HAYTI – The Hamlin girls and Madison boys won team titles at the Region 2A Track and Field Meet on Thursday.
The top two finishers in each event and those achieving in-season qualifying standards advanced to the Class A State Track and Field Meet, to be held Friday, May 24, at Tea Area High School and Saturday, May 25, at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.
The Chargers totaled 165 team points and Madison was second at 145. Flandreau (117) finished third and Sioux Valley (62) fourth.
Senior Ashtyn Bertram had a big day, winning the 100-meter dash in 12.7 seconds and the 200 in 26.2.
She also anchored the Fliers’ victorious 4x100- and 4x200-meter relay teams, which finished in times of 51.8 and 1:49.1, respectively. Isabella Pavlis, Hannah Parsley and Cassidy Keith ran the first three legs in both relays.
Madie Hursey placed first in the 1,600 with a time of 5:36.2.
Libby Hursey was runner-up in the 800 in 2:33.1.
Madie Hursey, Maria Parsley, Hannah Parsley and Libby Hursey were second in the 4x800 in 10:15.3. Pavlis, Keith, Libby Hursey and Hannah Parsley matched that finish in the 4x400 with a 4:24.2 clocking.
The Cossacks’ Kamryn Schwartz won the triple jump with a mark of 34 feet, 1 inch.
The Bulldogs posted 173 team points in first and Hamlin was second at 151. Sioux Valley (117) ended up third and Flandreau (51) was fifth.
Jaxton Schiller and Lane VanderWal led the way for the Cossacks.
Schiller took the 100-meter crown with a time of 11.3 seconds and the 200 with a 23.5 clocking.
VanderWal was first in the triple jump with a mark of 42-2 1/2 and the long jump at 20-3 3/4.
VanderWal, Oliver Vincent, Noah Puetz and Schiller teamed to win the 4x100 and 4x200 relays with times of 45.2 and 1:34.6, respectively.
Colby Gatzke crossed first in the 3,200 (10:59.7) and second in the 1,600 (5:01.1).
Kelton Vincent won the 800 in 2:11. Puetz was runner-up in the triple jump (39-8 1/4).
The Fliers’ Gabe Hobbie, Austin Kulm, Chris Boetger and David Allen placed first in the 4x800 in 8:48.2.
Tathan Headrick, Tristan Bietz, Allen and Hobbie won the medley relay with a time of 3:57.
Kulm ended up second in the 3,200 (11:04.1).
REGION 2A TRACK AND FIELD MEET
Thursday in Hayti
Note: Top two in each event and those achieving in-season qualifying standards advance to state.
GIRLS
Team scores
Hamlin 165, Madison 145, Flandreau 117, Sioux Valley 62, Deuel 53, Florence/Henry 41.
100 – 1, Ashtyn Bertram, F, 12.7; 2, Justine Poppen, H, 13.0.
200 – 1, Ashtyn Bertram, F, 26.2; 2, Cami Stevenson, H, 27.1.
400 – 1, Cami Stevenson, H, 1:02.8; 2, Haley Hlavacek, FH, 1:03.
800 – 1, Zoie Fraser, H, 2:32.3; 2, Libby Hursey, F, 2:33.1.
1,600 – 1, Madie Hursey, F, 5:36.2; 2, Kenzie Hamann, D, 5:42.2.
3,200 – 1, Ellie Keller, M, 12:21.8; 2, Jessie Tappe, M, 12:28.1.
100 hurdles – 1, Chloe Grantham, H, 16.1; 2, Abby Brooks, M, 16.2.
300 hurdles – 1, Chloe Grantham, H, 47.4; 2, Abby Brooks, M, 49.2.
4x100 relay – 1, Flandreau (Isabella Pavlis, Hannah Parsley, Cassidy Keith, Ashtyn Bertram), 51.8; 2, Madison (Izzy Gors, Kylie Krusemark, Kendra Leighton, Morgan Anderson), 51.8.
4x200 relay – 1, Flandreau (Isabella Pavlis, Hannah Parsley, Cassidy Keith, Ashtyn Bertram), 1:49.1; 2, Madison (Izzy Gors, Kylie Krusemark, Kendra Leighton, Morgan Anderson), 1:50.2.
4x400 relay – 1, Madison (Morgan Anderson, Kylie Krusemark, Abby Brooks, Kendra Leighton), 4:20.9; 2, Flandreau (Isabella Pavlis, Cassidy Keith, Libby Hursey, Hannah Parsley), 4:24.2.
