IPSWICH – It was business as usual for the Ipswich track and field teams, and a memorable day for a pair of athletes during the Lake Region Conference meet on Tuesday.

Ipswich swept the LRC team championships for the sixth consecutive season. The Tigers have won every single girls’ crown since joining the conference in 2006.

Meanwhile, Aberdeen Christian’s Shawnteah La Croix and Faulkton’s Daniel Stoll each were part of four victories on the day.

Warner was runner-up in girls’ team points, while Frederick was second to Ipswich in the boys’ division.

Trevor Heinz helped lead the Tigers to a whopping 224 team points by winning the long jump and the 100-meter dash.

“We’ve been putting in a lot of work,” Heinz said, “really getting our base and volume phase done so we can actually perform well now.”

Heinz said that Ipswich coach Todd Thorson is the individual responsible for setting the tone when it comes to the LRC meet.

“Thorson’s definitely the heart of that,” Heinz said. “He makes it a conscious team effort to have that mindset that this is our home field and we don’t lose here.”

The Tigers finished runner-up at the state meet last season and are gearing up for another run at the state title in two weeks.

“The main goal is to win the state title obviously. We were really close last year and had some good competition,” Heinz said. “This year we’ve got some good competition again with Gregory and Viborg, so just try and push our potential, and peak at the right time and see what we can accomplish.”

La Croix continues to have a big spring for the Knights. The freshman won the 100 and 200, and helped to power victories for the 400-meter and 800-meter relay squads.

“I kind of like the relays better because you can run together with your team,” La Croix said. “It’s fun and it’s good to see how everyone works together for the relay. In the hundred, you’re standing there by yourself.”

Ali Isakson and Lauren Meyers also ran on both of those winning relay teams.

So what goes through La Croix’s mind as she watches her teammates while waiting for the baton for her anchor leg on the 800 relay?

“I honestly don’t watch them,” La Croix said, “otherwise I get really nervous.”

La Croix won the 200-meter dash in a time of :26.40. She is pleased with how her season has gone so far.

“Last year I didn’t even get a 26 time until state,” La Croix said. “This year I started getting them early, so I think I’m doing pretty good with that.”

Stoll also had a big day for the Trojans, winning the 200-meter dash and anchoring winning relay teams in the 400, 800 and 1,600. Roman DiMaria and Garrett Cramer also ran on all three of those squads.

Ella Boekelheide of Northwestern won two open events and also ran on a first-place relay team. The freshman won the 800 and 1,600 and ran on the winning 1,600-meter relay squad.

“I really try just to improve overall, but especially on the times,” Boekelheide said. “I have to keep improving my times, because throughout the season everybody is also improving theirs and that plays into me improving little things like pushing it harder certain laps or kicking it in sooner.”

Boekelheide, who used to enjoy the distance races more, is beginning to change her preference.

“I’ve grown to like the 800 more,” Boekelheide said. “Last year I liked more of the distance, just trying to gut it out, but now I like more of the quicker-pace races.”

And while she still glances at her watch, she also no longer checks it as frequently anymore when she competes.

“I’ve been trying to lean away from it, because I think I just run an overall better race,” Boekelheide said. “I can focus more on how I feel vs. my times.”

Leola’s Dustin Wurtz won the discus and finished second in the shot put. The sophomore is having a memorable spring after qualifying for state his freshman season.

“It just transferred on to this year. I got a lot stronger,” Wurtz said. “Form-wise I’ve gotten a lot better.”

Wurtz said there is a difference between throwing a discus and a shot put.

“Discus you can get away with being less explosive. If you’re quick then you’re fine,” Wurtz said. “With shot put, you can be slow and really explosive, and you can still perform at levels of other people.”

Wurtz is currently performing at levels higher than anyone else in the discus. He has the top mark in the state this spring for all of Class B. He said he doesn’t mind the pressure of being the state’s best thrower.

“I do feel a little bit pressure,” Wurtz said, “and I think it helps me get a little more amped up and gives me a little bit more boost to throw further.”

Faulkton’s Savanna Hayes was the only other double winner in open events, capturing the shot put and discus.

Aberdeen Christian, which finished sixth in both divisions of team points, also received a victory from Abe Kretchman in the triple jump. The senior also finished second in the long jump.

The Knights will now compete in the Region 1B meet next Thursday in Britton.

