By 605 Sports Staff

Karst heads into the state track and field meet atop a crowded field of Class AA pole vaulters, including Watertown’s Owen Spartz (15-9), Brandon Valley’s Karter Sheridan (14-6), Sturgis’ Aidan Hedderman (14-6) and Harrisburg’s Nick Turner (14-6). 

Here’s a look at the top-10 performance lists for Class AA boys track and field. 

(All times, heights and distances are provided by the South Dakota High School Activities Association)

Class AA Boys

100-Meter Dash: 1. Griffin Fischer, Sioux Falls Lincoln, :10.57; 2. Landon Dulaney, Brandon Valley, :10.64; 3. Javin Augustus, Sioux Falls Lincoln, :10.71; 4. Mikey Roche, Sioux Falls Lincoln, :10.77; 4. Austin Gobel, Yankton, :10.77; 6. Jase Thiesse, O’Gorman, :10.83; 7. Cael Meisman, Rapid City Stevens, :10.84; 8. Griffith Houchin, Rapid City Central, :10.89; 9. Josh Myers, Sioux Falls Lincoln, :10.90; 9. Josiah Heinz, Harrisburg, :10.90.

200-Meter Dash: 1. Griffin Fischer, Sioux Falls Lincoln, :21.46; 2. Cael Meisman, Rapid City Stevens, :21.84; 3. Tate Larson, Harrisburg, :21.89; 4. Landen Matkins, Rapid City Stevens, :21.91; 5. James Heinz, Harrisburg, :22.00; 5. Austin Gobel, Yankton, :22.00; 7. Landon Dulaney, Brandon Valley, :22.06; 8. Mikey Roche, Sioux Falls Lincoln, :22.17; 9. Nathan McCormick, Mitchell, :22.21; 10. Javin Augustus, Sioux Falls Lincoln, :22.25.

400-Meter Dash: 1. Landen Matkins, Rapid City Stevens, :49.63; 2. Griffin Fischer, Sioux Falls Lincoln, :49.82; 3. Nathan McCormick, Mitchell, :50.05; 4. Carson Stoeser, Pierre, :50.55; 5. Alexier Padilla, Mitchell, :50.76; 6. Ashton Bierema, O’Gorman, :50.84; 7. James Heinz, Harrisburg, :51.05; 8. Kellen Askew, O’Gorman, :51.08; 9. Jet Janvrin, Rapid City Central, :51.26; 10. Isaac Herrboldt, Sioux Falls Lincoln, :51.49.

800-Meter Run: 1. Jon Kahler, Brookings, 1:57.78; 2. Dylan Payer, Yankton, 1:58.29; 3. Ty Petrocco, Sturgis, 1:58.46; 4. Grady Loos, Rapid City Stevens, 1:58.85; 5. Jack Castelli, O’Gorman, 1:58.99; 6. Miles Brekhus, Rapid City Stevens, 1:59.79; 7. Mohamed Muse, Sioux Falls Washington, 1:59.96; 8. Tarin Hutchinson, Rapid City Central, 1:59.98; 9. Griffin Smith, Harrisburg, 1:59.99; 10. Cole Reilly, Sioux Falls Washington, 2:00.07.

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Dylan Payer, Yankton, 4:15.97; 2. David VanVeen, Aberdeen Central, 4:21.20; 3. Miles Brekhus, Rapid City Stevens, 4:23.94; 4. Grady Loos, Rapid City Stevens, 4:24.00; 5. Jared Lutmer, Pierre, 4:24.75; 6. Cole Reilly, Sioux Falls Washington, 4:25.25; 7. Ty Petrocco, Sturgis, 4:25.60; 8. Peyton Cast, Douglas, 4:25.73; 9. Kieran Weigelt, Sioux Falls Jefferson, 4:25.97; 10. Miles Lechtenberg, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 4:27.97.

