Boys track and field: Mounds View outdistances Ponies at invitational

ARDEN HILLS — Victories in 10 of 19 events helped propel Mounds View to a 109-96 victory over Stillwater and the rest of the four-team field in the Bob Stewart Invitational on Tuesday, April 30 at Mounds View High School. Cambridge-Isanti followed in third place with 61 points.

Eli Aldridge won two of the four individual first-place finishes for the Ponies, outdistancing two teammates to cross the line first in the 400 meters (52.45) and adding a victory in the long jump (20-6 3/4).

Quinten Howe (52.91) and Alem Kovac (53.55) placed second and third behind Aldridge as the Ponies swept the top three spots in the 400.

Ethan Foote (1:58.26) and Dylan Riniker (1:59.45) finished 1-2 in the 800 meters to pace Stillwater in that event while Liam Neis tied Micah Wilson of Cambridge-Isanti for first place in the pole vault after both cleared 13-6. Neis added a runner-up finish in the high jump at 6-0.

Stillwater’s top finisher placed fourth or higher in 18 of 19 events in the meet.

Tyler Curnow helped lead a strong showing in the field events for the Ponies, placing second in both the shot put (47-11) and discus (158-11). Cash Cerar (47-7) and Evan Uddin (47-4 1/4) placed third and fifth behind Curnow in the shot put.

Chase Johnson (5-10) and Nagayo Barento (5-10) placed fourth and fifth for Stillwater in the high jump while Andrew Brekke added a fifth-place showing in the pole vault at 13-6.

Brett Hilde recorded a third-place finish in the triple jump (40-11 1/4) and fourth-place effort in the long jump (19-8).

On the track, Jack Richter (4:40.98) and Davis Rolstad (4:41.91) placed third and fifth in the 1,600 meters for the Ponies while teammates George Nelson (10:15.92) and Carson Fellows (10:26.45) landed fourth and fifth in the 3,200.

Soel Riser led Stillwater in the sprints, placing third in the 200 (22.80) and sixth in the 100 (11.67).

Fruma Felema ran to a fourth-place finish in the 110 hurdles (17.01) and sixth-place showing in the 300 hurdles (45.00). Barento placed fourth in the 300 hurdles (43.81) and one spot behind Felema in the 110 hurdles with a time of 17.07.

Stillwater also won the Bob Stewart 4x400 relay (3:29.38) and the Dick Riter 4x800 relay (8:41.13).

Team standings

1. Mounds View 109; 2. Stillwater 96; 3. Cambridge-Isanti 61; 4. Woodbury 18.

Stillwater results (top 25)

100 — 1. Godson Rufus-Okomhanru (MV) 11.32; 6. Soel Riser (St) 11.67; 8. Alem Kovac (St) 11.70; 20, tie, Eli Aldridge (St) 11.93 and Max Biever (St) 11.93; 22, tie, Brett Hilde (St) 11.96 and Eric Uddin (St) 11.96; 25. Zach Nelson (St) 12.01.

200 — 1. Cooper Fellman (MV) 22.38; 3. Soel Riser (St) 22.80; 6. Alem Kovac (St) 23.53; 9. Eric Uddin (St) 24.12; 13. Colin Johnston (St) 24.52; 15. Jerrian Xiong (St) 24.83; 17. Max Biever (St) 24.91; 18. Emilio Rosario Matias (St) 24.98; 20. Samuel Pareja (St) 25.04; 22. Roman Sylvers (St) 25.11; 25. Owen Pelletier (St) 25.33.

400 — 1. Eli Aldridge (St) 52.45; 2. Quinten Howe (St) 52.91; 3. Alem Kovac (St) 53.55; 7. Samuel Pareja (St) 56.31; 9. Roman Sylvers (St) 56.92; 10. Owen Pelletier (St) 56.93; 13. Raphael Kustritz (St) 58.37; 16. Noah Mueller (St) 59.00; 18. Sam Fredericks (St) 59.56.

Tom Roman 800 Memorial Race — 1. Ethan Foote (St) 1:58.26; 2. Dylan Riniker (St) 1:59.45; 7. Max Gerald (St) 2:01.50; 8. Cohen Smith (St) 2:02.47; 12. Andrew Walsh (St) 2:03.92.

1,600 — 1. Asher Compton (MV) 4:31.74; 3. Jack Richter (St) 4:40.98; 5. Davis Rolstad (St) 4:41.91; 7. Evan Goddard (St) 4:49.17; 8. Porter Shockey (St) 4:51.88; 9. James Kalmon (St) 4:52.57; 18. Nathan Fellows (St) 5:05.39.

