Heinz breaks Barnett Center record

While most track and field athletes are just trying to get out of the blocks at this time of the year, Macy Heinz is already in late-season form.

The Ipswich freshman clocked the fastest 800-meter time ever for a female athlete — high school or college — at the Barnett Center on Tuesday. Heinz accomplished the feat during the Fuller Invitational indoor meet by running a time of 2:17.00.

The previous best time in that event at the facility was 2:17.98 turned in by an athlete from Winona State back in 2006.

“I was definitely looking at it,” said Heinz, who last year at this time ran a 2:22. “I knew it would be tough, but I thought if there’s a chance, I’ll go for it. I think I got out a little hard, but with two laps to go, I was just like, I’m going for it.”

What makes the record even more remarkable is that there was no one in sight to push Heinz. She said she is finding ways to cut time without someone running right behind her.

“I’m really working on learning the pace, so I can run it by myself,” Heinz said.

Heinz was part of a huge Ipswich victory parade during the meet. The Tigers won eight events in all. Angela Heinz won both sprint races and also ran on the same winning relay team as Macy Heinz.

“We’re all pushing each other,” Macy Heinz said. “We’ve got a lot to look forward to.”

A pair of boys pushed each other during the boys’ 200-meter dash.

Evan Carlson of Britton-Hecla edged Bryce Malsam of Edmunds Central in one of the meet’s most exciting finishes.

“I honestly didn’t know he was in lane one,” said Carlson, who ran in lane two and was ahead the whole race. “I saw him coming up behind me and I was determined to win.”

Carlson, a senior, capped a perfect start to his season by winning four events. In addition to the 200, Carlson also won the 400-meter dash and ran on two winning relays.

“I didn’t really know what to expect coming into this meet,” Carlson said. “My main goal was to place in the 400 and the 200 and hopefully get the mile relay down, too.”

Carlson prevented Malsam from winning all four of his events on the day. The sophomore won the 55-meter hurdles and the high jump and long jump in addition to his runner-up finish in the 200.

Malsam is a standout hurdler, despite his school not having a track to practice on.

“Since we don’t have a track, I actually have customized hurdles,” Malsam said. “I practice at home in our shop.”

While Malsam was pleased to his start to the season, he said there is still room for improvement.

“In the high jump I need to work on a little bit more form,” he said. “In the hurdles I need to work on a little bit more endurance.”

The Barnett Center looked much differently for track than it did last weekend when it played host to the State B boys’ basketball tournament. Dalton Storer knows that first hand, after he participated in both events.

Storer was a member of the Potter County basketball team that took third at the State B. He turned around three days later and won the 55-meter dash during the Fuller meet.

“We do quite a bit of running in basketball,” Storer said of switching gears quickly. “I was still conditioned over.”

Storer, who said blocks are the key to sprint races, is hoping his win on Tuesday will be a good sign heading into the spring.

“It was good; great confidence boost for the rest of the season,” he said. “Hopefully, it carries over to my 100.”

There were several Aberdeen athletes who won individual events during the meet.

Colton Cox of Aberdeen Roncalli won the pole vault, Grace Allen of Roncalli won the high jump, Elise Cardella of Roncalli won the triple jump, and Tucker Iwerks of Aberdeen Christian won the 1,500-meter run. Roncalli’s girls also won the 1,500-meter medley relay.

“That was exciting to see (Cox) get over the 12-foot mark today,” said Roncalli boys’ coach Terry Dosch. “Overall, it was a pretty solid day.”

The Cavaliers were just happy to be competing instead of practicing, according to Roncalli girls’ coach Mark Stone.

“There’s things that happen that you can’t duplicate in practice,” Stone said.

Like most other teams, Roncalli put a limited squad in action Tuesday, but Stone was pleased with what he saw.

“We’re pretty excited,” Stone said. “We feel pretty good about some of the things that are happening.”

Iwerks was able to hold off a solid opponent from Standing Rock to win his race.

“It was a nice opening race by Tucker,” said Christian coach Matt Scott. “He was pushed and he really did do quite well.”

The Knights are back in action on Tuesday in a meet at Eureka.

Roncalli will return to the Barnett Center for another indoor meet on Saturday. It will give the Cavaliers another crack at running against someone else besides themselves.

“You can’t beat competition,” Dosch noted. “That’s what it’s all about.”

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Participating Teams: Aberdeen Christian, Aberdeen Roncalli, Britton-Hecla, Clark-Willow Lake, Edmunds Central, Ellendale, N.D., Frederick, Ipswich, James Valley Christian, Potter County, Standing Rock, N.D., Waverly-South Shore.

