw of 826 was his person best. Antonio St. Marie placed sixth in both the 100 and 200 meter dashes at Pelican Rapids with a 12.12 personal record in the 100.
The Wolverines compete at Walker on Friday and will host the Browne Invitational at 4 p.m. Tuesday. The Wadena-Deer Creek junior high track and field teams host a meet beginning at 4 p.m. today (Thursday).
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Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Invitational on April 18
WDC Results
Girls
First place-4x800 relay (Emily Wood, Kelsey Browne, Hannah Toedter, Rachel Papillon) 10:47.94; 4x200 relay (Jessica Davis, Brigetta Berg, Cassy Popp, Alexa Hoffman) 1:56.06; 4x100 (Davis, Berg, Popp, Hoffman) 54.62; Wood-400 meters (65.88); Berg-Discus (992)
Second place-Toedter-1600 meters (6:03.03); Papillon-800 meters (2:37.57)
Third place-Davis-300 meter hurdles (56.88); Davis-shot put (2810)
Fourth place-Molly Barrett-100 meter hurdles (20.81); Sara Ruerink-shot put (274); Ruerink-discus (891); Hoffman-long jump (146 ¼)
Sixth place-Kirsten Tentler-discus (734); Jessica Salge-400 meters (70.35); Cassy Popp-shot put (259)
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Boys
First place-Eric Asfeld-110 meter hurdles (15.12); Asfeld-300 meter hurdles (39.97); Tim Richards-discus (1298)
Second place-Richards-shot put (404); Caleb Hamann-pole vault (96); 4x100 relay (Riley Snyder, Hamann, Aaron Kern, Cody Truax) 49.59
Third place-4x200 relay (Snyder, Max LaBarre, Kern, Truax) 1:44.0
Fourth place-Cory Asfeld-800 meters (2:21.07); LaBarre-pole vault (76); Snyder-long jump (164 ¼)
Fifth place-Truax-long jump (162 ½); Michael Paulson-triple jump (261 ½)
Sixth place-Marquis Wilson-discus (826)
Pelican Rapids Invitational on April 20
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Team Results
Girls
Pelican Rapids 159, WDC 119, Morris 73, Frazee 64, West Central Area 57, Park Christian 50, Hillcrest Academy 24
WDC Results
First place-Wood-800 meters (2:40.83); Toedter-3200 meters (12:56.68); Hoffman-long jump (14 ¼); 4x800 relay (Wood Toedter, Browne, Papillon) 10:41.28; 4x400 relay (Wood, Browne, Papillon, Jesse Salge) 4:41.29; 4x200 relay (Davis, Berg, Popp, Hoffman) 1:56.61
Second place-Hoffman-200 meters (28.75); 4x100 relay (Davis, Berg, Popp, Molly Barrett) 55.86
Third place-Hoffman-high jump (48); Davis-300 meter hurdles (55.19); Berg-pole vault (7); Ruerink-shot put (294)
Fourth place-Papillon-1600 meters (6:15.41); Salge-400 meters (70.84); Davis-shot put (291 ½)
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Fifth place-Browne-400 meters (70.97); Berg-discus (8611)
Sixth place-Ruerink-discus (84)
Team Results
Boys
Frazee 153, Morris 142, Pelican Rapids 115, WDC 96, Park Christian 30, Hillcrest Academy 7
WDC Results
First place-Eric Asfeld-110 meter hurdles (14.8); Asfeld-300 meter hurdles (38.95), Asfeld-200 meters (23.02); Richards-discus (1235); Cory Asfeld-3200 meters (11:05.23)
Second place-LaBarre-pole vault (9); 4x100 relay (Snyder, LaBarre, Kern, Truax) 49.48; Cory Asfeld-1600 meters (5:08.59)
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Third place-4x200 relay (Snyder, LaBarre, Kern, Truax) 1:43.21; Richard-shot put (399)
Fourth place-Hamann-pole vault (86); 4x400 relay (Snyder, Hamann, Kern, Truax) 4:08.74
Sixth place-Antonio St. Marie-100 meters (12.12); St. Marie-200 meters (25.32)
