The Superior High School girls track team finished second and the boys were sixth at Tuesday's Lake Superior Conference Track and Field Championships at Cloquet.
Hermantown won the girls team title while Ashland claimed the boys championship.
The Spartan girls won seven events. Raya Kosey returned from an injury to win the 200, 400 and long jump.
"Raya had a huge day scoring 38 points individually," SHS coach Phil Roe said. "This is the first meet Raya has run in over a month and she has really had to persevere both mentally and physically through this whole thing. I was really happy to see her become all-conference in all four of her events, that is truly amazing."
Also for Superior, Leah Holmes won the 1,600 and 3,200; Giselle Sziron won the 300 hurdles; Carissa Welch won the pole vault; and Lauren Magnuson ran the fastest 100.
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"Leah got all-conference honors in the 400, 1,600 and 3,200," Roe said. "She had a tough schedule running those three grueling races. Leah hadn't run the open 400 or two mile all year, but in order for our team to compete at conference she had to step up and run some events to help the team. Like a true captain Leah stepped up to the challenge and persevered."
The SHS girls also finished second in five other events (100, 200, 400, 800 and triple jump).
"I'm really proud of this girls team, it's the best team this school has seen talent-wise," Roe said. "Even though we didn't win conference I told my girls that there is nothing to hang your heads about they did a great job and they will be well prepared for regional/sectional competition next week.
"In my seven years of coaching track I have never had a team score more than 180 points and not win the meet. Hats off to Hermantown, it has a great track program in which seventh through 12th graders all stepped up. It was a battle until the end."
The lone winner for the Spartan boys was Carter Anderson, who finished first in the 300 hurdles. He also placed second in the 110 hurdles.
"Carter really stepped up big," Roe said. "To place so high in conference in the hurdles is a rarity and it speaks volumes about Carter's work ethic. He has been working extremely hard on the track and in the weight room and it all came together in the conference meet. It's fun watching him run with so much confidence. Chad Postal has done a great job coaching him this season."
The Spartans are back in action with the WIAA regional meet at 3:30 p.m. Monday at New Richmond. The top four finishers in each event will advance to the sectional meet at 4 p.m. Thursday in Rice Lake.
All-Conference
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The Spartans had six athletes named all-conference: Carter Anderson, 100- and 300-meter hurdles; Leah Holmes: 400, 1,600 and 3,200; Natalie Kintop: 800; Raya Kosey: 100, 200, 400 and long jump; Emily LeSage: Triple jump; and Carissa Welch: Pole vault.
SPARTAN SPIN: Magnason also took second in the 200 and was on the second-place 4x100 relay. ... Sziron, a ninth-grader, was also fifth in the 100 hurdles and third in the long jump. ... Emily LeSage set a personal record in the triple jump by four feet to get second place, and Tay Boykin also set a personal record to take third. ... Welch won her second straight pole vault title. ... Holly Bayless was third in the pole vault and sixth in the high jump. ... Natalie Kintop ran a great 800, placing second and making all-conference. She also placed in the 4x400 relay and triple jump. .. Caleb Dushkin was third in the pole vault and Colton Lorenz was fourth. ... Lorenz was also third in the long jump. "He's been a great captain for us this year," Roe said. "He works very hard in everything he has done and he was had to battle through an ankle injury suffered during basketball season so it was great to see him have that success in that environment. This is his first year pole vaulting and he got two feet better in one meet."
Lake Superior Conference
Track and Field Championships
Tuesday, May 15 at Cloquet
Team Scores
Girls: 1. Hermantown, 223; 2. Superior, 183.50; 3. Proctor, 84; 4. Cloquet, 82; 5. Duluth Denfeld, 56.50; Ashland, 35; 7. Marshall, 34.
Boys: 1. Ashland, 139; 2. Duluth Denfeld, 136; 3. Hermantown, 119; 4. Proctor, 101; 5. Cloquet, 92; 6. Superior, 68; 7. Duluth Marshall, 37.
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Girls Individual Results
(Top 2, plus NHS results)
100 Hurdles--1. Rachael Hoiun, Herm., 16.31; 2. Micayla Westendorf, Proctor, 16.56; 5. Giselle Sziron, SHS, 17.43.
100--1. Lauren Magnuson, SHS, 12.88; 2. Raya Kosey, SHS, 12.97.
200--1. Kosey, SHS, 26.84; 2. Magnuson, SHS, 27.43; 14. Julie Snyder, SHS, 31.37.
1600--1. Leah Holmes, SHS, 5:20.86; 2. Nikki Roach, Herm., 5:32.68; 8. Rachel Dixon, SHS, 5:53.43; 11. Natalie Kintop, SHS, 9.58
400--1. Kosey, SHS, 60.95; 2. Holmes, SHS, 61.56; 10. Julie Snyder, SHS, 68.03.
300 Hurdles--1. Giselle Sziron, SHS, 48.90; 2. Megan Sundstrom, Proctor, 49.43; 10. Krivinchuk Kali, SHS, 56.33; 2. Anne Tracy, SHS, 57.02.
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800--1. Natalie Stauber, Herm., 2:32.63; 2. Kintop, SHS, 437.48; 8. Nicole Dzikonski, SHS, 2:45.8; 14. Cassie Strum, SHS, 3:03.83.
3200--1. Holmes, SHS, 12:14.62; 2. Roach, H, 12:18.44; 7. Dixon, SHS, 13:02.88; 11. Maggie Dahl, SHS, 14:10.55.
