Hanson clinches third trip to state track meet

Published 10:11 pm Thursday, June 2, 2011

Three area athletes earned a trip to the Class ‘A’ state track and field meet at the Section 1A finals in Triton Thursday.

Grand Meadow/LeRoy/Ostrander/Southland sophomore Danielle Hanson clinched her third consecutive trip to state in the 300-meter hurdles as she finished first with a time of 46.14 seconds.

Lyle/Pacelli foreign exchange student Maya Ebeling qualified for state in the shot put, where she took first with a distance of 36 feet, 9.5 inches. She qualified for state in discus on Tuesday, when she took second.

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In the boys meet, Hayfield junior Hunter Anderson advanced to state in discus and shot put. He took first in both events.

BOYS RESULTS

200-meter dash: Michael Thomas (Blooming Prairie, 23.62)

400-meter dash: Michael Thomas (Blooming Prairie, 53.66)

Discus: Hunter Anderson (H) (first, 156-6)

GIRLS RESULTS

100-meter dash: Sydney Bentsen (GMLOS) (fourth, 13.04); Madison Heydt (H) (sixth, 13.15)

200-meter dash: Betsy Oswald (GMLOS) (fourth, 26.91)

400-meter dash: Elizabeth May (GMLOS) (fifth, 1:01.57); Madison Heydt (H) (seventh, 1:02.17)

800-meter run: McKenzie Kirtz (GMLOS) (ninth, 2:34.21)

1600-meter run: McKenzie Kirtz (GMLOS) (fourth, 5:34.77)

300-meter hurdles: Danielle Hanson (GMLOS) (first, 46.14)

4 x 200-meter relay: Syndey Bendtsen, Elizabeth May, Addison Tapp, Betsy Oswald (GMLOS) (fifth, 1:49.79)

4 x 400-meter relay: Betsy Oswald, Elizabeth May, Addison Tapp, Danielle Hanson (GMLOS) (fifth, 4:11.76)

Pole vault: Amber Riedemann (GMLOS) (ninth, 8-7)

Long jump: Danielle Hanson (GMLOS) (seventh, 15-7)

Shot put: Maya Ebeling (Lyle/Pacelli) (first, 36-9.5)