Area track teams off and running

Zach Colvin was the big winner at Friday’s Dennis Simpson Track and Field Invitational as the junior from Superior High School finished first in four events.

The event was hosted by Northwestern High School and held Friday evening at the UW-Superior Health & Wellness Center.

Colvin won the 55-meter dash, the 200- and 400-meter runs and the long jump while teammates Matt Swanson won the 1,600, Kevin Olson finished first in the pole vault and Peter Drinkwine won the triple jump.

Colvin qualified for state in the long jump last season.

The host Tigers won the 4x200 and 4x400 relays, and junior Steve Tecker won the high jump. Junior Ryan Miesbauer had a 53-foot throw in the shot put to finish second, also putting him at No. 3 for the all-time record in that event at Northwestern behind Tom Burke and Jeff Polkoski.

In the girls’ meet, Superior’s Raya Kosey won the 400 and Christa Diedrich the triple jump with a school record distance of 32 feet.

“It was a joy to see Christa break the school record,” said Superior coach Phil Roe. “I have seen her work hard in practice every day with a positive attitude, so it was great to see her attain her goal.”

Carolyn Prochaska was Northwestern’s lone individual winner after finishing first in the pole vault.

Superior won the boys’ team title and finished second among the girls, 56 points behind Esko.

Northwestern’s boys and girls teams each finished third.

“I was pleased with our first meet and the way our athletes competed,” NHS coach John Woodbury said. “It should be an exciting year.”

Superior and Northwestern will both be in action again Friday when the Spartans host the Packy Paquette Invitational. The event, which is also taking place at UWS, begins at 4 p.m.

NOTE: complete results from the Simpson Invitational may be found on the Internet at itiming.com.

2009 Dennis Simpson Indoor Invite

Friday at the UW-Superior Health & Wellness Center

Girls Team Scores

Esko 187, Superior 131, Northwestern 95, Hayward 48, Unity 37.5, Ashland 31, Ironwood 27, Drummond 26.5, Lakeview Christian Academy 1.

Boys Team Scores

Superior 138.5, Ashland 125.5, Northwestern 94.5, Esko 63, Ironwood 53, Hayward 46.5, Unity 46, Drummond 17.

Individual Results

(Top 3 and SHS and NHS Results)

Girls 200

1. Katie Tonner, Esko, 27.77; 2. Raya Kosey, SHS, 28.16; 3. Alyson Glumanc, Esko, 28.33; 4. Lindsay Taipale, NHS, 29.24; 5. Jenna Martin, SHS, 29.57; 8. Sharita Turner, SHS, 30.44; 9. Carinda Larson, NHS, 30.47; 16. Kali Alexandrou, NHS, 31.87.

Girls 400

1. R. Kosey, SHS, 1:02.30; 2. Taylor Kosey, SHS, 1:04.81; 3. Taipale, NHS, 1:05.19; 6. Caitlin Vaughan, SHS, 1:07.31.

Girls 55

1. Keli Rengo, Esko, 7.62; 2. R. Kosey, SHS, 7.72; 3. Glumanc, Esko, 7.85; 4. Pearson, Delany, Esko, 8.05; 5. Turner, SHS, 8.06; 7. Kelsey Biser, NHS, 8.24; 9. Lindsay Schold, SHS, 8.31; 15. Amanda Agamite, NHS, 8.75.

Girls 800

1. Kate Shelerud, Esko, 2:35.70; 2. Jessi Morris, NHS, 2:42.51; 3. Nicole Olson, SHS, 2:42.53; 7. Lakyn Lombard, NHS, 2:54.80; 8. Elizabeth Johnson, SHS, 3:00.29; 9. Vana Korhonen, NHS, 3:04.23; 10. Kaelynn Allen, SHS, 3:04.84.

Girls 1600

1. Marissa Shady, Esko, 5:48.28; 2. Kari Strand, Ironwood, 6:14.54; 3. Amanda Bergstedt, Esko, 6:14.67; 5. Nicole Olson, SHS, 6:16.75; 6. Christa Diedrich, SHS, 6:18.68; 7. Rachel Radzak, SHS, 6:22.06.

