By 605 Sports Staff

VERMILLION — A number of South Dakota athletes got their 2024 track and field seasons kicked off at Tuesday’s Dan Lennon Invitational. 

Chester Area’s Emery Larson won the 3,200-meter run (11:10) and 1,600-meter run (5:19). Burke’s Piper Hanson won the 60-meter hurdles (9.54) while Scotland’s Trinity Bietz won the shot put (38-4.25). Parker picked up a pair of wins in the 800-meter relay (1:53.88) and from Shayla Voeltz in the long jump (16-8.75). Menno’s Ashton Massey won the triple jump (34-4.25) and placed highly in three other events.

Several notable performances on the boys side as Chester’s Jovi Wolf finished second in the 400-meter dash (52.20) and White River’s Ethan Watson earned a massive personal best finishing second in the shot put (55-6). 

Girls Results:

3,200 meter run: 1. Emery Larson, Chester, 11:10; 3. Kinsey Evans, Chamberlain, 11:45; 4. Kaelyn Ulschmid, Arlington, 11:45

400 meter run: 3. Ashton Massey, Menno, 1:01.83; 4. Asia VanDerWerff, Gregory, 1:02.88; 5. Piper Hanson, Burke, 1:03.61.

1,600 meter run: 1. Emery Larson, Chester, 5:19.06; 3. Kinsey Evans, Chamberlain, 5:32.36

60 meter hurdles: 1. Piper Hanson, Burke, 9.54; 2. Ashton Massey, Menno, 9.55

800-meter relay: 1. Parker, 1:53.88 (S. Voeltz, J. Van Velzen, M. Mitzner, B. Berens). 3. Elk Point-Jefferson, 1:55.17

800-meter run: 3. Ashton Massey, Menno, 2:32.86

Shot Put; 1. Trinity Bietz, Scotland, 38-4.25; 3. Tobi Peterson, Chamberlain, 36-11

Long Jump: 1. Shayla Voeltz, Parker, 16-8.75

Triple Jump: 1. Ashton Massey, Menno, 34-4.25

Boys Results:

3,200-meter run: 4. Caden Schwader, Howard, 10:54.62

400-meter run: 2. Jovi Wolf, Chester, 52.20; 5. Shae Fiala, Baltic, 54.68; 6. Sabas DeHaan, Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 55:08.

1,600 meter run: 3. Finn Adams, Gregory, 4:52.91

60-meter hurdle: Luke Campbell, VIborg-Hurley, 8.31

Long Jump: 5. Jovi Wolf, Chester, 20’3

High Jump: 4. Jack Mousel, Colman-Egan, 5-11

Triple Jump: 1. Iker Diaz Montilla, Burke, 40-7

Shot Put: 2. Ethan Watson, White River, 55-6

White River's Ethan Watson was second in the boys shot put at Tuesday's Dan Lennon Invitational
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