FARIBAULT -- The Austin boys track and field team placed second in the Faribault Triangular on Tuesday in the Big Nine Conference.
Rochester John Marshall won the event and Austin finished 13 points behind. The Packers had a number of top finishes in a strong showing on the road.
Bryan Larson won the 200 meters and finished second in the 400 and high jump. Evan Sorenson finished first in the 300 intermediate hurdles and took second in the 110 high hurdles and pole vault.
Out in the field was where the Packers picked up key team points. Todd Krupicka finished first in the discus with a season's best throw. Dan Goettsch finished right behind Krupicka in the discus as he also had a season's best toss. James Dammen won the pole vault for the Packers with a season's best height.
"A second-place finish is a wonderful accomplishment for our team," Austin coach Tony Einertson said. "It was a great night for young men in the field events. The guys did a great job."
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More Packer points came from the long distance events. Carl Bauer won the mile event and Marc Forman was the runner-up. Forman and Bauer also placed in the half-mile.
"Carl continues to run strong in the 1,600," Einertson said. "He has lowered his time by 10 seconds from the start of the season."
Austin boys track and field hosts an Invitational on Saturday at Wescott Field.
FARIBAULT TRIANGULAR
Team Scores
Rochester John Marshall 72, Austin 59, Faribault 55.
Individual Results
(Winners, Austin top 8)
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Track events
110-meter hurdles -- 1. Dan Olson (F) 16.15; 2. Evan Sorenson (A) 16.17. 100 -- 1. Joseph Russell (JM) 11.76; 2. Mike Gravelle (A) 11.92; 4. Derek Hall (A) 11.99; 5. Bryan Briceson (A) 12.14. 1,600 --1. Carl Bauer (A) 4:50.44; 2. Marc Forman (A) 4:58.38. 400 -- 1. Tom Schmidt (F) 52.35; 2. Bryan Larson (A) 52.65; 5. David Larson (A) 57.26. 300 hurdles -- 1. Evan Sorenson (A) 42.79; 3. D.Hall (A) 45.53; 6. Josh Hall (A) 48.88. 800 -- 1. Peter Thibodeau (F) 2:08.5; 4. Forman (A) 2:13.11; 6. C.Bauer (A) 2:17.34. 200 -- 1. B.Larson (A) 23.36; 4. B.Briceson (A) 24.29. 3,200 -- 1. Kristoffer Langie (JM) 11:03.79; 6. Nate Moser (A) 13:17.59.
Field events
High jump -- 1. Brett Percival (JM) 6-0; 2. B.Larson (A) 6-0; 4. Sorenson (A) 5-8. Long jump -- 1. Wan Choul (F) 19-41⁄4;; 5. Brad Boser (A) 17-21⁄2;; 7. Chris Stackenwalt (A) 17-1. Discus -- 1. Todd Krupicka (A) 148-2; 2. Dan Goettsch (A) 145-10; 5. Jason Strouff (A) 115-9. Shot put -- 1. Longar Longar (JM) 45-111⁄2;; 6. Riley Brolsma (A) 40-81⁄2.; Pole vault -- 1. James Dammen (A) 13-0; 2. Sorenson (A) 11-0. Triple jump -- 1. Pinnarorth Pong (JM) 40-6; 4. Ray Bissen (A) 36-0.
Relays
4x800 -- 1. Faribault 8:40.73; 3. Austin (Ojula Ogilli, D.Larson, Brandon Downs, Stackenwalt) 9:41.09. 4x100 -- 1. John Marshall 45.79; 2. Austin (Bissen, J.Hall, B.Bryan, Gravelle) 48.20. 4x200 -- 1. John Marshall 1:36.12; 2. Austin (Bissen, Goettsch, D.Hall, B.Larson) 1:36.22. 4x400 -- 1. John Marshall 3:39.41; 3. Austin (Gravelle, Forman, Brandon Downs, D.Larson) 3:58.74.
Hayfield 3rd at NRHEG
Hayfield's girls placed third at the Panther Relays at New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva.
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The Vikings had 152 points to 188 for champion NRHEG and 160 for runner-up Byron.
St. Clair was fourth with 142, followed by Waterville-Elysian-Morristown with 106, Blooming Prairie with 88, Glenville-Emmons with 82 and Alden-Conger with 72.
The Hayfield triple jump team of Lauren Burmeister, Kimi Petersen and Anne Holtan took first, as did the sprint medley relay team of Sheryl West, Anne Holtan, Jenna Swanson and Burmeister with a time of 1:58.5.
Century wins quad
Rochester Century won a quadrangular girls track meet Tuesday.
