Hunters win Kero Meet

Photo by : Rod Behm

George Bailey-NSO

The Duluth Denfeld Hunters Captured the Matt Kero Invitational last Friday at Denfeld High School. The Hunters finished first with 143 ½ points edging out MLWR who finished second with 126 points.

It was Hastings who took home first in the girls meet as they finished with 144 ½ points, and it was Duluth East who came a close second with 138 points, and the Proctor Rails were third with 112.

Matt Kero Memorial Invitational At Duluth Denfeld BOYS Teams 1. Duluth Denfeld, 143.5; 2. Moose Lake-Willow River, 126; 3. Ashland, 93.5; 4. Duluth East, 88; 5. Proctor, 85.5; 6. Hermantown, 61.5; 7. (tie) South Ridge/Cherry/North Woods/Northeast Range; 35; Two Harbors, 35; 9. Cromwell, 17; 10. Carlton, 10; 11. Cook County, 6.

Individuals

100 meters — 1. Jon Evenson, MLWR, 11.76; 2. Josh Pettersen, MLWR, 12.0;

200 meters — 1. Connor Behm, DD, 23.43; 2. Evenson, MLWR, 24.04;

400 meters — 1. Behm, 51.8; 2. Frank Deluca, P, 52.24;

800 meters — 1. Jacob Welch, P, 2:07.35; 2. Tommy Jackson, DD, 2:07. 92;

1,600 meters — 1. Keaton Long, DE, 4:47.53; 2. Zach Smith, P, 4:51.16;

3,200 meters — 1. Smith, P, 10:21.9; 2. Nolan Wayne, DD, 10:28.96;

110 hurdles — 1. Anthony Litersky, A, 15.79; 2. Ben Halverson, DD, 16.13;

300 hurdles — 1. Halverson, DD, 43.94; 2. Milan Dragicevich, MLWR, 44.32;

400 relay — 1. Moose Lake-Willow River, 45.48; 2. Hermantown, 45.87;

800 relay — 1. Moose Lake-Willow River, 1:37.69; 2. Duluth Denfeld, 1:39.18;

1,600 relay — 1. Duluth Denfeld, 3:37.10; 2. Duluth East, 3:39.49;

3,200 relay — 1. Duluth East, 8:41.83; 2. Duluth Denfeld, 8:51.93;

high jump — 1. Henry Habermann, P, 5-8; 2. Shannon Lysaker, TH, 5-8;

pole vault — 1. Halverson, DD, 11-6; 2. Austin Burley, DD, 10-0;

long jump — 1. Ryan Hibbard, A, 20-5; 2. Colton Peterson, SR/C/NW/NER, 19-9.5;

triple jump — 1. Kenechukwu Udejiofor, Herm, 42-9.75; 2. Bill Redding, SR/C/NW/NER, 39-8.5;

shot put — 1. Joe Yernatich, DE, 50-5; 2. Shane Tutor, A, 45-2;

discus — 1. Jeremiah Chavez, MLWR, 127-5; 2. Yernatich, DE, 120-8.

GIRLS Teams 1. Hastings, 144.5; 2. Duluth East, 138; 3. Proctor, 112; 4. Two Harbors, 56.5; 5. Cromwell, 56; 6. Moose Lake-Willow River, 49.5; 7. Duluth Denfeld, 46; 8. Ashland, 33; 9. Carlton, 25.5; 10. South Ridge/Cherry/North Woods/Northeast Range, 22; 11. Cook County, 13.

Individuals

100 meters — 1. Karina Cisar, MLWR, 13.81; 2. Erin Teichroew, DE, 13.97;

200 meters — 1. Cisar, MLWR, 27.91; 2. Andrea Hakamaki, Crom, 28.68;

400 meters — 1. Ava Meyer, DE, 1:02.56; 2. Teichroew, DE, 1:04.80;

800 meters — 1. Annika Voss, P, 2:35.85; 2. Brianna Westendorf, P, 2:36.79;

1,600 meters — 1. Phoebe Koski, DE, 5:36.35; 2. Hannah Bettendorf, P, 5:42.13;

3,200 meters — 1. Bettendorf, P, 12:07.78; 2. Kelly Canavan, DE, 12:12.26;

100 hurdles — 1. Lucy Robb, DE, 17.23; 2. Megan Sundstrom, P, 17.75;

300 hurdles — 1. Robb, DE, 47.52; 2. Sundstrom, P, 49.39;

400 relay — 1. Cromwell, 54.02; 2. Two Harbors, 55.14;

800 relay — 1. Hastings, 1:55.05; 2. Proctor, 1:55.13;

1,600 relay — 1. Duluth East, 4:20.58; 2. Hastings, 4:26.79;

3,200 relay — 1. Duluth East, 10:25.91; 2. Proctor, 10:49.45;

high jump — 1. Bridget Tesser, P, 4-8; 2. Cisar, MLWR, 4-6;

pole vault — 1. Alissa Smith, H, 9-0; 2. Kelcy Huston, DD, 8-0;

long jump — 1. Kennedy Bryant, MLWR, 14-0; 2. Bailey Clothier, H, 13-6;

triple jump — 1. Clothier, H, 31-11.5; 2. Sundstrom, P, 31-7.5;

shot put — 1. Casey Cross, TH, 34-1; 2. Samantha Suhonen, Crom, 31-7;

discus — 1. Kailee Besch, Crom, 102-2; 2. Cross, TH, 98-5.

George Bailey can be reached at George@northlandsportsonline.com