3,200-Meter Run: 1. Dylan Payer, Yankton, 9:18.48; 2. Jared Lutmer, Pierre, 9:21.10; 3. Joseph Levesque, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 9:23.98; 4. Peyton Cast, Douglas, 9:24.26; 5. Miles Brekhus, Rapid City Stevens, 9:26.07; 6. David VanVeen, Aberdeen Central, 9:29.36; 7. Mikah Peters, Brandon Valley, 9:31.98; 8. Ty Petrocco, Sturgis, 9:32.52; 9. Miles Lechtenberg, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 9:33.09; 10. Grady Loos, Rapid City Stevens, 9:33.15.

110-Meter Hurdles: 1. Aidan Hedderman, Sturgis, :14.27; 2. Tate Larson, Harrisburg, :14.73; 3. Clay Sonnenschein, Harrisburg, :14.76; 4. Greyson Schuetzle, Pierre, :15.37; 5. Luke Eichacker, Sioux Falls Lincoln, :15.42; 6. Murti Ahmed, Sioux Falls Jefferson, :15.46; 6. Jack Day, Rapid City Stevens, :15.46; 8. Cale Haselhorst, Yankton, :15.47; 9. Zasean Mack, Sioux Falls Washington, :15.51; 10. Luke Waldstein, Harrisburg, :15.56.

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Tate Larson, Harrisburg, :39.71; 2. Aidan Hedderman, Sturgis, :40.19; 3. Luke Eichacker, Sioux Falls Lincoln, :40.26; 4. Trevor Wehde, Harrisburg, :40.63; 5. Jack Day, Rapid City Stevens, :41.28; 6. Clay Sonnenschein, Harrisburg, :41.44; 7. Colby Dauwen, Aberdeen Central, :41.45; 8. Talan Lunders, Rapid City Stevens, :41.64; 9. Jayden Ludwick, Sturgis, :41.80; 10. Samuel Knudson, Rapid City Stevens, :42.05.

400-Meter Relay: 1. Sioux Falls Lincoln, :42.24; 2. Rapid City Stevens, :42.45; 3. Sioux Falls O’Gorman, :42.87; 4. Rapid City Central, :42.89; 5. Brandon Valley, :43.09; 6. Yankton, :43.22; 7. Sioux Falls Jefferson, :43.36; 8. Harrisburg, :43.40; 9. Mitchell, :43.45; 10. Sioux Falls Roosevelt, :43.89.

800-Meter Relay: 1. Rapid City Stevens, 1:28.09; 2. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 1:28.40; 3. Harrisburg, 1:28.68; 4. Rapid City Central, 1:28.93; 5. O’Gorman, 1:29.79; 6. Sioux Falls Washington, 1:30.09; 7. Brandon Valley, 1:30.89; 8. Mitchell, 1:31.07; 9. Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 1:31.25; 10. Yankton, 1:31.68.

1,600-Meter Relay: 1. O’Gorman, 3:26.93; 2. Rapid City Central, 3:27.27; 3. Yankton, 3:27.29; 4. Brookings, 3:28.37; 5. Aberdeen Central, 3:28.55; 6. Mitchell, 3:28.56; 7. Rapid City Stevens, 3:29.32; 8. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 3:29.35; 9. Sioux Falls Washington, 3:29.65; 10. Harrisburg, 3:30.30.

3,200-Meter Relay: 1. Brookings, 8:08.17; 2. Harrisburg, 8:12.45; 3. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 8:12.73; 4. O’Gorman, 8:13.51; 5. Rapid City Central, 8:13.80; 6. Sioux Falls Jefferson, 8:14.82; 7. Sturgis, 8:15.46; 8. Brandon Valley, 8:15.73; 9. Yankton, 8:19.88; 10. Pierre, 8:21.44.

Sprint Medley Relay: 1. Brookings, 3:37.27; 2. Sioux Falls Jefferson, 3:37.46; 3. Rapid City Central, 3:37.78; 4. Harrisburg, 3:37.91; 5. Brandon Valley, 3:38.67; 6. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 3:39.58; 7. Sioux Falls Washington, 3:40.36; 8. O’Gorman, 3:40.50; 9. Mitchell, 3:43.43; 10. Sturgis, 3:43.73.

