The West Central Trojan boys track team took home the team title from the Quarrier Invitational on Monday, May 9th.  The boys team finished with 115 points.  The girls team finished ninth with a total of 28 points.

Aubrey Borns placed third in the 1600m run.  Peyton Meadors also placed third in the triple jump.  The 4x800m relay team of Cambree Ideker, Jazelle Jarding, Ellie McDonald, and Clara Nelson finished third.  Borns also had a fourth place finish in the 800m run.

Layton Johnson placed first in the 200m dash.  Benjamin Strunk won the 3200m run.  Gunnar Cuka had a pair of wins.  Cuka took first in the long jump and triple jump.  Carter Schmeichel was second in the 200m dash.  Jude Jarding was second in the 400m dash.  Liam Schmeichel placed second in the 110m hurdles.  Dylan Stromer and Cuka tied for second in the high jump.

Individual Results

Girls Results

100 Meters Varsity – Finals
19.		Keighlor Nolz		14.37a	West Central
26.		Taya Brown		14.67a	West Central
37.		Avery Jurgensen		15.74a	West Central
38.		Olivia Sebert		17.11a SR	West Central
200 Meters Varsity – Finals
12.		Maya Van Hyfte		30.36a PR	West Central
31.		Avery Jurgensen		33.58a PR	West Central
37.		Olivia Sebert		36.12a	West Central
400 Meters Varsity – Finals
6.		Clara Nelson		1:08.42a	West Central
9.		Jazelle Jarding		1:09.53a	West Central
10.		Maya Van Hyfte		1:09.98a	West Central
11.		Cambree Ideker		1:10.68a	West Central
800 Meters Varsity – Finals
4.		Aubrey Borns		2:40.99a PR	West Central
8.		Ryenn Caffrey		2:50.79a	West Central
1600 Meters Varsity – Finals
3.		Aubrey Borns		5:59.70a	West Central
7.		Drew Caffrey		6:24.85a	West Central
12.		Elizabeth Johnson		7:05.27a	West Central
100m Hurdles – 33″ Varsity – Finals
19.		Tehya Hoey		20.68a	West Central
20.		Harper Evans		21.20a	West Central
300m Hurdles – 30″ Varsity – Finals
17.		Harper Evans		1:06.35a SR	West Central
4×100 Relay Varsity – Finals
7.	Melissa (Missy) Anderson Taya Brown Rayna Goehring Keighlor Nolz			55.71a	West Central – A
4×200 Relay Varsity – Finals
5.	Melissa (Missy) Anderson Rayna Goehring Lilly Goehring Maya Van Hyfte			1:58.46a	West Central – A
4×400 Relay Varsity – Finals
7.	Peyton Meadors Ellie McDonald Alexa Larson Melissa (Missy) Anderson			4:37.63a	West Central – A
4×800 Relay Varsity – Finals
3.	Cambree Ideker Jazelle Jarding Ellie McDonald Clara Nelson			10:54.47a	West Central – A
SMR 200-200-400-800m – [2-2-4-8] Varsity – Finals
5.	Keighlor Nolz Taya Brown Peyton Meadors Hadley Larson			5:00.64a	West Central – A
Shot Put – 4kg Varsity – Finals
22.		Olivia Hofer		26-07.00	West Central
28.		Kaylee Kono		24-03.00	West Central
32.		Aubree Miller		21-08.00	West Central
Discus – 1kg Varsity – Finals
28.		Kaylee Kono		63-10	West Central
37.		Alexa Larson		54-07	West Central
Javelin – 600g Varsity – Finals
12.		Kaylee Kono		66-05	West Central
15.		Aubree Miller		62-05	West Central
16.		Alexa Larson		59-10	West Central
High Jump Varsity – Finals
6.		Keighlor Nolz		4-06.00 PR	West Central
Long Jump Varsity – Finals
12.		Clara Nelson		13-11.50	West Central
20.		Taya Brown		12-08.00	West Central
Triple Jump Varsity – Finals
3.		Peyton Meadors		32-01.00 PR	West Central

Boys Results

The West Central Trojan track team had six relays place at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays in Sioux Falls on Friday, May 6th and Saturday, May 7th.  The Trojans had several athletes competing in the two-day event.

The girls 4x200m relay team of Emma Goehring, Lily Sidel, Molli Thornton, and Sadie Berg placed third with a time of 1:47.14.  The 4x100m relay team of Thornton, Sidel, Rylee Haldeman, and Goehring placed fourth in a time of :51.87.  The 4x400m relay team of Alexa Borns, Thornton, Peyton Meadors, and Melissa Anderson finished seventh in 4:22.06.

The boys 4x200m relay team of Carter Schmeichel, Mason Berens, Wyatt Nielsen, and Layton Johnson placed second in 1:32.12.  The 4x400m relay team of Nielsen, Schmeichel, Jude Jarding, and Johnson was third in 3:37.37.  The 4x100m relay team of Justin Zirpel, Johnson, Braden Dierickx, and Berens finished fourth in :45.52.

Full West Central Results

Girls

100 Meters Varsity – Prelims
23.		Emma Goehring		12.95a PR	West Central
4×100 Relay A – Finals
4.	Molli Thornton Lily Sidel Rylee Haldeman Emma Goehring			51.87a	West Central – A
4×200 Relay A – Finals
3.	Emma Goehring Lily Sidel Molli Thornton Sadie Berg			1:47.14a	West Central – A
4×400 Relay A – Finals
7.	Alexa Borns Molli Thornton Peyton Meadors Melissa (Missy) Anderson			4:22.06a	West Central – A
4×800 Relay A – Finals
18.	Cambree Ideker Jazelle Jarding Ellie McDonald Baylee Poss			10:34.56a	West Central – A
Shot Put – 4kg Varsity – Finals
32.		Cambell Fischer		34-06.75	West Central
Long Jump Varsity – Finals
14.		Lily Sidel		15-11.50	West Central
Triple Jump Varsity – Finals
16.		Molli Thornton		33-11.50	West Central

Boys

100 Meters Varsity – Prelims
12.		Layton Johnson		11.06a PR	West Central
400 Meters Varsity – Finals
35.		Wyatt Nielsen		53.97a	West Central
4×100 Relay A – Finals
4.	Justin Zirpel Layton Johnson Braden Dierickx Mason Berens			45.52a	West Central – A
4×200 Relay A – Finals
2.	Carter Schmeichel Mason Berens Wyatt Nielsen Layton Johnson			1:32.12a	West Central – A
4×400 Relay A – Finals
3.	Wyatt Nielsen Carter Schmeichel Jude Jarding Layton Johnson			3:37.37a	West Central – A
4×800 Relay A – Finals
9.	Dylan Stromer Jonathan Roth Benjamin Strunk Jude Jarding			8:40.88a	West Central – A
Long Jump Varsity – Finals
39.		Gunnar Cuka		18-03.00	West Central
Triple Jump Varsity – Finals
17.		Gunnar Cuka		40-04.25	West Central

The West Central Trojan track teams traveled to Beresford for the Beresford Lions Club Meet on Tuesday, May 3rd.  The girls team finished second with a team score of 134.  Canton won the girls title with 149 points.  The West Central boys team also finished second with 150.5 points.  Brandon Valley won the boys title with 166 points.

