By 605 Sports Staff

BROOKINGS — A number of high schools across South Dakota had their first meet of the season Tuesday as teams gathered for the Scott Underwood Invitational at the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex. 

Sioux Falls Christian junior Isaac Davelaar had a big day winning two events and running on a winning relay. Davelaar won the 800 meters (1:59.26) the 1,600 meters (4:26.23) and ran a leg on the winning 4x400 relay team. Sioux Falls Christian also won titles in the 4x100 relay and the long jump with Kennan Voss winning that event. 

The Chester Area boys looked strong with Jovi Wolf winning the 100 meters (:11.28) while Ryan Benson captured the 110-meter hurdles (:15.61) and 300-meter hurdles (:41.45), while helping Chester Area finish third in the 4x400 relay (3:37.61)

Other South Dakota winners included Milbank’s Bennett Schwenn in the 200 meters (:22.92), Milbank’s 4x800 relay (8:24.33), Miller’s Noah Johnson in the shot put (14.81 meters), Sioux Falls O’Gorman’s Manny Struck in the high jump (6-04) and Webster Area’s Drew Reetz in the pole vault (13-3). 

The Sioux Falls Christian girls scored points in every event winning titles in the 400 meters (1:00.17), Anny Vyn, 1,600 meters (Ellie Maddox, 5:11.37), 4x100 relay, 4x400 relay, 4x800 relay and long jump (Brenna Beyke), 4.97 meters. 

The Colman-Egan girls also looked strong. Daniela Lee won the 100 and 200 meter races while Mackenzie Hemmer captured the 100 hurdles and triple jump.

Other South Dakota event winners were: O’Gorman’s Libby Castelli (800 meters), Great Plains Lutheran’s Halle Bauer (3,200 meters), Hamlin’s Gracelyn Leiseth (shot put) and O’Gorman’s Rose Dvoracek (pole vault). 

Boys team points: 1. Sioux Falls Christian, 135.66; 2. Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 70; 3. Milbank, 69; 4. Sioux City North, 65.66; 5. Chester Area, 49; 6. Webster Area, 35, 7. Miller, 29; 8. Deubrook Area, 26.33; 9. Lakeview, 21; 10. Clark/Willow Lake, 20

Girls team points: 1. Sioux Falls Christian, 143.5; 2. Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 96.24; 3. Colman-Egan, 74.24; 4. Bishop Heelan Catholic, 34; 5. Arlington, 28; 6. Sioux City North, 27.5; 7. Miller, 24; T8. Great Plains Lutheran, 23; T8. Chester Area, 23; 10. Sioux Valley 21

Boys results: 

100 meters: 1. Jovi Wolf, Chester Area, 11.28; 2. Bennett Schwenn, Milbank, 11.30; 3. Bennett Dannenbring, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 11.35; 4. Greg Schafer, Lakeview, 11.36; 5. Isaiah Young, Sioux Falls Christian, 11.47; 6. Carter VanDonge, Sioux Falls Christian, 11.50; 7. Demarco Young, Sioux City North, 11.66; 8. Jahaeim Reuer, Sioux Falls Christian, 11.67

200 meters: 1. Bennett Schwenn, Milbank, 22.92; 2. Isaiah Young, Sioux Falls Christian, 23.20; 3. Eli Gillett, Sioux Falls Christian, 23.27; 4. Treven Grimsrud, Deubrook Area, 23.80; 5. Preston Konechne, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 23.83; 6. Sawyer Gauer, Milbank, 23.85; 7. Carter VanDonge, Sioux Falls Christian, 23.86; 8. Stratton Eppard, Chester Area, 24.01

400 meters: 1. Gabe Nash, Sioux City North, 49.97; 2. Noah Schroder, Sioux Falls Christian, 52.41; 3. Treven Grimsrud, Deubrook Area, 52.78; 4. Luke Fraser, Hamlin, 52.79; 5. Connor Pruis, Sioux Falls Christian, 53.97; 6. Davis Buck, Sioux Falls Christian, 54.56; 7. Tathan Headrick, Flandreau, 55.07; 8. Kaden Krause, Milbank, 55.34

