Thursday, April 30, 2026

605 Sports
North Central sweeps team titles at Yellowstone Trail Conference meet
North Central's Drew Arbach competes at last season's state track and field meet in Sioux Falls.
(Ryan Deal / 605 Sports)
Apr 30, 2026
 

By 605 Sports Staff

GETTYSBURG — The North Central track and field teams captured titles at Thursday’s Yellowstone Trail Conference track and field meet. 

On the boys side, North Central’s Aiden Goings won the 400-meter dash (:56.35) 

North Central’s Avery Wells won the 800-meter run (2:14.37). Wells, Drew Arbach, Jason Arbach and Jake Wolf won the 3,200-meter relay (9:32.08). 

Carsten Engelhart, Keegan Miller, Goings and Easton Kunz won the 1,600-meter relay (3:58.35). 

North Central’s Jared Wherry won the 110-meter hurdles (:18.08), 300-meter hurdles (:45.24) and pole vault (10-8). Donovan Nelson won the high jump (5-6) and long jump (18-11) for North Central. Arbach won the 3,200-meter run (11:38.97). 

Herreid/Selby Area’s Kaleb Claymore won the 100-meter dash (:12.09). Claymore, Porter Gregg, Tyson Schumacher and Tatum Quaschnick won the 400-meter relay (:47.01). 

Schumacher added a first-place finish in the triple jump (39-8). 

Herreid/Selby Area’s Gavin Hirsch won the 1,600-meter run (4:52.02).

Gettysburg’s Jackson Simon won the 200-meter dash (:25.81) and placed second in the 300-meter hurdles (:45.67). Simon, Lukas Fersch, Michael Jager and Ayden Forgey won the 800-meter relay (1:40.91). 

Sully Buttes’ Hudson Barber, Carson Mercer, Beau Forgey and Jackson Paxton won the sprint medley relay (4:24.08). 

Easton Moore captured first place in the discus (127-3) for Sully Buttes. Jett Yackley won the javelin throw (138-6) for the Chargers. 

On the girls side, North Central’s Lindsey Hoerner won the 400-meter dash (1:07.89) and 100-meter hurdles (:18.11). North Central’s Cloei Metzger won the 200-meter dash (:28.52) 

North Central’s Tylee Vander Vorst won the 800-meter run (2:34.71). North Central’s Amree Vander Vorst won the shot put (33-1), while teammate Jillian Fischer won the discus (103-4) and javelin (91-6). Amree Vander Vorst placed second in the javelin (88-4). North Central’s Carleigh Dosch won the high jump (4-6) and placed second in the pole vault (8-2). 

Peyton Schnabel won the pole vault (10-2) for North Central. Lindsey Geier won the triple jump (32-3.75) for North Central. 

Herreid/Selby Area’s Breanna Jochim won the 100-meter dash (:13.11). Jochim, Azura Fenton, Brooklyn Heim and Jentry Hubner won the 800-meter relay (1:54.22). Katie Allbee, Anniah Russell, Evelyn Shearer and Brynnly Huber won the 3,200-meter relay (10:49.80). 

Gettysburg’s Layla Cronin won the 1,600-meter run (5:55.91). Gettysburg’s Jaycee Stevens won the 3,200-meter run (13:37.27). Gettysburg’s Finlee Heien won the 300-meter hurdles (:50.11) 

Heien, Paige Ahlemeier, Jadyn Ahlemeier and Emma Schlachter won the 1,600-meter relay (4:23.07). 

Sully Buttes’ Jaycee Jaeger, Harmony Cook, Molly Mercer and Madison Millage won the 400-meter relay (:57.02). Parker Bakker, Hallie Rausch, Myli Weischedel and Carmyn Comes won the sprint medley relay (5:04.90).