By 605 Sports Staff

BRITTON — Milbank’s Bennett Schwenn and Ashlynn Batchelor powered their teams to Northeast Conference track and field team titles on Thursday.

Schwenn captured four first-place finishes, while Batchelor claimed three individual titles. The Milbank boys won the NEC title with 198 points, finishing ahead of Webster Area (115). The Milbank girls won the conference crown with 178.5 points, while Aberdeen Roncalli (157) placed second. 

Schwenn earned first-place finishes in the 100-meter dash (:11.28), 200-meter dash (:22.91), long jump (21-11.75) and triple jump (43-3). Milbank’s Ryker Trevett was also an individual boys winner in the shot put (49-7.75). 

Deuel’s Ricky Berndt captured the 800-meter run (2:02.83) and the 3,200-meter run (10:38.80). Webster Area’s Drew Reetz was a double winner in the 400-meter dash (:52.25) and the pole vault (13-9). 

Batchelor was a triple winner in the 800-meter run (2:32.61), 1,600-meter run (5:16.46) and the 3,200-meter run (12:00.51). Milbank’s Isabella Anderson also captured the 400-meter dash in 1:04.33.

Aberdeen Roncalli’s Morgan Fielder claimed four first-place finishes in the 100-meter dash (:13.06), 200-meter dash (:27.16), long jump (16-1) and triple jump (34-11.25).

Hamlin’s Gracelyn Leiseth was a double winner in the discus (155-6) and shot put (48-5.50). 

Northeast Conference

Boys Results

Team scores: 1. Milbank, 198; 2. Webster Area, 115; 3. Aberdeen Roncalli, 79; 4. Hamlin, 77; 5. Groton Area, 71; 6. Deuel, 58; 7. Clark/Willow Lake, 55.5; 8. Britton-Hecla, 35.5; 9. Sisseton, 26; 10. Redfield, 22; 11. Tiospa Zina, 1.

100-Meter Dash: 1. Bennett Schwenn, Milbank, :11.28; 2. Sawyer Gauer, Milbank, :11.72; 3. Andrew Marzahn, Groton Area, :11.74; 4. Dashel Davidson, Britton-Hecla, :11.97; 5. Kasey Guy, Sisseton, :11.99; 6. Rylan Thue, Hamlin, :12.07; 7. Michael Karges, Milbank, :12.08; 8. D.J. Renville, Tiospa Zina, :12.18.

200-Meter Dash: 1. Bennett Schwenn, Milbank, :22.91; 2. Jayden Munroe, Aberdeen Central, :23.24; 3. Sawyer Gauer, Milbank, :23.56; 4. Kasey Guy, Sisseton, :23.66; 5. Andrew Marzahn, Groton Area, :23.86; 6. Trey Huber, Clark/Willow Lake, :23.87; 7. Rylan Thue, Hamlin, :24.00; 8. Garrett Mertens, Milbank, :24.12.

400-Meter Dash: 1. Drew Reetz, Webster Area, :52.25; 2. Kaden Krause, Milbank, :53.14; 3. Luke Fraser, Hamlin, :53.36; 4. Trey Dunse, Webster Area, :54.06; 5. Jayden Munroe, Aberdeen Roncalli, :54.77; 6. Gaden Ortega, Britton-Hecla, :57.02; 7. Tyler Berndt, Aberdeen Roncalli, :57.63; 8. Grant Van Peursem, Milbank, :57.67.

800-Meter Run: 1. Ricky Berndt, Deuel, 2:02.83; 2. Payton Brown, Milbank, 2:05.40; 3. Tyler O’Neill, Clark/Willow Lake, 2:09.32; 4. Joel Opdahl, Hamlin, 2:10.81; 5. Jacob Lewandowski, Groton Area, 2:20.44; 6. Paul Gutenkauf, Aberdeen Roncalli, 2:25.66; 7. Hunter Biel, Sisseton, 2:27.72; 8. Tristan McGannon, Groton Area, 2:27.99.

