Belquist state qualifies in two more events

Kelsie Belquist, a freshman at New Rockford-Sheyenne High School has now received state qualifications in not one, not two, but six events for track. At the Lloyd Memorial Invite in Fessenden, Belquist state-qualified in the 200-meter dash and the long jump. Belquist also competed in the 300-meter hurdles, and received first place with her time of 45.00 seconds. Belquist also competed in the 4x400-relay with Katie Allmaras, Ava Peterson and Chloe Heinz. They received second place with a time of 4:29.89. They were 5.15 seconds short of first place.

Chloe Heinz competed in the 800-meter run and the 1,600-meter run. Heinz placed fourth in the 800-meter run, and sixth in the 1,600-meter run. Also competing in the 800-meter run was Allmaras and Peterson. Allmaras placed 10th and Peterson placed 13th.

Senior Chloe Guthmiller competed in the shot put and discus events. Guthmiller received 22nd place in the shot put, and 23rd in the discus.

The New Rockford-Sheyenne girls' team placed fifth overall, while the boys' team tied for 11th place.

For the boys, Hunter Johnson competed in the shot put and discus events. Johnson received eighth place with a shot of 37'09" in shot put, and received 12th place in discus with a throw of 92'11".

Porter Granger competed in the 400-meter dash, high jump and long jump. Granger received a no-time run for the 400-meter dash, placed fifth in the high jump, and 17th in the long jump.

Along with Granger, Vincent Ruppell competed in the long jump and placed 32nd. Ruppell also competed in the 100-meter dash, and the 200-meter dash. Ruppell placed 33rd in the 100-meter dash, and 34th in the 200-meter dash.

Girls' Team Scores

Rugby 245.5, Harvey/Wells County 105, Griggs Midkota 105, Benson County 48, New Rockford-Sheyenne 46, North Star 29, Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 28, Nelson County 20.33, Rolette/Wolford 16.83, Northern Lights 11.83, Barnes County North 9, Glenburn 5.5.

Individual Girls' Results

200-Meter Dash: Kelsie Belquist (1st), 25.81

800-Meter Run: Chloe Heinz (4th), 2:40.25; Katie Allmaras (10th), 2:50.84; Ava Peterson (13th), 2:53.01

1,600-Meter Run: Chloe Heinz (6th), 5:59.85

300-Meter Hurdles: Kelsie Belquist (1st), 45.00

4x400 Relay: Kelsie Belquist, Ava Peterson, Chloe Heinz and Katie Allmaras (2nd), 4:29.89

Shot Put: Chloe Guthmiller (22nd), 25'04"

Discus: Chloe Guthmiller (23rd), 65'11"

Long Jump: Kelsie Belquist (1st), 17'04"

Boys' Team Scores

Rugby 162.5, Harvey/Wells County 140.5, Griggs Midkota 87.5, Benson County 78.5, Barnes County North 52, Glenburn 50, Northern Lights 37, North Star 35, Nelson County 32, Rolette/Wolford 17, Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 4, New Rockford-Sheyenne 4.

Individual Boys' Results

100-Meter Dash: Vincent Ruppell (33rd), 15.81

200-Meter Dash: Vincent Ruppell (34th), 33.75

400-Meter Dash: Porter Granger (NT)

Shot Put: Hunter Johnson (8th), 37'09"

Discus: Hunter Johnson (12th), 92'11"

High Jump: Porter Granger (5th), 5'04"

Long Jump: Porter Granger (17th), 16'10"; Vincent Ruppell (32nd), 11'05"