By AJ Reisetter
The Northfield Raiders Girl’s Track and Field team competed in the section 1AAA meet on Thursday, June 1st, and Saturday, June 3rd, and were able to qualify one individual for the state meet. Freshman Amber Mahal leaped 5′ 2″ to win the high jump event and will compete on Thursday, June 8th in St. Michael-Albertville. “This is a big accomplishment for the 9th grader, setting a two-inch personal best in the event and surprising the competition,” said girl’s head coach Janet Smith about Mahal’s performance.
Podium Performances
Along with Mahal, six other individuals finished on the podium as well as all four relays. Addison Enfield ran the 1600m event in 5:21.92 which was good for third place. Ericka Nesseth took third in the pole vault with a vault of 9’9″ along with Ani Gottfried who took ninth with a vault of 9′. In the shot put, Alaina French threw 36′ 7″ which was good for fourth, right behind her was Inga Johnson who took fifth with a throw of 35′ 8.75″. Peyton Quass finished fifth in the 3200m with a time of 12:06.56. Josie Hauck took seventh in the 800m with a 2:26.56. Hailey Parish finished the day with an eighth-place finish in the triple jump, leaping 33′ 9.25″
The 4×800 relay of Claire Casson, Lily Nagy, Abby Borgerding, and Anna Forbord finished in seventh place with a time of 10:50.08. Isabel Fleming, Elsa Peterson, Sydney Livingston, and Tegan Madow came in seventh in the 4×200 event for a season-best time of 1:54.46. The 4×100 relay of Livingston, Greta Gilmore, Ruthie Lippert, and Peterson had a season-best time of 53.54 to finish in seventh. Addison Enfield, Josie Hauck, Kat Organ, and Madow closed out the night with a season-best time of 4:19.40 for a seventh-place finish in the 4×400 relay.
Full meet results are here.
Section Change for Next Year
Next year, like many sports in Northfield, the Girl’s Track and Field team will be moving down to Section 1AA. For the past few seasons, Northfield has been the smallest school in section 1AAA and has seen the difference when looking at other section results from around the state. “The move to AA next year looks very promising for our girls and if you compare their finishes this year to our next year’s competition, we will be able to really stack up well,” said Smith. “[We will be able to] send many more athletes to the state competition, all across the event groups!” The change will go into effect at the beginning of next season.
What’s Next for This Season?
Mahal will compete in the state meet Thursday, June 8th at St. Michael-Albertville High School in the high jump. Stay up to date with all Northfield activities by heading over to NorthfieldLive.com and following us on social media @NorthfiedLive.