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Tyler O’Neill, Clark/Willow Lake, 4:43.12; 2. James Batchelor, Milbank, 4:48.12; 3. Payton Brown, Milbank, 4:52.07; 4. Tague Tvedt, Deuel, 4:59.32; 5. Kyle Woodring, Redfield, 5:07.76; 6. Paul Gutenkauf, Aberdeen Roncalli, 5:09.00; 7. Garrett Griffin, Aberdeen Roncalli, 5:12.92; 8. Hunter Biel, Sisseton, 5:24.29.

3,200-Meter Run: 1. Ricky Berndt, Deuel, 10:38.80; 2. James Batchelor, Milbank, 10:39.98; 3. Tague Tvedt, Deuel, 11:06.81; 4. Garrett Griffin, Aberdeen Roncalli, 11:31.70; 5. Isaac Graham, Milbank, 11:34.35; 6. Cooper Pommer, Clark/Willow Lake, 11:57.53; 7. Isaac Price, Aberdeen Roncalli, 12:02.66; 8. Matthew Mitzel, Aberdeen Roncalli, 12:28.68.

110-Meter Hurdles: 1. Max Lightfield, Milbank, :16.79; 2. Gabe Sather, Deuel, :18.23; 3. Parker Grieben, Aberdeen Roncalli, :18.49; 4. Sammy Femling, Milbank, :19.21; 5. Kaden Larson, Aberdeen Roncalli, :20.04; 6. Graham Lightfield, Milbank, :20.28; 7. Caden McInerney, Groton Area, :20.86; 8. Ethan Gross, Deuel, :21.49.

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Tayne Dunse, Webster Area, :42.10; 2. Max Lightfield, Milbank, :43.63; 3. Brody Weinmeister, Aberdeen Roncalli, :45.61; 4. Parker Grieben, Aberdeen Roncalli, :47.06; 5. Sammy Femling, Milbank, :47.16; 6. Aidan Fredrickson, Britton-Hecla, :47.39; 7. Emmett Hanson, Milbank, :48.49; 8. Colby Dunker, Groton Area, :48.78.

400-Meter Relay: 1. Groton Area (Andrew Marzahn, Keegan Tracy, Kaden Kurtz, Teylor Diegel), :45.86; 2. Milbank, :45.89; 3. Britton-Hecla, :47.00; 4. Clark/Willow Lake, :47.80; 5. Deuel, :48.49; 6. Aberdeen Roncalli, :48.50; 7. Webster Area, :48.84; 8. Sisseton, :49.32.

800-Meter Relay: 1. Webster Area (Carson Mount, Brent Bearman, Gavin Witt, Drew Reetz), 1:33.61; 2. Hamlin, 1:37.11; 3. Milbank, 1:37.80; 4. Britton-Hecla, 1:37.98; 5. Aberdeen Roncalli, 1:39.13; 6. Clark/Willow Lake, 1:41.45; 7. Redfield, 1:41.54; 8. Groton Area, 1:41.61.

1,600-Meter Relay: 1. Webster Area (Carson Mount, Brent Bearman, Drew Reetz, Tayne Dunse), 3:34.72; 2. Hamlin, 3:41.78; 3. Groton Area, 3:43.21; 4. Clark/Willow Lake, 3:45.34; 5. Britton-Hecla, 3:47.90; 6. Milbank, 3:47.91; 7. Aberdeen Roncalli, 3:57.08; 8. Sisseton, 4:11.02.

3,200-Meter Relay: 1. Milbank (Payton Brown, Grant Van Peursem, Isaac Graham, Bryan Meyer), 8:49.21; 2. Clark/Willow Lake, 8:58.52; 3. Groton Area, 9:07.84; 4. Hamlin, 9:22.03; 5. Britton-Hecla, 9:33.09; 6. Aberdeen Roncalli, 10:25.47.

Sprint Medley Relay: 1. Clark/Willow Lake (Trey Huber, Jack Helkenn, Brady Jordan, Wyatt Anderson), 3:52.39; 2. Webster Area, 3:53.38; 3. Groton Area, 3:58.61; 4. Redfield, 4:08.65; 5. Aberdeen Roncalli, 4:10.44; 6. Britton-Hecla, 4:10.55; 7. Hamlin, 4:13.99; 8. Deuel, 4:23.90.

