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Girls special 800-meter field announced for Howard Wood Dakota Relays
Spearfish's Peyton VanDeest competes in the girls 1600 meter run during the Pierre American Legion Relays last season.
(Matt Gade / 605 Sports)
Apr 28, 2026
 

 

By 605 Sports Staff

SIOUX FALLS — The field for the girls’ 800-meter special event for the 101st Howard Wood Dakota Relays has been released.

The girls’ special event will take place on Friday, May 1, at 7:10 p.m. at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls. The field for the boys’ special event, the 200-meter dash, will be announced on Wednesday.

The full girls 800-meter special event field is listed below:

Girls 800-meter special event

Lane 1: Sadie Pettengill, Sioux Falls Christian

Lane 2: Claire Grinde, Hillsboro/Central Valley (N.D.)

Lane 3: Brianna Reilly, Harrisburg

Lane 4: Emma Steffensen, Waverly (Neb.)

Lane 5: Peyton VanDeest, Spearfish

Lane 6: Ellie Maddox, Sioux Falls Christian

Lane 7: Ella Boekelheide, Northwestern

Lane 8: Ruby Ihmels, Bismarck (N.D.)

Alternate: Faith Wiese, Flandreau