Fergus Falls junior Jaden Miller finished second with a personal best time of 1:56.00 in the Class AA 800 meter run finals on Saturday at St. Michael-Albertville High School.  Shane Zierden, who was runner-up in the triple jump on Friday, ended up fifth in the long jump (21-06.50).  The Otter girls’ 4x800 meter relay team (9:52.13) did not place.

Perham junior Bjorn Anderson claimed second place in the 1600 meter run (4:14.37).  Jaden Hackel was fourth (36-07.75) in the AA girls’ triple jump and Gracie Morris of the Yellowjackets took fifth place in the pole vault (11-00).  The 4x800 Perham relay team wound up in ninth place with a time of 9:44.17.  Avalee Brown, Cora Grismer, Aspen Rohde and Caidyn Breid were on that team.

The past week saw the Fergus Falls girls’ track and field team qualify two relay teams for state, the 4x100 and the 4x800, and Ruby Ellison in the high jump.  The team took Monday night as an opportunity to celebrate their season by holding their awards night.  Macee Butler, Aisling Cox, Sonja Lahti, Sarah Grotberg, Naomi Dummer and Ella Starzl served as captains during the 2024 season.