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2024 SDHSAA State Track and Field Thursday Recap

SDPB Radio | By Nate Wek
Published May 23, 2024 at 7:31 PM CDT
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting

The 2024 SDHSAA state track and field championships began from Howard Wood Field on Thursday with seventeen field and twelve track events holding their finals.

Six state meet records were broken on day one of the state track and field event.

Christopher Lee of Colman-Egan broke the ‘B’ boys 100m dash state meet record with a time of 10.80 in prelims. This broke Viborg-Hurley’s Angel Johnson’s ‘B’ boys record in the event of 10.81 set in 2021.

Reagan O’Neill of Bennett County broke the all-time state meet record during the ‘A’ girls prelims on Thursday in the 100m dash. O’Neill’s time of 11.74 breaks the time of 11.85 set by Erin Kinney of Harrisburg set in 2019.

Sioux Falls Christian’s 4X100m relay team broke the ‘A’ girls state meet record with a time of 48.99. The team of Halle Braun, Katie VanderLeest, Ashlee VanDriesen, and Mya VanDonge breaks the previous mark of 49.03, also set by Sioux Falls Christian, last year.

Brandon Valley’s girls 1600 spring medley relay team, which consisted of Brooklyn Goetzinger, Audrina Schmidt, Addison Scholten, and Mia Wentzy, broke the all-time state meet record in the event with a time of 4:02.68. The previous record of 4:06.06 was held by O’Gorman, who broke it last year.

Brynn Nelson broke her own state meet record in girls javelin throw with a distance of 137-04. Her previous record from last year was 136-03.

Beau Karst of Harrisburg, who ten days ago broke the state's all-time record in boys pole vault with a height of 16'3", hit the mark of 16'4" to claim the state meet record and bump the all-time record up another inch.

Thursday Track Finals

Class B Girls 4x800m Relay – Deubrook Area – 9:47.11 (Makenna Ekern, Kylee Johnson, Kadence Bowne, and Nora Olsen)

Class A Girls 4X800m Relay – Sioux Falls Christian – 9:34.00 (Natalie Smith, Jerica Glassser, Sadie Pettengill, and Ellie Maddox)

Class AA Girls 4X800m Relay – Brandon Valley – 9.22.21 (Addison Scholten, Lily Rude, Ellie Anders, and Sarah VanDeBerg)

Class B Boys 4X800m Relay – Deubrook Area – 8.17.67 (Charlie Olsen, Landen Johnson, Jaxon Quail, and Gavin Landmark)

Class A Boys 4X800m Relay – Hill City – 8:01.91 (Luke Rupert, Leighton Aves, Tate Grabow, and Brandon Escalante)

Class AA Boys 4X800m Relay – Sturgis Brown – 8:08.40 (Quinn Bruch, Ty Ferguson, Taylor Colunga, and Ty Petrocco)

Class B Girls 1600 Sprint Medley Relay – Chester – 4:18.24 (Jacy Wolf, Lizzie Peterson, Emmerson Eppard, and Emery Larson)

Class A Girls 1600 Sprint Medley Relay – Sioux Falls Christian – 4:16.05 (Ashlee VanDriesen, Mya VanDonge, Savaeh Sichmeller, and Anna Vyn)

Class AA Girls 1600 Sprint Medley Relay – Brandon Valley – 4:02.68 (Brooklyn Goetzinger, Audrina Schmidt, Addison Scholten, and Mia Wentzy)

Class B Boys 1600 Spring Medley Relay – Gregory – 3:44.73 (Luke Stukel, Paul Sinclair, Pierce Stukel, and Finn Adams)

Class A Boys 1600 Sprint Medley Relay – Hot Springs – 3:35.57 (Hunter Kunz, Luke Haertel, Braden Peterson, and Matt Close)

Class AA Boys 1600 Sprint Medley Relay – Yankton – 3:33.58 (Austin Gobel, Connor Slaba, Carson Ness, and Dylan Payer)

Thursday Field Finals

Class A Boys Discus Throw – Shawn Hammerbeck of Winner – 163-03 ft

Class AA Boys High Jump – Coy Urban of RC Central – 6-07 ft

Class A Girls Pole Vault – Ciana Stiefel of Custer – 12-07 ft

Class B Girls Shot Put – Trinity Bietz of Scotland – 40-06.25 ft

Class B Boys Long Jump – Trevor Heinz of Ipswish – 22-06.75 ft

Class B Girls Triple Jump – Ashton Massey of Menno – 35-09.75

Class A Girls Long Jump – Reagan O’Neill of Bennett County – 18-04.75

Class AA Girls High Jump – Jayaunna Stroh of Brandon Valley – 5-06

Class B Boys Shot Put – Ethan Watson of White River – 58-03

Class A Boys Pole Vault – Chase Maher of Rapid City Christian – 14-09

Class AA Boys Javelin Throw – Jack Smith of Sioux Falls Lincoln – 176-03

Class A Girls Discus Throw – Jenna Vande Weerd of Canton – 122-09

Class A Girls High Jump – Ashlyn Koupal of Wagner – 5-04

Class AA Girls Javelin Throw – Brynn Nelson of Rapid City Stevens – 137-04

Class B Boys Triple Jump – Iker Diaz Montilla of Burke – 43-11.75

Class A Boys Long Jump – James Deckert of Ethan/Parkston – 21-09.25

Class AA Boys Pole Vault - Beau Karts of Harrisburg - 16'4"

Full individual results came be found through Dakota Timing by clicking here.

