Wayzata Runners Alumni Report - Week Ending 2/22

Welcome to the Wayzata High School Alumni Indoor Track Report for the week ending February 22, 2015. Let's take a quick tour around the country to see how Wayzata graduates are faring for their colleges.

Note: This story will be updated as the weekend progresses. Please check back for updates. In addition, if you have a Wayzata alum athlete that is missing from this story, please email me
with updates so I can include them.  

Sunday edition 

Adam Brandt (Class of '13) - University of St. Thomas

Brandt competed at the St. Olaf Tostrud Classic, in Northfield on Feb 21. He ran a 9:23.04 3000, placing 10th overall. 

Full Results.
St. Thomas recap. 







Aaron Breyer (Class of '14) - South Dakota

At the USD Twilight Vermillion, S.D. held on Feb 20, Breyer placed 4th in the Men's Mile with a 4:31.20 clocking. Breyer then doubled, winning the 1000 meters in a time of 2:38.23. A nice victory for the true freshman workhorse. Breyer's 1K time currently sits 8th fastest in the D1 Summit League.

"South Dakota’s distance program racked up six total wins. Junior Kelsey Barrett captured the women’s mile in 5:15.75 while sophomore Mach Dojiok clocked 1:57.33 to win the men’s 800. Sophomore Lottie Grimshaw and freshman Aaron Breyer each added wins in the 1,000 meter run. The Coyotes also swept the top-three places in the men’s and women’s 3,000-meter run. Senior Taylor Chapman led the way for the men with a time of 8:41.76 and freshman Bailey Oettel took the women’s side in 10:34.82."

Full Results.

USD Recap.

McKenna Evans (Class of '14) - University of Nevada

Next indoor meet is 2/26 - 2/28, Mountain West Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, N.M.











Big Board Note - Evans is on the Big Board this season for having one of the fastest Distance Medley Relay times in the Mountain Region, D1.

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Mary Franke (Class of '14) - Colorado State

Injury issues have interrupted Franke's freshman year, and she has been red-shirted. She continues to workout with the Rams team and is currently gearing up for the outdoor season where she will run unattached. Next race TBD.










Annika Halverson (Class of '14) - Bethel (MN)

Halverson competed at the at the Parent's Day Open, at the U of MN on 2/21. She placed 3rd in the mile with a time of 5:01.69, just off her season best of 5:00.99.

Full Results. 

Bethel team recap. 

The Bethel women's track and field team had a great showing at the Darren Young Classic at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, with a top-four team finish. Individually, the Royals' top highlight came courtesy of Annika Halverson (Wayzata, Minn.) who continued her marvelous rookie season with an outstanding performance in the one-mile run. For her performance, the MIAC sports information directors honored Halverson Wednesday with the MIAC Women's Indoor Track Athlete-of-the-Week. Full story.

Big Board Note - Halverson is on the Big Board this season for having one of the fastest mile times in the Central Region, D3.

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Brian Jarvey (Class of '12) - University of St. Thomas

At U of Minn. Snowshoe Open held at the University of Minnesota on Feb 20, Jarvey anchored the Tommie 4x400 to a 3rd place finish time of 3:19.76. Full Results.

St. Thomas recap. 








Big Board Note - Jarvey is on the Big Board this season for having one of the fastest 4x400 Relay and 400 times in the Central Region, D3.

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Joe Meister (Class of '13) - UW-Eau Claire

Meister competed at the Big Dog Invitational in Stevens Point, WI on Feb 21. He placed 16th in the mile running a 4:31.90.

Full results. 
UWEC team recap. 







Adam Moline (Class of '12) - UW-Eau Claire

Moline competed at the Big Dog Invitational in Stevens Point, WI on Feb 21. He ran leadoff in the Distance Medley relay, with the team clocking a 10:01.03 for 4th place in a tight finish. 

Full results. 
UWEC team recap.








Big Board Note - Moline is on the Big Board this season for having one of the fastest 800 times in the Midwest Region, D3.

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James Smith (Class of '14) - Cornell (NY)

James competed at the Deneault Memorial meet, Ithaca, N.Y., Feb 21. James took 5th in the 200 with a time of 23.09 and 2nd in the 400 with a time of 50.99.

"On the track, the Big Red men were impressive in the long sprints and middle distances.  Freshmen Stanford Cooper (50.23) and James Smith (50.99) went one-two in the 400. A quartet of sophomores swept the 500:  Will Gibson (1:07.17), Richard Zidani (1:07.23), Justin Love (1:07.30) and Wynn Curtis (1:07.30).  Junior Connor Herr won the 800 (1:56.15, just .01 from an IC4A qualifier) with freshman Tim Boston (1:56.55) in close pursuit in second."

Full Results. Cornell recap.


Michael Smith (Class of '14) - Cornell (NY)

Michael had the weekend off from competing.












Big Board Note - Smith is on the Big Board this season for having one of the fastest 4x400 Relay times in the Northeast Region, D1.

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Alayna Sonnesyn (Class of '14) - Vermont

Next Nordic ski event is the EISA Championships (at St. Lawrence) Feb 27-28.











Josh Thorson (Class of '12) - UW-Eau Claire

At Pointer Eastbay Invitational, Feb 21.

Thorson competed at the Big Dog Invitational in Stevens Point, WI on Feb 21. He ran anchor in the Distance Medley relay, with the team clocking a 10:01.03 for 4th place in a tight finish. 

Full results. 
UWEC team recap.





Big Board Note - Thorson is on the Big Board this season for having one of the fastest mile times and the fastest 3000 time in the Midwest Region, D3.

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Upper Midwest Notable News

Erin Teschuk (NDSU)

Competed at the Alex Wilson Invitational, South Bend, Indiana. Feb 21.

Teschuk, Milbrath, Andrushko & Van Beek run 11:10.49 in the distance medley at Notre Dame. New school record by, oh, you know, 25 SECONDS!
— NDSU Track & Field (@NDSUTrackField) February 21, 2015

Bison team recap. Full results.




In case you missed it, Teschuk was honored with the Flotrack KICK OF THE WEEK: Erin Teschuk vs. Nicol Traynor.

Watch more videos on Flotrack

Big Board Note - Teschuk is on the Big Board this season for having the #1 fastest mile and 3000 times in the Midwest Region, D1.

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