Streak girls second at Prairie Conference

• Makayla Hoglin (left), Becka Sadlemyer (center) and Hannah Szech (second from right) finished second, first and third in the 400-meter dash at the Prairie Conference championships last week.

Makayla Hoglin (left), Becka Sadlemyer (center) and Hannah Szech (second from right) finished second, first and third in the 400-meter dash at the Prairie Conference championships last week.

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After a string of 10 straight titles, the Osakis girls’ track and field team had to settle for second place at the Prairie Conference championships.

Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, a newcomer to the conference, captured the crown with 148 points, leaving the Silverstreaks in second place with 138.5 points.

“We knew that Long Prairie-Grey Eagle was going to be tough,” said Osakis head coach Lee VanNyhuis. “They are fantastic in the hurdles [and] distance, and have other areas that they are solid in, as well.

“We knew that we’d have to step it up to be able to give ourselves a chance. I feel we really did that in the track events.

“Many girls had season bests, which is exactly what we needed,” he said. “But in the field events, we weren’t as locked in as they were. Their firsts in the long jump and high jump were too much for us to overcome on the track.”

Becka Sadlemyer did her part to give the Silverstreaks a fighting chance, winning the 100, 200 and 400-meter dashes.

“Becka showed her power and range by winning all three sprints against some great competition,” said VanNyhuis. “Becka, Makayla Hoglin and Hannah Szech getting the top three spots in the 400 was one of the highlights for us.

The team also picked up a pair of relay wins, grabbing crowns in the 4x200 and 4x400 events.

“The 4x200 relay [Alexa Hoffarth, Taylor Kraemer, Alli Scherr and Szech] set a new conference record, running very well,” said the coach.

“Courtny Walter really impressed us by cutting 45 seconds off of her 3,200, running a gutsy race for her team. Abby Stroup had her first 15-foot jump, getting us some team points. Kayla Sorenson cut over a second off her 100 hurdle time to place ahead of several girls seeded ahead of her. Brittney Sadlemyer, Cali Sadlemyer and Makayla [Hoglin] ran season bests in the 800, which was very impressive.”

PRAIRIE CONFERENCE TRACK AND FIELD

GIRLS’ TEAM SCORES – 1. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 148, 2. Osakis 138.5, 3. St. John’s Prep 77, 4. West Central Area 67.5, 5. Royalton 57, 6. Upsala/Swanville Area, 7. Browerville 31. 8. Eagle Valley 5.

100 DASH – 1. Becka Sadlemyer, Osa, 12.87, 4. Alexa Hoffarth, Osa, 13.58, 7. Alli Scherr, Osa, 13.92. 200 DASH – 1. Becka Sadlemyer, Osa, 26.57, 4. Hannah Szech, Osa, 27.77. 400 DASH – 1. Becka Sadlemyer, Osa, 59.97, 2. Makayla Hoglin, Osa, 60.95, 3. Hannah Szech, Osa, 61.21.

800 RUN – 1. Kylee Fernholz, WCA, 2:23.65, 3. Brittney Sadlemyer, Osa, 2:28.58, 4. Calista Sadlemyer, Osak, 2:29.03, 5. Makayla Hoglin, Osa, 2:32.13. 1,600 RUN – 1. Madelyn Zastrow, LPGE, 5:38.69, 4. Paige Gabrielson, Osa, 5:59.98, 8. Taylor Spychalla, Osa, 6:16.72, 13. Ashley Kraemer, Osa, 6:41.04. 3,200 RUN – 1. Abby VanKempen, WCA, 12:03.88, 4. Courtney Walter, Osa, 12:41.97, 5. Paige Gabrielson, Osa, 13:19.85, 7. Isabelle Szech, Osa, 13:47.30.

100 HURLDES – 1. Calliann Brunswig, LPGE, 15.32, 5. Kayla Sorenson, Osa, 18.30, 8. Beth Kirckof, Osa, 18.80. 300 HURDLES – 1. Calliann Brunswig, LPGE, 49.56 4. Alexa Hoffarth, Osa, 52.50, 8. Kayla Sorenson, Osa, 55.60, 11. Tina Sunder, Osa, 56.93.

4X100 RELAY – 1. Long Prairie-GE, 52.26, 3. Osakis (Alexa Hoffarth, Taylor Kraemer, Alli Scherr, Hannah Szech) 52.80. 4X200 RELAY – 1. Osakis (Alexa Hoffarth, Taylor Kraemer, Alli Scherr, Hannah Szech) 1:50.85. 4X400 RELAY – 1. Osakis (Makayla Hoglin, Taylor Kraemer, Abby Stroup, Cali Sadlemyer) 4:16.88. 4X800 RELAY – 1. West Central Area 10:14.05, 2. Osakis (Taylor Spychalla, Isabelle Szech, Abby Stroup, Cali Sadlemyer) 10:44.23.

LONG JUMP – 1. Calliann Brunswig, LPGE, 17-1.5, 5. Abby Stroup, Osa, 15-0.5, 9. MiKayla Olson, Osa, 14-4.25. TRIPLE JUMP – 1. Megan Wiener, Roy, 32-11, 2. Hannah Szech, Osa, 32-1.5, 7. Alli Scherr, Osa, 29-11.25, 8. Alexa Hoffarth, Osa, 29-7.75. HIGH JUMP – 1. Abigail Ecker, LPGE, 4-10, 5. (tie) Emily Eckel, Osa, 4-6, 8. (tie) Kayla Sorenson, Osa, 4-4, 12. Taylor Spychalla, Osa, 4-2.

SHOT PUT – 1. Hannah Moen, SJP, 30-8, 5. Brittney Sadlemyer, Osa, 28-10, 6. Becka Sadlemyer, Osa, 28-9, 9. Beth Kirckof, Osa, 25-5. DISCUS – 1. Annabelle Harstad, WCA, 106-4, Brittney Sadlemyer, Osa, 75-4, 8. Beth Kirckof, Osa, 74-11.

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