High Jump: 1. Garrett Mertens, Milbank, 5-10; 2. Jackson Cogley, Groton Area, 5-9; 3. Jaiden McCreary, Webster Area, 5-5; 4. Josh Mussi, Deuel, 5-5; 5. Jason Fisher, Sisseton, 5-3; 6. Talen Huber, Clark/Willow Lake, 5-1; 6. BoDell Davidson, Britton-Hecla, 5-1; 8. Aiden Foell, Milbank, 5-1.

Long Jump: 1. Bennett Schwenn, Milbank, 21-11.75; 2. Elliot Komraus, Redfield, 20-0; 3. Jaiden McCreary, Webster Area, 18-10; 4. Jaydon Keller, Webster Area, 18-9; 5. Jayden Munroe, Aberdeen Roncalli, 18-5.25; 6. Xander Sheehan, Hamlin, 18-2.50; 7. Jacob Zak, Groton Area, 18-1.75; 8. Jacob Keller, Webster Area, 17-11.50.

Triple Jump: 1. Bennett Schwenn, Milbank, 43-3; 2. Jaydon Keller, Webster Area, 41-10.50; 3. Jayden Munroe, Aberdeen Roncalli, 38-11; 4. Eli Johnson, Milbank, 38-0.75; 5. Jacob Keller, Webster Area, 38-0.75; 6. Jackson Cogley, Groton Area, 37-3.50; 7. Luke Fraser, Hamlin, 36-7.75; 8. Brody Weinmeister, Aberdeen Roncalli, 36-2.

Discus: 1. Kaden St. Pierre, Hamlin, 132-11; 2. Jay Chaudhari, Sisseton, 129-10; 3. Cristhian Rodriguez, Hamlin, 118-0; 4. Robert Begalka, Deuel, 117-8; 5. Dawson Arbach, Hamlin, 117-7; 6. Caleb Hanten, Groton Area, 115-11; 7. Holden Sippel, Groton Area, 115-5; 8. Logan Ringgenberg, Groton Area, 112-10.

Shot Put: 1. Ryker Trevett, Milbank, 49-7.75; 2. Ben Kwasniewski, Webster Area, 41-10.25; 3. Dawson Arbach, Hamlin, 41-8.50; 4. Cristhian Rodriguez, Hamlin, 41-7.50; 5. Holden Sippel, Groton Area, 40-10.50; 6. Colin Frericks, Redfield, 39-8.25; 7. Jameson Nebel, Hamlin, 39-6.25; 8. Caleb Hanten, Groton Area, 39-2.25.

Pole Vault: 1. Drew Reetz, Webster Area, 13-9; 2. Tayne Dunse, Webster Area, 13-3; 3. Karson Weber, Milbank, 12-3; 3. Jayden Johnson, Milbank, 12-3; 5. Jaiden McCreary, Webster Area, 11-9; 6. Tague Tvedt, Deuel, 10-9; 7. Joe French, Milbank, 9-9; 8. Beau Price, Aberdeen Roncalli, 9-3.

Girls Results

Team scores: 1. Milbank, 178.5; 2. Aberdeen Roncalli, 157; 3. Groton Area, 70.5; 4. Webster area, 68; 5. Clark/Willow Lake, 56; 6. Hamlin, 54; 7. Redfield, 52; 8. Deuel, 41; 9. Britton-Hecla, 28; 10. Sisseton, 18. 

100-Meter Dash: 1. Morgan Fielder, Aberdeen Roncalli, :13.06; 2. Camryn Rohlfs, Redfield, :13.31; 3. Siera Wenzl, Milbank, :13.37; 4. Teryn Jandel, Redfield, :13.58; 5. Denae Paulsen, Redfield, :13.77; 6. Jaidyn Feickert, Aberdeen Roncalli, :13.83; 7. Addisyn Krause, Milbank, :1399; 8. Emma Schultz, Hamlin, :14.01.

