605 Sports Staff

With colder weather moving in for the middle part of the week, a look back at Saturday’s Douglas Early Bird Track and Field Invitational and some of the outstanding performances. 

All of the times associated with state rankings are provided by athletic.net. 

Boys: 

• Custer’s Blake Boyster won the 200 (:22.01) and 400 (:50.76). Those are the top times in the state this spring regardless of class

• Rapid City Stevens junior Simeon Birnbaun cranked out a state leading 800 meters (1:54.55)

• Spearfish senior Keenan Urdiales won the 1,600 meters (4:19.2) and that is the fastest time in South Dakota this spring. 

• Custer’s Mikael Grace won the 110 and 300 meter hurdles at Douglas. His :41.43 in the 300 hurdles is the fastest time in South Dakota.

• Custer’s 4x800 relay team won the event (8:37.9). Terrific early season time and the best in South Dakota so far this spring. 

• Douglas junior Jason Maciejczak won the shot put (54-2.25) and discus (156-6). Both of those distances are state leaders. 

• Spearfish sophomore Brayden Delahoyde’s winning leap of 6-6 is currently the top mark in South Dakota. 

• Rapid City Christian sophomore Chase Maher won the pole vault with a state leading mark of 13-8

• Belle Fouche’s Aiden Giffin won the long jump (22-1) with that being the top mark in the state. 

Girls: 

• Rapid City Central’s Matayah Yellow Mule won the 100 meters (12.85) and long jump (16-11.25). Both of those marks currently lead the state. 

• Red Cloud’s Jade Ecoffey won the 800 meters (2:24.77). That time is currently the Class A leader in South Dakota

• Rapid City Stevens athlete Hailey Uhre won the 1,600 meters (5:14), the best time in the state. Gracie Uhre won the 3,200 meters with a 12:03.33 to lead South Dakota. 

• Hurdles: Rapid City Stevens senior Baylee Van Zee won the 100 hurdles (15.74) while Spearfish sophomore Anna Hoffman won the 300 hurdles (48.61). Both of those marks lead the state. 

• Rapid City Stevens won the 4x100 (51.74), 4x200 (1:50.14) and 4x400 (4:13.25). All of those times are the fastest in South Dakota so far this spring. 

• The Custer girls won the medley relay Saturday (4:30). The quartet of Jordyn Larsen, Rachel Miklos, Josey Wahlstrom and Kadense Dooley has the fastest time in South Dakota.

• Custer’s Kellyn Kortemeyer won the shot put (41-6) and set a huge personal best in the discus (143-4). Both of those marks are state leaders. 

• Kadoka Area’s Rebecca Shuck won the high jump (5-2). That mark is tied with three other athletes for the best in the state. 

No team points were kept. 

Boys Results: 

100 meters: 1. Justin Juniel, Rapid City Stevens, 11:08; 2. Jaden Guthmiller, Spearfish, 11.15; 3. Julian Scott, Rapid City Stevens, 11.29; 4. Easton Ogle, Rapid City Stevens, 11.46; 5. Ridge Inhofer, Sturgis, 11.48; 6. Kort Nicolaus, Douglas, 11.52; 7. Eli Oxner, Rapid City Stevens, 11.63; 8. Cael Meisman, Rapid City Central, 11.64

200 meters: Blake Boyster, Custer, 22.01; 2. Jaden Guthmiller, Spearfish, 22.58; 3. Aiden Griffin, Belle Fourche, 22.6; 4. Killian Peterson, Rapid City Stevens. 23.02; 5. Julian Scott, Rapid City Stevens, 23.16; 6. Ben Lust, Rapid City Stevens, 23.25; 7. Jace Johnson, Rapid City Central, 23.38; 8. Easton Ogle, Rapid City Stevens, 23.56

400 meters: 1. Blake Boyster, Custer, 50.76; 2. Cael Meisman, Rapid City Central, 52.80; 3. James Pierce, Lead-Deadwood, 52.87; 4. William Williams, Spearfish, 52.99; 5. Kenechukwu Ogbozor, Rapid City Central, 53.42; 6. Bryce Swanson, Rapid City Stevens, 54.38; 7. David Morris, Lead-Deadwood, 56.04; 8. Carl Massa, Hot Springs, 56.2