800 meters: 1. Isaac Davelaar, Sioux Falls Christian, 1:59.26; 2. Yemane Kifle, Sioux City North, 1:59.32; 3. Nick Batchelor, Milbank, 2:00.19; 4. Natnael Kifle, Sioux City North, 2:01.93; 5. Ethan Schwanki, Lakeview, 2:05.82; 6. Tyler Oneil, Clark/Willow Lake, 2:06.52; 7. Dom Santiago, Chamberlain, 2:09.20; 8. Davis Buck, Sioux Falls Christian, 2:09.30

1,600 meters: 1. Isaac Davelaar, Sioux Falls Christian, 4:26.23; 2. Nick Batchelor, Milbank, 4:26.79; 3. Dom Santiago, Chamberlain, 4:41.52; 4. Tyler Oneil, Clark/Willow Lake, 4:43.28; 5. Alex Schumacher, Miller, 4:45.13; 6. Ricky Berndt, Deuel, 4:45.37; 7. Ethan Schwankl, Lakeview, 4:46.41; 8. Patrick Vogel, Sioux Falls Christian, 4:47.51

3,200 meters: 1. Gabe Nash, Sioux City North, 9:28.41; 2. Josh Fletcher, Dell Rapids, 10:33.81; 3. Derrek VanderLeest, Sioux Falls Christian, 10:38; 4. Blake Giese, Canby/Minnesota, 10:41 5. Ricky Berndt, Deuel, 10:49.45; 6. Pierce Baumberger, Miller, 10:57; 7. James Batchelor, Milbank, 11:00; 8. Carson Engbers, Sioux Falls Christian, 11:03

110 meter hurdles: 1. Ryan Benson, Chester Area, 15.61; 2. Josiah Adams, 15.84; 3. Lorcan Christensen, Sioux City North, 15.98; 4. Donovan Rose, Sioux Valley, 17.96; 5. Andre Knox, Miller, 18.27; 6. Brody Justesen, Lakeview, 18.42; 7. Tristan Bierschenk, Canby/Minnesota, 18.43; 8. Shae Fiala, Baltic, 18.66

300 meter hurdles: 1. Ryan Benson, Chester Area, 41.45; 2. Andrew Knox, Miller, 44.55; 3. Lorcan Christensen, Sioux City North, 45.58; 4. Tristan Bierschenk, Canby/Minnesota, 45.64; 5. Shae Fiala, Baltic, 46.15; 6. Johnny Skyberg, Sioux Falls Christian, 47.35; 7. Krayton Raasch, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 47.52; 8. Garrett Mertens, Milbank, 47.98

4x100 relay: 1. Sioux Falls Christian, 43.66 (Jahaeim Reuer, Carter VanDonge, Eli Gillett, Isiah Young); 2. Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 44.27; 3. Lakeview, 45.66; 4. Sioux City North, 45.92; 5. Sioux Valley, 46.35; 6. Dell Rapids, 46.97; 7. Clark/Willow Lake, 47.00; 8. Hamlin, 47.04

4x400 relay: 1. Sioux Falls Christian, 3:32.06 (Eli Gillett, Noah Schroder, Connor Pruis, Isaac Davelaar); 2. Sioux City North, 3:32.89; 3. Chester Area, 3:37.61; 4. Webster Area, 3:38.95; 5. Deubrook Area, 3:40.23; 6. Clark/Willow Lake, 3:41.64; 7. Milbank, 3:42.01; 8. Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 3:47.83

4x800 relay: 1. Milbank, 8:24.33; 2. Sioux Falls Christian, 8:30; 3. Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 8:45.44; 4. Deubrook Area, 8:47; 5. Canby/Minnesota, 8:50; 6. Clark/Willow Lake, 8:53.32; 7. James Valley Christian, 9:08.07; 8. Dell Rapids, 9:23.6

Shot put: 1. Noah Johnson, Miller, 14.81 (meters); 2. Jaden Witte, Sioux Falls Christian, 14.63; 3. Brock Wages, Chester Area, 14.6; 4. Dawson Arbach, Hamlin, 13.98; 5. Avery Nichols, Clark/Willow Lake, 13.75; 6. David Sell, Great Plains Lutheran, 13.43; 7. RJ Perry, Great Plains Lutheran, 13.2; 8. Izaiah Truitt, Sioux City North, 13.19

