The Becker Bulldogs  boys and girls track teams hosted the last chance meet in Becker Tuesday with three area teams.  

 

 

Foley came out on top in this meet with 92 points and Zimmerman was second with 74.5.  Becker took third with 69 and Little Falls was fourth with 14.5.

 

In this meet, Becker’s athletes have one last chance to get a good time, go for a record or try another event before they enter sections next week.  With the weather being cold and windy, many of the athletes found it difficult to better any of their times.

 

The Bulldogs did get winning performances from David Myres in both the 110M and 300M hurdles with Michael Schmitz taking second in the 110 meters.  

 

Becker's 4x800M team of Parker Lahr, Basil Ricker, Jake Nelson and Tyson Ricker placed first and so did the 4x200M team of Kevin Andres, Jack Belde, Conor Eichhoff and Jordan Gruenes. 

 

The 200 meter dash was won by Andres with a top time of the year at 22.77. Gruenes won the 800M with a time of 2:08.97.  The boys 4x400M relay team of Myres, Gruenes, Belde and Andres also took home first place in a close race, winning with a time of 3:40.9.

 

Basil Ricker placed third in the 800M and Lukas Karel placed fourth in the 1600M.  Belde took home a second place finish in the high jump with a leap of 5'8" and third in the long jump with a leap of 18'7.5".

 

 

Head Coach Trish Reimer-Kealy and her athletes like to “mix it up a lot’ in this meet, choosing to do some events they do not usually get to try.

 

“We had a lot of fun on this day despite the uncertain weather, which was extremely windy and eventually rained quite hard,” said Reimer-Kealy.

 

For relays, Becker had the 4x800M team of Natasha Berthiaume, Madi Pleoger, Lexi Dehmer and Victoria Kolbinger taking fourth. The 4x200M team of Abby Sanderson, Abby Maruska, Sarah Woelfel, and Cassidy Pleoger took second (1:57.5) and the team of Paige Maunu, Callie Doucette, Regan Hausmann, Keeley Holm took third (1:57.84). 

 

In the 4x100M, Maunu, Maruska, Woelfel and C. Pleoger were second (53.29) and Liz Mackedanz, Victoria Kolbinger, Alli Garding, Dani Nuest were fifth (58.42).

 

The 4x400M team of Nuest, Lexi Rose, Cienna Pleoger and Isabella Duncombe were fourth (4:59.5).

 

In the open events, Regan Hausmann was fourth in the 100M Hurdles (17:53 PR) and Callie Doucette fifth (17.80).

 

Kayla Gruenes took second in the 1600M with a time of 6:07.38 and Arin Hendrickson third in 6:37.9.

 

In the 400M, Dani Nuest  took fourth  in 66.05 and Lexi Dehmer fifth in 63.3.

 

In the 300M hurdles, Hausmann took fourth in 53.49 and Doucette sixth in 55.08.

 

The 800 meters had Alexis Rose with Becker's only first place finish of the day, running 2:36.27. Isabella Duncombe took fourth (2:44.89), Natasha Berthiaume sixth (2;44.89),  Victoria Kolbinger seventh (2:45.01) and  Katelynn Nielsen eighth (2:48.82).

 

In the 200M, Liz Mackedanz took sixth in 28.48.

 

In the shot put, Grace Schendel took sixth at 25'9 and in discus, Schendel took second place (88' 11 ") and   Anna Briggs fourth (80' 9").

 

In triple jump,   Cienna Pleoger was sixth (31' 3 3/4").

 

 

The section prelims will be held Wednesday, in Fergus Falls with the finals in Willmar Saturday.