BOYS’ DIVISION

55-Meter Hurdles: 1, Bryce Malsam, Edmunds Central, :07.90; 2, Cassius Pond, Ipswich, :08.50; 3, Ben Pond, Ipswich, :09.50; 4, Alex Dathe, Ellendale, :10.60; 5, Jean Brown, Ellendale, :11.10.

55-Meter Dash: 1, Dalton Storer, Potter County, :06.65; 2, Nathan Jones, Britton-Hecla, :06.82; 3, Austin Hoerner, Frederick, :06.96; 4, Dalton Cox, Aberdeen Roncalli, :07.02; 5, Jake Bandilla, Waverly-South Shore, :07.07; 6, Ben Boyko, Britton-Hecla, :07.16; 7, Dan Gallagher, Aberdeen Roncalli, :07.23; 8, Cole Holtz, Edmunds Central, :07.27.

200-Meter Dash: 1, Evan Carlson, Britton-Hecla, :24.77; 2, Bryce Malsam, Edmunds Central, :24.94; 3, Dalton Cox, Aberdeen Roncalli, :25.31; 4, Ben Boyko, Britton-Hecla, :25.69; 5, Zach Zuccaro, James Valley Christian, :26.32; 6, Dan Gallagher, Aberdeen Roncalli, :26.84; 7, Zach Lundquist, Aberdeen Roncalli, :27.00; 8, Reise Brule, Clark-Willow Lake, :27.80.

400-Meter Dash: 1, Evan Carlson, Britton-Hecla, :55.60; 2, Doug Calcari, Standing Rock, :57.50; 3, Dalton Storer, Potter County, :57.60; 4, Cassius Pond, Ipswich, :59.20; 5, John Hodgekiss, Standing Rock, 1:01.10; 6, Lance Leonhardt, Ipswich, 1:01.50; 7, Cole Lundeen, Aberdeen Christian, 1:01.90; 8, Kyle Kenser, Frederick, 1:02.60.

800-Meter Run: 1, Jadrian Guy, Britton-Hecla, 2:17.70; 2, Mitch Prouty, Clark-Willow Lake, 2:20.60; 3, Corbin Claymore, Standing Rock, 2:22.30; 4, Cole Holtz, Edmunds Central, 2:24.03; 5, Brandon Barrrett, Britton-Hecla, 2:24.90; 6, Alex Marsh, Ipswich, 2:25.10; 7, Fisher Spilde, Waverly-South Shore, 2:40.00; 8, Cole Lundeen, Aberdeen Christian, 2:41.10.

1,500-Meter Run: 1, Tucker Iwerks, Aberdeen Christian, 4:38.10; 2, Brenden Harrison, Standing Rock, 4:40.70; 3, Corbin Claymore, Standing Rock, 4:55.20; 4, Brandon Barrett, Britton-Hecla, 5:02.60; 5, David Gene Flanery, Britton-Hecla, 5:05.50; 6, Brennen Vance, Ellendale, 5:07.70; 7 Seth Lundeen, Aberdeen Christian, 5:13.20; 8, Kedric Brantner, James Valley Christian, 5:18.20.

3,000-Meter Run: 1, Brenden Harrison, Standing Rock, 10:29.10; 2, Ben Williams, Aberdeen Christian, 10:59.40; 3, Kedric Brantner, James Valley Christian, 11:33.30; 4, Derek Simmons, Frederick, 13:11.60; 5, Carson Beaner, Aberdeen Christian, 13:26.50.

Shot Put: 1, Tyson Jenkins, Clark-Willow Lake, 48-0; 2, Collin Hilzendeger, Aberdeen Roncalli, 41-33/4; 3, Nathan Wegleitner, Britton-Hecla, 39-8; 4, Morgan Musel, Aberdeen Roncalli, 39-01/4; 5, Josh Holsing, Aberdeen Christian, 37-53/4; 6, Steve Harrison, Standing Rock, 34-61/4; 7, Hunter Graham, Ipswich, 32-81/2; 8, Jacob Ham, Frederick, 32-73/4.

High Jump: 1, Bryce Malsam, Edmunds Central, 6-0; 2, Jared Rabenberg, Britton-Hecla, 5-6; 3, Dan Gallagher, Aberdeen Roncalli, 5-41/4; 4, David Ware, Standing Rock, 4-101/4; 5, Tyler Bush, Britton-Hecla, 4-81/4; 6, Dakotah Witte, Frederick, 4-81/4; 7, Clayton Grueneich, Ellendale, 4-81/4.

