Basketball Players Excel in Track

#1 posting 6.9.2007
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BASKETBALL PLAYERS IN TRACK
The Minnesota State track meet is going on this weekend and some results are already over with basketball players playing a big part.
CLASS AA
In the High Jump it was pretty much an all basketball field.
Hanna Muegge of Hopkins (Metro Stars Black) won the event at 5-5 topping section rival Lauren Young of Edina (Metro Stars 19 & Colorado State) by one inch at 5-4.
Katie Loberg of Princeton (North Tartan 15) finished third at 5-4.
Danielle Daniels of North St. Paul and next year St. Paul Johnson came in at fourth with a 5-4. Daniels plays with East Metro Elite in the spring/summer.
Tied for fifth is Heather Brunn of Rogers with a 5-2.
In 8th was Jessica Butler of Grand Rapids at 5-2.
So of the top 9 places 6 were basketball players.

In the Long Jump a few basketball players made noise.
Becky Theisen of New Prague finished second with a 17-9.
Hanna Muegge was busy as she picked up a 5th with a jump of 17-4.75.

In the Discus the top basketball finish was Jessica Cagle of Grand Rapids with a throw of 139-4. LaiShema Hampton of St. Louis Park finished in 3rd place with 135-00. Rounding out the finishers at 9th place was Kristi Loobeek of Armstrong with a 110-5.

CLASS A
In the 3200 a pair of basketball players went 1 & 2. Nikki Swenson of Lac Qui Parle-Dawson-Boyd clocked in with 11:00.77 while 7th grader Marissa Janning of Watertown-Mayer finished at 11:14.6. One more basketball player finished 8th: Kelsey Aune of East Grand Forks with a 11:33.07.

In the High Jump basketball players didn't rule the roost as much as in AA. Coming in at 4th place was Maranda Dohrn of Lake City with a 5-4. Erica Nord of Aggasiz Valley (Barnesville is part of that grouping) finished 9th with a 5-2.

The state track meet continues today.

TOURNAMENTS THIS WEEKEND
43 Hoops is hosting the AAU tournament this weekend.
MYAS has a variety of options. The older teams are at Rogers this weekend.

If I missed someone in the track world it is because you haven't emailed me your results. Do so & I will get your information up. Go to my profile and email me.

Next up: more states, college and a Look at the Lynx later today on their game against Los Angeles.