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Sioux Falls Christian and Watertown teams have big days at Tea Area Invitational
Apr 26, 2022
 

TEA — The Sioux Falls Christian and Watertown track teams each won several events at the Tea Area Invitational on Tuesday. The Sioux Falls Christian boys and girls took home seven  victories each, while the Arrow boys claimed six events and the girls won seven events. 

On the boys side, the Chargers were victorious in every relay event, while Eli Gillett (:51.99) and Noah Schroder (:52.00) placed first and second in the 400-meter dash. Isaac Davelaar (4:38.12) won the 1,600-meter run. 

Watertown’s Hassan Jabbie won the 200-meter dash (:23.63), while Jaxson Fiechtner took home first place in the 800-meter run (2:02.90). Evan Halbe won the 3,200-meter run with a time of 10:20.09.

The Arrows’ Juven Hudson won both the long jump (20-10.25) and triple jump (43-10), while Cole Holden placed second in the triple jump (43-06.50). Owen Spartz (13-06) and Jack Heesch (12-00) placed first and second in the pole vault.

On the girls side, Sioux Falls Christian’s Anna Vyn (5:34.86) and Corinne Braun (5:37.21) finished first and second in the 1,600-meter run. In the 3,200-meter run, Ellie Maddox (11:13.86), Natalie Smith (12:14.46), and Logan Mulder (12:16.34) finished first, second, and third, respectively. Savaeh Sichmeller won the high jump, while the Chargers also won the 400, 800, 3,200, and sprint medley relays.

Watertown’s Myah Morris won the 100-meter hurdles (:16.58) and the triple jump (35-08). Eve Hauger (1:02.43) and Jaida Young (1:04.50) placed first and second in the 400-meter dash, while Victoria Smith won the 800-meter run (2:33.94). Malia Kranz (113-10) and Paige McAreavey (112-05) placed first and second in the discus, while Trinity Hodorff and Jordyn Padgett took first and second place in the pole vault. The Arrows also won the 1,600-meter relay. 


Boys results

Team scores:

100-Meter Dash: 1. Layton Johnson, West Central, :11.37; 2. Carter VanDonge, Sioux Falls Christian, :11.49; 3. Isaiah Young, Sioux Falls Christian, :11.65; 4. Bruce Galde, Madison, :11.76; 5. Kadin Hanscom, Madison, :11.83; 6. Johnny Skyberg, Sioux Falls Christian, :11.88; 7. Mason Berens, West Central, :11.96; 8. Michael Olson, Winner, :11.96.

200-Meter Dash: 1. Hassan Jabbie, Watertown, :23.63; 2. Eli McFarland, Tri-Valley, :24.05; 3. Jesse Jost, West Central, :24.20; 4. Bruce Galde, Madison, :24.22; 5. Nate Ricke, Madison, :24.51; 6. Austin McNulty, Tri-Valley, :24.62; 7. Ethan Vis, Tea Area, :24.63; 8. Tommy Foley, Watertown, :24.91.

400-Meter Dash: 1. Eli Gillett, Sioux Falls Christian, :51.99; 2. Noah Schroder, Sioux Falls Christian, :52.00; 3. Wyatt Nielsen, West Central, :53.39; 4. Davis Buck, Sioux Falls Christian, :53.85; 5. Connor Pruis, Sioux Falls Christian, :54.28; 6. Ryan Del Monaco, Tea Area, :54.33; 7. Dalton Baumberger, Watertown, :54.64; 8. Carter Schmeichel, West Central, :55.28.

800-Meter Run: 1. Jaxson Fiechtner, Watertown, 2:02.90; 2. Kade Watson, Winner, 2:05.57; 3. Daniel Colby, Sioux Falls Christian, 2:15.03; 4. Mickale Dohrer, Madison, 2:20.83; 5. Braeden Keller, Madison, 2:20.84; Patrick Hammond, West Central, 2:23.36; 7. Kellen Brozik, Winner, 2:24.56; 8. Everett Althoff, Tri-Valley, 2:25.29.

