By Cynthia Scott

An encouraging week that saw a first place finish as well as a respectable fourth prompted Rush City High School track Coach Mike Vaughn to surmise that his girls are starting to perform at a higher level just in time for the conference meet on May 17.
The team took first place overall in the Barnum Invitational on May 5, and showed a respectable fourth place at the Chisago Lakes Invitational on May 6.

The boys, meanwhile, placed third at Barnum but finished in the cellar at Chisago Lakes.

Still, the boys' performances led Vaughn to conclude that they "are beginning to run what they are capable of."

Team results, Barnum, girls: Rush City 155; Barnum 91; Floodwood 71; Aitkin 69; Moose Lake Willow River 65; McGregor 46; Cotton 44; Silver Bay 26; AlBrook 15; East Central 12.

Team results, Barnum, boys: Aitkin 102; McGregor 83.5; Rush City 82; MLWR 80; East Central 63; Floodwood 61; AlBrook 59; Barnum 28; Silver Bay 21.5; Aitkin 19; Cotton 16.

Individual results, girls, Barnum: 100m dash: A. Saxton, 1st, 14.06; 200m dash: A Saxton, 1st, 28.00, A. Hoffman, 2nd, 28.10; 400m dash: A. Hoffman, 1st, 1:03.70; 800m run: C. Frandsen, 1st, 2:30.60, K. Moore, 6th, 3:03.90; 1600m run: M. Peterson, 4th, 6:27.90; 100m hurdles: L. Melin, 1st, 18.10, S. Grimes, 4th, 21.00, A. Kjelland, 5th, 22.10; 300m hurdles: L. Melin, 1st, 55.41, S. Grimes, 3rd, 57.25, G. Calander, 3rd, 59.86; 4x100 relay, 3rd, 56.70; 4x200, 4th, 1:59; 4x400, 1st, 4:41.89; long jump: L. Melin, 3rd, NA, A. Hoffman, 4th, 13'9", S. Grimes, 5th, 12'; triple jump: L. Melin, 1st, 30'10"; shot put: T. Swanson, 5th, 26'02"; discus: K. Vold, 5th, 70'01.

Individual results, Barnum, boys: 200m dash: B. Rustad, 6th, 25.20; 400m dash: J. Dahl, 4th, 54.60; 1600m run: M. Wuorinen, 5th, 5:08; 110m hurdles: J. Marty, 2nd, 19.65, J. Hophan, 19.72; 300m hurdles: J. Marty, 2nd, 46.04; 4x100 relay, 4th, 47.35; 4x200, 6th, 1:49; 4x400, 3rd, 3:47; 4x800, 1st, 9:20.9; high jump: J. Jennings, 2nd, 5'08"; triple jump: N. Kjelland, 2nd, 35'10"; discus: B. Cook, 4th, 105'02".

Team results, Chisago Lakes, girls: North Branch 177; Minnehaha Acad 141; Chisago Lakes 116.5; Rush City 116; Proctor 89.5; Princeton 71.5; Frederic 19.5.

Team results, Chisago Lakes, boys: North Branch 164.5; Chisago Lakes 129.75; Minnehaha Acad 121.75; Princeton 100.75; Proctor 86.75; Frederic, 63.5; Rush City 56.

At Chisago Lakes, junior Terron Novak pole vaulted 10'6", tying the highest height for the boys in the past 10 years.

Up next: May 13, Hinckley quad meet, 3:45 p.m.; May 17, GRC meet @ Rush City, 3:45 p.m.

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