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April 26, 2017
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the Detroit Lakes Girls Track TEam — Row 1 (L to R): Ava Geffre, Hailey Blonigan, Kendra Kvebak, Lydia Gag, Clara Livermore, Johanna Jernberg, Leah Chavez, Liz Kvebak, Abbi Smith, Taylor Tucker, Grace Lawrence, Sidney Lundberg. Row 2: Hope Weidemann, Elise Lakin, Zoe Allen, Sydney Goldstein, Cortney Brodsho, Lyla Hansen, Ashley Kolenda, Mary Nelmark, Grace Van Offelen, Josie Harrier, Peyton Jernberg, Brina Smith, Cora Okeson, Karrigan Hallisey, Whitney Schons, Madison Bowers. Row 3: Ava Steinmetz, Kennedy Hegg, Katie McConkey, Maren Daggett, Liberty Oche-Niewind, Emily Skjonsberg, Amber Haarstick, Tosha Noel, Kaitlyn Cameron, Natalie Nelmark, Kenzie Ostlie, Skylar DeBoer, Casey Goltz, Hanna Howard, Erin Milligan, Anneka Lindstrom, Emma Disse, Livi Hanninen, Anna Payne, Sarah Tangen. Row 4: Nicole Swanson, Cara Seaberg, Riley Chase, Chelsy Johnson, Hope Hansen, Lizzie Johnson, Ellen Teiken, Josie Retz, Dannah Nephew, Heather Kunkel, Haidyn Gunderson, Casey Jenson, Sydney Goltz, Emily Larson, Katrina Okeson, Carly Fritz, Emma Fegely, Brooke Tulius, Gabby Fredrickson
Price lone state competitor returning for DL girls By ROBERT WILLIAMS rwilliams@dlnewspapers.com
Getting out of Section 8AA and advancing to the state track and field championships is no small task and the Lakers girls track team looks to have at least one entrant signed up for a few more years after Breanna Price advanced to state as a freshman in the discus throw. Price was seeded sixth in her flight of eight throwers entering with a qualifying distance of 132-08, but placed eighth in her preliminary discus flight with a throw of 113-10. Price made her state debut, but also returns as the thrower to beat as the defending section champion. Jackson Hegg is another young name who made a push to the section podium last year placing sixth as an eighth-grader in the 300m hurdles after being
seeded ninth. Hegg also brings the calm of being able to handle pressure from her state tournament appearances with the three-time state champion DL gymnastics team. Two other gymnasts, senior Leah Chavez and junior Emma Disse, return with the sisterly duo of Naomi (senior) and sophomore Emily Larson in relays. The foursome placed eighth at sections last year in the 4x100m race. Another young face sure to be in the news for some time is eighth-grader Gabby Fredrickson. Fredrickson has multiple wins early this season in the high jump after coming on strong last year. Senior Dannah Nephew has joined up with Price to be a strong one-two punch in throws for the Laker girls. Nephew has set personal bests in both discus and shot put early in the
season and has multiple top five finishes already, including a discus victory in Fergus Falls in place of Price at a meet held during spring break. The Laker jumpers have gotten decent returns from four different competitors in sophomores Karrigan Hallisey, Peyton Jernberg and Teeya Doppler, along with senior Josie Harrier. Jernberg and Hegg have also used their gymnastics experience in the pole vault. Emily Larson has been the early season leader in sprints and was joined by Hegg and Disse last season in short distance. The main focus of the team, according to Head Coach Mike Labine, is getting up to speed for the section True Team meet in May. DL was denied a trip to state True Team last year by Perham after winning four in a row from 2011-2015.
The Lakers have two home meets in the same week this season. DL hosts the Fredrickson Invitational May 4 at 3 p.m. and Section True Team at noon on Tuesday, May 9. The MSHSL Section 8AA prelims will be held at Moorhead High School Wednesday, May 31. The finals will take place at Sauk Rapids-Rice high school Saturday, June 3. The 2017 Detroit Lakes girls track schedule: April 28 at Lake Park May 4 at Detroit Lakes 9 at Detroit Lakes 11 at Frazee 16 at Staples-Motley
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Emily Larson is one of the Lakers’ versatile performers on a team looking to get back to state True Team .
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