Ulrich, Belquist bring home first place from Fessenden Track Meet

The New Rockford-Sheyenne track team traveled to Fessenden to compete in the Fessenden Track Meet on Saturday, May 15. Two Rocket athletes brought home first-place finishes.

Evan Ulrich was one of the two Rocket athletes to place first in an event. Ulrich competed in the shot put and discus events. He received first place with his shot of 42’11” in shot put and fourth place with his throw of 117’02” in discus.

Along with Ulrich, Hunter Johnson competed in the discus and shot put events. Johnson placed third in shot put and received a “no distance” in discus.

Connor Knatterud competed in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash. Knatterud placed eighth in the 100-meter and received a “did not start” in both the 200-meter and 400-meter.

Kelsie Belquist was the second Rocket athlete to bring home first place. Belquist competed in the 100-meter dash, 300-meter hurdles and triple jump. She received first place in the 100-meter, first place in the 300-meter hurdles and second place in the triple jump.

Another top scorer for the Rockets was Chloe Heinz. Heinz competed in the 800-meter run, 1,600-meter run, 3,200-meter run and javelin. Heinz placed second in the 1,600-meter and fifth in javelin. She received a “did not start” in both the 800-meter run and the 3,200-meter run.

Katie Allmaras and Ava Peterson also competed in the 800-meter run. Allmaras received eighth place with a time of 2:50.22, and Peterson wasn’t far behind in ninth place with a time of 2:52.36. Peterson and Allmaras were also contestants in the 400-meter dash. Allmaras placed 14th and Peterson placed 16th.

The girls’ team placed seventh out of 14 teams and the boys’ team placed 10th out of 15 teams.

Girls’ Team Scores

Carrington 157, Shiloh Christian 100.5, Linton/HMB 67, North Star 65, Harvey/Wells County 65, Benson County 59, New Rockford-Sheyenne 41, South Border (Wishek/Ashley) 31, Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 30, Southern McLean (Washburn/Wilton/Wing) 26, Central McLean 23, Kidder County 16, Rolette/Wolford 9.5, Northern Lights 8.

NR-S Individual Results

100-Meter Dash: Kelsie Belquist (1st), 12.52

400-Meter Dash: Katie Allmaras (14th), 1:07.79; Ava Peterson (16th), 1:09.50

800-Meter Run: Katie Allmaras (8th), 2:50.22; Ava Peterson (9th), 2:52.36; Chloe Heinz (DNS)

1,600-Meter Run: Chloe Heinz (2nd), 5:39.17

3,200-Meter Run: Chloe Heinz (DNS)

300-Meter Hurdles: Kelsie Belquist (1st), 45.75

Shot Put: Chloe Guthmiller (23rd), 25’1.50”; Trysta Thumb (33rd), 23’08”

Discus: Chloe Guthmiller (31st), 63’05”; Trysta Thumb (33rd), 60’04”

Javelin: Chloe Heinz (5th), 94’06”

Triple Jump: Kelsie Belquist (2nd), 35’01”

Boys’ Team Scores

Carrington 109, Harvey/Wells County 108, Shiloh Christian 80.5, Benson County 70, Southern McLean (Washburn/Wilton/Wing) 65.5, Kidder County 61, North Star 53, Northern Lights 31, Linton/HMB 25, New Rockford-Sheyenne 22, Central McLean 18, South Border (Wishek/Ashley) 18, Rolette/Wolford 17, Zeeland 6, Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 4.

NR-S Individual Results

100-Meter Dash: Connor Knatterud (8th), 12.13; Vincent Ruppell (24th), 15.64

200-Meter Dash: Vincent Ruppell (21st), 33.57; Connor Knatterud (DNS)

400-Meter Dash: Connor Knatterud (DNS)

Shot Put: Evan Ulrich (1st), 42’11”; Hunter Johnson (3rd), 41’07”

Discus: Evan Ulrich (4th), 117’02”; Hunter (ND)

Long Jump: Vincent Ruppell (21st), 11’06”