Molli Thornton won the 200m dash and the long jump.  Alexa Borns took first in the 400m dash.  The 4x200m relay team of Thornton, Lily Sidel, Emma Goehring, and Sadie Berg also placed first.  Aubrey Borns took second in the 1600m and 3200m runs.  The 4x100m relay team of Thornton, Sidel, Rylee Haldeman, and Goehring also finished second.

Gunnar Cuka placed first in the long jump and triple jump and also finishes second in the high jump.   Four relay teams also took first for West Central.  The 4x100m relay (Justin Zirpel, Tommy Berg, Braden Dierickx, Mason Berens), the 4x200m relay (Berens, Wyatt Nielsen, Berg, Layton Johnson), the 4x400m relay (Nielsen, Carter Schmeichel, Jude Jarding, Johnson), and the sprint medley relay (Zirpel, Berens, Johnson, Jarding) all took the top spot.

Individual Results

Girls Results

100 Meters Varsity – Finals
4.		Lily Sidel		13.52	West Central
9.		Rylee Haldeman		13.91	West Central
10.		Rayna Goehring		13.98	West Central
14.		Melissa (Missy) Anderson		14.09	West Central
25.		Keighlor Nolz		14.63	West Central
200 Meters Varsity – Finals
1.		Molli Thornton		27.05	West Central
4.		Emma Goehring		27.88	West Central
7.		Alexa Borns		28.35	West Central
12.		Melissa (Missy) Anderson		28.80	West Central
17.		Tessa VanOverbeke		29.42	West Central
400 Meters Varsity – Finals
1.		Alexa Borns		1:03.64	West Central
5.		Melissa (Missy) Anderson		1:07.21	West Central
6.		Maya Van Hyfte		1:07.87	West Central
11.		Peyton Meadors		1:09.83	West Central
14.		Ryenn Caffrey		1:10.38	West Central
800 Meters Varsity – Finals
5.		Jazelle Jarding		2:37.86	West Central
6.		Baylee Poss		2:37.93	West Central
7.		Ellie McDonald		2:38.55	West Central
8.		Cambree Ideker		2:39.22	West Central
9.		Clara Nelson		2:42.37	West Central
1600 Meters Varsity – Finals
2.		Aubrey Borns		5:58.07	West Central
18.		Elizabeth Johnson		6:49.30	West Central
3200 Meters Varsity – Finals
2.		Aubrey Borns		12:58.70	West Central
5.		Drew Caffrey		13:34.27	West Central
100m Hurdles – 33″ Varsity – Finals
12.		Tehya Hoey		20.68	West Central
13.		Harper Evans		21.09	West Central
300m Hurdles – 30″ Varsity – Finals
4.		Tessa VanOverbeke		51.51	West Central
17.		Tehya Hoey		1:03.13	West Central
4×100 Relay Varsity – Finals
2.	Molli Thornton Lily Sidel Rylee Haldeman Emma Goehring			51.86	West Central – A
4×200 Relay Varsity – Finals
1.	Molli Thornton Lily Sidel Emma Goehring Sadie Berg			1:49.30	West Central – A
4×400 Relay Varsity – Finals
3.	Cambree Ideker Baylee Poss Jazelle Jarding Ellie McDonald			4:29.68	West Central – A
4×800 Relay Varsity – Finals
3.	Aubrey Borns Ryenn Caffrey Hadley Larson Elizabeth Johnson			11:06.87	West Central – A
SMR 200-200-400-800m – [2-2-4-8] Varsity – Finals
5.	Keighlor Nolz Taya Brown Peyton Meadors Hadley Larson			4:58.28	West Central – A
Shot Put – 4kg Varsity – Finals
22.		Kaylee Kono		24-09.00	West Central
29.		Olivia Hofer		22-10.00	West Central
30.		Aubree Miller		21-06.00	West Central
Discus – 1kg Varsity – Finals
17.		Kaylee Kono		67-04	West Central
27.		Alexa Larson		55-04	West Central
28.		Aubree Miller		50-05	West Central
Javelin – 600g Varsity – Finals
10.		Aubree Miller		76-04	West Central
16.		Kaylee Kono		68-03	West Central
21.		Olivia Hofer		62-04	West Central
22.		Alexa Larson		62-02	West Central
High Jump Varsity – Finals
6.		Tessa VanOverbeke		4-07.00	West Central
12.		Keighlor Nolz		4-03.00	West Central
Long Jump Varsity – Finals
1.		Molli Thornton		16-07.50	West Central
4.		Lily Sidel		15-11.50	West Central
7.		Clara Nelson		14-08.50	West Central
9.		Emma Goehring		14-03.00	West Central
25.		Taya Brown		12-00.00	West Central
Triple Jump Varsity – Finals
3.		Peyton Meadors		30-10.50	West Central

Boys Results

100 Meters Varsity – Finals
8.		Braden Dierickx		12.06	West Central
10.		Jesse Jost		12.10	West Central
12.		Justin Zirpel		12.14	West Central
17.		Ben Vuong		12.39	West Central
22.		Aiden Bartmann		12.60	West Central
200 Meters Varsity – Finals
2.		Braden Dierickx		24.41	West Central
4.		Jesse Jost		24.63	West Central
5.		Rylee Hartung		24.68	West Central
14.		Ben Vuong		25.27	West Central
19.		Aiden Bartmann		25.56	West Central
400 Meters Varsity – Finals
3.		Rylee Hartung		55.03	West Central
12.		Xzavian Ferris		57.11	West Central
15.		Aiden Bartmann		57.95	West Central
800 Meters Varsity – Finals
8.		Patrick Hammond		2:20.55	West Central
12.		Gabe Gebhard		2:24.99	West Central
21.		Parker Menning		2:35.11	West Central
23.		Ashton Engen		2:36.15	West Central
24.		Evan Jaton		2:37.61	West Central
1600 Meters Varsity – Finals
2.	10	Benjamin Strunk		4:40.56a PR	West Central
4.	9	Jonathan Roth		5:04.51a PR	West Central
5.	9	Jacob Peterson		5:05.75a PR	West Central
8.	11	Griffin Stallman		5:15.33a PR	West Central
13.	12	Blake Stark		5:39.19a	West Central
3200 Meters Varsity – Finals
3.		Jonathan Roth		11:08.72	West Central
5.		Jacob Peterson		11:21.67	West Central
10.		Blake Stark		12:36.17	West Central
110m Hurdles – 39″ Varsity – Finals
3.		Liam Schmeichel		16.84	West Central
8.		Carson Berens		18.72	West Central
12.		Xzavian Ferris		19.54	West Central
300m Hurdles – 36″ Varsity – Finals
8.		Liam Schmeichel		45.08	West Central
13.		Carson Berens		47.77	West Central
15.		Logan Hallem		49.06	West Central
4×100 Relay Varsity – Finals
1.	Justin Zirpel Tommy Berg Braden Dierickx Mason Berens			45.73	West Central – A
4×200 Relay Varsity – Finals
1.	Mason Berens Wyatt Nielsen Tommy Berg Layton Johnson			1:33.47	West Central – A
4×400 Relay Varsity – Finals
1.	Wyatt Nielsen Carter Schmeichel Jude Jarding Layton Johnson			3:30.92	West Central – A
4×800 Relay Varsity – Finals
2.	Dylan Stromer Jonathan Roth Benjamin Strunk Jude Jarding			8:49.67	West Central – A
SMR 200-200-400-800m – [2-2-4-8] Varsity – Finals
1.	Justin Zirpel Mason Berens Layton Johnson Jude Jarding			3:51.03	West Central – A
Shot Put – 12lb Varsity – Finals
21.		Owen Heath		32-09.00	West Central
28.		Alex Lillefloren		31-00.00	West Central
29.		Werner Fajardo		30-01.00	West Central
35.		Brayden Eisenbeise		25-11.00	West Central
Discus – 1.6kg Varsity – Finals
4.		Alex Lillefloren		117-07	West Central
13.		Curtis Froke		97-03	West Central
22.		Brayden Eisenbeise		87-10	West Central
28.		Stone Loof		82-01	West Central
31.		AJ Ingalls		78-03	West Central
Javelin – 800g Varsity – Finals
15.		Owen Heath		109-01	West Central
18.		Stone Loof		103-01	West Central
19.		Alex Lillefloren		98-05	West Central
31.		Cain Grocott		76-02	West Central
High Jump Varsity – Finals
2.		Gunnar Cuka		5-07.00	West Central
2.		Dylan Stromer		5-07.00	West Central
10.		Wyatt Nielsen		5-05.00	West Central
10.		Liam Schmeichel		5-05.00	West Central
Long Jump Varsity – Finals
1.		Gunnar Cuka		19-09.00	West Central
6.		Justin Zirpel		18-05.00	West Central
25.		Aiden Bartmann		16-06.75	West Central
Triple Jump Varsity – Finals
1.		Gunnar Cuka		40-08.00	West Central

