Congrats to the Saints’ girls varsity track team for capturing first-place honors at the Section 2AA True Team meet, held here on Monday. The Saints amassed 450 team points, well ahead of runner-up Jordan, to claim the Section 2AA True Team girls' championship trophy for the second straight year.
St. Peter, which won seven of the 18 events at the section meet, now advances to the Minnesota State Class 2A True Team Meet at 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, at Eden Prairie High School. Winners for the Saints included the 4x400 relay (Vivian Hendrickson, Keira Friedrich, Macey Portner & Ella Dirks) and 4x800 relay (Mia Gazzola, Lucia Penner, Robin Hibscher & Dirks) teams, Keira Friedrich (800-meter & 1,600 meter runs), Lydia Fell (High Jump & 100 hurdles), and Lexi Ibanez (Long Jump).
The Saints are the defending state true team champions for Class 2A. For complete Section 2AA True Team meet results (girls and boys) go to https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/653505/results.
For more details on the Class 2A State True Team Meet please check out the following link → https://www.mshsca.org/page/show/2430199-state-meet-information
(PICTURED ABOVE) Saints' girls track team, which won the Section 2AA True Team title, include: front row (l to r), Gianna Wurscher, Roba Salim, Macey Portner, Lauren Christenson, Jaylin Yost, Lexi Ibanez, Eleanor Zender, Brielle Friedrich, Mia Gazzola, Mulki Jimale, Maelynn Matias Mendoza, Lucia Penner; middle row, Haidyn Kolstad, Kyla Yost, Avyn Myhra, Rowyn Myhra, Keira Friedrich, Lily Prunty, Isla Gassman, Vivian Hendrickson, Annika Magelee, Abigail Ramirez, Chloe Yauger, Renata Garcia Landa, Adalie Figueroa, Gloria Lopez De La Cruz; back row, head coach Jeff Portugue, Mya Zuniga, B'Yonka Ortega Nielsen, AJ Huiras, Madi Boon, Katherine Callahan, Annika Smith, Lydia Fell, Ella Dirks, Robin Hibscher, Madi Petersen, Audrey Menning, Ally Peterson, Kady Thoms, and assistant coach George Schoenborn. Not pictured is Grace Penner, Dru Dorow. (Photo courtesy of Heather Magelee)
The Saints’ boys team also had a strong showing with a fourth-place finish in the always-tough Section 2AA True Team field with two top-10 ranked teams in Belle Plaine and Jordan also in the field. Those two teams placed first and second, respectively, while Fairmont edged the Saints for third.
The Saints had two individual winners at the section true team meet with Alex Bur placing first in 3,200-meter run and Parker Maloney topping the field in the discus.