The Panthers' Challis Firl won the 800-meter run and Emily Esch won the 3,200-meter run for Century. Century's Cheryl Wick won the shot put and Megan Mason won the shot put event. Century won three of the four relay events as well.
CENTURY QUADRANGULAR
Team totals
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Rochester Century 97, Mankato West 66, Albert Lea 60, Rochester Mayo 57.
Track events
110-meter hurdles -- 1. Moe (MW) 15.78; 2. Mason (C) 16.11; 3. Lewallen (M) 16.74. 100 -- 1. Tracy (MW) 12:45; 2. Kelling (AL) 12.65; 3. Sherman (M) 13.7. 1,600 -- 1. Schmissing (MW) 5:36.3; Stenseth (AL) 13.7; 3. Hoecker (C) 5:56.6. 400 -- 1. Bartuck (AL) 59.5; 2. Tracy (MW) 61.4; 3. Johnson (M) 64.0. 300 hurdles -- 1. Erstad (MW) 48.0; 2. Lewallen (M) 49.5; 3. Kanz (C) 49.6. 800 -- 1. Firl (RC) 2:30.7; 2. Schwager (C) 2:30.7; 3. Skeneth (AL) 2:38.4. 200 -- 1. Bothovid (AL) 26.l; 2. Mayo 26.6; 3. Baraugault (AL) 27.2 3,200 -- 1. Esch (RC) 11:23; Mayo ; 3. Mankato West, 12:38.2.
Field events
High jump -- 1. Erstad (MW) 4-10; Firl (C) 4-10; 3. Kolling (AL) 4-8. Long jump -- 1. Overgard (AL) 15-0; Schumacher (MW) 14-8; 3. Suk (M) 14-5. Discus -- 1. Wick (RC) 130-1; Boese (M) 116; 3. Shot put -- 1. Weinman (RC) 343⁄4.; Pole vault -- 1. Mason (RC) 9-6. Triple jump -- 1. Fischer (RC) 32-9.
Relays
3,200 -- 1. Century 9:58. 800 -- 1. Century 11.57. 1,600 -- Albert Lea 14:15. 400 -- Century :54.1.
Mankato West whips Century, Mayo
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A strong Mankato West team ran away with a quadranqular which featured both Rochester Century and Mayo.
MANKATO WEST QUADRANGULAR
Team totals
Mankato West (MW) 121, Rochester Century (C) 75, Rochester Mayo (M) 64, Albert Lea (AL) 12.
Track events
110-meter hurdles -- 1. Anderson (M) 15.27; 2. Arnold (MW) 15.8; 3. Hoed (MW) 16.26. 100 -- 1. Adebayo (C) 10.72; 2. Gastineau (M) 11.10; 3. Johnson (MW) 11.42. 1,600 -- Shelden (MW) 4:41; 2. Storvick (MW) 4:45; 3. Nishimura (C) 4:49. 400 -- 1. Wiest (MW) 52.8; 2. Just (MW) 53.2; 3. Squires (AL) 56.49. 300 hurdles -- 1. Hoed (MW) 41.77; 2. Diez (C) 42.17; 3. Watson (C) 44.16. 800 -- 1. Inman (MW) 2:04.73; 2. Gruehmain (MW) 2:05.42; 3. Nishimura (C) 2:10.80. 200 -- 1. Adebayo (C) 22.3; 2. Jest (MW) 23.05; 3. Johnson (MW) 23.34. 3,200 -- 1. Fakamura (MW) 9:47; 2. Puhl (C) 9:49.9; 3. Correll (MW) 10:17.8.
Field events
High jump -- 1. Poterfield (M) 5-8; 2. Hill (MW) 5-6; 3. Edmonson (M) 5-6. Long jump -- 1. Wilson (MW) 20-51⁄2;; 2. Seresse (M) 20-31⁄2;; 3. Baker (MW) 19-6. Discus -- 1. Miller (C) 147-31⁄2;; 2. Yocum (C) 144-61⁄2;; 3. Becker (M) 138-6. Shot put -- 1. Miller (C) 51-6; 2. Vickers (C) 48-5; 3. Kimlinger (M) 48-0. Pole vault -- 1. Wilson (MW) 13-2; 2. Hood (MW) 11-6; 3. Century 11-6. Triple jump -- 1. Baker (MW) 43-0; 2. Will (C) 41-1; 3. Hill (MW) 40-11.
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Relays
4x800 -- Mankato West, 8:38.45; 2. Mayo, 8:45.18; 3. Century, 8:45.41. 4x100 -- 1. Century, 45.29; 2. Mankato West, 45.74; 3. Mayo, 45.91; 4x200 -- 1. Mankato West; 2. Mayo; 3. Albert Lea. 4x100 -- 1. Mankato West; 2. Mayo; 3. Century.