4x800 relay – 1, Florence/Henry (Trinity Watson, Karli Sharp, Taylor Watson, Haley Hlavacek), 10:13.9; 2, Flandreau (Madie Hursey, Maria Parsley, Hannah Parsley, Libby Hursey), 10:15.3.
Medley relay – 1, Madison (Izzy Gors, Maddie Gerry, Kate Comes, Ally Sahr), 4:37.1; 2, Hamlin (Justine Poppen, Naomi Arnold, Gabby Mischke, Ava Prouty), 4:40.1.
Long jump – 1, Morgan Anderson, M, 15-10.75; 2, Naomi Arnold, H, 15-7.75.
Triple jump – 1, Kamryn Schwartz, SV, 34-1; 2, Abby Brooks, M, 31-3.5.
High jump – 1, McKenna Prouty, H, 5-0; 2, Emily VanLiere, M, 4-10.
Shot put – 1, Kami Wadsworth, H, 40-5; 2, Juliana Hodges, M, 36-7.
Discus – 1, Gracelyn Leiseth, H, 118-7; 2, Kami Wadsworth, H, 109-8.
Pole vault – 1, Kenzie Hamann, D, 8-6; 2, (tie) Annie Hawley, D, Olivia Flemming, M, 7-0.
BOYS
Team scores
Madison 173, Hamlin 151, Sioux Valley 117, Deuel 79, Flandreau 51, Florence/Henry 10.
100 – 1, Jaxton Schiller, SV, 11.3; 2, Carter Hoffman, D, 11.3.
200 – 1, Jaxton Schiller, SV, 23.5; 2, Kirby Antonen, H, 23.5.
400 – 1, Kirby Antonen, H, 51.6; 2, Logan Eide, D, 53.0.
800 – 1, Kelton Vincent, SV, 2:11.0; 2, Mason Baer, D, 2:14.5.
1,600 – 1, Mickale Dohrer, M, 4:56.8; 2, Colby Gatzke, SV, 5:01.1.
3,200 – 1, Colby Gatzke, SV, 10:59.7; 2, Austin Kulm, F, 11:04.1.
110 hurdles – 1, Cade Poppen, H, 15.4; 2, Caileb Reilly, M, 15.9.
300 hurdles – 1, Caileb Reilly, M, 43.1; 2, Nash Grantham, H, 43.5.
4x100 relay – 1, Sioux Valley (Lane VanderWal, Oliver Vincent, Noah Puetz, Jaxton Schiller), 45.2; 2, Deuel (Logan Eide, Carter Hoffman, Nick Kasten, Logan Kreger), 45.3.
4x200 relay – 1, Sioux Valley (Lane VanderWal, Oliver Vincent, Noah Puetz, Jaxton Schiller), 1:34.6; 2, Hamlin (Jackson Noem, Kirby Antonen, Clay Popham, Cade Poppen), 1:35.2.
4x400 relay – 1, Madison (Carter Bergheim, Even Appelwick, Mason Avery, Caileb Reilly), 3:42.4; 2, Hamlin (Kirby Antonen, Clay Popham, Nash Grantham, Jackson Noem,), 3:46.5.
4x800 relay – 1, Flandreau (Gabe Hobbie, Austin Kulm, Chris Boetger, David Allen), 8:48.2; 2, Madison (Evan Appelwick, Keaton Nighbert, Mickale Dohrer, Aspen Dahl), 8:49.1.
Medley relay – 1, Flandreau (Tathan Headrick, Tristan Bietz, David Allen, Gabe Hobbie), 3:57; 2, Hamlin (Caden Arnold, Clay Popham, Jackson Noem, Joel Opdahl), 3:57.8.
Long jump – 1, Lane VanderWal, SV, 20-3.75; 2, Caden Arnold, H, 19-8.75.
Triple jump – 1, Lane VanderWal, SV, 42-2.5; 2, Noah Puetz, SV, 39-8.25.
High jump – 1, Scott Lovre, D, 6-4; 2, Nash Grantham, H, 6-3; 3, Cade Poppen, H, 6-0.
Shot put – 1, Mitchell Noem, H, 46-3; 2, Bear Shipley, M, 43-2.5.
Discus – 1, Cole Roe, H, 133-8; 2, Johnny Ricke, M, 128-8.
Pole vault – 1, Ammon Hawkes, M, 12-10; 2, Sam Olson, M, 10-6.
