The Crookston Pirate Boys and Girls track and field teams competed in the Heart O’ Lakes Conference indoor meet at Concordia College in Moorhead. The Crookston Girls finished ninth out of 11 teams, with Pelican Rapids winning the meet, 12 points better than East Grand Forks. The Crookston Boys finished 10th out of 11 teams, with Park Rapids winning the meet, 30 points better than East Grand Forks.
| Girls Teams | Boys Teams |
| 1. Pelican Rapids-105 | 1. Park Rapids-119.5 |
| 2. East Grand Forks-93 | 2. East Grand Forks-89.5 |
| 3. Park Rapids-92 | 3. Pelican Rapids-68 |
| 4. Barnesville-65.5 | 4. Park Christian-60.5 |
| 5. Park Christian-62 | 5. Breckenridge-56 |
| 6. Hillcrest Academy-67 | 6. Dilworth-G-F-47.5 |
| 7. Dilworth-G-F-51.25 | 7. Staples-Motley-39 |
| 8.Staples-Motley-18.25 | 8. Hillcrest Academy-30 |
| 9. Crookston-6 | 9. Barnesville-23 |
| 10. Breckenridge-2 | 10. Crookston-22 |
| 11.Norman Co. East/UH-1 | 11. Norman Co. East/UH-1 |
BOYS–
The Pirate Boys had some solid performances led by Makoti Weber, finishing second place with a solid pole vault of 10 feet 9 inches in his first vault of the year. Weber’s vault was a personal best indoor vault.
Aaron Gosse had a solid day with a third-place finish in the 200 meters with a time of 25.03 seconds. The time is almost four-tenths of a second better than his best indoor time last season. Gosse also finished in fifth place in the 55 meters with a time of 7.05 seconds. The time was Gosse’s personal best (the 55 is only run indoors).
Gosse and Weber were half of the fifth-place 4×200 Relay team, along with Gavin Reiteier and Miles Corneillie, with a time of 1:45.80.
Other Pirates turned in personal bests, including Gavin Reitmeier, Makoti Weber, Miles Corneillie, and Lennon Prudhomme in the 55 meters. Cade Wisk and Miles Corneillie in the 200 meters, Chris Goodrich had a personal best in the 800, and an indoor personal best in the 1600 meters. Lennon Prudhomme and Miles Corneillie had personal bests in the shot put.
GIRLS –
The Pirate Girls were short-handed as they were missing several of the returning point leaders from last year and brought a young team to the meet. Keatyn Kliner finished seventh in the 800 meters in 3:02.85. The time was a good start to the season. Kliner was also a part of the seventh-place 4×800 relay team along with Jennika Reese (Freshman), ZiiZi Sam (Senior), and Catelyn Maruska (Freshman). There were two other top 10 finishes for the Pirates with Kinsley Wangen, a freshman, finishing ninth place in the long jump with a jump of 13-0.75. The other top 10 finish was Cecelia Widman, a junior, finishing 10th place and just shy of a personal best. Cecelia Widman, a junior, started the season with a solid jump of 13-0.25.
The Pirate track teams will head back to Concordia College on Tuesday, March 31, for another indoor meet.
| Pirate (top 14 placers) | Event | Time/result | Place |
| Makoti Weber | Pole vault | 10-9 | 2nd |
| Aaron Gosse | 200 meters | 25.03 | 3rd |
| Gavin Reitmeier, Miles Corneillie, Makoti Weber, Aaron Gosse | 4×200 Relay | 1:45.80 | 5th |
| Aaron Gosse | 55 meters | 7.05 | 5th |
| Keatyn Kliner | 800 meters | 3:02.85 | 7th |
| Jennika Reese, ZiiZi Sam, Catelyn Maruska, Keatyn Kliner | 4×800 Relay | 12:48.35 | 7th |
| Kinsley Wangen | Long Jump | 13-0.75 | 9th |
| Cecelia Widman | Long Jump | 13-0.25 | 10th |
| Chris Goodrich | 800 meters | 2:38.31 | 13th |
| Lennon Prudhomme | Shot Put | 34-1.75 | 14th |
For all the meet results click the link – https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/626825/results
