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Estelline/Hendricks' Jon Nefzger sweeps throwing events at Pat Gilligan/Alumni Invitational
Apr 26, 2022
 

By 605 Sports Staff

ESTELLINE — Estelline/Hendricks’ Jon Nefzger captured all three throwing events at Tuesday’s Pat Gilligan/Alumni Invitational.

Nefzger won the discus (144-3), shot put (48-0) and javelin (159-7) to earn three first-place finishes. 

Deuel’s Ricky Berndt was a double winner in the 1,600-meter run (4:37.76) and 3,200-meter run (10:59.74). 

Elkton-Lake Benton’s Isaac Jaacks claimed two first-place finishes in the 110-meter hurdles (:15.48) and 300-meter hurdles (:41.71). 

On the girls side, Northwestern’s Jessica Boekelheide edged Colman-Egan’s Daniela Lee in a pair of sprints. Boekelheide (:12.41) won the 100-meter dash over Lee (:12.48). Boekelheide (:25.73) also edged Lee (:26.28) in the 200-meter dash. 

Colman-Egan’s Mackenzie Hemmer captured titles in the 100-meter hurdles (:16.21), triple jump (35-2) and placed third in the 300-meter hurdles (:50.78).

Flandreau’s Faith Wiese was a double winner in the 1,600-meter run (5:29.99) and 3,200-meter run (11:44.11). 

Hamlin’s Gracelyn Leiseth captured the discus (140-11) and shot put (48-10.50) events. 

Arlington's Hadley Carlson won the 300-meter hurdles (:49.45) and the high jump (5-2). 

The Flandreau boys finished with 103.25 points to earn the team title, while the Colman-Egan girls won the team title with 144 points. 


Pat Gilligan/Alumni Invitational 

Boys results

Team scores: 1. Flandreau, 103.25; 2. Elkton-Lake Benton, 87.25; 3. Sioux Valley, 77; 4. Estelline/Hendricks, 76.75; 5. Deuel, 69.25; 6. Hamlin, 61; 7. Deubrook Area, 57; 8. Northwestern, 50; 9. Castlewood, 45; 10. De Smet, 36; 11. Oldham-Ramona/Rutland, 31.5; 12. Colman-Egan, 31; 13. Arlington, 21; 14. Hitchcock-Tulare, 19; 15. Redfield, 15.

100-Meter Dash: 1. Alex Anderson, Flandreau, :11.13; 2. Boden Schiller, Sioux Valley, :11.21; T-3. Ethan Hoffman, Flandreau, :11.50; T-3. Lane Johanson, Flandreau, :11.50; 5. Trey Maaland, Deuel, :11.51; 6. Donovan Rose, Sioux Valley, :11.55; 7. Jaron Tharaldsen, Castlewood, :11.59; 8. Christopher Lee, Colman-Egan, :11.61.

200-Meter Dash: 1. David Knutson, Sioux Valley, :23.70; 2. Rylan Thue, Hamlin, :23.83; 3. Elliot Komraus, Redfield, :24.24; 4. Easton Williamson, Colman-Egan, :24.33; 5. Jeremiah Wiersma, Castlewood, :24.41; 6. Caleb Murphy, Sioux Valley, :24.44; 7. Tanner Stein, Elkton-Lake Benton, :24.59; 8. Kaysie Bauman, Northwestern, :24.69. 

400-Meter Dash: 1. Luke Fraser, Hamlin, :52.73; 2. Treven Grimsrud, Deubrook Area, :53.47; 3. Levi Jaacks, Elkton-Lake Benton, :53.66; 4. Miles Harming, Elkton-Lake Benton, :55.17; 5. Josh Thorson, Northwestern, :55.46; 6. Ethan Boekelheide, Northwestern, :55.66; 7. Joseph McAninch, Estelline/Hendricks, :55.73; 8. Tathan Headrick, Flandreau, :56.67.

