A look at Minnesota's track and field top 10 freshman boys by event.
Winner of the fan poll for Best Male Track and Field Athlete of the Year is Shane Streich (Waseca).
Winner of the fan poll for Best Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year is Meleah Biermaier (Thief River Falls).
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- A quartet of recent Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) graduates received an exceptional honor from the NCAA this week, as all four were announced as recipients of the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. The University of St. Thomas' Angela and Erika Tipp, Gustavus Adolphus College's Elizabeth Weiers and St. Olaf College's Grant Wintheiser each received the scholarship to assist with their continued educational pursuits. (via www.miacathletics.com)
It was almost a foregone conclusion Sally and Sydney O’Brien would excel at whatever sport they played. (via Southernminn.com)
FERGUS FALLS, Minn.--The last thing Moorhead Park Christian high school boys basketball coach Josh Lee will remember about Connor Kvalvog is his smile. It was a smile that got Connor out of trouble. It was a smile Lee saw as Kvalvog got into a pickup to head to Wisconsin for a basketball ... (via Grand Forks Herald)
Waseca graduate and six-time state champion runner Shane Streich continued his storied career last weekend when he competed at the U.S. Army Midwest Distance Classic. (via Southernminn.com)
Alexandria junior Bethany Hasz continued her state dominance in long distance running track events, claiming state championships in both the girls Class AA 3,200 meter and 1,600 meter runs at Hamline University in St. Paul this past weekend.(via Echo Press)
ST PAUL, Minn. – Delano senior Marissa Bartels is out to prove that just because she has spina bifida, that does not mean she can't compete with (via KARE)
Whether he darts out to the lead, is chasing from behind or hunts from the middle of the pack, all he does is win. (via Southernminn.com)
Alexandria's Bethany Hasz did not have her running partner in twin sister Megan in Friday's Class AA 3200 meter run final, however, Hasz proved more than capable of carrying the proverbial torch en route to a dominating first place state title finish with a time of 10:26.40. "This race was kind ... (via Echo Press)
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