3,200 — 1. Casey Poppler (MV) 9:44.43; 4. George Nelson (St) 10:15.92; 5. Carson Fellows (St) 10:26.45; 7. Wyatt Wolfe (St) 10:39.55; 8. Josiah Bliss (St) 10:44.01; 9. Cole Wanvig (St) 1:56.40; 10. Cal Heinz (St) 11:04.76; 11. Kingston Windschitl (St) 11:14.32; 12. Matthew Larson (St) 11:37.16; 14. Lukas Faint (St) 12:17.26; 15. Stephen Hebert (St) 13:08.35.

110 hurdles — 1. Riley Wilson (C-I) 16.10; 4. Fruma Felema (St) 17.01; 5. Nagayo Barento (St) 17.07; 11. Yassin Tirelbar (St) 17.86; 12. Thomas Cass (St) 18.36; 17. Antonio Kustritz (St) 19.20; 18. Joshua Giesregen (St) 19.32; 19. Jibril Mohamed (St) 19.42; 21. Cam’ron Collins (St) 19.49; 24. Alexander Biever (St) 20.34.

300 hurdles — 1. Charlie Robb (MV) 41.02; 4. Nagayo Barento (St) 43.81; 6. Fruma Felema (St) 45.00; 9. Yassin Tirelbar (St) 45.43; 14. Finn Hanson (St) 47.02; 15. Thomas Cass (St) 47.14; 19. Antonio Kustritz (St) 48.26; 20. Jibril Mohamed (St) 48.54.

4x100 relay — 1. Mounds View, 43.99; 3. Stillwater (Ka’ron Cloak, Nathan Doggett, Maxwell Biever and Jerrian Xiong) 52.17.

4x200 relay — 1. Mounds View, 1:31.62; 2. Stillwater (Brett Hilde, Zachary Nelson, Thomas Cass and Eric Uddin) 1:33.89.

Bob Stewart 4x400 relay — 1. Stillwater (Dylan Riniker, Eli Aldridge, Quinten Howe and Soel Riser) 3:29.38.

Dick Riter 4x800 relay — 1. Stillwater (Cal Heinz, Carson Fellows, Andrew Walsh and Ethan Foote) 8:41.13.

1,600 sprint medley relay — 1. Cambridge-Isanti, 3:46.11; 2. Stillwater (Gilbert Shotzko, Taylor Young, Colin Johnston and Harper Drexel) 3:49.98.

Long jump — 1. Eli Aldridge (St) 20-6 3/4; 4. Brett Hilde (St) 19-8; 7. Zach Nelson (St) 19-1 1/4; 13. Walker Mroczkowski (St) 18-2; 14. Taylor Young (St) 18-1 1/2; 17. Jayden Lemire (St) 17-3 1/4.

Triple jump — 1. Colin Elliott (MV) 45-9; 3. Brett Hilde (St) 40-11 1/4; 6. Walker Mroczkowski (St) 39-5 1/2; 8. Emilio Rosario Matias (St) 38-3 1/2; 14. Quinten Howe (St) 36-9 1/2; 17. Ajibola Afuye (St) 35-9 3/4; 22. Raphael Kustritz (St) 33- 1/4.

Shot put — 1. Mathias Sengsouvanna (Wo) 50-1; 2. Tyler Curnow (St) 47-11; 3. Cash Cerar (St) 47-7; 5. Evan Uddin (St) 47-4 1/4; 9. Jeffrey Akwuba (St) 39-9; 18. Dominic Slaughter (St) 37-7 1/2; 24. Clark Ciccone (St) 35-1 1/2; 25. Cooper Hodgdon (St) 34-4 1/2.

Discus — 1. Luke Van Oort (MV) 175-0; 2. Tyler Curnow (St) 158-11; 9. Dominic Slaughter (St) 124-5; 13. Preston Deck (St) 118-11; 14. Ajibola Afuye (St) 116-0; 16. Brett Hoge (St) 114-2; 17. Emmett Valley (St) 113-6; 24. William Matthews (St) 99-8.

High jump — 1. Tonie Torboh (MV) 6-3; 2. Liam Neis (St) 6-0; 4. Chase Johnson (St) 5-10; 5. Nagayo Barento (St) 5-10; T6. Zach Nelson (St) 5-8 and Ajibola Afuye (St) 5-8; T10. Nick Crain (St) 5-4; T13. Justin Thongsavanh (St) 5-2.

Pole vault — 1, tie, Liam Neis (St) 13-6 and Micah Wilson (C-I) 13-6; 5. Andrew Brekke (St) 13-6; T6. Henry Corbett (St) 13-0; 12. Tyler Schutz (St) 10-0; T13. Lucas Tsegai (St) 9-0, Ben Stonehouse (St) 9-0, Ryan Hall (St) 9-0, Jack Kalmon (St) 9-0, Noah Pagel (St) 9-0 and Jack Smithberg (St) 9-0; T19. Colin Tregilgas (St) 8-0, Oscar Zabal (St) 8-0 and Nicholas Smillie (St) 8-0.