800-Meter Run: 1. Parker Crooks, Deubrook Area, 2:11.88; 2. Brenton Westberry, Flandreau, 2:14.78; 3. Mattix Hausman, Estelline/Hendricks, 2:16.44; 4. Justin Haven, Northwestern, 2:19.85; 5. Camden Hobbs, Estelline/Hendricks, 2:21.41; 6. Evan Fonseca, Arlington, 2:22.01; 7. Skylar Schwab, Sioux Valley, 2:22.24; 8. Payton Moore, Redfield, 2:22.53.

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Ricky Berndt, Deuel, 4:37.76; 2. Jaxon Quail, Deubrook Area, 4:51.03; 3. Tague Tvedt, Deuel, 4:54.77; 4. Lincoln Woodring, Northwestern, 4:58.07; 5. Evan Fonseca, Arlington, 5:06.01; 6. Brenton Westberry, Flandreau, 5:07.12; 7. Joel Opdahl, Hamlin, 5:07.30; 8. Justin Haven, Northwestern, 5:11.75.

3,200-Meter Run: 1. Ricky Berndt, Deuel, 10:59.74; 2. Tague Tvedt, Deuel, 11:27.12; 3. Matthew Gassman, Flandreau, 11:35.48; 4. Lurick Dailey, Flandreau, 11:35.73; 5. Austin Kulm, Flandreau, 11:56.25; 6. Nate Timm, Elkton-Lake Benton, 11:59.94; 7. Camden Hobbs, Estelline/Hendricks, 12:07.51; 8. Colton Trooien, Deubrook Area, 12:09.70.

110-Meter Hurdles: 1. Isaac Jaacks, Elkton-Lake Benton, :15.48; 2. Donovan Rose, Sioux Valley, :16.78; 3. T.J. Salmen, Hitchcock-Tulare, :17.06; 4. Lane Liebsch, Sioux Valley, :18.44; 5. Blake DeVries, Elkton-Lake Benton, :18.48; 6. Jesse Baumberger, Colman-Egan, :19.19; 7. Trace VanRegenmorter, De Smet, :19.43; 8. Austin Gullickson, Colman-Egan, :19.69.

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Isaac Jacks, Elkton-Lake Benton, :41.71; 2. Liam Streitz, Flandreau, :44.27; 3. Blake DeVries, Elkton-Lake Benton, :44.40; 4. Lane Liebsch, Sioux Valley, :47.39; 5. Nathan Melius, Northwestern, :47.60; 6. Tristen O’Daniel, Redfield, :48.78; 7. Trace VanRegenmorter, De Smet, :50.58; 8. Austin Gullickson, Colman-Egan, :50.81.

400-Meter Relay: 1. Castlewood (Logan Eng, Quincy Thu, Kegan Tvedt, Jaron Tharaldsen), :45.68; 2. Hamlin, :46.20; 3. Sioux Valley, :46.65; 4. Deuel, :46.95; 5. Oldham-Ramona/Rutland, :46.96; 6. Colman-Egan, :47.28; 7. Hitchcock-Tulare, :47.59; 8. Elkton-Lake Benton, :48.27.

800-Meter Relay: 1. Castlewood (Logan Eng, Jeremiah Wiersma, Kegan Tvedt, Jaron Tharaldsen), 1:35.49; 2. Sioux Valley, 1:36.59; 3. Hamlin, 1:36.79; 4. Colman-Egan, 1:37.09; 5. Flandreau, 1:39.04; 6. Estelline/Hendricks, 1:40.20; 7. Deuel, 1:40.32; 8. Hitchcock-Tulare, 1:40.86.

1,600-Meter Relay: 1. Deubrook Area (Jaxon Quail, Treven Grimsrud, Landen Johnson, Parker Crooks), 3:46.86; 2. Flandreau, 3:48.85; 3. Elkton-Lake Benton, 3:49.35; 4. Castlewood, 3:50.20; 5. Hamlin, 3:53.19; 6. Sioux Valley, 3:53.62; 7. Redfield, 3:55.54; 8. Northwestern, 3:56.94.

