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The meet was not on the schedule but with a rain forecasted for the rest of the last week, the Panthers threw together a five-team event, the Midstate Quad, on Wednesday, May 1, in Rugby.
HWC came away with four new qualifiers on the day led by the 4x400 boys relay team of Noah Ziegler, Keaton Keller, Carson Heilman and Tallen Thorson, who not only finished first but met the standard with a time of 3:35.84. Other Hornet qualifiers on the day included eighth grader Dylan Heitman, who soared 20'9" to meet the standard in the long jump. Tallen Thorson raced to a 15.04 time in the 110 hurdles to also top the qualifying time.
Christalea Wagner led the girls on the day, as the junior sprinter qualified in the 100 and the 400 dash. The 400 time for Wagner was a new HWC school record at 1:00.25. Ella Allmaras also tied a HWC coop record in the pole vault, clearing 7'0".
Stingers (personal bests) were performed by Dylan Heitman (100 dash, long jump), Andrew Williams (100 dash, 300 hurdles, 4x100 relay), Wyatt Korb (400 dash, 4x100 relay), Carson Heilman (300 hurdles, 4x400 relay), Thomas Laframboise (100 dash, 800 run), Aiden Hager (100 dash, 100 hurdles), Tallen Thorson (100 dash, 110 hurdles), Noah Ziegler (4x400 relay), long jump), Jayden Vlaminck (discus), Keaton Keller (100 dash, 4x400 relay), Ella Allmaras (high jump, pole vault), Addisyn Faul (4x100 relay), Kenlyne Laske (100 dash, long jump), Braylee Keller (4x200 relay), Grace Bruer (100 dash), Rachel Neumiller (100 dash), Christalea Wagner (100 dash, 400 dash) and Breanna Heilman (400 dash).
Kiwanis/Lions, Carrington
The Hornets attended the Carrington Kiwanis/Lions Varsity meet on Saturday, May 4. The Hornets had some nice performances with a list of personal bests, but the colder, windy weather got the best of them in the events in which they were close to qualifying individuals and relays.
HWC picked up event wins by Carson Heilman in the 300 hurdles and 400 dash, as well as Keaton Keller in the javelin to finish in fourth place overall. The Hornet girls picked up a first-place finish in the 4x100 relay, finishing just .57 seconds from meeting the standard, and had a nice day overall, finishing third out of 10 teams.
Other top placers for the Hornets were Noah Ziegler, who finished second in the long jump, Braylee Keller finishing second in the javelin, and Christalea Wagner with a second-place finish in the 300 hurdles.
Earning Stingers (personal bests) for their performances at the meet include Westin Opdahl (pole vault), Ashton Martin (shot put, discus), Wyatt Korb (300 hurdles), Carson Heilman (300 hurdles, 400 dash), Noah Ziegler (400 dash), Alex Smith (400 dash), Ella Allmaras (pole vault), Tenley Grossman (4x400 relay, 300 hurdles), Emersyn Wolfe (400 dash, javelin), Addisyn Faul (4x100 relay), Braylee Keller (100 dash, 4x200 relay), Layne Allmaras (400 dash, 100 hurdles, long jump), Brianna Heilman (4x400 relay) and Maci Reutter (200 dash, 4x100 relay).
Thorson at Howard Wood
The Howard Wood Relays, held in Sioux Falls May 3-4, showcase some of the best track and field talent in the upper Midwest, and Thorson was able to compete at the meet on both Friday and Saturday in the 110 and 300 hurdles.
Friday, Thorson competed in the 110m high hurdles. On his way to a heat victory, Thorson stumbled between the 7th and 8th hurdles, and did not qualify for finals.
Saturday was a better day for Thorson, as he won his 300 meter hurdle heat in 40.20, which was good enough for 3rd overall.
