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Wild horses to remain in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park, lawmaker says

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April 25, 2024

Wild horses to remain in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park, lawmaker says

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Wild horses will stay in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park amid fears from advocates that park officials would remove the beloved animals from the rugged Badlands landscape, a key lawmaker said Thursday.

Republican U.S. Sen. John Hoeven said he has secured a commitment from the National Park Service to maintain the park’s roughly 200 horses. His office said the Park Service will abandon its proposed removal of the horses under an environmental review process begun in 2022.

“This will allow for a healthy herd of wild horses to be maintained at the park, managed in a way to support genetic diversity among the herd and preserve the park’s natural resources,” Hoeven’s office said in a statement.

Park visitors, much to their delight, often encounter the horses while driving or hiking in the rolling, colorful Badlands where a young, future President Theodore Roosevelt hunted and ranched in the 1880s.

The horses roam the park’s South Unit near the Western tourist town of Medora. In 2022, park officials began the process of crafting a “livestock plan” for the horses as well as about nine longhorn cattle in the park’s North Unit near Watford City. Park officials have said that process aligned with policies to remove non-native species when they pose a potential risk to resources.

“The horse herd in the South Unit, particularly at higher herd sizes, has the potential to damage fences used for wildlife management, trample or overgraze vegetation used by native wildlife species, contribute to erosion and soil-related impacts … and compete for food and water resources,” according to a Park Service environmental assessment from September 2023.

Proposals included removing the horses quickly or gradually or taking no action. Park Superintendent Angie Richman has said the horses, even if they ultimately stay, would still have to be reduced to 35-60 animals under a 1978 environmental assessment. It wasn’t immediately clear how Hoeven’s announcement affects the future number of horses or the longhorns.

Thousands of people made public comments during the Park Service review, the vast majority of them in support of keeping the horses. North Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature made its support official in a resolution last year. Gov. Doug Burgum offered state help to maintain the horses.

Hoeven’s announcement comes after Congress passed and President Joe Biden recently signed an appropriations bill with a provision from Hoeven strongly recommending the Park Service maintain the horses. The legislation signaled that funding to remove the horses might be denied.

The horses descend from those of Native American tribes and area ranches and from domestic stallions introduced to the park in the late 20th century, according to Castle McLaughlin, who researched the horses as a graduate student while working for the Park Service in North Dakota in the 1980s.

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Full results from the 2025 South Dakota high school track and field state championships

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May 31, 2025

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Full results from the 2025 South Dakota high school track and field state championships

SIOUX FALLS — From among the state’s best athletes, six team champions and 120 event winners were crowned in the South Dakota high school track and field championships at Howard Wood Field from May 29-31.

Here’s a look at the team standings and top-eight finishers in each event:

2025 South Dakota High School Track and Field State Championships
May 29-31 at Howard Wood Field, Sioux Falls
^ — denotes winner of the gold-medal award (best mark or time of all classes).
R — denotes meet record

Brandon Valley’s Landon Dulaney runs in the Class AA boys 100-meter dash prelims during the South Dakota high school track and field state championships on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

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Team scores: 1. SF Lincoln 120; 2. Brandon Valley 119.5; 3. RC Stevens 80; 4. Harrisburg 70.5; T5. SF Washington 49; T5. Yankton 49; T7. Pierre 46; T7. Brookings 46; 9. Aberdeen Central 32; 10. SF Roosevelt 31; 11. SF Jefferson 26; 12. Sturgis 25; 12. RC Central 25; 14. Mitchell 17; 14. O’Gorman 17; 16. Watertown 12; 17. Spearfish 7; 18. Tea Area 6; 19. Douglas 1.

100: 1. Landon Dulaney, Brandon Valley, 10.62^; 2. Josh Myers, SF Lincoln, 10.74; 3. Josiah Heinz, Harrisburg, 10.96; 4. Mikey Roche, SF Lincoln, 11.00; 5. Jagger Lombard, Harrisburg, 11.02; 6. Karson Walti, Pierre, 11.09; 7. Dveyoun Bonwell-Witte, SF Washington, 11.18; 8. Griffin Fischer, SF Lincoln, 35.73.

200: 1. Landon Dulaney, Brandon Valley, 21.36R^; 2. Mikey Roche, SF Lincoln, 22.01; 3. Connor Slaba, Yankton, 22.04; 4. Tyler Pankonin, SF Washington; 5. Javon Haukaas, SF Lincoln, 22.19; 6. Carter Lust, Aberdeen Central, 22.31; 7. Marcus Kuehl, RC Stevens, 22.45; 8. Josiah Heinz, Harrisburg, 22.57.

400: 1. Jensen Hyronimus, SF Jefferson, 49.19^; 2. Connor Slaba, Yankton, 49.29; 3. Isaac Herrboldt, SF Lincoln, 50.33; 4. Alexier Padilla, Mitchell, 50.79; 5. Ethan Rave, SF Washington, 50.81; 6. Eladio Simental, Pierre, 51.06; 7. Dawson Bauer, O’Gorman, 51.48; 8. Griffin Fischer, SF Lincoln, 2:03.84.

800: 1. Jon Kahler, Brookings, 1:53.68^; 2. Griffin Smith, Harrisburg, 1:53.85; 3. Mikah Peters, Brandon Valley, 1:55.42; 4. Miles Brekhus, RC Stevens, 1:55.90; 5. Ernest Ting, Brookings, 1:56.01; 6. Cole Reilly, SF Washington, 1:56.35; 7. Marcus Fleming, SF Roosevelt, 1:57.12; 8. Ben Parsons, SF Washington, 1:57.28.

1,600: 1. Miles Brekhus, RC Stevens, 4:14.35^; 2. Cole Reilly, SF Washington, 4:15.44; 3. Trevin Lounsbury, Brookings, 4:15.46; 4. Mikah Peters, Brandon Valley, 4:17.63; 5. Tyrus Needles, SF Lincoln, 4:19.55; 6. Dane Stark, Watertown, 4:21.52; 7. Ty Petrocco, Sturgis, 4:21.60; 8. Quinn Bruch, Sturgis, 4:22.49.

3,200: 1. Trevin Lounsbury, Brookings, 9:23.41^; 2. Mikah Peters, Brandon Valley, 9:26.07; 3. Tyrus Needles, SF Lincoln, 9:28.82; 4. Ty Petrocco, Sturgis, 9:30.82; 5. Dane Stark, Watertown, 9:32.39; 6. Quinn Bruch, Sturgis, 9:33.36; 7. Carson Urlacher, Aberdeen Central, 9:37.37; 8. Caleb Morris, Pierre, 9:39.88.

110 hurdles: 1. Cale Haselhorst, Yankton, 14.69; 2. Jack Day, RC Stevens, 14.76; 3. Lincoln Dilges, Pierre, 14.94; 4. Miles Drotzmann, Yankton, 15.01; 5. Ben Burchett, SF Lincoln, 15.23; 6. Blake Swanson, RC Stevens, 15.39; 7. Matthew Rogers, Tea Area, 15.43; 8. Kyson Fayant, Aberdeen Central, 15.59.

300 hurdles: 1. Kyson Fayant, Aberdeen Central, 39.14; 2. Tyler Pankonin, SF Washington, 39.22; 3. Miles Hunt, Brandon Valley, 39.45; 4. Ben Burchett, SF Lincoln, 39.86; 5. Henry Hill, RC Central, 40.24; 6. Jack Podoll, Aberdeen Central, 41.74; 7. Jack Day, RC Stevens, 41.91. Did not start: Dawood Toto, Tea Area.

4×100: 1. SF Lincoln, 41.98R^; 2. Brandon Valley, 42.16; 3. Yankton, 42.93; 4. RC Stevens, 43.00; 5. Pierre, 43.01; 6. SF Roosevelt, 43.31; 7. RC Central, 43.52; 8. Harrisburg, 43.68.

4×200: 1. SF Lincoln, 1:27.30R^; 2. Yankton, 1:28.87; 3. Pierre, 1:29.16; 4. RC Stevens, 1:29.17; 5. Brandon Valley, 1:29.43; 6. Harrisburg, 1:29.70; 7. RC Central, 1:30.62; 8. Sturgis, 1:31.21.

