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Kelsie Belquist from NR-S runs stride for stride with Mya Schroeder from Carrington at the state meet in Bismarck
Bo Belquist soars at state track meet.
Just like his uncle, Alex, did 15 years to the day, NR-S junior Bo Belquist surpassed what even he may have thought possible.
Over two days of the State Track and Field Meet at the MDU Resources Community Bowl Friday and Saturday, May 24-25, Belquist, in addition to the two short sprints, aimed for glory in his best events, the long and triple jump.
He did more than that, capturing the state long jump crown on Friday with a 21' 8 3/4" effort, then obliterating his own school record in the triple jump Saturday by flying 45' 6 1/2".
The Friday victory for Belquist came by just one-quarter inch, edging out Beulah's runner-up, Johnnie Brown, and surpassing Grant County/Flasher's Connor Ottmar in third by just 2 1/4 inches.
It would take a Herculean effort on his final jump Saturday to leapfrog triple jump leader Michael Hall of Kindred, whose best effort was 44' 4 3/4" going into that attempt.
Along with the two titles, Belquist achieved top-10 times in both the 100 (11.47) and 200-meter dashes (23.24).
His 20 points represented all of the NR-S boys' scoring at the state meet, putting the Rockets in a 12th-place tie with Northern Lights.
Bo wasn't the only Belquist to make waves at the Bowl. Seventh grader Kelsie advanced to the finals in both the 300-meter hurdles, where she ran a career-best 47.78 to take seventh, and the 400-meter dash, where her time of 1:00.34 was sixth.
The Rocket boys were also represented by the 4x400-meter relay team which placed 20th overall. Team members were Billy Fleming, Johnny Grann, Nick Berglund and Parker Granger.
Hannah Haley had the 11th-fastest time for NR-S in the girls' 100 hurdles (17.28), and Haley and Belquist teamed up with Brianna Price and Elizabeth Widmer to just finish out of the points in the 4x400 in 4:14.48, taking ninth.
Kelsie Belquist finish ed 10th overall in the girls' triple jump, flying 33'3".
State Class B Track and Field Meet, Bismarck
Fri.-Sat., May 24-25
Boys' Top 15 Team Scores
Kindred 71.5, New Town 56, Dickinson Trinity 54, Hillsboro/Central Valley 53, Central Cass 42.5, Edgeley-Kulm 38, Bowman Co. 33.5, Beulah and Milnor-Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 32, Fargo Oak Grove 28, Rugby 26, Northern Lights and NR-S 20, Oakes and Stanley 16, Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark 14, Grafton 13.
NR-S Boys' Results
100-Meter Dash: Bo Belquist (10th), 11.47
200-Meter Dash: Belquist (10th), 23.24
4x400-Meter Relay: Billy Fleming, Johnny Grann, Nick Berglund, Parker Granger (20th), 3:51.46
Long Jump: Belquist (1st), 21' 8 3/4"
Triple Jump: Belquist (1st), 45' 6 1/2" (new NR-S school record, old record 43' 9 1/4", Belquist, 2019)
Girls' Top 15 Team Scores
Rugby 84.5, Thompson 67.5, Langdon/Edmore/Munich 40, Central Cass 38, Oakes 36.5, Hillsboro/Central Valley 33, Beulah 32, Milnor-Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 30, Parshall 29, Garrison/Max 25, Killdeer 23.5, Dickinson Trinity 20.5, Nelson Co. and Carrington 20, Kidder Co. 17.5, HWC 16.
NR-S Girls' Results
400-Meter Dash: Kelsie Belquist (5th-preliminaries), 1:01.09; (6th-finals), 1:00.34
100-Meter Hurdles: Hannah Haley (11th), 17.28
300-Meter Hurdles: Belquist (9th-prelims), 49.08; (7th-finals), 47.78
4x400-Meter Relay: Brianna Price, Haley, Elizabeth Widmer, Belquist (9th), 4:14.48
Triple Jump: Belquist (10th), 33'3"
