Card boys' track and field: Beliveau falls just short of state berth

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Jimmy Lovrien set a new personal record in the 3,200-meter run at the Section 8AA track and field meet Saturday, finishing ninth overall. (Echo Press photo by Eric Morken)

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Cardinal senior Brandon Beliveau was so close to the State Class AA track and field meet – three inches close.

Standing in second place after the preliminaries of the discus – the top two places advance to state – Beliveau trailed Paul Kaczor of St. Cloud Tech by two feet and led the third place hurler by nearly one foot.

But a huge effort by ninth place Nathan Hruby of Thief River Falls pushed the Prowler senior past Beliveau by three inches and knocked the Redbird thrower out of his spot.

But that throw set a new mark for Beliveau by nearly 11 feet over his previous best.

His third place finish was part of Alexandria’s 14th place team finish in the Section 8AA meet Saturday.

Moorhead walked away with the meet behind 109 points.

Other top 10 finishes for the Cardinals came from Jesse Hacker in the shot put with a fifth place finish, Jimmy Lovrien with a ninth place in the 3,200-meter run, Colin Guetter in the discus with a ninth place and the 4x200 relay of Phil Pham, Lee Klein, Nathan Huss and James Holmquist, who ran a 1:32.98, a season best by nearly two seconds.

Alexandria got a season best from the 4x400 relay team of Holmquist, Huss, Alec Wosepka and Pham, who ran a 3:26.60, good for 13th place.

SECTION 8AA TRACK AND FIELD

BOYS’ TEAM SCORES – 1. Moorhead 109, 2. Brainerd 87.5, 3. Sartell-St. Stephen 87, 4. Little Falls 63.5, 5. Monticello 62, 6. Sauk Rapids-Rice 48, 7. Fergus Falls 43, 8. Bemidji 40, 9. Detroit Lakes 31, 10. Willmar 28, 11. St. Cloud Tech 27, 12. Rocori 24, 13. Thief River Falls 22, 14. Alexandria 14, 15. Becker 12, 16. St. Cloud Apollo 4.

ALEXANDRIA RESULTS

4X800 RELAY – 11. Colton Sailor, Trent Piepenburg, Austin Thom, James Pfeffer 9:09.90.

110 HURDLES – (prelims) 17. Mitch Peck 17.05, 24. Joe Gorghuber 17.71, 34. Eli Heckert 19.74.

100 DASH – (prelims) 12. Lee Klein 11.66, 33. Cody Carlson 12.30.

4X200 RELAY – 5. Phil Pham, Lee Klein, Nathan Huss, James Holmquist 1:32.98.

1,600 RUN – 13. Jimmy Lovrien 4:42.28, 28. Aaron Runge 4:54.86, 29. Brandon Jerde 4:55.02.

4X100 RELAY – 13. Nathan Huss, Colby Carlson, Tyler Kelly, Cody Carlson 47.21.

400 DASH – (prelims) 39. Eli Heckert 1:00.09, 42. Dylan Kriese 1:05.35.

300 HURDLES – 20. Mitch Peck 43.81, 27. Joe Gorghuber 45.36, 32. Alec Wosepka 47.13.

800 RUN – (prelims) 26. Colton Sailor 2:10.33, 41. Jimmy Pfeffer 2:26.58.

200 DASH – (prelims) 11. Lee Klein 23.57, 19. James Holmquist 24.40, 38. Colby Carlson 25.25.

3,200 RUN – (finals) 9. James Lovrien 10:01.45, 16. Will Sieling 10:22.69, 22. Trent Piepenburg 10:38.34.

4X400 RELAY – 11. James Holmquist, Nathan Huss, Alec Wosepka, Phil Pham 3:36.60.

LONG JUMP – (finals) 11. Nathan Huss 18-11, 21. Phil Pham 18-1.25, 30. Tyler Kelly 17-1.5.

SHOT PUT – (finals) 5. Jesse Hacker 47-11.75, 12. Brian Krebs 43-2.75, 18. Brandon Beliveau 42-1.

DISCUS – (finals) 3. Brandon Beliveau 141-4, 9. Colin Guetter 133-11. (prelims) 2. Brandon Beliveau 140-9, 8. Collin Guetter 133-11, 19. Brian Krebs 123-2.

POLE VAULT – (finals) 15. Colby Carlson 10-11, 16. Cody Carlson 10-5.

TRIPLE JUMP – (prelims) 23. Phil Pham 37-3.25, 31. Tanner Runge 35-1.25, 32. James Holmquist 34-9.25.

PERSONAL BESTS

Brandon Beliveau, 141’4”, discus

Nathan Huss, 18’11”, long jump

Cody Carlson, 10’5”, pole vault

Jimmy Lovrien, 10:01.45, 3,200 run

Brandon Jerde, 4:55.02, 1,600 run

Aaron Runge, 4:54.86, 1,600 run

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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