OREGON - Coming off of spring break, the Monroe boys and girls track and field teams headed to the Oregon triangular meet on Tuesday to compete against a couple of area teams in multiple events.
Due to errors in the scoring system, the boys team scores were not calculated. Despite the mishap, a couple of Cheesemakers turned in solid performances in their respective events. Senior Jake Hirsbrunner was the multi-event winner, placing first in the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.6 seconds. He also placed first in the high jump with a height of 6 feet, 2 inches. Dakota Phillips also took the top spot in several events, placing first in the 200 (22.9) and helping the 400 relay team of Seth Calaway, Charlie Kind, and Forrest Klug-Hanson to a first-place finish first in the event with a time of 44.6 seconds. The 1,600 relay team also captured a first-place finish with a time of 3 minutes, 42.1 seconds. Finishing a solid night for the boys was a surprise performance by Noah Tostrud in the 3,200, which he won with a time of 9:54.7.
"Noah's run was really impressive, especially considering that it was his first time running the event," boys coach Curt Miller said. "This is why I love small meets like this. We get to see a lot of stuff from everybody, and it gives the kids a chance to get their marks out and see how much they've progressed."
On the girls side, the Cheesemakers ended the night with three first-place finishes. Abby Oudinot took first place in the triple jump 33-0 3/4. The 3,200 relay team of Ciara Kaderly, Kayla Einbeck, Jordan Hirsbrunner, and Isabel Bazley placed first with a time of 10:51.62. Hirsbrunner and Bazley also helped anchor a first-place finish for the 1,600 meter relay team with a time of 4:30.18.
While his team captured some solid placings, girls coach Doug Miller felt that the one-week spring layoff may have had slight effect on his team's performance.
"As a whole, it kind of looked like we just came off of spring break," he said. "We looked a little bit off. It's nothing major and isn't something we can't fix soon. Tonight's competition was good for us to get up on our legs again, (but) we got some interesting things to take a look at, and hopefully we can perform better in the upcoming days."
Due to errors in the scoring system, the boys team scores were not calculated. Despite the mishap, a couple of Cheesemakers turned in solid performances in their respective events. Senior Jake Hirsbrunner was the multi-event winner, placing first in the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.6 seconds. He also placed first in the high jump with a height of 6 feet, 2 inches. Dakota Phillips also took the top spot in several events, placing first in the 200 (22.9) and helping the 400 relay team of Seth Calaway, Charlie Kind, and Forrest Klug-Hanson to a first-place finish first in the event with a time of 44.6 seconds. The 1,600 relay team also captured a first-place finish with a time of 3 minutes, 42.1 seconds. Finishing a solid night for the boys was a surprise performance by Noah Tostrud in the 3,200, which he won with a time of 9:54.7.
"Noah's run was really impressive, especially considering that it was his first time running the event," boys coach Curt Miller said. "This is why I love small meets like this. We get to see a lot of stuff from everybody, and it gives the kids a chance to get their marks out and see how much they've progressed."
On the girls side, the Cheesemakers ended the night with three first-place finishes. Abby Oudinot took first place in the triple jump 33-0 3/4. The 3,200 relay team of Ciara Kaderly, Kayla Einbeck, Jordan Hirsbrunner, and Isabel Bazley placed first with a time of 10:51.62. Hirsbrunner and Bazley also helped anchor a first-place finish for the 1,600 meter relay team with a time of 4:30.18.
While his team captured some solid placings, girls coach Doug Miller felt that the one-week spring layoff may have had slight effect on his team's performance.
"As a whole, it kind of looked like we just came off of spring break," he said. "We looked a little bit off. It's nothing major and isn't something we can't fix soon. Tonight's competition was good for us to get up on our legs again, (but) we got some interesting things to take a look at, and hopefully we can perform better in the upcoming days."
