Rainna Jameson is one of our inaugural Fabulous Five for the 2023 outdoor season
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Welcome to a new series by MileSplit Minnesota...the Fabulous Five!!
The Fabulous Five highlights five individuals each week of the 2023 Minnesota outdoor track and field season that stood out to us from the previous weeks' track and field meets.
The purpose of these five performances isn't to highlight state records or only top-ten performances. It's to highlight performances from across Minnesota that stood out in recent meet results. Any kind of result/performance is applicable.
Note: This is not a ranking of the five best performances of the week. This is a feature of five outstanding performances of our choice. There were many fantastic performances that were not highlighted in this feature.
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Related:
2023 Outdoor Head of the Class T&F Rankings (Class A)
2023 Outdoor Head of the Class T&F Rankings (Class AA)
2023 Outdoor Head of the Class T&F Rankings (Class AAA)
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Shay Payne Smashes PRs at Rosemount Quad
Coming into the season Shay Payne a Rosemount senior had a respectable personal best time of 12.83 in the 100m and had never run in the 200m at a meet. Now, Payne is the state leader in the 100m and ranks #32 in the 200m in Minnesota after only one meet.
Payne's time of 12.20 in the 100m was an improvement over last season's mark of 12.83 from the South Suburban Conference meet. Her PR of 0.63 seconds is the second biggest improvement by a Minnesota girl this season, only behind Hattie Anderson who improved by 0.85 seconds so far.
| Rank | Athlete | School | 2022 100m Time | 2023 100m Time | Difference |
| 1 | Minneapolis Washburn | 13.52 | 12.67 | 0.85 | |
| 2 | Rosemount | 12.83 | 12.20 | 0.63 | |
| 3 | Sleepy Eye | 13.38 | 12.81 | 0.57 | |
| 4 | Rosemount | 13.42 | 12.90 | 0.52 | |
| 5 | Rosemount | 13.41 | 12.90 | 0.51 |
Her time of 12.20 ranks hers tied for 82nd all-time in Minnesota and ranks her #3 all-time in Rosemount school history only behind Mackenzie Jacobson (12.08) and Jaylene Gerenz (11.96).
Payne is also a standout soccer player who is committed to play collegiately for the University of Denver.
Jayda Wilson Vaults 11' 8" for #5 All-Time MN Girls Freshmen Best Mark
The state leader in the pole vault for Minnesota girls is Roseville's Jayda Wilson and it's not particularly close. Wilson has started off the season hot with new PRs in the 100m hurdles, long jump, and pole vault. Her pole vault mark of 11' 8" is eight inches better than MN #2 Madeline Kaufman of Eden Prairie.
While she is the state leader, Wislons mark of 11' 8" is also a historic mark that ranks #5 all-time for Minnesota freshmen girls.
All-Time MN Freshmen Girls PV Marks
| RANK | MARK | ATHLETE/TEAM | GRADE | MEET DATE PLACE |
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| 1 | 13-0 | Rochester Century High School | 2016 | |
| 1 | 13-0 | Mounds View High School | 2019 | |
| 3 | 12-6.25 | Willmar High School | 2003 | |
| 4 | 12-2.25 | North Branch High School | 2016 | |
| 5 | 11-8 | Roseville Area High School | 2026 | SEC Girls Relays 1st F |
| 5 | 11-8 | Blake School (The) | 2015 |
Wilson also currently ranks #7 nationally among all girls for the class of 2026 in the pole vault.
Anthony Winston Becomes First MN Boy to Jump 6' 8" or Higher in High Jump Since 2021
Approximately 150 Minnesota boys have jumped 6' 8" of higher in the high jump all-time. Incredibly Anthony Winston became the first Minnesota boy to jump that height in nearly two years. The last two individuals to do that were Peyton Johnsrud in April 2021 and Jacob Ziebarth in June 2021.
