The boys and girls track teams performed well in their last meet heading to Districts, with first-place finishes in multiple events and athletes continuing to record personal records. Competing against ten other high school teams, St. Michael's teams finished in 1st place for JV boys, 2nd place for varsity boys and for varsity girls, and 4th place for JV girls.
Notable performers for the meet included: Angel Cordova (’25), with four 1st place finishes (including two relays) and Christian Dang (’27), with three 1st place finishes (including two relays) in JV boys; Ethan Dang (’25), with two 1st place finishes and a 2nd place finish; Harlee Hillert (’27), with two first place finishes and a second place finish; Mia Kropewnicki (’27) with a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finish in three field events.
The outstanding performance of the meet was recorded by Jack Queralt (’25) who ran away with the 800M title in his first ever 800M race. Running in the second heat, Jack ran like a seasoned veteran of the event and easily won his heat with the fastest overall time in the two heats.
Point scorers for the teams included:
For varsity boys – The team finished 2nd overall
400M – Jack Queralt (’25) – 6th; 800M – Jack Queralt (’25) – 1st (PR), Jake Broxterman (’25) – 2nd (PR); 3200M – Ben Greff (’27) – 3rd ; 110H – William Talbot (’25) – 1st (PR); 300H – William Talbot – 3rd (PR); 4x100M Relay (Isidore, Mack, Hodapp, Kovacs) – 3rd; 4x200M Relay (Hodapp, E. Dang, Ogden, Kovacs) – 2nd; 4x400M Relay (Hodapp, E. Dang, Barkley, Ogden) – 1st (SB); Long Jump – Ethan Dang (’25) – 1st (PR); Triple Jump – Bo Ogden (’26) – 2nd
For JV boys – The team finished 1st overall
100M – Angel Cordova (’25) – 1st , Diego Flores (’27) – 3rd; 200M – Ale De La Cerda (’26) – 3rd ; 400M – Ale De La Cerda (’26) – 2nd (PR); 800M – Evan Vier (’26) – 1st (PR), Josh McCarty (’26) – 3rd (PR); 1600M – – Evan Vier (’26) – 1st, Josh McCarty (’27) – 2nd; 300H – Justin Thar (’27) – 3rd; 4x100M Relay (Flores, Anderson, C. Dang, Cordova – 1st; 4X200M Relay (Flores, Anderson, C. Dang, Cordova) – 1st; Long Jump – Angel Cordova (’25) – 1st, Diego Flores (‘25) – 2nd; Triple Jump – Christian Dang (’27) – 1st; Shot Put – George Ramirez (’27) – 6th (PR); Discus – Nico Anderson (’27) – 4th (PR). Pole Vault – Justin Thar (’27) – 1st.
For varsity girls – The team finished 2nd overall
100M - Kyra Lorenz (’25) – 5th; 200M – Aria Koberg (’26) – 4th, Annabel Kadenacy (’27) – 5th; 400M – Laney Kalsu (’24) – 2nd; 100H – Ruthie Zboril (’27) - 5th (PR); 300H – Claire Lawler (’24) – 4th; 4X200M Relay (Nanez, Lorenz, Kadenacy, Koberg) – 1st (SB); 4X400M Relay (Lorenz, Koberg, Kadenacy, Kalsu) – 1st (SB); Long Jump – Kyra Lorenz – 3rd (PR); Triple Jump – Ruthie Zboril – 4th (PR); High Jump – Mia Kropewnicki (’26) – 1st, Claire Lawler – 3rd; Shot Put – Mia Kropewnicki – 3rd (PR); Discus – Mia Kropewnicki – 2nd (PR); Pole Vault – Claire Lawler – 3rd (PR), Ruthie Zboril – 4th (PR)
For JV girls – The team finished 2nd overall
400M – Riley Owen (’27) – 1st (PR), Harlee Hillert (’26) – 2nd (PR); 800M – Harlee Hillert (’26) – 1st , Clare Dolan(’27) – 3rd; 4X100M Relay (Dubois, Owen, S. Creixell, A. Creixell) – 2nd; 4X400M Relay (Marcus, Owen, Dolan, Hillert) – 1st
St. Michael's will host the TAPPS 5A District 3 Championships on Tuesday, April 9th. Come out and support the Crusaders as they race to qualify for Regionals!