4×400: 1. SF Jefferson, 3:21.64^; 2. SF Lincoln, 3:23.79; 3. Aberdeen Central, 3:24.54; 4. Pierre, 3:24.93; 5. O’Gorman, 3:25.82; 6. RC Stevens, 3:26.83; 7. Brookings, 3:27.54; 8. Sturgis, 3:29.35.

4×800: 1. Brookings, 7:48.27R^; 2. RC Stevens, 7:52.87; 3. Sturgis, 7:53.12; 4. Harrisburg, 7:58.24; 5. SF Lincoln, 7:58.92; 6. SF Washington, 8:06.22; 7. Spearfish, 8:15.44; 8. Douglas, 8:17.30.

Medley: 1. Brandon Valley, 3:27.77R; 2. Pierre, 3:28.32; 3. SF Lincoln, 3:31.28; 4. Mitchell, 3:31.81; 5. Brookings, 3:32.04; 6. SF Washington, 3:32.79; 7. Sturgis, 3:33.63; 8. SF Roosevelt, 3:34.41.

High jump: 1. Dexter Johnson, SF Lincoln, 6-06.00; 2. Danal Dean, SF Roosevelt, 6-05.00; T3. Will Adler, SF Lincoln, 6-03.00; T3. Lincoln Williamson, RC Central, 6-03.00; T5. Coy Urban, RC Central, 6-03.00; T5. Daniel O’Connor, Harrisburg, 6-03.00; 7. Braedon Isler, RC Central, 6-03.00; T8. Merrik Engels, Watertown, 6-03.00; T8. Mach Mayen, Brandon Valley, 6-03.00.

Long jump: 1. Wyatt Melcher, Brandon Valley, 22-02.00; 2. Daniel O’Connor, Harrisburg, 22-00.00; 3. Danal Dean, SF Roosevelt, 21-08.50; 4. Carson Stoeser, Pierre, 21-07.25; 5. Carson Wolter, Sturgis, 21-05.25; 6. Jess Christensen, RC Stevens, 21-05.25; 7. Matthew Rogers, Tea Area, 21-04.25; 8. Eli Yoway, Harrisburg, 21-04.25.

Triple jump: 1. Wyatt Melcher, Brandon Valley, 46-11.75; 2. Mach Mayen, Brandon Valley, 46-05.25; 3. David Ndong, SF Roosevelt, 46-03.75; 4. Danal Dean, SF Roosevelt, 45-00.50; 5. Daniel O’Connor, Harrisburg, 43-09.00; 6. Jess Christensen, RC Stevens, 43-07.00; 7. Matthew Rogers, Tea Area, 43-04.75; 8. Nick Tucker, Harrisburg, 43-04.25.

Shot put: 1. Elias Gillen, RC Stevens, 59-01.25; 2. Elijah Detert, Harrisburg, 55-03.00; 3. Mekhi Zacher, Brandon Valley, 52-07.25; 4. Joran Foss, Aberdeen Central, 51-05.75; 5. EJ Boutchee, Pierre, 51-01.00; 6. Nolan Vandel, O’Gorman, 50-11.00; 7. Weiland Benbo, RC Central, 50-06.75; 8. Dylan Frederick, Harrisburg, 49-03.75.

Discus: 1. Elias Gillen, RC Stevens, 173-10; 2. Nolan Vandel, O’Gorman, 172-05; 3. Carson Stiff, Harrisburg, 163-08; 4. Logan Bessler, Mitchell, 156-00; 5. Layne Bixby, RC Central, 154-10; 6. Madden Timmer, Brandon Valley, 154-02; 7. Caelan Seeley, Brandon Valley, 145-08; 8. Joran Foss, Aberdeen Central, 144-00.

Javelin: 1. Lucas Honner, SF Lincoln, 188-05R^; 2. Thomas Hoffman, SF Washington, 177-07; 3. Tyler Yopp, SF Jefferson, 175-00; 4. Sam Marcus, Spearfish, 174-06; 5. Owen Warne, SF Washington, 168-04; 6. Austin Dowd, Brandon Valley, 167-08; 7. Kellan Odell, Mitchell, 165-11; 8. Colter Babcock, Pierre, 161-07.

Pole vault: 1. Nick Tucker, Harrisburg, 14-09.00; 2. Uriah Dixon, Brandon Valley, 14-03.00; 3. William Rounds, Yankton, 14-03.00; T4. Asher Young, Watertown, 13-09.00; T4. Aidan Kemnitz, SF Lincoln, 13-09.00; 6. Kaleb Kangootui, RC Stevens, 13-09.00; 7. Levi Veskrna, Brandon Valley, 13-03.00; 8. Evan Sichmeller, Aberdeen Central, 13-03.00.

Sioux Falls Lincoln’s Faith Kpeayeh competes in the Class AA girls triple jump during the South Dakota high school track and field championships on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

Team scores: 1. SF Lincoln 97.5; 2. Harrisburg 90.5; 3. Brandon Valley 89; 4. RC Stevens 70.5; 5. Pierre 63; 6. Spearfish 54; 7. O’Gorman 53; 8. Aberdeen Central 48; 9. Tea Area 34; 10. Sturgis 32; 11. Watertown 31; 12. Yankton 27; 13. SF Roosevelt 26; 14. Brookings 21; 15. Huron 15; 16. RC Central 10.5; 17. Mitchell 9; 18. SF Washington 6; 19. SF Jefferson 2.

100: 1. Kali Ringstmeyer, Pierre, 11.80; 2. Ella Bradeen, RC Stevens, 12.04; 3. Charlee Williams-Smith, Pierre, 12.13; 4. Avery Marler, Sturgis, 12.21; 5. Alayna Smith, Watertown, 12.37; 6. Ava Holzwarth, RC Stevens, 12.38; 7. Irene Thaenrat, SF Roosevelt, 12.55; 8. Rozlyn Adamson, Yankton, 12.57.

200: 1. Kali Ringstmeyer, Pierre, 24.49; 2. Ella Bradeen, RC Stevens, 24.70; 3. Avery Marler, Sturgis, 24.87; 4. Charlee Williams-Smith, Pierre, 25.00; 5. Gracie Rife, Aberdeen Central, 25.48; 6. Julia Eggert, O’Gorman, 25.73; 7. Paislee Kool, SF Lincoln, 25.75; 8. Lily Tadlock, SF Roosevelt, 26.25.

400: 1. Charlee Williams-Smith, Pierre, 55.63^; 2. Julia Eggert, O’Gorman, 56.47; 3. Avery Marler, Sturgis, 57.19; 4. Addison Scholten, Brandon Valley, 57.44; 5. Sydney Stahlecker, Tea Area, 58.12; 6. Daniela Rodriguez, Spearfish, 59.15; 7. Taryn Hyronimus, SF Jefferson, 59.19; 8. Kyra Weiss, Brandon Valley, 1:00.30.

800: 1. Libby Castelli, O’Gorman, 2:10.35^; 2. Peyton VanDeest, Spearfish, 2:11.86; 3. Brianna Reilly, Harrisburg, 2:12.70; 4. Addison Scholten, Brandon Valley, 2:13.40; 5. Sarah VanDeBerg, Brandon Valley, 2:17.05; 6. Bria Miller, Harrisburg, 2:18.47; 7. Avery Dormann, RC Stevens, 2:18.69; 8. Jaycie Babb, Tea Area, 2:19.04.

1,600: 1. Libby Castelli, O’Gorman, 4:49.86^; 2. Brianna Reilly, Harrisburg, 4:52.21; 3. Peyton VanDeest, Spearfish, 4:53.10; 4. Hannah Genrich, Harrisburg, 5:03.36; 5. Sarah VanDeBerg, Brandon Valley, 5:03.86; 6. Kori Keil, Spearfish, 5:07.44; 7. Jaycie Babb, Tea Area, 5:09.04; 8. Lily Rude, Brandon Valley, 5:11.19.