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Isaac Davelaar, Sioux Falls Christian, 4:38.12; 2. Evan Halbe, Watertown, 4:40.88; 3. Daniel Colby, Sioux Falls Christian, 4:51.96; 4. Benjamin Strunk, West Central, 5:02.74; 5. Maksim Strizheus, Sioux Falls Christian, 5:06.17; 6. Dylan Gerdes, Madison, 5:07.02; 7. Carson Engbers, Sioux Falls Christian, 5:08.39; 8. Alex Oberloh, Sioux Falls Christian, 5:08.51.

3,200-Meter Run: 1. Evan Halbe, Watertown, 10:20.09; 2. Derrek VanderLeest, Sioux Falls Christian, 10:39.15; 3. Patrick Vogel, Sioux Falls Christian, 10:59.09; 4. Jonathan Roth, West Central, 11:20.47; 5. Jack Campbell, Tea Area, 11:23.95; 6. Jacob Peterson, West Central, 11:27.78; 7. Jay Remmers, Watertown, 11:30.52; 8. Griffin Stallman, West Central, 11:52.52.

110-Meter Hurdles: 1. Aaron Monk, Winner, :15.23; 2. Michael Beyer, Tri-Valley, :15.35; 3. Collin Dingsor, Watertown, :15.69; 4. Josiah Adams, Sioux Falls Christian, :16.43; 5. Liam Schmeichel, West Central, :17.62; 6. Braden Oyen, :17.71; 7. Shane Veenhof, Madison, :18.21; Peyton Wolf, Madison, :18.62. 

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Michael Beyer, Tri-Valley, :40.22; 2. Josiah Adams, Sioux Falls Christian, :40.32; 3. Collin Dingsor, Watertown, :41.15; 4. Carter Sorenson, Tri-Valley, :44.02; 5. Liam Schmeichel, West Central, :45.59; 6. Jabez Bakele, Sioux Falls Christian, :45.79; 7. Shane Veenhof, Madison, :46.02; 8. Aidan Hofer, Tea Area, :46.18.

400-Meter Relay: 1. Sioux Falls Christian (Jahaeim Reuer, Carter VanDonge, Eli Gillet, Isaiah Young), :44.35; 2. Watertown, :44.62; 3. Tri-Valley, :44.97; 4. Madison, :45.28; 5. Winner, :46.53; 6. West Central, :47.16; 7. Tea Area “B”, :49.02; 8. Tea Area “A”, :49.95.

800-Meter Relay: 1. Sioux Falls Christian (Jahaeim Reuer, Johnny Skyberg, Carter VanDonge, Josiah Adams), 1:33.40; 2. Madison, 1:35.48; 3. West Central, 1:36.81; 4. Tri-Valley, 1:37.94; 5. Tea Area “A”, 1:38.92; 6. Watertown, 1:39.80; 7. Tea Area “B”, 1:42.46.

1,600-Meter Relay: 1. Sioux Falls Christian (Eli Gillet, Bennett Wassenaar, Davis Buck, Connor Pruis), 3:38.80; 2. Tri-Valley, 3:41.00; 3. West Central, 3:42.20; 4. Watertown, 3:43.33; 5. Winner, 3:43.93; 6. Tea Area, 3:47.54.

3,200-Meter Relay: 1. Sioux Falls Christian (Davis Buck, Patrick Vogel, Derrek VanderLeest, Bennett Wassenaar), 8:52.02; 2. Winner, 8:58.33; 3. Tea Area “A”, 9:06.91; 4. West Central, 9:12.20; 5. Madison, 9:13.05; 6. Tri-Valley, 9:25.91; 7. Watertown, 9:27.72; 8. Tea Area “B”, 10:08.35.

Sprint Medley Relay: 1. Sioux Falls Christian (Jahaeim Reuer, Noah Schroder, Johnny Skyberg, Bennett Wassenaar), 3:53.81; 2. West Central, 3:54.54; 3. Winner, 4:10.63; 4. Watertown, 4:20.38; 5. Madison, 4:36.39; 6. Tea Area, 4:41.02.