Girls 3200

1. Kalyn Knutson, Esko, 12:50.70; 2. Amber Gurske, NHS, 12:53.29; 3. Shady, Esko, 13:14.55; 4. Elli Teige, NHS, 13:21.28; 10. Lauren Phillips, SHS, 14:49.24; 12. Kasey Levine, SHS, 15:06.22; 14. Ashlee Knight, SHS, 15:06.88.

Girls 55-Meter Hurdles

1. Bisel, Esko, 10.37; 2. Vaughan, SHS, 10.43; 3. Lyndsey Antilla, NHS, 10.89; 6. Anne Tracy, SHS, 11.25; 9. Lisa Follis, NHS, 11.48; Molly 10. Konczak, NHS, 11.68.

Girls 4x200 Relay

1 Esko A, 1:53.37; 2. SHS A (Turner, Martin, Bettye Nelson, Stacy Doolittle), 1:59.91; 3. Hayward A, 2:00.01.

Girls 4x400 Relay

1. Esko A, 4:23.70; 2. SHS A (Vaughan, T. Kosey, Olson, Nelson), 4:32.40; 3. Hayward A, 4:33.42; 4. NHS A, 4:39.07.

Girls 4x800 Relay

1. Esko A, 10:51.25; 2. SHS A (T. Kosey, Elizabeth Johnson, Radzak, Knight), 11:18.76; 3. NHS A (Elli Teige, Lakyn Lombard, Vana Korhonen, Amber Gurske), 11:36.66.

Girls High Jump

1. Lindsay Wiebe, Ashland, 5-04; 2. Janae Beaudot, Esko, 5-0; 3. Sara Skyberg, Esko, 4-09; 4. Ally May, NHS, 4-06; 6. Nelson, SHS, 4-06; 9. Katy Konzak, NHS, 4-03; 9. Nikki Yadon, NHS, 4-03; 9. Danielle Magdzas, SHS, 4-03.

Girls Pole Vault

1. Carolyn Prochaska, NHS, 8-06; 2. Karen VanOvermeirn, SHS, 8-0; 3. Ashley Ludtke, Ironwood, 7-06; 4. Beth Olson, NHS, 7-0; 6. Susanna Schafter, NHS, 7-0.

Girls Long Jump

1. Ashley Johnson, Unity, 16-02; 2. Tonner, Esko, 16-00.5; 3. Leah Karna, NHS, 15-00.5; 4. Diedrich, SHS, 14-07.5; 7. R. Kosey, SHS, 14-0; 13. Tailor Johnson, NHS, 13-0; 13. Vaughan, SHS, 13-0; 18. Yadon, NHS, 11-07.5; 20. Kelsey Baysinger, NHS, 11-02.

Girls Triple Jump

1. Christa Diedrich, SHS, 32-0; 2. Bergstedt, Esko, 31-01; 3. Karna, NHS, 30-05; 6. Nelson, SHS, 29-07.5; 10. T. Johnson, NHS, 27-02.5; 14. Yadon, NHS, 26-08; 18. Becca Vaughan, SHS, 25-05; 19. Carinda Larson, NHS, 24-07.5.

Girls Shot Put

1. Hannah Turnbull, Hayward, 40-11; 2. Caitie Zepczyk, Ashland, 39-06; 3. Roz Chromy, Esko, 30-09; 6. Jaclyn Amys, NHS, 29-0; 7. Kayla Ogren, NHS, 28-11.5; 8. C. Diedrich, SHS, 28-07.5.

Boys 55

1. Zach Colvin, SHS, 6.82; 2. Kevin Derick, NHS, 6.87; 3. Andrew Erickson, Ironwood, 6.98; 5. Casey Preston, SHS, 7.13; 7. AJ Soland, SHS, 7.15; 11. Elijah Bell, NHS, 7.25; 19. Tim Wermter, NHS, 7.55.

Boys 200

1. Colvin, SHS, 24.89; 2. Tyler Muzzy, Ironwood, 25.29; 3. Dustin McKinney, Unity, 25.29; 4. Kevin Derick, NHS, 25.32; 6. Bell, NHS, 25.51; 8. Andy Sanders, SHS, 25.69; 11. Arnold, SHS, 25.86; 27. Travis Schmidt, NHS, 29.61.

