The St. John’s Blujay track teams headed to Minneapolis on Tuesday to take part in the Minneapolis Invitational. The meet was filled with 3A and 4A teams, with St. John’s being the only team smaller than 3A in the field.
The Blujay boys finished in fourth place with 71.5 points. The boys varsity part of the track meet was won by Clay Center with 136 points, second place was Chapman with 94.5 points, third place was Smoky Valley with 79 points, Republic County was fifth with 50 points and Beloit came in sixth with 47 points. Minneapolis (36), Concordia (18), Southeast of Saline (14) and Abilene (4) rounded out the team scoring.
The Blujay girls finished in sixth place with 48 points. The girls varisty portion of the track meet was won by Concordia with 123 points, Clay Center came in second with 92 points, Chapman finished in third place with 90 points, Beloit was fourth with 77 points and Minneapolis was fifth with 62 points. Smoky Valley (27), Republic County (15), Abilene (2) and Southeast of Saline (2) rounded out the team scoring for the girls teams.
The Blujay teams compiled 17 medals with nine being won by the boys and eight by the girls team. There were four gold, three silver, two bronze, two fourth place, two fifth places and four sixth place medals.
Boys Medalists:
Gold
Davis Dubbert High Jump 6-feet 6-inches (tying his own school record)
Adam Bates 800 Meter Run 2:08.48
Adam Bates 1600 Meter Run 4:38.36
Silver
4x800 meter relay (Adam Bates, Braden Dameron, David Lutgen, Mason Eilert) 9:00.03
David Lutgen 1600 Meter Run 4:39.50
Third Place
Davis Dubbert Discus 135-feet, 6-inches
Fifth Place
Ryan Gengler Pole Vault 11-feet 1-inch
Davis Dubbert Javelin 141-feet, 3-inches
Sixth Place
Greg Gunderson 300 meter hurdles 45.28
Girls Medalists
Gold
Clara Eilert High Jump 5-feet, 2-inches
Silver
Clara Eilert 100 Meter Hurdles 15.33
Bronze
4x100 meter relay (Caitlyn Strong, Kara Eilert, Elizabeth Walter, Avery Gates) 54.38
Fourth Place
Avery Gates Pole Vault 10-feet, 1-inch
Kara Eilert Shot Put 32-feet, 3-inches
Sixth Place
Avery Gates 200 Meter Dash 28.72
Kara Eilert Discus 90-feet, 1-inch
Clara Eilert 100 meter dash 13.15
The next action for the Blujay track team will be the Rock Hills Invitational on Friday, May 5 in Mankato with the field events starting at 3:00 and the track events starting at 4:00.