On April 12, the Garretson Blue Dragon track and field team headed to Salem to participate in the McCook Central Jack Rasmussen Relays. Seven teams participated, including Freeman, Bridgewater-Emery, and Howard. While the overall event went well, it was interrupted at the end due to the weather. Two heats of the Girls' 200m were run, but the event was not scored or places awarded, and the 3200m and 1600m relays were not held.
Garretson placed well despite the circumstances, with several participants getting first and second place. The girls team won second place overall with 98 points, while the boys team took 5th place with a total of 52 points.
Their next meet was on Tuesday in Beresford (results not available at press time), and they will compete in the Tom Main Meet at Chester on Saturday.
Final Results:
Girls 100m dash: Hannah Frewaldt, 8th place with a time of 13.89 seconds, earning 1 point.
Girls 400m dash: Kylie Christensen, 10th place with a time of 1:12.11.
Girls 800m run: Erin Steen, 5th place with 3:13.89 and earning 4 points for the team. Eliza Potter, 6th place at 3:21.22 and earning 3 points.
Girls 1600m run: Tayler Benson, 1st place with a time of 6:17.62 and 10 points. Erin Steen, 3rd place 7:06.09 and 6 points for the team.
Girls 100m hurdles: Lily Ranschau, 1st place with 16.19 seconds, earning 10 points.
Girls 300m hurdles: Lily Ranschau, 2nd place with 50.68 seconds, 8 points.
Girls 4x100m relay: The Garretson relay team placed third with a time of 55.65 and earned 6 points.
Girls 4x200m relay: The team placed first with a time of 1:59.42, earning 10 points.
Girls 1600 sprint medley: The team placed first with a time of 5:03.95 and received 10 points.
Girls High Jump: Logan Bly placed second with a jump height of 4'6" and earned 8 points. Kylie Christensen placed fourth with a jump of 4'2" and earned 5 points.
Girls Shot Put: Oliviyah Thornton, second place with a throw of 34'6.5", 8 points.
Girls Discus: Oliviyah Thornton, fourth place with a throw of 91'9", earning 5 points.
Team Ranking: 2nd overall with 98 points. Freeman, the top place, had 105 points.
Boys 100m dash: Treyton Chester, 9th place with a time of 11.66 seconds.
Boys 400m dash: Treyton Chester, 4th place with a time of 59.81 seconds, earning 5 points for the team.
Boys 800m run: First place was awarded to Preston Bohl, who came in with a time of 2:15.95, earning 10 points. Carter Siemonsma was second with a time of 2:27.77 and earned 8 points.
Boys 1600m run: Preston Bohl, second place with a time of 4:59.32 and 8 points.
Boys 300m hurdles: Sam Schleuter, second place with a time of 47.61 seconds and 8 points.
Boys 4x800m relay: Garretson placed first with a time of 9:48.26, earning 10 points.
Boys Shot Put: Tyler Edmundson placed 10th with a throw of 31'1.5".
Boys Discus: Tyler Edmundson, 9th place with a throw of 89'10".
Team ranking: Overall, the boys were 5th place with 52 points. The overall winner was McCook Central/Montrose with 158 points.