Both the West Central Trojan girls and boys track teams finished second at the Terry Bong Invite in Canton on Thursday, April 28th.  The girls team finished with 139 points.  The boys team finished with 164 points, just seven points behind first place Lennox.

Sadie Berg took first place in the 200m dash.  The 4x100m relay team of Emma Goehring, Molli Thornton, Rylee Haldeman and Lily Sidel placed first.  The 4x200m relay team of Goehring, Alexa Borns, Sidel, and Thornton also placed first.  Thornton won the triple jump event.

Benjamin Strunk won the 1600m run.  Griffin Stallman was first in the 3200m run.  The 4x200m relay team of Jesse Jost, Braden Dierickx, Tommy Berg, and Layton Johnson took home first.  The 4x400m relay team of Wyatt Nielsen, Carter Schmeichel, Jude Jarding, and Johnson also won.  Dylan Stromer won the high jump, and Gunnar Cuka was first in triple jump.

Individual Results

Girls Results

100 Meters Varsity – Finals
2.		Sadie Berg		13.41	West Central
9.		Keighlor Nolz		14.19	West Central
18.		Avery Jurgensen		15.49	West Central
200 Meters Varsity – Finals
1.		Sadie Berg		26.81	West Central
4.		Rylee Haldeman		29.01	West Central
5.		Grace Beck		29.28	West Central
400 Meters Varsity – Finals
3.		Peyton Meadors		1:07.19	West Central
4.		Maya Van Hyfte		1:08.34	West Central
5.		Grace Beck		1:09.91	West Central
800 Meters Varsity – Finals
3.		Cambree Ideker		2:42.60	West Central
4.		Ellie McDonald		2:45.41	West Central
8.		Ryenn Caffrey		2:49.02	West Central
1600 Meters Varsity – Finals
2.		Aubrey Borns		6:11.75	West Central
3.		Drew Caffrey		6:20.02	West Central
8.		Elizabeth Johnson		6:32.18	West Central
3200 Meters Varsity – Finals
3.		Aubrey Borns		13:17.29	West Central
5.		Drew Caffrey		13:56.50	West Central
100m Hurdles – 33″ Varsity – Finals
13.		Tehya Hoey		20.96	West Central
14.		Harper Evans		20.98	West Central
300m Hurdles – 30″ Varsity – Finals
14.		Tehya Hoey		1:02.29	West Central
4×100 Relay Varsity – Finals
1.	Emma Goehring Molli Thornton Rylee Haldeman Lily Sidel			51.57	West Central – A
4×200 Relay Varsity – Finals
1.	Emma Goehring Alexa Borns Lily Sidel Molli Thornton			1:49.17	West Central – A
4×400 Relay Varsity – Finals
2.	Alexa Borns Jazelle Jarding Peyton Meadors Molli Thornton			4:22.17	West Central – A
4×800 Relay Varsity – Finals
3.	Cambree Ideker Jazelle Jarding Baylee Poss Ellie McDonald			10:35.97	West Central – A
SMR 200-200-400-800m – [2-2-4-8] Varsity – Finals
4.	Taya Brown Maya Van Hyfte Baylee Poss Hadley Larson			4:51.76	West Central – A
Shot Put – 4kg Varsity – Finals
15.		Olivia Hofer		27-05.50	West Central
21.		Kaylee Kono		24-10.00	West Central
25.		Aubree Miller		22-02.50	West Central
Discus – 1kg Varsity – Finals
21.		Aubree Miller		64-05	West Central
24.		Alexa Larson		55-03	West Central
Javelin – 600g Varsity – Finals
17.		Aubree Miller		62-06	West Central
19.		Olivia Hofer		59-00	West Central
20.		Alexa Larson		58-05	West Central
High Jump Varsity – Finals
9.		Keighlor Nolz		4-01.00	West Central
Long Jump Varsity – Finals
3.		Emma Goehring		15-07.75	West Central
4.		Lily Sidel		14-07.00	West Central
15.		Taya Brown		11-05.00	West Central
Triple Jump Varsity – Finals
1.		Molli Thornton		35-04.00	West Central