3,200: 1. Libby Castelli, O’Gorman, 10:19.56R^; 2. Brianna Reilly, Harrisburg, 10:21.54; 3. Peyton VanDeest, Spearfish, 10:35.00; 4. Hannah Genrich, Harrisburg, 10:53.11; 5. Jenna Gilhooly, Harrisburg, 11:00.06; 6. Kori Keil, Spearfish, 11:01.95; 7. Lily Rude, Brandon Valley, 11:06.98; 8. Mia Kadi, SF Lincoln, 11:09.82.

100 hurdles: 1. Mya Arampatzis, Aberdeen Central, 14.58; 2. Kenya Harris, SF Lincoln, 14.74; 3. Sylvie Mortimer, RC Stevens, 15.04; 4. Maya Khachikian, RC Stevens, 15.11; 5. Alivia Dimmer, Yankton, 15.29; 6. Jayaunna Stroh, Brandon Valley, 15.32; 7. Shelby Bergan, Brandon Valley, 15.38; 8. Catelynn Weig, Aberdeen Central, 16.06.

300 hurdles: 1. Kenya Harris, SF Lincoln, 44.13; 2. Espynn Kuhfeld, Aberdeen Central, 45.42; 3. Shelby Bergan, Brandon Valley, 45.55; 4. Claire Backstrom, Harrisburg, 45.63; 5. Charlotte Fjelstad, Sturgis, 45.69; 6. Tyan Beste, Yankton, 45.98; 7. Alivia Dimmer, Yankton, 46.77; 8. Sylvie Mortimer, RC Stevens, 48.10.

4×100: 1. RC Stevens, 47.84^; 2. Pierre, 48.25; 3. Watertown, 48.95; 4. Aberdeen Central, 49.21; 5. SF Roosevelt, 49.35; 6. SF Lincoln, 49.50; 7. Yankton, 49.56; 8. Brandon Valley, 49.71.

4×200: 1. Pierre, 1:39.69R^; 2. Brandon Valley, 1:42.06; 3. SF Lincoln, 1:42.52; 4. RC Stevens, 1:43.97; 5. Yankton, 1:44.18; 6. Aberdeen Central, 1:44.99; 7. Mitchell, 1:45.35; 8. SF Roosevelt, 1:47.32.

4×400: 1. Brandon Valley, 3:53.70^; 2. Tea Area, 3:54.64; 3. Harrisburg, 4:02.85; 4. Spearfish, 4:03.54; 5. Mitchell, 4:04.92; 6. SF Roosevelt, 4:07.01; 7. Yankton, 4:07.25. Did not finish: SF Lincoln.

4×800: 1. Brandon Valley, 9:06.40R^; 2. Harrisburg, 9:09.26; 3. Spearfish, 9:22.53; 4. Tea Area, 9:34.36; 5. RC Stevens, 9:41.98; 6. Sturgis, 9:47.92; 7. O’Gorman, 9:48.47; 8. Mitchell, 9:50.53.

Medley: 1. O’Gorman, 4:01.18R; 2. Tea Area, 4:08.02; 3. Brandon Valley, 4:11.03; 4. Harrisburg, 4:12.48; 5. Spearfish, 4:13.05; 6. SF Lincoln, 4:13.30; 7. Pierre, 4:14.47; 8. RC Stevens, 4:18.47.

High jump: 1. Jayaunna Stroh, Brandon Valley, 5-09.50R^; T2. Maudelia Needles, SF Lincoln, 5-03.00; T2. Adow Thyab, SF Roosevelt, 5-03.00; 4. Quinn Brinkman, Yankton, 5-03.00; T5. Mayla McGhee, Watertown, 5-03.00; T5. Nahla Fjeldheim, Harrisburg, 5-03.00; T7. Reese Munger, Watertown, 5-01.00; T7. Addison Benson, RC Stevens, 5-01.00.

Long jump: 1. Ava Holzwarth, RC Stevens, 18-02.75; 2. Avery Marler, Sturgis, 17-09.25; 3. Aesia Aldridge, Harrisburg, 17-06.50; 4. Kenya Harris, SF Lincoln, 17-05.75; 5. Burkley Olson, Yankton, 16-11.75; 6. Lilly Gusso, Harrisburg, 16-11.75; 7. Emlyn Swanson, Pierre, 16-10.75; 8. Jayaunna Stroh, Brandon Valley, 16-10.25.

Triple jump: 1. Kenya Harris, SF Lincoln, 38-00.50; 2. Aesia Aldridge, Harrisburg, 37-07.00; 3. Kadance Coughlin, Brandon Valley, 37-01.50; 4. Faith Kpeayeh, SF Lincoln, 36-10.00; 5. Jayaunna Stroh, Brandon Valley, 36-03.75; 6. Folomaina David, SF Washington; 35-05.75; 7. Katelyn Maeschen, Harrisburg, 35-03.50; 8. Hazel Hughes, SF Lincoln, 35-01.50.

Shot put: 1. Taryn Hermansen, Aberdeen Central, 45-06.50^; 2. Kendis Sackreiter, Brookings, 40-07.75; 3. Malia Kranz, Watertown, 40-04.00; 4. Kierra Lubovich, SF Lincoln, 39-09.25; 5. Abigail Flanegan, RC Central, 38-03.50; 6. Addison Moe, SF Lincoln, 37-10.75; 7. Taylor DeJong, Mitchell, 36-11.50; 8. Autumn Bryant, Harrisburg, 36-11.00.

Discus: 1. Malia Kranz, Watertown, 142-01; 2. Desiree Hinsch, SF Roosevelt, 127-02; 3. Sienna Brech, Tea Area, 117-09; 4. Isabelle Kremer, Huron, 117-08; 5. Kierra Lubovich, SF Lincoln, 116-08; 6. Paige Ewalt, Aberdeen Central, 115-00; 7. Kendis Sackreiter, Brookings, 114-03; 8. Elouise Adams, Spearfish, 112-04.

Javelin: 1. Finley Langenfeld, SF Lincoln, 127-07; 2. Alyse Davis, Huron, 126-07; 3. Clare Ashley, RC Stevens, 125-01; 4. Leah Landry, RC Central, 121-02; 5. Autumn Bryant, Harrisburg, 120-09; 6. Claire Woods, SF Washington, 120-07; 7. Hylton Heinz, Huron, 118-10; 8. Logan Smidt, Brookings, 117-03.

Pole vault: 1. Kennedy Ronning, Brookings, 12-00.00; 2. Rylee Punt, SF Lincoln, 11-06.00; 3. Laila Ratzsch, Spearfish, 11-06.00; 4. Charlotte Lang, SF Lincoln, 11-00.00; 5. Jaidyn Forsyth, Aberdeen Central, 11-00.00; 6. Reese Nida, Spearfish, 11-00.00; T7. Miya Muellenberg, RC Central, 11-00.00; T7. Isabel Gillespie, SF Lincoln, 11-00.00.

052925.StateTrackDay1-3.jpg — Sioux Falls Christian’s Paul Hoekman competes in the Class A boys shot put during the South Dakota high school track and field state championships on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

Team scores (top-20): 1. SF Christian 95.5; 2. Lennox 86; 3. Hill City 53; T4. Custer 52; T4. Deuel 52; 6. Madison 37.5; 7. Sioux Valley 37; 8. Dakota Valley 31; T9. Milbank 30; T9. West Central 30; T9. Winner 30; 12. Elkton-Lake Benton 28; 13. Tri-Valley 20; 14. RC Christian 19; T15. Great Plains Lutheran 17; T15. Platte-Geddes 17; 17. Dell Rapids 16; 18. Ethan/Parkston 14; 19. Hanson 13; 20. Miller 11.

100: 1. Oliver Fieber, Deuel, 10.83; 2. Landon Dominisse, Canton, 11.01; 3. Kincade Lehman, Custer, 11.15; 4. Carson Vanden Berge, Platte-Geddes, 11.19; 5. Micah Holien, Great Plains Lutheran, 11.23; 6. Brody Dybvig, Tri-Valley, 11.25; 7. Jackson Shoulders, Dakota Valley, 11.26. Did not start: Zac VanMeeteren, Hamlin.

