At the North East Region Track Meet in Larimore, the Griggs/Midkota Titans got two new state-qualifying slots ahead of this past weekend's state meet in Bismarck.
Both of those berths came in the boys' relays, as the 4x400-meter team placed second overall and the 4x200 third. The top three finishers in each regional event earn state meet qualification.
Members of the two teams to advance include Eli Larson, Wyatt Spickler, Gavin Nelson and Wayland Sabinash. In the shorter relay, the team clocked 1:36.62, while the mile-long event crossed the line in a time of 3:37.06.
In the girls shot put, Asia Becherl was the North East region champion with a 37' 9 1/2" heave, as was Levi Kautzman (45' 9 1/4") on the boys side.
Griggs/Midkota's state qualifiers are Becherl (girls' shot put, discus), Kaylee Johnson (girls' shot put), Kautzman (boys' shot put), and the previously-mentioned relay members.
Team champions at the regional event were Hillsboro/Central Valley's boys with 213.75 points, and the Hatton-Northwood girls scored 156.
Results for the Titans at the North East Region meet are as follows:
North East Region, Larimore
Friday, May 19, 2023
Girls' Team Scores
Hatton-Northwood 156, Hillsboro/Central Valley 96, May-Port-CG 93.66, Grafton 86.66, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 75.66, Thompson 70, Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich 49, Park River/Fordville-Lankin 36.16, Pembina Co. North 34.16, Griggs/Midkota 33, Larimore 6.66, Nelson Co. 4.
G-M Girls' Individual Results
100-Meter Dash: Ruth Haugen (5th), 13.81; Jersey Gronneberg (10th), 13.99; Bailey Ehlers (18th), 14.55, Macy Vincent (22nd), 14.69; Klaire VenHuizen (39th), 15.77
200-Meter Dash: Gronneberg (10th), 29.62; Alette Adrain (25th), 30.92; M. Vincent (26th), 30.99; Kenzie Tafelmeyer (35th), 32.31; Aislyn Sad (37th), 32.93
400-Meter Dash: Ellie Hoffman (16th), 1:11.09; Sad (19th), 1:12.69; Adrain (24th), 1:15.18; Tafelmeyer (28th), 1:16.37
800-Meter Run: Skylah Berg (21st), 2:53.65; Emma McCullough (25th), 3:03.22; Eryn Turner (28th), 3:07.16
4x100-Meter Relay: Zoey Zaun, Haugen, Gronneberg, Ehlers (6th), 55.50
4x200-Meter Relay: M. Vincent, Zaun, Haugen, Gronneberg (8th), 2:00.24
4x400-Meter Relay: Hoffman, Zaun, Tianna McCardle, Kelsey Johnson (9th), 4:40.57
4x800-Meter Relay: McCardle, Kelsey Johnson, Hoffman, McCullough (6th), 11:08.36
Shot Put: Asia Becherl (1st), 37' 9 1/2"; Kaylee Johnson (6th), 34' 1 1/2"; Chloe Vincent (21st), 27'5"; Elizabeth Kotaska (44th), 20'5"
Discus: Becherl (5th), 107'8"; Kaylee Johnson (12th), 87'1"; C. Vincent (27th), 69'6"; Kotaska (46th), 51'5"
Javelin: Kaylee Johnson (17th), 77'4"
Long Jump: Haugen (4th), 14' 1 1/4"; Adrain (19th), 12' 0 1/2"; M. Vincent (20th), 11' 11 1/2"; VenHuizen (21st), 11'10"
Triple Jump: Kelsey Johnson (10th), 27'7"; VenHuizen (12th), 27' 5 1/2"; Tafelmeyer (17th), 24'10"
Boys' Team Scores
Hillsboro/Central Valley 213.75, Grafton 85, Thompson 77.5, May-Port-CG 76, Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich 62.25, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 55.5, Park River/Fordville-Lankin 52, Griggs/Midkota 42, Pembina Co. North 37, Hatton-Northwood 21, Nelson Co. 13, Larimore and Midway/Minto 3.
G-M Boys' Individual Results
(new qualifiers in bold)
100-Meter Dash: Cole Vincent (22nd), 13.38; Trace Spickler (23rd), 13.43
200-Meter Dash: Tucker Fredrickson (26th), 30.26; Reid Ressler (32nd), 33.43
400-Meter Dash: Wayland Sabinash (7th), 55.39; T. Spickler (16th), 1:01.92; Lane Ressler (21st), 1:08.68; Grandin Black (22nd), 1:14.75
800-Meter Run: Jack Coombs (14th), 2:25.31; Davis Bengson (17th), 2:31.91; Logan Cross-Flatt (20th), 2:38.07
1,600-Meter Run: Cross-Flatt (16th), 5:40.41
3,200-Meter Run: Luka Berg (5th), 11:14.94; Ziggidy Berg (10th), 12:13.81
110-Meter Hurdles: R. Ressler (12th), 28.07
300-Meter Hurdles: R. Ressler (12th), 59.32
4x100-Meter Relay: Eli Larson, Wyatt Spickler, Gavin Nelson, Sabinash (5th), 47.30
4x200-Meter Relay: Larson, W. Spickler, Nelson, Sabinash (3rd), 1:36.62
4x400-Meter Relay: Larson, W. Spickler, Nelson, Sabinash (2nd), 3:37.06
4x800-Meter Relay: Bengson, Isaac Johnson, L. Berg, Coombs (4th), 9:27.95
Shot Put: Levi Kautzman (1st), 45' 9 1/4"; Isaac Stadler (6th), 41' 6 1/2"; Colton Walker (17th), 36'5"; Rori Kautzman (21st), 35'1"; Maximus Ludwig (33rd), 32'3"
Discus: Walker (15th), 96'4"; L. Kautzman (16th), 94'3"; R. Kautzman (18th), 93'7"; Ludwig (25th), 83'9"
Javelin: Larson (16th), 110'8"
Pole Vault: Fredrickson (9th), 8'0"
Long Jump: T. Spickler (16th), 16' 3 1/4"; Vincent (23rd), 12'10"
Triple Jump: Vincent (12th), 29' 9 1/2"; Fredrickson (14th), 29'7"