High Jump: 1. Ethan McKnelly, Tea Area, 5-09; 2. Dylan Stromer, West Central, 5-09; 3. Liam Schmeichel, West Central, 5-07; 4. Luke Baumberger, Watertown, 5-07; 5. Jude VanDonkersgoed, Sioux Falls Christian, 5-07; 6. Gunnar Cuka, West Central, 5-07; 7. Elijah Olson, Madison, 5-05; 8. Wyatt Nielsen, West Central, 5-03.

Long Jump: 1. Juven Hudson, Watertown, 20-10.25; 2. Gunnar Cuka, West Central, 20-03.25; 3. Kadin Hanscom, Madison, 20-01; 4. Cole Holden, Watertown, 19-09.75; 5. Aidan Hofer, Tea Area, 19-06.50; 6. Brayden Ross, Watertown, 17-08.50; 7. Ben Brooks, Madison, 17-07.50; 8. Eli McFarland, Tri-Valley, 17-06.50.

Triple Jump: 1. Juven Hudson, Watertown, 43-10; 2. Cole Holden, Watertown, 43-06.50; 3. Gunnar Cuka, West Central, 41-10.25; 4. Kennan Voss, Sioux Falls Christian, 39-08.75; 5. Ben Brooks, Madison, 37-08; 6. Aidan Hofer, Tea Area, 37-03.50;, 7. Brayden Ross, 37-01.50; 8. MIke Peters, Madison, 36-02.50.

Discus: 1. Trey Smith, Madison, 141-01; 2. Hunter Wientjes, Watertown, 139-02; 3. Paden Johnson, Watertown, 138-02; 4. Wyatt Markie, Sioux Falls Christian, 133-10; 5. Paul Hoekman, Sioux Falls Christian, 131-04; 6. Jaden Witte, Sioux Falls Christian, 127-02; 7. Cam Buchholtz, Madison, 125-03; 8. Jackson Lembcke, Madison, 122-11. 

Shot Put: 1. Connor Christensen, Tri-Valley, 48-01.50; 2. Boaz Raderschadt, Watertown, 46-09; 3. Paul Hoekman, Sioux Falls Christian, 45-00; 4. Trey Smith, Madison, 43-10; 5. Jaden Witte, Sioux Falls Christian, 43-00; 6. Shawn Hammerbeck, Winner, 42-06; 7. Parker Johnson, Madison, 40-06.50; 8. Wyatt Markie, Sioux Falls Christian, 40-06.

Pole Vault: 1. Owen Spartz, Watertown, 13-06; 2. Jack Heesch, Watertown, 12-00; 3. Aaron Hawkes, Madison, 12-00; 4. Jason Lenning, Sioux Falls Christian, 11-06; T-5. Ean Minnaert, Tea Area, 10-06; T-5. Tommy Foley, Watertown, 10-06; 7. Nathan Hasleton, Madison, 9-06; T-8. Henry Meyer, Madison, 9-00; T-8. Shane McDonald, Sioux Falls Christian, 9-00; T-8. Hunter Hagedorn, Tea Area, 9-00; T-8. Max Matherly, Sioux Falls Christian, 9-00; T-8. Jacob Holgate, Watertown, 9-00. 


Girls results

Team scores:

100-Meter Dash: 1. Molli Thornton, West Central, :13.28; 2. Mya Neuhardt, Tea Area, :13.40; 3. Emma Buys, Sioux Falls Christian, :13.54; 4. Samantha VanTol, Tea Area, :13.74; 5. Payton Cuppy, Tea Area, :13.95; 6. Rylee Haldeman, West Central, :14.00; 7. Paige Jewett, Tri-Valley, :14.07; 8. Maycee Theede, Madison, :14.08.

