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Mount Vernon/Plankinton track teams grab team titles at Gregory Invitational
The Mount Vernon/Plankinton girls looked strong at Tuesday's Gregory Invitational
Rodney Haas - 605 Sports
Mar 30, 2022
 

GREGORY — A terrific day for track & field Tuesday as teams from south-central South Dakota congregated in Gregory for one of the first outdoor meets of the season. 

The Mount Vernon/Plankinton boys captured the boys title with 95 points to outdistance Gregory (64) and Burke (57.5). The Mount Vernon/Plankinton girls won the team title (103) to turn back Burke (77.5) and Winner (56).

MVP’s Reed Rus finished third in the 100-meter hurdles (:16.37) 1st in the 300 hurdles (:45.03) and finished second in the high jump (6-0). Rus teamed up with Lincoln Klooz, Rylan Bush and Chris Mayer to capture the 4x400-meter relay. 

Burke’s Ben Witt won two events, the 800 meters (2:06) and long jump (20-5). Witt teamed with Jackson Bauld, Gunner Stephens and Taron Serr to win the 4x200-meter relay. 

The MVP girls, expected to be one of the top teams in Class A this year, scored points all over the place. Junior Berkeley Engelland won the 100 (:13.23), 200 (:27.63) and the 400 (:59.36). The Titans won the 4x800-meter relay (10:49) and Clara Fink the shot put (34-7)

Burke’s Piper Hanson won the 100 hurdles (:17.14), 300-meter hurdles (:50.5) and ran legs on Burke’s winning 4x200 and 4x400-meter relays. 

 Boys scores: 1. Mt. Vernon/Plankinton, 95; 2. Gregory, 64; 3. Burke, 57.5; 4. Winner, 54; 5. Wagner, 53; 6. Stanley County, 27; 7. Lyman, 22; 8. Jones County, 20.5; 9. Bon Homme, 17; 10. Colome, 9; 11. Crow Creek, 7; 12. Little Wound 2

 Girls Scores: 1. Mt. Vernon/Plankinton, 103; 2. Burke, 77.5; 3. Winner, 56; 4. Jones County, 51; 5. Lyman, 44; 6. Gregory, 35; 7. Wagner, 33; 8. Bon Homme, 30; 9. Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 26.5; 10. Stanley County, 26; 11. Crow Creek 6; 12. Colome, 2; 13. Little Wound, 2

 Boys results:

100 meters: 1. Kade Stukel, Gregory, 11.71; 2. Matt Link, Wagner, 11.73; 3. Slade Benedict, Jones County, 11.95; 4. Adam Bohnet, Winner, 11.98; 5. Michael Olson, Winner, 12.01; 6. Andrew Fredericksen, Stanley County, 12.06; 7. Finnegan Bartels, Winner, 12.12; 8. Brendon Bothwell, Stanley County, 12.12

200 meters: 1. Isaac Crownover, Bon Homme, 23.64; 2. Riley Rothschadl, Bon Homme, 24.2; 3. Andrew Fredericksen, Stanley County, 24.68; 4. Brendon Bothwell, Stanley County, 25.06; 5. Eli Fogel, Gregory, 25.06; 6. Chastin Tollakson, Jones County, 25.27; 7. Jordan Songer, Gregory, 26.47; 8. Reed Benter, Burke, 26.48

 400 meters: 1. Lael Young, Wagner, 57.33; 2. Karson Keiser, Winner, 58.29; 3 Rylan Bush, MVP, 58.46; 4. Cormac Duffy, Stanley County, 59.1; 5. Jackson Bauld, Burke, 1:00.73; 6. Cooper Feddersen, Jones County, 1:01.44; 7. Gunnar Stephens, Burke, 1:01.77; 8. Kolton Vicek, Bon Homme, 1:01.86

 800 meters: 1. Ben Witt, Burke, 2:06.81; 2. Kade Watson, Winner, 2:06.84; 3. Luke Sinclair, Gregory, 2:12.75; 4. Henry Hayward, Wagner, 2:21.73; 5. Pierce Stukel, Gregory, 2:23.5; 6. Chris Mayer, MVP, 2:27.15, 7. Tayvon Apple, Little Wound, 2:28; 8. Jett Nix, Jones County, 2:28.19

