Hornet track and field
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finish and a 25th place finish respectively for the girls squad. Adams did so in the 1600-meter run, where she posted a time of 6:50.71 and Verhoef represented the Hornets in the 400meter dash, putting together a time of 1:20.68 in the event.
Romina Perez and Chase Heeg both cracked the top-40 in their respective 55-meter dash competitions. Perez grabbed 39th with a time of 8.51 seconds in the girls race while Heeg finished in 40th with a time of 7.27 seconds.
Marshfield Tiger Invite
Both Colby teams opened their 2025 seasons in Marshfield last week, the boys competing on Tuesday while the girls followed on Thursday. The boys placed ninth out of 14 teams, collecting 23 points, while the girls finished with 12 points, putting them in 10th out of 15 squads.
The Hornets looked to be testing the waters at both meets, though some of the potential strengths began to shine through.
Rolyn Hopperdietzel, Xander Buchanan, Chase Heeg and Oliver Steen all came up with scoring performances for the boys squad on Tuesday. Hopperdietzel had the highest finish, taking third in the long jump with a leap of 19 feet, one-andthree- quarters inches, trailing only Marshfield’s Jackson Anderson and Monty Woltmann. Buchanan took fifth in the same event, placing fifth with a leap of 18 feet, two-and-aquarter inches.
Heeg led Colby in the sprinting events, taking sixth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.92 seconds and grabbing 11th in the 220-yard dash with a time of 26.71 seconds. Steen took 18th in the 60-yard dash with a time of 7.52 seconds and Dany Nunez placed 17th in the 220-yard dash.
Steen picked up the boys final scoring finish in the shot put. His throw of 38 feet, five-and-a-half inches earned him seventh place on Tuesday.
Rhys Rau and Jacob Raatz represented Colby in the distance events. Rau placed 13th in the 880-yard run with a time of 2:35.00 and 15th in the one mile run with a time of 6:12.31 while Raatz picked up a pair of 16th place finishes, putting up times of 2:48.00 and 6:50.01 respectively.
On Thursday, Annamarie Schmitt had the top finish for the Hornet girls. The junior led the team’s distance runners with a second place finish in the one mile run, posting a time of 6:16.63 to finish closely behind race winner Phoenix Losievski of Pittsville. Teammates Jennelle Ertl and Carisa Steen placed 13th and 18th in the same event, posting times of 7:17.10 and 7:50.20 respectively.
Ali Adams and Alexis Vanderhoof represented the team in the other distance event, taking 15th and 16th in the 880-yard run as they finished back-to-back with times of 3:12.63 and 3:12.93.
Veronica Mateer earned a top-10 spot in the 60-meter hurdles where she posted a time of 11.02 seconds and then picked up a 13th place finish in the long jump, where her furthest attempt measured 12 feet, five-and-a-quarter inches. Edynn Hinker also had a solid performance in the field events for Colby, taking 12th place in the shot put with a throw of 27 feet, five inches.
Romina Perez had the best finish in the sprints for the Hornets, placing 19th in the 60-yard dash with a time of 8.40 seconds.
Colby’s indoor season will continue with another trip to Menomonie this Thursday, April 3 for the UW-Stout Elite Meet. The competition is set to begin at 3 p.m.
CRUISING IN MARSHFIELD - Ali Adams rounds the corner as the Hornets’ anchor during the 4x880yard relay.
STAFF PHOTO/NATHANIEL UNDERWOOD
SETTLING INTO A GROOVE - Annamarie Schmitt finds her pace early in the one mile run in Marshfield. STAFF PHOTO/NATHANIEL UNDERWOOD
