After winning last season’s Class B girls state track and field championship, the Bennett County Warriors are primed for another title this spring. 

The Warriors won the team title with 85 points, finishing well ahead of challengers Colman-Egan (45.50) and Burke (45). Bennett County, which also won the 2025 Class B girls basketball state championship, were the first Class B school to win state championships in girls basketball and girls track and field in the same year since Armour in 1983. 

Bennett County returns its three main contributors from last season’s title run in sophomore Reagan O’Neill, freshman Peyson O’Neill and sophomore Harley Harris. Reagan and Peyson are sisters, while Harris is their cousin. 

The trio combined to win seven individual state championships last season, while they were also on the winning 400-meter relay team. Macy Claussen, a freshman, was also on the 400-meter relay team. 

Reagan was last season’s Class B girls field MVP, while Peyson was selected as the Class B girls track MVP. 

Colman-Egan, last year’s runner-up, also returns a host of sprinters that were responsible for two first-place relay finishes, a second-place finish and a fourth-place finish. Coming off a cross-country title in fall 2025, Ipswich has a wealth of promising underclassmen in the running events. The Tigers placed fourth last season at the state track and field meet. 

Class B returning individual state champions 

Note: These are returning individual state champs from the 2025 state track and field meet.

Reagan O’Neill, Bennett County: A sophomore, O’Neill earned first-place finishes last season in the 100-meter dash (:11.86), 200-meter dash (:24.08), long jump (19-2.25) and ran on the winning 400-meter relay team (:49.77). 

Peyson O’Neill, Bennett County: O’Neill won the 100-meter hurdles (:14.30), 300-meter hurdles (:43.88), high jump (5-6) and was on the winning 400-meter relay team (:49.77) during her eighth-grade season. 

Harley Harris, Bennett County: Harris won the triple jump (36-3.25) and was on Bennett County’s winning 400-meter relay team (:49.77) during her freshman year. 

Ella Boekelheide, Northwestern: Boekelheide captured first-place finishes last season in the 800-meter run (2:19.14), 1,600-meter run (5:09.35) and 3,200-meter run (11:38.32) during her junior campaign. 

Jalyssa Hutson, Ipswich: Hutson claimed last season’s Class B pole vault (11-0) title as a sophomore.