May 30—BEMIDJI — Bemidji High School will be represented at the Class 3A state track and field meet in two events.
Caleb Knott took second place in the 800-meter race with a time of 1:59.67 at the Section 8-3A finals in St. Michael. It’s good enough to advance to state. He will be joined by the girls 4×800-meter relay team of Liv Thompson, Chloe Derby, Mya Thompson and Claire Story, who took fourth place. However, despite not finishing inside the top two, their mark of 9:27.44 eclipsed the state standard.
Other BHS athletes closed their seasons on high notes.
With injured Taylor Schermerhorn out, Vinny Nelson, Rhys Sneide and Henry McCrady were joined by Brendin Martinka for the 4×100. They finished in third place with a time of 43.40.
Sneide also took eighth in the long jump at 20-09.5, two spots behind teammate Jayden Bondy, who marked 21-00. William Ames took 10th in the 1600 at 4:42.41.
Finley Zothman clocked a fourth-place time of 48.23 in the 300-meter hurdles. Samantha Cox took fifth in the discus at 34-06.75.
Naomi Johnson finished her season in two finals races. She took sixth in the 200 at 26.08 and eighth in the 100 at
12.85. Chloe Derby rounded out the day for BHS in the 800 in sixth (2:26.39).
Area track and field athletes qualified for state in seven events at the Section 8A championships in Mahnomen.
Bagley/Fosston’s Brydin Daniel took second place in both the 100 and 200-meter races with times of 11.12 and 22.30, respectively. William Strandberg took second place in the 300-meter hurdles (42.21). The Flyers’ 4×400 team of Ethan Proulx, Gage Gray, Strandberg and Daniel finished as the runner-up at 3:30.41.
B/F’s Trenton Frazier took home one of two section titles from the area this spring in the discus, reaching a mark of 153-09. Hanna Fonder also took second place in the 800 at 2:24.40.
Northome/Kelliher/Blackduck is sending two representatives to state. Allison Lundin won the Section 8A title in the 800 at 2:22.93. Taylor Henry took second place in the 100-meter hurdles at 16.81.
The state tournaments for all classes will run from June 4-6 at St. Michael-Albertville High School.