GHS Track at Last Chance meet, set personal records

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            Last Thursday, the Garretson Track & Field team headed to Baltic to participate in the Last Chance Meet, rounding out their regular season and facing off with heavy hitters such as Sioux Falls Christian, Tri-Valley, Dell Rapids, and West Central. At the conclusion of that competition the final numbers for State participation were submitted.

            To qualify for State competition, athletes' finishing times must be in the top 25 in their category.

male runner passing baton to fellow runner at track meet
Blaine Trower getting the hand off from Collin Olson. //Garrick A Moritz, Gazette

            Moving on are Blaine Trower in the Boys 200 meter and 400 meter dash prelims; Jordyn Williams in the Girls 100 meter dash prelims and the 200 meter dash prelims; the Girls 3200 meter relay team of Addison Hove, Ava Peters, Annalise Hoeck, and Harper Andera; the Boys 3200 meter relay team of Carter Siemonsma, Trower, Collin Olson, Josh Gilbert, and Ramsey Schweitzer; the Girls sprint medley relay team of Williams, Tayler Benson, Ava Peters, Harper Andera; and the Boys sprint medley relay team of Schweitzer, Gilbert, Olson, Trower, and Siemonsma. State competition is being held today (Thursday) through Saturday at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

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            The State Competition can be viewed at https://www.sdpb.org/hsactivities/sports/track/ or on PBS. Broadcast start times will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, 9:00 a.m. on Friday, and 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.

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