200-Meter Dash: 1. Mya Neuhardt, Tea Area, :27.63; 2. Samantha VanTol, Tea Area, :27.78; 3. Sydney Schaap, Sioux Falls Christian, :28.18; 4. Preslie Petersek, Winner, :28.30; 5. Haley Jasper, Sioux Falls Christian, :28.35; 6. Shealey Geelan, Tea Area, :28.43; 7. Audrey Nelson, Madison, :28.55; 8. Kennedi Johannsen, Tea Area, :28.66.

400-Meter Dash: 1. Eve Hauger, Watertown, 1:02.43; 2. Jaida Young, Watertown, 1:04.50; 3. Haley Jasper, Sioux Falls Christian, 1:05.28; 4. Haidyn West, Tea Area, 1:06.83; 5. Peyton Meadors, West Central, 1:07.19; 6. Emma Hendricks, Watertown, 1:07.41; 7. Emery Thury, Watertown, 1:07.65; 8. Miah Weber, Tea Area, 1:07.86.

800-Meter Run: 1. Victoria Smith, Watertown, 2:33.94; 2. Jaycie Babb, Tea Area, 2:36.23; 3. Kristen Schulte, Watertown, 2:43.68; 4. Brie Peters, Tri-Valley, 2:46.42; 5. Brianna VanderPol, Sioux Falls Christian, 2:51.73; 6. Sammy Troxell, Madison, 2:56.99; 7. Gwynneth Campbell, Tea Area, 3:00.36; 8. Amelia Lyon, Sioux Falls Christian, 3:03.90.

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Anna Vyn, Sioux Falls Christian, 5:34.86; 2. Corinne Braun, Sioux Falls Christian, 5:37.21; 3. Kate McElroy, Watertown, 5:48.83; 4. Amelia Lyon, Sioux Falls Christian, 6:06.03; 5. Kristen Schulte, Watertown, 6:07.04; 6. Aubrey Borns, West Central, 6:11.29; 7. Ellery Stark, Watertown, 6:14.24; 8. Ali Tesch, Watertown, 6:22.98.

3,200-Meter Run: 1. Ellie Maddox, Sioux Falls Christian, 11:13.86; 2. Natalie Smith, Sioux Falls Christian, 12:14.46; 3. Logan Mulder, Sioux Falls Christian, 12:16.34; 4. Kate McElroy, Watertown, 12:25.46; 5. Drew Caffrey, West Central, 13:48.90.

100-Meter Hurdles: 1. Myah Morris, Watertown, :16.58; 2. Hailey Scholten, Sioux Falls Christian, :17.56; 3. Joscelin Jasper, Sioux Falls Christian, :17.58; 4. Emry Jones, Tri-Valley, :17.79; 5. Stella Peterson, Tea Area, :17.88; 6. Hannah Walburg, Watertown, :17.91; 7. Briella Van Dusseldorp, Watertown, :18.10; 8. Evie Boecker, Madison, :18.90.

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Tessa VanOverbeke, West Central, :53.69; 2. Stella Peterson, Tea Area, :54.11; 3. Peyton Vogt, Tri-Valley, :55.22; 4. Mattie Huwe, Tri-Valley, :55.62; 5. Avery Voeltz, Tri-Valley, :55.81; 6. Sophia Pettereins, Madison, :56.77; 7. Matea Speidell, Watertown, :57.22; 8. Taneaja John, Madison, :57.33.

400-Meter Relay: 1. Sioux Falls Christian (Moriah Harrison, Emma Buys, Ashlee VanDriesen, Mya VanDonge, :51.24; 2. West Central, :51.32; 3. Tea Area, :52.75; 4. Winner, :53.58; 5. Tri-Valley, :53.81; 6. Madison, :53.86; 7. Watertown, :57.93.

800-Meter Relay: 1. Sioux Falls Christian (Emma Buys, Ellie Lems, Mya VanDonge, Ashlee VanDriesen), 1:48.21; 2. West Central, 1:49.11; 3. Winner, 1:52.11; 4. Tri-Valley, 1:54.50; 5. Madison, 1:54.54; 6. Tea Area, 1:56.46; 7. Watertown, 2:00.37.

