The Hastings Track & Field teams are off to a great start. Three meets into the season, the Raiders have each placed first in the meets in team score.
Head coach Jason Koch likes what he sees from his runners, jumpers and throwers and loves the fact that the track season is somewhat ahead of schedule, thanks to the mild weather.
“So far, things are going great. It is rare to actually get this many meets in this early in the season. Usually, we have a meet or two cancelled due to weather at this point,” he said.
The team continues to show improvement.
“We have several kids who have some really good performances so far and we are looking to improve those by the time the conference, section and state meets roll around. One of the things we use to see where we are at is the Hamline Elite Meet. This is a meet in which only the top performers are accepted and get to compete in the meet. At this point it looks like we might get a good number of kids into that meet, which is a really positive indicator of where we are at as a team and as individuals. Things are very encouraging at this point,” said Koch.
The Hamline Elite Meet is scheduled for Friday, April 26.
Apple Valley Meet
The Raiders took first in a three-team meet at Apple Valley on Tuesday, April 9.
On the girls side, Hastings finished with 84 team points, ahead of Academy of Holy Angels 45.5 and Apple Valley 42.5. The Raider boys won with 76 points, ahead of Apple Valley 64 and Academy of Holy Angels 43.
Hastings top three finishers at the meet were:
Girls results
200 Meters – Elliana Magnus was first with a run of 26.33.
400 Meters – Hastings swept the top three places. Elliana Magnus was first in 1:01.55, Olyvia Erickson was second and Siena Sanchez took third.
800 Meters – Elise Atkins was first in 2:39.49, and Gavyn Hanson was second in 2:39.52.
1600 Meters – Linnea Ronning won the event in 5:37.24, while Sara Siebenaler took third.
100 Meter Hurdles and 300 Meter Hurdles – In the 10, Carlee Kordosky was first in 15.10, and Emily Podulke took second in 17.54. The pair finished the same in the 300, with Kordosky posting a time of 47.91.
4x100 Relay – Hastings took third.
4x200 Relay – Hastings took third.
4x200 Relay – Hastings won the event.
Discus – Lauren Whitfield was first with a throw of 117’1”, while Rylee Kimmes took second.
High Jump – Samira Thompson won with a jump of 5’0”.
Pole Vault – Olivia Schuster took second, clearing the bar at 7’0”.
Long Jump – Elliana Magnus won with a jump of 16’7”, while Mya Bauer took second.
Triple Jump – Carlee Kordosky was first with a jump of 32’10.5”.
Boys results
100 Meters – Lane Hoffman won in 11.24.
200 Meters – Lane Hoffman took first in 23.08. Gunner Hanstad was third.
400 Meters – Payton Dean took second in 51.79, while Sebastian Strauss was third.
3200 Meters – Aidan Stoltz won the event in 10:16.36.
110 Meter Hurdles & 300 Meter Hurdles – Hastings finished one-two, with Jared Hanson winning in 16.43, and Isaac Clark second in 18.06 in the 110. It was the same finish in the 300, with Hanson winning in 42.92.
Relays – Hastings took first in the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 Relays.
Shot Put – Lucas Sorenson was third with a heave of 41’8.25”.
Discus – Jacob Reuter’s throw of 122’11” was first, and Lukas Foss took third.
Pole Vault – Miguel Navarrette was first with a vault of 10’0”.
Tartan Tri
At the Tartan Tri Meet Friday, the Hastings girls took first with 208 points, followed by North 76 and Tartan 61. The Raider boys claimed the top spot with 172 points, while North had 87 and Tartan had 80.
Hastings top three finishers at the meet were:
Girls Results
100 Meters - Elliana Magnus, first in 12.57.
200 Meters – Ava Klug was second in 28.76, and Samira Thompson was third in 28.83.
400 Meters – Jordyn Doughty took first in 1:07.79.
800 Meters – It was a Hastings sweep with Linnea Ronning in first in 2:36.37, Elise Atkins in second and Sara Siebanaler in third.
1600 Meters – Elsie Jacobs was second in 6:32.60.
100 Meter Hurdles – Carlee Kordosky was first in 15.39, and Jenevieve Behnke was third in 17.97.
300 Meter Hurdles – Carlee Kordosky took first in 49.78, and Jordan Leos was third.
Relays – Hastings was second in the 4x100, first in the 4x200 and third in the 4x400.
Shot Put – Hastings swept the top three, with Lauren Whitfield first with a throw of 3`-06-00. Rylee Kimmes took second and Jolie Petit was third.
Discus – The Raiders also swept the top spots in discus, with Lauren Whitfeild first with a throw of 125-01, Rylee Kimmes second and Monica Cheney third.
High Jump – All jumpers in the finals were from Hastings, with Samira Thompson placing first with a jump of 4-10.00.
Pole Vault – Olivia Schuster won with a vault of 7-06.00.
Long Jump – Mya Bauer took first with a jump of 16-00.00, and Avery Klippen took second.
Triple Jump – Carlee Kordosky took first at 32-10.00, followed by Jenevieve Behnke in second and Alyssa Bauer in third.
Boys results
100 Meters – Lane Hoffman took first in 11.10.
200 Meters – Lane Hoffman was first (22.30), Payton Dean was second and Sebastian Strauss was third.
800 Meters – Finn Caturia took first in 2:17.87, followed by Finn Cullen in second and Ethan Hoff in third.
1600 Meters – Parker Stoltz won in 5:05.91, while Cayden Pollex took second and William Carry was third.
110 Meter Hurdles – Jared Hanson won in 16.40.
300 Meter Hurdles – Jared Hanson was first in 42.46, and Isaac Clark took second.
Relays – Hastings took third in the 4x100, first in the 4x200, first, second and third in the 4x400, and first and second in the 4x800.
Shot Put – Lukas Foss was second with a shot of 44-10.00, and Jacob Reuter was second.
Discus – Lucas Sorenson won with a throw of 136-09, and Jacob Reuter took second.
High Jump – Ryder Ashcraft took third with a jump of 5-00.00.