200: 1. Oliver Fieber, Deuel, 21.89; 2. Owen Effling, Tri-Valley, 22.29; 3. Carson Vanden Berge, Platte-Geddes, 22.41; 4. Tanner Boonstra, Dakota Valley, 22.42; 5. Micah Holien, Great Plains Lutheran, 22.71; 6. Gavin Kloos, Deuel, 22.88; 7. James Deckert, Ethan/Parkston, 22.95. Did not start: Zac VanMeeteren, Hamlin.

400: 1. Bennett Wassenaar, SF Christian, 49.64; 2. Brenton Westberry, Flandreau, 50.20; 3. Drake Mikkelsen, Lennox, 50.68; 4. Dax Frandsen, Hill City, 50.80; 5. Micah Holien, Great Plains Lutheran, 51.20; 6. Tanner Stein, Elkton-Lake Benton, 51.24; 7. Malachi James, Beresford, 51.97. Did not start: Kolter Kramer, Ethan/Parkston.

800: 1. Bennett Wassenaar, SF Christian, 1:57.05; 2. Tate Grabow, Hill City, 1:57.28; 3. Cloy McVey, Lennox, 1:58.04; 4. Dax Frandsen, Hill City, 1:59.20; 5. Cole Dewald, Hanson, 1:59.23; 6. Noah Sayler, Lennox, 1:59.56; 7. Jayden Taken Alive, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 1:59.67; 8. Levi Vander Leest, SF Christian, 1:59.84.

1,600: 1. Jack Brown, Dakota Valley, 4:23.74; 2. Cloy McVey, Lennox, 4:24.88; 3. Tate Grabow, Hill City, 4:24.95; 4. Dylan Gerdes, Madison, 4:27.63; 5. Jackson Prins, SF Christian, 4:28.39; 6. Lionel Hinson, RC Christian, 4:30.56; 7. Peyton Tetzlaff, West Central, 4:30.74; 8. Jonathan Roth, West Central, 4:31.41.

3,200: 1. Tate Grabow, Hill City, 9:36.00; 2. Jack Brown, Dakota Valley, 9:37.96; 3. Sean Shipp, Custer, 9:45.41; 4. Jackson Prins, SF Christian, 9:46.53; 5. Peyton Tetzlaff, West Central, 9:47.74; 6. Cloy McVey, Lennox, 9:53.00; 7. Lennon Clarkson, Belle Fourche, 9:55.22; 8. Wesley Lyon, SF Christian, 10:00.32.

110 hurdles: 1. Shane Veenhof, Madison, 14.38^; 2. Donovan Rose, Sioux Valley, 14.85; 3. Gabe Sather, Deuel, 14.87; 4. Isaak Hunter, Miller, 14.91; 5. Ty Oyen, Tri-Valley, 14.94; 6. Liam Schmeichel, West Central, 15.04; 7. Emmett Hanson, Milbank, 15.39; 8. Austin Blare, Winner, 15.66.

300 hurdles: 1. Shane Veenhof, Madison, 38.52^, 2. Ezra Wildeman, RC Christian, 39.02; 3. Isaak Hunter, Miller, 39.56; 4. Ty Oyen, Tri-Valley, 40.96; 5. Emmett Hanson, Milbank, 40.97; 6. Blake DeVries, Elkton-Lake Benton, 40.98; 7. Aiden Buys, SF Christian, 41.89; 8. Gabe Sather, Deuel, 42.21.

4×100: 1. Deuel, 43.59; 2. Dell Rapids, 43.63; 3. Platte-Geddes, 43.77; 4. Sioux Valley, 43.78; 5. SF Christian, 43.83; 6. Lennox, 43.93; 7. Ethan/Parkston, 44.83; 8. Vermillion, 44.89.

4×200: 1. Lennox, 1:29.47; 2. West Central, 1:29.63; 3. Deuel, 1:29.69; 4. Hill City, 1:30.30; 5. Sioux Valley, 1:31.15; 6. SF Christian, 1:31.34; 7. Ethan/Parkston, 1:33.13; 8. Vermillion, 1:33.65.

4×400: 1. SF Christian, 3:23.30; 2. Sioux Valley, 3:24.62; 3. Lennox, 3:26.86; 4. Winner, 3:29.58; 5. Milbank, 3:30.69; 6. Hanson, 3:31.02; 7. Dell Rapids, 3:33.09; 8. West Central, 3:46.51

4×800: 1. Sioux Valley, 8:02.49; 2. SF Christian, 8:04.99; 3. Lennox, 8:10.22; 4. Winner, 8:15.68; 5. Hanson, 8:17.96; 6. West Central, 8:18.25; 7. Custer, 8:23.59; 8. Vermillion, 8:23.92.

Medley: 1. Hill City, 3:32.08R; 2. West Central, 3:37.28; 3. Winner, 3:38.43; 4. Groton Area, 3:38.49; 5. Lennox, 3:38.73; 6. Milbank, 3:38.90; 7. Hanson, 3:39.99; 8. Sioux Valley, 3:40.84.

High jump: 1. Layton Smith, Lennox, 6-06.00; T2. Carter Tennyson, Custer, 6-06.00; T2. Adam Stimes, RC Christian, 6-06.00; 4. Lucas Johnson, Great Plains Lutheran, 6-04.00; 5. Devin Buehler, Hill City, 6-04.00; T6. Tate Gerdes, Lennox, 6-02.00; T6. Teegan Musser, Lennox, 6-02.00; 8. Micah Otto, Flandreau, 6-02.00.

Long jump: 1. Kincade Lehman, Custer, 23-01.50; 2. James Deckert, Ethan/Parkston, 21-03.75; 3. Tanner Stein, Elkton-Lake Benton, 20-10.25; 4. Teegan Musser, Lennox, 20-07.50; 5. Ian Job, Vermillion, 20-05.25; 6. Javian Pesicka, Wagner, 20-04.75; 7. Cashus Hunter, Little Wound, 20-03.25; 8. Samuel Rick, Milbank, 19-10.00.

Triple jump: 1. Kincade Lehman, Custer, 48-06.50R; 2. Samuel Rick, Milbank, 43-03.25; 3. Tate Gerdes, Lennox, 42-03.75; 4. Cole Sandland, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 41-09.75; 5. Colton Stiefvater, McCook Central/Montrose, 41-08.25; 6. Grayson Girard, Elk Point-Jefferson, 41-04.00; 7. Will Ronshaugen, Dell Rapids, 41-01.50; 8. Braden Danzeisen, Sioux Valley, 40-10.75.

Shot put: 1. Paul Hoekman, SF Christian, 68-04.50R; 2. Marcus Furth, SF Christian, 61-11.75; 3. Taiton Boersma, Elkton-Lake Benton, 51-11.75; 4. Maxon Speed, St. Thomas More, 50-04.50; 5. Thomas Hemmingstad, Elk Point-Jefferson, 49-01.50; 6. Jevyn Lefers, Lennox; 48-10.75; 7. Michael Severson, Clark/Willow Lake, 48-10.75; 8. Joseph Sharpe, Beresford, 46-09.50.

Discus: 1. Paul Hoekman, SF Christian, 169-04; 2. Shawn Hammerbeck, Winner, 156-01; 3. Taiton Boersma, Elkton-Lake Benton, 151-02; 4. Legend Benedict, Winner, 147-01; 5. Willem Kattenberg, SF Christian, 145-07; 6. Nick Popkes, SF Christian, 143-01; 7. Jevyn Lefers, Lennox, 138-03; 8. Kyle Virtue, Custer, 137-00.

Javelin: 1. Roland Sedlacek, Custer, 174-07R; 2. Jakob Steen, Clark/Willow Lake, 163-06; 3. Vincent Hoffman, Dakota Valley, 163-00; 4. Hunter Yosten, Scotland/Menno, 161-01; 5. Jackson Peppel, Dell Rapids, 158-03; 6. Luke Schmitz, Elk Point-Jefferson, 156-01; 7. Maxon Speed, St. Thomas More, 154-00; 8. Peyton Glenn, RC Christian, 152-08.

