Section 2A meet
Huskies, Mavericks set to compete Saturday
Athletes from the Jackson County Central at Martin County West/Butterfield-Odin track and field field teams will be competing in the Section 2A meet Saturday at Todnem Field at Mankato West High School. Competition starts at 9:30 a.m.
The Huskies advanced 37 entries from last week’s South Sub-Section meet in Wells to the section meet, 19 for the girls and 18 for the boys. The Mavericks advanced nine entries, six boys and three girls.
The top two place winners in each event is an automatic qualifier for the state meet. Entries can also advance by meeting a qualifying standard in each event that is based on recent performances at the state meet.
JCC had three athletes who met the qualifying standard in their event at last week’s sub-section meet, but only performances at the section meet move on. The Class 1A state meet is Tuesday, June 10 and Wednesday, June 11 at St. Miachel-Albertville High School.
Rylie Cother is seeded second in two girls events, the 100-meter hurdles and high jump. She went 5-3 in the high jump at the section meet, surpassing the qualifying standard of 5-0. Cother also has the No. 3 seed performance in the long jump.
Three JCC girls entries are seeded fourth, Romi Rosenbrook in the pole vault and Tianna Uilk in the shot put, as well as the 4x200-meter relay team which was comprised of Natalia Botello-Ramos, Zoey Hall, Stevie Untiedt and Allison Luebben at the sub-section meet.
Clay Malchow has the only number one seed for the Jackson County Central boys as had the best sub-section time in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles last week in Wells.
The JCC boys have three No. 2 seeds.
Ben Dahlin met the state standard last week and is the number two seed in the 200 meters; and Quinn Landherr hit the pole vault standard and set a school record in Wells will be the No. 2 seed on Saturday.
JCC also has two relay teams that are seeded second, the 4x100 team of Gage Johnson, Aiven Farmer, Isaac Hesebeck and Dahlin, as well as the 4x200 unit of Malchow, Hesebeck, Landherr and Dahlin.
MCW/B-O’s Bear Kosbab is seeded fourth in two events, the 100 meters and 200 meters.
Section qualifiers
Here are area qualifiers for Saturday’s Section 2A meet:
JCC girls
Track events
100 hurdles: Rylie Cother
100 meters: Natalia Botello-Ramos
200 meters: Allison Luebben
400 meters: Stevie Untiedt, Mara Swan
3200 meters: Naiya Ayers
Relays
4x100: Natalia Botello-Ramos, Paylin Sether, Zoey Hall, Allison Luebben
4x200: Natalia Botello-Ramos, Zoey Hall, Stevie Untiedt, Allison Luebben
4x800: Zadi Farmer, Abigail Mohr, Erica Hanson, Naiya Ayers
Field events
Long jump: Rylie Cother, Paylin Sether, Allison Luebben
Triple jump: Paylin Sether, Zadi Farmer
Pole vault: Romi Rosenbrook, Erica Hanson
High jump: Rylie Cother
Shot put: Tianna Uilk, Payton Coquyt
JCC boys
Track events
110 high hurdles: Clay Malchow, James Atura
300 low hurdles: Clay Malchow, James Atura
100 meters: Gage Johnson
200 meters: Ben Dahlin, Tellef Landherr
400 meters: Evan Bartholomaus, Dezmynd Tupper
Relays
4x100: Gage Johnson, Aiven Farmer, Isaac Hesebeck, Ben Dahlin
4x200: Clay Malchow, Isaac Hesebeck, Quinn Landherr, Ben Dahlin
4x400: Evan Bartholomaus, Isaac Hesebeck, Dezmynd Tupper, Quinn Landherr
Field events
Long jump: Tavion Diggs
Triple jump: Austin O'Reilly, Tellef Landherr
Pole vault: Quinn Landherr, Tellef Landherr
Discus: Aiven Farmer
MCWBO girls
Track events
100 meters: Ava Thate
1600 meters: Evelynn Christenson
Field events
High jump: Ava Thate
MCWBO boys
Track events
100 meters: Bear Kosbab
200 meters: Bear Kosbab
Relays
4x200: Lixon Forsberg, Josh Roben, Mason Menssen, Kale Larson
Field events
Triple jump: Lixon Forsberg
Shot put: Barret Scholl
Discus: Hank Olson
Venue records
Jackson County Central and Martin County West are both represented on the all-time honor roll of performances at the Mankato West track and field facility.
JCC
Caleb Vancura is No. 7 on the list of the best throws in the discus at Todnem Field with his effort of 154 feet, 11 inches at the 2022 Section 2A meet.
The 4x200-meter relay team of Clay Malchow, Ben Dahlin, Quinn Landherr and Gabe Wolff is ninth in that event with a 1:31.90 clocking at the 2023 section meet.
MCW
Sam Baker of Martin County West went 21-1 in the long jump at the 2015 Section 2A meet, which is No. 6 all-time at West.
Also, in the 2015 section meet, the Mavericks’ 4x800 relay team of Dylan Brockman, Nick Holm, Matthew Viesselman and Jonah Mayo had a time of 8:08.98, which stands No, 7 on the list.
Ryan Pierson of MCW/B-O ran a time of 9:56.60 in the 3200 meters in 2024, which ranks No. 6 in the track’s history.