200-Meter Dash: 1. Morgan Fielder, Aberdeen Roncalli, :27.16; 2. Camryn Rohlfs, Redfield, :27.53; 3. Siera Wenzl, Milbank, :27.59; 4. Ella Ulmer, Aberdeen Roncalli, :28.40; 5. Laney Forrette, Milbank, :28.59; 6. Maurina Street, Milbank, :28.61; 7. Rylee Dunker, Groton Area, :28.84; 8. Addison Thomas, Deuel, :28.85.

400-Meter Dash: 1. Isabella Anderson, Milbank, 1:04.33; 2. Maurina Street, Milbank, 1:05.23; 3. Ava Hanson, Aberdeen Roncalli, 1:05.57; 4. Bella Martinez, Aberdeen Roncalli, 1:06.39; 5. Ellie Neugebauer, Milbank, 1:07.81; 6. Rose Gutenkauf, Aberdeen Roncalli, 1:07.89; 7. Addison Wade, Britton-Hecla, 1:09.07; 8. Jersey Morrison, Redfield, 1:10.40.

800-Meter Run: 1. Ashlynn Batchelor, Milbank, 2:32.61; 2. Paige Schmidt, Aberdeen Roncalli, 2:40.98; 3. Sarah Schmidt, Aberdeen Roncalli, 2:47.06; 4. McKenzie Hunt, Deuel, 2:48.81; 5. Taryn Traphagen, Groton Area, 2:51.68; 6. Madisen Martin, Aberdeen Roncalli, 2:52.10; 7. Stella Wendland, Milbank, 2:53.37; 8. Charli Jungwirth, Redfield, 2:59.62.

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Ashlynn Batchelor, Milbank, 5:16.46; 2. Jaycee Hourigan, Deuel, 5:48.27; 3. Paige Schmidt, Aberdeen Roncalli, 5:56.01; 4. Sarah Schmidt, Aberdeen Roncalli, 5:56.34; 5. Madisen Martin, Aberdeen Roncalli, 5:57.41; 6. Kynlee Speidel, Milbank, 6:05.72; 7. Tyra Berry, Milbank, 6:18.82; 8. Kandi Berndt, Deuel, 7:16.91.

3,200-Meter Run: 1. Ashlynn Batchelor, Milbank, 12:00.51; 2. Jaycee Hourigan, Deuel, 12:55.54; 3. Leah Meyer, Milbank, 13:20.53; 4. Paige Schmidt, Aberdeen Roncalli, 13:21.80; 5. Hadley Gjerde, Clark/Willow Lake, 13:24.57; 6. Tyra Berry, Milbank, 13:46.55; 7. Madisen Martin, Aberdeen Roncalli, 14:20.58.

100-Meter Hurdles: 1. Sara Thornvold, Clark/Willow Lake, :17.18; 2. Ella Ulmer, Aberdeen Roncalli, :18.03; 3. Ashlyn O’Farrell, Milbank :18.46; 4. Emma Nichols, Clark/Willow Lake, :18.77; 5. Talli Wright, Groton Area, :18.94; 6. Maddie Huber, Aberdeen Roncalli, :19.01; 7. Sterling Brassfield, Britton-Hecla, :19.72; 8. Nadia Thue, Milbank, :19.89.

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Ella Ulmer, Aberdeen Roncalli, :50.45; 2. Rylie Huff, Sisseton, :52.36; 3. Zoe Nichols, Clark/Willow Lake, :54.81; 4. Madelyn Trowbridge, hamlin, :55.43; 5. Katelynn Merkel, Clark/Willow Lake, :56.09; 6. Erin Case, Webster Area, :56.12; 7. Charli Jungwirth, Redfield, :56.29; 8. Claire Snaza, Milbank, :57.24.

400-Meter Relay: 1. Milbank (Laney Forrette, Jacy Dexter, Addisyn Krause, Siera Wenzl), :53.36; 2. Redfield, :53.56; 3. Aberdeen Roncalli, :55.03; 4. Clark/Willow Lake, :56.57; 5. Hamlin, :56.89; 6. Britton-Hecla, :57.23; 7. Groton Area, :57.37; 8. Webster Area, :57.79.

