7th & 8th Grade
Pirate Track & Field 2026
Boys' Coach: Mr. Formanek joseph.formanek@gk12.net
Girls' Coach: Mrs. Hallberg kim.hallberg@gk12.net
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2026 MS Track Important Dates!
Monday, March 9th: 1st day of high school practice (MS athletes can join!)
Monday, March 30th: 1st day of midddle school practice
Tuesday, April 14: Meet @ Shell Lake- Depart @ 2pm, Meet @ 4pm <- CHANGED!
Thursday, April 16: Meet @ Frederic- Depart @ 2:45pm, Meet @ 4pm
Monday, April 27: Home Meet- Meet @ 4pm
Friday, May 1: Meet @ Luck- Depart @ 2:30pm, Meet @ 4pm
Monday, May 4: Meet @ St. Croix Falls- Depart @ 2:30pm, Meet @ 4pm
Thursday, May 7: Home High School Meet
Be there @ 3:45, Meet @ 4pm
All MS athletes needed to help
Tuesday, May 12: Meet @ Webster- Depart @ 2:45pm, Meet @ 4pm
Thursday, May 14: Conference Track Meet @ Frederic- Depart @ 2:45pm, Meet @ 4pm
Schedule:
Practice every day after school until 5:15-5:30. *If students have church commitments after school on Wednesdays, they should go to those and get a workout in after. If not, they should come to practice!
Be sure to discuss WHERE you want your child to wait for your when practice is over. Some kids wait behind the middle school, some in the front, some at the high school gym door, etc. Be sure your child knows where you will be.
Please pick up your child promptly! :)
If athletes won't be at practice please email us and let us know as soon as possible. We plan practices with relay teams and a variety of skills in mind so attendance is important! Track is a very complex and diverse sport. With it only being a five week season, their commitment to their team is important.
Coach Formanek: joseph.formanek@gk12.net
Coach Hallberg: kim.hallberg@gk12.net
Photo courtesy of Cahill Photography
Back Row: Mason Miller, Mr. Formanek, Caroline Simon, Mrs. Hallberg, Isaac Olson
4th Row: Gentry Terry, Blake Reid, Hunter Northquest, Xander Anderson, Silas Anderson, Caden Green, Kinsley Danielson, Addie Chell
3rd Row: Liam Zellmer, Marin Jensen, Maci Luedtke, Blake Taylor, Brook Alden, Eva Lade, Karlie Aronson
2nd Row: Jace Brown, Aiden Stomberg, Juan Rios Sichaca, Ayla Danielson, Kenny Rengo, Thomas Rauchbauer, Abram Hale, Ella Mattson
1st Row: Karma Larson-Glover, Tristan Penders, Audrey Anderson, Grant Hallberg, Hannah Hoefs, Aeva Morgan, Abby Woods
2026 Roster
8th Grade Boys
Silas Anderson, Xander Anderson, Jace Brown, Abel Lesak, Hunter Northquest, Isaac Olson, Tristan Penders, Aiden Stomberg
7th Grade Boys
Caden Green, Abram Hale, Grant Hallberg, Mason Miller, Thomas Rauchbauer, Blake Reid, Kenny Rengo, Juan Rios-Sichaca, Blake Taylor, Gentry Terry, Liam Zellmer
8th Grade Girls
Brook Alden, Audrey Anderson, Addie Chell, Kinsley Danielson, Hannah Hoefs, Karma Larson-Glover, Aeva MorganCaroline Simon
7th Grade Girls
Karlie Aronson, Ayla Danielson, Marin Jensen, Eva Lade, Maci Luedtke, Eleanor Mattson, Abby Woods
2026 PR LIST! *We had 162 PRs in the 2026 Season! WAY TO GO!*
(counting all of the event PRs so some athletes had multiple PRs for one meet)
We track and celebrate PRs (personal records) of every athlete in every event they compete in. Athletes that "PR" in a meet get announced at the next team practice and get the coveted award of FRUIT SNACKS!
Track athletes chase PRs. They do NOT PR every meet, nor are they expected to. When they happen, they're rare and should be celebrated, which is what we like to do!
4/14/26- Shell Lake
*Only 8th graders can PR at this meet since 7th graders are new to track and have no previous time/ distance to improve on yet.
Jace Brown: 100m Dash, High Jump
Abel Lesak: 400m Dash
Hunter Northquest: 17.49
Isaac Olson: Shot Put
Aiden Stomberg: Shot Put, Discus
Brook Alden: 100m Dash
Audrey Anderson: 100m Dash
Kinsley Danielson: Long Jump
Caroline Simon: 400m Dash
NEW MS SCHOOL RECORDS SET!
Marin Jensen: 200m Dash
Broke Jordan Java's 2019 record of 28.4 with a time of 28.36 seconds! *Marin's first time running the 200!
Jace Brown: High Jump
Broke Nate McKinley (2015)/ Carl Antonich's (2025) shared record of 5'5" with a new height of 5'6"!
Kinsley Danielson, Ayla Danielson, Karlie Aronson, Marin Jensen: 4x200m Relay
Broke the record from last year with Mikki Harmon, Kinsley, Maddie Swanson, and Brynn Jensen. It was 2:04.85 and is now 1:58.96! *Ayla, Karlie, & Marin's first time running in a relay!