Boys 400

1. Colvin, SHS, 54.08; 2. Tyler Jankowski, Ashland, 54.53; 3. Greg Jarecki, Drummond, 56.58; 4. Peter Drinkwine, SHS, 56.97; 9. Jack Bergum, SHS, 59.71.

Boys 800

1. Dominic Beckman, Ironwood, 2:06.37; 2. Jimmy Hosey, NHS, 2:12.99; 3. Taylor, SHS, 2:13.23; 9. Wohlwend, SHS, 2:27.08; 12. Gedde, SHS, 2:32.33; 14. Dylan Helget, NHS, 2:37.29.

Boys 1600

1. Matt Swanson, SHS, 4:46.57; 2. Brandon Little, Ashland, 4:59.02; 3. Jake Johnson, Hayward, 4:59.19; 10. Alex Tunnel, SHS, 5:24.36; 16 Gedde, SHS, 5:50.57.

Boys 3200

1. Lindquist, Esko, 10:50.89; 2. Little, Ashland, 11:04.61; 3. Swanson, SHS, 11:14.56; 5. Jari Mackie, NHS, 11:30.12; 6. Zach Yepma, NHS, 11:31.44; 9. Cody Kitch, SHS, 12:04.82; 13. Levi Felton, SHS, 12:21.52.

Boys 55 Hurdles

1. Brademan, Esko, 8.76; 2. Zac Fredricks, SHS, 8.83; 3. Scott Pero, Ashland, 8.99; 7. Tim O’Halloran, NHS, 9.47; 10. Hlina, NHS, 9.86; 14. Wohlwend, SHS, 10.30; 15. Mike Naumann, NHS, 10.32.

Boys 4x200 Relay

1. NHS A (Kevin Derick, Zach Anttila, Steven Perry, Elijah Bell), 1:41.54; 2. SHS A (AJ Soland, Preston, Andy Sanders, Arnold), 1:41.94; 3. Ironwood A, 1:43.92.

Boys 4x400 Relay

1. NHS A (Nathan Nelson, Lee Brown, Steve Tecker, Jimmy Hosey), 3:46.84; 2. Ashland A, 3:48.64; 3. Esko A, 3:53.08; 5. SHS A (Sanders, Arnold, Bergum, Taylor), 3:55.26.

Boys 4x800 Relay

1. Ashland A, 8:52.90; 2. SHS A (Wohlwend, Taylor, Gedde, Tunnel), 9:13.50; 3. NHS A (Nathan Nelson, Valter Jarineiro, Austin Berube, Jimmy Hosey), 9:24.12.

Boys High Jump

1. Tecker, NHS, 5-09; 2. Wilcox, Esko, 5-09; 3. Hilleshiem, Luke, Unity, 5-06; 4. Amys, Steve, SHS, 5-03; 4. Turner, Ryan, Hayward, 5-03; 6. Walpole, Ethan, SHS, 5-0.

Boys Pole Vault

1. Kevin Olson, SHS, 12-0; 2. Zak Reynolds, NHS, 12-0; 3. Nathan Nelson, NHS, 11-0; 6. Caleb Dushkin, SHS, 10-0; 6. James Line, NHS, 10-0.

Boys Long Jump

1. Colvin, SHS, 19-04.5; 2. Preston, SHS, 19-04.5; 3. Kovala, Ashland, 18-03.5; 10. Zak Antilla, NHS, 17-04; 16. Tyler Turra, NHS, 16-06.25; 18. Steve Perry, NHS, 15-10.75.

Boys Triple Jump

1. Peter Drinkwine, SHS, 43-09; 2. Halvorson, Ashland, 39-03; 3. Habas, Ashland, 38-02.5; 8. Turra, NHS, 34-11; 10. Fredricks, SHS, 33-06.

Boys Shot Put

1. Bucky Dixon, Hayward, 53-08.5; 2. Ryan Miesbauer, NHS, 53-0; 3. Leverton, Hayward, 46-02.5; 8. Wermter, NHS, 38-09.5.

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