Ipswich’s Tyler Hettich, left and Trevor Heinz, center, lead Oakes’ Landon Ptacek, right, as they compete in a boys 55 meter dash prelim at the Wolves Invite track meet Thursday at the Barnett Center. Photo by John Davis taken 4/1/2021 
Ipswich’s Ty Kadlec, right, leads Edgeley/Kulm’s Charlie Andrys, left as they sprint for the finish in a boys 55 meter dash prelim at the Wolves Invite track meet Thursday at the Barnett Center. In the race are Edgeley/Kulm’s Zeke Barnick, far left, Oakes’ Joey Heim, right and Tri-State’s Quentin Braun, back far right. Photo by John Davis taken 4/1/2021 
Ipswich’s Josh McQuarie, center right, leads Standing Rock’s Ty Giroux, far left, and Ipswich’s Preston Martin left and Lance Parks, back right, in the boys 55 meter hurdles at the Wolves Invite track meet Thursday at the Barnett Center. Photo by John Davis taken 4/1/2021 
Webster Area’s Jaiden McCreary competes in the boys pole vault at the Wolves Invite track meet Thursday at the Barnett Center. Photo by John Davis taken 4/1/2021 
Haylee Weddle, of Standing Rock, left and Ipswich’s Ashlyn Weig, right, compete in a heat of the girls 55 meter hurdles at the Wolves Invite track meet Thursday at the Barnett Center. Photo by John Davis taken 4/1/2021 
Taking off after the start of the girls 1600 meter run from the left are: Oakes’ Finja Isringhausen, and Ipswich’s Baylee Kulesa, Ashlinn Hartwell, Gracyn Kadlec and Sommer DeRaad. Behind Kadlec is Standing Rock’s Egypt Painte. Photo by John Davis taken 4/1/2021 
Webster Area’s Drew Reetz competes in the boys pole vault at the Wolves Invite track meet Thursday at the Barnett Center. Photo by John Davis taken 4/1/2021 
Ipswich track coach Todd Thorson shouts instructions as his athletes compete in the girls 1600 meter run Thursday at the Wolves Invite at the Barnett Center. Photo by John Davis taken 4/1/2021. 
Contestants in the girls 800 meter run take off as track official Duane Donat fires the gun to start the race Thursday at the Wolves Invite at the Barnett Center. Photo by John Davis taken 4/1/2021 
Standing Rock’s Egypt Painte, right, leads Ipswich’s Ashlinn Hartwell and Oakes’ Finja Isringhausen during the girls 1600 meter run Thursday at the Wolves Invite at the Barnett Center. Photo by John Davis taken 4/1/2021. 
Sprinting for the finish line in the boys 55 meter dash finals Thursday at the Wolves Invite in the Barnett Center for Ipswich from the left are: Tyler Hettich, Colby Sylte, Ty Kadlec, Matthew Hettich, Carson Gohl and Trevor Heinz. Photo by John Davis taken 4/1/2021 
Ipswich’s Lindsey Grabowska, center, leads teammate Ashley Ptacek, left and Oakes’ Tyler Thompson, back right, in their heat of the girls 400 meter dash Thursday at the Wolves Invite at the Barnett Center. Photo by John Davis taken 4/1/2021 
Oakes’ Dalton Schmit, right, leads Tri-State’s Kaleb Foltz as they compete in the boys 1600 meter run Thursday at the Wolves Invite at the Barnett Center. Photo by John Davis taken 4/1/2021 
Webster Area’s Tayne Dunse competes in the boys pole vault at the Wolves Invite track meet Thursday at the Barnett Center. Photo by John Davis taken 4/1/2021 
Webster Area’s Drew Reetz, right, leads teammate Trey Dunse, center and Brandon Peters of Oakes, left, as they compete in the boys 800 meter run Thursday at the Wolves Invite at the Barnett Center. Photo by John Davis taken 4/1/2021 
Ipswich’s Emily DeRaad, center, leads teammate Madisyn Gellhaus, left and Edgeley/Kulm’s Norah Entzi, far left, during the girls 800 meter run Thursday at the Wolves Invite at the Barnett Center. Photo by John Davis taken 4/1/2021 
Lanie Awender, of Oakes, left, runs ahead of the field in a girls 55 meter dash prelim at the Wolves Invite track meet Thursday at the Barnett Center. Photo by John Davis taken 4/1/2021 
Tiahna Wald, of Edgeley/Kulm, left, runs ahead of Ipswich’s Vanesa Diaz and Reaghan Bowers along with Tri-State’s Chesney Greseth and Oakes’ Tyler Thompson in their prelim heat of the girls 55 meter dash Lanie Awender, of Oakes, runs in a girls 55 meter dash prelim at the Wolves Invite track meet Thursday at the Barnett Center. Photo by John Davis taken 4/1/2021
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