St. Peter girls place second in team standings; Friedrich (2) & Maloney bring home state golds!
It was an outstanding weekend for the Saint’s girls and boys track & field teams at the Minnesota State Class AA Meet at St. Michael-Albertville High School. The Saints combined to take home 12 event medals and the girls claimed the second-place trophy in the AA team standings to top off an incredible week for the SPHS squads.
St. Peter was edged by a single point (64-63) by champion Orono, while the Saints edged Providence Academy by two points for runner-up honors.
(PICTURED ABOVE) The Saints' girls track team members and coaches on the podium after being awarded the Class AA runner-up team trophy following Saturday's final round of the Minnesota State AA Track & Field Meet in St. Michael.
Saints’ senior long distance standout Keira Friedrich capped a brilliant career in the Navy blue and white with two gold medals this weekend – winning the 3,200-meter run on Friday and then topping the field in the 1,600-meter run today (Saturday). She capped her career running the second leg for the Saints’ second-place 4x400-meter relay (along with Macey Portner, Vivian Hendrickson, and Ella Dirks) to claim a silver medal to go with her two golds. She finishes her stellar career as the most decorated long-distance runner in SPHS history with three state track gold medals in her career (she won the 1,600 at state in 2025) along with winning the MN State Class AA Girls Cross Country individual gold medal in the fall of 2025 and will now run for the University of Minnesota in 2026-27.
SPHS senior boys throwing standout Parker Maloney, who burst onto the scene last year by getting on the state medal stand in the discus in fifth, moved up four spots this year to win the gold medal in the discus on Saturday after placing second the day before in the shot put.
Maloney’s gold (discus) and silver (shot put) along with Brock Guth’s seventh-place finish in the pole vault put the Saints at a very respectable 11th place finish in the Class AA boys team standings, which was won by Mankato East.
The complete list of those Saints making it onto the medal stand this weekend at state includes the following
(GIRLS)
First place - Keira Friedrich (3,200 run and 1,600 run)
Second place - Lydia Fell (high jump); Girls 4x400 relay (Macey Portner, Keira Friedrich, Vivian Hendrickson, and Ella Dirks)
Third place - Girls 4x200 relay (Lydia Fell, Vivian Hendrickson, Lily Prunty, Alexis Ibanez, and alternate Macey Portner)
Fifth place - Ella Dirks (800 run)
Sixth place - Annika Magelee (girls pole vault)
Ninth place - Lily Prunty (long jump and triple jump)
(BOYS)
First place - Parker Maloney (discus)
Second place - Parker Maloney (shot put)
Seventh place - Brock Guth (boys pole vault)
For complete state meet results please click HERE!
The Saints' Keira Friedrich leads takes control of the girls' 1,600-meter race at the state meet on Saturday winning the event for the second straight year!
Saints' senior Parker Maloney unleashes a throw during the final round of the discus competition at the MN Class AA State Meet on Saturday.