BISMARCK — The Kindred Vikings boys are North Dakota Class B state champions in track and field for the fourth season in a row as they took home the title Saturday afternoon at the state track and field meet at MDU Resources Community Bowl.
On the girls side, Central Cass tied Central McLean for championship with 46 points ahead of third place New Rockford-Sheyenne.
A well-rounded team helped secure the Kindred’s boys win with 124 points. Bowman County was second with 101.
“We’re really excited and we’re really proud of our kids,” said Kindred coach Josh Allmaras. “They had such a great weekend. We were really well-balanced throughout the weekend.”
Kindred throwers collected 42 points in the three-day meet. The sprinters score 13 points, the relays 19 and the distance runners collected what points they could against the long distance powerhouse Bowman County.
While the tie isn’t exactly how the Squirrels girls envisioned defending the state title, the win is still a big accomplishment said coach Alex Kingsley.
“We’re a little bummed (to tie) but we’re still happy,” said Kingsley. “It’s a good performance and everyone worked hard. With the hot days, it was a grind and we knew it was going to be a grind. The team stepped up and performed well.”
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The day started off well for the Vikings as Trey Heinrich earned the 300 meter hurdles championship in 39.97 seconds. He followed that up later with another win in the 110 meter hurdles, narrowly missing the state record with a time of 14.55.
“It feels really good,” Heinrich said. “I wasn’t able to compete last year and I always wanted to come and be state champion, especially in the 110. That’s my favorite event.”
Kindred also took wins in the boys 4×100 relay in 43.65. The team of Charlie Biewer, Xander Rath, Cam Schwartzwalter and Masen Allmaras tied the state record in the event in their prelim Friday in 43.62.
On the girls side, Elise Wisnewski took another state title in the 100 meter dash in 12.05, just five-hundredths of a second slower than the state record she set in her prelim on Friday.
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Wisnewski approached the 100 final as she had her other races over the weekend.
“It felt good. Like I’ve said before, I just tried to stay relaxed,” Wisnewski said. “Since it was finals I knew there’d be more competition but it felt good to get another title.”
With her teammates Decontee Smith, Grace Lemar and Mayzee Jacobsen, Wisnewski also contributed to a state title in the 4×100 relay in 48.86. The group also broke the state record in their Friday prelim in 48.50.
Wisnewski finished second to New Rockford-Sheyenne’s Kelsie Belquist — who won titles in all four she was in contention for Saturday — in the 200 meter dash.
Belquist also set multiple state records during the tournament following a comeback win from a fall in her 300 hurdle prelim Friday. The fall, Belquist said, provided some extra fuel to her fire to compete this weekend.
“Coming into the meet with that fall in the hurdles, I think it just pushed me even more to accomplish all the things I have,” Belquist said.
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Belquist also won in the 300 hurdles (41.48), 100 hurdles (14.36), and 400 meter dash (56.56), setting new records in the 300 hurdles in the final and 400 dash in her prelim.
Other boys’ winners in running events Saturday included Shiloh Christian’s Avery Harms in the 100 and 200 meter dashes, Hillsboro-Central Valley in the 4×200 meter relay, Carrington’s Logan Weninger in the 400 meter dash, Bowman County’s Taylor Wanner in the 800 meter run and Hillsboro-Central Valley in the 4×400 relay.
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For the girls, running event champions included Bowman County in the 4×200 meter relay and Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis and Clarks’ Brynn Hanson in the 800 meter run.
In field events, DLB’s Jaylin Fulin-Ross won the boys triple jump while Kidder County’s Kennedy Harter won the girls event.
In the javelin, Ellendale’s Levi Reis took the state title while Central McLean’s Daisy Sparrow won the girls title.
