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Aberdeen Central's Sam Rohlfs soars to state-record long jump mark
Aberdeen Central's Sam Rohlfs competes in last season's 100-meter dash at the state meet.
(Rodney Haas / 605 Sports)
Apr 8, 2022
 

By 605 Sports Staff

HURON — Aberdeen Central’s Sam Rohlfs leaped into the state record books on Friday.

The multi-sport athlete captured four individual titles at the Huron Invitational, including a state-record 24-feet and 3/4 inch leap in the long jump. Rohlfs also claimed first-place finishes in the 100 (:10.94), 200 (:22.65) and triple jump (45-09.50). 


Aberdeen Central’s Aiden Heimann was a double winner in the 110-meter hurdles (:15.62) and 300-meter hurdles (:41.80). Aberdeen Central’s Josh Martin won the mile run (4:29.20) and placed second in the 800-meter run (2:07.48). 

On the girls side, Northwestern’s Jessica Boekelheide won the 100-meter dash (:12.84) and 200-meter dash (:27.25). Northwestern’s Ella Boekelheide won the mile run in 5:43.65, while she placed second in the 800-meter run in 2:32.89.


Boys results

100-Meter Dash: 1. Sam Rohlfs, Aberdeen Central, 10.94; 2. Bennett Schwenn, Milbank, 11.28; 3. Jacob Merxbauer, Aberdeen Central, 11.36; 4. Tucker Putzier, Pierre, 11.40; 5. Cole Peterson, Pierre, 11.43; 6. Caden Thompson, Pierre, 11.45; 7. Quinston Luellman, Huron, 11.46; 8. Sawyer Gauer, Milbank, 11.51

200-Meter Dash: 1. Sam Rohlfs, Aberdeen Central, 22.65; 2. Tucker Putzier, Pierre, 23.29; 3. Jaxson Fiechtner, Watertown, 23.40; 4. Bennett Schwenn, Milbank, 23.44; 5. Juven Hudson, Watertown, 23.55; 6. Landon Bertram, Pierre, 23.62; 7. Gabe Johnson, Aberdeen Central, 24.32; 8. Josh Strand, Pierre, 24.38

400-Meter Dash: Jaxson Fiechtner, Watertown, 52.30; 2. Carter Moller, Mitchell, 52.50; 3. Drew Salfrank, Aberdeen Central, 52.51; 4. Talon Everding, Brookings, 53.45; 5. Cole Hockett, Brookings, 54.27; 6. Josh Strand, Pierre, 54.55; 7. Trevor Werdel, Miller, 54.75; 8. Elie Wongondombi, Brookings, 54.96

800-Meter Run: 1. Samuel Conrad, Brookings, 2:03.53; 2. Josh Martin, Aberdeen Central, 2:07.48; 3. Talon Everding, Brookings, 2:11.51; 4. Jagger Tyler, Mitchell, 2:11.97; 5. Tino Lopez, Aberdeen Central, 2:12.40; 6. Cheech Harman, Huron, 2:12.46; 7. Ernest Ting, Brookings, 2:13.31; 8. Nathan Smith, Brookings, 2:14.72

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Josh Martin, Aberdeen Central, 4:29.20; 2. Nick Batchelor, Milbank, 4:29.35; 3. Samuel Conrad, Brookings, 4:38.34; 4. Jared Lutmer, Pierre, 4:40.47; 5. Christain Wells, Aberdeen Central, 4:49.09; 6. Alex Schumacher, Miller, 4:49.55; 7. Jacob Angerhofer, Aberdeen Central, 4:52.74; 8. Cheech Harman, Huron, 4:54.90

3,200-Meter Run: 1. Nick Batchelor, Milbank, 9:51.06; 2. Jared Lutmer, Pierre, 10:02.41; 3. Christian Wells, Aberdeen Central, 10:16.83; 4. Pierce Baumberger, Miller, 10:24.04; 5. Jacob Angerhofer, Aberdeen Central, 10:29.63; 6. Mason Dell, Pierre, 10:50.82; 7. David VanVeen, Aberdeen Central, 11:10.98; 8. Edmund Devaney, Pierre, 11:14.07

110-Meter Hurdles: 1. Aiden Heimann, Aberdeen Central, 15.62; 2. Collin Dingsor, Watertown, 16.06; 3. Greyson Schuetzle, Pierre, 16.26; 4. Isaac Ligon, Aberdeen Central, 16.57; 5. Jack Merkwan, Pierre, 16.83; 6. Max Lightfield, Milbank, 16.86; 7. Shawn VanLiere, Pierre, 17.26; 8. Trevon Austell, Mitchell, 17.57.