3,200-Meter Relay: 1. Deubrook Area (Landen Johnson, Treven Grimsrud, Parker Crooks, Jaxon Quail), 8:42.86; 2. Flandreau, 8:57.96; 3. Northwestern, 9:04.71; 4. Elkton-Lake Benton, 9:08.03; 5. Estelline/Hendricks, 9:09.21; 6. Sioux Valley, 9:40.60; 7. Hamlin, 9:42.67; 8. Arlington, 9:48.01.

Sprint Medley Relay: 1. Deuel (Trey Maaland, Owen Quail, Tague Tvedt, Ricky Berndt), 3:50.70; 2. Sioux Valley, 3:58.76; 3. Oldham-Ramona/Rutland, 4:00.43; 4. Deubrook Area, 4:03.95; 5. Castlewood, 4:06.80; 6. Redfield, 4:08.89; 7. Colman-Egan, 4:11.89; 8. Hitchcock-Tulare, 4:12.71.

High Jump: 1. Will Matson, Oldham-Ramona/Rutland, 5-8; 2. Quintin Fischbach, Northwestern, 5-8; 3. Justin Haven, Northwestern, 5-8; 4. Jack Mousel, Colman-Egan, 5-8; T-5. Braxton Saathoff, Estelline/Hendricks, 5-8; T-5. Mike Tollefson, Flandreau, 5-8; 7. Isaac Jaacks, Elkton-Lake Benton, 5-6; 8. Jack Boomsma, Hitchcock-Tulare, 5-6.

Long Jump: 1. Lane Tvedt, Castlewood, 19-7; 2. Tanner Drietz, Elkton-Lake Benton, 18-9.50; 3. Braxton Saathoff, Estelline/Hendricks, 18-7; 4. Will Matson, Oldham-Ramona/Rutland, 17-6; 5. Jake Jorenby, Deubrook Area, 17-6; 6. Kadyn Fast, De Smet, 17-5; T-7. Paul Parsley, Flandreau, 17-2.50; T-7. George Jensen, De Smet, 17-2.50.

Triple Jump: 1. Braxton Saathoff, Estelline/Hendricks, 38-0; 2. Tanner Drietz, Elkton-Lake Benton, 37-11.50; 3. George Jensen, De Smet, 36-5; 4. Paul Parsley, Flandreau, 35-9; 5. Kadyn Fast, De Smet, 35-1; 6. Brendan Nowell, Hitchcock-Tulare, 35-0.50; 7. Riley Fliehe, Hitchcock-Tulare, 34-11; 8. Richie Meyer, Deubrook Area, 34-10.

Discus: 1. Jon Nefzger, Estelline/Hendricks, 144-3; 2. Kaden St. Pierre, Hamlin, 134-9; 3. Isaac Trygstad, Oldham-Ramona/Rutland, 130-5; 4. Blake VanRegenmorter, 128-11; 5. Damon Wilkinson, De Smet, 125-6; 6. Jack Hemmen, Elkton-Lake Benton, 121-10; 7. Erik Salmen, Hitchcock-Tulare, 121-6; 8. Jacob Michlitsch, Hitchcock-Tulare, 121-3.

Shot Put: 1. Jon Nefzger, Estelline/Hendricks, 48-0; 2. Damon Wilkinson, De Smet, 46-8.25; 3. Jude Ortmeier, Northwestern, 44-2.25; 4. Layson Lucas, Sioux Valley, 42-9; 5. Chase Reed, Flandreau, 42-7.50; 6. Dawson Arbach, Hamlin, 41-10.50; 7. Kelby Voelker, Colman-Egan, 41-6.50; 8. Blake Van Regenmorter, De Smet, 41-3; 8. Isaac Trygstad, Oldham-Ramona/Rutland, 41-3.

