Comets Have Successful Day at Concordia Indoor Meet
The Hillcrest Academy Track and Field teams participated in the Heart O’ Lakes Conference Indoor Meet at Concordia College in Moorhead on Tuesday. The Hillcrest boys’ finished 7th out of 8 teams and girls’ were 6th out of 8 teams. “It was a great way to start our season,” noted Head Coach Alan Aase.
The Comets won two events with Kaia Fiskness winning the 400 meter dash (1:05.8) and the 4x800 relay team (10:50.92) of Fiskness, Elsa Retzlaff, Ruby Peterson and Emme Berge also took first place.
Third place finishers were Ruby Peterson in the 400 (1:11.17) and Elsa Retzlaff in the 800 (2:48.0).
Personal record times were turned in by Xander Brown in the 55 meter dash (8.22) and the 200 meter dash (29.77); Isaac Hamilton in the 200 (27.66) and 400 (1:04.58); Xander Knutson in the shot put (29’4.25”); and Maverick Peterson in the 800 (2:21.81).
The Comets next meet will be on Thursday, April 4 at Fergus Falls.
Pictured are the winners of the Girls 4x800 (Ruby Peterson, Emme Berge, Elsa Retzlaff, Kaia Fiskness). PHOTO PROVIDED
