Young Hornets do well at Nedrose meet

The Harvey-Wells County junior high tracksters competed at Nedrose on Tuesday, May 2, and came away with some nice results.

In the girls division, the Hornets finished in fifth place. Addisyn Faul led the way with a first place effort in the 100-meter hurdles, and a second place finish in the 200 hurdles. Emersyn Wolfe finished second in the 400 dash, and the 4x200 relay team of Rebekah Schimke, Aubrie Schindler, Wolfe and Faul also placed second.

For the boys, HWC finished in fourth place with 76.5 points. Christian Mertz set a new junior high record in the shot put with a winning throw of 39'5". Mertz also claimed the top spot in the discus with a throw of 114 feet. Westin Opdahl was a double winner, earning the top spot in the pole vault and triple jump, while Andrew Williams finished second in the 200 hurdles and Matthew Ongstad was second in the pole vault.

Nedrose Junior High Meet

Girls' Team Scores

NR-S 93, Central McLean and Nedrose 72, Stanley 46, HWC 45, South Prairie 40, Des Lacs-Burlington 39, Bishop Ryan 34, Parshall 32, Kenmare 18, Williams Co. 12, Garrison 8, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 3.

HWC Girls' Individual Placers

200-Meter Dash: Emersyn Wolfe (5th), 31.09

400-Meter Dash: Wolfe (2nd), 1:11.37

100-Meter Hurdles: Addisyn Faul (1st), 18.51

200-Meter Hurdles: Faul (2nd), 32.64

4x100-Meter Relay: Rebekah Schimke, Aubrie Schindler, Kenlyne Laske, Grace Bruer (6th), 1:02.74

4x200-Meter Relay: Schimke, Schindler, Wolfe, Faul (2nd), 2:06.82

Boys' Team Scores

Nedrose 97.5, Stanley 89, NR-S 82, HWC 76.5, Des Lacs-Burlington 38, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 35, Central McLean 28, Bishop Ryan 27, Parshall 15, Divide Co. 13, Garrison 8, Williams Co. 2.

HWC Boys' Individual Placers

100-Meter Dash: Christian Mertz (3rd), 13.05; Easton Schuh (5th), 13.40; Dylan Heitman (6th-Tie), 13.41

200-Meter Dash: Schuh (6th), 27.94

200-Meter Hurdles: Andrew Williams (2nd), 31.18

4x100-Meter Relay: Schuh, Mertz, Williams, Heitman (4th), 53.40

Triple Jump: Westin Opdahl (1st), 27'8"

Pole Vault: Opdahl (1st), 6'6"; Matthew Ongstad (2nd), 5'6"

Shot Put: Mertz (1st), 39'5" (school record)

Discus: Mertz (1st), 114'0"