SIOUX FALLS – Inclement weather ended the Dakota Relays with a few events remaining on Saturday at Howard Wood Field, but not before area athletes turned in some stellar performances.
The Deubrook Area girls posted wins in both the Class B 4x200- and 4x800-meter relays. The Dolphins broke the tape in 1 minute, 49.73 seconds in the 4x200, while Lake Preston placed fourth in 1:50.58 and Colman-Egan was sixth in 1:51.48.
Deubrook won the girls’ 4x800 in 10:00.13 and also finished second in the 1,600 Sprint Medley relay in 4:20.58, while Lake Preston placed fourth in 4:29.81.
The Hawks raced to a second-place finish in the B 4x100-meter relay in 52.89 seconds as the Divers finished seventh in 53.71.
Individually, Brookings Ellie Abraham placed third in the 1,600 in a time of 5:08.38.
In the boys’ races, Colman-Egan had a solid showing in the relays as well, placing sixth in the 4x100 in 46.79.
Dave Eggen/Inertia Sports Media photo: Brookings sophomore Ellie Abraham leads early in the 1,600-meter run at Saturday’s Dakota Relays at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls. Abraham finished third in the event in a time of 5 minutes, 8.38 seconds.
