Lakeville Athletes Compete at Hamline Elite Meet

The Lakeville North and Lakeville South boys and girls track and field teams were well-represented Friday at the Hamline Elite meet in St. Paul.

North’s girls 4x100 meter team took second with a 49.94 time, second only to Hopkins’ 48.34, which set a new meet record.

The Panthers got three fourth-place finishes at the meet. Jenny Svobodny finished fourth with a 39-foot, 11-inch toss in the girls shot put competition, while Emma Erickson took fourth with a 121-foot, seven-inch performance in the discus and Angie Anyaogu finished fourth in the girls 100 meter dash with a 12.91 time.

In the girls 3200 meter run, North’s Taylor Perkins took fifth with a 11:20.39 finish. In the girls high jump, Max Leake tied for eighth at five feet, 0 inches. In the boys shot put, the Panthers’ Jake Weber took 10th with a toss of 50 feet, 7.25 inches.

For Lakeville South, Morgan Pieri finished fourth overall in the girls high jump with a final leap of five feet, two inches. In the 4x800 meter relay, Megan Barry, Erin Kilbride, Megan Kilbride and Annie Brekken finished 10th overall with a time of 9:57.30.

The Hamline Elite meet is a statewide qualify-only event based on the athletes’ previous results during the 2011 season.