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Three Brookings-area teams compete at First Dakota Relays

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Posted 4/26/24

Three area teams competed at the First Dakota Relays held on the Mount Marty University campus on Thursday afternoon.

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Three Brookings-area teams compete at First Dakota Relays

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YANKTON — Three area teams competed at the First Dakota Relays held on the Mount Marty University campus on Thursday afternoon.

No team scores were kept at the event but Brookings, Flandreau and Deubrook Area each turned in several top-five finishes.

Boys

Brookings

The team of Jon Kahler, Tevin Lounsbury, Nathan Smith and Ernest Ting brought home the Bobcats’ lone first-place finish in relay events, finishing with a time of 8:18.54 in the 4x800 meter relay.

Ernest Ting also turned in a first-place finish with a time of 4:34.86 in the 1600-meter run.

Jordan Mofle finished second in the triple jump at 39-07.00.
Alex Wainman finished third in the high jump at 5-09.00 and Elie Wongondombi finished fourth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 53.19 seconds.

Deubrook Area

Deubrook had a pair of first-place finishes including Gavin Landmark who posted the fourth fastest time in Class B this season in the 400-meter dash with a time of 52.04.

Jake Jorenby also finished first in the high jump at 5-11.00.
The Dolphins’ 4x400 meter relay team of Jaxon Quail, Landen Johnson, Jorenby and Landmark finished second and had the fastest time in Class B this season with a time of 3:30.23.

Landmark also posted the fourth fastest time in Class B and finished fourth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:04.99 and Johnson finished fifth in the same event with a time of 2:05.53.

The 4x200 meter relay team of J.P. Rogness, Johnson, Tevin Landmark and Jorenby finished fifth with a time of 1:38.09.

Flandreau

The Fliers’ 1600-meter short medley relay team of Benjamin Kulm, Micah Otto, Paul Parsley and Brenton Westberry finished in third place with a time of 3:46.42.

The 4x200 meter relay team of Parsley, Kulm, Otto and Westberry also finished fifth with a time of 3:39.67.

Girls

Brookings

Logan Smidt picked up a first-place finish in the javelin throw at 106-02. Smidt also finished second in the shot put at 35-00.00
Kennedy Ronning finished in second place in the pole vault at 9-06.00.
Amari Ward picked up a fourth-place finish in the long jump at 15-11.50.

The Bobcats also picked up a pair of fourth-place finishes in relay events. The team of Ward, Lily Murray, Elise Lefers and Ronning finished with a time of 1:53.54 in the 4x200 meter relay while Alaina Evans, Ronning, Lefers and Ward finished with a time of 53.11 seconds in the 4x100 meter relay.

Deubrook Area

The Dolphins’ 1600-meter short medley relay team of Akasha Gorecki, Kadence Bown, Kylee Johnson and Nora Olsen finished in third place with a time of 4:35.33.

Flandreau

Faith Wiese finished second in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:13.00.

The Fliers 1600-meter short medley relay team of Ella Hoffman, Kiley Westberry, Morgan Sheppard and Josie Hamilton finished second with a time of 4:24.95.

Hamilton finished fourth in the 3200-meter run with a time of 12:27.82.
The 4x400 meter relay team of Hoffman, Westberry, Wiese and Sheppard finished fifth with a time of 4:17.66.

All top 10 finishers and/or the top finishers for each school are listed below.

Girls 4x800 Meter Relay
4. Makenna Ekern, Kylee Johnson, Kadence Bowne, Nora Olsen (Deubrook) 10:10.53

Boys 4x800 Meter Relay
1. Jon Kahler, Tevin Lounsbury, Nathan Smith, Ernest Ting (Brookings) 8:18.54
2. Charlie Olsen, Landen Johnson, Jaxon Qual, Gavin Landmark (Deubrook) 8:22.35
11. Shane Harming, Weston Baker, Seth Vogt, Miles Even (Brookings) 9:28.56

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles
10. Akasha Gorecki (Deubrook) 17.18
26. Raira Buus (Brookings) 22.83

Girls 100 Meter Dash
26. Nevaeh Strohfus (Brookings) 13.90
34. Kyra Bowne (Deubrook) 14.21

Boys 100 Meter Dash
8. J.P. Rogness (Deubrook) 11.56
21. LaVonte Carter (Brookings) 12.04

Girls 4x200 Meter Relay
4. Amari Ward, Lily Murray, Elise Lefers, Kennedy Ronning (Brookings) 1:53.54
9. Nevaeh Strohfus, Claire Bisgard, Courtney Dauer, N. Kahler (Brookings) 1:58.70
10. Kadence Bowne, Kyra Bowne, Peyton Trooien, Kylee Johnson (Deubrook) 1:59.70

Boys 4x200 Meter Relay
5. J.P. Rogness, Landon Johnson, Tevin Landmark, J. Jorenby (Deubrook) 1:38.09
10. LaVonte Carter, Cole Skyberg, Jack Griggs, Ashton Baker (Brookings) 1:39.29

Girls 1600 Meter Run
2. Faith Wiese (Flandreau) 5:13.00
6. Nora Olsen (Deubrook) 5:30.35
11. Isabel Overby (Brookings) 5:51.24

Boys 1600 Meter Run
1. Ernest Ting (Brookings) 4:34.86
7. Jon Kahler (Brookings) 4:41.23
9. Trevin Lounsbury (Brookings) 4:50.77
17. Colton Trooien (Deubrook) 5:04.63
19. Tanner Reed (Flandreau) 5:05.73