 1,600 meters: 1. Luke Sinclair, Gregory, 5:05.95; 2. Chris Mayer, MVP, 5:13.99; 3. Glen Cournoyer, Wagner, 5:16; 4. Bradyn Brother of All, Crow Creek, 5:30.92; 5. Tatin Ringing Shield, Colome, 5:35.62; 6. Nate Hall, Bon Homme, 5:41.50; 7. Lee Fox, Crow Creek, 5:47.38; 8. Derrick Fletcher, MVP, 5:50.50

 3,200 meters: 1. Joseph Laprath, Colome, 11:41.97; 2. Ryen Leamons, MVP, 13:02.99; 3. Jon Jones, MVP, 13:25.69; 4. Rowan Charger, Crow Creek, 13:53.69; 5. Tokala Janis, Little Wound, 13:58.99; 6. Teton Janis, Little Wound, 13:58.99 7. Oscar Howe, Crow Creek, 15:02.36; 8. Ambrose Eagle Boy, Crow Creek, 15:48.79

 110 meter hurdles: 1. Aaron Monk, Winner, 15.27; 2. Taron Serr, Burke, 16.26; 3. Reed Rus, MVP, 16.37; 4. Karsten Kozak, Bon Homme, 18.59; 5. Blaine Bohr, MVP, 18.62; 6. Breven Bolander, Burke, 18.92; 7. Austin Blare, Winner, 21.69

 300 meter hurdles: 1. Reed Rus, MVP, 45.03; 2. Jhett Breen, Wagner 45.50; 3. Rory McManus, Lyman, 47.46; 4. Joseph Laprath, Colome, 48.68; 5. Blaine Bohr, MVP, 48.85; 6. Brevan Bolander, Burke, 48.95; 7. Karsten Kozak, Bon Homme, 50.12; Jackson Rolston, Wagner, 51.42

 4x100 relay: 1. Winner, 46.15 (Aaron Monk, Shawn Hammerbeck, Michael Olson, Adam Bohnet); 2. Bon Homme, 46.35, 3. Gregory, 47.08; 4. MVP, 49.85; 5. Burke, 51.36; 6. Lyman, 51.63; 7. Little Wound, 51.81; 8. Wagner, 52.17

 4x200: 1. Burke, 1:40.92 (Jackson Bauld, Ben Witt, Gunnar Stephens, Taron Serr); 2. MVP, 1:42.65; 3. Jones County, 1:43.97; 4. Bon Homme, 1:49.36; 5. Winner, 1:51.23; 6. Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 1:58.78; 7. Little Wound, 2:00.02

 4x400: 1. MVP, 3:52.62 (Lincoln Klooz, Rylan Bush, Chris Mayer, Reed Rus); 2. Burke, 3:55.72; 3. Gregory, 3:58.12; 4. Jones County, 4:08.44; 5. Bon Homme, 4:35.69; 6. Little Wound, 4:43.94

 4x800: 1. Winner, 9:23.47 (Donny De’Sersa, Karson Keiser, Kellen Brozik, Kade Watson); 2. Colome 9:42.53; 3. Crow Creek, 9:46; 4. Stanley County, 9:49: 5. MVP, 10:16

 1600 Sprint Medley: 1. Bon Homme, 4:04.25; 2. Wagner, 4:08; 3. MVP, 4:15; 4. Jones County, 4:18; 5. Winner, 4:29; 6. Burke, 4:43.65

 Shot put: 1. Shawn Hammerbeck, Winner, 40-07; 2. Ryan Chapman, 40-2.25; 3. TJ Moran, 39-6.75; 4. Evan Bultsma, MVP, 39-2; 5. Trey Murray, Gregory, 38-8; 6. Charlie Prien, MVP, 36-8.5; 7. Braxton Knudsen, Wagner, 35-10; 8. Rane Kenzy, Gregory, 35-5.75

Discus: 1. TJ Moran, Lyman 128-03; 2. Ryan Chapman, MVP, 122-03; 3. Daniel Lauffman, MVP, 116-9; 4. Charlie Prien, MVP, 113-6; 5. Braxton Knudsen, Wagner, 111-9; 6. Shawn Hammerbeck, Winner, 102-7; 7. Gunnar Stephens, Burke, 101-7; 8. Tyler Leiferman, Stanley County 99-11

