High School Track & Field

Sioux Valley boys win at Banana Relays, girls come in third

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Posted 4/23/25

The Sioux Valley boys’ track and field team came in first place at the Banana Relays at Hamlin High School on Tuesday afternoon.

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High School Track & Field

Sioux Valley boys win at Banana Relays, girls come in third

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HAYTI — The Sioux Valley boys’ track and field team came in first place at the Banana Relays at Hamlin High School on Tuesday afternoon. 

The Cossack boys finished with 183 points and edged out Watertown for first place. The Sioux Valley girls came in third place with 148 points. They finished behind Clark/Willow Lake (193) and Watertown (183).

Sioux Valley will participate in a field events only meet in Elkton on Monday at 4 p.m.

Boys

The Cossacks had three individual champions on the boys’ side. Donovan Rose won the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 16.02 seconds. Jakob Guthmiller won the long jump with a jump of five feet and 10 inches. Braden Danzeisen won the triple jump (40’ 5.5”).

Sioux Valley dominated the relay races, winning all but the 4x100 race. Rose, Jakob Guthmiller, Carson Wosje and Mitchell Guthmiller won the 4x200 (1:31.78) and Wosje, Brock Christopherson, Brady Hiltunen and Mitchell Guthmiller won the 4x400 (3:27.58). Christopherson, Wosje, Mitchell Guthmiller and Hiltunen won the 4x800 (9:19.95) and Rose, Jakob Guthmiller, Hiltunen and Christopherson won the sprint medley relay (3:50.61).

Hunter Steinhaus came in second in the 200 meter run (25.03) and third in the 400 (55.55). Ethan Hemmestad came in third in the 100 (11.80) and Tyrus Schulz came in fifth in the 1600 (5:06.25).

Wyatt Nelson came in second in the discus (121’ 4”) and Levi Loban came in fourth (112’ 2”) in the same event. Tyson Norgaard came in second in the triple jump (36’ 3”). Landon Hanssen came in third in the shot put (38’ 10”) and fifth in the discus (110’ 0”). Braden Danzeisen came in fifth in the javelin (128’ 10”) and Brendin Moe came in fifth in the triple jump (33’ 0.5”). 

Girls

Adison Renkly was the lone individual winner for the Cossacks on the girls side. She came in first place in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 15.86.

Sioux Valley won two relay races. Amari Ward, Audrey Larsen, Caitlin Russell and Renkly came in first in the 4x100 (52.88) and Amari Ward, Renkly, Amia Ward and Maci Licht won the sprint medley relay (4:24.71). 

Licht came in second in the 200 (27.61) and Amya Ward came in second in the 400 (1:06.04). Talya Vincent came in second inthe 800 (2:31.06). Amari Ward came in fourth in the 100 (13.73) and Amia Ward came in fourth in the 200 (28.53). Ava Gatzke came in fourth in the 1600 (6:26.75) and fifth in the 800 (2:52.43). Audrey Larsen came in fifth in the 100 (13.79).

Emma Gorvin came in second in the high jump (4’ 10”) and Amari Ward came in second in the long jump (15’ 8”). Porshia VanderWal came in second in the discus (96’ 3”) and Miley Keating came in fourth in the triple jump (29’ 0.5”). 

Below are all of the top-15 finishes for the Cossacks on Tuesday:

Boys

100 Meter Dash

  1. Ethan Hemmestad 11.80
  2. Logan Mohn 12.22
  3. Hunter Steinhaus 12.25
  4. Wyatt Hardt 12.40
  5. Johnnie Vermuelen 12.48
  6. Westin Pitts 12.63