Girls 4x100 Meter Relay
4. Alaina Evans, Kennedy Ronning, Elise Lefers, Amari Ward (Brookings) 53.11
16. Rhiley Grenz, Kendallyn Schmit, Chloe Haines, Peyton Trooien (Deubrook) 1:02.04

Boys 4x100
10. J.P. Rogness, Jace Vomacka, Ty Landmark, Jake Jorenby (Deubrook) 47.52
13. Josiah Thomas, Nash Burdick, Mason Mathis, Bergen Tetzlaff (Brookings) 48.56

Girls 400 Meter Dash
17. Ava Peterson (Brookings) 1:09.18
21. Delaney Pedersen (Deubrook) 1:09.99

Boys 400 Meter Dash
1. Gavin Landmark (Deubrook) 52.04
4. Elie Wongondombi (Brookings) 53.19
5. Jaxon Quail (Deubrook) 53.39
6. Nathan Smith (Brookings) 53.51
10. Cole Skyberg (Brookings) 55.47

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles
7. Ty Landmark (Deubrook) 46.00
13. Eli Hawks (Brookings) 47.70

Girls 1600 Meter Sprint Medley Relay
2. Ella Hoffman, Kiley Westberry, Morgan Sheppard, Josie Hamilton (Flandreau) 4:24.95
3. Akasha Gorecki, Kadence Bowne, Kylee Johnson, Nora Olsen (Deubrook) 4:35.33
6. Grace Vostad, Ava Petterson, Quinn Ulvestad, Isabel Overby (Brookings) 4:55.91

Boys 1600 Meter Sprint Medley Relay
3. Benjamin Kulm, Micah Otto, Paul Parsley, Brenton Westberry (Flandreau) 3:46.42
9. Devon Landmark, Axel Trooien, Vebrand Gangas, Colton Trooien (Deubrook) 4:08.41
10. Mason Mathis, Blake Kannegieter, Jackson Bastemeyer, Weston Baker (Brookings) 4:17.83

Girls 800 Meter Run
12. Makenna Ekern (Deubrook) 2:42.81
18. Sophia Schmit (Brookings) 2:47.60

Boys 800 Meter Run
4. Gavin Landmark (Deubrook) 2:04.99
5. Landen Johnson (Deubrook) 2:05.53
14. Shane Harming (Brookings) 2:12.56

Girls 200 Meter Dash
17. Nayree Munoz (Brookings) 30.61
21. Kyra Bowne (Deubrook) 30.66

Boys 200 Meter Dash
6. J.P. Rogness (Deburook) 25.06
12. Jack Griggs (Brookings) 25.76

Girls 3200 Meter Run
4. Josie Hamilton (Flandreau) 12:27.82

Girls 4x400 Meter Relay
5. Ella Hoffman, Kiley Westberry, Faith Wiese, Morgan Sheppard (Flandreau) 4:17.66

7. Nora Olsen, Kadence Bowne, Makenna Ekern, Kylee Johnson (Deubrook) 4:26.96

Boys 4x400 Meter Relay
2. Jaxon Quail, Landen Johnson, Jake Jorenby, Gavin Landmark (Deubrook) 3:30.23
5. Paul Parsley, Benjamin Kulm, Micah Otto, Brenton Westberry (Flandreau) 3:39.67

Girls High Jump
15. Rylee Briggs (Brookings) 4-07.00
15. Akasha Gorecki (Deubrook) 4-07.00

Boys High Jump
1. Jake Jorenby (Deubrook) 5-11.00
3. Alex Wainman (Brookings) 5-09.00
5. Jordan Mofle (Brookings) 5-07.00
7. Micah Otto (Flandreau) 5-07.00

Girls Long Jump
4. Amari Ward (Brookings) 15-11.50

Boys Long Jump
16. Vebrand Gangas (Deubrook) 17-08.50
25. Jack Griggs (Brookings) 17-04.50

Girls Triple Jump
17. Olivia Hawks (Brookings) 29-01.25
21. Akasha Gorecki (Deubrook) 28-07.00

Boys Triple Jump
2. Jordan Mofle (Brookings) 39-07.00
7. Dagi Thomas (Brookings) 38-00.00
10. Eli Hawks (Brookings) 36-01.00

Girls Shot Put
2. Logan Smidt (Brookings) 35-00.00
6. Kiana Schmit (Deubrook) 34-03.75

Boys Shot Put
6. Dylan Rios (Deubrook) 44-00.50
28. Michael Nelson (Brookings) 36-03.75

Girls Discus Throw
8. Zoey Molengraaf (Deubrook) 93-10
9. Clara Delbridge (Brookings) 93-01

Boys Discus Throw
10. Riley Niehus (Deubrook) 113-07
17. Michael Nelson (Brookings) 108-04
53. Benjamin Kulm (Flandreau) 88-07

Girls Pole Vault
2. Kennedy Ronning (Brookings) 9-06.00
8. Amber Brockberg (Brookings) 7-00.00
8. Mischa Janssen (brookings) 7-00.00

Boys Pole Vault
16. Matthew Gassman (Flandreau) 8-06.00
16. Lanz Dailey (Flandreau) 8-06.00

Girls Javelin Throw
1. Logan Smidt (Brookings) 106-02
25. Peyton Trooien (Deubrook) 65-00
25. Lily Klein (Flandreau) 65-00

Boys Javelin Throw
12. Alex Wainman (Brookings) 125-10
16. Jace Vomacka (Deubrook) 123-05
46. Matthew Gassman (Flandreau) 93-05