Pole Vault: 1. Tague Tvedt, Deuel, 11-6; 2. Britt Carlson, Arlington, 11-0; 3. Riley Hunter, Elkton-Lake Benton, 10-3; 4. Austin Kulm, Flandreau, 8-9; 5. Jake Burns, Arlington, 8-9; 6. Tathan Headrick, Flandreau, 7-9; 7. Riley Nordmeyer, Elkton-Lake Benton, 7-9; 8. Jaxon Peterreins, Deuel, 7-3; 8. Caedmon Bressler, Elkton-Lake Benton, 7-3; 8. Karsten Saathoff, Estelline/Hendricks, 7-3; 8. Lanz Dailey, Flandreau, 7-3.

Javelin: 1. Jon Nefzger, Estelline/Hendricks, 159-7; 2. Xander Sheehan, Hamlin, 153-9; 3. Matthew McAninch, Estelline/Hendricks, 133-9; 4. Caleb Pitsenberger, Flandreau, 131-2; 5. Dominic Constant, Deuel, 130-5; 6. Jesse Baumberger, Colman-Egan, 127-9; 7. Dawson Arbach, Hamlin, 100-2; 8. Britt Carlson, Arlington, 97-8.


Girls results

Team scores: 1. Colman-Egan, 144; T-2. Flandreau, 71; T-2. Arlington, 71; 4. Sioux Valley, 68.5; T-5. Deuel, 53; T-5. Hamlin, 53; 7. Deubrook Area, 51; 8. Northwestern, 46; 9. Castlewood, 41.5; 10. Estelline/Hendricks, 40; 11. Redfield, 38; 12. De Smet, 29; 13. Elkton-Lake Benton, 22; 14. Hitchcock-Tulare, 16; 15. Dakota Hills, 15; 16. Oldham-Ramona/Rutland, 11; 17. Lake Preston, 10.

100-Meter Dash: 1. Jessica Boekelheide, Northwestern, :12.41; 2. Daniela Lee, Colman-Egan, :12.48; 3. Mackenzie Everson, Castlewood, :12.96; 4. Reagan Johnson, Sioux Valley, :13.13; 4. Camryn Rohlfs, Redfield, :13.13; 6. Chloe Raw, Arlington, :13.23; 7. Isabella Pavlis, Flandreau, :13.46; 8. Teryn Jandel, Redfield, :13.58.

200-Meter Dash: 1. Jessica Boekelheide, Northwestern, :25.73; 2. Daniela Lee, Colman-Egan, :26.28; 3. Chloe Raw, Arlington, :27.46; 4. Reagan Johnson, Sioux Valley, :27.72; 5. Presley Knecht, Castlewood, :28.60; 6. Hazel Luethmers, De Smet, :28.65; 7. Stella DeKnikker, Lake Preston, :28.92; 8. Addison Timmons, Deuel, :28.99.

400-Meter Dash: 1. Mackenzie Everson, Castlewood, 1:03.23; 2. Camryn Rohlfs, Redfield, 1:03.25; 3. Brynlee Landis, Colman-Egan, 1:05.82; 4. Zoie Fraser, Hamlin, 1:06.26; 5. Ashley Bjerke, Sioux Valley, 1:07.05; 6. Addie Steffensen, Arlington, 1:07.10; 7. Claire Sheppard, Flandreau, 1:07.47; 8. Isabelle Steffensen, Arlington, 1:07.69.

800-Meter Run: 1. Reese Luze, Colman-Egan, 2:20.53; 2. Ella Boekelheide, Northwestern, 2:32.95; 3. Lily Klein, Flandreau, 2:39.51; 4. Talya Vincent, Sioux Valley, 2:43.54; 5. Malayna Hemmen, Elkton-Lake Benton, 2:45.38; 6. Isabel Gilbert, Hitchcock-Tulare, 2:47.61; 7. Aubree Blue, De Smet, 2:53.26; 8. Sienna Weiss, Sioux Valley, 2:53.69.

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Faith Wiese, Flandreau, 5:29.99; 2. Jaycee Hourigan, Deuel, 5:40.42; 3. Kylee Johnson, Deubrook Area, 5:53.17; 4. Madison Zirbel, Dakota Hills, 5:53.82; 5. Talya Vincent, Sioux Valley, 5:54.52; 6. Malayna Hemmen, Elkton-Lake Benton, 6:01.84; 7. Kaelyn Ulschmid, Arlington, 6:06.92; 8. Makenna Ekern, Deubrook Area, 6:08.25.