North Dakota State Track and Field Championships
MDU Resources Community Bowl, Bismarck
Class B boys
Saturday’s final results
Final team scores (top 10): 19 events scored
1. Kindred 124; 2. Bowman County 101; 3. Hillsboro/Central Valley 86; 4. Carrington 36; 5. Shiloh Christian 35; 6. Dickinson Trinity 32; 7. Lisbon 29; 8. Hazen 23; 9. North Star 22; 10. May-Port-CG 17
Boys individual top 8
300 hurdles: 1. Trey Heinrich, Kindred, 39.97; 2. Logan Weninger, Carrington, 40.39; 3. Tyler Syverstson, Garrison, 40.45; 4. Jack Koppelsloen, Beulah, 40.75; 5. Kason Buchholz, Hillsboro/CV, 41.21; 6. Tallen Thorson, Harvey/Wells County, 41.53; 7. Boeden Greenley, Lisbon, 43.08; 8. Isaac Johnson, Northern Cass, 44.37
100: 1. Avery Harms, Shiloh Christian, 11.20; 2. Xander Rath, Kindred, 11.28; 3. John Kaldor, Hillsboro/CV, 11.29; 4. Tyson Enget, Powers Lake, 11.32; 5. Izaak Kudrna, Dickinson Trinity, 11.35; 6. Connor Knatterud, New Rockford, 11.37; 7. Eric Martin, Velva-Drake/Anamoose, 11.37; 8. Masen Allmaras, Kindred, 11.63
4×200 relay: 1. Hillsboro/Central Valley (Micah Longthorne, Henry Nelson, Kason Buchholz, John Kaldor) 1:30.32; 2. Fargo Oak Grove (Cole Ohnstad, Rylee Bakkegard, Spencer Schumacher, Kai Zabel) 1:30.73; 3. Hazen (Bradyn Braithwaite, Mark Lora, Wyatt Grueneich, Jaran Reinhardt) 1:31.43; 4. Dickinson Trinity (Gage Glaser, Izaak Kudrna, Luke Shobe, Jake Shobe)1:31.85; 5. Rugby (Kristian Fritz, Cole Fahnestock, Logan Gronvold, William Lundberg) 1:31.90; 6. Kindred (Jorgen Swenson, Masen Allmaras, Charlie Biewer, Xander Rath) 1:32.28; 7. New Rockford-Sheyenne (Porter Granger, Trevor Waldo, Easton Benz, Connor Knatterud) 1:33.10; 8. Northern Cass (Reed Volden, Isaac Johnson, Andrew Schenck, Matthew Hoppe) 1:33.20
400: 1. Logan Weninger, Carrington, 49.71; 2. Henry Nelson, Hillsboro/CV, 49.74; 3. Jaran Reinhardt, Hazen, 50.83; 4. Luke Shobe, Dickinson Trinity, 51.37; 5. Andrew Eichhorst, Central McLean, 51.38; 6. Jack Koppelsloen, Beulah, 51.98; 7. Cole Fahnestock, Rugby, 52.35; 8. Isaac Johnson, Northern Cass, 52.42
110 hurdles: 1. Trey Heinrich, Kindred, 14.55; 2. Tallen Thorson, Harvey/Wells County, 15.22; 3. Colton Tapson, Lisbon, 15.65; 4. Kason Buchholz, Hillsboro/CV, 15.68; 5. Tyler Syverstson, Garrison, 15.81; 6. Logan Gronvold, Rugby, 15.87; 7. John Marshall, Southern McLean, 16.08; 8. Gunner Thielges, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, 16.18
200: 1. Avery Harms, Shiloh Christian, 22.72; 2. Tyson Enget, Powers Lake, 22.80; 3. Logan Weninger, Carrington, 22.89; 4. Xander Rath, Kindred, 22.94; 5. Henry Nelson, Hillsboro/CV, 22.96; 6. Kai Zabel, Fargo Oak Grove, 23.07; 7. Izaak Kudrna, Dickinson Trinity, 23.16
800: 1. Taylor Wanner, Bowman County, 1:57.84; 2. Christian Brist, Hillsboro/CV, 2:00.13; 3. Keaton Olson, Kindred, 2:00.20; 4. Jonah Njos, Bowman County, 2:00.39; 5. Austin Wanner, Bowman County, 2:00.72; 6. Caleb Sarsland, Bowman County, 2:00.91; 7. Gavin Lambourn, Bowman County, 2:02.21; 8. Jack Koppelsloen, Beulah, 2:02.22
4×100 relay: 1 Kindred ( Charlie Biewer, Xander Rath, Cam Schwartzwalter, Masen Allmaras) 43.65; 2. Shiloh Christian (Kyler Klein, Avery Harms, Gabe Schager, Darrick Even) 44.41; 3. Hazen (Kaison Kaylor, Jaran Reinhardt, Mark Lora, Bradyn Braithwaite) 44.57; 4. New Rockford-Sheyenne (Porter Granger, Trevor Waldo, Easton Benz, Connor Knatterud) 44.62; 5. Bowman County (Nathan Dix, Bishop Duffield, Bohden Duffield, Roman Fossum) 44.73; 6. Fargo Oak Grove (Jack Bier, Cole Ohnstad, Spencer Schumacher, Rylee Bakkegard) 44.86; 7. Hillsboro/Central Valley (Kason Buchholz, Peter Dryburgh, Riley Olsen, John Kaldor) 44.96; 8. Powers Lake-Burke Central (Tyson Enget, Jaden Bullinger, Michael Crowder, Joston Grubb) 45.09