BOYS’ DIVISION

Team Points: Ipswich 224, Frederick 108, Warner 93, Faulkton 79, Northwestern 64, Aberdeen Christian 49, Leola 39, North Central 35, Langford Area 26.

110-Meter High Hurdles: 1, Carter Geditz, Ipswich, :15.97; 2, Kaden Weig, Ipswich, :19.49; 3, Julian Rodriguez, Langford Area, :19.57; 4, Grant Weisser, Ipswich, :19.66; 5, Mitch Mohr, North Central, :20.20; 6, Nate Bass, Ipswich, :21.73.

300-Meter Intermediate Hurdles: 1, Spencer Melius, Faulkton, :43.64; 2, Nathan Melius, Northwestern, :44.44; 3, Kaden Weig, Ipswich, :45.63; 4, Jesse Keough, Langford Area, :46.36; 5, Noah Kippley, Frederick, :46.38; 6, Rasmus Loken, Ipswich, :46.98; 7, Grant Weisser, Ipswich, :48.38; 8, Julian Rodriguez, Langford Area, :49.81.

100-Meter Dash: 1, Trevor Heinz, Ipswich, :11.68; 2, Tyler Hettich, Ipwich, :11.78; 3, Johnathan Bretsch, Frederick, :11.90; 4, Zachary Wood, Warner, :11.91; 5, Colby Sylte, Ipswich, :11.92; 6, Stephen Achen, Frederick, :12.02; 7, Kyle Hettich, Ipswich, :12.05; 8, Hans Lapka, Leola, :12.07.

200-Meter Dash: 1, Daniel Stoll, Faulkton, :22.24; 2, Trevor Heinz, Ipswich, :23.43; 3, Abe Kretchman, Aberdeen Christian, :23.77; 4, Stephen Achen, Frederick, :23.82; 5, Colby Sylte, Ipswich, :23.89; 6, Zachary Wood, Warner, :24.02; 7, Andrew Brennan, Aberdeen Christian, :24.18; 8, Tyler Hettich, Ipswich, :24.27.

400-Meter Dash: 1, Johnathan Bretsch, Frederick, :51.48; 2, Turner Thorson, Ipswich, :52.64; 3, Roman DiMaria, Faulkton, :53.09; 4, Josh Thorson, Northwestern, :54.05; 5, Stephen Achen, Frederick, :54.75; 6, Raynor Sprague, North Central, :55.18; 7, Brayden Sumption, Frederick, :55.26; 8, Gavin Nickelson, Frederick, :55.84.

800-Meter Run: 1, Maxwell Kulesa, Ipswich, 2:06.28; 2, Ian Beyers, Ipswich, 2:07.96; 3, Turner Thorson, Ipswich, 2:12.34; 4, Kalen Godel, Langford Area, 2:15.02; 5, Johnathan Bretsch, Frederick, 2:16.00; 6, Winston Clark, Frederick, 2:19.32; 7, Zane Baum, Warner, 2:27.30; 8, Ty Boekelheide, Northwestern, 2:34.26.

1,600-Meter Run: 1, Lincoln Woodring, Northwestern, 4:49.08; 2, Maxwell Kulesa, Ipswich, 4:55.76; 3, Nathan Melius, Northwestern, 5:02.49; 4, Xavier Kadlec, Ipswich, 5:16.84; 5, Korbin Stark, Faulkton, 5:25.22; 6, Anthony Miller, North Central, 5:27.02; 7, Philip Holsing, Faulkton, 5:29.23; 8, Ty Boekelheide, Northwestern, 5:30.01.

3,200-Meter Run: 1, Milo Sumption, Frederick, 11:05.01; 2, Xavier Kadlec, Ipswich, 11:31.51; 3, Titus Kippley, Frederick, 11:41.02; 4, Korbin Stark, Faulkton, 11:46.15; 5, Anthony Miller, North Central, 11:49.97; 6, Austin Jenkins, Leola, 11:54.47; 7, Erik Losure, Frederick, 13:15.42; 8, Jace Bender, Leola, 13:22.30.