High jump: 1. Daniel Mitchell, Gregory, 6-02; 2. Reed Rus, MVP, 6-00; 3. Ben Witt, Burke, 5-06; 4. Cormac Duffy, 5-04; 5. Camden Roth, Wagner, 5-04; 6. Reed Benter, Burke, 5-04; 7. Blaine Bohr, MVP, 5-02; Gentry Bartling, MVP, 5-02

Long Jump: 1. Ben Witt, Burke, 20-05; 2. Zach Eklund, Gregory, 20-3.25; 3. Cormac Duffy, 18-6.5; 4. Matt Link, Wagner, 18-3; 5. Chastin Tollakson, Jones County, 17-8.5; 6. Logan Winckler, Bon Homme, 17-6.5; 7. Karson Keiser, Winner, 17-4.5; 8. Cory Habben, Burke, 17-1

Ben Witt won the 800 meters and long jump at Tuesday's Gregory Invitational

Triple jump: 1. Zach Eklund, Gregory, 39-5; 2. Jordan Stoltz, MVP, 38-2; 3. Cormac Duffy, 37-2.5; 4. Chastin Tollakson, Jones County, 36-10.5; 5. Sawyer Tietgen, Burke, 36-10.5; 6. Chapin Cooper, Bon Homme, 36-6; 7. Carter Erikson, Jones County, 36-3.5; 8. Jhett Eklund, Gregory, 36-1.25

 

Girls results: 

100 meters: 1. Berkeley Engelland, MVP, 13.23; 2. Alcista Dion, Wagner, 13.7; 3. Madelyn Host, Jones County, 13.9; 4. Taycee Ranek, Bon Homme, 14.04; 5. Ellie Erikson, Lyman, 14.08; 6. Kenzie Marks, Crow Creek, 14.1; 7. Erin Heusinkveld, Bon Homme, 14.14; 8. Taylee Stroup, Stanley County, 14.34

200 meters: 1. Berkeley Engelland, MVP, 27.63; 2. Madelyn Host, Jones County, 29.48; 3. Olivia Bures, Bon Homme, 29.56; 4. Emilee Fox, MVP, 29.95; 5. Josie Brouwer, Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 30.00; 6. Taycee Ranek, Bon Homme, 30.07; 7. Kendai Kinsley, Jones County, 30.51; 8. Ellie Erikson, Lyman, 30.52

400 meters: 1. Berkeley Engelland, MVP, 59.36; 2. Asia VanDerWerff, Gregory, 1:04.11; 3. Shalayne Nagel, Wagner, 1:04.43; 4. Emilee Fox, MVP, 1:05.08; 5. Eve Zephier, Wagner, 1:06.26; 6. Kaysen Magee, Stanley County, 1:06.76; 7. Josie Brouwer, Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 1:07.05; 8. Brylie Pistulka, Burke, 1:08.88

800 meters: 1. Emma Thomas, Gregory, 2:31.19; 2. Kailee Frank, Burke, 2:34.7; 3. Isabella Brouwer, Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 2:35.32; 4. Asia VanDerWerff, Gregory, 2:43.06; 5. Jolie Dugan, Jones County, 2:44.92; 6. Kyia Schmidt, MVP, 2:47.56; 7. Kaysen Magee, Stanley County, 2:49.66; 8. Kodi Timanus, Gregory, 2:52.34

1,600 meters: 1. Kailee Frank, Burke, 5:28.59; 2. Emma Thomas, Gregory, 5:43.29; 3. Suri Schmidt, MVP, 5:56.62; 4. Jolie Dugan, Jones County, 6:13.17; 5. Abigail Engelland, MVP, 6:21.74; 6. Rozee Drapeau, Crow Creek, 6:47.63; 7. Sarah Fosheim, Stanley County, 6:51.58; 8. Addison Hovorka, Bon Homme, 6:55.12

3200 meters: 1. Brecken Bolander, Burke, 13:58

100 meter hurdles: 1. Piper Hanson, Burke, 17.14; 2. Skyler Volmer, Lyman, 17.48; 3. Elizabeth Woods, Wagner, 17.73; 4. Emma Hunt, Jones County, 17.85; 5. Ellie Erikson, Lyman, 18.14; 6. Reagan Rus, MVP, 18.86; 7. Daytona Paris, Burke, 19.30; 8. Alexis Hauge, MVP, 19.61

