The girls&8217; and boys&8217; track and field teams for United South Central/Alden-Conger showed impressive depth Friday at the Gopher Conference Indoor meet at Minnesota State University in Mankato.

Depth in the hurdles, and good overall balance were the keys for the girls as they took three places in each hurdle event, and placed in every event they entered to eke out a close team win over runner-up Mankato Loyola.

Andrea Allis led the Rebels, with first place finishes in the triple jump and both hurdles events. Sarah Schultz chipped in a first place finish in the shot put and Sabrina Bushlack won the high jump to account for five first place finishes for USC/AC.

Breanna Wegner, Brianna Gormley, Hannah Goemann, Amber Johnson and Mary Erin Mueller all placed in at least two individual events each to help the Rebel cause.

&8220;We were missing a few people out of the lineup,&8221; said coach Kent Viesselman, &8220;and that made the girls performance all the more satisfying. When we get everyone here and healthy, and shore up a few of the weaker spots in the lineup, I think we&8217;ll be a pretty good team.&8221;

The boys placed at least two entries in 10 of the 13 individual events and won three of the four relay events to roll to a convincing win in their competition. Paul Little was a double winner for USC/AC, winning both the hurdle events in convincing fashion, and running a strong leg on the winning 4-by-400 team. Bryan Hauge finished first in the high jump as did Tyler Allis in the pole vault. Both posted personal record performances in those events.

Jacob Elmer chipped in a win in the triple jump, and had impressive performances in both the 200 and 400 meter dashes. Jordan Haroldson and Riley Swearingen went 1-2 in the 800, and Tommi Formella and Pete Trio took the top two places in the 3,200-meter run. The 4-by-800 team of Tom Allis, Jay Staloch, Nick Wach and Riley Swearingen came from behind to win their event.

Riley Stenzel, Justin Melby, Jordan Haroldson, and Cole Ramsley took the 4 by 200, and Matt Wood, Jordan Haroldson, Little and Jacob Elmer put the frosting on the cake with a win in the 4 by 400.

On Thursday, the Rebels host the Rebel Relays. Starting time is 4:30 p.m. Teams expected to compete are: Austin, Albert Lea, St. James, St. Peter, NRHEG, JWP and USC/AC. &8220;This meet is a little different from the normal track meet,&8221; said Viesselman. &8220;There are no individual events as such. Everything is either a relay (with a baton) or is scored as a relay, with each team&8217;s top three performances added together to arrive at a team (relay) performance.&8221;

Relay events include: 4 by 100, 4 by 200, 4 by 400, 4 by 800, sprint medley (200-200-400-800), and the distance medley (400-800-1200-1600). Team events include: shot put, discus, triple jump, long jump, high jump, pole vault, high hurdles, 300 hurdles, and 1,600-meter run.

Gopher Indoor (USC/AC)

Girls Team Standings

1. USC/AC 141 1/2

2. Mankato Loyola 132

3. NRHEG 118

4. Blooming Prairie 56

5. Medford 50

6. WEM 17

Shot Put

1. Sarah Schultz UA 31-6.5

Triple Jump

1.Andrea Allis UA 32-10

Long Jump

(no USC/AC Placers)

High Jump

1. Sabrina Bushlack UA 4-10

3. Hannah Goemann UA 4-8

Pole Vault

2. Carolyn Schmitz UA 8-6

3. Amber Johnson UA 6-6

4 X 800 Meter Relay

3.USC/AC 11:31.2

Emma

Stenzel., BethanyBushlack,

Abby Trio, Annie Tomschin

55 Meter Highs

1. Andrea Allis UA 9.9

4. Breanna Wegner UA 10.8

6. Mary Erin Mueller UA 11.1

55 Meter Dash

3. Brianna Gormley UA 7.7

Sprint Medley Relay

(no USC/AC entry)

1600 Meter Run

4. Hannah Goemann UA 6:03.0

5. Nicole Klein UA 6:49.2

4 X 200 Meter Relay

4.USC/AC 2:06.8

Amber Johnson, CarolynSchmitz,

Bethany Bushlack, Sabrina Bushlack

400 Meter Dash

3. Brianna Gormley UA 68.3

55 Meter Int Hurdles

1. Andrea Allis UA 9.8

3. Breanna Wegner UA 10.6

4. Mary Erin Mueller UA 10.7

800 Meter Run

3. Taylor Allis UA 2:36.1

4.Annie

Tomschin UA 2:50.4

200 Meter Dash

5. Amber Johnson UA 31.8

3200 Meter Run

3. Andree Escherich UA 13:46

4 X 400 Meter Relay

2. USC/AC 4:32.5

HannahGoemann, Taylor Allis,

EmmaStenzel, Andrea Allis

Boys Team Standings:

1. USC/AC 212

2. NRHEG 85

3. Mankato Loyola 67

4. Medford 56

5. Blooming Prairie 53

6. WEM 49

Shot Put

(no USC/AC Placers)

Triple Jump

1. Jacob Elmer

UA 39-7

4. Daniel Elmer UA 31-5

Long Jump

(no USC/AC placers)

High Jump

1. Bryan Hauge UA 6-2

2. Pete Trio UA 5-10

Pole Vault

1. Tyler

Allis UA 12-0

4 X 800 Meter Relay

1. USC/AC 9:23.2

Tom Allis, Jay Staloch,

Nick Wach, Riley Swearingen

55 Meter Highs

1. Paul Little UA 8.4

3. Seth Treptow UA 9.0

55 Meter Dash

3. Riley Stenzel UA 6.9

4. Teddy Wiebold UA 7.0

Sprint Medley Relay

2. USC/AC 4:06.0

Riley Stenzel, Justin Melby,

Bryce Olson, Matt Wood

1600 Meter Run

2. Daniel Elmer UA 5:33.3

4. Aaron Goemann UA 5:38.2

4 X 200 Meter Relay

1. USC/AC 1:42.2

Riley Stenzel, Justin Melby,

Jordan Haroldson, Cole Ramsley

400 Meter Dash

2. Jacob Elmer UA 53.5

3. Bryan Hauge UA 55.2

4. Teddy Wiebold UA 58.2

55 Meter Int Hurdles

1. Paul Little UA 8.2

2. Seth Treptow UA 8.7

800 Meter Run

1. Jordan Haroldson UA 2:09.5

2. Riley Swearingen UA 2:17.5

4. Tom Allis UA 2:18.7

200 Meter Dash

2. Jacob Elmer UA 24.5

3. Bryan Hauge UA 24.8

3200 Meter Run (1 extra lap)

1. Tommi Formella UA 12:22.1*(11:38)

2. Pete Trio UA 12:27.3*(11:43)

4. Julien Mehler UA 12:42.1*(11:58)

*(Ran extra lap, subt. approx. 44 sec.)

4 X 400 Meter Relay

1. USC/AC 3:43.3

MattWood, JordanHaroldson,

Paul Little, Jacob Elmer