Four of Park ‘s best jumped and threw their way to state. Competing at Macalester College in St. Paul Wednesday and Friday, Park high jumpers senior Rainna Jamison, senior Hazim King and sophomore O’Neal Attisso all qualified, while junior Aidan Boche finished first and qualified in the discus.

“The coaches are very proud of how the team performed in a very competitive section,” said Park co-head coach Brad Narveson. “Last year we had one state meet qualifier and this year we had four. So excited to see the hard work pay off for these four athletes.”

King cleared 6-3 in the high jump, three inches better than his previous best, to finish second in the event. Attisso cleared 6-1 and finished fourth.

“That is a three-inch PR,” King acknowledged. “From six to 6-3. I actually did it for the boys that played basketball this year. I swore an oath to them that I had to be great, had to make it to state for them.

Asked if he changed his technique any for the section meet, King said, “I just jumped.”

“To get two boy high jumpers to state is incredible,” Narveson said. “Hazim PR’d at the right time to qualify for state and O’Neal is only a sophomore. What a huge accomplishment to qualify for state as a sophomore. So proud of both of them. And Coach Ermer for putting in the work with all of our high jumpers this year. With Rainna, Hazim and O’Neal he has three jumpers at the state meet. What a great day for our team.”

Jamison, the school record holder with a mark of 5-8 set two seasons ago, qualified for state with a section winning leap of 5-3 on Wednesday.

“Rainna Jameson looked so smooth going over that high jump bar,” said Narveson. “Once she qualified and had the meet won she decided to stop jumping. I still think she can go higher but it was rainy and slippery so it was a good decision to stop. Can’t wait to see her perform at state.”

On Friday, Jamison finished seventh in the 110-meter hurdles (17.54), finished fourth in the triple jump (35-01.25) with a personal record and ran a leg on the 4x100-meter relay teams.

“Today, I’d say triple jump,” Jamison said when asked what event she was happiest with. “I PR’d. Something kind of clicked in my brain this time where I was reaching and I was of my gosh. I wish I would have taken it a little more seriously.

“Next week (at state) my goal is to place, top three is my goal,” Jamison added. “I think I’ve been working really hard and just being really strategic with my body and I’m finally healthy after being out for two years. So, yea, being healthy I really think I’ve worked hard and I think I really deserve it.”

Boche threw the discus 149-07 to narrowly win the discus competition. Lukas Foss of Hastings was second with a throw of 149-00. Boche also placed ninth in the shot put (43-02.25).

“Aidan Boche had a huge PR in the finals of the discus and qualified for the state meet. So happy for him and our throws coach Mike Rand,” said Narveson. “Aidan has all the physical tools and he put it together at the right time.”

The state track and field meet will again be held at St. Michael-Albertville High School, 5800 Jamison Avenue NE, St. Michael. The Class AAA prelims will start at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 10, with the Class AAA Finals starting at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12.

The Class AAA boys high jump will start at 3:30 p.m. Thursday with the boys discus starting at 4:45 Thursday. The Class AAA girls high jump will be held Tuesday with a 9 a.m. start.

Park’s girls finished eighth in the team rankings with 34 points. Rosemount won the meet with 198.5 points, followed by Hastings (182) and Eagan (175).

The Park boys were ninth with 59 points. Rosemount won the team race with 225, followed by Hastings, 115; and Eagan, 108.5.

Boys results

Alexander Djadoo was 16th in the 100-meter dash (11.66). Miskir Esayas was 11th in the 200 (23.33). Kroix Pearson was 13th (52.10) and Dominic Jenkins 14th (52.40) in the 400. Benjamin Paulsen finished 11th in the 800 in a time of 2:05.63.

Eli Firchau was fifth in the 1,600 (4:34.35), Henry Joa eighth (4:35.26) and Bejamin Paulsen 14th (4:28.55). Firchau was also ninth in the 3,200-meter run (9:58.99) and Joa 12th (10:07.00).

Donovan Sheak was 14th in the 110-meter hurdles (20.32) and 17th in the 300 hurdles (50.51).

In the relays, Park finished eighth in the 4x100 (44.86), sixth in the 4x200 (1:32.12), seventh in the 4x400 (3:25.46) and eighth in the 4x800 (9:02.09).

Kalab Miftah finished fifth in the triple jump (41-07.50), O’Neal Attisso was eighth (40-00) and Bryan Wright ninth (39-11). Wright finished seventh in the long jump at 19-11.0 and Attisso was 13th at 19-01.00.

Girls results

Madeline Finstad was 18th in the 100 (13.43). Kylee Nickle took ninth in the 200 (28.11). Kalin Randrup was 16th in the 400 (1:05.12). Malaya Ramirez finished fifth in the 800 (2:35.64). Jana Hafiz was 16th (13:17.54) and Alli Devine 18th (14:21.68) in the 3,200-meter run. Sharon Oni was 14th in the 300-meter hurdles (55.75).

Park’s relay teams were ninth in the 4x100 (52.12), seventh in the 4x200 (1:51.07), seventh in the 4x400 (4:23.74).

Abigail Schmitzer was 22nd in the long jump (12-09.25). Ashlyn Mullen finished 17th in the pole vault (7-0). McKayla Annan was 12th in the triple jump (31-05.75). Charles Blumbeg was 17th in the shot put (37-06.75).

Zoey Bammert-Mueller finished eighth in the discus throw (104-03) and 16th in the shot put (20-10.50). Pajyeeb Kong was 12th in the shot put (31-10.25) and 15th in the discus (82-09).