Relays at State Track a sweeping success for Sioux Falls Christian girls

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – In South Dakota high school track and field teamwork has made the dream work for the Sioux Falls Christian girls who, for the second straight year, pulled off an impressive feat on their way to a third consecutive State A team championship.

During last weekend’s SDHSAA State Meet the Chargers won all five relay races, taking the 4×800 and Sprint Medley on Thursday before capturing the 4×200, 4×100 and 4×400 relays on Saturday.

It’s the second consecutive year that Sioux Falls Christian has swept the relay races, helping them increase their team point total from last year by four to 130.5, and put them 75 points ahead of runner up Lennox.

No matter who graduates or is running, the Chargers say they’re always chasing greatness, and each other, while building towards each championship finish.

“One of the keys to having those strong relays is having a team with depth. And we’ve got a great group of coaches that make our track and field team a place that kids want to be a part of and, when you have a lot of kids on your team, you’re able to put together great relays.” Sioux Falls Christian Head Coach Luke VanderLeest says.

”A championship, like that is the goal, but that’s not something to be stressed throughout the season. Just getting better every day, each step at a time and our coaches do a really good job at taking the weight off. This doesn’t just come from a one person team, this comes from all of us.” Sioux Falls Christian Junior Anna Vyn says.

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