Winston this year is the Minnesota state leader in the high jump with his jump of 6' 8" being three inches better than MN #2 Tyce Smith. His mark of 6' 8" is also tied for 49th nationally for the 2023 outdoor season.
| RANK | MARK | ATHLETE/TEAM | GRADE | MEET DATE PLACE |
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| 1 | 6-8 | North Saint Paul High School | 2023 | Hastings Tri 1st F |
| 2 | 6-4 | North Saint Paul High School | 2010 | |
| 3 | 6-2 | North Saint Paul High School | 2019 | |
| 4 | 6-0 | North Saint Paul High School | 2015 | |
| 5 | 5-11 | North Saint Paul High School | 2010 | MSHSL Section 4AA Finals 6th F |
Winston's jump of 6' 8" was a huge PR over his previous personal best mark of 5' 10" from the 2021 outdoor season. Our database shows he didn't compete during the 2022 outdoor season.
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Mayson Stenzel a Potential Future StarMayson Stenzel is a 7th-grader from Maple River who last week at his first track and field meet and the first meet of the year for Maple River, ran a time of 10:24.20 in the 3200m at the Blue Earth Area Buc Invitational to finish 1st at the meet over six junior runners.
Off the bat 10:24.20 doesn't seem like an amazing time, but it is given context!
Stenzel ran the 3200m in the fastest time by a Minnesota boys 7th-grader since Elliott McArthur in May 2018. There McArthur ran a time of 10:08.29 which currently ranks at the #5 time by a 7th-grade boy all-time. Stenzels time of 10:24.20 ranks #11 all-time after just his first race as a 7th-grader.
MN 7th-Grade Boys Top All-Time 3200m Times
| RANK | TIME | ATHLETE/TEAM | GRADE | MEET DATE PLACE |
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| 1 | 10:06.52 | Minneapolis Washburn High School | 2019 | Blaze Invitational 3rd F |
| 2 | 10:06.92 | Waseca High School | 2015 | MSHSL Section 2A Finals 2nd F |
| 3 | 10:07.14 | Warroad High School | 2009 | |
| 4 | 10:07.93 | Stillwater High School | 2017 | |
| 5 | 10:08.29 | Mounds View High School | 2023 | |
| 6 | 10:09.06 | Maple Grove High School | 2015 | MSHSL Section 5AA Finals 16th F |
| 7 | 10:12.60 | Kasson-Mantorville High School | 2022 | MSHSL Section 1AA Finals 10th F |
| 8 | 10:19.84 | Grand Rapids High School | 2022 | |
| 9 | 10:19.90 | Waseca High School | 2016 | |
| 10 | 10:23.53 | Willmar High School | 2016 | MSHSL Section 2AA Finals 13th F |
| 11 | 10:24.20 | Maple River High School | 2028 |
Stenzel also ranks #2 nationally in the 3200m for the class of 2028 only behind Tyson Manley of Florida who ranks #1 with a time of 10:21.72. Now how low can Stenzel go this season? And can he break the class record?
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Rainna Jameson Jumps #2 All-Time MN Girls HJ Sophomore Mark
Rainna Jameson a sophomore at Park Cottage Grove High School, set herself up as an athlete to watch for now and for the foreseeable future with her performance at the East Ridge v. Forest Lake Dual last week when she jumped 5' 8" in the high jump.
Her jump fo 5' 8" ties her for #2 all-time among Minnesota sophomore girls with six other Minnesota girls and only behind 2x state high jump champion Katie Guse who had a jump of 5' 9" in June 2008.
| RANK | MARK | ATHLETE/TEAM | GRADE | MEET DATE PLACE |
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| 1 | 5-9 | Waseca High School | 2010 | |
| 2 | 5-8 | Park Cottage Grove High School | 2025 | |
| 2 | 5-8 | Kasson-Mantorville High School | 2015 | Hamline Elite Meet 1st F |
| 2 | 5-8 | Caledonia High School | 2013 | |
| 2 | 5-8 | Mounds View High School | 2005 | |
| 2 | 5-8 | Blaine High School | 2020 | |
| 2 | 5-8 | Mounds View High School | 2019 | |
| 2 | 5-8 | Lakeville South High School | 2015 | MSHSL Section 1AA Finals 2nd F |
Also in that group that Jameson is tied with for 2nd are current state record holders Madison Schmidt in the high jump and Julia Fixsen in the pole vault. Maybe an indicator of future success?