Long Jump: 1, Bryce Malsam, Edmunds Central, 19-11/4; 2, Nathan Jones, Britton-Hecla, 18-113/4; 3, Colton Cox, Aberdeen Roncalli, 18-8; 4, Eric Holzer, Aberdeen Roncalli, 17-93/4; 5, Jake Bandilla, Waverly-South Shore, 17-7; 6, Cypress Nelson, Standing Rock, 17-31/4; 7, Preston Jones, Britton-Hecla, 17-23/4; 8, Ben Pond, Ipswich, 16-103/4.

Triple Jump: 1, Cassius Pond, Ipswich, 41-10; 2, Ben Pond, Ipswich, 37-41/2, 3; AJ Andreson, Britton-Hecla, 36-31/2; 4, Jared Rabenberg, Britton-Hecla, 33-111/4; 5, Carson Britzman, Waverly-South Shore, 33-6; 6, Austin Sumption, Frederick, 32-31/2; 7, Ulises Duran, Edmunds Central, 31-51/4; 8, Saunders Young Bird, Standing Rock, 30-101/4.

Pole Vault: 1, Colton Cox, Aberdeen Roncalli, 12-0; 2, Tony Gross, Waverly-South Shore, 10-0; 3, Matthew Billings, Waverly-South Shore, 9-61/4; 4, Josh Gross, Waverly-South Shore, 8-6; 5, Reily Spilde, Waverly-South Shore, 8-0; 6, Fisher Spilde, Waverly-South Shore, 7-01/4; 7, Dylan Northrop, Ipswich, 7-01/4; 8, Wyatt Haux, Ipswich, 7-01/4.

1,500-Meter Medley Relay: 1, Britton-Hecla, 3:05.57; 2, Aberdeen Roncalli, 3:14.47; 3, Frederick, 3:14.80; 4, Waverly-South Shore, 3:15.05; 5, Aberdeen Roncalli B, 3:15.24; 6, Frederick, 3:23.95; 7, Ellendale, 3:40.70.

1,600-Meter Relay: 1, Britton-Hecla (Evan Carlson, Ben Boyko, Steven Wegleitner, Jadrian Guy), 3:55.40; 2, Aberdeen Roncalli, 3:58.70; 3, Frederick, 4:11.70; 4, Frederick, 4:22.70; 5, Aberdeen Roncalli B, 4:27.40.

GIRLS’ DIVISION

55-Meter Hurdles: 1, Brooke Skoglund, Britton-Hecla, :09.70; 2, Angela Young, Clark-Willow Lake, :09.80; 3, Kristi Pond, Ipswich, :10.60; 4, Mikayla Prouty, Clark-Willow Lake, :10.80; 5, (tie) Lezlie Hauck, Edmunds Central, :11.40, and Allison Severson, Ipswich, :11.40; 7, Klaire Loewen, Ellendale, :11.70; 8, Olivia Byerley, Ellendale, :12.30.

55-Meter Dash: 1, Angela Heinz, Ipswich, :07.51; 2, Tara Heinz, Ipswich, :07.61; 3, Abigail Grabowska, Ipswich, :07.76; 4, Brittani Hofer, James Valley Christian, :07.91; 5, Bailey Hammrich, Ipswich, :07.94; 6, Taylor Mauer, Ipswich, :07.97; 7, Christy Renner, Aberdeen Roncalli, :08.06; 8, Heather Johnson, Frederick, :08.09.

200-Meter Dash: 1, Angela Heinz, Ipswich, :27.86; 2, Tara Heinz, Ipswich, :28.69; 3, Kaitlyn Schimke, Ellendale, :30.60; 4, Mercades Genzler, Potter County, :30.76; 5, Abigail Grabowska, Ipswich, :31.00; 6, Brittani Hofer, James Valley Christian, :31.27; 7, Heather Johnson, Frederick, :31.34; 8, Savannah Hinz, Frederick, :31.40.

400-Meter Dash: 1, Maci Gauer, Ipswich, 1:07.50; 2, Brittani Hofer, James Valley Christian, 1:12.80; 3, Chelsea Weig, Ipswich, 1:13.90; 4, Aspen Geditz, Ipswich, 1:14.20; 5, Allison Severson, Ipswich, 1:17.20; 6, Elizabeth Grabowska, Ipswich, 1:17.80; 7, Cassandra Hinz, Frederick, 1:18.20; 8, Guadalupe Rameriz, Edmunds Central, 1:19.10.

