On Tuesday, April 20, the Garretson Track Team made its way to Alcester for the BAH-Mike Seivert Invitational, competing against Parker, Beresford, Dell Rapids St. Mary's, Flandreau, Alcester-Hudson, Dell Rapids, and Baltic. The men’s' team placed second with 86.5 points, behind first place Beresford. Dell Rapids took third place at 83 points.
“Even though it was cold, we had a pretty good day,” said coach Jason Bohl. “Athletes that finished first in the events were: Jaden Richter(Shot Put), Logan Bly (High Jump), Medley Relay(Dom Abraham, Jayse Miller, Cooper Long, Cadyn Ockenga), and the 3200m Relay (Preston Bohl, Cadyn Ockenga, Dylan Kindt, Cooper Long).
“We are a little over halfway through our season and are looking forward to meets when the temperature is above 50. This year to qualify for the State Track Meet, an athlete must have one of the top 24 times/distances in their event. Currently we have several tracksters that are in that category and we are excited about the possible numbers that we may have represent Garretson in the State Track Meet in Spearfish.”
Outstanding results for the men's team came from a 1st place finish in the 3200m relay and the 1600m sprint relay and Jaden Richter's 1st place shot put throw that landed 40'10" away. Jaden's 2nd place opponent was Tanner Reed of Flandreau, who threw 40'7".
The men continued to place high with Dominic Abraham's 2nd place finish in the 200m dash, Preston Bohl's 2nd place finish in the 1600m run, a 2nd place finish in the 800m relay, and Cody Erickson's 3rd place finishes in the high jump and long jump categories.
The women's team placed 5th overall, but individual placements did well. Logan Bly won the high jump category with her jump of 4'11", not only making her personal PR, but surpassing Garretson High School's PR record as well. Kylie Christensen followed closely behind with a 2nd place finish on a jump of 4'6".
Lily Ranschau continued to dominate in the hurdles, placing 1st in both the 100m and 300m hurdles. She beat her 2nd place opponents by 1.4 seconds and nearly 2 seconds, respectively. Molly Hulscher and Madden Lardy stayed neck-in-neck in the shot put, placing 2nd and 3rd, respectively, with a 33'1.75" throw and a 33'1.5" throw. The girls 3200m relay placed 2nd.
Track Results from the Beresford/Alcester-Hudson Invitational
- Girls 200m and 400m dash, Jordyn Williams, 7th place
- Girls 800m dash, Tayler Benson, 8th place
- Girls 1600m dash, Payton Campbell, 7th place and Tierra Thomas, 10th place
- Girls 100m and 300m hurdles, Lily Ranschau, 1st place
- Girls 3200m relay, 2nd place
- Girls 1600m sprint relay, 4th place
- Girls High Jump, Logan Bly 1st place with 4'11' jump and Kylie Christensen 2nd place with 4'6" jump
- Girls shot put, Molly Hulscher, 2nd place 33'1.75" shot, Madden Lardy, 3rd place 33'1.5" shot, Oliviyah Thornton, 7th place 30'2.5" shot
- Girls Discus throw, Madden Lardy 5th place 85' throw, Oliviyah Thornton, 6th place, 82' throw
- Boys 100m dash, Cody Erickson, 6th place
- Boys 200m dash, Dominic Abraham 2nd place, Hunter Abraham 9th place
- Boys 400m dash, Trevon Cross, 4th place, Hunter Abraham, 5th place, Michael Olson, 7th place
- Boys 800m dash, Trevon Cross, 6th place, Devon Leedy, 7th place
- Boys 100m run, Treyton Chester, 4th place, Michael Olson, 9th place
- Boys 1600m run, Preston Bohl, 2nd place (Lost to Logan Anderson of Dell Rapids by 5 seconds), Cayden Ockenga, 4th place, Matthew Gilbert, 6th place, Devon Leedy, 8th place
- Boys 800m relay, 2nd place
- Boys 3200m relay, 1st place, beating Baltic by 8 seconds
- Boys 1600 sprint medley, 1st place, defeating Dell Rapids St. Mary by 1.2 seconds
- Boys high jump, Cody Erickson, 3rd place with a 5'6" jump, tying Ian Matthews of Beresford
- Boys long jump, Cody Erickson, 3rd place with 18'9"
- Boys shot put, Jaden Richter, 1st place with 40'10" throw. Second place went to Tanner Reed of Flandreau with 40'7".
- Boys discus, Jaden Richter, 8th place, 97'6" throw
Mens team rankings: Beresford 1st place, Garretson 2nd place, Dell Rapids 3rd place
Womens team rankings: 5th place
Preston Bohl Oliviyah Thornton Madden Lardy Molly Hulscher Cayden Ockenga
Photos by Angie Bly.
