The Crookston Pirate Boys and Girls track and field teams opened up the 2025 season at the Heart Of Lakes meet at Concordia College in Moorhead. Crookston Girls finished ninth out of 13 scoring teams with 24 points, while Perham won the meet easily with 144.5 points. The Pirate Boys team finished 11th out of 12 scoring teams, and East Grand Forks won the meet with 132 points.
| Girls Teams | Boys Teams |
| 1. Perham – 144.5 | 1. East Grand Forks – 132 |
| 2. Park Rapids – 76 | 2. Perham – 118.5 |
| 3. Park Christian – 67 | 3. Park Christian – 70 |
| 4. Barnesville – 57.5 | 4. Park Rapids – 65 |
| 5. Wadena-Deer Creek – 47 | 5. Staples-Motley – 58 |
| 6. East Grand Forks – 43 | 6. Wadena-Deer Creek – 40 |
| 7. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton – 39 | 7. Breckenridge – 39.5 |
| 8. Pelican Rapids – 27 | 8. Pelican Rapids – 27 |
| 9. Crookston – 24 | 9. Barnesville – 15 |
| 10. Hillcrest Lutheran – 15 | 10. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton – 6 |
| 11. Staples-Motley – 14 | 11. Crookston – 6 |
| 11. Breckenridge – 14 | 12. Hillcrest Lutheran – 6 |
| 13. New York Mills – 10 |
GIRLS –
The Pirate girls were led by Ashlyn Bailey, as the junior had a tremendous first meet of the season. She won the 200 meters (out of 63 runners) with a time of 27.36, which set a new indoor school record, besting Shana Wilkens and Breanna Kressin’s time of 27.55. Earlier in the meet, Bailey won the 55 meters (out of 65 runners!) with an impressive time of 7.67, which was only three-tenths of a second off the school indoor record. Crookston scored 24 points in the meet, with Bailey accounting for 20 points!
Chloe Boll finished sixth place in the pole vault with a vault of eight feet to score the other four team points. The other top 10 finish for Crookston was Aubrey Bartrum in the 55 hurdles with a time of 11.02 for 10th place.
BOYS –
The Pirate Boys were led by Aaron Gosse, who finished fifth place (out of 60 runners!) in the 200 meters with a solid time of 25.40. Gosse was also part of the 11th-place 4×200 Relay team, along with Erik Pruneda, Cade Wisk, and Miles Corneillie, which turned in a time of 1:50.52. There were 18 teams competing in the 4×200 relay.
| Pirate (top 13 placers) | Event | Time/result | Place |
| Ashlyn Bailey | 200 meters | 27.36 | 1st |
| Ashlyn Bailey | 55 meters | 7.67 | 1st |
| Aaron Gosse | 200 meters | 25.40 | 5th |
| Chloe Boll | Pole Vault | 8-00 | 6th |
| Aubrey Bartrum | 55 hurdles | 11.02 | 10th |
| Chloe Boll, Grace Boll, Nora Groven, Aubrey Bartrum |
4×200 Relay | 2:03.25 | 10th |
| Aaron Gosse, Erik Pruneda, Cade Wisk, Miles Corneillie |
4×200 Relay | 1:50.52 | 11th |
| Madi Abrams | High Jump | 4-04 | 12th |
| Nora Groven | Pole Vault | 6-00 | 13th |
| Chloe Boll | 200 meters | 30.23 | 13th |
| Cade Wisk, Miles Corneillie, Erik Pruneda, Kahnen Hansen |
4×400 Relay | 4:18.23 | 13th |
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