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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL May 25, 2016
GIRLS' TRACK
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200-meter races, fi nishing
ninth, just outside of qualifying
for the fi nals. However, she did
make it into the fi nals for the
400-meter run, where she took
seventh place with a time of
61.20 seconds. Despite not mak-
ing the fi nals for two out of her
three individual events, Albre-
cht shows an immense amount
of promise. She has run person-
al bests for all of her events this
season and qualifi ed for state in
all of her events as well.
“She’s an extremely tough
young lady, and we’re excited to
see how this year sets her up for
even more success next year,”
Knutson said.
Hudson Weybright competed
in the 3000-meter race, where
she fi nished 13th with a time
of 11:24.83. The junior shows
potential to improve her time
and step up in the long distance
races when Wright is gone.
Four out of the fi ve athletes
competing were on the 4x400-
meter relay team. Wright, Al-
brecht, Weybright and Melissa
Thielman fi nished the event in
4:17.17, taking 11th place.
On the fi eld was Keara Mur-
phy, the only fi eld athlete for the
girls this year. Murphy placed
ninth in the high jump with a
height of four feet, 10 inches.
It was an overall very success-
ful season according to Knut-
son. Both boys and girls teams
exceeded his expectations.
“Even better, it was a group of
student athletes that represented
our program, school and com-
munity in a positive way every-
where we went,” he added.
BOYS' TRACK
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sprinter, he still made it to
the fi nals and fi nished in eighth
place with a time of 11.51 sec-
onds.
In the fi eld events, Brad
Geisler led the way with the
highest fi nish of fourth place in
the discus event. After fi nish-
ing 10th in the shot put, Geisler
stepped up in the discus and
threw a distance of 138 feet,
nine inches for his fourth-place
spot. His teammate, Seth Green,
fi nished 11th with a distance of
122 feet, six inches.
Jayden Tucker and Tucker
Porter both made it to the fi nals
in the long jump and triple jump
respectively. Tucker, the senior,
secured sixth place with a jump,
of 20 feet, nine inches on Sat-
urday, while Porter, the junior,
also took sixth place but in the
triple jump. His fl ight of 41 feet,
11.75 inches fell just shy of Eli-
jah Castro from Hidden Valley.
“Brad, Tucker and Jayden all
stepped up to pick up important
points,” Knutson said.
Konrad Raum’s efforts did
not go unnoticed. The freshman
didn’t place in the top eight but
fi nished 12th in the 3000-meter
run with a time of 9:32.95, the
second-fastest freshman time.
The boys also competed in
the 4x100-meter relay, which
included Howard, Tharpe, Jacob
Woods and Brynden Howell.
The four boys fi nished in fi fth in
43.79 seconds, just shy of their
school record set at districts.
The boys’ performances put
them in fi fth place by just one
point, but it is still the best fi nish
since the 1977 boys’ team.
“The boys were resilient and
fought hard in a two-day meet
that is a physical, mental and
emotional grind against the best
competition in the state,” Knut-
son added.
Photo by Sam Wright
Jayden Tucker takes fl ight in the long jump event, where he placed sixth.
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