Shot Put: 1, Lucas Rowland, Ipswich, 44-0.50; 2, Dustin Wurtz, Leola, 43-6.75; 3, Jude Ortmeier, Northwestern, 42-2.75; 4, Ashton Schuchhardt, Warner, 38-6; 5, Zach Evans, Warner, 37-10.75; 6, Alex Pudwill, Warner, 37-7; 7, Jackson Isakson, Aberdeen Christian, 35-11; 8, Trey Bourelle, Northwestern, 35-6.50.

Discus: 1, Dustin Wurtz, Leola, 149-5; 2, Levi Scepaniak, Warner, 122-6; 3, Alex Pudwill, Warner, 120-1; 4, Dallas Stoltenberg, Northwestern, 118-6; 5, Cayden Geier, Ipswich, 110-6; 6, Jude Ortmeier, Northwestern, 108-6; 7, Ashton Schuchhardt, Warner, 106-4; 8, Issac Hoeft, Warner, 105-2.

High Jump: 1, Tyler Hettich, Ipswich, 5-10; 2, Brayden Sumption, Frederick, 5-4; 3, Chays Mansfield, Warner, 5-0; 4, Ty Bauer, Ipswich, 5-0; 5, Tyler Bluhm, North Central, 5-0; 6, Winston Clark, Frederick, 4-10; 7, Tanner Ewalt, Northwestern, 4-10; 8, Erik Losure, Frederick, 4-10.

Long Jump: 1, Trevor Heinz, Ipswich, 21-7.50; 2, Abe Kretchman, Aberdeen Christian, 21-2.50; 3, Jackson Isakson, Aberdeen Christian, 19-11.50; 4, Andrew Brennan, Aberdeen Christian, 19-6.50; 5, Lucas Gulbranson, Leola, 18-3; 6, Jesse Keough, Langford Area, 18-1.50; 7, Kalen Godel, Langford Area, 18-1.50; 8, Spencer Melius, Faulkton, 17-8.

Triple Jump: 1, Abe Kretchman, Aberdeen Christian, 40-11.75; 2, Noah Kippley, Frederick, 38-11; 3, Lucas Gulbranson, Leola, 38-1.75; 4, Ty Boekelheide, Northwestern, 36-10.75; 5, Drew Bakeberg, Warner, 34-0.25; 6, Darrel Yost, Ipswich, 34-0.25; 7, Nate Bass, Ipswich, 33-3; 8, Ty Bauer, Ipswich, 32-6.25.

Pole Vault: 1, Darrel Yost, Ipswich, 10-9; 2, Rasmus Loken, Ipswich, 10-9; 3, Brody Davis, Ipswich, 10-3; 4, Chays Mansfield, Warner, 9-3; 5, Michael Bjorgaard, Warner, 8-9; 6, Bennett Woolvertson, Warner, 6-3.

400-Meter Relay: 1, Faulkton (Cade Schick, Roman DiMaria, Garrett Cramer, Daniel Stoll), :44.74; 2, Ipswich, :45.01; 3, Warner, :46.55; 4, Aberdeen Christian, :46.76; 5, North Central, :48.04; 6, Langford Area, :48.52; 7, Frederick, :50.24; 8, Northwestern, :54.14.

800-Meter Relay: 1, Faulkton (Cade Schick, Roman DiMaria, Garrett Cramer, Daniel Stoll), 1:34.15; 2, Warner, 1:36.76; 3, Ipswich, 1:40.97; 4, Frederick, 1:45.70; 5, Aberdeen Christian, 1:51.50; 6, North Central, 2:05.21.

1,600-Meter Relay: 1, Faulkton (Garrett Cramer, Roman DiMaria, Spencer Melius, Daniel Stoll), 3:37.85; 2, Frederick, 3:39.26; 3, Ipswich, 3:46.07; 4, Warner, 3:57.59; 5, North Central, 4:34.94.

Sprint Medley Relay: 1, Northwestern (Ethan Boekelheide, Nathan Melius, Josh Thorson, Lincoln Woodring), 3:54.22; 2, Warner, 4:15.26; 3, Faulkton, 4:19.50; 4, Ipswich, 4:24.17; 5, Frederick, 4:27.04; 6, North Central, 4:30.15.

3,200-Meter Relay: 1, Frederick (Winston Clark, Milo Sumption, Noah Kippley, Gavin Nickelson), 9:04.06; 2, Ipswich, 9:40.76; 3, Warner, 9:54.46; 4, Faulkton, 9:56.48; 5, Leola, 10:30.34; 6, North Central, 11:10.86.