Pole vault: 1. Henry Meyer, Madison, 14-00.00; 2. Samuel Rick, Milbank, 14-00.00; 3. Gabe Sather, Deuel, 13-03.00; 4. Cruz Mollman, Lead-Deadwood, 12-09.00; 5. Eliot Erickson, Elkton-Lake Benton, 12-03.00; T6. Colton Davis, Madison, 12-03.00; T6. Max Matherly, SF Christian, 12-03.00; 8. Jeron McCreary, Webster Area, 12-03.00.

053125.StateTrackDay3-4.jpg — Sioux Falls Christian’s Halle Braun (right) and Sioux Valley’s Adison Renkly (left) run in the Class A girls 100-meter hurdles finals during the South Dakota high school track and field state championships on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

Team scores (top-20): 1. SF Christian 162; 2. Custer 90; 3. Lennox 85; 4. Dakota Valley 61; 5. Elk Point-Jefferson 50; 6. Sioux Valley 29; 7. Flandreau 25; 8. Scotland/Menno 23; 9. Groton Area 20; 10. Mount Vernon/Plankinton 19; 11. Ethan/Parkston 18. T12. RC Christian 17; T12. Hill City 17; 14. Parker 15; 15. Baltic 14; 16. West Central 13; 17. Belle Fourche 12; T18. Dell Rapids 11; T18. Winner 11; T20. Lead-Deadwood 10; T20. Wagner 10.

100: 1. Jordyn Larsen, Custer, 11.79^; 2. Bergan Musser, Lennox, 12.15; 3. Nikiah Black, Lead-Deadwood, 12.23; 4. Braelyn Berens, Parker, 12.40; 5. Lauren Ziebart, Ethan/Parkston, 12.44; 6. Jayla DeCou, Lennox, 12.64; 7. Mya VanDonge, SF Christian, 12.69; 8. Alexis McEntee, SF Christian, 12.81.

200: 1. Jordyn Larsen, Custer, 24.64; 2. Bergan Musser, Lennox, 24.92; 3. Lauren Ziebart, Ethan/Parkston, 25.58; 4. Jayla DeCou, Lennox, 25.59; 5. Nikiah Black, Lead-Deadwood, 25.60; 6. Halle Braun, SF Christian, 25.88; 7. Braelyn Berens, Parker, 26.00; 8. Ashlynn Elshere, Hot Springs, 26.74.

400: 1. Anna Vyn, SF Christian, 57.20; 2. Bergan Musser, Lennox, 57.83; 3. Rorie Thoreson, Dell Rapids, 59.61; 4. Keelie Kuil, Winner, 1:00.29; 5. Ashlynn Elshere, Hot Springs, 1:00.30; 6. Jayla DeCou, Lennox, 1:00.34; 7. Cadence Bochek, Clark/Willow Lake, 1:01.15; 8. Natalie Smith, SF Christian, 1:01.32.

800: 1. Sophia Redler, Dakota Valley, 2:15.05; 2. Alex McCullough, Dakota Valley, 2:15.59; 3. Ellie Maddox, SF Christian, 2:16.07; 4. Sadie Pettengill, SF Christian, 2:16.70; 5. Anna Vyn, SF Christian, 2:17.15; 6. Sammi Eide, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 2:17.76; 7. Faith Wiese, Flandreau, 2:17.76; 8. Maci Licht, Sioux Valley, 2:18.11.

1,600: 1. Ellie Maddox, SF Christian, 4:54.74; 2. Alex McCullough, Dakota Valley, 4:56.73; 3. Jerica Glasser, SF Christian, 4:57.20; 4. Faith Wiese, Flandreau; 4:57.31; 5. Sadie Pettengill, SF Christian, 5:08.66; 6. Kamryn Nesheim, Clark/Willow Lake, 5:10.69; 7. Adie McVey, Lennox, 5:12.49; 8. Rarity Cournoyer, Hill City, 5:17.07.

3,200: 1. Jerica Glasser, SF Christian, 10:33.08R; 2. Ellie Maddox, SF Christian, 10:33.67; 3. Faith Wiese, Flandreau, 10:40.93; 4. Sadie Pettengill, SF Christian, 10:55.40; 5. Kelsey Schmidt, Lennox, 11:23.75; 6. Lia Mundt, Belle Fourche, 11:32.58; 7. Brooklyn Sunderman, West Central, 11:37.43; 8. Callie Radigan, Vermillion, 11:38.26.

100 hurdles: 1. Halle Braun, SF Christian, 14.73; 2. Adison Renkly, Sioux Valley, 14.89; 3. Jayda Bennett, Custer, 15.13; 4. Lauren McDermott, Elk Point-Jefferson, 15.14; 5. Tori Gerdes, Lennox, 15.44; 6. Reagan Rus, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 15.73; 7. Ashlan Carlow, Mahpiya Luta, 15.75; 8. Nealie Stanford, SF Christian, 15.98.

300 hurdles: 1. Halle Braun, SF Christian, 44.01; 2. Reagan Rus, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 45.61; 3. Ashlan Carlow, Mahpiya Luta, 45.81; 4. Jayda Bennett, Custer, 46.29; 5. Tori Gerdes, Lennox, 46.33; 6. Andee Frandsen, Hill City, 46.38; 7. McKenna Tietz, Groton Area, 47.69; 8. Lauren McDermott, Elk Point-Jefferson, 47.84.

4×100: 1. Custer, 49.14; 2. SF Christian, 49.61; 3. West Central, 50.11; 4. Parker, 50.82; 5. Belle Fourche, 50.87; 6. Elk Point-Jefferson, 51.31; 7. Hill City, 51.48; 8. Hot Springs, 51.79.

4×200: 1. SF Christian, 1:43.81; 2. Custer, 1:44.78; 3. Winner, 1:46.71; 4. Belle Fourche, 1:46.73; 5. Groton Area, 1:46.80; 6. Flandreau, 1:47.66; 7. Parker, 1:48.33; 8. Hot Springs, 1:48.67.

4×400: 1. SF Christian, 3:56.86; 2. Groton Area, 4:01.25; 3. Lennox, 4:03.79; 4. Hill City, 4:03.98; 5. Milbank, 4:04.92; 6. Dell Rapids, 4:08.66; 7. Ethan/Parkston, 4:10.29; 8. Flandreau, 4:11.40.

4×800: 1. SF Christian, 9:19.82R; 2. Lennox, 9:37.59; 3. Dakota Valley, 9:48.04; 4. Groton Area, 9:48.65; 5. West Central, 9:53.83; 6. Hill City, 9:55.31; 7. Ethan/Parkston, 9:56.07; 8. Baltic, 9:56.68.

Medley: 1. SF Christian, 4:08.56; 2. Flandreau, 4:09.15; 3. Lennox, 4:13.46; 4. Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 4:13.93; 5. Clark/Willow Lake, 4:15.01; 6. Ethan/Parkston, 4:15.83; 7. Dell Rapids, 4:16.22; 8. Groton Area, 4:17.12.

High jump: 1. Ashlyn Koupal, Wagner, 5-05.00; 2. Claire Munch, Dakota Valley, 5-05.00; 3. Lydia Nelson, Madison, 5-04.00; 4. Sarsih Kattenberg, SF Christian, 5-01.00; 5. Emma Gorvin, Sioux Valley, 5-01.00; 6. Lillie Ham, Hill City, 5-01.00; T7. Sarah Zubke, Webster Area, 4-11.00; T7. Bentlee Kollbaum, Elk Point-Jefferson, 4-11.00; T7. Jenna Van Velzen, Parker, 4-11.00.

Long jump: 1. Bergan Musser, Lennox, 18-10.25; 2. Adison Renkly, Sioux Valley, 17-06.50; 3. Claire Munch, Dakota Valley, 16-07.50; 4. Gracelyn Campbell, Elk Point-Jefferson, 16-06.25; 5. Cera Schmitz, Elk Point-Jefferson, 16-02.75; 6. Ciana Stiefel, Custer, 15-11.50; 7. Gabby Thomas, Aberdeen Roncalli, 15-11.50; 8. Mandi Schock, McCook Central/Montrose, 15-10.00.

