Track and field

Three East Ridge High School student-athletes will compete at the next level next year. Chago Huerta, Katelyn Bergloff and Nate Roese all signed National Letters of Intent in a ceremony at East Ridge High School on Thursday morning Feb. 6. Huerta signed to play football for Concordia...

With the 2012 Summer Olympic Games just around the corner, much of the world has been focused on each country's greatest track and field athletes.

Next fall, New Life Academy's Dan Otto will be attending the University of Wisconsin - Lacrosse and hopes to run track for the Eagles. But, before doing so he finished up some business for his current Eagles' squad. Otto, a 2012 graduate, finished his high school career atop the...

Eight athletes spread throughout three events helped East Ridge High School's girls track and field team finish its 2012 season in style last weekend. The Raptors completed the 2012 Minnesota State High School League State Track and Field meet with a fifth-place finish in the 3200-meter...

It was a golden day for East Ridge's Nate Roese. Roese, a junior, became the state champion in the 400-meter dash at the 2012 State Track and Field Meet, held Friday and Saturday at Hamline University in St.

Park senior R.J. Alowonle went out with a bang. Alowonle, who will attend the University of North Carolina on a track scholarship next fall, won four state championships at the 2012 Minnesota State Track and Field Meet, held Friday and Saturday at Hamline University in St. Paul...

With 15 athletes at the Section 4A track and field championship meet, the New Life Academy/Bethany Academy track and field team set four new school records and is sending Dan Otto to state. "Our assistant coaches, Matt Rahimi, Robert Peterfeso, Brian Schrader and Natalie Sampson...

After winning at least two of their last five meets, three relay teams from East Ridge High School's girls track and field team will compete at the Minnesota State High School League Class AA state meet Friday and Saturday at Hamline University in St. Paul. The Raptors' 800-, 1600-...

East Ridge High School's Nate Roese is no stranger to the state meet. The Raptors' junior finished second in the 400-meter dash at the 2011 Minnesota State High School League Class AA state track and field meet, and raked in a plethora of championships during the 2012 season. As...

It wasn't too surprising, but it was none-the-less spectacular. Like last year, Park's R.J. Alowonle and D'Monte Farley each qualified for the Class AA state track and field meet in the maximum four events -- something that no other male athlete has done in school history. Alowonle,...

Some students coast through their final year of high school - it's widely known as the "senior slide." But, that's not the case with East Ridge senior Dayo Ogundepo. Ogundepo, a six-time letter winner in football and track at East Ridge, said he wants to end his high school years...