GIRLS’ DIVISION

Team Points: Ipswich 173, Warner 112, Faulkton 105, Northwestern 93, Frederick 75, Aberdeen Christian 65, North Central 41, Leola 23, Langford Area 8.

100-Meter Hurdles: 1, Kaidence Bulgin, North Central, :17.23; 2, Lauren Marcuson, Warner, :17.96; 3, Sienna Kessler, Northwestern, :19.08; 4, Jalyssa Hutson, Ipswich, :20.01; 5, Ashlyn Sorensen, Faulkton, :22.23.

300-Meter Intermediate Hurdles: 1, Marley Guthmiller, Ipswich, :50.41; 2, Sofia Losure, Frederick, :51.09; 3, Presleigh Martinmaas, Faulkton, :51.57; 4, Carley Cotton, Faulkton, :51.91; 5, Lauren Marcuson, Warner, :53.34; 6, Ava Nilsson, Warner, :54.23; 7, Kaidence Bulgin, North Central, :54.29; 8, Sienna Kessler, Northwestern, :55.76.

100-Meter Dash: 1, Shawnteah La Croix, Aberdeen Christian, :13.05; 2, Ashley Ptacek, Ipswich, :13.76; 3, Paytyn Marlow, Langford Area, :13.82; 4, Morgan Sumption, Frederick, :14.04; 5, Ali Isakson, Aberdeen Christian, :14.10; 6, Ella Haven, Northwestern, :14.15; 7, Vanesa Diaz, Ipswich, :14.19; 8, MaKenna Leidholt, Warner, :14.25.

200-Meter Dash: 1, Shawnteah La Croix, Aberdeen Christian, :26.40; 2, Ashley Ptacek, Ipswich, :28.19; 3, McKenna Leidholt, Warner, :28.52; 4, Ali Isakson, Aberdeen Christian, :28.58; 5, Ashley Haven, Northwestern, :28.64; 6, Vanesa Diaz, Ipswich, :28.82; 7, Brianna Geditz, Ipswich, :29.32; 8, Chloe Akin, Frederick, :29.44.

400-Meter Dash: 1, Ashley Haven, Northwestern, 1:03.65; 2, Morgan Sumption, Frederick, 1:03.98; 3, Addisyn Heinrich, Warner, 1:05.14; 4, Ashley Ptacek, Ipswich, 1:05.68; 5, Lauren Meyers, Aberdeen Christian, 1:11.24; 6, Rachel Beaner, Aberdeen Christian, 1:11.35; 7, Gabby Wald, Ipswich, 1:12.14; 8, Ella Ellyson, Aberdeen Christian, 1:15.50.

800-Meter Run: 1, Ella Boekelheide, Northwestern, 2:30.07; 2, Morgan Sumption, Frederick, 2:30.96; 3, Jillian Ellwein, Frederick, 2:43.92; 4, Aubree DeRaad, Ipswich, 2:44.56; 5, Amy Lange, Ipswich, 2:54.13; 6, Brooke Haaland, Warner, 3:00.42; 7, Gabby Wald, Ipswich, 3:08.05; 8, Jessica Hadrick, Faulkton, 3:38.85.

1,600-Meter Run: 1, Ella Boekelheide, Northwestern, 5:24.59; 2, Madisyn Gellhaus, Ipswich, 5:49.79; 3, Kennadee Wiedebush, Warner, 6:04.01; 4, Gracyn Kadlec, Ipswich, 6:07.93; 5, Sophia Troske, Northwestern, 6:13.35; 6, Charlie Rawden, Ipswich, 6:19.42; 7, Austina Sorensen, Faulkton, 6:20.50.

3,200-Meter Run: 1, Kennadee Wiedebusch, Warner, 13:01.65; 2, Rachel Beaner, Aberdeen Christian, 13:02.01; 3, Madisyn Gellhaus, Ipswich, 13:22.36; 4, Laura Sumption, Frederick, 13:24.47; 5, Gracyn Kadlec, Ipswich, 13:45.02; 6, Charlie Rawden, Ipswich, 14:25.60; 7, Gabby Millard, Frederick, 14:48.07; 8, Ava Davis, Ipswich, 15:45.59.