3,200-Meter Run: 1. Faith Weise, Flandreau, 11:44.11; 2. Jaycee Hourigan, Deuel, 12:44.65; 3. Josie Hamilton, Flandreau, 13:00.55; 4. Madison Zirbel, Dakota Hills, 13:17.00; 5. Madalyn Madsen, Arlington, 13:26.94; 6. Kaelyn Ulschmid, Arlington, 13:34.07; 7. Ellisyn Vincent, Arlington, 13:46.30; 8. Chloe Haines, Deubrook Area, 14:32.04.

100-Meter Hurdles: 1. Mackenzie Hemmer, Colman-Egan, :16.21; 2. Hadley Carlson, Arlington, :16.60; 3. Adison Renkly, Sioux Valley, :16.91; 4. Carley Landmark, Deubrook Area, :17.03; 5. Tevan Erickson, Elkton-Lake Benton, :18.28; 6. Kelly Goens, Castlewood, :18.98; 7. Mirra Beck, De Smet, :19.21; 8. Sarah Voelker, Colman-Egan, :19.27.

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Hadley Carlson, Arlington, :49.45; 2. Adison Renkly, Sioux Valley, :50.55; 3. Mackenzie Hemmer, Colman-Egan, :50.78; 4. Presley Luze, Colman-Egan, :51.99; 5. Ellie Olsen, Deubrook Area, :52.10; 6. Sadie Johnson, Estelline/Hendricks, :52.41; 7. Tevan Erickson, Elkton-Lake Benton, :53.54; 8. Sarah Voelker, Colman-Egan, :53.77.

400-Meter Relay: 1. Colman-Egan (Mackenzie Hemmer, Lanie Mousel, Brynlee Landis, Daniela Lee), :53.12; 2. Northwestern, :53.27; 3. Redfield, :54.14; 4. Sioux Valley, :54.22; 5. Castlewood, :54.62; 6. Hamlin, :56.48; 7. Oldham-Ramona/Rutland, :56.26; 8. Deubrook Area, :56.78.

800-Meter Relay: 1. Colman-Egan (Reese Luze, Lanie Mousel, Brynlee Landis, Daniela Lee), 1:50.34; 2. Flandreau, 1:56.70; 3. Deubrook Area, 1:57.85; 4. De Smet, 1:57.98; 5. Arlington, 1:58.03; 6. Oldham-Ramona/Rutland, 1:59.97; 7. Elkton-Lake Benton, 2:01.88; 8. Castlewood, 2:02.53.

1,600-Meter Relay: 1. Colman-Egan (Presley Luze, Elaina Rhode, Brynlee Landis, Reese Luze), 4:26.82; 2. Castlewood, 4:30.61; 3. Northwestern, 4:34.11; 4. Arlington, 4:35.07; 5. Flandreau, 4:35.61; 6. Deubrook Area, 4:36.07; 7. Hamlin, 4:45.54; 8. Sioux Valley, 4:54.00.

3,200-Meter Relay: 1. Flandreau (Kiley Westberry, Lily Klein, Maria Parsley, Faith Wiese), 10:32.18; 2. Deubrook Area, 10:37.30; 3. Arlington, 10:48.13; 4. Sioux Valley, 10:51.06; 5. Northwestern, 10:51.63; 6. Colman-Egan, 11:01.61; 7. Castlewood, 11:25.37; 8. Hitchcock-Tulare, 11:33.27.

Sprint Medley Relay: 1. Sioux Valley (Kalia King, Kalista King, Reagan Johnson, Isabelle Bloker), 4:50.57; 2. Colman-Egan, 4:57.94; 3. Redfield, 4:58.05; 4. Dakota Hills, 4:58.70; 5. Deubrook Area, 4:59.58; 6. De Smet, 5:01.28; 7. Castlewood, 5:10.37; 8. Flandreau, 5:20.45.

