Norfolk Catholic Track Invite
Pierce Girls Dominate at Norfolk Catholic Track Invite
By Arriah Ludden
The Pierce girls track team grabbed several medals at the Norfolk Catholic meet on Thursday, May 7.
To begin, Grace Suckstorf ran the 100-meter hurdles in 18.24, placing sixth. Suckstorf also placed sixth in the 300-meter hurdles, with a time of 52.81.
“I think I did okay, not my best, but not my worst. I think I could improve on my 100-meter hurdle starts, make it go a little faster,” Suckstorf, a junior, said.
In the 800-meter run, Natalie Endorf placed sixth with a time of 2:43.85.
Throwing discus was Kylie Dvorak with a distance of 128-04, putting her in first place. Close behind in second place was Jessa Kraft with a throw of 126-11. In sixth place was Raleigh Pfeiffer, throwing a distance of 102-11.
“I think I did pretty well. We did good as a team overall. I think I could improve a little bit, but I could have done worse. My primary goals for the meet were to place in both events, and I did that,” Pfeiffer, a junior, said.
Nora Herian jumped 16-00.00 in long jump, putting her in second place.
Placing second in pole vault was Aubrie Zimmerman with a height of 8-08. Close behind her was Eleanor Bauermeister with a height of 7-08, putting her in sixth place.
In shot put, Dvorak placed first with a throw of 37-01.25. Pfeiffer also competed in shot put, placing fifth, throwing 34-07.25.
The girls competed in the 4x100 relay and got fifth place. Running in the relay were Suckstorf, Zimmerman, Herian, and Meredith Krienert.
Competing in the 4x400 relay were Emily Endorf, Haley Scholting, Herian, and Aislyn Moeller. Overall as a team they got second place.
Emily Endorf, N. Endorf, Scholting, and Moeller all competed in the 4x800 relay, placing second overall with a time of 10:36.93.
Come support and cheer on the girls at districts, on Tuesday, March 12.
Boys Track Competes at Norfolk Catholic
By Ava Bargstadt:
On Thursday, May 7, the Bluejays flocked over to Norfolk for the Norfolk Catholic track invite. The boys team placed fourth out of eight teams with an overall score of 67 points.
“Overall, I think that I did pretty well. I could improve on my first lap of the 800. My goal was to see what we could do in the 4x8 and see if we could improve in other events,” sophomore Konnar Jones states.
In the 100-meter dash, Aiden Pospisil placed sixth with a time of 11.80.
Next, Ryder Theisen placed second in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.16.
Caycen Ernst ended with a 46.71 in the 300-meter hurdles, earning him sixth.
In the triple jump, Theisen obtained another medal, jumping a 42-11.75, giving him the gold.
Kendall Shada competed in the 800-meter run, where he finished second with a time of 2:07.14.
“We did a 4x800 and ran a really good time, first in the district, and looking to make it to state, and having Konnar and Max making it their first time, going down to Burke. Later in the meet, I had the open 800, which I definitely could have done a lot better in, but towards the end of the race, I hit a brick wall. I just need to do more workouts to help improve my speed,” Shada states.
On the field event side of things, Keaton Frazier placed second in discus, throwing a 144-03, along with Xavier Miller throwing a distance of 131-00, earning him fourth place.
Sean Monroe competed in the high jump and finished with a jump of 5-08.00, earning him sixth.
In the long jump, Gavin Lubischer obtained a medal, jumping a 21.03.00, earning him second.
Ethan Nordby ended with a 47-11.25 in the shot put, giving him third.
Theisen also competed in the triple jump, finishing in first place, with a jump of 42-11.75.
Also placing in their relay was the 4x100 team, which consisted of Jones, Lubischer, Pospisil, and Monroe. They ended with a time of 45.87, earning them fifth.
Lastly was the 4x400. On this relay were Brenden Bolling, Maxwell Weber, Jones, and Shada, and their final time was 8:28.36, giving them the gold.
The Bluejays will compete next at Columbus Pawnee Park on Tuesday, May 12, for district track, so come and support.
