Flood of titles and medals: LAZ Soest wins at the Westphalia Championships!

Flood of titles and medals: LAZ Soest wins at the Westphalia Championships!

The LAZ Soest track and field athletes recently showed an impressive performance at the Westphalia Championships in Lage. Above all, Maja Bolinger, who secured the gold medal in the 100 meters and also won silver in the 200 meters. Their teammates around the talented athletes ensured that LAZ Soest was able to bring home a total of 15 medals, including five Westphalia championship titles. The club record of 13 championship wins from the previous year has already been surpassed, which underlines the remarkable potential of this committed sports team. According to that Soester Anzeiger Jonas Dorenkamp increased his performance in the pole vault in the U20 category and jumped over the four-meter mark for the first time with 4.01 meters.

However, the successes were not just limited to Dorenkamp. Nia Ferige from the W15 class won gold in the discus throw with an impressive throw of 32.23 meters. Mia Vollmer competed in the U20 and was able to secure gold in the shot put and silver in the high jump (1.62 meters). Moritz Langenscheidt, also U20, became Westphalia champion over 400 meters in a time of 50.83 seconds. Unfortunately, he missed the German championship standard by only 33 hundredths, just like the 4 x 100 meter relay, which finished runner-up in 43.85 seconds.

Medal after medal

• Goldmedaille: Jonas Dorenkamp (U20) – Stabhochsprung
• Goldmedaille: Maja Bolinger (U18) – 100 Meter
• Goldmedaille: Nia Ferige (W15) – Diskuswurf
• Goldmedaille: Mia Vollmer (U20) – Kugelstoßen
• Goldmedaille: Moritz Langenscheidt (U20) – 400 Meter
• Silbermedaille: Maja Bolinger (U18) – 200 Meter
• Silbermedaille: Nia Ferige (W15) – Hochsprung (1,62 m)
• Silbermedaille: Mia Vollmer (U20) – Hochsprung (1,62 m)
• Bronzemedaille: Rafael Hesse (M14) – 100 Meter
• Bronzemedaille: Rafael Hesse (M14) – Speerwurf

There was also Rafael Hesse, who won four medals in the M14 category. He demonstrated his skills with 1.71 meters in the high jump and 2.70 meters in the pole vault. The 4 x 200 meter mixed relay with Eckhoff, Vollmer, Langenscheidt and Bolinger also took third place with a time of 1:37.69 minutes.

Maja Bolinger in the fast lane

Maja Bolinger, who also won gold over 60 meters at the Westphalian Indoor Championships in Dortmund, has established herself as a serious athlete. Despite health difficulties before the championships, she decided to compete and achieved a personal best of 7.90 seconds in the heats. In the final she even improved to 7.87 seconds LAZ Soest reported. With these achievements, she is currently the fourth fastest German in her age group.

In athletics, it is important to continually improve your performance. The website for the best list leaderboard offers a valuable overview of the performances in different age groups and disciplines. By regularly updating the data, the athletes' performance can always be tracked.

The positive results and successes of the LAZ Soest athletes show that hard training and determination are rewarded. Now the entire team is looking forward to the next competitions with great excitement, ready to celebrate further successes and improve even further.