Courtesy Head Coach Larry Lasch
The Wahpeton Lady Huskies qualified their relay team for state Tuesday at the Lisbon Track Meet, while placing second in team points.
Meeting the qualifying mark was the 4×100 relay team of Hayden Matejcek, Taylor Mauch, Halle Miller and Addie Parker — dropping 1.5 seconds off their previous best time to finish third in 52.04.
Claire Woods led the field events, winning the shot put with a personal best of 38’6.5″ and placing third in discus. Halee Miller narrowly missed a state berth by half an inch, winning the long jump at 16’7.5″ and placing fourth in the 100-meter dash.
On the boys side, the 4×200 relay team of Karter Oswalt, Aiden Bontjes, Cayden Barth and Braxton Mikkelson earned silver with a time of 1:41.73, while Chandler Rickabaugh took third in the 110-meter hurdles, setting a personal record.
Luke Anderson placed top-six in the shot put and javelin.
Multiple athletes had career-best days, including Levi Flieth, who notched PRs in all four of his events and helped the boys 4×400 relay to a fourth-place finish, with all runners achieving personal-best splits.