Card girls' track and field: Shattered records at Section 8AA

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Moorhead’s Taylor Janssen (left) and Alexandria‘s Karly Betterman ran neck and neck down the home stretch of the girls’ 4x800 meter relay at the Section 8-2A track and field championships Saturday in Detroit Lakes. Alexandria won the event with the Moorhead team taking second place. Both relay teams will advance to this weekend’s MSHSL state meet. (Photo courtesy Brian Basham, DL Newspapers)

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Can you say record holders?

Cardinal senior Jamie Piepenburg and eighth grader Wensia Johnson broke two Section 8AA records apiece as they led the Alexandria girls’ track and field team to a repeat as section champions and advanced 10 girls to this weekend’s State Class AA meet.

Piepenburg set a new mark in the 3,200-meter run on Wednesday, running a 10:24.57 for first place, then added another Section record on Saturday in the 1,600-meter run, burning up the oval with a time of 4:54.19.

Johnson cruised to wins in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes, breaking both previous records during the preliminaries with times of 12:06 and 25.28; the 100-meter dash time having stood since 1981.

Also heading to state will be Megan Hasz, who finished second in the 3,200, and Bethany Hasz, who finished third, but qualified by time.

A first place went to Briquelle Bowden as well as she grabbed the 8AA title in the high jump with a leap of 5-2 to tie for the top spot, then going higher at 5-4 to win the jump-off.

Brittany Ludwig finished second in the discus with a throw of 120’2”, earning her spot.

Running to state were two relays as well, as Karly Betterman, B. Hasz, M. Hasz and Julia Sieling posted a 9:29.59 to edge out Moorhead by two seconds in the 4x800.

The 4x100 relay team of Johnson, Gabby Koel, Bowden and Madi Urman moved on as they finished first with a time of 49.47, just 0.2 seconds off the section record.

State meet action will begin at 9 a.m. on Friday, June 8 as the girls’ 3,200-meter relay leads off the events and will continue on Saturday with the 4x800 relay at 9 a.m.

SECTION 8AA TRACK AND FIELD

GIRLS’ TEAM SCORES – 1. Alexandria 118, 2. Sartell-St. Stephen 79.5, 3. Bemidji 74, 4. Brainerd 65, 5. Detroit Lakes 64.5, 6. Monticello 48, 7. Willmar 44, 8. Fergus Falls and Moorhead 42, 10. Little Falls 30, 11. Rocori 28, 12. St. Cloud Tech 23, 13. Thief River Falls 20, 14. St. Cloud Apollo 11, 15. Becker 8, 16. Sauk Rapids-Rice 4.

ALEXANDRIA RESULTS

4X800 RELAY – 1. Karly Betterman, Bethany Hasz, Megan Hasz, Julia Sieling 9:29.59.

100 HURDLES – (finals) 8. Briquelle Bowden 17.04. (prelims) 8. Briquelle Bowden 16.21, 37. Jaylen Olson-Rodel 20.36, 38. Maria Schlapkohl 21.36.

100 DASH – (finals) 1. Wensia Johnson 12.14, 5. Madi Urman 12.96, 8. Gabby Koel 13.24. (prelims) 1. Wensia Johnson 12.06 (new section record – old record of 12.10 set in 1981 by Sharon Kunz, Fergus Falls), 2. Madi Urman 12.76, 7. Gabby Koel 13.20.

4X200 RELAY – 9. Britni DelCastillo, Briquelle Bowden, Shanee Herd, Gabby Koel 1:50.78.

1,600 RUN – 1. Jamie Piepenburg 4:54.19 (new section record – old record of 4:58.18 set in 2001 by Lisa Dyer, Moorhead), 24. Kristin Egenes 5:43.92.

4X100 RELAY – 1. Wensia Johnson, Gabby Koel, Briquelle Bowden, Madi Urman 49.47.

400 DASH – (prelims) 18. Tara LeBrasseur 1:05.51, 33. Hannah Wendel 1:08.61, 37. Kate LeBrasseur 1:09.93.

300 HURDLES – (finals) 6. Karly Betterman 47.37. (prelims) 7. Karly Betterman 47.33, 15. Shanee Herd 50.19, 30. Jenna Larson 53.38.

800 RUN – 7. Julia Sieling 2:27.61. (prelims) 4. Julia Sieling 2:22.31, 16. Melissa Drown 2:29.71, 26. Nicole Canavati 2:34.10.

200 DASH – 1. Wensia Johnson 25.23. (prelims) 1. Wensia Johnson 24.83 (new section record – old record of 25.28 set in 2009 by Rosey Erickson, Alexandria) 5. Madi Urman 26.67, 19. Britni DelCastillo 28.25.

3,200 RUN – (finals) 1. Jamie Piepenburg 10:24.57 (new section record – old record of 10:35.23 set in 2001 by Lisa Dyer, Moorhead) 2. Megan Hasz 11:04.40, 3. Bethany Hasz 11:04.84.

4X400 RELAY – 12. Shanee Herd, Megan Hasz, Bethany Hasz, Melissa Drown 4:21.23.

LONG JUMP – (finals) 33. Britni DelCastillo 14-0.5, 40. Emily Klinkner 12-11.25, 44. Gabby Yell 10-11.5.

SHOT PUT – (finals) 5. Brianna Johnson 35-5. (prelims) 6. Brittany Ludwig 35-1.5, 7. Brianna Johnson 34-10.25, 27. Emily Peck 28-2.

DISCUS – (finals) 2. Brittany Ludwig 120-2, 11. Brianna Johnson 99-0, 21. Murphy Notch 90-9.

HIGH JUMP – (prelims) 1. Briquelle Bowden 5-2, 5. Jenna Larson 5-0, 12. Gabby Koel 4-8. FINALS (tiebreaker) – 1. Bowden 5-4.

TRIPLE JUMP – (prelims) 24. Hannah Wendel 30-6.5, 38. Lisa Klinkner 27-10.5.

NEW RECORDS

Jamie Piepenburg, 10:24.57 in 3,200-meter run, best in the state this year, broke Section 8AA record of 10:35.23 set in 2001 by Lisa Dyer, Moorhead

Jamie Piepenburg, 4:54.19 in the 1,600-meter run, best time in the state this year, broke Section 8AA record of 4:58.18 set in 2001 by Lisa Dyer, Moorhead

Wensia Johnson, 12.06 in 100-meter dash, broke Section 8AA record of 12.10 set in 1981 by Sharon Kunz, Fergus Falls

Wensia Johnson, 24.83 in 200-meter dash, broke Section 8AA record of 25.28 set in 2009 by Rosey Erickson, Alexandria

PERSONAL BESTS

Britni DelCastillo, 28.25, 200-meter dash

Hannah Wendel, 1:08.61, 400-meter dash

Kate LeBrasseur, 1:09.93, 400-meter dash

Julia Sieling, 2:22.31, 800-meter run

Melissa Drown, 2:29.71, 800-meter run

Shaneé Herd, 50.19, 300-meter hurdles

Brianna Johnson, 35’5”, shot put

Kristin Egenes, 5:43.92, 1,600-meter run

Hannah Wendel, 30’6.5”, triple jump

Lori Mork

Lori Mork is the Sports Editor for the Echo Press, taking over that position in 2007 after serving as Assistant Sports Editor since 1996. Mork spent the previous 18 years working at the Pope County Tribune in Glenwood where she served as the Sports Editor as well as a graphic designer and member of the production department. She spends her free time with her husband, Bob, and their pets, enjoying rural life on Lake Reno. Follow Sports Editor Lori Mork on Twitter at @morkwriter.

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