Boys Results

100 Meters Varsity – Finals
3.		Mason Berens		11.85	West Central
4.		Justin Zirpel		11.88	West Central
10.		Aiden Bartmann		12.50	West Central
200 Meters Varsity – Finals
3.		Wyatt Nielsen		23.21	West Central
4.		Mason Berens		23.80	West Central
400 Meters Varsity – Finals
5.		Rylee Hartung		55.84	West Central
9.		Aiden Bartmann		58.37	West Central
800 Meters Varsity – Finals
6.		Jonathan Roth		2:20.54	West Central
7.		Patrick Hammond		2:23.74	West Central
13.		Evan Jaton		2:33.14	West Central
1600 Meters Varsity – Finals
1.		Benjain Strunk		4:50.11	West Central
3.		Jonathan Roth		5:08.38	West Central
5.		Jacob Peterson		5:15.45	West Central
12.		Patrick Hammond		5:45.55	West Central
3200 Meters Varsity – Finals
1.		Griffin Stallman		11:46.69	West Central
110m Hurdles – 39″ Varsity – Finals
4.		Liam Schmeichel		17.27	West Central
10.		Carson Berens		19.86	West Central
11.		Xzavian Ferris		20.27	West Central
300m Hurdles – 36″ Varsity – Finals
4.		Tommy Berg		45.50	West Central
6.		Liam Schmeichel		46.38	West Central
7.		Carson Berens		48.30	West Central
4×100 Relay Varsity – Finals
2.	Justin Zirpel Tommy Berg Braden Dierickx Mason Berens			46.26	West Central – A
4×200 Relay Varsity – Finals
1.	Jesse Jost Braden Dierickx Tommy Berg Layton Johnson			1:34.92	West Central – A
4×400 Relay Varsity – Finals
1.	Wyatt Nielsen Carter Schmeichel Jude Jarding Layton Johnson			3:36.36	West Central – A
4×800 Relay Varsity – Finals
3.	Jacob Peterson Griffin Stallman Parker Menning Evan Jaton			9:57.54	West Central – A
SMR 200-200-400-800m – [2-2-4-8] Varsity – Finals
2.	Justin Zirpel Braden Dierickx Xzavian Ferris Dylan Stromer			3:57.99	West Central – A
Shot Put – 12lb Varsity – Finals
11.		AJ Ingalls		35-11.50	West Central
12.		Owen Heath		35-07.00	West Central
17.		Brayden Eisenbeise		33-00.50	West Central
Discus – 1.6kg Varsity – Finals
6.		Alex Lillefloren		115-11	West Central
11.		Curtis Froke		93-11	West Central
14.		Stone Loof		91-06	West Central
Javelin – 800g Varsity – Finals
4.		Stone Loof		112-05	West Central
13.		AJ Ingalls		84-00	West Central
14.		Alex Lillefloren		82-08	West Central
High Jump Varsity – Finals
1.		Dylan Stromer		5-11.00	West Central
3.		Gunnar Cuka		5-09.00	West Central
6.		Liam Schmeichel		5-07.00	West Central
Long Jump Varsity – Finals
3.		Gunnar Cuka		20-07.00	West Central
5.		Justin Zirpel		19-02.50	West Central
15.		Ben Horner		15-05.00	West Central
Triple Jump Varsity – Finals
1.		Gunnar Cuka		41-04.50	West Cen

The West Central Trojan girls and boys track team traveled to Tea for the Tea Area Invite on Tuesday, April 26th.

Molli Thornton came home with a first place finish in the 100m dash.  Lily Sidel also placed first in the long jump.  The 4x100m relay team (Emma Goehring, Thornton, Rylee Haldeman, Sidel) and the 4x200m relay team (Goehring, Meissa Anderson, Sidel, Thornton) both had second place finishes.  The sprint medley relay team of Goehring, Sidel, Baylee Poss, and Jazelle Jarding placed third. 

Layton Johnson won the 100m dash.  Dylan Stromer was second in the high jump, and Gunnar Cuka was second in the long jump and third in the triple jump.  The sprint medley relay team of Braden Dierickx, Tommy Berg, Johnson, and Jude Jarding had a second place finish.  Liam Schmeichel (high jump), Wyatt Nielsen (400m dash), and Jesse Jost (200m dash) all had third place finishes.  The 4x200m relay team (Jost, Ben Vuong, Berg, Dierickx) and 4x400m relay team (Nielsen, Aiden Bartmann, Jarding, Johnson) both placed third as well.

Individual Results

Girls Results

100 Meters Varsity – Finals
1.		Molli Thornton		13.28	West Central
6.		Rylee Haldeman		14.00	West Central
9.		Melissa (Missy) Anderson		14.08	West Central
20.		Baylee Poss		14.32	West Central
23.		Keighlor Nolz		14.56	West Central
200 Meters Varsity – Finals
12.		Baylee Poss		28.74	West Central
17.		Tessa VanOverbeke		29.40	West Central
22.		Keighlor Nolz		30.02	West Central
24.		Peyton Meadors		30.11	West Central
25.		Taya Brown		30.21	West Central
400 Meters Varsity – Finals
5.		Peyton Meadors		1:07.19	West Central
10.		Clara Nelson		1:08.10	West Central
11.		Grace Beck		1:08.74	West Central
15.		Cambree Ideker		1:09.84	West Central
17.		Ellie McDonald		1:11.09	West Central
1600 Meters Varsity – Finals
6.		Aubrey Borns		6:11.29	West Central
3200 Meters Varsity – Finals
5.		Drew Caffrey		13:48.90	West Central
300m Hurdles – 30″ Varsity – Finals
5.		Tessa VanOverbeke		53.69	West Central
4×100 Relay Varsity – Finals
2.	Emma Goehring   Molli Thornton   Rylee Haldeman   Lily Sidel			51.32	West Central – A
4×200 Relay Varsity – Finals
2.	Emma Goehring   Melissa (Missy) Anderson   Lily Sidel   Molli Thornton			1:49.11	West Central – A
4×400 Relay Varsity – Finals
4.	Cambree Ideker   Jazelle Jarding   Ellie McDonald   Melissa (Missy) Anderson			4:43.82	West Central – A
4×800 Relay Varsity – Finals
4.	Cambree Ideker   Ellie McDonald   Hadley Larson   Clara Nelson			10:58.32	West Central – A
SMR 200-200-400-800m – [2-2-4-8] Varsity – Finals
3.	Emma Goehring   Lily Sidel   Baylee Poss   Jazelle Jarding			4:44.28	West Central – A
Shot Put – 4kg Varsity – Finals
9.		Natalie Gross		27-03.00	West Central
19.		Kaylee Kono		23-10.00	West Central
22.		Aubree Miller		22-07.00	West Central
Discus – 1kg Varsity – Finals
17.		Kaylee Kono		63-11	West Central
18.		Aubree Miller		62-07	West Central
22.		Natalie Gross		57-10	West Central
25.		Alexa Larson		54-09	West Central
Javelin – 600g Varsity – Finals
13.		Kaylee Kono		67-10	West Central
17.		Alexa Larson		54-08	West Central
19.		Aubree Miller		53-01	West Central
20.		Natalie Gross		45-05	West Central
High Jump Varsity – Finals
7.		Tessa VanOverbeke		4-05.00	West Central
11.		Keighlor Nolz		4-03.00	West Central
Long Jump Varsity – Finals
1.		Lily Sidel		16-01.75	West Central
4.		Emma Goehring		15-10.00	West Central
6.		Molli Thornton		15-06.25	West Central
16.		Clara Nelson		14-00.75	West Central
21.		Taya Brown		13-04.75	West Central