800 meters: 1. Simeon Birnbaum, Rapid City Stevens, 1:54.55; 2. Keenan Urdiales, Spearfish, 1:59.53; 3. Alex Otten, Rapid City Stevens, 2:05.87; 4. Miles Ellman, Custer, 2:08.25; 5. Gage Grohs, Custer, 2:08.82; 6. John Jefffery, Spearfish, 2:10.08; 7. Gage Dietterle, Rapid City Central, 2:10.43; 8. Jacari Morrell, Rapid City Central, 2:13.35

1,600 meters: 1. Keenan Urdiales, Spearfish, 4:19.2; 2. Peyton Cast, Douglas, 4:47.77; 3. Trevor Thomsen, Rapid City Central, 4:48.96; 5. Grady Loos, Rapid City Stevens, 4:56; 6. Preston Drew, Custer, 4:56.73; 7. Ray Henderson, Sturgis, 4:57; 8. Casey Nauta, Spearfish, 4:57.31

3,200 meters: 1. Morgan Papenfuss, Sturgis, 10:55; 2. Miles Mitchell, Douglas, 10:59; 3. Peyton Roberts, Douglas, 11:06; 4. Paul Hourigan, Spearfish, 11:10; 5. Harley Rivera, Belle Fourche, 11:22; 6. James Orelup, Rapid City Central, 11:23; 7. Aiden Voyles, Belle Fourche, 11:28; 8. Ethan Billau, St. Thomas More, 11:43.95

110 hurdles: 1. Mikael Grace, Custer, 15.51; 2. Tanner Lunders, Rapid City Stevens, 16.00; 3. Aidan Hedderman, Sturgis, 4. Warren Russel, Hot Springs, 17.22; 5 Nathan Ingalls, Rapid City Stevens, 17.39; 6. Devyn Born, Douglas, 17.6; 7. Jadon Olsson, Spearfish, 17.61; 8. Keaton Fierro, Rapid City Stevens, 17.64

300 hurdles: 1. Mikael Grace, Custer, 41.43; 2. Tanner Lunders, Rapid City Stevens, 42.4; 3. Nathan Ingalls, Rapid City Stevens 43.04; 4. Aiden Hedderman, Sturgis, 43.56; 5. Jace Brown, Rapid City Central, 44.25; 6. Warren Russel, Hot Springs, 44.92; 7. Tlan Lunders, Rapid City Stevens, 44.95; 8. Jadon Olsson, Spearfish, 46.36

Custer's Mikael Grace has South Dakota's fastest time in the 300 hurdles. Photo courtesy of South Dakota Public Broadcasting

4x100 relay: 1. Rapid City Stevens, 43.92 (Ben Lust, Killian Peterson, Eli Oxner, Justin Juniel); 2. Rapid City Stevens, 44.5; 3. Douglas, 45.33; 4. Rapid City Central, 45.55; 5. Belle Fourche, 46.68; 6. Spearfish, 46.78; 7. Rapid City Central, 46.8; 8. Sturgis, 47.03

4x200 relay: 1. Rapid City Stevens, 1:33.93 (Ben Lust, Beck Morgan, Eli Oxner, Tanner Lunders); 2. Spearfish, 1:35.03; 3. Philip, 1:36.81; 4. Custer, 1:37.25; 5. Rapid City Stevens, 1:38.01; 6. Philip, 1:38.25; 7. Douglas, 1:38.29; 8. Hot Springs, 1:38.73

4x400 relay: 1. Spearfish, 3:44.25 (Coy Hamilton, Drason Craig, Evan Viergets, William Williams); 2. Sturgis, 3:44.64; 3. Custer, 3:44.9; 4. Rapid City Stevens, 3:46.97; 5. Rapid City Stevens, 3:48.53; 6. Sturgis, 3:51; 7. Hot Springs, 3:53.38; 8. Rapid City Central, 3:53.78

4x800 relay: 1. Custer, 8:37 (Gage Grohs, Drew Lehman, Alex Van Horn, Miles Ellman); 2. Spearfish, 8:47.96; 3. Rapid City Central, 8:53; 4. Spearfish, 9:09.97; 5. Hill City, 9:15; 6. Philip, 9:17; 7. Custer, 9:22; 8. Rapid City Christian, 10:14.14

Sprint Medley: 1. Rapid City Central, 4:05 (Isaac Flanegan, Landin Winter, Jhancellor Potter, James Orelup); 2. Spearfish, 4:06.32; 3. Philip, 4:10; 4. Custer, 4:15; 5. Edgemont, 4:16; 6. Rapid City Stevens, 4:20; 7. Hot Springs, 4:26

