The Hermantown boys track and field team showcased its superior team depth and benefited by impressive performances from several elite performers to win the prestigious 69th annual Doc Savage Invitational championship by a single point on Saturday afternoon in Hibbing.
Hawks standout Martin Sleen won four events and broke two school records, and tied one meet record. Adian Adamski won the Knesovich Award for Best Thrower of the Meet.
"Today was a great day for Hermantown boys track as we continue to improve our times and distances,” Hawks coach Tyler Homstad said after the event. “I think that our guys are understanding that when you work hard, you can reap the benefits of that hard work when it matters.
“These guys are just starting to understand how team scoring works in the track and field world as they won their second big meet of the year. Between having two boys and one girl pole vaulting for the first time in almost 40 years, two school records getting broken, 15 PR's, and winning the meet by a one-point margin, I am still amped up!"
The Hawks will participate in the True Team Sectionals in Cloquet on Tuesday, in the Ojbelluzzo Invitational in Chisholm on Thursday and at a multi-team invitational at Duluth Denfeld on Friday.
NEXT WEEK'S HAWKS EVENTS
Monday, May 5
Boys Golf – at Cambridge, noon
Baseball – host Cloquet, 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 6
Boys and Girls Track & Field – True Team Sections in Cloquet, 1 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse – host Duluth Marshall, 3 p.m.
Boys Tennis – host Rock Ridge, 4:15 p.m.
Baseball – at Esko, 4:30 p.m.
Softball – host Rock Ridge, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse – host Cloquet, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 7
Boys and Girls Golf – Lake Superior Conference Meet at Enger Park in Duluth, 11 a.m.
Boys Tennis – host Duluth Denfeld, 4:15 p.m.
Thursday, May 8
Boys and Girls Golf – at Wilderness, 11:30 a.m.
Boys Track & Field – at Chisholm, 3:30 p.m.
Girls Track & Field – at Hibbing, 4 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse – host Superior, 6 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse – at Duluth (Duluth East), 7 p.m.
Friday, May 9
Boys Golf – at The Quarry, 11 a.m.
Boys Track & Field – at Duluth Denfeld, 3 p.m.
Boys Tennis – at Duluth Denfeld, 4:15 p.m.
Softball – host Duluth Marshall, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse – at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 10
Softball – vs. multiple teams, Central Park Victoria Field, TBD
Boys Golf – at The Quarry, 10 a.m.
Boys Lacrosse – at Anoka, 4 p.m.