High jump: 1. Manny Struck, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 6-04; 2. Jakob Guthmiller, Sioux Valley, 5-08; 2. Jake Jorenby, Deubrook Area, 5-08; 2. Jason Fisher, Sisseton, 5-08; 5. James Leffring, Baltic, 5-06; 5. Jude VanDonkersgoed, Sioux Falls Christian, 5-06; 5. Lucas Johnson, 5-06; 5. Lucas Johnson, Great Plains Lutheran, 5-06; 5. Mike Tollefson, Flandreau, 5-06

Pole Vault: 1. Drew Reetz, Webster Area, 13-03; 2. Mikal Bennett, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 12-06; 3. Karson Weber, Milbank, 11-06; 4. Tante Dunse, Webster Area, 11-06; 5. Jaiden McCreary, Webster Area, 11-06; 6. Jason Lenning, Sioux Falls Christian, 11-06; 7. Tague Tvedt, Deuel, 11-00

Long Jump: 1. Kennan Voss, Sioux Falls Christian, 6.05 (meters); 2. Preston Konechne, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 6.03; 3. Jovi Wolf, 6.01; 4. Sullivan Schlimgen, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 5.83; 5. Manny Struck, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 5.65; 6. Dayton Harrell, Sioux City North, 5.61; 7. Jacob Keller, Webster Area, 5.53; 8. Koltin Mulder, Lakeview, 5.52

Girls results: 

100 meters: 1. Daniela Lee, Colman-Egan, 12.74; 2 Emma Buys, Sioux Falls Christian, 13.24; 3. Mya VanDonge, Sioux Falls Christian, 13.36; 3. Yaneli Luna, Sioux City North, 13.36; 5. Camryn Rohlfs, Redfield, 13.44; 6. Reagan Johnson, Sioux Valley, 13.47; 7. Morgan Kolda, Miller, 13.57; 8. Jenna Krouse, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 13.58

200 meters: 1. Daniela Lee, Colman-Egan, 26.81; 2. Ashlee VanDriesen, Sioux Falls Christian, 27.76; 3. Julia Eggert, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 27.81; 4. Regan Johnson, Sioux Valley, 28.09; 5. Siera Wenzl, Milbank, 28.2; 6. Brenna Beyke, Sioux Falls Christian, 28.25; 7. Mya VanDonge, Sioux Falls Christian, 28.36; 8. Chloe Raw, Arlington, 28.45

400 meters: 1. Anna Vyn, Sioux Falls Christian, 1:00.17; 2. Yaneli Luna, Sioux City North, 1:02.22; 3. Emery Larson, Chester Area, 1:03.63; 4. Sidney Oostra, Sioux Falls Christian, 1:04.05; 5. Ellie Lems, Sioux Falls Christian, 1:04.77; 6. Jaden Werdel, Miller, 1:05.27; 7. Sidney Chamberlain, Sioux City North, 1:05.57; 8. Scarlett Walsh, 1:06.07

800 meters: 1. Libby Castelli, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 2:16.76; 2. Ruth Pardy, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 2:19.69; 3. Reese Luze, Colman-Egan, 2:19.69; 4. Ellie Maddox, Sioux Falls Christian, 2:22.14; 5. Emery Larson, Chester Area, 2:26.43; 6. Katelyn Krieger, Spirit Lake, 2:27.53; 7. Faith Wiese, Flandreau, 2:34.21; 8. Madala Hanson, Dell Rapids St. Mary, 2:35

1,600 meters: 1. Ellie Maddox, Sioux Falls Christian, 5:11.37; 2. Faith Wiese, Flandreau, 5:26; 3. Ashlynn Batchelor, Milbank, 5:27; 4. Halle Bauer, Great Plains Lutheran, 5:33; 5. Kinsey Evans, Chamberlain, 5:36; 6. Kiera Pinto, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 5:36; 7. Elizabeth Jordan, Sioux City North, 5:38; 8. Madala Hanson, Dell Rapids St. Mary, 5:44

3,200 meters: 1. Halle Bauer, Great Plains Lutheran, 12:23; 2. Margaret Vogel, Sioux Falls Christian, 12:44; 3. Logan Mulder, Sioux Falls Christian, 13:02; 4. Kaelyn Ulschmid, Arlington, 13:06; 5. Abby Hasart, James Valley Christian, 13:34; 6. Taylor Bendix, Great Plains Lutheran, 13:34; 7. Madalyn Madsen, Arlington, 13:35; 8. Hanna Vlaminck, Canby/Minnesota, 13:39