Pole Vault--1. Carissa Welch, SHS, 8-6; 2. Hannah Kaldahl, Proctor, 7-6; 3. Holly Bayless , 7 5.5.
High Jump--1. Nicole Wiebe, Ash., 5-2; 2. Breanna Hambuch, Ash., 5-0; 6 Bayless, 4-8 3; 8. Dani Magdzas, SHS, 4-6.
Shot Put--1. Ashley Michaelson, Herm., 31-07; 2. Carmen Bergstedt, Herm., 30-11; 5. Taylor Phillips, SHS, 28-6.50; 12 Kjersten Lisak, SHS, 23-6.50
Discus--1. Michaelson, Herm., 90-1; 2. Bergstedt, Herm., 87-4; 5. Phillips, SHS, 80-3; 10. Ashley Kittleson, SHS, 58-5; 13. Welch, SHS, 56-11.
Long Jump--1. Kosey, SHS, 16-6; 2. Emily Desmarais, DD, 15-9.50; 3. Sziron, SHS, 15-0; 9. Elizabeth Kolanczyk, SHS, 14-0.
Triple Jump--1. Rachael Hoium, Herm., 34-8; 2. Emily LeSage, SHS, 33-5.50; 3. Tay Boykin, SHS, 33-3; 7. Natalie Kintop, SHS, 30-6.50.
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4x100 Relay--1. Hermantown, 53.54; 2. SHS (Boykin, LeSage, Autumn Nelson, Magnusen), 53.60.
4x200 Relay--1. Cloquet, 1:52.61; 2. Hermantown, 1:56.75; 3. SHS (Boykin, LeSage, Kolanczyk, Nelson), 1:57.87.
4x400 Relay--1. Herm., 4:13.24; 2. Cloquet, 4:14.24; 4. SHS (Sziron, Kintop, Julie Snyder, Nelson), 4:32.05.
4x800 Relay--1. Herm., 10:32.62; 2. Duluth Denfeld, 11:08.08; 4. SHS, 11:10.27.
Boys Individual Results
(Top 2, plus SHS results)
110 Hurdles--1. Zach Fischer, Ash., 15.63; 2. Carter Anderson, SHS, 15.68.
100--1. JD Foldesi, DD, 11.40; 2. Brad Butcher, Cloquet, 11.68; 7. Alex Dzikionski, SHS, 12.10.
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200--1. Foldesi, DD, 23.25; 2. Frank Deluca, P, 23.42; 10. Aaron Wakefield, SHS, 24.72; 15. Morgan Johnson, SHS, 25.88; 16. Nick Mehlum, SHS, 25.90.
1600--1. Matt Welch, P, 4:25.01; 2. Romeo Benish, P, 4:32.75; 8. Chris Carey, SHS, 4:56.57; 20. Bryan Wines, SHS, 5:34.91.
400--1. Connor Behm, DD, 52.51, 2. Graham Whiting, DD, 53.02; 5. Jacob Noonan, SHS, 55.78; 17. Joe Tenny, SHS, 70.27.
300 Hurdles--1. C. Anderson, SHS, 43.17; 2. Zach Fischer, Ash.; 44.08; 11. Caleb Dushkin, SHS, 46.70; 13. Wes Anderson, SHS, 46.74.
800--1. Dylan Marvel, Cloquet, 2:05.27; 2. Bryce Miller, Ash., 2:05.78; 11. Robert McClary, SHS, 2:15.78; 19. Derek Copperud, SHS, 2:27.11.
Pole Vault--1. Carter Hallfrish, Cloquet, 12-0; 2. Alex Greene, P, 11-6; 3. Dushkin, SHS, 11-0; 4. Colton Lorenz, SHS, 11-0; 8. Tyler Modderman-Anderson, SHS, 9-0.
High Jump--1. Corey Anderson, Herm., 6-1; 2. Andrew Laughlin, DD, 6-0; 8. Modderman-Anderson, SHS, 5-4.
Shot Put--1. Jeremy Peterson, Herm., 51-11; 2. Marco Bichanich, Ash., 48-8; 9. Jack Bergum, SHS, 36-10; 16. Forest Dalbec, SHS, 32-7; 18. Joey McDonald, SHS, 30-3.
Discus--1. Peterson, Herm., 151-11; 2. Bichanich, Ash.; 136-8; 10. Matt Sanda, SHS; 98-0; 12. Bergum, SHS, 88-0.
Long Jump--1. Eric Miklausich, DM, 21-10; 2. Anderson, Herm., 20-11.50; 4. Blake Sharp, SHS, 19-8; 5. Lorenz, SHS, 19-7; 9. Wakefield, SHS, 8-2.
Triple Jump--1. Miklausich, DM, 42-9; 2. Anderson, Herm., 41-6; 7. Sharp, SHS, 38-1; 9. Mehlum, SHS, 35-11.
4x100 Relay--1. Herm., 45.63; 2. Ash., 46.72; 4. SHS (Alex Dzikionski, Anthony Valentine, Colton Lorenz, Morgan Johnson), 47.17.
4x200 Relay--1. DD, 1:33.64; 2. Herm., 1:35.71; 4. SHS (Dzikionski, Valentine, Johnson, Blake Sharpe), 1:38.47.
4x400 Relay--1. Proctor, 3:39.41; 2. DM, 3:43.51; 3. SHS (C. Anderson, Sharpe, Noonan, Valentine), 3:46.33.
4x800 Relay--1. DD, 8:34.66; 2. Herm., 8:47.11; 6. SHS, 9:39.46.
