Results at State - Weller is the top finisher, taking 2nd in the 800 Run

The 4x800 relay team took 3rd - Elizabeth Hemsworth took 5th in the 400 open, and Savana Weller was edged by a foot to take second place in the 800 Run.

The 4x400 is up at 6:25pm.

Update at 7pm...the Mainstreeters' 4x400 Relay team placed sixth - the state competition was simply outstanding today.

The Mainstreeters' 4x800 meter Relay team placed third in the Class A state track and field finals, finishing with a time of 9:35.01. The champion in that event, Kasson-Mantorville, established a new Class A state record, finishing with a time of 9:22.39.

Here's Elizabeth Hemsworth in the 400 meter Dash finals.


More will follow on Sunday morning. Be sure to check out the Sauk Centre Herald's online photo gallery at their website to see a photo gallery of all the action for the Mainstreeters at the state track and field meet.

http://www.saukherald.com ...then click on "photo gallery."

Weller got caught at the end of the 800 Run - finishing second.


~RO

Weller leads pack into finals

Savana Weller has finished second the past two years in the 800-meter run at the state meet. But this year she is vying to take the tape and she has put herself in good position to do so. Weller finished with the top time in Friday's preliminaries at Hamline University.
Her time of 2:17.90 was a full second better than Kasson-Mantorville's Laurel Ramer.

Ramer entered Friday's prelims with the top seed time of 2:16.61. The freshman finished second behind Weller on Friday, though. Weller demolished her seed time of 2:22.42 with her career-best performance.

Weller will try to cap off her outstanding track career with win on Saturday. She will race in the 800-meter run at 5:47 p.m. But it will be her second race of the day as she will also compete in the 4x800-meter run with Maren Greenwaldt, Kali Peschel and Rebecca Macey at 3 p.m.

Macey, Peschel, Weller and Elizabeth Hemsworth will also compete in the 4x400-meter relay to cap off the state meet at 6:25 p.m.

Both relays have a shot at a state title. Should be interesting.

Check back for results.

Hemsworth, Weller both earn Class A state finals berths for the Mainstreeters' track and field

Hemsworth advanced to the finals in the 400 meter Dash at the Class A state track and field tournament, after running a 59.87-second race. She placed fourth in her heat.

Here's a video clip of Savana Weller during the first lap of the 800 Run.

Sophomore Elizabeth Hemsworth ran a 59.87-second race in the 400-meter Dash preliminaries, earning her a berth in Saturday's state finals in that event. Her time in the 400 today ranks her at number six out of the performers in tomorrow's 400 open finals.

Savana Weller ran a 2:17.90 in the 800-meter Run preliminaries, also good for a berth in Saturday's state finals. She won heat number two.

In Saturday's 800 meter Run finals, Weller's biggest competition will come from Laurel Ramer, freshmen, from Kasson-Mantorville. She won the first heat today with a time of 2:18.96. Her seed time is 2:16.61.

(Savana's seed time was 2:22.42.)

Following her 800 preliminaries race, Weller said, "Some people tell me that I should just be happy to be at state, and I think no, I'm here to win it. I'm not taking it for granted that I'm here, but I want more out of it. Others say you've been there so many times why are you nervous? It's never the same, with different competition you never know what's gonna happen."

~RO

More scenes from the Sub-Section 6A-1 track and field meet at the University of Minnesota-Morris

Here's the schedule of events for the Mainstreeters at the state track and field meet at Hamline University on June 11-12:

Elizabeth Hemsworth - 400 Dash preliminaries, Heat 2 - 4:00pm on Friday.
Savana Weller - 800 Run preliminaries, Heat 2 - 4:36pm on Friday
4x400 Relay finals - 6:25pm on Saturday

Look for more information on the state track meet in this week's Sauk Centre Herald! Updates will be posted over the weekend on this blog regarding how the Mainstreeters fare at state.

~RO