100 meter hurdles: 1. Mackenzie Hemmer, Colman-Egan, 16.58; 2. Hailey Scholten, Sioux Falls Christian, 16.78; 3. Audrey Meyer, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 16.78; 4. Hadley Carlson, Arlington, 16.91; 5. Klaire Oehlke, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 17.43; 6. Braelyn Merritt, Canby/Minnesota, 17.62; 7. Adison Renkley, Sioux Valley, 17.73; 8. Ariana Klein, Sioux City North, 17.95

300 meter hurdles: 1. Braelyn Merritt, Canby/Minnesota, 49.08; 2. Mackenzie Hemmer, Colman-Egan, 49.44; 3. Audrey Meyer, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 49.59; 4. Jacy Wolf, Chester Area, 50.59; 5. Hadley Carlson, Arlington, 50.75; 6. Maeve Boetel, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 51.71; 7. Kyrie Roberts, Great Plains Lutheran, 52.02; 8. Ellie Olsen, Deubrook Area, 52.63

4x100 relay: 1. Sioux Falls Christian, 51.57 (Moriah Harrison, 51.57, Emma Buys, Ashlee VanDriesen, Brenna Beyke); 2. Colman-Egan, 53.00; 3. Miller, 53.09; 4. Redfield, 54.19; 5. Lakeview, 54.63; 6. Great Plains Lutheran, 54.65; 7. Deubrook Area, 55.12; 8. Bishop Heelan Catholic, 55.30

4x400 relay: 1. Sioux Falls Christian, 4:10.24; 2. Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 4:13; 3. Colman-Egan, 4:24; 4. Chester Area, 4:24.76; 5. Sioux City North, 4:28; 6. Canby/Minnesota, 4:29; 7. Arlington, 4:29; 8. Dell Rapids, 4:30

4x800 relay: 1. Sioux Falls Christian, 10:16 (Savaeh Sichmeller, Corinne Braun, Margaret Vogel, Anna Vyn); 2. Bishop Heelan Catholic, 10:26; 3. Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 10:26; 4. Milbank, 10:44; 5. James Valley Christian, 10:47; 6. Sioux City North, 10:48; 7. Arlington, 10:49; 8. Baltic, 10:50

Shot put: 1. Gracelyn Leiseth, 14.57 (meters); 2. Kami Wadsworth, Hamlin, 11.94; 3. Avery Wittry, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 11.27; 4. Megan VanDenHemel, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 11.06;  5. Jenna Johnson, Chamberlain, 10.36; 6. Lexi Siemensma, Chester Area, 9.94; 7. Sophia Verzani, Sioux City North, 9.92; 8. Emma Sheffield, Deubrook Area, 9.84

High jump: 1. Taylor Jochum, Bishop Heelan Catholic, 5-05; 2. Hadley Carlson, Arlington, 5-02; 2. Savaeh Sichmeller, Sioux Falls Christian, 5-02; 4. Ally Mullaney, Miller, 5-00; 5. Aidyn Bruns, Canby/Minnesota, 4-10; 5. Maeve Boetel, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 4-10; 5. Kenley Meis, Bishop Heelan Catholic, 4-10; 8. Claire Snaza, Milbank, 4-08

Pole vault: 1. Rose Dvoracek, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 9-06; 2. Riley Buus, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 9-00; 3. Rylee Punt, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 9-00; 4. Erin Case, Webster Area, 8-06; 5. Annie Witt, Webster Area, 8-06; 5. Emily Richie, Webster Area, 8-06; 7. Jacy Dexter, Milbank, 8-06; 8. Maggie Kruger, Milbank, 7-06

Long Jump: 1. Brenna Beyke, Sioux Falls Christian, 4.97 (meters); 2. Kenley Meis, Bishop Heelan Catholic, 4.93; 3. Ashlee VanDriesen, Sioux Falls Christian, 4.89; 4. Camryn Rohlfs, Redfield, 4.80; 5. Ally Mullaney, Miller, 4.73; 6. Kamryn Schwartz, Sioux Valley, 4.72; 7. Paula Codo Molins, Bishop Heelan Catholic, 4.58; 8. Brigid McGowan, Bishop Heelan Catholic, 4.53