Multiple records were set by the Hastings boys and girls track and field team at day one of the state track and field meet Thursday at St. Michael-Albertville High School.
On the boys side, the 4x200m Relay qualified for finals with an all-time record of 1:25.28, and the 4x400m Relay also placed first in qualifying to the finals. Individually, Sebastian Strauss set a new all-time mark with a 47.02 to place 1st, while Gunner Hanstad placed 5th with a time of 48.21 also qualifying to finals. Lane Hoffman placed 3rd in the 200m to qualify for finals. Also competing Zach Shatek placed 14th in the 100m and 15th in the 200m, and Matthew Jelks placed 13th in the 400m.
Mya Bauer had the only final of the day, placing third in the High Jump with a jump of 5’04. Ellie Magnus qualified for finals in the 100m and 200m, placing first and second respectively, while Olyvia Erickson placed second in the 400m, and the 4x200m Relay placed first with a time of 1:39.88 to qualify for finals.
The Prescott softball team fell to Spooner 5-4 in the section final Thursday as heard live on KDWA, in a heartbreaking loss for the Cardinals. Prescott had a 4-2 lead going into the bottom of the fifth inning, but multiple errors allowed Spooner to score three runs and the Cardinals were unable to muster any runs to tie the score. Their season comes to a close with a record of 19-9.