Relay Teams Qualify for State Meet

The Milbank Area boys and girls track teams both came away with victories at the Deuel Kiwanis Invitational track and field meet April 19, in Clear Lake. New meet and school records were set and two relay teams punched their tickets to the state meet.

The boys team ran off with first place by tallying 160 points. In the process, the 400-meter and 800-meter relay teams qualified for the state meet and set a new meet record in both events. The 400-meter relay team of Kyle Montag, Cole Dockter, Jake Anderson, and Tanner Gauer beat the state standard with a time of :44.45 and moved to the fifth spot on the MHS all-time honor roll. The 800-meter relay team of Montag, Dockter, Derrick Aho, and Gauer qualified for the state meet with a time of 1:33.70.

The boys 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter relays also earned a first place finish. Running in the mile relay were Montag, Aho, Gauer, and Dockter and the two-mile relay team consisted of Caden Bjordahl, Tanner Bock, Kody Johnson, and Dylan Johnson.
Earning individual wins for the boys were: Gauer (100-meter dash), Nate Bien (110 -meter hurdles), Jake Karges (long jump), and Anderson (triple jump).

In the girls division, Milbank Area topped the team standings with 89 points. Taylor Thue led the girls with two individual wins in the 100-meter and 300-meter hurdles. She was also a member of the winning 400-meter relay team. Team members were Mackayla Schuelke, Makayla Johnson, and Elisabeth Schwenn.

Milbank Area will compete at the Groton Kiwanis Invitational Tuesday, April 26. The meet starts at noon.

Complete results from the Deuel Kiwanis Invitational:
Girls Division
Team scores – Milbank Area, 89; Estelline, 66; Great Plains Lutheran, 59; Canby, 57; Lake Preston, 50; Hendricks, 49; Wilmot, 45; Elkton-Lake Benton, 40; Deuel, 33; Waverly-South Shore, 26; Castlewood, 22; Sisseton, 11; Clark-Willow Lake, 11.
100 meter dash – 4. Elisabeth Schwenn, :13.79; 5. Makayla Johnson, :13.90; Kimberly Van Sambeek, :14.08; Mackayla Schuelke, :14.20.
200 meter dash – 2. Elisabeth Schwenn, :28.20; Kimberly Van Sambeek, :30.76; Kaitlyn Rufer, :32.05; Katie Wollschlager, :32.32.
400 meter dash – Maddie Gustafson, 1:13.62.
800 meter run – 2. Madi Thue, 2:44.97; Christina Lusk, 2:51.50; Maddie Gustafson, 2:57.03; Allison Leddy, 2:58.83.
1,600 meter run – 3. Gabbi Cummins, 5:55.49; Danica Schulte, 6:07.50; Madi Thue, 6:13.93; Allison Leddy, 6:25.27; Christina Lusk, 6:29.76.
100 meter hurdles – 1. Taylor Thue, :16.40; 6. Sophia Seffrood, :18.68; Makayla Johnson, :19.22.
300 meter hurdles – 1. Taylor Thue, :47.88; 4. Makayla Johnson, :51.26; 6. Sophia Seffrood, :53.16.
400 meter relay – 1. Milbank Area (Mackayla Schuelke, Makayla Johnson, Elisabeth Schwenn, Taylor Thue), :53.57.
800 meter relay – Milbank Area (Kimberly Van Sambeek, Tonya Meyer, Jaden Hoeke, Shea Hooth), 2:03.32.
1,600 meter relay – 2. Milbank Area (Elisabeth Schwenn, Sophia Seffrood, Danica Schulte, Molly Rick), 4:29.24.
3,200 meter relay – 2. Milbank Area (Danica Schulte, Madi Thue, Christina Lusk, Gabbi Cummins), 10:42.38.
1,600 meter spring medley relay – 6. Milbank Area (Tonya Meyer, Jaden Hoeke, Mackayla Schuelke, Gabbi Cummins), 4:56.44.
High jump – Molly Rick, 4-0; Brooke Fraasch, 4-0.
Long jump – 5. Molly Rick, 14-2; Kaitlyn Rufer, 13-10.75; Katie Wollschlager, 13-6.25; Cara Berkner, 12-10.
Triple jump – 3. Molly Rick, 30-10; Jaden Hoeke, 27-4; Cara Berkner, 26-9; Brooke Fraasch, 26-1.
Shot put – Shea Hooth, 27-3; Kellie Christians, 24-6.75; Brooke Fraasch, 17-9; Allison Pillatzki, 15-9.
Discus – Shea Hooth, 76-10; Kellie Christians, 69-10; Brooke Fraasch, 59-3.
Boys Division
Team scores – Milbank Area, 160; Canby, 72; Great Plains Lutheran, 59; Clark-Willow Lake, 51; Elkton-Lake Benton, 48; Castlewood, 45; Sisseton, 40; Deuel, 26; Lake Preston, 23.5; Wilmot, 13; Waverly-South Shore, 12; Estelline, 8; Hendricks, 0.5.
100 meter dash – 1. Tanner Gauer, :11.23; 2. Jake Anderson, :11.42; 3. Kyle Montag, :11.48; 6. Derrick Aho, :11.84.
200 meter dash – 2. Jake Anderson, :23.70; 4. Cody Dockter, :24.87; Koben Huber, :26.61.
400 meter dash – Jake Sandvig, :59.99; Koben Huber, 1:00.43; Jadus Medicine Crow, 1:01.43.
800 meter run – Ben Harstad, 2:40.68.
1,600 meter run – 6. Dylan Johnson, 5:15.99; Kody Johnson, 5:16.75; Luke Wold, 5:18.65; Ben Harstad, 5:51.91.
3,200 meter run – 2. Kody Johnson, 11:26.77; 4. Dylan Johnson, 11:33.17.
110 meter hurdles – 1. Nate Bien, :16.69; 6. