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Class B Boys Track and Field Leaders - Faulkton Area’s Spencer Melius boasts three top-10 marks
Faulkton Area's Spencer Melius, center, competes in the hurdles at last season's state track and field meet in Sioux Falls.
(Ryan Deal / 605 Sports)
May 13, 2026
 

By 605 Sports Staff

Faulkton Area’s Spencer Melius holds three top-10 marks in the latest Class B boys track and field top-10 leaderboard. 

The senior is ranked No. 1 in the 110-meter hurdles (:15.10) and javelin (178-9), while he’s currently third in the 300-meter hurdles (:41.22). 

Class B Boys Track and Field Top-10 Leaderboard

100-Meter Dash: 1. Rush O'Neill, Bennett County, 10.86; 2. Kyle Hettich, Ipswich, 10.87; 3. Logan LaBrie, Hitchcock-Tulare, 11.00; 4. Rogan Albrecht, De Smet, 11.01; 5. Lincoln Kranig, Kimball/White Lake, 11.04; 6. Logan Bauer, St. Mary's, 11.07; 7. Dylan Hofer, Aberdeen Christian, 11.09; 8. Godwin Johnson, Viborg-Hurley, 11.11; 9. Conor Samco, Lyman, 11.16; 10. Holden Wollmann, Bridgewater-Emery, 11.18.

200-Meter Dash: 1. Kyle Hettich, Ipswich, 22.23; 2. Rush O'Neill, Bennett County, 22.25; 3. Logan Bauer, St. Mary's, 22.51; 4. Lincoln Kranig, Kimball/White Lake, 22.57; 5. Dawson Handcock, Wall, 22.60; 6. Pierce Stukel, Gregory, 22.60; 7. Logan LaBrie, Hitchcock-Tulare, 22.70; 8. Dylan Hofer, Aberdeen Christian, 22.91; 9. Rogan Albrecht, De Smet, 22.95; 10. Kolt Becker, Howard, 23.09.

400-Meter Dash: 1. Holden Wollmann, Bridgewater-Emery, 50.30; 2. Dawson Handcock, Wall, 50.96; 3. Luke Peters, Freeman, 51.17; 4. David McKinley, Philip, 51.31; 5. Hayden Hand, White River, 51.53; 6. Beckham Cantalope, Warner, 51.63; 7. Ethan Schwenn, Wilmot, 51.84; 8. Owen Gilster, Sioux Falls Lutheran, 52.04; 9. Baylor Burns, Philip, 52.11; 10. Rogan Albrecht, De Smet, 52.12.

800-Meter Run: 1. Owen Gilster, Sioux Falls Lutheran, 1:58.39; 2. Baylor Burns, Philip, 1:59.37; 3. Luke Mentele, Mitchell Christian, 1:59.75; 4. Tayshaun Cudmore, Dupree, 2:01.13; 5. Holden Wollmann, Bridgewater-Emery, 2:01.33; 6. Silas Holdeman, Mitchell Christian, 2:01.87; 7. Elijah Haukaas, White River, 2:02.83; 8. Jack Peterson, Philip, 2:02.86; 9. Jacob Flemmer, St. Mary's, 2:03.06; 10. Logan Mebius, Wessington Springs, 2:05.05. 

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Baylor Burns, Philip, 4:26.89; 2. Jack Peterson, Philip, 4:26.92; 3. Silas Holdeman, Mitchell Christian, 4:28.74; 4. Elijah Haukaas, White River, 4:35.96; 5. Tayshaun Cudmore, Dupree, 4:36.01; 6. Luke Mentele, Mitchell Christian, 4:36.75; 7. Gavin Hirsch, Herreid/Selby Area, 4:38.74; 8. Luke Barreto, Gregory, 4:43.81; 9. Charlie Olsen, Deubrook Area, 4:45.38; 10. Lane McCune, Freeman, 4:46.03. 

3,200-Meter Run: 1. Baylor Burns, Philip, 9:43.77; 2. Silas Holdeman, Mitchell Christian, 9:56.15; 3. Tayshaun Cudmore, Dupree, 10:05.07; 4. Jack Peterson, Philip, 10:12.74; 5. Kaden Ober, James Valley Christian, 10:15.51; 6. Luke Barreto, Gregory, 10:24.10; 7. Darron Moeller, Kimball/White Lake, 10:24.76; 8. Micah Reede, Lemmon, 10:24.98; 9. Gavin Hirsch, Herreid/Selby Area, 10:25.12; 10. Justin Burkhalter, Bison, 10:26.39. 

110-Meter Hurdles: 1. Spencer Melius, Faulkton Area, 15.10; 2. Brody Bass, Castlewood, 15.18; 3. Zachery Moyer, Chester, 15.22; 4. Beckham Cantalope, Warner, 15.24; 5. Maddux Risse, Bennett County, 15.52; 6. Cole Kieffer, Lyman, 15.60; 7. Jaxon Dirk, Lemmon, 16.26; 8. Tanner Volmer, Wall, 16.29; 9. Luke Kaiser, Aberdeen Christian, 16.66; 10. Hogan Hybertson, Centerville, 16.67. 

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Colt Keiser, Gregory, 40.25; 2. Tanner Volmer, Wall, 40.44; 3. Maddux Risse, Bennett County, 40.72; 4. Spencer Melius, Faulkton Area, 41.22; 5. Beckham Cantalope, Warner, 41.52; 6. Owen Anderson, De Smet, 42.44; 7. Zachery Moyer, Chester, 42.56; 8. Creston Burns, Philip, 42.72; 9. Jaxon Dirk, Lemmon, 42.72; 10. Cole Kieffer, Lyman, 43.22.

400-Meter Relay: 1. St. Mary's, 44.18; 2. Ipswich, 44.46; 3. Gregory, 44.51; 4. Sioux Falls Lutheran, 44.51; 5. Philip, 44.55; 6. Aberdeen Christian, 44.56; 7. Chester, 44.60; 8. Colman-Egan, 44.78; 9. Freeman, 44.93; 10. Kimball/White Lake, 45.02.

800-Meter Relay: 1. St. Mary's, 1:31.89; 2. Freeman, 1:32.22; 3. Gregory, 1:32.29; 4. Philip, 1:32.59; 5. Sioux Falls Lutheran, 1:32.88; 6. Kimball/White Lake, 1:32.88; 7. Ipswich, 1:33.82; 8. Viborg-Hurley, 1:34.19; 9. Castlewood, 1:34.24; 10. Bridgewater-Emery, 1:34.48. 

1,600-Meter Relay: 1. Philip, 3:29.89; 2. Freeman, 3:32.45; 3. Bridgewater-Emery, 3:32.50; 4. Kimball/White Lake, 3:32.65; 5. Timber Lake, 3:34.73; 6. St. Mary's, 3:35.28; 7. Viborg-Hurley, 3:38.13; 8. Castlewood, 3:38.23; 9. Ipswich, 3:38.67; 10. Sioux Falls Lutheran, 3:38.89. 

3,200-Meter Relay: 1. Philip, 8:12.29; 2. Mitchell Christian, 8:25.88; 3. Deubrook Area, 8:30.08; 4. Freeman, 8:30.41; 5. Wessington Springs, 8:46.18; 6. Faulkton Area, 8:46.62; 7. Timber Lake, 8:48.41; 8. Avon, 8:49.12; 9. Dupree, 8:49.13; 10. James Valley Christian, 8:51.46.

Sprint Medley Relay: 1. Philip, 3:36.01; 2. Sioux Falls Lutheran, 3:38.22; 3. St. Mary's, 3:41.46; 4. Freeman, 3:43.44; 5. Bridgewater-Emery, 3:44.31; 6. Gregory, 3:44.39; 7. Warner, 3:44.44; 8. Wessington Springs, 3:45.84; 9. Deubrook Area, 3:46.80; 10. White River, 3:47.15.

High Jump: 1. Rush O'Neill, Bennett County, 6-6; 2. Colt Keiser, Gregory, 6-5; 3. Andrew Madsen, Viborg-Hurley, 6-2.5; 4. Avery Sengelmann, Gregory, 6-2; 5. Jaxon Baumberger, St. Mary's, 6-1; 6. Carson Finn, Wessington Springs, 6-1; 7. Dawsen Volmer, Lyman, 6-0; 8. Caden Zwart, Colman-Egan, 6-0; 9. Cole Kieffer, Lyman, 5-11; 10. Donovan Nelson, North Central, 5-11.

Long Jump: 1. Rush O'Neill, Bennett County, 23-5; 2. Dylan Hofer, Aberdeen Christian, 22-9.5; 3. Dawson Handcock, Wall, 22-6; 4. Godwin Johnson, Viborg-Hurley, 21-7.25; 5. John Camus, McIntosh, 21-6; 6. Jake Hohn, Sioux Falls Lutheran, 21-5; 7. Jesiah Baum, Warner, 21-3.5; 8. Devin Enander, Hitchcock-Tulare, 21-2.5; 9. Beckham Cantalope, Warner, 21-1; 10. Gavin Waldner, James Valley Christian, 21-1.  

Triple Jump: 1. Ty Boekelheide, Northwestern, 45-1.75; 2. Dylan Hofer, Aberdeen Christian, 44-3.75; 3. Jamisen Pelton, Avon, 43-8; 4. Tyson Schumacher, Herreid/Selby Area, 42-6; 5. Godwin Johnson, Viborg-Hurley, 42-2; 6. Logan LaBrie, Hitchcock-Tulare, 40-9; 7. Ty Landmark, Deubrook Area, 40-8.5; 8. Hudson Barber, Sully Buttes, 40-6; 9. Tarrence Mickelson, Sunshine Bible Academy, 40-2.25; 10. Lucas Gulbranson, Leola, 40-2.

Discus: 1. Evan Haak, Alcester-Hudson, 155-11; 2. Al Gunter, Avon, 154-5; 3. Gavin Pica, St. Mary's, 152-2; 4. Alec Austin, Centerville, 151-8; 5. Brennon Bickett, Oldham-Ramona-Rutland, 150-0; 6. Caysen Soderlin, Bennett County, 149-0; 7. Tate Hogie, Ipswich, 148-7; 8. Cain Healy, Irene-Wakonda, 148-1; 9. Rexton Blue, Iroquois/Lake Preston, 141-11; 10. Ethan Petrich, Leola, 141-2. 

Shot Put: 1. Jacob Kindelspire, Leola, 50-8; 2. Nate Selchert, Gayville-Volin, 50-2; 3. Al Gunter, Avon, 49-7.25; 4. Cain Healy, Irene-Wakonda, 49-5; 5. Tommy Walth, Alcester-Hudson, 49-0; 6. JD Prorok, Chester, 48-11.5; 7. Kadyn Westergren, Sully Buttes, 48-11.5; 8. Evan Haak, Alcester-Hudson, 48-11; 9. Grant Wilkinson, De Smet, 48-5.5; 10. Caysen Soderlin, Bennett County, 47-10.5.

Pole Vault: 1. Brody Davis, Ipswich, 13-1; 2. Chays Mansfield, Warner, 12-10; 3. Ridge Furnival, Philip, 12-9; 4. Jake Burns, Arlington, 12-6; 5. Jordan Stockland, Irene-Wakonda, 12-4; 6. Easton Bruns, Warner, 12-1; 7. Micah Reede, Lemmon, 12-0; 8. Paxton Johnson, Warner, 11-7; 9. Seth DeRaad, Ipswich, 11-6; 10. Cael Hauger, Gayville-Volin, 11-6. 

Javelin: 1. Spencer Melius, Faulkton Area, 178-9; 2. Alaric Knittel, Freeman, 160-11; 3. Marty Mickelson, Waverly-South Shore, 159-5; 4. Charlie Eide, Centerville, 157-10; 5. Weston Senn, Faulkton Area, 155-5; 6. Aiden Frasch, Gregory, 153-11; 7. Jett Yackley, Sully Buttes, 153-7; 8. JD Prorok, Chester, 151-5; 9. Brody Bass, Castlewood, 150-10; 10. Tommy Walth, Alcester-Hudson, 148-9.