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Aiden Heimann, Aberdeen Central, 41.80; 2. Jack Merkwan, Pierre, 42.29; 3. Collin Dingsor, Watertown, 42.40; 4. Bryce Palmer, Mitchell, 43.94; 5. Andrew Knox, Miller, 44.02; 6. Shawn VanLiere, Pierre, 44.41; 7. Greyson Schuetzle, Pierre, 44.42 8. Max Lightfield, Milbank, 44.42 

400-Meter Relay: 1. Pierre (Cole Peterson, Brock Moser, Tucker Putzier, Caden Thompson), 45.07; 2. Milbank, 45.09; 3. Watertown, 45.28; 4. Brookings, 46.00; 5. Huron, 47.02; 6. Huron ‘B’, 47.53; 7. Aberdeen Central, 47.92; 8. Watertown ‘B’, 48.90 

800-Meter Relay: 1. Pierre (Cole Peterson, Landon Bertram, Tucker Putzier, Caden Thompson), 1:33.31; 2. Mitchell, 1:34.98; 3. Brookings, 1:36.36; 4. Aberdeen Central, 1:36.65; 5. Huron, 1:37.25; 6. Watertown, 1:37.28; 7. Milbank, 1:42.27; 8. Huron ‘B’, 1:42.93 

1,600-Meter Relay: 1. Aberdeen Central (Aiden Heimann, Gabe Johnson, Carter Dingman, Drew Salfrank), 3:35.33; 2. Pierre, 3:38.01; 3. Huron, 3:40.24; 4. Milbank, 3:40.80; 5. Pierre, 3:51.55; 6. Redfield, 3:51.61; 7. Milbank ‘B’, 3:52.13; 8. Northwestern, 3:54.54

3,200-Meter Relay: 1. Milbank (Kaden Krause, Payton Brown, James Batchelor, Nick Batchelor), 8:41.54; 2. Northwestern, 9:17.74; 3. Watertown, 9:52.34; 4. Brookings, 10:00.28

Sprint Medley Relay: 1. Milbank (Joe French, Stevie Ash, Grant Van Peursem, Payton Brown), 3:59.75; 2. Watertown, 4:05.44; 3. Miller, 4:06.70; 4. Redfield, 4:06.77; 5. Aberdeen Central, 4:07.88; 6. Watertown ‘B’, 4:25.90

High Jump: 1. Carter Moller, Mitchell, 6-00; T-2. Malachi Branch, Mitchell, 5-08; T-2. Lincoln Bates, Mitchell, 5-08; 3. Andrew Campea, Pierre, 5-08; 4. Justin Haven, Northwestern, 5-08; T-5. Caden Gortmaker, Miller, 5-06; T-5. Spencer Skjonsberg, Pierre, 5-06; T-6. Quintin Fischbach, Northwestern, 5-04; T-6. Aiden Glanzer, Huron, 5-04

Long Jump: 1. Sam Rohlfs, Aberdeen Central, 24-00.75; 2. Bennett Schwenn, Milbank, 21-09; 3. Juven Hudson, Watertown, 21-02.25; 4. Cole Holden, Watertown, 20-11; 5. Carter Johnson, Brookings, 20-08.50; 6. Jacob Merxbauer, Aberdeen Central, 20-02.75; 7. Carter Dingman, Aberdeen Central, 19-00.50; 8. Treyson Schulz, Mitchell, 19-00 

Triple Jump: 1. Sam Rohlfs, Aberdeen Central, 45-09.50; 2. Cole Holden, Watertown, 42-01.75; 3. Jacob Merxbauer, Aberdeen Central, 42-01; 4. Carter Johnson, Brookings, 41-04.75; 5. Juven Hudson, Watertown, 41-02.75; 6. Quenton Wells, Huron, 40-05.50; 7. Joseph Haddon, Mitchell, 40-02; 8. Carter Dingman, Aberdeen Central, 39-00

Discus: 1. Paden Johnson, Watertown, 135-03; 2. Hunter Wientjes, Watertown, 133-01; 3. Bryan Ramirez, Huron, 130-04; 4. Isaiah Decker, Huron, 127-02; 5. Boaz Raderschadt, Watertown, 125-03; 6. Chanden Nieman, Aberdeen Central, 124-00; 7. T-7. Tayden Brownson, Aberdeen Central, 118-00; T-7. Noah Johnson, Miller, 118-00