200 Meter Run

  1. Hunter Steinhaus 25.03
  2. Ethan Hemmstad 26.01
  3. Koltyn Kissner 26.35
  4. Jayden Thielen 28.54

400 Meter Run

  1. Hunter Steinhaus 55.55
  2. Jayden Thielen 1:05.23

1600 Meter Run

  1. Tyrus Schulz 5:06.25
  2. Dubhlainn Vermuelen 5:26.07

100 Meter Hurdles

  1. Donovan Rose 16.02
  2. Wyatt Hardt 19.61
  3. Johnnie Vermuelen

4x200 Relay

  1. Sioux Valley (Donovan Rose, Jakob Guthmiller, Carson Wosje, Mitchell Guthmiller) 1:31.78

4x400 Relay

  1. Sioux Valley (Carson Wosje, Brock Christopherson, Brady Hiltunen, Mitchell Guthmiller) 3:27.58

4x800 Relay

  1. Sioux Valley (Brock Christopherson, Carson Wosje, Mitchell Guthmiller, Brady Hiltunen) 9:19.95

Sprint Medley Relay

  1. Sioux Valley (Donovan Rose, Jakob Guthmiller, Brady Hiltunen, Brock Christopherson) 3:50.61

Shot Put

  1. Landon Hanssen 38’ 10”
  2. Wyatt Nelson 38’ 4”
  3. Drake Schmuck 36’ 4”
  4. Levi Loban 32’ 10”
  5. Turner Hofer 32’ 8”
  6. Patrick Quale 32’ 7”

Discus

  1. Wyatt Nelson 121’ 4”
  2. Levi Loban 112’ 2”
  3. Landon Hanssen 110’ 0”
  4. Luke Johnson 91’ 1”

Javelin

  1. Braden Danzeisen 128’ 10”
  2. Wyatt Nelson 128’ 10”
  3. Landon Hanssen 128’ 8”

High Jump

  1. Jakob Guthmiller 5’ 10”
  2. Koltyn Kissner 5’ 10”
  3. Westin Pitts 5’ 2”

Long Jump

  1. Braden Danzeisen 20’ 5”
  2. Logan Mohn 17’ 4.25”
  3. Carter Sapp 16’ 7”
  4. Brendin Moe 16’ 3”

Triple Jump 

  1. Braden Danzeisen 40’ 5.5”
  2. Tyson Norgaard 36’ 3”
  3. Brendin Moe 33’ 0.5”
  4. Luke Johnson 32’ 3”

Girls

100 Meter Dash

  1. Amari Ward 13.73
  2. Audrey Larsen 13.79
  3. Caitlin Russell 14.34
  4. Kalia King 14.47
  5. Tenley Severson 14.74

200 Meter Run

  1. Maci Licht 27.61
  2. Amia Ward 28.53
  3. Kalia King 30.61
  4. Tenley Severson 30.97

400 Meter Run

  1. Amya Ward 1:06.04

800 Meter Run

  1. Talya Vincent 2:31.06
  2. Ava Gatzke 2:52.43
  3. Quynn Nielson 2:57.21

1600 Meter Run

  1. Ava Gatzke 6:26.75
  2. Quynn Nielson 6:43.90

100 Meter Hurdles

  1. Adison Renkly 15.86

300 Meter Hurdles

  1. Becka Renkly 55.21

4x100 Relay

  1. Sioux Valley (Amari Ward, Audrey Larsen, Caitlin Russell, Adison Renkly) 52.88

4x200 Relay

  1. Sioux Valley (Caitlin Russell, Audrey Larsen, Kalia King, Tenley Severson) 1:58.64

4x400 Relay

  1. Sioux Valley (Maci Licht, Amia Ward, Amya Ward, Talya Vincent 4:15.53

4x800 Relay

  1. Sioux Valley (Amya Ward, Talya Vincent, Ava Gatzke, Liberty Trygstad) 10:32.12

Sprint Medley Relay

  1. Sioux Valley (Amari Ward, Adison Renkly, Amia Ward, Maci Licht) 4:24.71

Shot Put

  1. Porshia VanderWal 16’ 7.5”
  2. Ella Jacobson 22’ 7”

Discus

  1. Porshia VanderWal 96’ 3”

Javelin 

  1. Ella Jacobson 52’ 4”

High Jump

  1. Emma Gorvin 4’ 10”
  2. Miley Keating 4’ 0”

Long Jump

  1. Amari Ward 15’ 8”
  2. Anna Field 13’ 10”
  3. Matti Keppen 12’ 4”

Triple Jump

  1. Miley Keating 29’ 0.5”
  2. Anna Field 28’ 1.75”
  3. Emma Gorvin 27’ 9.5”