4×400 relay: 1. Hillsboro/Central Valley (Micah Longthorne, Rylan Buchholz, Christian Brist, Henry Nelson) 3:28.51; 2. Bowman County (Nathan Dix, Bishop Duffield, Bohden Duffield, Taylor Wanner) 3:30.51; 3. Lisbon (Boeden Greeley, Mike Nelson, Levi Sveum, Lincoln Adair) 3:31.17; 4. Carrington (Jaxon Schaefer, McKade Zink, Ryder Bickett, Logan Weninger) 3:32.32; 5. Central McLean (Cade Kjelstrup, Gavin Haraseth, Morgan Maxwell, Andrew Eichhorst) 3:32.48; 6. Stanley (DJ Johnson, Cal Sorenson, Ethyn Jessen, Gabriel Cartwright) 3:36.49; 7. Shiloh Christian (Joey Desir, Kaden Fuller, Carter Seifert, Kyler Klein) 3:36.78; 8. Fargo Oak Grove (Cole Ohnstad, Will Ness, Kai Zabel, Rylee Bakkegard) 3:37.41
Triple jump: 1. Jaylin Fulin-Ross, Des Lacs-Burlington, 43-7; 2. Nick Hansen, Sargent County, 43-2.75; 3. Trey Husar, Northern Cass, 43-2.25; 4. Connor Kerzmann, Garrison, 43-1.5; 5. Xyler Carlson, May-Port-CG, 42-7; 6. Presley Peraza, Kindred, 42-6; 7. Will Mickelson, Glen-Ullin/Hebron, 42-2.75; 8. Kaison Kaylor, Hazen, 41-9
Javelin: 1. Levi Reis, Ellendale, 182-7; 2. Peter Dryburgh, Hillsboro/CV, 173-2; 3. Brody Schneibel, Rugby, 171-4; 4. Gus Bohmbach, Killdeer, 164-6; 5. Brock Wendel, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, 160-0; 6. Kayl Sieg, Harvey/Wells County, 158-6; 7. Jack Hynek, Stanley, 158-5; 8. Jayden Bailey, Heart River, 156-11
Class B girls
Saturday’s final results
Final team scores (top 10): 19 events scored
T1. Central McLean and Central Cass 46; 3. New Rockford-Sheyenne 44; T4. Bowman County and Carrington 38; 6. Des Lacs-Burlington 36; 7. Fargo Oak Grove 35; 8. Hatton-Northwood 32; 9. Lisbon 31; 10. Rugby 30
Girls individual top 8
300 hurdles: 1. Kelsie Belquist, New Rockford, 41.48; 2. Elsa Ingebrigtson, Kindred, 45.37; 3. Elizabeth Fedje, Drayton, 45.45; 4. Adyson Gerbig, Bowman County, 46.25; 5.Karli Klein, Garrison, 46.51; 6. Brynley Differding, Lisbon, 46.70; 7. Jenna Koppelsloen, Beulah, 47.22; 8. Emma Muggli, Oakes, 47.27
100: 1. Elise Wisnewski, Central Cass, 12.05; 2. Anya Olson, Velva-Drake/Anamoose, 12.34; 3. Ella Olson, Fargo Oak Grove, 12.35; 4. Alexis Tompkins, Grafton, 12.62; 5. Jocelyn Aasen, Northern Cass, 12.69; 6. Decontee Smith, Central Cass, 12.71; 7. Camryn Adams, Hatton-Northwood, 12.72; 8. Grace Lemar, Central Cass, 12.72
4×200 relay: 1. Bowman County (Adyson Gerbig, Sophia Headley, Landyn Gerbig, Quin Andrews) 1:45.02; 2. Central Cass (Mayzee Jacobson, Grace Lemar, Olivia Siverson, Decontee Smith) 1:45.83; 3. Beulah (Jenna Koppelsloen, Aisha Zaffino, Taryn Askim, Paige Hetzler) 1:46.05; 4. Lisbon (Brynley Differding, Brea Sweet, Kendra Differding, Kodi Lautt) 1:46.19; 5. Shiloh Christian (Dedra Wood, Brooklyn Fuller, Emma Duffy, Aliya Schock) 1:46.58; 6. Dickinson Trinity (Serenity Pavlicek, Kate Glaser, Anna Clifton, Helena Pavek) 1:48.20; 7. Fargo Oak Grove (Aspyn Kjos, Taylor Christenson, Ellie Machayya, Aubrey Lindteigen) 1:48.70; 8. Kindred (Ali Henke, Lexi Ogren, Peyton Gette, Elsa Ingebrigtson) 1:48.85