High Jump: 1. Hadley Carlson, Arlington, 5-2; 2. Jada Burke, De Smet, 5-0; 2. Elaina Rhode, Colman-Egan, 5-0; 4. Kennadi Buchholz, De Smet, 4-8; 5. Katelyn Schroeder, Hitchcock-Tulare, 4-8; 6. Julia Trygstad, Oldham-Ramona/Rutland, 4-8; 7. Josie Andersen, Deuel, 4-6; 8. Malayna Hemmen, Elkton-Lake Benton, 4-6.

Long Jump: 1. Camryn Rohlfs, Redfield, 16-7; 2. Kamryn Schwartz, Sioux Valley, 15-11.50; 3. Sadie Johnson, Estelline/Hendricks, 15-7.50; 4. Lanie Mousel, Colman-Egan, 15-1.25; 5. Hailey Larson, Colman-Egan, 14-9.75; 6. Marissa Bawdon, Hamlin, 14-6.75; 7. Kadence Bowne, Deubrook Area, 14-6.25; 8. Kylie Ramlo, Elkton-Lake Benton, 14-5.75.

Triple Jump: 1. Mackenzie Hemmer, Colman-Egan, 35-2; 2. Katelyn Schroeder, Hitchcock-Tulare, 34-10.50; 3. Lizzie Pavlis, Flandreau, 33-1.50; 4. Hailey Larson, Colman-Egan, 32-3; 5. Sadie Johnson, Estelline/Hendricks, 32-1; 6. Lanie Mousel, Colman-Egan, 31-6; 7. Sadie Iott, Flandreau, 31-2.50; 8. Mercedees VanderWal, Sioux Valley, 31-1.50.

Discus: 1. Gracelyn Leiseth, Hamlin, 140-11; 2. Kami Wadsworth, Hamlin, 113-8; 3. Danielle Hawley, Estelline/Hendricks, 99-4; 4. Emma Sheffield, Deubrook Area, 96-4; 5. Hadlee Holt, Lake Preston, 91-9; 6. Reagan Nelson, Redfield, 83-11; 7. Kennedy Gallisath, Castlewood, 83-0; 8. Jade Stone, Flandreau, 82-0.

Shot Put: 1. Gracelyn Leiseth, Hamlin, 48-10.50; 2. Kami Wadsworth, Hamlin, 41-0.50. 3. Danielle Hawley, Estelline/Hendricks, 38-1.50; 4. Emma Sheffield, Deubrook Area, 32-8.25; 5. Hadlee Holt, Lake Preston, 32-6.50; 6. Alivia Bickett, Oldham-Ramona/Rutland, 31-2; 7. Kennadi Buchholz, De Smet, 30-8.50; 8. Kadance Landis, Colman-Egan, 30-7.50.

Pole Vault: 1. Sadie Johnson, Estelline/Hendricks, 9-3; 2. Alyson Hagberg, Deuel, 8-3; 3. Hope Bjerke, Deuel, 7-9; 4. Tevan Erickson, Elkton-Lake Benton, 7-9; 5. Rylie Bass, Deuel, 7-3; 6. Kandi Berndt, Deuel, 6-3; 6. Isabelle Steffensen, Arlington, 5-9; 8. Madisen Steffensen, Arlington, 5-9; 8. Elodie Amdahl, Flandreau, 5-9; 8. Allie Dunewald, Estelline/Hendricks, 5-9.

Javelin: 1. Alyson Hagberg, Deuel, 94-8; 2. Anna Zwart, Colman-Egan, 92-9; 3. Kayden Russell, Deuel, 80-5; 4. Ava Mousel, Colman-Egan, 72-7; 5. Kami Wadsworth, Hamlin, 69-8; 6. Natalie Ebbers, Estelline/Hendricks, 54-1; 7. Morning Glory Lovejoy, Flandreau, 52-11; 8. Danielle Hawley, Estelline/Hendricks, 52-2.