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Section 6A Boys Track and Field Results

By Craig Olson, 06/02/23, 11:45AM CDT

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The Perham boys’ track and field team claimed first place at the Section 6A Championship Meet on Thursday in Pelican Rapids, scoring 112 points.  Staples-Motley (81) was second and Pelican Rapids (78) came in third. 

Full results can be found at MSHSL Section 6A Championships.

Perham set a new school record in the 4x200 Relay with the team of Aiden Kennedy, Noah Thompson, Blake Swenson and Tyrus Coudron.

Matthew Knutson of Hillcrest just missed out on qualifying for state in the long jump, missing by 4.25 inches with his personal record jump of 20-feet-six-and-3/4-inches.  Gabe Swedenburg placed 8th in the 200 (24.58) and 9th in the 400 (54.78) earning points for the Comets.

Team Results
1. Perham 112, 2. Staples-Motley 81, 3. Pelican Rapids 78, 4. Osakis 73.5, 5. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 53, 6. Parkers Prairie 42, 7. Browerville 34, 8. Wadena-Deer Creek 28, 9. Barnesville 27, 10. Border West 25, 11. Ottertail Central 23.5, 12. West Central Area 23, 12. Frazee 23, 14. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 19, 14. Pillager 19, 16. Rothsay 15, 17. United North Central 10, 17. Breckenridge 10, 19. Hillcrest 8, 19. Ashby-Brandon-Evansville 8, 21. Pine River-Backus 3


Top placers in the Long Jump receive their medals. PHOTO PROVIDED

Full results can be found at MSHSL Section 6A Championships.

State Qualifiers by Team
Perham
Micah Thompson - 800
Bjorn Anderson - 1600, 3200
4x100 Relay - Dayton Koetke, Aiden Kennedy, Noah Thompson, Tyrus Coudron
4x200 Relay - Aiden Kennedy, Noah Thompson, Blake Swenson, Tyrus Coudron
4x400 Relay - Aiden Kennedy, Blake Swenson, Micah Thompson, Bjorn Anderson
4x800 Relay - Blake Swenson, Dylan Guck, Micah Thompson, Isaac Paurus

Pelican Rapids
Treyvon Benson - Pole Vault
Justin Jacobson - Shot Put, Discus
Anthony Checco de Souza 300 Hurdles
Charlie Larson - 800, 1600
4x200 Relay - Mark Kapenga, Jack Kapenga, Tristan Landberg, Carter Johnson
4x400 Relay - Carter Johnson, Anthony Checco de Souza, Jack Kapenga, Charlie Larson

Barnesville
Braeden Bredman - 200, 400

West Central Area
Roman Mihailovschi - High Jump
Benjamin Nyreen - Discus

Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale
Brady Rach - 3200
4x800 Relay - Zach Baumgartner, Preston Miller, Zane Guderjahn, Brady Rach

Ottertail Central
Mason Dalluge - Long Jump

Frazee
Brady Crabtree - Pole Vault

Breckenridge
Jacob Kunkel - High Jump

Wadena-Deer Creek
Lyrik Haug - High Jump