Pierz boys, girls win True Team section meet

PEQUOT LAKES -- Mark Poepping won the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dash events to lead the Pierz Pioneer Pioneers to the Section 7, Class 1A True Team boys' track and field championship Thursday.

Laura Pace of Pillager won the 100 and 300 hurdle events and Teresa Parker of Pequot Lakes won the shot put and discus competition in the girls' division, which also was won by Pierz.

Boys' team scores -- 1-Pierz 332, 2-Hinckley-Finlayson 292.5, 3-Pequot Lakes 262.5, 4-Pillager 174, 5-Floodwood 168, 6-Pine River-Backus 62

110 hurdles --1-Tim Taggart (H-F) 16.27 2-Luke Kavanaugh (P) 3-Josh Otremba (PZ)

100 dash --1-Mark Poepping (PZ) 11.62 2-Tony Andres (PZ) 3-Chris Clasen (PL) 4-James Baumann (PL)

4x800 relay --1-Hinckley-Finlayson 9:07.76 2-Pierz 3-Pequot Lakes

1600 run --1-Zach Solinger (PZ) 4:45.82 2-Travis Bristow (PR-B) Eli Solinger (PZ)

4x100 relay --1-Pequot Lakes 48.33 2-Pierz

400 dash --1-Poepping (PZ) 52.93 4-Jesse Zajac (PZ)

300 hurdles --1-Taggart (H-F) 43.43 2-Mark Gaalswyk (P) 3-Craig Luberts (PZ)

800 run --1-Tom Linden (H-F) 2:06.53 2-Bristow (PR-B) 3-Ben Durheim (PZ)

200 dash --1-Poepping (PZ) 24.05 2-Luberts (PZ)

4x200 relay --1-Hinckley-Finlayson 1:40.69 2-Pierz 3-Pequot Lakes

3200 run --1-Z. Solinger (PZ) 10:45.00 3-Josh Andres (PZ)

4x400 relay --1-Hinckley-Finlayson 3:41.00 2-Pierz 3-Pequot Lakes 4-Pillager

Shot put --1-Paul Fox (PL) 43-10 1/2 2-Matt Mailand (PL) 3-Gaalswyk (P) 4-Adrian Welle (PZ)

Discus --1-Steve Doroff (PZ) 127-4 2-Fox (PL) 3-Welle (PZ) 4-Mailand (PL)

Long jump --1-Al Sands (F) 19-4 1/4 2-Poepping (PZ) 3-Kavanaugh (P) 4-Luberts (PZ)

Triple jump --1-Sands (F) 39-9 3/4 3-Baumann (PL) 4-Zajac (PZ)

High jump -- 1-Kavanaugh (P) 5-10 2-Dan Kimman (PZ) 4-Tim Koch (PL)

Pole vault --1-Gaalswyk (P) 12-0 2-Danny Goerges (PL) 3-Koch (PL) 4-Luberts (PZ)

Girls' team scores -- 1-Pierz 324, 2-Mille Lacs 242.5, 3-Pequot Lakes 230, 4-Pillager 216, 5-Floodwood 173, 6-Pine River-Backus 113.5

4x800 relay --1-Pierz 11:15.52 3-Pequot Lakes

100 hurdles --1-Laura Pace (P) 15.94 2-Tiffany Loidolt (PZ) 3-Alyssa Cogan (PL) 4-Nicole Kasper (PZ)

100 dash --1-Miyuki Hirachi (P) 13.38 2-Theresa Gross (PZ) 3-Naomi Anderson (PR-B) 4-Kaitlyn Jensen (PZ)

4x200 relay --1-Pierz 1:55.66 2-Pequot Lakes 3-Pine River-Backus

1600 run --1-Jamie Talberg (PZ) 5:40.33 2-Kelly Anderson (PL) 3-Kaley Jensen (PZ) 4-Sarah Mulroy (P)

4x100 relay --1-Pillager 53.27 2-Pierz 3-Pine River-Backus

400 dash --1-Danielle Zauhar (F) 65.22 3-Anderson (PR-B) 4-Amanda Meehl (PZ)

300 hurdles --1-Pace (P) 48.28 2-Kaitlyn Jensen (PZ) 4-Loidolt (PZ)

800 run --1-Ashley Stott (ML) 2:34.05 2-K. Anderson (PL) 3-Kaley Jensen (PZ)

200 dash --1-Kaitlyn Jensen (PZ) 28.20 2-Gross (PZ) 3-Hirachi (P) 4-April Hulke (PR-B)

3200 run --1-Talberg (PZ) 12:44.76 24-Jenna Niggeler (P)

4x400 relay --1-Pierz 4:32.00 4-Pequot Lakes

Shot put --1-Teresa Parker (PL) 34-6 1/2

Discus --1-Parker (PL) 128-10 3-Jenni Derksen (PL)

Long jump -- 1-N. Anderson (PR-B) 14-6 1/4 2-Loidolt (PZ) 4-Hirach (P)

Triple jump --1-Pace (P) 31-11 2-Kasper (PZ) 3-Chelsa Schwegel (PR-B)

High jump -- 1-Parker (PL) 5-1 2-Kaitlyn Jensen (PZ) 4-Josie Kasper (PZ)

Pole vault --1-Gross (PZ) 8-0 2-Kim Talberg (PZ) 3-Niggeler (P) 4-Kass Sullivan (P)

Next meet -- Pequot Lakes Twilight Invite 4 p.m. Tuesday; Pierz, PR-B in John Reimer Invitational at Pillager May 8.