Boys Results

100 Meters Varsity – Finals
1.		Layton Johnson		11.37	West Central
7.		Mason Berens		11.96	West Central
16.		Aiden Bartmann		12.50	West Central
28.		Logan Hallem		13.01	West Central
200 Meters Varsity – Finals
3.		Jesse Jost		24.20	West Central
9.		Xzavian Ferris		25.01	West Central
15.		Ben Vuong		25.82	West Central
19.		Carson Berens		26.58	West Central
400 Meters Varsity – Finals
3.		Wyatt Nielsen		53.39	West Central
8.		Carter Schmeichel		55.28	West Central
10.		Dylan Stromer		55.64	West Central
18.		Xzavian Ferris		57.72	West Central
800 Meters Varsity – Finals
6.		Patrick Hammond		2:23.36	West Central
13.		Evan Jaton		2:37.01	West Central
1600 Meters Varsity – Finals
4.		Benjamin Strunk		5:02.74	West Central
9.		Jacob Peterson		5:11.45	West Central
10.		Jonathan Roth		5:13.52	West Central
12.		Griffin Stallman		5:27.12	West Central
18.		Patrick Hammond		5:42.63	West Central
3200 Meters Varsity – Finals
4.		Jonathan Roth		11:20.47	West Central
6.		Jacob Peterson		11:27.78	West Central
8.		Griffin Stallman		11:52.52	West Central
110m Hurdles – 39″ Varsity – Finals
5.		Liam Schmeichel		17.62	West Central
9.		Carson Berens		19.69	West Central
300m Hurdles – 36″ Varsity – Finals
5.		Liam Schmeichel		45.59	West Central
11.		Carson Berens		49.17	West Central
14.		Logan Hallem		49.27	West Central
18.		Carson Garry		53.55	West Central
4×100 Relay Varsity – Finals
6.	Jesse Jost   Ben Vuong   Aiden Bartmann   Braden Dierickx			47.16	West Central – A
4×200 Relay Varsity – Finals
3.	Jesse Jost   Ben Vuong   Tommy Berg   Braden Dierickx			1:36.81	West Central – A
4×400 Relay Varsity – Finals
3.	Wyatt Nielsen   Aiden Bartmann   Jude Jarding   Layton Johnson			3:42.20	West Central – A
4×800 Relay Varsity – Finals
4.	Dylan Stromer   Jonathan Roth   Benjamin Strunk   Jude Jarding			9:12.20	West Central – A
SMR 200-200-400-800m – [2-2-4-8] Varsity – Finals
2.	Braden Dierickx   Tommy Berg   Layton Johnson   Jude Jarding			3:54.54	West Central – A
Shot Put – 12lb Varsity – Finals
19.		AJ Ingalls		35-06.00	West Central
25.		Werner Fajardo		32-01.00	West Central
30.		Alex Lillefloren		29-00.00	West Central
32.		Gavin Pischke		27-06.00	West Central
10.		Alex Lillefloren		118-04	West Central
21.		AJ Ingalls		91-02	West Central
24.		Stone Loof		87-08	West Central
30.		Abram Maras		74-02	West Central
35.		Riley Swanson		55-03	West Central
Javelin – 800g Varsity – Finals
8.		Stone Loof		107-06	West Central
11.		Alex Lillefloren		95-06	West Central
13.		AJ Ingalls		95-05	West Central
18.		Owen Heath		89-03	West Central
23.		Gavin Pischke		72-04	West Central
High Jump Varsity – Finals
2.		Dylan Stromer		5-09.00	West Central
3.		Liam Schmeichel		5-07.00	West Central
6.		Gunnar Cuka		5-07.00	West Central
8.		Wyatt Nielsen		5-03.00	West Central
Long Jump Varsity – Finals
2.		Gunnar Cuka		20-03.25	West Central
Triple Jump Varsity – Finals
3.		Gunnar Cuka		41-10.25	West Central

After a 10-day break from competition, the West Central Trojan track team traveled to Lennox for the Rich Luther Invite on Thursday, April 21st.

The girls teams had three first place finishers.  Emma Goehring placed first in the 100m dash, Lily Sidel won the long jump, and Molli Thornton was first in the triple jump.  Alexa Borns was second in the 400m dash.  Goehring was also second in the 200m dash.  Cambell Fischer placed second in the shot put.  The 4x100m relay team (Goehring, Thornton, Rylee Haldeman, Sidel), the 4x200m relay team (Goehring, Haldeman, Sidel, Thornton), and 4x400m relay team (Borns, Tessa VanOverbeke, Melissa Anderson, Thornton) all had second place finishes.

The boys team also had a couple of first place finishers.  Layton Johnson won the 400m dash, and Gunnar Cuka won the triple jump.  Wyatt Nielsen finished second beyond Johnson in the 400m dash.  Benjamin Strunk was second in the 1600m run.  Cuka also placed third in the long jump, and Johnson placed third in the 200m dash.  The 4x200m relay team (Jesse Jost, Rylee Hartung, Tommy Berg, Braden Dierickx) and the 4x800m relay team (Jude Jarding, Dylan Stromer, Jonathan Roth, Strunk) both placed third.

West Central will be at the Terry Bong Relays in Canton on Thursday, April 28th.

Individual Results

Girls Results

4x800m Relay

• 4th (Cambree Ideker, Clara Nelson, Ellie McDonald, Jazelle Jarding)

100m Hurdles

• Tehya Hoey (22nd) – :23.27

100m Dash

• Emma Goehring (1st) – :13.40
• Lily Sidel (7th) – :13.71
• Rylee Haldeman (17th) – :14.16
• Melissa Anderson (25th) – :14.48

4x200m Relay

• 2nd (Emma Goehring, Rylee Haldeman, Lily Sidel, Molli Thornton) – 1:48.64

1600m Run

• Aubrey Borns (6th) – 6:14.46
• Drew Caffrey (7th) – 6:15.38
• Elizabeth Johnson (13th) – 6:33.94
• Hadley Larson (17th) – 6:39.18

4x100m Relay

• 2nd (Emma Goehring, Molli Thornton, Rylee Haldeman, Lily Sidel) – :51.79

400m Dash

• Alexa Borns (2nd) – 1:04.10
• Clara Nelson (10th) – 1:07.59
• Maya Van Hyfte (12th) – 1:08.82
• Avery Jurgensen (24th) – 1:14.65

300m Hurdles

• Tessa VanOverbeke (14th) – :56.44
• Tehya Hoey (22nd) – 1:03.93

1600m Sprint Medley Relay

• 6th (Melissa Anderson, Rylee Haldeman, Ellie McDonald, Cambree Ideker) – 4:48.93

800m Run

• Baylee Poss (4th) – 2:39.78
• Hadley Larson (13th) – 2:51.14
• Ryan Caffrey (14th) – 2:51.38
• Elizabeth Johnson (18th) – 3:02.16

200m Dash

• Emma Goehring (2nd) – :28.34
• Grace Beck (25th) – :31.77
• Taya Brown (29th) – :32.31
• Olivia Sebert (39th) – :37.75

3200m Run

• Drew Caffrey (5th) – 13:51.80

4x400m Relay

• 2nd (Alexa Borns, Tessa VanOverbeke, Melissa Anderson, Molli Thornton) – 4:24.91

High Jump

• Tesse VanOverbeke (15th) – 4’4”

Long Jump

• Lily Sidel (1st) – 16’6”
• Clara Nelson (8th) – 14’8”
• Taya Brown (17th) – 13’5”

Triple Jump

• Molli Thornton (1st) – 33’9.5”

