By 605 Sports Staff

RAPID CITY — With the temperature hovering in the low 40s and a brisk wind blowing, Spearfish senior Jaden Guthmiller uncorked one of the fastest 100-meter dashes in the history of South Dakota high school track and field. 

Guthmiller exploded from the blocks, took an early lead that just kept growing as he crossed the line in :10.50 seconds. Friday’s time is the third fastest in South Dakota history trailing only Guthmiller’s state record (:10.45) and the (:10.49) by Sioux Falls Washington’s Matthew Stahl run in 2021. 

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100 meter dash results: 1. Jaden Guthmiller, Spearfish, :10.50; 2. Braden Peterson, Hot Springs, :10.97; 3. Jace Johnson, Rapid City Central, :11.15; 4. Blake Boyster, Custer, :11.22; 5. Landen Matkins, Rapid City Stevens, :11.24; 6. Colby Fleck, St. Mary’s, :11.26. 

Guthmiller also finished second in the 200-meter dash (:23.75)

In other boys action Pierre’s Jason Maciejczak won both the shot put (58-9.75) and discus (167-8). 

Other boys highlights included Rapid City Stevens senior Simeon Birnbaum winning the 400-meter dash (:50.92) and the Hot Springs relay team of Caleb Rickenbach, Dylan Webb, Braden Peterson and Matt Close running the fastest Class A sprint medley of the season (3:47.50). 

In girls action Rapid City Stevens junior Rebecca Theis won the long jump (17-2.5) and the triple jump (36-8.75). 

The Pierre girls had a pair of meet champions as Reese Terwilliger won the shot put (40-8.75) and Kali Ringstmeyer won the 200 meter dash (:27.14). 

Rapid City Stevens junior Mya Nishimura won the 100 meter dash (:12.49) and ran a leg on the winning 800 meter relay team (1:48.80). 

Sturgis junior Novali Dinkiins won the 400 meter dash (1:01.88) and ran a leg on the winning 1,600 meter relay team for Sturgis (4:13.19).