SIOUX FALLS – Two-time defending champion Deubrook Area had a solid opening performance at the Class B State Girls’ Track and Field Meet on Friday at Howard Wood Stadium.

The Dolphins won a pair of events while picking up 45 team points.

Ipswich is second at 42, followed by Colman-Egan (24) in third and Estelline/Hendricks (21) in fourth. Arlington totaled 12 points on Day 1.

Dolphins

Deubrook won the 4x800-meter relay for the fourth consecutive year.

Eighth-grader Ellie Olsen, senior Shaylee DeBeer, sophomore Andrea Vandermeer and senior Josie Olsen crossed in a time of 9 minutes, 48.59 seconds.

DeBeer and Josie Olsen were members of all four victorious teams; Vandermeer was a member for the third time; and Ellie Olsen made her state meet debut in the event.

DeBeer won the triple jump with a mark of 36 feet, 2 inches on Friday. She also qualified second for today’s 300-meter hurdles final.

Josie Olsen was runner-up in the 800 in 2:22.64 – .71 off the lead.

Senior Ashley Vandermeer placed second in the triple jump at 34-7 1/4 and fourth in the long jump with a leap of 15-11 1/4. She was the three-time defending state champion in the triple.

Vandermeer qualified eighth for the 200-meter dash finals.

Ellie Olsen ended up fifth in the 3,200 in 12:11.65.

Josie Olsen, Miranda Moravetz, Ashley Vandermeer and DeBeer had the fastest qualifying time in the 4x400 relay.

Notes: Cortney Bauman was the fourth member of Deubrook’s 4x800 squad in 2018 and 2017, while she and Emily Koenig teamed with DeBeer and Josie Olsen in 2016. … Deubrook’s time of 9:48.59 in the 4x800 was its best at the state meet during the four-year championship run. … The Dolphins won each of the past two team titles after placing second to Ipswich in 2016.

Hawks

Eighth-grader Josie Mousel successfully defended her title in the high jump, clearing 5 feet, 4 inches.

She cleared the winning mark on her first attempt after getting over 5-3 – her winning mark a year ago – on her second try.

Olivia Baumberger, a senior, was the long jump champ with a mark of 16-10.

Mackenzie Hemmer finished fifth in the triple jump at 33-11.

Redhawks

Junior Christine Nefzger was the pole vault champion, clearing 10-9 on her third attempt to seal the crown.

Kaytlyn Hawley was third in the shot put (37-11 3/4) and Sophie Johnson placed fourth in the pole vault (9-6).

Cardinals

Hadley Carlson dueled with Mousel in the high jump, but came up an inch short.

She cleared 5-3 on her first attempt but came up empty an inch higher.

Jayna Haufschild was fifth in the pole vault (9-0).

Team scores

Deubrook Area 45, Ipswich 42, Colman-Egan 24, Estelline/Hendricks 21, Hanson 16, Newell 15, Kimball/White Lake 13, Gayville-Volin 12, Arlington 12, Andes Central/Dakota Christian 11, Corsica-Stickney 11, Avon 11, Sully Buttes 10, White River 10, Howard 7, Dakota Hills 7, Jones County 5, Burke 5, Freeman Academy/Marion 4, Chester Area 4, Wolsey-Wessington 4, Faulkton Area 3, James Valley Christian 3, Northwestern 3, Menno 2.5, Warner 2.5, Centerville 2, Eureka/Bowdle 2, Scotland 1, Bridgewater-Emery 1, Castlewood 1, De Smet 1, Wall 1.

800 – 1, Caelyn Valandra-Prue, White River, 2:21.93; 2, Josie Olsen, Deubrook Area, 2:22.64; 3, Courtney Menning, Corsica-Stickney, 2:25.2; 4, Alyssa Moschell, Hanson, 2:25.22; 5, Cami Streff, Chester Area, 2:25.72; 6, Karilyn Witing, James Valley Christian, 2:26.9; 7, Christine Gaulke, Kimball/White Lake, 2:29.17; 8, Mackenzie Everson, Castlewood, 2:30.39.

3,200 – 1, Maddy Fairley, Gayville-Volin, 11:31.08; 2, Isabella Brouwer, Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 11:51.18; 3, Victoria Zirbel, Dakota Hills, 11:59.85; 4, Jolie Dugan, Jones County, 12:05.87; 5, Ellie Olsen, Deubrook Area, 12:11.65; 6, Jessica Boekelheide, Northwestern, 12:19.11; 7, Jada Koerner, Freeman Academy/Marion, 12:25.07; 8, Madison Zirbel, Dakota Hills, 12:39.23.

4x800 relay – 1, Deubrook Area (Ellie Olsen, Shaylee DeBeer, Andrea Vandermeer, Josie Olsen), 9:48.59; 2, Ipswich, 10:00.9; 3, Kimball/White Lake, 10:14.44; 4, Hanson, 10:23.86; 5, Wolsey-Wessington, 10:23.93; 6, Newell, 10:26.47; 7, Howard, 10:28.11; 8, Bridgewater-Emery, 10:31.31.

Long jump – 1, Olivia Baumberger, Colman-Egan, 16-10; 2, Lauren Sees, Avon, 16-6.75; 3, Lily Gaston, Ipswich, 16-1.25; 4, Ashley Vandermeer, Deubrook Area, 15-11.25; 5, Karlie Goergen, Hanson, 15-8.75; 6, Courtney Sees, Avon, 15-8.25; 7, Morgan Huber, Hanson, 15-7.25; 8, Megan Weber, Eureka/Bowdle, 15-5.75.

Triple jump – 1, Shaylee DeBeer, Deubrook Area, 36-2; 2, Ashley Vandermeer, Deubrook Area, 34-7.25; 3, Lily Gaston, Ipswich, 34-4.75; 4, Austin Alexander, Newell, 34-1.25; 5, Mackenzie Hemmer, Colman-Egan, 33-11; 6, Lexa Burtzlaff, Newell, 33-10.5; 7, Sophie Eide, Centerville, 33-8.75; 8, Krystal Geier, Eureka/Bowdle, 33-4.75.

High jump – 1, Josie Mousel, Colman-Egan, 5-4; 2, Hadley Carlson, Arlington, 5-3; 3, (tie) Avery Broughton, Corsica-Stickney, Madison Kizer, Howard, Lahna Matucha, Burke, 5-1; 6, Peyton Melius, Faulkton Area, 5-1; 7, Oddy Pankratz, Freeman Academy/Marion, 5-1; 8, Kennedy Buchholz, De Smet, 4-11.

Shot put – 1, Lauren Wittler, Sully Buttes, 39-1; 2, Kamryn Heinz, Ipswich, 38-5; 3, Kaytlyn Hawley, Estelline/Hendricks, 37-11.75; 4, Randa VandenHoek, Kimball/White Lake, 37-7.75; 5, Dana Youngberg, Newell, 37-2; 6, Sidney Muckey, Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 36-8.25; 7, Kayla VanOsdel, Gayville-Volin, 36-3; 8, Cooper McLaughlin, Wall, 35-11.5.

Pole vault – 1, Christine Nefzger, Estelline/Hendricks, 10-9; 2, Taylor Maurer, Ipwswich, 10-6; 3, Mckenzie Evans, Ipswich, 10-0; 4, Sophie Johnson, Estelline/Hendricks, 9-6; 5, Jayna Haufschild, Arlington, 9-0; 6, (tie) Morgan Edelman, Menno, Laura Ochsner, Warner, 8-6; 8, Oliva Binde, Scotland, 8-0.