Shot Put

• Cambell Fischer (2nd) – 37’2.5”
• Oliva Hofer (25th) – 26’2”
• Kaylee Kono (29th) – 24’3.5”
• Aubree Miller (38th) – 22’5”

Discus

• Kaylee Kono (26th) – 68’0”
• Alexa Larson (31st) – 61’2”
• Aubree Miller (32nd) – 58’5”
• Natalie Gross (37th) – 50’9.5”

Boys Results

4x800m Relay

• 3rd (Jude Jarding, Dylan Stromer, Jonathan Roth, Benjamin Strunk) – 9:00.33

110m Hurdles

• Liam Schmeichel (4th) – :17.47
• Carson Berens (12th) – :20.41

100m Dash

• Layton Johnson (4th) – :12.00
• Mason Berens (15th) – :12.32
• Justin Zirpel (17th) – :12.37
• Ben Vuong (22nd) – :12.71

4x200m Relay

• 3rd (Jesse Jost, Rylee Hartung, Tommy Berg, Braden Dierickx) – 1:37.12

1600m Run

• Benjamin Strunk (2nd) – 4:49.01
• Griffin Stallman (23rd) – 5:32.12
• Blake Stark (26th) – 5:35.12

4x100m Relay

• 4th (Justin Zirpel, Tommy Berg, Braden Dierickx, Mason Berens) – :46.16

400m Dash

• Layton Johnson (1st) – :53.71
• Wyatt Nielsen (2nd) – :54.82
• Aiden Bartmann (11th) – :58.36
• Ben Vuong (14th) – 1:00.05

300m Hurdles

• Tommy Berg (9th) – :46.45
• Carson Berens (21st) – :50.70
• Logan Hallem (24th) – :51.66
• Carson Garry (28th) – :55.55

1600m Sprint Medley Relay

• 7th (Justin Zirpel, Braden Dierickx, Xzavian Ferris, Patrick Hammond) – 4:20.16

800m Run

• Griffin Stallman (26th) – 2:33.69
• Evan Jaton (29th) – 2:38.17
• Parker Manning (30th) – 2:38.75

200m Dash

• Layton Johnson (3rd) – :24.23
• Rylee Hartung (8th) – :25.39
• Jesse Jost (10th) – :25.62
• Ben Vuong (25th) – :26.62

3200m Run

• Benjamin Strunk (4th) – 10:39.10
• Jonathan Roth (14th) – 11:19.57
• Blake Stark (22nd) – 12:27.75

4x400m Relay

• 6th (Wyatt Nielsen, Mason Berens, Xzavian Ferris, Aiden Bartmann) – 3:51.33

High Jump

• Liam Schmeichel (7th) – 5’6”
• Wyatt Nielsen (10th) – 5’4”

Long Jump

• Gunnar Cuka (3rd) – 20’10.25”
• Justin Zirpel (10th) – 18’8”
• Ben Horner (34th) – 14’8.5”

Triple Jump

• Gunnar Cuka (1st) – 39’11.5”

Shot Put

• Owen Heath (19th) – 35’11”
• AJ Ingalls (21st) – 35’4”
• Alex Lillefloren (34th) – 30’9”
• Brayden Eisenbeise (35th) – 29’9.5”

Discus

• Alex Lillefloren (14th) – 105’8”
• Stone Loaf (21st) – 96’3”
• Brayden Eisenbeise (26th) – 93’4”
• Curtis Broke (31st) – 89’9”

The West Central Trojan track team hosted their Early Bird track meet on Monday, April 11th.

The girls team had several first place finishes. Aubrey Borns won the 1600m run. The 4x100m relay team of Emma Goehring, Rayna Goehring, Ryleee Haldemann, and Lily Sidel took first. Alexa Borns won the 400m dash The 1600m sprint medley team of Melissa Anderson, Al. Borns, Ellie McDonald, and Cambree Ideker took first place. Cambell Fischer won the shot put event, and Sidel won the long jump.

The boys team also had several first place finishes. Liam Schmeichel won the 100m hurdles. Layton Johnson won the 100m dash, 200m dash, and 400m dash. The 4x200m relay team of Mason Berens, Aiden Bartmann, Carter Schmeichel, and Johnson took first place. Benjamin Strunk won the 1600m run. The 4x100m relay team of Braden Dierickx, Berens, Schmeichel, and Justin Zirpel also placed first. Jude Jarding took first in the 800m run. Johnathan Roth won the 3200m run. Gunnar Cuka won the triple jump.

Individual Results

Girls Results

4x800m Relay

• 3rd (Jazelle Jarding, Clara Nelson, Ryenn Caffrey, Ellie McDonald) – 11:03.28

100m Hurdles

• Tehya Hoey (2nd) – :20.21

100m Dash

• Emma Goehring (2nd) – :13.13
• Rylee Haldemann (6th) – :14.02
• Rayna Goehring (9th) – :14.10
• Keighlor Nolz (10th) – :14.28
• Tesse VanOverbeke (11th) – :14.41
• Taya Brown (12th) – :14.41

4x200m Relay

• 2nd (Emma Goehring, Rayna Goehring, Lily Sidel, Molli Thornton) – 1:52.04
• 3rd (Melissa Anderson, Peyton Meadors, Keighlor Nolz, Rylee Haldemann) – 1:56.71

1600m Run

• Aubrey Borns (1st) – 5:57.29
• Elizabeth Johnson (5th) – 6:33.12

4x100m Relay

• 1st (Emma Goehring, Rayna Goehring, Ryleee Haldemann, Lily Sidel) – :53.23

400m Dash

• Alexa Borns (1st) – 1:04.81
• Jazelle Jarding (5th) – 1:08.58
• Clara Nelson (6th) – 1:08.64
• Peyton Meadors (7th) – 1:10.12
• Grace Beck (8th) – 1:10.31
• Ryenn Caffrey (9th) – 1:11.58
• Hadley Larson (10th) – 1:11.69

300m Hurdles

• Tehya Hoey (7th) – :59.93
• Holly Berg (9th) – 1:03.51

1600m Sprint Medley Relay

• 1st (Melissa Anderson, Alexa Borns, Ellie McDonald, Cambree Ideker) – 4:45.81

800m Run

• Hadley Larson (2nd) – 2:51.12
• Aubrey Borns (3rd) – 2:53.85
• Elizabeth Johnson (6th) – 3:00.88

200m Dash

• Molli Thornton (3rd) – :27.28
• Emma Goehring (4th) – :27.58
• Lily Sidel (6th) – :27.86
• Tessa VanOverbeke (9th) – :29.63

3200m Run

• Drew Caffrey (2nd) – 13:37.45

4x400m Relay

• 2nd (Melissa Anderson, Peeyton Meadors, Molli Thornton, Tessa VanOverbeke) – 4:26.21
• 3rd (Alexa Borns, Hadley Larson, Cambree Ideker, Holly Berg) – 4:49.98

Shot Put

• Cambell Fischer (1st) – 38’0″
• Olivia Hofer (7th) – 26’0″
• Kaylee Kono (8th) – 25’7″
• Aubree Miller (14th) – 22’10”
• Natalie Gross (15th) – 20’10”