Shot Put: 1. Boaz Raderschadt, Watertown, 48-06.75; 2. Hunter Wientjes, Watertown, 45-04.25; 3. Isaiah Decker, Huron, 44-11.50; 4. Paden Johnson, Watertown, 44-04.50; 5. Noah Johnson, Miller, 44-00.50; 6. Brady Rohrbach, Aberdeen Central, 43-11.50; 7. Braedon Foster, Pierre, 43-08.75; 8. Brian Johnson, Aberdeen Central, 43-05.75


Girls results

100-Meter Dash: 1. Jessica Boekelheide, Northwestern, 12.84; 2. Maddix Archer, Brookings, 12.91; 3. Keyana Kelley, Mitchell, 13.20; 4. Kali Ringstmeyer, Pierre, 13.30; 5. Addison Cumbow, Pierre, 13.42; 6. Zaniyah Lanier, Huron, 13.45; 7. Nevaeh Baade, Pierre, 13.50; 8. Siera Wenzl, Milbank, 13.53 

200-Meter Dash: 1. Jessica Boekelheide, Northwestern, 27.25; 2. Kali Ringstmeyer, Pierre, 27.76; 3. Lainee Forst, Mitchell, 28.03; 4. Zaniyah Lanier, Huron, 28.14; 5. Taryn Hettich, Aberdeen Central, 28.27; 6. Carsyn Weich, Mitchell, 28.37; 7. Camryn Rohlfs, Redfield, 28.43; 8. Ayrlie Waldo, Aberdeen Central, 28.64 

400-Meter Dash: 1. Lizzie Tyler, Mitchell, 1:02.80; 2. Eve Hauger, Watertown, 1:02.96; 3. Ella Kjelden, Brookings, 1:05.26; 4. Emery Thury, Watertown, 1:05.88; 5. Eme Mouga, Aberdeen Central, 1:06.07; 6. Victoria Smith, Watertown, 1:06.56; 7. Emerson Kjelden, Brookings, 1:07.15; 8. Isabella Anderson, Milbank, 1:07.72.

800-Meter Run: 1. Tessa Nelson, Brookings, 2:32.24; 2. Ella Boekelheide, Northwestern, 2:32.89; 3. Lily Murray, Brookings, 2:34.04; 4. Autumn Iverson, Pierre, 2:34.90; 5. Lennix Dupris, Pierre, 2:41.22; 6. Alyssa Roehrich, Aberdeen Central, 2:43.58; 7. Madison Kepner, Brookings, 2:44.32; 8. Brianna Sargent, Pierre, 2:46.22.

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Ella Boekelheide, Northwestern, 5:43.65; 2. Tessa Nelson, Brookings, 5:44.84; 3. Lily Murray, 5:47.70; 4. Autumn Iverson, Pierre, 5:47.75; 5. Brianna Sargent, Pierre, 5:49.23; 6. Kaylie Peldo, Aberdeen Central, 5:50.02; 7. Alyssa Roehrich, Aberdeen Central, 5:50.38; 8. Emma List, Watertown, 5:50.57.

3,200-Meter Run: 1. Kate McElroy, Watertown, 12:14.03; 2. Kynlee Speidel, Milbank, 13:46.05; 3. Isabelle Julian, Watertown, 13:49.27; 4. Alexis Ketterling, Aberdeen Central, 13:51.81; 5. Maiah Brown, Milbank, 13:58.97; 6. Jordan Phillips, Aberdeen Central, 14:00.23; 7. Alana Howard, Miller, 14:16.47.

100-Meter Hurdles: 1. Tayla Dobrenski, Brookings, 16.23; 2. Addison Cumbow, Pierre, 16.29; 3. Danielle Beck, Pierre, 17.25; 4. Katelyn Hanson, Watertown, 17.40; 5. Myah Morris, Watertown, 17.56; 6. Hannah Walburg, Watertown, 18.44; 7. Briella Van Dusseldorp, Watertown, 18.55; 8. Sydney Tedrow, Pierre, 18.62

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Danielle Beck, Pierre, :51.63; 2. Sadie Struble, Aberdeen Central, :52.43; 3. Sydney Tedrow, Pierre, :52.77; 4. Addison Cumbow, Pierre, :53.10; 5. Hannah Walburg, Watertown, :54.58; 6. Briella Van Dusseldorp, Watertown, :55.04; 7. Mackenzie Peterson, Mitchell, :55.48; 8. Sidney Malde, Mitchell, :55.65.

400-Meter Relay: 1. Brookings (Amari Ward, Maddix Archer, Riley Weisbeck, Landree Wilson), :50.89; 2. Huron, :54.14; 3. Milbank, :54.33; 4. Northwestern, :54.93; 5. Redfield, :55.01; 6. Aberdeen Central, :56.19; 7. Watertown, :56.34; 8. Brookings, :57.61.

