On Tuesday, May 3, the track and field team headed to Baltic for the Baltic Invitational, and followed it this last weekend with the Howard Wood Dakota Relays.
"We are just working on trying to get as many people in the top 24 of their events by the time region meet gets here," said Head Coach Jason Bohl. "Now, how you qualify for the state meet is you have to have a top 24 time or distance in the state to qualify."
Baltic Invitational Results:
Girls 1600m run; Tayler Benson, 3rd place with a time of 5:51.63 and Ava Ockenga, 8th place with a time of 6:33.96
Girls 100m hurdles; Lily Ranschau, 1st place with a time of 16.05 seconds.
Girls 300m hurdles; Lily Ranschau, 2nd place with a time of 49.3 seconds.
Girls 4x100m relay; 2nd place with a time of 54.1 seconds. Participants were Raegen Altman, Jordyn Williams, Lily Ranschau, Hannah Frewaldt.
Girls High Jump; Logan Bly, 3rd place with a height of 4'9"; Kylie Christensen, 4th place, 4'7".
Girls Shot Put; Oliviyah Thornton, 2nd place with a throw of 34'9".
Girls Discus; Oliviyah Thornton, 5th place with a throw of 92'7".
Overall team ranking: 6th place
Boys 200m dash; Treyton Chester, 8th place with a time of 24.8 seconds.
Boys 800m run; Carter Freestone, 6th place with a time of 2:20.55.
Boys 1600m run; Carter Freestone, 9th place with a time of 5:51.48.
Boys 1300m run; Preston Bohl, 1st place with a time of 10:15.8
Boys 300m hurdles; Sam Schleuter, 5th place with a time of 46.5 seconds.
Boys 4x800m relay (3200m); 3rd place with a time of 9:14.34. Participants were Preston Bohl, Sam Schleuter, Carter Siemonsma, Collin Olson.
Overall team ranking: 9th place
The Howard Wood Dakota Relays put many of the teams from across the state against each other, and was held both Friday and Saturday. Over 3,000 athletes competed, and is considered one of the state's premier track and field events. Participating teams included all Sioux Falls High Schools, Brandon Valley, and Rapid City Stevens, along with Garretson competitors Chester Area, Colman-Egan, and Dell Rapids. With so many participants, it was difficult for Garretson athletes to place, but Lily Ranschau placed 18th in the 100m hurdles and 24th in the 300m hurdles, and the boys 3200m relay team of Preston Bohl, Sam Schleuter, Carter Siemonsma, and Collin Olson placed 23rd.