High Jump

• Alexa Borns (4th) – 3’10”

Discus

• Kaylee Kono (11th) – 64’3″
• Aubree Miller (15th) – 54’7″
• Alexa Larson (16th) – 52’6″
• Olivia Hofer (17th) – 51’6″
• Natalie Gross (18th) – 48’9″

Long Jump

• Lily Sidel (1st) – 17’5″
• Molli Thornton (3rd) – 16’2.75″
• Clara Nelson (9th) – 15’2″
• Holly Berg (11th) – 14’3.5″
• Tessa VanOverbeke (13th) – 13’5″

Boys Results

4x800m Relay

• 3rd (Griffin Stallman, Patrick Hammond, Dylan Stromer, Jude Jarding) – 9:55.83

110m Hurdles

• Liam Schmeichel (1st) – :17.99

100m Dash

• Layton Johnson (1st) – :11.28
• Carter Schmeichel (3rd) – :11.75
• Tommy Berg (8th) – :11.99
• Mason Berens (9th) – :11.99
• Braden Dierickx (12th) – :12.23
• Jacob Krempges (13th) – :12.36

4x200m Relay

• 1st (Mason Berens, Aiden Bartmann, Carter Schmeichel, Layton Johnson) – 1:35.58
• 4th (Jesse Jost, Rylee Hartung, Owen Heath, Samuel Handberg) – 1:44.47

1600m Run

• Benjamin Strunk (1st) – 4:48.60
• Jonathan Roth (3rd) – 5:14.05
• Blake Stark (6th) – 5:40.71

4x100m Relay

• 1st (Braden Dierickx, Mason Berens, Carter Schmeichel, Justin Zirpel) – :45.52
• 4th (Carson Gerens, Ben Vuong, Logan Hallem, Rylee Hartung) – :48.48

400m Dash

• Layton Johnson (1st) – :57.42
• Xzavian Ferris (2nd) – :59.03
• Sam Freudig (9th) – 1:12.02

300m Hurdles

• Liam Schmeichel (4th) – :48.30
• Carson Berens (6th) – :49.77
• Kennith Rolfson (8th) – :54.23
• Carson Garry (9th) – :55.19

1600m Sprint Medley Relay

• 2nd ( Wyatt Nielsen, Justin Zirpel, Aiden Bartmann, Dylan Stromer) – 4:05.91
• 3rd (Jacob Krempges, Ben Vuong, Jesse Jost, Patrick Hammond) – 4:14.63

800m Run

• Jude Jarding (1st) – 2:12.22
• Benjamin Strunk (2nd) – 2:12.38
• Evan Jaton (7th) – 2:33.47
• Parker Menning (8th) – 2:34.11

200m Dash

• Layton Johnson (1st) – :23.88
• Mason Berens (7th) – :25.43
• Owen Heath (11th) – :26.66

3200m Run

• Jonathan Roth (1st) – 11:25.47
• Griffin Stallman (2nd) – 11:57.65
• Blake Stark (4th) – 12:15.43

Discus

• Curtis Froke (10th) – 100’2″
• Alex Lillefloren (13th) – 89’5″
• Brayden Eisenbeise (15th) – 83’4″
• Stone Loof (17th) – 81’3″
• AJ Ingalls (18th) – 79’5″
• Riley Swanson (19th) – 70’3″
• Abram Maras (20th) – 67’11”
• Werner Fajardo (23rd) – 58’10”
• Cain Grocott (24th) – 54’9″
• Spenser Rieff (25th) – 54’3″
• Gavin Pischke (26th) – 54’2″

Long Jump

• Gunnar Cuka (2nd) – 20’3.25″
• Justin Zirpel (4th) – 19’1″
• Samuel Handberg (11th) – 16’1″
• Ben Horner (13th) – 14’10”

Shot Put

• AJ Ingalls (8th) – 36’9″
• Owen Heath (13th) – 33’9″
• Alex Lillefloren (14th) – 31’3″
• Brayden Eisenbeise (15th) – 31’00”
• Gavin Pischke (17th) – 29’11”
• Werner Fajardo (19th) – 29’9″
• Cain Grocott (21st) – 29’3″
• Riley Swanson (22nd) – 29’1″
• Stone Loof (23rd) – 28’10”
• Curtis Froke (24th) – 28’9″
• Abram Maras (26th) – 25’3″
• Spenser Rieff (27th) – 20’9″

Triple Jump

• Gunner Cuka (1st) – 41’2.75″
• Samuel Handberg (6th) – 33’1.5″

The West Central Trojan track teams enjoyed great success.  The girls team took home the 2021 state title and the boys team finished ninth as a team.  Both teams will be returning many key athletes from those squads.

The girls team will be returning last year’s 4x200m state runner-up relay team, returning three of the four members of the state champion 4x100m relay team, long jump runner up, and fourth place finisher in long jump from last year.  The team will look to seniors Keighlor Nolz, Missy Anderson, Lily Sidel, Peyton Meadors, and, Rylee Haldemann and juniors Cambell Fischer, Emma Goehring, Molli Thornton, and Tessa VanOverbeke.

“Every coach knows coming back after winning a state title is both fun and challenging. We now have a target on our back and everyone knows these girls’ names and what to expect from them. However, we also know we have a lot to prove with the graduation of our seniors. I believe we have a team that is capable of defending their state title if we stay focused and are healthy come May. More than anything, I am just excited to see all of these ladies out there competing and having fun again. I love spending my afternoons and evenings helping these girls progress from the start of their season, to the end. These athletes become my second family and I truly just want them to enjoy our time together and competing knowing they are growing their confidence and becoming better people…and if all of that translates into winning events or meets, that’s an added bonus and makes our moments and memories even better!” said head coach Janel Merkwan.

The boys team had six place winners at last year’s state meet.  This year the team will be led by seniors Tommy Berg, Gunnar Cuka, and Brayden Diericks; juniors Mason Berens and Justin Zirpel; and sophomores Layton Johnson, Jude Jarding, and Ben Strunk

“We have 48 male athletes out for Boys Track.  Many of them are returning from last year.  We expect to compete highly at every meet this year.  Our goal is to reach the podium at the state track meet in Sioux Falls,” said head coach Brian Voss.

The Trojans will host the West Central Early Bird meet on Tuesday, April 5th.

The West Central Trojan track team competed in a preseason meet on Thursday, March 17th.  The meet was the DWU High School Showcase Series at the DWU/Avera Sports and Wellness Complex in Mitchell.

Six teams competed in the preseason meet.  They were West Central, Dell Rapids, Madison, Mt Vernon/Plankinton, Hanson, and Bridgewater-Emery.

The Trojans will host the West Central Early Bird on Tuesday, April 5th.