Triple jump: 1. Claire Munch, Dakota Valley, 37-00.25; 2. Adison Renkly, Sioux Valley, 36-05.00; 3. McKenzie Blowers, SF Christian, 36-00.50; 4. Julia Bernard, Dakota Valley, 35-09.75; 5. Gabby Thomas, Aberdeen Roncalli, 35-04.25; 6. Jazzlyn Campbell, Hanson, 35-03.00; 7. Cera Schmitz, Elk Point-Jefferson, 34-11.50; 8. Mandi Schock, McCook Central/Montrose, 34-10.75.

Shot put: 1. Trinity Bietz, Scotland/Menno, 39-03.75; 2. Kate Hayes, Elk Point-Jefferson, 37-01.25; 3. Kayla Dilka, RC Christian, 36-11.50; 4. Karyn Ellerton, Custer, 36-09.00; 5. Molli Harkin, Elk Point-Jefferson, 36-05.50; 6. Maiya Fredrickson, Baltic, 36-04.25; 7. Katie Braun, Webster Area, 35-04.00; 8. Mara Schultz, West Central, 34-11.25.

Discus: 1. Trinity Bietz, Scotland/Menno, 134-08; 2. Molli Harkin, Elk Point-Jefferson, 125-11; 3. Addison Martz, Lennox, 124-06; 4. Karyn Ellerton, Custer, 122-10; 5. Rylan Lowe, Custer, 121-05; 6. Kayla Dilka, RC Christian, 121-03; 7. Jenna Vande Weerd, Canton, 121-03; 8. Piper Powell, Chamberlain, 117-02.

Javelin: 1. Daynica Witzel, Baltic, 128-01R^; 2. Maddie Graper, RC Christian, 125-02; 3. Jenna Vande Weerd, Canton, 121-08; 4. Bentlee Kollbaum, Elk Point-Jefferson, 121-04; 5. Molli Harkin, Elk Point-Jefferson, 118-03; 6. Kylie Guthmiller, Scotland/Menno, 113-09; 7. Sydney Schaap, SF Christian, 111-09; 8. Keeara Oakley, Ethan/Parkston, 108-10.

Pole vault: 1. Ciana Stiefel, Custer, 12-03.00; 2. Tenlee Stiefel, Custer, 11-09.00; 3. Kelsey Stiefel, Custer, 11-09.00; 4. Alexis McEntee, SF Christian, 10-09.00; 5. Hannah Cutshaw, Deuel, 10-09.00; T6. Jacy Dexter, Milbank, 9-09.00; T6. Karstyn Miller, Madison, 9-09.00; 8. Sophia Peterreins, Madison, 9-09.00.

Leola’s Dustin Wurtz competes in the Class B boys discus throw during the South Dakota high school track and field state championships on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

Team scores (top-20): 1. Colman-Egan 78; 2. Philip 74.5; 3. Gregory 52; 4. Ipswich 45; 5. Bennett County 39; 6. Mitchell Christian 34; 7. Jones County 31; 8. Faulkton Area 30; 9. Freeman Academy/Marion 27; 10. Viborg-Hurley 23.5; 11. Leola 20; T12. Andes Central/Dakota Christian 18; T12. Wilmot 18; T12. Freeman 18; T15. North Central 17; T15. Wall 17; 17. Centerville 16.5; 18. Lyman 15.5; T19. Kimball/White Lake 15; T19. Bridgewater-Emery 15.

100: 1. Christopher Lee, Colman-Egan, 10.94; 2. Onzei Weaver, Crazy Horse, 10.99; 3. Kyle Hettich, Ipswich, 11.10; 4. Rush O’Neill, Bennett County, 11.12; 5. Keaton Preheim, Freeman Academy/Marion, 11.22; 6. Logan LaBrie, Hitchcock-Tulare, 11.26; 7. Ganon Henrich, De Smet, 11.40; 8. Rogan Albrecht, De Smet, 17.55.

200: 1. Rush O’Neill, Bennett County, 21.91; 2. Lincoln Kranig, Kimball/White Lake, 22.02; 3. Jack Mousel, Colman-Egan, 22.06; 4. Kyle Hettich, Ipswich, 22.42; 5. Onzei Weaver, Crazy Horse, 22.54; 6. Logan LaBrie, Hitchcock-Tulare, 22.65; 7. Sabas DeHaan, Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 22.89; 8. Asa Best, Jones County, 23.05.

400: 1. Ethan Schwenn, Wilmot, 50.54; 2. Sabas DeHaan, Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 50.57; 3. Jase Mousel, Colman-Egan, 50.59; 4. Holden Wollmann, Bridgewater-Emery, 51.68; 5. Pierce Stukel, Gregory, 51.74; 6. Maxwell Kulesa, Ipswich, 51.82; 7. David McKinley, Philip, 51.99; 8. Tigh Gaikowski, Waubay/Summit, 52.87.

800: 1. Holden Wollmann, Bridgewater-Emery, 1:58.84; 2. Adrik Schoon, Jones County, 1:59.00; 3. Silas Holdeman, Mitchell Christian, 2:00.72; 4. Trey Larson, Philip, 2:00.76; 5. Finn Adams, Gregory, 2:01.44; 6. Baylor Burns, Philip, 2:01.49; 7. Holden Gill, Timber Lake, 2:01.68; 8. Sutton Bunde, Colman-Egan, 2:02.31.

1,600: 1. Silas Holdeman, Mitchell Christian, 4:28.66; 2. Baylor Burns, Philip, 4:31.47; 3. Finley McConniel, Freeman Academy/Marion, 4:31.93; 4. Jack Peterson, Philip, 4:32.69; 5. Gabe Johnson, North Central, 4:33.43; 6. Luke Mentele, Mitchell Christian, 4:38.42; 7. Tayshaun Cudmore, Dupree, 4:41.24; 8. Clint Winkler, Newell, 4:41.95.

3,200: 1. Silas Holdeman, Mitchell Christian, 9:42.63; 2. Gabe Johnson, North Central, 9:48.96; 3. Finley McConniel, Freeman Academy/Marion, 9:50.72; 4. Jack Peterson, Philip, 9:54.29; 5. Baylor Burns, Philip, 9:57.95; 6. Luke Mentele, Mitchell Christian, 10:04.56; 7. Clint Winkler, Newell, 10:05.81; 8. Tayshaun Cudmore, Dupree, 10:06.21.

110 hurdles: 1. Spencer Melius, Faulkton Area, 15.44; 2. Jacob Graves, Viborg-Hurley, 15.51; 3. Brody Bass, Castlewood, 15.61; 4. Jackson Zwart, Colman-Egan, 15.61; 5. Miles Eide, Centerville, 15.62; 6. Cole Kieffer, Lyman, 16.03; 7. Zachery Moyer, Chester, 16.11; 8. Tanner Volmer, Wall, 16.38.

300 hurdles: 1. Spencer Melius, Faulkton Area, 40.07; 2. Jackson Zwart, Colman-Egan, 40.56; 3. Tanner Volmer, Wall, 41.22; 4. Payton Chasing Hawk, Hitchcock-Tulare, 41.94; 5. Maddux Risse, Bennett County, 42.13; 6. Levi Sharp, Wall, 42.32; 7. Miles Eide, Centerville, 42.37; 8. Domani Butler, Freeman Academy/Marion, 42.46.

4×100: 1. Colman-Egan, 43.47; 2. Ipswich, 44.56; 3. Gregory, 44.59; 4. Viborg-Hurley, 44.94; 5. Dell Rapids St. Mary, 44.94; 6. Freeman, 45.00; 7. Canistota, 45.21; 8. Philip, 45.57.

