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Chamberlain girls, Viborg-Hurley boys win team titles at Avon Invitational
Chamberlain's Grace Phillips running the anchor leg of the sprint medley relay for the Cubs at the Bill Pistulka meet on Saturday, April 12. Phillips won the 3,200-meter run and ran a leg on Chamberlain's winning 3,200-meter relay at Thursday's Avon Invitational.
(Rodney Haas / 605 Sports)
Apr 17, 2025
 

By 605 Sports Staff

AVON — The Chamberlain girls and Viborg-Hurley girls won team titles at Thursday’s Avon Invitational.

The Chamberlain girls racked up 155 points, ahead of Avon (115) and Wagner (108). Wessington Springs (92) and Tripp-Delmont/Armour (56) rounded out the top five teams. 

The VIborg-Hurley boys scored 178 points, well ahead of Avon (95) and Wagner (108). Wessington Springs (92) and Tripp-Delmont/Armour (56) rounded out the top five boys teams.

For Chamberlain, Kylah Biggins won the 800-meter run (2:33.83), Grace Phillips won the 3,200-meter run (11:58.25). Biggins and Phillips, along with Sasha Van Den Bosch and Slivana Houska won the 3,200-meter relay (10:51.02).

Wagner’s Ashlyn Koupal won the shot put (35-07) and high jump (5-04).

Wessington Springs senior Bailey Yost won the 100-meter hurdles (:17.98) and 300-meter hurdles (:53.35). Kenzie Koulousek won the 400–meter dash (1:02.49) and the Spartans claimed relay titles in the 800-meter relay (1:56.86), the 1,600-meter relay (4:28.55) and the sprint medley relay (5:17.63).

Other winners for the girls were Bon Homme’s Taycee Ranek in the 100-meter dash (:13.63), Wagner’s Addison Cuka in the 200-meter dash (:28.85), Bon Homme’s Claire Guthmiller in the 1,600-meter run (5:57.98), Avon’s Kaeli Wallinga in the discus (120-05), Viborg-Hurley’s Olivia Hanson in the javelin (111-03), Avon’s Raegan Brandt in the long jump (14-02) and Tripp-Delmont/Armour’s Lyndsey Chessmore in the triple jump (34-00). 

Bon Homme won the 400-meter relay (:54.58). 

In boys action Viborg-Hurley’s Jacob Graves won the 110-meter hurdles (:15.31) and 300-meter hurdles (:43.14). Viborg-Hurley’s Godwin Johnson won the triple jump (41-05.5) and teammate Lincoln Mansfield won the javelin (133-11). 

The Viborg-Hurley boys won the 400-meter relay (:46.84), 800-meter relay (1:35.39) and 1,600-meter relay (3:43.41).

Avon’s Aziah Meyer won the 100-meter dash (:11.60) and 200-meter dash (:24.22). Pirate junior Al Gunter won the discus (149-07).

Wagner’s Gary Bartunek won the 1,600-meter run (5:09.53) and 3,200-meter run (11:07.82). 

Other winners for the boys were Wessington Springs’ Will Grohs in the 400-meter dash (:57.83), Chamberlain’s Sam Byers in the 800-meter run (2:14.79), Andes Central/Dakota Christian’s AJ Johnson in the shot put (47-10), Wessington Springs’ Ryder Michalek in the high jump (5-10) and Andes Central/Dakota Christian’s Jamian Medicine Horn in the long jump (19-11.75). 

Tripp-Delmont/Armour won the 3,200-meter relay (9:26.60) and Wessington Springs won the sprint medley relay (3:51.39).