High Jump: 1. David Ndong, Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 6-7; 1. Tyler Bohannon, Sioux Falls Jefferson, 6-7; 3. Beck Morgan, Rapid City Stevens, 6-4; 3. Kuek Kuek, Sioux Falls Jefferson, 6-4; 5. Coy Urban, Rapid City Central, 6-3; 5. Thomas Hughes, Spearfish, 6-3; 5. Tyler Bain, Aberdeen Central, 6-3; 8. Juven Hudson, Watertown, 6-2; 8. Will Adler, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 6-2; 8. Luke Waldstein, Harrisburg, 6-2; 8. Samuel Baskin, Sioux Falls Washington, 6-2; 8. Brendan Phillips, Aberdeen Central, 6-2; 8. Wyatt Melcher, Brandon Valley, 6-2.

Long Jump: 1. Henry Theobald, O’Gorman, 22-10.75; 2. Madinko Hawley, Rapid City Stevens, 22-8.25; 3. Carson Stoeser, Pierre, 22-4.5; 4. Eli Yoway, Harrisburg, 22-2; 5. Austin Gobel, Yankton, 21-11.5; 6. Jess Christensen, Rapid City Stevens, 21-9.5; 7. Preston Marty, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 21-6.75; 9. Daevion Simonsen, Sioux Falls Jefferson, 21-6.25; 10. Danal Dean, Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 21-4.5.

Triple Jump: 1. Mach Mayen, Brandon Valley, 45-5.5; 2. David Ndong, Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 45-2; 3. Wyatt Melcher, Brandon Valley, 44-11; 4. Henry Theobald, O’Gorman, 43-8; 5. Jess Christensen, Rapid City Stevens, 43-5; 6. Juven Hudson, Watertown, 43-3.5; 7. Danal Dean, Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 42-6; 8. Dawson Sechser, Sioux Falls Jefferson, 42-4; 9. Jordan Mofle, Brookings, 42-3; 10. Louison Akossi, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 42-1.5.

Discus: 1. Carson Stiff, Harrisburg, 172-3; 2. Boaz Raderschadt, Watertown, 165-8; 3. Adam Behrend, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 163-1; 4. Nolan Vandel, O’Gorman, 162-9; 5. Madden Timmer, Brandon Valley, 162-6; 6. Lathan Wilcox, O’Gorman, 158-5; 7. Kai Buchanan, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 156-2; 8. Jack Bertsch, Aberdeen Central, 156-1; 9. Elijah Detert, Harrisburg, 154-4; 10. Elias Gillen, Rapid City Stevens, 154-0.

Shot Put: 1. Elias Gillen, Rapid City Stevens, 60-0.25; 2. Boaz Raderschadt, Watertown, 57-8; 3. Bryan Ramirez, Huron, 55-4; 4. Kai Buchanan, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 53-4; 5. Elijah Detert, Harrisburg, 53-3; 6. Nolan Vandel, O’Gorman, 51-10; 7. Ryland Satter, O’Gorman, 50-0.25; 8. Ben Heiberger, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 49-10.5; 9. Aaron Morovits, Sturgis, 49-9; 10. Talon Stief, Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 48-0.

Pole Vault: 1. Beau Karst, Harrisburg, 16-3; 2. Owen Spartz, Watertown, 15-9; 3. Karter Sheridan, Brandon Valley, 14-6; 3. Aidan Hedderman, Sturgis, 14-6; 3. Nick Turner, Harrisburg, 14-6; 6. Levi Veskrna, Brandon Valley, 14-0; 7. Tommy Foley, Watertown, 13-6; 7. Carter Harris, Mitchell, 13-6; 9. Maddox Mueller, Brandon Valley, 13-3; 10. Talan Lunders, Rapid City Stevens, 13-0; 10. Brody Janvrin, Spearfish, 13-0.

Javelin: 1. Jack Smith, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 196-3; 2. Colter Babcock, Pierre, 172-11; 3. Levi Brant, Sturgis, 164-9; 4. Hayden Groos, O’Gorman, 163-2; 5. Thomas Hoffman, Sioux Falls Washington, 161-6; 6. Josh Olthoff, Brandon Valley, 159-10; 7. Jett Carlson, Aberdeen Central, 157-11; 8. Tate Schafer, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 157-4; 9. Sam Marcus, Spearfish, 156-11; 10. Lance Dannenbring, Yankton, 156-1.