Viking Track & Field finishes the regular season strong

Cook County Vikings Track & Field wrapped up the regular season on May 13 at Two Harbors. Coach April Wahlstrom says she is very happy with the team's enthusiasm and hard work. 
 

Athletes are working toward their personal goal, like senior Kevin Viren whose goal is to break five minutes in the mile. At the May 13 Meet in Two Harbors he very close, coming in at exactly five minutes flat. 
 

Coach Wahlstrom shared some information on that as well as highlights from the May 11 Meet. In that Meet, Molly LaVigne had a great day coming in fourth place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 14.3 and third in the 400-meter with a time of  66.3. 
 

Malin Anderson raced to fifth in the 800-meter. Coach Wahlstrom said that race was really fun to watch, as it included a really competitive group of runners
 

Hailey Smith continued to be strong, finishing second with a throw of 25.6. 
 

The boys' team also had a great day in Two Harbors, with Jonah Schmidt finishing fourth in the 400-meter with Noah Haussner close behind in sixth. 
 

Kevin Viren had a very strong 800-meter race, finishing fourth with a time of 2:16.
 

Coach Wahlstrom was also pleased with her team's efforts at the May 13 Meet. At that Meet, they got to compete against Esko for the first time. Wahlstrom said they have some really stand out athletes, so it was fun to see where Cook County was in the standings. 
 

Wahlstrom said three female runners placed in the mile. Anna Hay was second; Malin Anderson, third and Olya Wright, fourth. All of them came in around six minutes, with Anna Hay just under at 5:58. 
 

Anna Hay and Malin Anderson came back for a second event and ran the 800-meter race, finishing third and fourth. 
 

Molly Lavigne had another big day, coming in seventh in the 400 and taking first place in the 400. Wahlstrom said that was a big win with a time of 67.83, in front by several seconds. 
 

Kevin Viren finished the mile in exactly 5 minutes and continues to strive to beat that personal record. 
 

Brayden Schmidt and Noah Haussner had great 800-meter races. Brayden finished in third, Noah in fourth, followed by Tanner DeBoer in sixth. Wahlstrom said DeBoer is a senior who will be missed next year. 
 

Coach Wahlstrom said the May 13 gave a good picture of what to expect at the upcoming Polar Conference Meet. That meet will be in Two Harbors on May 26, starting at 2:30 p.m. 

 

WTIP's Rhonda Silence talked with Coach Wahlstrom about these highlights and about what it's like to run almost back-to-back events and more. 
 

Thanks to the Track & Field parents who shared photos - click the photo above to see more.