300 meter hurdles: 1. Piper Hanson, Burke, 50.5; 2. Emma Hunt, Jones County, 52.26; 3. Ellie Erikson, Lyman, 53.36; 4. Elizabeth Woods, Wagner, 53.6; 5. Reagan Rus, MVP, 54.91; 6. Emmie Hausmann, Burke, 55.35; 7. Madalynn Loran, MVP, 57.2; 8. Alexis Hauge, MVP, 57.41

4x100 relay: 1. Winner, 53.92 (Kylie Sachtjen, Kelsey Sachtjen, Keelie Kuil, Ellie Brozik); 2. Bon Homme, 54.43; 3. MVP, 55.79; 4. Jones County, 56.44; 5. Raegan Taylor, Stanley County, 58.74; 6. Burke, 58.79; 7. Wagner, 59.05; 8. Little Wound, 1:02

4x200: 1. Burke, 1:56.67 (Piper Hanson, Kate Weborg, Bridget Bartling, Brylie Pistulka); 2. Jones County, 1:57.41; 3. Bon Homme, 1:57.66; 4. MVP, 1:58.15; 5. Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 2:10.53; 6. Gregory, 2:13.00; 7. Colome, 2:19.07; 8. Little Wound, 2:23.77

Burke's Piper Hanson won the 100 and 300 meter hurdles at Tuesday's Gregory Invitational

4x400: 1. Burke, 4:37.48 (Bridget Bartling, Braelyn Duerfeldt, Elle Johnson, Piper Hanson); 2. Gregory, 4:39.4; 3. Jones County, 4:48.48; 4. Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 4:54.43; 5. Bon Homme, 4:55.00

4x800: 1. MVP, 10:49.34 (Suri Schmidt, Kyia Schmidt, Abigail Engelland, Maria Baker); 2. Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 11:40; 3. Stanley County, 11:52

Sprint medley relay: 1. Bon Homme, 5:01.5; 2. Jones County, 5:04.79; 3. Burke, 5:05.69; 4. Winner, 5:08.01; 5. MVP, 5:11.12; 6. Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 5:12.72; 7. Stanley County, 5:19.81

Shot put: 1. Clara Fink, MVP, 34-7; 2. Emma Yost, Wagner, 32-8.5; 3. Jenaya Schrader, Winner, 32-8.5; 4. Carlie O’Conner, Stanley County, 31-11; 5. Cally Faulhaber, MVP, 31-6; 6. Paige Bull, 31;3; 7. Rebecca Bull, Burke, 28-8; 8. Mya Determan, Gregory, 27-7

Discus: 1. Paige Bull, Burke, 106-4; 2. Jenaya Schrader, Winner, 100-3; 3. Katie Strange, MVP, 97-6; 4. Clara Fink, MVP, 97-5; 5. Riata Bultje, Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 82-10; 6. Carlie O’Conner, Stanley County, 81-7; 7. Emma Yost, Wagner, 81-5; 8. Gabriella Olson, Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 78-00

High jump: 1. Skyler Volmer, Lyman, 5-02; 2. Mallory Valburg, Jones County, 5-00; 3. Mackenzie Hetland, MVP, 4-08; 4. Kelsey Sachtjen, Winner, 4-08; 5. Elenna Koenig, Burke, 4-08; 6. Emilee Fox, MVP, 4-06; 7. Kylie Sachtjen, Winner, 4-06; 8. Daytona Paris, Burke, 4-04

Long jump: 1. Jenna Hammerbeck, Winner, 15-10; 2. Berkeley Engelland, MVP, 15-3.5; 3. Skyler Volmer, Lyman, 14-11.25; 4. Bridget Bartling, Burke, 14-10.25; 5. Jenna Duffek, Bon Homme, 14-9; 6. Cadence Hand, Stanley County, 14-3.25; 7. Jadyn Jensen, Jones County, 14-0.25; 8. Claire Johnson, Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 14-00

Triple jump: 1. Ellie Brozik, Winner, 34-6; 2. Jenna Hammerbeck, Winner, 32-7.5; 3. Skyler Volmer, 31-10; 4. Tessa Pickart, MVP, 31-7; 5. Jenna Duffek, Bon Hommes, 31-3.25; 6. Kylie Sachtjen, Winner, 30-11.5; 7. Cadence Hand, Stanley County, 30-7.5; 8. Claire Johnson, Andes Central/Dakota Christian 30-00