Jackson County Central’s girls tied for the team title and the boys were second in the Class AA (large school) division of the Sentinel Relays at Bob Bonk Track in Fairmont Friday.
In the girls meet, the Huskies and host Cardinals tied for the title with 152 points, more than doubling Minneapolis South’s third-place total of 77 points.
Fairmont won the boys meet with 130 points, with JCC second with 99 and Hutchinson third with 83.
The Jackson County Central girls had eight first-place finishes.
Three were from Rylie Cother as she won the 100-meter hurdles (17.26), long jump (16-8) and high jump (5-0).
Peyton Hanson had two firsts as she won the 300-meter hurdles (49,42) and the pole vault (10-3).
Elsa Landherr won the triple jump (33-1) and Cora Pauling was first in the 3200 meters (13:00.68).
JCC’s other first came from the 4x800-meter relay team of Landherr, Elese Paplow, Pauling and Isabella Moonen (10:37.16).
Elsa Landherr also was second in the 200 meters (27.87).
Third-place finishes came from Erica Hanson in the pole vault (8-3), Payten Benda in the 100-meter hurdles (17.69), Taylor Schultz in the 3200 meters (14:08.95 and the 4x100 team of Romi Rosenbrook, Maci Farmer, Adyson VanWesten and Daysia Tomlin (55.06).
JCC’s boys had two first-place finishes.
Caleb Vancura won the shot put (52-4 ½). He was also second in the discus (153-8).
Quinn Landherr was first in the pole vault (12-0) and he also anchored the third-place 4x400 team (3:41.88). Running the first three legs were Braeden Tufvesson, Isaac Hesebeck and Wyatt Wenzel.
Evan Paplow had two second-place finishes, the 1600 meters (4:43.01) and the 3200 meters (10:23.63).
Clay Malchow was third in the 100 meters (11.96) and Tufvesson third in the 400 meters (54.31).
Jackson County Central will compete in the Section 2A true team meet Tuesday in Wells.
Team standings
Girls
1. (tie) Jackson County Central, Fairmont 152, 3. Minneapolis South 77, 4. Hutchinson 57, 5. Blue Earth Area 50, 6. St. James Area 36, 7. Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet 33.
Boys
1. Fairmont 130, 2. Jackson County Central 99, 3. Hutchinson 83, 4. Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet 79, 5. St. James Area 71, 6. Blue Earth Area 52, 7. Minneapolis South 42.