1,600-Meter Relay: 1. Watertown (Jaida Young, Emery Thury, Victoria Smith, Eve Hauger), 4:24.40; 2. Winner, 4:34.38; 3. Tea Area, 4:38.62; 4. West Central, 4:43.82; 5. Madison, 5:03.36.

3,200-Meter Relay: 1. Sioux Falls Christian (Sidney Oostra, Logan Mulder, Natalie Smith, Ellie Maddox), 10:26.09; 2. Watertown, 10:45.11; 3. Tea Area, 10:51.40; 4. West Central, 10:58.32; 5. Madison, 11:42.82.

Sprint Medley Relay: 1. Sioux Falls Christian (Halle Braun, Mya VanDonge, Ellie Lems, Savaeh Sichmeller), 4:36.21; 2. Winner, 4:43.65; 3. West Central, 4:44.28; 4. Watertown, 5:10.67.

High Jump: 1. Savaeh Sichmeller, Sioux Falls Christian, 5-2; 2. Audrey Nelson, Madison, 5-1; T-3. Katie Vasecka, Tea Area, 4-11; T-3. Kelsey Sachtjen, Winner, 4-11; T-5. Claudia Heethuis, Sioux Falls Christian, 4-7; T-5. Natalie Gass, Tea Area, 4-7; T-7. Madisyn Grimsrud, Watertown, 4-5; T-7. Ava Craven, Winner, 4-5; T-7. Tessa VanOverbeke, West Central, 4-5; T-7. Kylie Sachtjen, Winner, 4-5. 

Long Jump: 1. Lily Sidel, West Central, 16-01.75; 2. Myah Morris, Watertown, 15-11.50; 3. Jenna Hammerbeck, Winner, 15-11.25; 4. Emma Goehring, West Central, 15-10; 5. Katie Vasecka, Tea Area, 15-07.75; 6. Molli Thornton, West Central, 15-06.25; 7. Ashlee VanDriesen, Sioux Falls Christian, 15-05.25; 8. Jaida Young, Watertown, 14-11.

Triple Jump: 1. Myah Morris, Watertown, 35-08; 2. Jenna Hammerbeck, Winner, 32-05.50; 3. Katie Vasecka, Tea Area, 32-05; 4. Hayden Thomas, Watertown, 31-00.75; 5. Brianna Schelhaas, Sioux Falls Christian, 30-01; 6. Hannah Walburg, Watertown, 29-10.50; 7. Kayla Vohlken, Watertown, 29-07.50; 8. Emily Clapp, Sioux Falls Christian, 29-07.

Discus: 1. Malia Kranz, Watertown, 113-10; 2. Paige McAreavey, Watertown, 112-05; 3. Bella Maxwell, Madison, 105-09; 4. Jenaya Schrader, Winner, 101-07; 5. Emily Froendt, Tea Area, 91-06; 6. Rachel VanNieuwenhuyzen, Sioux Falls Christian, 89-02; 7. Megan Schouwenburg, Madison, 81-05; 8. Morgan Sehr, Tea Area, 80-11.

Shot Put: 1. Bella Maxwell, Madison, 36-01; 2. Malia Kranz, Watertown, 34-04.50; 3. Jenaya Schrader, Winner, 34-01; 4. Paige McAreavey, Watertown, 31-05; 5. Stella Peterson, Tea area, 31-01; 6. Cheyenne Wallowing Bull, 29-05; 7. Rachel VanNieuwenhuyzen, Sioux Falls Christian, 29-01.50; 8. Grace Runia, Sioux Falls Christian, 27-04.

Pole Vault: 1. Trinity Hodorff, Watertown, 9-06; 2. Jordyn Padgett, Watertown, 9-00; 3. Ella Peterreins, Madison, 9-00; 4. Ericka Woolley, Watertown, 8-06; 5. Rylee Punt, Sioux Falls Christian, 8-00; T-6. Maggie Engebretson, Madison, 7-06; T-6. Julia Marcus, Sioux Falls Christian, 7-06; 8. Kara Knutson, Tea Area, 7-00.