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5/4/26-St. Croix Falls
Jace Brown: 100m Dash, Long Jump
Caden Green: Shot Put
Abe Hale: 100m Dash
Grant Hallberg: 100m Dash
Abel Lesak: 400m Dash
Isaac Olson: Shot Put, Discus
Tristan Penders: Long Jump
Thomas Rauchbauer: Discus
Blake Reid: 100m Dash, 400m Dash
Kenny Rengo: 800m Run, 1600m Run
Aidan Stomberg: Discus, Shot Put
Gentry Terry: 400m Dash
Brook Alden: 400m Dash
Audrey Anderson: 200m Dash
Karlie Aronson: 100m Dash
Addie Chell: 100m Dash
Ayla Danielson: 800m Run
Hannah Hoefs: Shot Put
Eva Lade: Discus
Karma Larson-Glover: 100m Dash, Long Jump
Ella Mattson: Shot Put
Caroline Simon: 100m Hurdle
Abby Woods: Discus, Shot Put
NEW MS SCHOOL RECORD SET!
Jace Brown: Long Jump
Rebroke his previous record of 16'4.5" with a new distance of 17'6"!
Ayla Danielson: 800m Run
Rebroke her previous record of 2:44.24 with a new time of 2:43.24!
Caroline Simon: 100m Hurdles
Rebroke her previous record of 16.97 seconds with a new time of 16.8 seconds!
4/16/26- Frederic
Jace Brown: High Jump
Caden Green: Discus
Abe Hale: 100m Dash, 4x100m Relay, Pole Vault
Grant Hallberg: 4x100m Relay
Abel Lesak: 4x400m Relay
Mason Miller: Shot Put
Hunter Northquest: 4x400m Relay, Pole Vault
Isaac Olson: 4x200m Relay, Shot Put, Discus
Tristan Penders: 100m Hurdles, Long Jump
Thomas Rauchbauer: 4x200m Relay
Blake Reid: 4x100m Relay
Kenny Rengo: 800m Run
Juan Rios Sichaca: 4x200m Relay
Blake Taylor: 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay
Gentry Terry: 4x400m Relay, Long Jump
Liam Zellmer: 4x200m Relay, Shot Put
Audrey Anderson: 100m Dash, Pole Vault
Karlie Aronson: 4x200m Relay
Ayla Danielson: 800m Run, 4x200m Relay
Kinsley Danielson: 4x200m Relay
Hannah Hoefs: Shot Put, Discus
Marin Jensen, 200m Dash, 4x200m Relay
Eva Lade: Shot Put, Discus
Maci Luedtke: Long Jump
Ella Mattson: Shot Put
Caroline Simon: 400m Dash
Abby Woods: Shot Put, Discus
NEW MS SCHOOL RECORDS SET!
Jace Brown: 100m Hurdles + Long Jump + High Jump
Broke Caleb Vanravenswaay's 100 hurdle record from 2012 of 15.44 with a time of 15.4 seconds! *Jace's first time running hurdles!
Broke Nate McKinley's 2015 record of 16' with a jump of 16'45"! *Jace's first time long jumping!
Broke his own record sent two days ago at 5'6" with a jump of 5'8"!
Marin Jensen: 200m Dash
Broke her own record set two days prior of 28.36 with a new time of 27.72 seconds!
Ayla Danielson: 800m Run
Broke Gracie (Gerber) Formanek's record set in 2014 of 2:48.14 with a new time of 2:44.24!
Kinsley Danielson, Ayla Danielson, Karlie Aronson, Marin Jensen: 4x200m Relay
Broke their record from two days ago from 1:58.96 to a new time of 1:58.43!
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5/12/26- Webster
Silas Anderson: Long Jump
Jace Brown: 100m Dash, High Jump, Long Jump
Caden Green: 100m Dash, Shot Put, Discus
Abe Hale: 100m Dash
Grant Hallberg: 100m Dash, Pole Vault
Mason Miller: Discus
Hunter Northquest: 100m Hurdles
Isaac Olson: Shot Put, Discus
Tristan Penders: 100m Hurdles, Long Jump
Blake Reid: 100m Dash
Juan Rios Sichaca: Discus
Brook Alden: 100m Dash
Audrey Anderson: 4x200m Relay
Karlie Aronson: 100m Dash, Long Jump
Addie Chell: Long Jump
Ayla Danielson: 4x200m Relay, Pole Vault
Kinsley Danielson: 4x200m Relay, 100m Hurdles
Marin Jensen: 4x200m Relay
Eva Lade: Shot Put, Discus
Karma Larson-Glover: Long Jump
Maci Luedtke: Long Jump
Abby Woods: Shot Put
NEW MS SCHOOL RECORDS SET!
Jace Brown: Long Jump + High Jump
Broke his own record of 5'8" with a jump of 5'10"!
Broke his own record of 17'6" with a jump of 17'8"!
Addie Chell: Long Jump
Addie broke Corrie Davis' record of 13'9" from 2015 with a distance of 14'5"! *This was Addie's second time long jumping!