Shot put: 1. Jacob Maciejczak, Douglas, 54-2.25; 2. Ben Goldy, Rapid City Stevens, 47-2.75: 3. Justin Doyle, Custer, 45-8.75; 4. Konner Berndt, Sturgis, 42-9.75; 5. Elias Gillen, Rapid City Stevens, 41-9; 6. Trenton Farren, Rapid City Central, 40-8.5; 7. Kurt Kringman, Rapid City Christian, 40-5; 8. Dawson Miller, Rapid City Central, 39-8.25

Discus: 1. Jacob Maciejczak, Douglas, 156-06; 2. Konner Berndt, Sturgis, 127-01; 3. Dossen Elmore, Custer, 124-03; 4. Conner Warren, Rapid City Central, 123-11; 5. Jaxon Morrison, Rapid City Central, 119-02; 6. Tanner Davis, Hill City, 118-3; 7. Gunnar Geib, Belle Fourche, 117-03; 8. Trenton Farren, Rapid City Central, 114;06

Javelin: 1. Dossen Elmore, Custer, 140-10; 2. Konner Berndt, Sturgis, 140-01; 3. Jaxon Morrison, Rapid City Central, 136-06; 4. Sam Catlette, Rapid City Central, 133-01; 5. Morgan Sandel, Douglas, 127-00; 6. Jonah Donner, Spearfish, 114-7; 7. L’Dorian Bullock, Rapid City Stevens, 104-07; 8. Jonathan Rhead, Rapid City Stevens, 102-08

High jump: 1. Brayden Delahoyde, Spearfish, 6-06; 2. Dawson Reckling, Kadoka Area, 6-02; 3. Beck Morgan, Rapid City Stevens, 6-00; 4. Charles Christensen, Rapid City Stevens, 6-00; 5. Drason Craig, Spearfish, 6-00; 6. Jiven Maharajh, Rapid City Stevens, 5-06; 7. Devin Buehler, Hill City, 5-06; 8. Chayton Peterson, Sturgis, 5-04

Pole vault: 1. Chase Maher, Rapid City Christian, 13-08; 2. Winston Prill, St. Thomas More, 12-06; 3. Robbie Emery, Custer, 12-00; 4. Aidan Hedderman, Sturgis, 12-00; 5. Lane Longbrake, Belle Fourche, 11-00; 6. Logan Huber, Douglas, 10-06; 7. Talan Lunders, Rapid City Stevens, 10-00; 8. Brody Janvrin, Spearfish, 10-00; 

Long jump: 1. Aiden Giffin, Belle Fourche, 22-01; 2. Killian Peterson, 20-06; 3. Jiven Maharagh, Rapid City Stevens, 20-03; 4. Jayden Sechser, Belle Fourche, 19-08; 5. Isaac Dean, Hill City, 18-3.25; 6. Braylon Marshall, Rapid City Christian, 18-2.75; 7. Braden Temple, Sturgis, 18-2.75; 8. Payton DeWitt, Douglas, 18-2.25

Triple jump: 1. Isaac Flanegan, Rapid City Central, 41-03; 2. Jayden Sechser, Belle Fourche, 40-6.5; 3. Jess Christensen, Rapid City Stevens, 39-0.50; 4. Jiven Maharajh, Rapid City Stevens, 38-11; 5. Kincade Lehman, Custer, 38-6.5; 6. Tyce Barclay, Rapid City Stevens, 38-05; 7. Anthony Staley, Belle Fourche, 37-6.5; 8. Charles Christensen, Rapid City Stevens, 37-0.5

Girls Results: 

100 meters: 1. Matayah Yellow Mule, Rapid City Central, 12.85; 2. Jayda McNabb, Rapid City Stevens, 12.87; 3. Jordyn Larsen, Custer, 13.02; 4. Ella Bradeen, Rapid City Stevens, 13.19; 5. Claudia Werner, Rapid City Stevens, 13.28; 6. Hann Bjorkman, 13.44; 7. Avery Marler, Sturgis, 13.47; 8. Natalie Harris, Spearfish, 13.59

200 meters: 1. Jayda McNabb, Rapid City Stevens, 27.08; 2. Carsyn Mettler, Rapid City Stevens, 27.37; 3. Sofie Guthmiller, Spearfish, 27.61; 3. Mataya Ward, Belle Fourche, 27.61; 5. Elinor Damberg, Spearfish, 27.69; 6. Kyasia Jones, Sturgis, 27.74; 7. Shea Irion, Spearfish, 27.8; 8. Jacie Devries, Hill City, 27.94

400 meters: 1. Novalia Dinkins, Sturgis, 1:02.85; 2. Josi Tobin, Spearfish, 1:03.00; 3. Gracin Larson, Rapid City Stevens, 1:03.36; 4. Alaina Dean, Hill City, 1:05.28; 5. A.J. Carr, Rapid City Stevens, 1:05.33; 6. Sara Dubois, Hill City, 1:05.5; 7. Hannah Haertel, Hot Springs, 1:06.12; 8. Armailey King, Rapid City Stevens, 1:06.44

800 meters: 1. Jade Ecoffey, Red Cloud, 2:24.75; 2. Peyton VanDeest, Spearfish, 2:26.5; 3. Abby Cutler, 2:32.22; 4. Lucy Hamer, Sturgis, 2:32.46; 5. Gracie Uhre, Rapid City Stevens, 2:32.84; 6. Brit Wheeler, Custer, 2:33.64; 7. Eva Studt, Custer, 2:34.57; 8. Kori Keil, Spearfish, 2:36.54

1,600 meters: 1. Hailey Uhre, Rapid City Stevens, 5:14.08; 2. Brionna Holso, Rapid City Stevens, 5:14.52; 3. Peyton VanDeest, Spearfish, 5:16; 4. Ramsey Karim, Custer, 5:23.6; 5. Hallie Person, Lead-Deadwood, 5:34; 6. Jade Ecoffey, Red Cloud, 5:37; 7. Iris Zylstra, Sturgis, 5:39; 8. Kadense Dooley, Custer, 5:39

3,200 meters: 1. Gracie Uhre, Rapid City Stevens, 12:03; 2. Sierra Hopp, Rapid City Stevens, 12:05; 3. Katelyn Beshara, Rapid City Central, 12:09; 4. Alexis Stolicker, Douglas, 12:17; 5. Amelia Morgan, Rapid City Stevens, 12:59: 6. Sierra Swanson, 13:10; 7. Rarity Cournoyer, 13:22; 8. Erin Harms, Douglas, 14:22

100 meter: 1. Baylee Van Zee, Rapid City Stevens, 15.74; 2. Claire Fierro, Rapid City Stevens, 15.81; 3. Jaylen Nachtigall, Hot Springs, 16.62; 4. Anna Hoffman, Spearfish, 17.26; 5. Hallie Forman, Rapid City Central, 17.43; 6. Morgan Peterson, Edgemont, 17.57; 7. Kiera Allen, Hot Springs, 17.62; 8. Portia Wiebers, New Underwood, 17.90

300 hurdles: 1. Anna Hoffman, Spearfish, 48.61; 2. Clair Fierro, Rapid City Stevens, 50.46; 3. Sylvie Mortimer, St. Thomas More, 51.04; 4. Morgan Peterson, Edgemont, 51.17; 5. Addison Fromm, Rapid City Stevens, 51.43; 6. Portia Wiebers, New Underwood, 51.64; 7. Hannah Killinger, Sturgis, 51.88; 8. Madyson Wolfe, Rapid City Central, 52.03

4x100 relay: 1. Rapid City Stevens, 51.74 (Ella Bradeen, Macey Wathen, Emma Thurness, Jayda McNabb); 2. Rapid City Central, 51.92; 3. Rapid City Stevens, 52.52; 4. Spearfish, 53.22; 5. Hill City, 53.28; 6. Sturgis, 53.47; 7. Lead-Deadwood, 54.56; 8. Hot Springs, 55.64

4x200 relay: 1. Rapid City Stevens, 1:50.14 (Claudia Werner, Joslyn Johnson, Hailey Oswald, Brooklyn Jurgens); 2. Hill City, 1:51.75; 3. Spearfish, 1:52.26; 4. Rapid City Stevens, 1:54.33; 5. Sturgis, 1:54.98; 6. Custer, 1:55.42; 7. Hot Springs, 1:57.07; 8. Lead-Deadwood, 1:57.33