800-Meter Relay: 1. Brookings (Riley Weisbeck, Ella Kjelden, Amari Ward, Maddix Archer), 1:49.36; 2. Pierre, 1:52.70; 3. Huron, 1:54.74; 4. Watertown, 1:56.90; 5. Mitchell, 1:58.87; 6. Aberdeen Central, 1:59.97; 7. Milbank, 2:02.92; 8. Watertown, 2:05.48.

1,600-Meter Relay: 1. Mitchell (Lainee Forst, Adelyn Prunty, Carsyn Weich, Lizzie Tyler), 4:17.28; 2. Watertown, 4:18.05: 3. Aberdeen Central, 4:19.85; 4. Pierre, 4:24.04; 5. Northwestern, 4:28.65; 6. Milbank, 4:29.97; 7. Pierre, 4:30.94; 8. Mitchell ‘B’, 4:32.07

3,200-Meter Relay: 1. Milbank (Ellie Neugebauer, Maurina Street, Leah Meyer, Ashlynn Batchelor), 10:44.81; 2. Mitchell, 10:50.53; 3. Northwestern, 10:55.02; 4. Watertown, 11:04.32; 5. Brookings, 11:18.95; 6. Redfield, 12:38.62.

Sprint Medley Relay: 1. Aberdeen Central (Claire Schaunaman, Melissa Sandquist, Lauren Joosten, Kiana Joerger), 4:45.11; 2. Northwestern, 4:51.63; 3. Milbank, 4:56.89; 4. Aberdeen Central, 5:01.40; 5. Watertown, 5:05.21; 6. Redfield, 5:08.61.

High Jump: 1. Ciara Frank, Aberdeen Central, 5-2; 2. Lily Sanchez, Pierre, 5-0; 3. Tayla Dobrenski, Brookings, 5-0; 4. Danielle Beck, Pierre, 4-10; 5. Katie Rozell, Redfield, 4-10; T-6. Ryann Berry, Pierre, 4-8; T-6. Atara Richmond, Huron, 4-8; T-6. Mackenzie Siemonsma, Huron, 4-8; T-6. Maddi Struble, Aberdeen Central, 4-8.

Long Jump: 1. Landree Wilson, Brookings, 17-1.5; 2. Riley Weisbeck, Brookings, 16-10.5; 3. Aleise Christopherson, Pierre, 16-7.25; 4. Emily Dale, Huron, 16-2.5; 5. Camryn Rohlfs, Redfield, 15-11.25; 6. Ciara Frank, Aberdeen Central, 15-11; 7. Myah Morris, Watertown, 15-7; 8. Amari Ward, Brookings, 15-4.

Triple Jump: 1. Myah Morris, Watertown, 34-4.5; 2. Aleise Christopherson, Pierre, 32-9; 3. Ashlyn Beyer, Aberdeen Central, 32-6; 4. Morgan Kolda, Miller, 32-3; 5. Emily Moody, Mitchell, 31-7; 6. Jenna Eischens, Brookings, 31-6; 7. Lainey Reinke, Pierre, 31-10.75; 8. Grace Prusa, Brookings, 31-10.5.

Discus: 1. Malia Kranz, Watertown, 110-3; 2. Grace Kuch, Aberdeen Central, 99-10; 3. Paige McAreavey, Watertown, 99-0; 4. Reese Terwilliger, Pierre, 97-9; 5. Hannah Lemieux, Pierre, 96-10; 6. Abbie Dubro, Brookings, 96-7; 7. Gracie Adamson, Brookings, 95-0; 8. Katelin Stoebner, Aberdeen Central, 90-10.

Shot Put: 1. Taryn Hermansen, Aberdeen Central, 35-11.75; 2. Sydney Grendler, Brookings, 35-7.25; 3. Reese Terwilliger, Pierre, 32-9.75; 4. Maya Shorter, Pierre, 32-7.75; 5. Hannah Lemieux, Pierre, 32-5.75; 6. Malia Kranz, Watertown, 32-0.75; 7. Rowen Vostad, Brookings, 32-0; 8. Grace Kuch, Aberdeen Central, 31-10.25.

Pole Vault: 1. Trinity Hodorff, Watertown, 10-0; 2. Marissa Mathews, Pierre, 9-0; 3. Jordyn Padgett, Watertown, 9-0; 4. Ayrlie Waldo, Aberdeen Central, 8-6; 5. Kiana Joerger, Aberdeen Central, 8-6; 6. Ashlyn Beyer, Aberdeen Central, 8-6; 7. Cameron Ruth, Huron, 8-6; 8. Madi Weig, Aberdeen Central, 8-6.