The Chaska Hawks track and field teams turned in one of their most complete performances of the spring on Saturday, with the girls claiming the Lakeville North Mega Meet team championship and a host of individual highlights on both sides.

Chaska’s track and field teams have enjoyed a great start to their spring season. Saturday’s performance at the Lakeville North Mega Meet would be no different.

The Chaska girls won the Mega Meet championship, far outpacing second place Elk River.

On the Boys’ side, the Hawks also came home with an impressive finish, placing fourth among 14 teams.

Both teams logged a plethora of memorable performances, according to boys’ Head Coach Nate Foss.

“We had MANY season bests and personal bests throughout the meet,” said Foss.

Senior Captain Josh Schmidt, the state’s record holder in the pole vault, continued rewriting Minnesota track & field record books with a Mega Meet record vault of 16 feet. The NDSU commit was a full 4 1/2 feet ahead of the second-place finisher.

One of the more inspiring races of the day for the boys was by junior Ivan Peterson, who dropped nearly 10 seconds off his season best to win the 1,600-meter run by half a second.  Peterson’s new lifetime best ranks fourth all-time on the Chaska High School record books.

Senior Captain Nick Robinson was a two-time podium finisher, winning the discus throw, and finishing runner-up in the shot put. Robinson, who will throw for Division II South Dakota Mines next year, had his lifetime best result in the shot put.

Senior Captain Fred Harris was runner-up in the boys’ 100-meter dash, narrowly getting edged out for first place by a hundredth of a second. Harris would not be denied gold on the day, leading off a dominant 4×100-meter relay team that ran away with first place. Harris was joined by Schmidt and sophomores Luke Raser and Justin Greathouse on a relay team that has its sights set on the Chaska record books. Saturday’s effort ranked as the second fastest time in school history.

“That record will fall soon,” said Coach Foss.
Fred wasn’t the only member of the Harris household to bring home Mega Meet gold. His younger sisters Kaydlyn, a sophomore, and Kinley, a 7th grader, took first and second in the girls’ 100-meter dash. The Harris sisters also anchored the winning girls’ 4×100-meter relay, along with junior Moriyah Hall and sophomore Faith Lubs. Kaydlyn also found the podium for the third time on the day with a third-place finish in the 200-meter run.

Sophomore Rebecca Ross continued her stellar distance running season, with a full six-second victory in the 1,600-meter run. Other high track finishers for the victorious Chaska Hawks girls were sophomore Maddie Schaffer (third in the 400-meter), and sophomore Maria Knott (sixth in the 1,600-meter).

The Hawks girls had an exceptional day in the field events, helping them run away with the overall team title. Senior Captain Ayla Schmitz, one of the state’s best high jumpers, took the Mega Meet championship with a jump of five feet.

Also taking home a first-place finish for Chaska was sophomore pole vaulter Lyla Dreier, with a vault of 10 feet. Sophomore thrower Ofure Omozegiele had a great day herself, with a third in the discus throw, and fourth in the shot put.

In the triple jump, senior Addison Perkins (fifth) and Lubs (seventh) helped contribute to the Hawks winning total.
Chaska girls’ Head Coach Jesse Longley was thrilled by his team’s performance on the day.

“I was proud of the team effort with so many kids earning Mega Meet championship t-shirts,” Longley said.

LAKEVILLE NORTH MEGA MEET RESULTS

GIRLS – 1^st Place overall, 95 points
100m
1st: Kaydlyn Harris, Sophomore
2nd: Kinley Harris, 7th Grade
10th: Lily Kranz, Freshman

200m
3rd: Kaydlyn Harris, Sophomore

300m Hurdles
8th: Chloe Muszel, Sophomore

400m
3rd: Maddie Schaffer, Sophomore

800m
8th: Elena Tower, Freshman

1600m
1st: Rebecca Ross, Sophomore
6th: Maria Knott, Sophomore
4×100 Relay
1^st: Moriyah Hall (11), Faith Lubs (10), Kinley Harris (7), Kaydlyn Harris (10)
4×400 Relay
7^th: Rebecca Ross (10), Elena Tower (9), Abigail Godin (12), Chloe Muszel (10)

Discus Throw
3rd: Ofure Omozegiele, Sophomore

High Jump
1st: Ayla Schmitz, Senior
8th: Madeline O’Connell, Freshman

Long Jump
8th: Kaydlyn Harris, Sophomore
9th: Ayla Schmitz, Senior

Pole Vault
1st: Lyla Dreier, Sophomore

Shot Put
4th: Ofure Omozegiele, Sophomore

Triple Jump
5th: Addison Perkins, Senior
7th: Faith Lubs, Sophomore

BOYS – 4^th Place overall, 74 points

100m
2nd: Fred Harris, Senior

110m Hurdles
9th: Kyle Downie, Junior
10th: Leon Pajibo, Senior

400m
5th: Finn Dunnigan, Junior

1600m
1st: Ivan Peterson, Junior
4×100 Relay
1^st: Fred Harris (12), Luke Raser (10), Josh Schmidt (12), Justin Greathouse (10)
4×200 Relay
7^th: Sam Summer (12), Mason Igl (12), Andrew Olsen (10), Finn Dunnigan (11)
4×400 Relay
7^th: Charles Mueller (12), Finn Dunnigan (11), Luke Raser (10), Justin Greathouse (10)
4×800 Relay
9^th: Milo Young (11), Holden Higgins (10), Brady Walton (12), Brody Erickson (9)

Discus Throw
1st: Nick Robinson, Senior
6th: Reginald Derrick, Junior

High Jump
4th: Jabez Jobirra, Senior

Pole Vault
1st: Joshua Schmidt, Senior

Shot Put
2nd: Nick Robinson, Senior

Triple Jump
8th: Colton Wacker, Senior