Area roundup: Cardinals girls take second in 9-hole meet
- Photo by Travis Rosenau Fairmont’s Tyler Heckman tees off from the sixth hole at the New Ulm County Club on Thursday.
- Photo by Travis Rosenau. Fairmont’s Carly Gustafson watches her pitch shot on the 17th hole at the New Ulm Country Club on Thursday.

Photo by Travis Rosenau Fairmont's Tyler Heckman tees off from the sixth hole at the New Ulm County Club on Thursday.
GIRLS GOLF
NEW ULM – The Fairmont Cardinals girls golf team locked in a second-place finish, shooting a 200 at the New Ulm Invite on Thursday.
Le Sueur-Henderson won the invite, shooting a 197.
Leslie Zarling led the Cardinals taking third by shooting a 48, while Katherine Zelaya locked in sixth shooting a 50. Carly Gustafson and Joslyn Meyer tied for eighth shooting a 51, while Kailyn Miller shot a 59 for 22nd place.
Fairmont heads to Windom for a 4 p.m. meet on Monday.

Photo by Travis Rosenau. Fairmont's Carly Gustafson watches her pitch shot on the 17th hole at the New Ulm Country Club on Thursday.
BOYS GOLF
NEW ULM – The Fairmont Cardinals boys golf team finished seventh at the New Ulm Invite, shooting a 190 on Thursday. New Ulm took the victory, shooting a 155.
Hudson McKean finished 14th, shooting a 43, while MacKlain Anderson finished 24th after shooting a 46. Klay Beemer shot a 48 for 28th, while Colton Wells placed 37th, shooting a 53.
Fairmont heads to Adrian for a 4 p.m. meet on Monday.
PREP TRACK AND FIELD
WASECA – The Fairmont Cardinals track and field team participated in an abbreviated meet on Thursday night due to weather conditions.
In the boys’ 110-meter hurdles, Jaron Schutz placed fourth, running a 17.67, while Ethan Pockrus took fifth after running an 18.96.
Cadence Leiding finished third in the girls 100-meter hurdles by running a 16.89.
In the 4×800 boys relay, the team of Jordan Thompson, Carter Hanson, Cooper Gudahl, and Brier Lenort finished second, running a 8:43.01.
The team of Abbie Simpson, Mackenzie Gerhardt, Avery Steuber, and Ella Wubbena finished fourth in the girls 4×800 relay, running a 11:08.09.
Nathaliah Johnson took third in the girls 100-meter running a 13.31.
Oliver Tordsen placed third in the boys discus with a throw of 158 feet, 4 inches.
In the girls shot put Ellie Ortega placed first with a throw of 36 feet, 4 inches, while Kennedy Becker took fourth with a throw of 32 feet.
Cooper Guddahl tied for first in the boys high jump clearing 5 feet, 2 inches.
In the girls high jump Emelia Klanderud took third with a jump of 4 feet, 4 inches.
The Cardinals next meet is Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. in Worthington.