800-Meter Run: 1, Macy Heinz, Ipswich, 2:17.00; 2, Julie Loewen, James Valley Christian, 2:35.70; 3, Charlie Bailey, Standing Rock, 2:44.70; 4, Mikayla Prouty, Clark-Willow Lake, 2:45.80; 5, Khiree Held, James Valley Christian, 2:46.50; 6, Samantha Dowling, James Valley Christian, 2:50.80; 7, Tierra Decker, James Valley Christian, 2:51.30; 8, Maddie Nordine, Frederick, 3:03.70.

1,500-Meter Run: 1, Tori Moore, Ipswich, 5:29.00; 2, Mikayla Prouty, Clark-Willow Lake, 5:35.30; 3, Charlie Bailey, Standing Rock, 5:42.00; 4, Ashley Fosness, Britton-Hecla, 6:00.00; 5, Abby Flanery, Britton-Hecla, 6:03.20; 6, Delanie Larson, Potter County, 6:04.00; 7, Morgan Aughenbaugh, James Valley Christian, 6:15.20; 8, Cory Murphy, Frederick, 6:24.50.

3,000-Meter Run: 1, Taylor Loken, Ipswich, 12:01.20; 2, Hannah Flatt, Potter County, 12:12.00; 3, Aleah Steger, Ipswich, 12:33.20; 4, Morgan Aughenbaugh, James Valley Christian, 14:05.80; 5, Abby Flanery, Britton-Hecla, 14:31.10.

Shot Put: 1, MacKenzie Huber, Clark-Willow Lake, 36-51/4; 2, Kalli Bell, Clark-Willow Lake, 35-63/4; 3, Christy Renner, Aberdeen Roncalli, 34-11/2; 4, Alli Lake, Potter County, 30-71/2; 5, Ameryllis Eagle, Standing Rock, 27-41/2; 6, Kamryn Heinz, Ipswich, 26-9; 7, Elizabeth Grabowska, Ipswich, 25-10; 8, Brianna Beck, Britton-Hecla, 25-91/2.

High Jump: 1, Grace Allen, Aberdeen Roncalli, 4-81/4; 2, Aspen Comes, Waverly-South Shore, 4-81/4; 3, Laken Olson, Britton-Hecla, 4-6; 4, Kristi Pond, Ipswich, 4-6; 5, Macy Young, Ellendale, 4-4; 6, Becca Woytassek, Aberdeen Roncalli, 4-4.

Long Jump: 1, Angela Young, Clark-Willow Lake, 16-31/4; 2, Shyla Henricks, Britton-Hecla, 15-4; 3, Elise Cardella, Aberdeen Roncalli, 15-31/4; 4, Regan Everson, Potter County, 14-6; 5, Kylie Carpenter, Waverly-South Shore, 14-53/4; 6, Shalynn Luger, Standing Rock, 14-4; 7, Mallori Rabenberg, Britton-Hecla, 14-3; 8, Grace Allen, Aberdeen Roncalli, 13-83/4.

Triple Jump: 1, Elise Cardella, Aberdeen Roncalli, 32-111/4; 2, Tierra Decker, James Valley Christian, 30-61/2; 3, Mercades Genzler, Potter County, 30-5; 4, Kristi Pond, Ipswich, 30-11/2; 5, Shaylynn Luger, Standing Rock, 29-51/4; 6, Mallori Rabenberg, Britton-Hecla, 26-81/4; 7, Isabelle Podoll, Frederick, 26-51/2; 8, Suria Crabtree, Ellendale, 26-51/2.

Pole Vault: 1, Autumn Pitz, Ipswich, 9-61/4; 2, Kristi Pond, Ipswich, 8-6.

1,500-Meter Medley Relay: 1, Aberdeen Roncalli, 3:52.20; 2, Ipswich, 3:52.96; 3, Aberdeen Roncalli B, 3:53.34; 4, Frederick, 4:04.40; 5, Britton-Hecla, 4:12.90; 6, Ellendale, 4:29.75; 7, Aberdeen Christian, 4:44.50.

1,600-Meter Relay: 1, Ipswich (Angela Heinz, Maci Gauer, Autumn Pitz, Macy Heinz), 4:33.70; 2, James Valley Christian, 4:50.00; 3, Aberdeen Roncalli, 5:04.30; 4, Frederick, 5:04.40; 5, Ipswich B, 5:08.20; 6, Britton-Hecla, 5:20.50; 7, Edmunds Central, 5:23.80.