Track and Field 2025: Alexandria Area girls repeat, Becker boys win close race in Class AA team standings

The Becker boys reached new heights. The Alexandria Area girls made a familiar climb to the top. Those teams captured Class AA team titles on an overcast, but joyous final day of the Minnesota State High School League's 2025 Boys and Girls Track and Field State Meet at St. Michael-Albertville High School on Thursday, June 12.

A Long Jump three-peat turned out to be just one of many headlines for Carter Reckelberg and the Becker boys.

Reckelberg captured his third straight Long Jump gold medal with a leap of 24 feet, 1.75 inches. 

Later, he ran the 200-Meter Dash in 21.78 seconds to top the podium in an event he finished sixth in last season. That win in the meet's penultimate event helped propel the Bulldogs to the top of the team standings with 64 points, three more than Alexandria Area. Monticello was third with 52.

It's Becker's first Boys Track and Field team state championship.

Reckelberg's busy day also included a runner-up finish in the 100-Meter Dash in 10.87 seconds and anchoring Becker's runner-up 4x200 relay that was timed in 1:27.62.

Alexandria Area was at or near the top of the podium in all four girls relays. 

That depth powered the Cardinals to the top of the team standings for the second year in a row and third all-time with 82 points. Mankato West (57.5) was the runner-up, Monticello (45) third.

Alexandria's Peyton Kor, Alison Krasky, Esryn Dahl and Kaija Schneider broke the Class AA State Meet Record with a time of 48.06 seconds in the 4x100.

The Cardinals were also runners-up in the 4x200 and third in the 4x800.

Here's a roundup of Thursday's other Class AA events.

Class AA Boys

Cardinal speed — Alexandria Area won both the 4x100 and 4x200 in Class AA State Meet record times. Trey Negen, Evan Kludt, Dane Olson and Daniel Jackson won the 4x100 in 41.74 seconds, 0.2 seconds faster than a DeLaSalle team that also beat the previous best. Olson, Kludt and Jackson teamed with Otto Anderson to run 1:26.91 in the 4x200. And Anderson set yet another record by running the 300 Hurdles in 37.34 seconds.

Record repeat — Fridley junior Lorenzo Hampton III successfully defended his 110 Hurdles crown and smashed the Class AA State Meet record in the process, crossing in 14.07 seconds.

Stacked field — Fairmont senior Oliver Tordsen crushed the Class AA State Meet Discus record by more than 16 feet with a launch of 191 feet, 8 inches. In fact, the top four throwers all bested the previous mark: Samuel Ruid of St. Francis (187-6), Ridge Hatz of Stewartville (182-6) and Luke Banks of St. Peter (176-8).

Mid-distance duel — Big Lake junior Jack Leuer and Perham senior Bjorn Anderson provided a pair of entertaining finishes. Leuer held off Anderson to win both the 1,600 (4:11.25 to 4:11.94) and the 800 (1:53.00 to 1:53.10), where he became a two time champion. Leuer's 1,600 time is a Class AA State Meet record.

Another record — Mahtomedi junior Andrew Russell matched the Class AA State Meet record by clearing 6 feet, 7 inches in the High Jump. The event was moved indoors at the STMA Fieldhouse due to weather.

An even 10 — Fairmont senior Nelson Remington earned his 10th gold medal in record fashion, setting the all-time State Meet mark in the 200 Wheelchair with a time of 29.89 seconds. He also set a Class AA State Meet Record (4:49.16) in the 1,600 Wheelchair and won the 400 Wheelchair in 1:02.97.

Almost double-digits — Winona junior Devin Filzen is approaching the 10 gold-medal mark. His victories in the 100 Wheelchair (21.56), 800 Wheelchair (2:58.51) and Discus Wheelchair—Category 1 (47-11) gave him nine for his career.

More champions

• Totino-Grace senior Josiah Young won the 400 in 48.90 seconds and anchored the Eagles' winning 4x400 team that also consisted of seniors Michael Strong, Matthew Lindgren and Vince Jacob.
• The 100-Meter Dash champion was Monticello junior Gus Staryszak in 10.70 seconds.
• Perham claimed the 4x800 title in 7:58.37 with Dylan Guck, Henry Mathiason, Carter Flatau and Matt Jorgenson.

Class AA Girls

One-upping herself — DeLaSalle sophomore Laila Moses set a Class AA State Meet record in Wednesday's preliminary round. For an encore, she beat that time to win Thursday's finals in 14.28 seconds.

Two all-timers — Mankato East sophomore Adaylia Borgmeier has now competed in four State Meets and has now won three gold medals in each. She set all-time State Meet records of 1:10.51 in the 400 Wheelchair and 33.86 in the 200 Wheelchair on Thursday. She also posted a championship time of 2:25.81 in the 800 Wheelchair.

Four-peat — Big Lake junior Tayla Gassman earned her fourth straight Shot Put Wheelchair—Category 1 gold medal with a top mark of 18 feet, 10.5 inches. 

Sprints sweep — Mankato West junior Ruby Marble became the state champion in both the 100-Meter Dash and the 200-Meter Dash. She ran 11.96 in the 100, then 24.43 in the 200 to beat Breck's Lulu McGarry to the line by 0.01 seconds. Marble also anchored West's runner-up 4x100 that surpassed the previous Class AA State Meet record time in 48.15.

Even more records:

• Providence Academy junior Maddyn Greenway repeated as the 300 Hurdles champion by setting a Class AA State Meet record in 42.57 seconds. Then she anchored the Lions' record-breaking 4x400 relay. Ceci Carron, Beckett Greenway, Kylie Hartel and Maddyn Greenway finished in 3:55.30. 
• Simley senior Ayisat Adebayo set the Class AA State Meet Triple Jump record in 40 feet, 3.75 inches. She was also the Long Jump runner-up Wednesday.
• Monticello senior Kaela Skistad and Tri-City United sophomore Carly Hartwig both toppled the Class AA State Meet 400 record. Skistad won it in 54.46 and also anchored the winning 4x200 relay that finished in 1:41.70 with Lauren Hansen, Kacie Lilledahl and Miah Palacois.

More champions

• Milaca junior Taylor Bockoven repeated as the Pole Vault champion by clearing 12 feet, 3 inches on her first try. Her teammate, senior Emily Scheidegger was the 1,600 Wheelchair gold medalist in 8:58.15.
• St. Peter junior Keira Friedrich won the 1,600 in 4:51.90. Her teammate, sophomore Ella Dirks topped the podium in the 800 with a time of 2:13.63.
• The Shot Put title went to Northfield senior Alaina French with a put of 41 feet, 6.5 inches.
• Mankato East senior Madison Harbarth earned the 100 Wheelchair gold in 24.85 seconds.
• Marshall's Katelyn Leibfried, Kaitlyn Soupir, Peyton Boeck and Taleigha Bigler posted a time of 9:20.74 to win the 4x800.