Kinsley Danielson, Ayla Danielson, Audrey Anderson, Marin Jensen: 4x200m Relay
Broke their record from earlier this season of 1:58.43 to a new time of 1:57.76!
5/1/26- Luck
Silas Anderson: 4x400m
Xander Anderson: 4x400m
Jace Brown: 100m Dash, 200m Dash
Abe Hale: 4x200m
Grant Hallberg: 4x200m
Abel Lesak: 4x400m
Mason Miller: Shot Put
Hunter Northquest: Pole Vault
Tristan Penders: 200m Dash, Long Jump
Kenny Rengo: 800m Run
Juan Rios Sichaca: Shot Put
Aidan Stomberg: Discus
Blake Taylor: 100m Dash
Gentry Terry: 4x200m, 4x400m
Liam Zellmer: 4x200m, Discus
Brook Alden: 100m Dash, 4x400m
Audrey Anderson: 4x100.
Karlie Aronson: Long Jump
Addie Chell: 4x400m
Kinsley Danielson: 200m Dash
Hannah Hoefs: Shot Put
Eva Lade: 4x100m, Shot Put
Karma Larson-Glover: 200m Dash, 4x100m
Maci Luedtke: 4x400m, Long Jump
Ella Mattson: Shot Put, Discus
Caroline Simon: 4x400m
Abby Woods: 4x100m
NEW MS SCHOOL RECORD SET!
Caroline Simon: 100m Hurdles
Broke Jaycee Freese's 100 hurdle record from 2025 of 17.08 with a time of 16.97 seconds! *Caroline's first time running hurdles!
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5/14/26- Conference @ Frederic
Silas Anderson: 400m Dash, 4x400m Relay
Xander Anderson: 4x400m Relay
Jace Brown: 100m Dash, High Jump
Abe Hale: 4x100m Relay
Grant Hallberg: 4x100m Relay
Abel Lesak: 4x400m Relay
Hunter Northquest: 800m Run, Pole Vault
Isaac Olson: Discus
Tristan Penders: 200m Dash
Thomas Rauchbauer: 200m Dash
Blake Reid: 100m Dash, 200m Dash
Kenny Rengo: 1600m Run, 800m Run
Juan Rios Sichaca: 200m Dash
Blake Taylor: 100m Hurdles, 4x100m Relay
Gentry Terry: 4x400m Relay
Liam Zellmer: 4x100m Relay
Brook Alden: Pole Vault
Karlie Aronson: 100m Dash
Ayla Danielson: 800m Run, Pole Vault
Hannah Hoefs: Discus
Marin Jensen: 200m Dash
Karma Larson-Glover: 100m Dash
Maci Luedtke: 400m Dash
NEW MS SCHOOL RECORD SET!
Jace Brown: High Jump
Rebroke his previous record of 5'10" with a new height of 6'0"!
Ayla Danielson: 800m Run
Rebroke her previous record of 2:43.24 with a new time of 2:33.76!
Marin Jensen: 100m Hurdles
Rebroke her previous record of 27.77 seconds with a new time of 27.55 seconds!
Track Meet Packing List
Track Meet Packing List
WHAT TO BRING TO A TRACK MEET
The night before- HYDRATE IN THE EVENING - at least one whole water bottle of water and eat healthy carbs (bread, rice, pasta, etc.)
Wear track shirt to school and drink at least two water bottles full of water
You will get out of school EARLY-
Athletes, remember to check in with your teachers. You are accountable for any work you miss after you're dismissed!
PACKING LIST- if you have a larger duffel bag that works well to throw everything in!
Water Bottle
Running Shoes
Competition Shoes/ Spikes if you have them (not necessary)
Uniform Top
Black Shorts (Student owned- must be black)
WARM CLOTHES- Sweatshirt, jacket, hat, gloves, etc. When the sun goes down it gets COLD and it's important our athletes stay warm so they can still perform. (NOTE: We also will run in rain but not lightning. If rain is in the forecast, many appreciate having a change of clothes with.)
If it is cold athletes are able to wear plain black leggings under their shorts and a plain black long sleeve shirt under their uniform top.
FOOD! Usually track meets will have concession stands so there is food available to purchase but we would encourage our athletes to bring PLENTY of food and snacks to get them through the evening. It can be long. *See the 'Nutrition & Water' tab for ideas.
*We do have a tent as well as a tarp we put on the ground in the tent. The tent is for our athletes and their stuff only. Sorry parents & families! ;)
*A RIDE HOME- THIS SHOULD BE SET UP AHEAD OF TIME SO WE DO NOT WAIT AT THE SCHOOL WHEN OUR BUS ARRIVES.
WHAT TO BRING TO A HS TRACK MEET YOU'RE HELPING AT
Wear track shirt to school and to the meet!
Come to the track as soon as you're dismissed from school. Find Mr. Formanek or Mrs. Hallberg so they can help you with where you will be.
Middle school athletes should plan to be there until about 7:00pm!
WARM CLOTHES - when the sun goes down it will be chilly! *Wear pirate stuff or purple if you can!
snacks and/ or cash for concession stand
waterbottle
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