4×200: 1. Colman-Egan, 1:29.95; 2. Gregory, 1:31.61; 3. Ipswich, 1:32.66; 4. Freeman Academy/Marion, 1:32.91; 5. Kimball/White Lake, 1:32.95; 6. Wall, 1:33.07; 7. SF Lutheran, 1:33.66; 8. Freeman, 1:34.48.

4×400: 1. Jones County, 3:30.22; 2. Gregory, 3:31.16; 3. Freeman, 3:32.94; 4. Philip, 3:33.64; 5. Wall, 3:34.63; 6. Dell Rapids St. Mary, 3:36.64; 7. Viborg-Hurley, 3:36.87; 8. Sunshine Bible Academy, 3:39.30.

4×800: 1. Philip, 8:22.13; 2. Freeman, 8:32.80; 3. Frederick Area, 8:35.14; 4. Jones County, 8:36.23; 5. Sunshine Bible Academy, 8:37.17; 6. Deubrook Area, 8:37.31; 7. Timber Lake, 8:37.39; 8. Freeman Academy/Marion, 8:38.70.

Medley: 1. Philip, 3:36.84; 2. Wilmot, 3:38.75; 3. Gregory, 3:38.83; 4. Jones County, 3:40.16; 5. Freeman Academy/Marion, 3:41.45; 6. Kimball/White Lake, 3:43.52; 7. Mitchell Christian, 3:45.80; 8. Timber Lake, 3:46.76.

High jump: 1. Rush O’Neill, Bennett County, 6-04.00; T2. Aksel Ehlers, Lyman, 6-02.00; T2. Colt Keiser, Gregory, 6-02.00; 4. Jaxon Baumberger, Dell Rapids St. Mary, 6-00.00; 5. Ryder Michalek, Wessington Springs, 6-00.00; T6. Andrew Madsen, Viborg-Hurley, 5-10.00; T6. Jack Mousel, Colman-Egan, 5-10.00; T8. Dawsen Volmer, Lyman, 5-10.00; T8. Caden Zwart, Colman-Egan, 5-10.00.

Long jump: 1. Rush O’Neill, Bennett County, 23-02.50^; 2. Aziah Meyer, Avon, 21-06.50; 3. Landon Larson, Potter County, 21-03.75; 4. Jackson Zwart, Colman-Egan, 21-02.50; 5. Jase Mousel, Colman-Egan, 21-00.75; 6. Aiden Bobzin, Centerville, 20-09.50; 7. Asa Best, Jones County, 20-09.50; 8. Jamian Medicine Horn, Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 20-08.25.

Triple jump: 1. Dylan Hofer, Aberdeen Christian, 43-09.75; 2. Ty Boekelheide, Northwestern, 43-08.75; 3. Jase Mousel, Colman-Egan, 43-00.75; 4. Timothy Rucker, North Central, 40-09.25; 5. Jackson Zwart, Colman-Egan, 40-07.25; 6. Godwin Johnson, Viborg-Hurley, 40-06.00; 7. Jamian Medicine Horn, Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 40-05.25; 8. Jhett Eklund, Gregory, 40-04.50.

Shot put: 1. Dustin Wurtz, Leola, 55-00.75; 2. Evan Kroetch, Philip, 50-00.00; 3. Adam Kleinsasser, Canistota, 48-06.00; 4. AJ Johnson, Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 47-10.00; 5. Jaden Kleinsasser, Canistota, 47-06.50; 6. JD Prorok, Chester, 47-02.50; 7. Grant Wilkinson, De Smet, 46-08.75; 8. Cain Healy, Irene-Wakonda, 46-04.75.

Discus: 1. Dustin Wurtz, Leola, 163-11; 2. Evan Kroetch, Philip, 155-01; 3. Al Gunter, Avon, 149-07; 4. Alec Austin, Centerville, 142-02; 5. Colin Hughes, Wolsey-Wessington, 140-07; 6. Rafe Goettertz, Viborg-Hurley, 139-08; 7. Sam Leen, Deubrook Area, 136-03; 8. Adam Kleinsasser, Canistota, 135-02.

Javelin: 1. Spencer Melius, Faulkton Area, 168-05R; 2. Cole Serr, Gregory, 165-06; 3. Driftin Mulder, Corsica-Stickney, 162-09; 4. Blair Ham, Lemmon, 162-09; 5. Gunner Watson, White River, 156-06; 6. Blake Drayton, Lemmon, 153-07; 7. Tommy Walth, Alcester-Hudson, 152-04; 8. Tate Tolsma, Corsica-Stickney, 152-03.

Pole vault: 1. Rasmus Loken, Ipswich, 13-03.00; T2. Brody Davis, Ipswich, 12-09.00; T2. Jake Burns, Arlington, 12-09.00; 4. Aksel Ehlers, Lyman, 12-09.00; 5. Gage Anderson, Lemmon, 12-09.00; T6. Chays Mansfield, Warner, 11-09.00; T6. Miles Eide, Centerville, 11-09.00; T8. Easton Bruns, Warner, 11-09.00; T8. Ridge Furnival, Philip, 11-09.00.

052925.StateTrackDay1-4.jpg — Bennett County’s Reagan O’Neill runs in the Class B girls 100-meter dash prelims during the South Dakota high school track and field state championships on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

Team scores (top-20): 1. Bennett County 85; 2. Colman-Egan 45.5; 3. Burke 45; 4. Ipswich 40; T5. Centerville 37; T5. Kimball/White Lake 37; 7. Chester 34; 8. Northwestern 33; T9. Arlington 32; T9. Corsica-Stickney 32; T11. Deubrook Area 23; T11. Potter County 23; 13. Wolsey-Wessington 22; 14. Freeman 21; 15. Aberdeen Christian 20; T16. Warner 19; T16. Herreid/Selby Area 19; 18. De Smet 18; 19. Hitchcock-Tulare 17; 20. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 15.

100: 1. Reagan O’Neill, Bennett County, 11.86; 2. Chloe Raw, Arlington, 12.09; 3. Shawnteah La Croix, Aberdeen Christian, 12.50; 4. Brooke Montgomery, Lyman, 12.72; 5. Breanna Jochim, Herreid/Selby Area, 12.76; 6. Melanie Calmus, Howard, 12.89; 7. Sophia Knittel, Ipswich, 12.90; 8. Taylor Hoxeng, Gayville-Volin, 13.18.

200: 1. Reagan O’Neill, Bennett County, 24.08; 2. Chloe Raw, Arlington, 24.32; 3. Emma Marshall, Centerville, 25.26; 4. Melanie Calmus, Howard, 25.84; 5. Bella Williams, Kadoka Area, 25.97; 6. Shawnteah La Croix, Aberdeen Christian, 26.14; 7. Brooke Montgomery, Lyman, 26.21; 8. Sophia Knittel, Ipswich, 26.62.

400: 1. Emma Marshall, Centerville, 57.10; 2. Braylee Bordewyk, Corsica-Stickney, 58.53; 3. Jolie Flatten, Colman-Egan, 59.37; 4. Kenzie Kolousek, Wessington Springs, 59.84; 5. BreAna Aske, Jones County, 1:00.36; 6. Kylee Johnson, Deubrook Area, 1:00.66; 7. Abby Hinman, Sunshine Bible Academy, 1:00.69; 8. Hadynn Johnson, Corsica-Stickney, 1:01.97.

800: 1. Ella Boekelheide, Northwestern, 2:19.14; 2. Braylee Bordewyk, Corsica-Stickney, 2:20.31; 3. Emmerson Eppard, Chester, 2:21.52; 4. Kendal Uttecht, Wolsey-Wessington, 2:21.79; 5. Kylee Johnson, Deubrook Area, 2:22.59; 6. Emma Schlachter, Potter County, 2:23.45; 7. Autumn Baker, Kimball/White Lake, 2:23.63; 8. Kenzie Kolousek, Wessington Springs, 2:24.86.

1,600: 1. Ella Boekelheide, Northwestern, 5:09.35; 2. Autumn Baker, Kimball/White Lake, 5:20.36; 3. Emmerson Eppard, Chester, 5:23.58; 4. Autumn Fallis, Highmore-Harrold, 5:26.83; 5. Kailee Frank, Burke, 5:27.31; 6. Alli McCord, Kimball/White Lake, 5:28.37; 7. Madisyn Gellhaus, Ipswich, 5:29.01; 8. Lily Baker, Kimball/White Lake, 5:29.95.