Team Standings

Class B Girls

PlaceSchoolScore
1stDeubrook Area18 Points
2ndMenno 13 Points
T-3rd Potter County11 Points
T-3rdJames Valley Christian11 Points
T-5thScotland10 Points
T-5thChester10 Points
T-7thGayville-Volin8 Points
T-7thWessington Springs8 Points
T-9thBritton-Hecla6 Points
T-9thIroquois/ Lake Preston6 Points
T-9thBurke6 Points
T-9thCenterville6 Points
T-9thFrederick Area6 Points
T-9thLemmon6 Points
T-15thPhilip5 Points
T-15thTimber Lake5 Points
T-17thCorsica-Stickney4 Points
T-17thHitchcock-Tulare4 Points
T-17thColman-Egan4 Points
20thFreeman3 Points
T-21stAvon2 Points
T-21stAberdeen Christian2 Points
T-23rdOldham-Ramona-Rutland1 Point
T-23rdSunshine Bible Academy1 Point

Class B Boys

T-1stFreeman Academy/Marion14 Points
T-1stDeubrook Area14 Points
3rdChester13 Points
T-4thMenno 12 Points
T-4thNorthwestern12 Points
T-4thGregory12 Points
T-7thPhilip11 Points
T-7thWall11 Points
T-9thDe Smet10 Points
T-9thBurke10 Points
T-9thWhite River10 Points
T-9thIpswich10 Points
13thJames Valley Christian9 Points
T-14thPotter County8 Points
T-14thKadoka Area8 Points
16thColman-Egan6 Points
T-17thAvon4 Points
T-17thLeola4 Points
T-17thWessington Springs4 Points
20thFrederick Area3 Points
T-21stCastlewood2 Points
T-21stAberdeen Christian2 Points
T-21stTimber Lake2 Points
T-24thLemmon1 Point
T-24thViborg-Hurley1 Point
T-24thMitchell Christian1 Point
T-24thWilmot1 Point

Class A Girls

1stSioux Falls Christian37.5 Points
2ndCuster27 Points
3rdLennox18.5 Points
4thCanton15 Points
5thMadison14 Points
T-6thBennett County11.5 Points
T-6thDakota Valley11.5 Points
8thHill City11 Points
9thWagner10 Points
10thDell Rapids8 Points
T-11thEstelline/Hendricks7 Points
T-11thTea Area7 Points
T-13thRapid City Christian6 Points
T-13thHot Springs6 Points
T-13thVermillion6 Points
T-13thFlandreau6 Points
T-17thMt. Vernon/Plankinton5.5 Points
T-17thMilbank5.5 Points
19thChamberlain4 Points
T-20thWest Central3 Points
T-20thDeuel3 Points
T-20thHanson3 Points
T-20thClark/Willow Lake3 Points
T-24thSanborn Central/Woonsocket1.5 Points
T-24thBeresford1.5 Points
T-26thGroton Area1 Point
T-26thMobridge-Pollock1 Point

Class A Boys

1stSioux Falls Christian27 Points
T-2ndCuster22 Points
T-2ndMilbank22 Points
4thWinner13 Points
5thHanson12 Points
T-6thRapid City Christian10 Points
T-6thEthan/Parkston10 Points
T-6thHill City10 Points
T-6thHot Springs10 Points
T-11thDell Rapids5 Points
T-11thSioux Valley5 Points
T-11thBeresford5 Points
T-14thBennett County4 Points
T-14thDeuel4 Points
T-14thLead-Deadwood4 Points
T-14thLennox4 Points
T-18thMcCook Central/Montrose3 Points
T-18thVermillion3 Points
T-18thWebster Area3 Points
T-18thWest Central3 Points
T-22ndStanley County2 Points
T-22ndTri-State2 Points
T-24thChamberlain1 Point
T-24thPlatte-Geddes1 Point
T-24thTea Area1 Point
T-24thFlandreau1 Point

Class AA Girls

1stBrandon Valley30 Points
2ndRapid City Stevens17 Points
T-3rdSpearfish16.5 Points
T-3rdHarrisburg16.5 Points
5thSioux Falls Washington14.5 Points
6thAberdeen Central13.5 Points
7thO'Gorman10 Points
8thSturgis Brown9 Points
T-9thMitchell8 Points
T-9thSioux Falls Lincoln8 Points
11thBrookings5 Points
12thWatertown3.5 Points
13thYankton3 Points
14thSioux Falls Jefferson1 Point
15thSioux Falls Roosevelt.5 Point

Class AA Boys

1stBrandon Valley22.5 Points
T-2nd Sturgis Brown22 Points
T-2nd Sioux Falls Jefferson22 Points
4thSioux Falls Lincoln17 Points
5thSpearfish16 Points
6thO'Gorman15 Points
7thHarrisburg14 Points
8thRapid City Central13 Points
9thWatertown11.5 Points
10thRapid City Stevens11 Points
T-11thAberdeen Central10 Points
T-11thYankton10 Points
13thSioux Falls Washington8 Points
14thPierre T.F. Riggs2 Points
15thBrookings1 Point
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Nate Wek
Nate Wek is currently the sports content producer and sports and rec beat reporter for South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism Broadcasting and a minor in Leadership. From 2010-2013 Nate was the Director of Gameday Media for the Sioux Falls Storm (Indoor Football League) football team. He also spent 2012 and 2013 as the News and Sports Director of KSDJ Radio in Brookings, SD. Nate, his wife Sarah, and three sons, Braxan, Jordy, and Anders live in Canton, SD.
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