AREA ATHLETES PUNCHED THEIR TICKET TO THE STATE TRACK MEET IN DES MOINES NEXT THURSDAY THRU SATURDAY AFTER DISTRICT MEETS WERE HELD LAST NIGHT. BEGINNING WITH THE SPIRIT LAKE PARK GIRLS, JENNA MCCOY WILL COMPETE IN 3 EVENTS AT STATE, AFTER WINNING THE LONG JUMP AND 400 METER HURDLES. JENNA ALSO FINISHED 2ND IN THE 100METER HURDLES TO QUALIFY. HER LONG JUMP OF 17’ 1 ¼” SET A NEW SCHOOL RECORD FOR SPIRIT LAKE. OTHER AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS INCLUDE DONDI SCHMIDT WITH HER WINS IN THE 3000 AND 1500. AND MIRANDA BRUEGGEMAN GAVE SPIRIT LAKE PARK A 1-2 FINISH IN THE 400 METER HURDLES, FINISHING 2ND IN THE EVENT TO QUALIFY FOR STATE.

AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS FOR THE SPIRIT LAKE BOYS INCLUDE PAUL WOIZESCHKE AFTER HIS WIN IN THE 800. THE INDIANS QUALIFIED TWO FOR STATE IN THAT EVENT, AS TANNER GOETSCH CROSSED THE LINE IN 2ND. PAUL AND TANNER WILL GO TO STATE IN TWO EVENTS AFTER BEING A PART OF THE WINNING 4X800 TEAM ALONG WITH KYLE ANDERSON AND JOSH WAITE. THE SPIRIT LAKE DISTANCE MEDLEY TEAM OF CALEB JENNINGS, ZACH RENKEN, BLAKE ENDERSON AND KYLE ANDERSON AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFIED WITH A 2ND PLACE FINISH. AND JACOB JENNESS QUALIFIED FOR STATE WITH A 2ND PLACE FINISH IN THE DISCUSS. HIS THROW OF 156’ 4” WAS THE 5TH BEST IN SCHOOL HISTORY.

THE OKOBOJI BOYS WILL BE WELL REPRESENTED AT THE STATE TRACK MEET IN DES MOINES AFTER LAST NIGHT DISTRICT MEET IN SIOUX CENTER. JORDON HANNA AND TYESON BARNETT WILL EACH COMPETE IN 3 EVENTS. JORDON WON THE 1600, TYESON THE WINNER OF THE 40O. BOTH WERE PART OF THE WINNING DISTANCE MEDLEY TEAM ALONG WITH NOAH BOUSE AND BRETT BARTHMAN, AND THEY FINISHED 2ND IN THE 4X400 WITH BRETT BARTHMAN AND JOE DELANEY.

THE EMMETSBURG BOYS SEND 2 EVENTS TO STATE.  ALLEN JENSEN HAD A 2ND PLACE FINISH IN THE 200 METER DASH AT DISTRICTS AND HE WON THE 110 METER HURDLES IN A TIME OF 15.77.  EMMETSBURG GIRLS DID NOT GET AN AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER AND WILL WAIT TO SEE IF THEY ADVANCE IN THE TOP 8 CATEGORY.

IN ORANGE CITY, THE SPENCER GIRLS TEAM WON THE EVENT WITH 137 POINTS.  KIM SHABINO WAS 1ST IN THE 100 AND 200 METER DASH.  JENNA GRIMMIUS WAS 1ST IN THE 400 METER DASH.  CIERRA GUERREO WILL GO TO STATE IN THE 3000 METER RUN WITH HER 2ND PLACE FINISH AT DISTRICTS.  SPENCER WILL ALSO SEND 3 RELAY TEAMS IN THE 4X400, 4X800 AND 4X100 METER SHUTTLE HURDLE.  ALL GOT 2ND PLACE FINISHES AT DISTRICTS.  THERE WILL BE 1 FIELD EVENT AT STATE FOR THE SPENCER GIRLS IN HAILEY HUCKFELT IN THE DISCUS.  SHE FINISHED 2ND WITH A THROW OF 114-11.

RYAN BAUERMEISTER WILL BE IN 2 EVENTS AT STATE, 1600 & 3200 METER RUN.  REAGAN WILSON WAS 1ST IN THE 400 METER HURDLES AT DISTRICTS WITH A TIME OF 56.49.  SPENCER WILL ALSO SEND 2 RELAY TEAMS IN THE DISTANCE MEDLEY AND 4X110 METER SHUTTLE HURDLE.  THE SPENCER BOYS WILL ALSO HAVE 1 FIELD EVENT IN THE DISCUS AS CHANCE STEWARD FINISHED 1ST WITH A THROW OF 156-11.