As the anchor in the sprint medley, Savannah Meyer ran 800 meters and crossed the finish line in first place last (Tuesday) night during the Mankato Loyola/Cleveland track team’s season-opening meet.
It was one of four gold finishes for the Crusaders in the Minnesota State University, Mankato field house and helped the host Crusader girls edge St. Clair/Immanuel Lutheran to take second place. Waseca ran away with the five-team meet.
Meyer, a sophomore, took the baton from teammate Maddie Hurias (above), who led the third leg, for a total time of 4:54.36, almost 4 seconds ahead of second place St. Clair/Immanuel Lutheran.
In the girls high jump, Kylie Kolars took first place with a jump of 4-10.00 and Lauren Yenish took second place with a jump of 4-8.00. Kolars also won the long jump competition with a leap of 15-03.5.
The only win for the boys was the 4x800 team of James Younge, Sam Vetter, Corbin Diechman and Carter Zimmerman. They had a 9:40.28 finish.
Meyer also led off in the third place 4x400 relay team, which also included Audrey Westman, Raegan Tiegs and Enara Aquiriano. Their time was 5:13.21, 23 seconds behind winner St. James area.
With a 200-yard sprint, Henry Strobel led off the boys sprint medley. His brother Nathan Strobel anchored that race, and with a time of 4:18.65, the Crusaders, with Simon Morgan and Nick Huisken in the middle, came in second. Minnesota Valley Lutheran’s winning time was 4:07.76.
With a 5:41.93 finish, sophomore TJ Waldron took sixth place in the boys 1600. He was 7 seconds behind the winner from MVL.
Waldron also was eighth in the 800 M (2.34.86). Freshman Elijah Mons was sixth in that race (2:30.35), and Nathan Strobel was fifth (2:28.88). SJA’s winning time was 2:13.55.
Taking a handoff from Nick Huisken, Henry Strobel ran the second leg of the third-place 4x400. Zimmerman ran the third leg, and Younge crossed the finish line at the 4:11.15 mark. SJA’s winning time was 3:44.57.
With a 27-07 leap, Mons was 12th in the triple jump.
The Crusader boys and girls return to the field house next Monday for the conference indoor meet.
Boys team scores
1 Waseca 122
2 St. James Area 95
3 MVL 88
4 Mankato Loyola/Cleveland 57
5 St. Clair/Immanuel Lutheran 52
Girls team scores
1 Waseca 150
2 Mankato Loyola/Cleveland 77
3 St Clair/Immanuel Lutheran 75
4 St James Area 61
5 MVL 46
Nathan Strobel takes the baton to run the final leg of the sprint medley.
TJ Waldron was sixth in the 1600.
Elijah Mons finished just behind Nathan Strobel in the 800.
Henry Strobel ran the second leg of the 4x400.