4x400 relay: 1. Rapid City Stevens, 4:13.25 (Brionna Hoslo, Hailey Uhre, Lucia Vidas, Gracin Larson); 2. Sturgis, 4:17.06; 3. Custer, 4:17.76; 4. Rapid City Stevens, 4:20.71; 5. Spearfish, 4:22; 6. Rapid City Central, 4:25; 7. Spearfish, 4:29.49; 8. Hill City, 4:34.12

4x800 relay: 1. Hill City, 10:37; 2. Philip, 11:08; 3. Douglas, 11:08; 4. Belle Fourche, 11:32; 5 New Underwood, 11:33; 6. Custer, 11:48

Sprint medley: 1. Custer, 4:30.13; 2. Hot Springs, 4:55; 3. Edgemont, 4:55; 4. Custer, 5:12; 5. Rapid City Stevens, 5:12; 6. Hill City, 5:33.06

Shot put: 1. Kellen Kortemeyer, Custer, 41-6; 2. Cassidy Moody, Hill City, 33-10.25; 3. Torri Virtue, 33-7.25; 4. Kayla Dilka, Rapid City Christian, 32-2.75; 5. Javonte Madson, Hot Springs, 31-6; 6. Kylee Symonds, Spearfish, 31-1; 7. Rachel Janssen, Lead-Deadwood, 31-00; 8. Whitney Edwards, Hill City, 30-5.25

Discus: Kellyn Kortemeyer, Custer, 143-3; 2. Alice Sedlacek, Custer, 119; 3. Lanie Blair, Kadoka Area, 114-4; 4. Sophie Baumeister, Rapid City Central, 105-5; 5. Kayla Dilke, Rapid City Christian, 101-4; 6. Mandalyn Nachtigall, Douglas, 100-8; 7. Olivia Ashley, Douglas, 99-9; 8. Cassandra Witte, Rapid City Central, 98-5

Javelin: 1. Brynn Nelson, Rapid City Stevens, 104-3; 2. Sophey Spraitz, Spearfish, 102-4; 3. Addison Hock, Rapid City Stevens, 95-11; 4. Lamra Castaneda, Douglas, 93; 5. Samantha Allred, Spearfish, 88-6; 6. Emerson Hofer, Rapid City Stevens, 86-2; 7. Jaylee Noyes, Rapid City Central, 77-9; 8. Cassandra Witte, Rapid City Central, 71-10

High jump: 1. Rebecca Shuck, 5-02; 2. AVery Kirk, Spearfish, 5-00; 3. Lizzy Dayton, Rapid City Stevens, 5-00; 4. Savannah Gray, Douglas, 4-10; 5. Megan Baloun, Rapid City Stevens, 4-10; 6. Carlie DeBoer, Hot Springs, 4-10; 7. Morgan Radke, Rapid City Central, 4-08; 8. Hailey Bruce, Rapid City Stevens, 4-08

Pole vault: 1. Emily Adams, Rapid City Stevens, 9-3; 2. Ciana Stiefel, Custer, 9-3; 3. Reese Nida, Spearfish, 9-3; 4. Josey Wahlstrom, Custer, 8-09; 5. Gretchen Adamski, Spearfish, 8-09; 6. Brekken Lockhart, Rapid City Stevens, 8-09; 7. Carlie Schlosser, St. Thomas More, 8-3; 8. Piper Rogers, Lead-Deadwood, 7-9

Long Jump: 1. Matayah Yellow Mule, Rapid City Central, 16-11.5; 2. Mataya Ward, Belle Fourche, 16-8.25; 3. Giana Smith, Rapid City Stevens, 16-7.25; 4 Emma Thurness, Rapid City Stevens, 16-6.75; 5. AVery Marler, 16-4.5; 6. Jaylen Nachtigall, Hot Springs, 16-0.75; 7. Sofie Guthmiller, Spearfish, 15-9.25; 8. Stella Marcus, Spearfish, 15-7.5

Triple jump: 1. Megan Baloun, Rapid City Stevens, 36-1.25; 2. Lizzy Dayton, Rapid City Stevens, 33-8.5; 3. Mataya Ward, Belle Fouche, 33-8.25; 4. Sydney Hughes, Rapid City Stevens, 32-10.75; 5. Giana Smith, Rapid City Stevens, 32-10.5; 6. Carlie DeBoer, Hot Springs, 32-7; 7. Gretchen Adamski, Spearfish, 31-9.75; 8. Gracie Chapman, Douglas, 31-5