The Spuds head to West Fargo on Friday for the Packer Relays - a strong local field and a good opportunity to fine-tune the lineup before the postseason begins. The boys carry an undefeated streak outdoors and the girls have yet to lose outside - one loss and one tie indoors, but clean since the outdoor season started.

The Spuds came to Davies and won on both sides. The Eagle Relays uses a relay-format scoring system where individual event marks are combined and scored as team totals alongside traditional relays - a team title here is a full-roster effort. The boys won with 123.5 points, the girls with 125.5, edging Davies at 115 - marking the first time in program history Moorhead has won the Eagle Relays on both sides.

The sprint relays were dominant on the boys side. The 4x100 of Madison Suah, Zak Walker, Edmund Wotoe, and Espen Bement ran 42.38 - the top 4x100 mark in Minnesota at the time, which currently sits 5th all-time. They came back to win the 4x200 in 1:29.24. The 4x400 of Wyatt Myklebust, Tavan Schlichting, Eli Schlichting, and Zak Walker won in 3:33.50, and the 4x800 of Oliver Carlson, Dylan Riepe, Eli Schlichting, and Conner Copeland took the title in 8:31.49. Freshman Courage Sayiah won the triple jump at 43'3" with Edmund Wotoe and Charles Martin right behind - three Spuds in the top three. Wes Brouillard won the 1600 at 4:59.81. The DMR of Dylan Riepe, Dalton Jones, Oliver Carlson, and Brouillard won in 11:41.27.

On the girls side, freshman Lillian Humeniuk and her sister Audrey both ran legs on the winning 4x400 (4:08.86) and 4x800 (10:03.07). Romedna Gaye, Kaityn Walthers, Nadia Davis, and Quinn Erickson won the 4x100 in 49.24, and Davis, Ruby Zielinski, Erickson, and Walthers took the 4x200 in 1:44.98. Brooklyn Johnson won the 1600 in a season best 5:44.50 with four Spuds in the top seven. Isabelle Oakes was one of the last athletes still competing as pole vault went long, clearing 9'3" for a personal best to close out the day.

The JV squad won on both sides - boys 88-53, girls 79-49. Shadrach Zuo had a big day across three events, running 11.33 in the 100, jumping 21'4" in the long jump, and clearing 6'3" in the high jump. Murray Beckerleg posted personal bests in both the 100 (11.50) and 200 (23.70). The boys 4x100 of Cantone, Ogaard, Swanson, and Ostos won in 46.11.

On the girls side, Lihanna Tarwo won the 200 in 27.02 PB. Stella Carlson won the 300 hurdles in 49.90 with Adley Staehnke right behind at 51.80. The girls 4x100 of Noomon, Tarwo, Nimely, and Hanson won in 51.69. Eve Halverson contributed in the hurdles, long jump, and triple jump. A long list of personal bests across both rosters.

The Spuds brought the full roster to West Fargo Sheyenne and put up big numbers - boys with 211.5 points to Fargo South's 88, girls with 234 to Sheyenne's 110.5. Zak Walker swept the sprint events again, winning the 100 in 10.90 and the 200 in 21.75, then winning the long jump at 23'5.5". Shadrach Zuo was right behind in all three - 2nd in the 100 (11.22 PB), 200 (22.66 PB), and long jump (22'10" PB).

The distance corps had a big day. Eli Schlichting won the 1600 in a season best 4:40.67, with Conner Copeland (4:41.31 PB) and Oliver Carlson (4:46.17 PB) 3rd and 4th - three Spuds in the top four. Kade Polomny was 3rd in the 3200 at a personal best 10:29.39. In the 400, Dalton Jones (51.89 PB), Tavan Schlichting (52.70 PB), and Wyatt Myklebust (52.73 PB) went 2-3-4. The 300 hurdles was strong - Jesse Adatsi 4th in a personal best 43.04 and freshman Cole Salvevold 9th in a personal best 44.44. Micah Zimmerman won the high jump at 6'0". Courage Sayiah took 3rd in the triple jump at 40'7.5".

The girls put up 234 points - more than double the nearest team. Kaityn Walthers swept the 100 (12.31) and 200 (25.63 PB). Ellie Rossland won the 800 in a personal best 2:25.65 with Lauren Gess 2nd at a season best 2:26.37. Freshman Lillian Humeniuk ran a season best 59.58 in the 400 for 2nd. Ruby Martin won the 300 hurdles in a personal best 48.94. The relays dominated - the 4x100 of Gaye, Erickson, Davis, and Walthers won in 48.44, the 4x200 in 1:49.32, and and the 4x400 of Marquardt, Rossland, Lockhart, and Humeniuk won in 4:15.35.

Zak Walker made the most of his Hamline invitation. He ran 10.57 in the 100 (3rd, school record) and 21.36 in the 200 (2nd, school record) against a field that included some of the fastest sprinters in the state, then won the long jump at 23'2.5".

Kaityn Walthers finished 6th in the 100 at 12.33 in a deep field. The girls 4x100 of Romedna Gaye, Quinn Erickson, Nadia Davis, and Kaityn Walthers won the relay in 48.03 - their fastest of the season, defending their Hamline title from a year ago. This group are also defending state champions in the 4x100, with Quinn Erickson and Kaityn Walthers the only returning members from that state championship relay.

The Horizon Spuds swept all four divisions at the Ben Franklin Invite - 7th and 8th grade boys and girls - and it wasn't close in any of them. If you're looking for the next wave of Spud track talent, this meet was a good preview.

On the 8th grade boys side, Darren Davis won the long jump at 19'2" - a big mark at any level. Alex Hebert won the 8th grade 800 in 2:23.06, with Donnie Copeland 2nd (2:26.67) and John Hiller 3rd (2:29.72). Spencer Polomny won the 1600. In the 7th grade boys, Semir Zewde swept the 800 and 1600 going away.

On the girls side, Aaleah Karfear won the 8th grade 100 and anchored the Horizon relay sweep. Grace Polomny won the 8th grade 400 and 800. Mazie Frisch won the 7th grade high jump and 100 hurdles. In the 7th grade girls 1600, twins Addyson and Amelia Thiel went 1-2 with strong season-opening times of 5:58 and 6:00.