400: 1. Kelsie Belquist, New Rockford, 56.56; 2. Brea Sweet, Lisbon, 58.29; 3. Brynn Hanson, Des Lacs-Burlington, 1:00.08; 4. Brooklyn Bartsch, Rugby, 1:00.44; 5. Kinsey Pedersen, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, 1:00.45; 6. Morgan Snyder, Central McLean, 1:00.60; 7. Aliya Schock, Shiloh Christian, 1:00.72; 8. Elizabeth Fedje, Drayton, 1:00.84
100 hurdles: 1. Kelsie Belquist, New Rockford, 14.36; 2. Elsa Ingebrigtson, Kindred, 15.65; 3. Emma Muggli, Oakes, 15.70; 4. Jenna Koppelsloen, Beulah, 15.92; 5. Karli Klein, Garrison, 16.08; 6. Maggie Hauk, Trenton, 16.20; 7. Zoey Heid, Grant County, 16.24; 8. Kate Bradner, May-Port-CG, 16.30
200: 1. Kelsie Belquist, New Rockford, 23.94; 2. Elise Wisnewski, Central Cass, 24.26; 3. Ella Olson, Fargo Oak Grove, 25.30; 4. Adyson Gerbig, Bowman County, 25.56; 5. Anya Olson, Velva-Drake/Anamoose, 25.61; 6. Alexis Tompkins, Grafton, 25.81; 7. Aliya Schock, Shiloh Christian, 26.21; 8. Paige Hetzler, Beulah, 26.47
800: 1. Brynn Hanson, Des Lacs-Burlington, 2:17.67; 2. Jordyn Thorson, Southern McLean, 2:19.11; 3. Madison Johnson, Carrington, 2:21.24; 4. Addie Miller, Killdeer, 2:22.14; 5. Jaci Fischer, Bowman County, 2:23.56; 6. Morgan Snyder, Central McLean, 2:24.00; 7. Hannah Westin, Shiloh Christian, 2:24.24; 8. Brooklyn Hanson, Fargo Oak Grove, 2:24.26
4×100 relay: 1. Central Cass (Mayzee Jacobson, Decontee Smith, Grace Lemar, Elise Wisnewski) 48.86; 2. Beulah (Taryn Askim, Jenna Koppelsloen, Aisha Zaffino, Paige Hetzler) 49.92; 3. Fargo Oak Grove (Aspyn Kjos, Aubrey Lindteigen, Ellie Machayya, Taylor Christenson) 50.11; 4. May-Port-CG (Brooklyn Groth, Kate Bradner, Carissa Mueller, Nora Braaten) 51.01; 5. Northern Cass (MaKayla Allmaras, Kayla Tretter, Cady Evenson, Jocelyn Aasen) 51.22; 6. Bottineau (Logyn Simpson, Sophia Abdurrahman, Kylie Simpson, Morgan Schweitzer) 51.29; 7. Lisbon (Mona Kuylee, Kodi Lautt, Kendra Differding, Brynley Differding) 51.51; 8. Kindred (Ivy Trenbeath, Ali Henke, Lexi Ogren, Peyton Gette) 52.06
4×400 relay: 1. Central McLean (Anna Skachenko, Leah Jacobson, Natalie Whitcomb, Morgan Snyder) 4:02.84; 2. Lisbon (Kendra Differding, Brea Sweet, Brynley Differding, Kodi Lautt) 4:03.07; 3. Bowman County (Adyson Gerbig, Landyn Gerbig, Sophia Headley, Jaci Fischer) 4:08.61; 4. Carrington (Mercedes Lura, Isabel Wendel, Edyn Hoornaert, Madison Johnson) 4:10.00; 5. Kindred (Ali Henke, Lexi Ogren, Elsa Ingebrigtson, Peyton Gette) 4:12.36; 6. Edgeley/Kulm (Jaelyn Bertsch, Norah Entzi, Mataeya Mathern, Betsy Huber) 4:14.23; 7. Bottineau (Hallie Nero, Kylie Simpson, Erin Guariglia, Morgan Schweitzer) 4:14.63; 8. May-Port-CG (Brooklyn Groth, Kaiza Carlson, Kayla Knudsvig, Kate Bradner) 4:15.21
Triple jump: 1. Kennedy Harter, Kidder County, 37-2; 2. Kylie Simpson, Bottineau, 35-10.5; 3. Adlyn Eng, Central McLean, 35-0.25; 4. Anna Nasset, Hettinger County, 34-6.5; 5. Emma Muggli, Oakes, 34-6.5; 6. Cora Badding, Langdon, 34-4.75; 7. Ashley Martodam, Rugby, 34-3.25; 8. Ella Fossen, Benson County, 34-0.5
Javelin: 1. Daisy Sparrow, Central McLean, 124-0; 2. Genevieve Gruba, Enderlin, 123-5; 3. Ainsley McLain, Grafton, 118-6; 4. Meredith, Romfo, Langdon, 115-10; 5. Ava Peterson, New Rockford, 110-6; 6. Hannah Thiel, New Salem-Almont 110-6; 7. Anna Schatz, Grant County, 110-2; 8. Alana Anderson, Sargent County, 109-11
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