3,200: 1. Ella Boekelheide, Northwestern, 11:38.32; 2. Autumn Baker, Kimball/White Lake, 11:39.77; 3. Madisyn Gellhaus, Ipswich, 11:42.74; 4. Lily Baker, Kimball/White Lake, 11:48.72; 5. Alli McCord, Kimball/White Lake, 11:48.75; 6. Sophia Bauld, Burke, 11:50.11; 7. Autumn Fallis, Highmore-Harrold, 11:56.53; 8. Karly Riley, Lemmon, 11:56.72.

100 hurdles: 1. Peyson O’Neill, Bennett County, 14.30R^; 2. Jacy Wolf, Chester, 15.28; 3. Rylee Peters, Freeman, 15.57; 4. Harley Harris, Bennett County, 15.68; 5. Emery Shubeck, Centerville, 15.70; 6. Jozi Schuchard, Harding County, 15.85; 7. Charli McCune, De Smet, 16.00; 8. Elizabeth Boschee, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, 16.12.

300 hurdles: 1. Peyson O’Neill, Bennett County, 43.88R^; 2. Dannika Kaup, Potter County, 45.55; 3. Jacy Wolf, Chester, 46.09; 4. Rylee Peters, Freeman, 46.33; 5. Olivia Olson, Sully Buttes, 46.66; 6. Charli McCune, De Smet, 47.43; 7. Emery Shubeck, Centerville, 47.78; 8. Marley Guthmiller, Ipswich, 47.90.

4×100: 1. Bennett County, 49.77; 2. Arlington, 50.82; 3. Herreid/Selby Area, 50.83; 4. Colman-Egan, 51.44; 5. Chester, 51.44; 6. Aberdeen Christian, 51.74; 7. Howard, 52.10; 8. Burke, 52.39.

4×200: 1. Colman-Egan, 1:45.62; 2. Herreid/Selby Area, 1:47.22; 3. Centerville, 1:47.58; 4. Canistota, 1:48.29; 5. Burke. 1:48.50; 6. Sunshine Bible Academy, 1:49.36; 7. Freeman, 1:49.77; 8. Ipswich, 1:49.95.

4×400: 1. Colman-Egan, 4:06.63; 2. Potter County, 4:08.78; 3. Ipswich, 4:08.93; 4. Freeman, 4:11.80; 5. Burke, 4:12.11; 6. Warner, 4:13.29; 7. Corsica-Stickney, 4:14.43; 8. Gregory, 4:15.96.

4×800: 1. Deubrook Area, 9:47.61; 2. Lemmon, 9:51.48; 3. Kimball/White Lake, 10:07.99; 4. Warner, 10:09.35; 5. Potter County, 10:13.21; 6. Centerville, 10:14.81; 7. Ipswich, 10:15.82; 8. Faulkton Area, 10:16.35.

Medley: 1. Corsica-Stickney, 4:15.22; 2. Colman-Egan, 4:17.49; 3. Wolsey-Wessington, 4:18.07; 4. Burke, 4:19.56; 5. Chester, 4:21.46; 6. Northwestern, 4:24.29; 7. Deubrook Area, 4:27.44; 8. Herreid/Selby Area, 4:27.87.

High jump: 1. Peyson O’Neill, Bennett County, 5-06.00; 2. Hazel Luethmers, De Smet, 5-06.00; 3. Elizabeth Boschee, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, 5-04.00; T4. Quinn Meyer, Colman-Egan, 5-00.00; T4. Tatum Luce, Wolsey-Wessington, 5-00.00; 6. Emily Diekmann, Burke, 5-00.00; T7. Sarah Erk, Newell, 5-00.00; T7. Samara Clemente, Wolsey-Wessington, 5-00.00.

Long jump: 1. Reagan O’Neill, Bennett County, 19-02.25R; 2. Chloe Raw, Arlington, 18-00.00; 3. Emma Marshall, Centerville, 17-01.00; 4. Bella Williams, Kadoka Area, 16-07.50; 5. Melanie Calmus, Howard, 16-07.00; 6. Makenzie Scharberg, Freeman, 16-06.25; 7. Kaydee Mackner, Warner, 16-04.00; 8. Regan Graesser, Gregory, 16-02.75.

Triple jump: 1. Harley Harris, Bennett County, 36-03.25; 2. Shawnteah La Croix, Aberdeen Christian, 35-00.75; 3. Emma Schneider, Hitchcock-Tulare, 34-04.75; 4. Lindsey Geier, North Central, 34-02.50; 5. Samara Clemente, Wolsey-Wessington, 33-11.75; 6. Jolie Westrum, Gayville-Volin, 33-11.25; 7. Emily Winquist, Alcester-Hudson, 33-10.25; 8. Daytona Paris, Burke, 33-07.00.

Shot put: 1. Paige Bull, Burke, 40-04.75; 2. Jasmine Nash, Timber Lake, 39-07.75; 3. Hadlee Holt, Iroquois/Lake Preston, 39-01.00; 4. Anna Arhart, Wessington Springs, 37-03.75; 5. Kiana Schmit, Deubrook Area, 36-08.25; 6. Daryan DeVries, Corsica-Stickney, 36-06.25; 7. Anna Zwart, Colman-Egan, 35-10.50; 8. Rebecca Huizenga, Hitchcock-Tulare, 35-08.00.

Discus: 1. Paige Bull, Burke, 141-11; 2. Hadlee Holt, Iroquois/Lake Preston, 140-01; 3. Jasmine Nash, Timber Lake, 122-00; 4. Audi Currier, De Smet, 118-10; 5. Hadley Hollenbeck, Edgemont, 113-10; 6. Eirelyn Bender, Newell, 113-07; 7. Landyn Koehn, Kadoka Area, 113-05; 8. Tristan Geditz, Ipswich, 112-06.

Javelin: 1. Katelyn Schroeder, Hitchcock-Tulare, 127-03R; 2. Elizabeth Boschee, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, 125-07; 3. Annaliese Van Zee, Sully Buttes, 124-10; 4. Maddyn LeBrun, Dell Rapids St. Mary, 121-03; 5. Dani VanDerWerff, Gregory, 120-03; 6. Kamry Padden, Harding County, 119-04; 7. TyAnn Mortenson, Faith, 116-10; 8. Olivia Hanson, Viborg-Hurley, 113-06.

Pole vault: 1. Jalyssa Hutson, Ipswich, 11-00.00; 2. Marley Guthmiller, Ipswich, 10-00.00; 3. Courtney Leidholt, Warner, 10-00.00; T4. Payton Olson, Lemmon, 9-03.00; T4. Peyton Schnabel, North Central, 9-03.00; 6. Avery Bruns, Warner, 9-03.00; 7. Carleigh Dosch, North Central, 8-09.00; 8. Tatum Luce, Wolsey-Wessington, 8-09.00.

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Obituary for Leann Moeding at Welter Funeral Home

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May 31, 2025

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Obituary for Leann Moeding at Welter Funeral Home

Leann Moeding, age 75, of Huron, passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at Huron Regional Medical Center in Huron. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at 1100 a.m. on Monday, June 2, 2025 at Welter Funeral Home. Leann Moeding, age 75, of Huron, passed away

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Highway Patrol planning sobriety checkpoints in 14 counties in June

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May 30, 2025

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Highway Patrol planning sobriety checkpoints in 14 counties in June

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is planning a series of sobriety checkpoints across the state throughout June.

Authorities say these checkpoints are designed to discourage drunk driving. The checkpoints are funded by the South Dakota Office of Highway Safety and conducted by the South Dakota Highway Patrol with the help of local law enforcement.

Troopers are conducting the checkpoints in 14 counties total, including Beadle, Brookings, Brule, Butte, Codington, Day, Hanson, Hughes, Jackson, Jerauld, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pennington and Union counties.

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