track and field

PAUL — Morgan Gehl of Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda was not deterred by the heat Friday. Competing in the first day of state Class A girls track and field action, Gehl said a personal record in the 3200 meter run with a clocking of 10:58.15, good enough for third in the event. That...

SAINT PETER -- All spring long, four Worthington Trojan relay runners sought to break the school record. On Friday, they did. And not just that -- they placed second in their Section 2AA race to qualify for the state track and field meet.

BY LES KNUTSON The Globe LUVERNE -- With the elite high school track and field athletes competing under calm and warm weather conditions Thursday, four new Section 3A meet records were set and the top two finishers in each of the 36 events earned qualification to next week’s Minnesota...

SAINT PETER -- The Worthington Trojans track and field team advanced several athletes to the Section 2AA finals Friday at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. And one athlete qualified for the state meet. Senior Sean Souksavath placed second in the triple jump, reaching 42-10.5,...

Sub-section track and field competition left the blocks on Thursday, with Section 3A Southwest in Pipestone and Section 3A East in Redwood Falls. Advancing athletes will continue on in the Section 3A meet next Thursday in Luverne. Complete results are online at www.athletic.net. Highlights...

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Sibley-Ocheyedan High School senior Grant Brouwer won the Iowa state Class AA high jump competition last weekend with a leap of 6-9. Brouwer broke his own school record in the event at the qualifying meet in Sioux Center, going 6-10. He eased to victory at state....

THE GLOBE SLAYTON -- Southwest Christian/Edgerton earned double team championships Thursday at the Red Rock Conference track and field meet in Slayton.

THE GLOBE WASECA -- Adam Koller of Worthington toured the boys 3,200-meter course in a first-place time of 9:57.62 on Saturday, eclipsing second place Eli Salisbury of Marshall, who covered the track in 10:02.22 in the big school Big South Conference track and field meet in Waseca....

THE GLOBE LUVERNE -- There was no doubt Saturday about which was the best girls track team at the Big South Conference small school meet in Luverne. The host Cardinals literally ran away with it, scoring 231 points to second place Redwood Valley’s 120. The boys meet was extremely...

WORTHINGTON -- It’s probably best not to mention it at all, actually. The weather, that is. Tradition dies hard at the Trojan Relays. Over the years, the annual high school track and field event in Worthington has had its share -- well, more than its share -- of yucky, rainy, cold...