ST. MICHAEL -- The Bemidji High 歪歪漫画 track and field teams will be well represented at the state meet.
The Lumberjacks advanced numerous girls racers to state at the Section 8-3A finals on Saturday in St. Michael, with multiple BHS runners taking first in their respective events.
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The Jacks were led by the girls 4x800-meter relay team of Regan DeWitt, Mia Hoffmann, Mary Beth Mathews and Lauren Berg, which took first place in 9:39.00. Berg also advanced to state by winning the 300 hurdles with a season-best time of 45.60, while DeWitt advanced by taking second in the 800 with a personal record of 2:20.38.
Mady Schmidt qualified for state in the 100 hurdles, posting a second-place finish in 15.38.
The girls 4x400 relay team of Josie Aitken, Mathews, DeWitt and Berg also qualified, finishing in second place at 4:04.28, a season best.
鈥淚t's an extremely productive day,鈥� girls head coach Brian Berntsen said. 鈥淚'm very proud of everything they have done this year. All the work they've put in, they've earned everything they've gotten this year.鈥�
The boys 4x800 relay of Bryce Kondos, Isaak McDonald, Brooks Matetich and Paul Louvar just missed the cut, finishing .09 seconds behind second-place Brainerd to take third place in 8:07.01. It was a similar story for the boys 4x400 team of Seth Newby, McDonald, Louvar and Matetich, which took third with a time of 3:28.05, only .18 seconds back of Moorhead.
鈥淚 just feel bad for the kids,鈥� boys head coach Steve Sniede said. 鈥淭hey worked really hard. Especially that 4x400, they ran amazing today. I mean, they were flying, and it just wasn't quite fast enough. This section is insanely difficult. There's so many good teams that we had our A-game in the 4x4 and it just wasn't quite enough. And same thing with the 4x800. (But) we had a lot of PRs today, and you can't be upset about that.鈥�
As a team, the Bemidji boys finished eighth of eight teams with 34 team points. Moorhead (167), St. Michael-Albertville (161.5) and Brainerd (98) took the top three spots.
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The girls finished in a tie for fifth with 60 points. St. Michael-Albertville (202.5), Brainerd (112) and Moorhead (88) comprised the top three.
Bemidji鈥檚 state qualifiers will next race at the Class 3A state prelims at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 9, back in St. Michael.
Boys Team Results
1-Moorhead 167; 2-St. Michael-Albertville 161.5; 3-Brainerd 98; 4-Buffalo 86; 5-Elk River 58; 6-Sartell-St. Stephen 52; 7-Rogers 39.5; 8-Bemidji 34.
Girls Team Results
1-St. Michael-Albertville 202.5; 2-Brainerd 112; 3-Moorhead 88.5; 4-Buffalo 63; T5-Bemidji 60; T5-Rogers 60; T5-Sartell-St. Stephen 60; 8-Elk River 55.
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