Seven firsts

MCWBO boys have good day in Sleepy Eye

The Martin County West/Butterfield-Odin boys track and field squad piled up seven first-place finishes at a five-team meet in Sleepy Eye on Monday. The Mavericks were third in the team standings.

Lixon Forsberg had two individual first-place finishes and was on two winning relay teams.

He won the 100 meters (12.15) and triple jump (36-6) and ran the lead leg on the 4x100- and 4x200-meter relay teams.

Bear Kosbab won the 200 meters (22.61), Barret Scholl was first in the shot put (40-11.5) and Kale Larson won high jump (5-4).

Running on the winning 4x100 relay team were Forsberg, Kale Larson, Lucas Larson and Kosbab (45.76) and the first-place 4x200 team was comprised of Forsberg, Lucas Larson, Josh Roben and Kale Larson (1:38.00).

The top finishes for the MCWBO girls were a pair of second-place finishes.

Ava Thate won the high jump (4-8) and the 4x800 team of Inga Olson, Maddison Lyon, Katelynn Kennedy and Evelynn Christenson was second (11:49.23).

The Mavericks will be in Sleepy Eye again on Thursday for the Tomahawk Valley Conference meet.

Boys

Team standings

1. River Valley 128, 2. Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 126, 3. Martin County West/Butterfield-Odin 124, 4. Loyola/Cleveland 104, 5. Redwood Valley 51.

MCW place winners

Track events

• 100 meters: Lixon Forsberg, 1^st, 12.15; Mason Menssen, 5^th, 12.40; Bradyn Thate, 6^th, 12.42; Jacob Wilmes, 7^th, 12.51.

• 200 meters: Bear Kosbab, 1^st, 22.61.

• 400 meters: Dominic Dietz, 8^th, 1:08.16.

• 3200 meters: Dominic Dietz, 7^th, 13:31.15.

• 300 int. hurdles: Cooper Roben, 4^th, 1:00.13; Conrad Gwin, 5^th, 1:04.85.

Relays

• 4x100: Lixon Forsberg, Kale Larson, Lucas Larson, Bear Kosbab, 1^st, 45.76.

• 4x200: Lixon Forsberg, Lucas Larson, Josh Roben, Kale Larson, 1^st, 1:38.00.

• 4x400: Josh Roben, Lucas Larson, Mason Menssen, Bear Kosbab, 2^nd, 3:44.36.

• 4x800: Dominic Dietz, Elliot Reynolds, Brody Cook, Hayden O'Connor, 3^rd, 11:27.48.

Field events

• Shot put: Barret Scholl, 1^st, 40-11.5; Hank Olson, 4^th, 38-11.

• Discus: Barret Scholl, 3^rd, 112-3; Hank Olson, 4^th, 106-11.

• High jump: Kale Larson, 1^st, 5-4; Lucas Larson, 2^nd, 5-2.

• Long jump: Mason Menssen, 5^th, 16-4.75; Hayden O'Connor, 7^th, 15-2.5.

• Triple jump: Lixon Forsberg, 1^st, 36-6; Josh Roben, 6^th, 34-0; Hayden O'Connor, 7^th, 32-5.

Girls

Team standings

1. River Valley 181, 2. Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 129, 3. Loyola/Cleveland 97, 4. Redwood Valley 75, 5. Martin County West/Butterfield-Odin 46.

MCWBO place winners

Track events

• 100 meters: Ava Thate, 3^rd, 13.86.

• 1600 meters: Evelynn Christenson, 3^rd, 6:01.22.

• 3200 meters: Katelynn Kennedy, 5^th, 15:25.67.

• 300 int. hurdles: Maddison Lyon, 5^th, 59.59.

Relays

• 4x100: Avery Sanders, Reese Peters, Thea Larson, Tayavia Maokhamphio, 5^th, 57.16.

• 4x200: Macie Kneeland, Callie Koerselman, Thea Larson, Reese Peters, 5^th, 2:07.56.

• 4x400: Callie Koerselman, Inga Olson, Evelynn Christenson, Braelyn Borchardt, 6^th, 4:53.16.

• 4x800: Inga Olson, Maddison Lyon, Katelynn Kennedy, Evelynn Christenson, 2^nd, 11:49.23.

Field events

• Shot put: Mylee Larson, 4^th, 27-0.

• Discus: Mylee Larson, 4^th, 79-9; Sophia Peterson, 5^th, 75-2.

• High jump: Ava Thate, 2^nd, 4-8.