Alex girls' track: Piepenburg sets another record

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Echo Press file photo by Eric Morken Alexandria senior Jamie Piepenburg set another conference record this past Saturday, this time knocking out the CLC Indoor mark by more than 10 seconds.

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The Alexandria girls’ track and field team took second at the CLC Indoor Championships in St. Cloud this past weekend behind another record-setting performance by Jamie Piepenburg.

The rest of the CLC field will be happy to see Piepenburg head to the University of Minnesota next season. That might open up the field a little more for others as the senior continues to dominate the distance events.

This time, she set a CLC Indoor record in the 1,600. Piepenburg’s time of 5:02.03 shattered the previous record of 5:13 coming into the event. She finished more than a minute ahead of her nearest competitor on Saturday.

The Cardinals had three other first-place finishes that helped them finish second overall at the meet. The 4x800 relay team of Karly Betterman, Bethany Hasz, Nicole Canavati and Julia Sieling won in a time of 10:07.61.

Brittany Ludwig and Briquelle Bowden each added individual wins. Ludwig took the shot put with a toss of 34’01.” Bowden won the high jump with a leap of 5’02.” The Cardinals also had three second-place finishes to help add depth.

Sartell finished first at the meet with a team score of 125. Alexandria edged out Brainerd for second with 87 points. The Warriors were right behind with 86 and Willmar rounded out the top four with 72 team points.

Alexandria will now have some practice time before returning after Easter. The Cardinals will travel to Moorhead for the MAA Outdoor on April 13. Events that day are scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.

CLC GIRLS INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

TEAM RESULTS – 1. Sartell, 125; 2. Alexandria, 87; 3. Brainerd, 86; 4. Willmar, 72; 5. Rocori, 65; 6. Fergus Falls, 59; 7.St. Cloud Tech, 53; 8. Sauk Rapids, 36; 9. St. Cloud Apollo, 15

ALEXANDRIA RESULTS – 4x800 RELAY – Karly Betterman, Bethany Hasz, Nicole Canavati, Julia Sieling – first place, 10:07.61

60-METER HURDLES – Jenna Larson – 23rd place, 12.43; Maria Schlapkohl, 26th place, 13.12

60-METER DASH – Britni DelCastillo – 17th place, 8.84; Leah Huss – 33rd place, 9.55; Gabby Yell – 34th place, 9.58; HolliAnn Schnitzler – 36th place, 9.77; Emily Klinkner – 40th place, 9.96

1,600-METER RUN – Jamie Piepenburg – first place, 5:02.03; Kristin Egenes – sixth place, 6:12.52

4X100-METER RELAY – Briquelle Bowden, Kelly Nellermoe, Karla Thoennes, Britni DelCastillo – sixth place, 57.10

400-METER DASH – Tara LeBrasseur – 10th place, 1:09.70; Elizabeth Tagatz – 18th place, 1:12.38; Hannah Wendel – 24th place, 1:13.92; Kate LeBrasseur – 29th place, 1:15.51; Jenna Larson – 33rd place, 1:16.01

800-METER RUN – Bethany Hasz – fourth place, 2:27.71; Julia Sieling – eighth place, 2:36.95; Rebecca Mateer – 11th place, 2:43.60

200-METER DASH – Briquelle Bowden – eighth place, 29.56; Lisa Klinkner – 33rd place, 32.82; Gabby Yell – 35th place, 33.23; Leah Huss – 38th place, 33.49; Maria Schlapkohl – 42nd place, 35.21

3,200-METER RUN – Megan Hasz – second place – 12:01.05

4x400-METER RELAY – K. Betterman, G. Koel, K. Egenes, Piepenburg – second place, 4:24.46

SHOT PUT – Brittany Ludwig – first place, 34-01.00; Brianna Johnson – second place, 33-01.00; Emily Peck – 11th place, 27-06.00; Murphy Notch – 21st place, 25-03.00

TRIPLE JUMP – Lisa Klinkner – 15th place, 25-04.75

LONG JUMP – Britni DelCastillo – sixth place, 14-04.00; Gabby Yell – 14th place, 11-01.75

HIGH JUMP – Briquelle Bowden – first place, 5-02.00; Gabrielle Koel – fifth place, 4-10.00; Jenna Larson – sixth place, 4-10.00; Jaylen Olson-Rodel – 14th place, 4-06.00

POLE VAULT – Karla Thoennes – ninth place, 6-06.00; Kelly Nellermoe – 12th place, 6-00.00

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