Shot Put: 1, Savanna Hayes, Faulkton, 35-5; 2, Ana Ratigan, Northwestern, 32-7; 3, Alyx Hoffman, Leola, 31-4.75; 4, Tristan Geditz, Ipswich, 29-4.25; 5, Jaymi Senn, Faulkton, 29-0; 6, Emily Anderson, Leola, 28-1.50; 7, Ashley Senn, Faulkton, 28-0; 8, Jasmin Garcia, North Central, 27-9.75.

Discus: 1, Savanna Hayes, Faulkton, 106-1; 2, Ashley Senn, Faulkton, 87-6; 3, Stacia Carda, Warner, 86-3; 4, Alyx Hoffman, Leola, 85-3; 5, Kyara Ratigan, Northwestern, 83-5; 6, Norah Moen, Warner, 80-7; 7, Jasmin Garcia, North Central, 80-5; 8, Zoe Cox, Frederick, 79-3.

High Jump: 1, Sophia Hoeft, Warner, 4-10; 2, Sofia Losure, Frederick, 4-8; 3, Gracie Lange, Ipswich, 4-8; 4, Addison Melius, Faulkton, 4-8; 5, Jalyssa Hutson, Ipswich, 4-4; 6, Brooklinn Halverson, Northwestern, 4-2; 7, Ramey Schack, North Central, 3-10.

Long Jump: 1, Lindsey Geier, North Central, 15-2; 2, Gracie Lange, Ipswich, 15-0; 3, Addison Melius, Faulkton, 14-11.25; 4, Kaitlyn Mueller, Leola, 14-10.50; 5, Lauren Marcuson, Warner, 14-7.50; 6, Anna Nierman, Ipswich, 14-6.50; 7, Paytyn Marlow, Langford Area, 14-0; 8, Sophia Hoeft, Warner, 13-7.

Triple Jump: 1, Ashley Ptacek, Ipswich, 32-4.50; 2, Lindsey Geier, North Central, 32-4; 3, Chloe Arneson, Frederick, 29-10.75; 4, Kelli Stoecker, Faulkton, 29-0.50; 5, Kaitlyn Mueller, Leola, 28-11.25; 6, Gracie Lange, Ipswich, 28-10.75; 7, Anika Mueller, Faulkton, 28-4.75; 8, Tara Blachford, Northwestern, 28-2.75.

Pole Vault: 1, Quincy Olivier, Ipswich, 8-3; 2, Marley Guthmiller, Ipswich, 8-3; 3, Jalyssa Hutson, Ipswich, 8-3; 4, Kathryn Kilber, Ipswich, 6-9; 5, Cassidy Hardie, Warner, 6-9; 6, Jersey Deibert, Warner, 6-3.

400-Meter Relay: 1, Aberdeen Christian (Shawnteah La Croix, Ali Isakson, Payton Skarin, Lauren Meyers), :54.21; 2, Ipswich, :55.92; 3, Warner, :57.32; 4, Northwestern, :59.10; 5, North Central, 1:00.74; 6, Faulkton, 1:02.06.

800-Meter Relay: 1, Aberdeen Christian (Ali Isakson, Grace Steger, Lauren Meyers, Shawnteah La Croix), 1:55.87; 2, Northwestern, 1:57.97; 3, Frederick, 1:59.28; 4, Warner, 1:59.55; 5, Faulkton, 2:02.05; 6, Ipswich, 2:02.52; 7, North Central, 2:19.93.

1,600-Meter Relay: 1, Northwestern (Payton Grandpre, Ella Boekelheide, Ella Haven, Ashley Haven), 4:23.73; 2, Faulkton, 4:33.22; 3, Frederick, 4:36.36; 4, Warner, 4:45.99; 5, Ipswich, 4:51.35; 6, Faulkton, 5:06.92.

Sprint Medley Relay: 1, Faulkton (Presleigh Martinmaas, Carley Cotton, Addison Melius, Reese Hadrick), 4:44.25; 2, Warner, 4:47.23; 3, Faulkton B, 4:58.79; 4, Northwestern, 5:03.18; 5, Frederick, 5:04.48; 6, Ipswich, 5:12.06.

3,200-Meter Relay: 1, Faulkton (Reese Hadrick, Olivia Hadrick, Tegan Baloun, Austina Sorensen), 10:58.58; 2, Warner, 11:40.81; 3, Ipswich, 14:24.21.