Individual Results

Girls

4x800m Relay

• 1st:  Clara Nelson, Ellie McDonald, Hadley Larson, Aubrey Borns – 12:00.66

400m Dash

• Ryenn Caffrey (4th) – 1:14.35

1600m Run

• Drew Caffrey (1st) – 6:34.51

60m Dash

• Lily Sidel (1st) – :8.34
• Emma Goehring (2nd) – :8.37
• Rayna Goehring (3rd) – :8.52
• Melissa Anderson (6th) – :8.94
• Taya Brown (10th) – :9.22
• Holly Berg (11th) – :9.28
• Tehya Hoey (13th) – :9.46

800m Run

• Cambree Ideker (4th) – 2:47.82
• Aubrey Borns (7th) – 2:53.09
• Hadley Larson (10th) – 3:04.43

200m Dash

• Emma Goehring (1st) – :28.01
• Rayna Goehring (2nd) – :28.73
• Lily Sidel (3rd) – :28.93
• Melissa Anderson (4th) – :30.67
• Tehya Hoey (7th) – :32.47
• Taya Brown (9th) – :32.75
• Holly Berg (10th) – :33.66

4x400m Relay

• 2nd:  Melissa Anderson, Ellie McDonald, Clara Nelson, Ryenn Caffrey – 4:59.96

Long Jump

• Lily Sidel (1st) – 16’4.75″
• Clara Nelson (2nd) – 14’2″
• Holly Berg (3rd) – 13’2.75″

Boys

4x800m Relay

• 1st:  Xzavian Ferris, Jude Jarding, Evan Jaton, Jonathan Roth – 10:22.46

400m Dash

• Layton Johnson (1st) – :56.91
• Patrick Hammond (2nd) – :59.61
• Aiden Bartmann (3rd) – :59.80
• Liam Schmeichel (4th) – 1:01.66
• Kennith Rolfson (5th) – 1:02.26
• Carson Garry (6th) – 1:06.23

1600m Run

• Jacob Peterson (4th) – 5:28.10
• Griffin Stallman (5th) – 5:45.16
• Blake Stark (6th) – 5:49.98

60m Hurdles

• Carson Berens (1st) – :10.35

60m Dash

• Layton Johnson (1st) – :7.35
• Justin Zirpel (6th) – :7.71
• Aiden Bartmann (7th) – :7.86

800m Run

• Evan Jaton (3rd) – 2:42.81

200m Dash

• Layton Johnson (2nd) – 24:33
• Wyatt Nielsen (3rd) – :24.86
• Justin Zirpel (7th) – :26.19
• Aiden Bartmann (8th) – :26.42
• Jonathan Roth (10th) – :28.05

4x400m Relay

• 1st:  Xzavian Ferris, Jude Jarding, Kennith Rolfson, Patrick Hammond – 4:04.58

High Jump

• Liam Schmeichel (1st) – 5’4″
• Wyatt Nielsen (2nd) – 5’2″

Long Jump

• Gunnar Cuka (1st) – 20’6″
• Xzavian Ferris (5th) – 16’2″
• Patrick Hammond (6th) – 15’6.5″
• Samuel Handberg (7th) – 15’0″

Triple Jump

• Gunnar Cuka (1st) – 39’8.5″
• Samuel Handberg (3rd) – 32’1″

Shot Put

• Brayden Eisenbeise (4th) – 31’11”
• Werner Fajardo (5th) – 28’6″
• Cain Grocott (6th) – 28’4″

The West Central Trojan girls track team captured the 2021 State A Track title with 82 total points at the state meet at Lyle Hare Stadium in Spearfish on Friday, May 28th and Saturday, May 29th.  Custer finished second with 66 points.

Averi Schmeichel had a state record time and first place finish in the 100m hurdles.  Her prelim time of :14.64 bested the state record time.  She finished with a time of :14.85 in the finals.  Schmeichel also won the 200m dash, 300m hurdles, and long jump.  The 4x100m relay team of Jada VanOverbeke, Lily Sidel, Rylee Haldeman, and Emma Goehring placed first.  The 4x200m relay team of Goehring, Sadie Berg, Sidel, and Molli Thornton placed second.  Sidel had a second place finish in the long jump.

Schmeichel captured the Outstanding Female Athlete award.

The boys team finished ninth overall with 31 points.

Derek Eidsness placed first in the high jump with a jump of 6’3″.  The sprint medley relay team of Layton Johnson, Mason Berens, Eidsness, and Justin Schumacher had a third place finish.  The 4x400m relay team of Johnson, Schumacher, Jude Jarding, and Eidsness also had a third place finish.

Individual Results

Girls Results

• 100m Hurdles – Averi Schmeichel – 1st – State record :14.64 (prelims), :14.85 (finals)
• 100m Dash – Emma Goehring – 15th – :13.36;
  • Rylee Haldeman – 21st- :13.53
• 4x800m Relay (Tessa VanOverbeke, Jazelle Jarding, Clara Nelson, Ellie McDonald) – 19th – 10:40.68
• 4x200m Relay (Emma Goehring, Sadie Berg, Lily Sidel, Molli Thornton) – 2nd – 1:44.88
• High Jump – Jada VanOverbeke – 12th – 4’10”
• 4x100m Relay (Jada VanOverbeke, Lily Sidel, Rylee Haldeman, Emma Goehring) – 1st – :50.68
• 400m Dash – Sadie Berg – 4th – 1:00.46
• 300m Hurdles – Averi Schmeichel – 1st – :45.24
• SPrint Medley Relay (Jada VanOverbeke, Emma Goehring, Molly Anderson, Jazelle Jarding) – 22nd – 4:44.34
• 200m Dash – Averi Schmeichel – 1st – :25.80;
  • Sadie Berg – 3rd – :26.09
• 4x400m Relay (Sadie Berg, Keighlor Nolz, Melissa Anderson, Molli Thornton) – 14th – 4:20.00
• Long Jump – Averi Schmeichel – 1st – 17’10.5″;
  • Lily Sidel – 2nd – 16’9.5″;
  • Molli Thornton – 4th – 16’9″
• Shot Put – Aysia Hall – 20th – 32’8″

Boys Results

• 110m Hurdles – Tommy Berg – 13th – :16.62
• 4x800m Relay (Dylan Sherard, Ben Strunk, Jude Jarding, Justin Schumacher) – 11th – 8:40.28
• 100m Dash – Mason Berens – 20th – :11.69
• 4x200m Relay (Layton Johnson, Wyatt Nielsen, Mason Berens, Derek Eidsness ) – 7th – 1:32.83
• 3200m Run – Ben Strunk – 18th – 11:03.27
• 100m Dash – Mason Berens – 20th – :11.69
• High Jump – Derek Eidsness – 1st – 6’3″
• Triple Jump – Gunnar Cuka – 14th – 40’3.25″
• 1600m Run – Ben Strunk – 19th – 4:53.47
• 4x100m Relay (Isaiah Colon, Braden Dierickx, Justin Zirpel, Mason Berens) – 9th – :45.62
• Sprint Medley Relay (Layton Johnson, Mason Berens, Dereck Eidsness, Justin Schumacher) – 3rd – 3:41.37
• 200m Dash – Wyatt Nielsen – 22nd – :23.93
• 4x400m Relay (Layton Johnson, Justin Schumacher, Jude Jarding, Derek Eidsness) – 3rd – 3:33.17
• Shot Put – Josh Livermore – 6th – 48’4.25″
• Long Jump – Gunnar Cuka – 5th – 20’10”