VALLEY CITY, N.D. – The Valley City Hi-Liners stayed local for the VCSU Invitational on April 24, competing in windy, cool conditions but still turning in outstanding performances. The team tallied 43 place winners, 33 personal records, two school records, and three new state qualifiers.

Two days later, a small group of Hi-Liners traveled to Fargo for the prestigious NDSU Elite Meet, which featured the top 24 athletes from North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota in each event. Despite the continued windy conditions, Valley City’s elite athletes once again rose to the challenge, with six placing, four setting personal records, one school record broken, and another athlete punching a ticket to state.

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VCSU Invitational – April 24, 2025

Women’s Team

• Place Winners: 22

• State Qualifiers:

  • Kadie Kocka – Pole Vault

  • Greta Goven – 800 Meter

• New VCHS Record:

  • Morgan Larson – Improved her 7th place all-time mark in the 200m

• Personal Records: 20

Men’s Team

• Place Winners: 21

• State Qualifier:

  • Dylan Hunt – Discus

• New VCHS Record:

  • Dylan Hunt – 4th all-time in VCHS discus history

• Personal Records: 13

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NDSU Elite Meet – April 26, 2025

Place Winners

• Kadie Kocka – 6th, Pole Vault

• Morgan Larson – 7th, 100 Meter

• Jovi Borg – 8th, Javelin

• Dylan Hunt – 3rd, Discus

• Scot Rohde – 6th, Javelin

• Derek Shape – 7th, 200 Meter

New VCHS Record

• Morgan Larson – Moved to 3rd all-time in the 100m; also set the sophomore class record

Personal Records

• Morgan Larson – 100 Meter (12.48)

• Derek Shape – 100 Meter (11.19)

• Derek Shape – 200 Meter (23.01)

• Scot Rohde – Javelin (147’4″)

State Qualifier

• Derek Shape – 100 Meter & 200 Meter