800-Meter Relay: 1. Milbank (Laney Forrette, Gemma Street, Isabella Anderson, Emily VanHoorn), 1:53.81; 2. Aberdeen Roncalli, 1:56.12; 3. Webster Area, 1:57.76; 4. Clark/Willow Lake, 1:59.07; 5. Britton-Hecla, 2:00.76; 6. Redfield, 2:01.18; 7. Sisseton, 2:01.27; 8. Groton Area, 2:02.27.

1,600-Meter Relay: 1. Groton Area (Jerica Locke, Kennedy Hansen, Kella Tracy, Laila Roberts), 4:24.42; 2. Milbank, 4:27.75; 3. Clark/Willow Lake, 4:32.18; 4. Aberdeen Roncalli, 4:35.96; 5. Webster Area, 4:44.36; 6. Hamlin, 4:49.86; 7. Deuel, 5:17.42.

3,200-Meter Relay: 1. Groton Area (Kella Tracy, Faith Traphagen, Taryn Traphagen, Rylee Dunker), 10:36.27; 2. Milbank, 10:42.54; 3. Aberdeen Roncalli, 11:49.12.

Sprint Medley Relay: 1. Clark/Willow Lake (Musonda Kabwe, Kelsi Hofer, Cadence Bochek, Kayla Jordan), 4:37.04; 2. Groton Area, 4:38.83; 3. Milbank, 4:53.21; 4. Webster Area, 4:57.14; 5. Britton-Hecla, 5:05.20; 6. Sisseton, 5:07.01; 7. Deuel, 5:16.83; 8. Aberdeen Roncalli, 5:20.05.

High Jump: 1. Josie Andersen, Deuel, 4-10; 2. Sterling Brassfield, Britton-Hecla, 4-7; 3. Emerlee Jones, Groton Area, 4-5; 3. Amelia Pederson, Milbank, 4-5; 5. Elliott Steiner, Webster Area, 4-5; 6. Claire Snaza, Milbank, 4-5; 7. Katie Rozell, Redfield, 4-5; 8. Kaitlyn Gubrud, Deuel, 4-3.

Long Jump: 1. Morgan Fielder, Aberdeen Roncalli, 16-1; 2. Camryn Rohlfs, Redfield, 15-6.50; 3. Aspen Johnson, Groton Area, 15-4.50; 4. Marissa Bawdon, Hamlin, 15-0.25; 5. Abigail Lee, Britton-Hecla, 14-4.75; 6. Elliott Steiner, Webster Area, 14-3.75; 7. Ella Sandvig, Milbank, 13-8; 8. Anna Fjeldheim, Groton Area, 13-6.

Triple Jump: 1. Morgan Fielder, Aberdeen Roncalli, 34-11.25; 2. Aspen Johnson, Groton Area, 32-11.50; 3. Elliott Steiner, Webster Area, 31-825; 4. Emmalee Nielsen, Sisseton, 31-8.25; 5. Bayleann Moen, Webster Area, 31-3.25; 6. Sarah Zubke, Webster Area, 30-7; 7. Katie Rozell, Redfield, 30-3.25; 8. Ellie Neugebauer, Milbank, 29-11.25.

Discus: 1. Gracelyn Leiseth, Hamlin, 155-6; 2. Kami Wadsworth, Hamlin, 122-3; 3. Amelia Pederson, Milbank, 104-5; 4. Averie Engebretson, Milbank, 97-1; 5. Sophia Madsen, Aberdeen Roncalli, 93-4; 6. Maddie Bjerke, Groton Area, 90-6; 7. Paige Snell, Webster Area, 87-8; 8. Tehya Vig, Clark/Willow Lake, 82-4.

Shot Put: 1. Gracelyn Leiseth, Hamlin, 48-5.50; 2. Kami Wadsworth, Hamlin, 42-3; 3. Averie Engebretson, Milbank, 32-10.50; 4. Sophia Madsen, Aberdeen Roncalli, 31-0.50; 5. Maddie Bjerke, Groton Area, 30-9.50; 6. Katie Braun, Webster Area, 30-4.50; 7. Emma Kutter, Groton Area, 30-3.50; 8. Ellie Feldhaus, Britton-Hecla, 30-1.50.