Quandt nearly breaks AHS record in home track meet
Published 11:32 pm Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Austin’s Paige Raymond clears the first hurdle during the 100-meter hurdles Tuesday afternoon. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
The Austin girls track and field team had some standout performances as it took second place in its home triangular at Larry Gilbertson track and field Tuesday.
Austin’s Amber Hansen heads into her spin during her first throw in the discus Tuesday afternoon. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Austin junior Rachel Quandt was one one-hundredth of a second from breaking an AHS school record as she took first place in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.81 seconds. The record time of 15.8 seconds was set by AHS grad Jessica Webber in 2008.
Austin’s Odongogna Oballa won the 400-meter dash by a full second, Madison Overby won the 1600-meter run by nearly a minute, and Abby Lewis won the 800-meter run.
AUSTIN RESULTS
Team scores: 1. Mankato West 88.5; 2. Austin 68.5; 3. Rochester JM 26
100-meter hurdles: Rachel Quandt (first, 15.81); Kendall Hackensmith (third, 17.15)
1600-meter run: Madison Overby (second, 5:20.08); Abby Lewis (third, 5:29.36)
400-meter dash: Odongonga Oballa (first, 1:00.97)
300-meter hurdles: Hackensmith (second, 48.74); Paige Raymond (third, 52.00)
800-meter run: Lewis (first, 2:30.03)
200-meter dash: Oballa (second, 27.43); Miranda Bergman (third, 28.73)
3200-meter run: Overby (first, 11:43.23); Morgan Hose (second, 12:32.88)
Triple jump: Quandt (second, 32-4)
Pole vault: Sydney Marsh (third, 8-6)
Shot put: Amber Hansen (second, 35-1.50)