Track and Field 2025: Class A athletes show versatility on Day 1

Multiple field-event medalists were also among the top qualifiers in running-event preliminaries Tuesday evening during the first Class A session of the Minnesota State High School League's 2025 Boys and Girls Track and Field State Meet at St. Michael-Albertville High School.

Finals in most Class A events are Wednesday, beginning at 3:30 p.m.

Here's a look at Tuesday's Class A events.

Class A Girls

3,200 — St. John's Prep sophomore Margaret Duffy topped the field in 10:54.63. Reigning 1,600 and Cross Country champion Audrey Brownell of Staples-Motley was close behind in second (10:55.30). St. Clair/Imannuel Lutheran's Valerie Quast was third in 11:09.20.

Long Jump — Sophomore McKaylen Lewis of Math and Science Academy defended her title with her very first jump, 18 feet, 5.5 inches. Bagley/Fosston's Ava Phrakonkham earned silver with 18-3.5 while running the top qualifying times in both the 100 (12.05) and 200 (24.62). Trinity Giddings of Two Harbors (18-0) took bronze and was the top 400 qualifier (56.51).

High Jump — Park Christian junior Annika Aakre claimed the title by clearing 5 feet, 7 inches on her third attempt. Aakre was ninth last year and improved by 6 inches. Long Jump champion Lewis took silver here (5-6). St. Clair/Imannuel Lutheran's Kate Daly surpassed 5-4 on her first attempt for bronze.

Discus — Clearbrook-Gonvick senior Allison LaVine launched the discus 146 feet, 3 inches on her final attempt, surpassing her best to that point — and the rest of the field — by nearly 20 feet to take home the gold. Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda's Alabama Hoonhorst (129-11) and West Marshall's Emily Marquis were second and third, respectively.

Prelims Note — St. Paul Academy's Elizabeth Tuttle has the top times entering the hurdles finals, 15.13 in the 100 and 43.82 in the 300.

Class A Boys

3,200 — Last year's runner-up and a Cross Country champion in the fall, Cotter/Hope ninth-grader Erik Semling ran 9:25.68 to cross first in this year's 3,200-meter run. Redwood Valley's Kilen Cilek (9:34.25) and 2024 champion Eddie Snider of Mounds Park Academy (9:41.22) were the next two finishers.

Triple Jump — Osakis junior Trenton VanNyhuis showed his versatility with a gold medal here by leaping 45 feet, 3.5 inches, and running on a record-breaking 4x200 relay in the prelims (see below). Aitkin's Isaiah Baker (44-5.25) and Windom Area's Job Ogeka (44-0.5) rounded out the top three.

Pole Vault — With gold already in tow, Staples-Motley junior Turner Beachy raised the bar to 15 feet and cleared it on his final attempt. Grayson Gibson of Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta went 14-3, Andrue Stalboerger of Melrose Area 14 feet.

Shot Put — The first throw for Blooming Prairie senior Owen Krueger got him to the top of the podium: 55 feet, 10.25 inches. That beat Canby/Minneota runner-up Cayden Anderson's 55-8.25. Lakeview's Jackson Staab was third (55-1).

Shot Put Wheelchair — Lakeview captured two gold medals with Broden Stensrud (18 feet, 10 inches) in Category 2 and Terrek Jenniges (17-8) in Category 1

Prelims Note — VanNyhuis and Osakis set a Class A State Meet 4x200 record in 1:28.42. Andrew Jones led off for the Silverstreaks and later achieved the top qualifying time in the 300 Hurdles (37.86). The anchor, Zackery Bruder qualified second in the 400 (49.12).