Linton’s Colin Hulm placed 8th in the 300-meter hurdles, and the Lion 400-meter relay team placed 7th during the State Class B Track Meet in Bismarck, May 23 and 24.

Hulm, a junior who set a personal best time while winning his heat, and finished with the 4th best time (:41.63) in the preliminaries, crossed the tape in :42.37 during the finals to place 8th. Rowdy Lund of Watford City was the champion in the event with a time of :39.92, and Aaron Grinsteinner (:40.73) of Dickinson Trinity was the runner-up.

The Lion 400-meter relay team, consisting of juniors Colin Hulm and Alex Deis, sophomore Monte Deis, and freshman Zach Serr, finished 6th (:45.82) in the preliminaries, was just one 1-hundredths of a second (:45.83) slower in the finals, but they finished in 7th place. Hazen (Brent Sorensen, Colton Burr, Jacob Erhardt and Brian Sorensen) won the event with a time of :44.82, and Lisbon (:45.01) was the runner-up.

Linton’s Kevin Schneider competed in two events on a rain-soaked track on the final day, but he did not reach the finals of either event. Schneider, a senior, leaped 38' 11" in the triple jump, which was not good enough to reach the final eight. Tyler Skaskivage of Hatton-Northwood won the event (42' 10"), while John Albus of Oakes was the runner-up (42' 6.5").

In the high jump, the Class B bar opened at 5 feet, 10 inches, which would have been a season-high jump for Schneider, and he came up short in his bid to reach the finals in the event. James Smith of Heart River won the event (6' 2"), while Chris Nordloef (6' 0") of Stanley-Powers Lake placed 2nd.

Alex Deis also competed in the 100-meter dash, but his preliminary time of :11.35 was not enough to put him in the finals. The event was won by Hazen’s Brian Sorensen (:11.11), who edged out Deland Weyrauch (:11.12) of Williams County for the title.

Hulm and Alex Deis, along with senior Zach Tesky and sophomore Jared Jacob, made up Linton’s 800-meter relay team, whose time of 1:36.53 in the preliminaries was not enough to get them to the finals. Watford City (Rowdy Lund, Tyler Fixen, Kevin Sanford and Justin Shipman) captured the state title (1:32.58), while Hazen placed 2nd (1:32.70) in the event.

Freshman Tobie Wald was the only other qualifier for Linton, but his time of :19.18 in the preliminaries of the 110-meter hurdles left him well short of reaching the finals. The event was won by Mott-Regent’s Blaise Kautzman (:15.06), and Bottineau’s Scott Roemmich (:15.15) finished 2nd.

Individual standouts in the Boys’ Division of the State Class B Meet were Hazen’s Brian Sorensen and Glenburn’s Seth Wisthoff.

Sorensen, a senior, was part of four state titles, including 3 individual crowns in the 100-meter dash (:11.11), 200-meter dash (:22.15) and 400-meter dash (:50.92). Sorensen was also the anchor on the State Champion 1,600-meter relay team (:44.82).

Wisthoff, who was selected as the 2008 Class B Boys Senior Track Athlete of the Year, won his third straight State crowns in both the shot put (59' 2") and discus (184' 0"). His effort in the discus broke the Class B State Record of 183' 11", set by Carrington’s Jim Kleinsasser in 1995.

Rugby’s Scott Grochow was selected as the 2008 Class B Boys Track Coach of the Year.

Boy’s Results

Team Standings

1. Hazen 86

2. Dickinson Trinity 66

3. Rugby 51

4. New Town 43

5. Watford City 37

6t. Glenburn 25

6t. Langdon-Munich 25

6t. Mott-Regent 25

6t. Richardton-Taylor 25

10. Bottineau 24

11. Thompson 23

12. Sheridan County-Ana. 22

13. Williams County 21

14t. Harvey 20

14t. Hatton-Northwood 20

14t. Lisbon 20

17. Killdeer 19

18. Kindred 14

19. Des Lacs-Burlington 12

20t. Heart River 10

20t. Minot Ryan 10

42. Linton 3.

Individual Results

100-Meter Dash: 1. Brian Sorensen (Hazen) :11.11 2. Deland Weyrach (Williams County) :11.12. DNP. Alex Deis (Linton) :11.35.

200-Meter Dash: 1. Brian Sorensen (Hazen) :22.15 2. Mike Zwingel (Rugby) :22.61.

400-Meter Dash: 1. Brian Sorensen (Hazen) :50.92 2. Marcus Sickler (Dickinson Trinity) :51.36.

800-Meter Run: 1. Jeremy Grinnell (New Town) 1:58.43 2. Kyle Heim (Sheridan County-Anamoose) 1:58.56.

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Dylan Yoder (Rugby) 4:35.84 2. Jeremy Grinnell (New Town) 4:39.27.

3,200-Meter Run: 1. Devin Monson (Thompson) 9:41.36 2. Justin Grinnell (New Town) 9:48.36.

110-Meter Hurdles: 1. Blaise Kautzman (Mott-Regent) :15.06 2. Scott Roemmich (Bottineau) :15.15. DNP. Tobie Wald (Linton) :19.18.

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Rowdy Lund (Watford City) :39.92 2. Aaron Grinsteinner (Dickinson Trinity) :40.73 8. Colin Hulm (Linton) :42.37.

400-Meter Relay: 1. Hazen (Brent Sorensen, Colton Burr, Chris Schwartz, Jacob Erhardt) :44.82 2. Lisbon :45.01 7. Linton (Colin Hulm, Monte Deis, Zach Serr, Alex Deis) :45.83.

800-Meter Relay: 1. Watford City (Rowdy Lund, Tyler Fixen, Kevin Sanford, Justin Shipman) 1:32.58 2. Hazen 1:32.70 DNP. Linton (Colin Hulm, Zach Tesky, Jared Jacob, Alex Deis) 1:36.53.

1,600-Meter Relay: 1. Hazen (Jamison Kruckenberg, Colton Burr, Chris Schwartz, Jacob Erhardt) 3:29.05 2. Dickinson Trinity 3:29.47.

3,200-Meter Relay: 1. New Town (Justin Grinnell, Josh Kirkaldie, Jeremy Grinnell, Tim Szczur) 8:30.77 2. Dickinson Trinity 8:32.25.

Long Jump): 1. Bryant Halverson (Rugby) 22' 6.5" 2. Tyler Skaskivage (Hatton-Northwood) 21' 10.5".

High Jump: 1. James Smith (Heart River) 6' 2" 2. Chris Nordloef (Stanley-Powers Lake) 6' 0". DNP. Kevin Schneider (Linton) 5' 9".

Triple Jump: 1. Tyler Skaskivage (Hatton-Northwood) 42' 10" 2. John Albus (Oakes) 42' 6.5" DNP. Kevin Schneider (Linton) 38' 11".

Pole Vault: 1. Justin Overby (Langdon-Munich) 12' 9" 2. Garrett Houghton (Killdeer) 12' 8".

Javelin: Kordel Wolfe (Harvey) 183' 11" 2. Tyler Lalim (Williams County) 175' 9".

Discus: Seth Wisthoff (Glenburn) 184' 0" (State Record) 2. Daniel Eslinger (Central McLean) 155' 0".

Shot Put: 1. Seth Wisthoff (Glenburn) 59' 2" 2. Troy Dale (Mayville-Portland/Clifford-Galesburg) 54' 6".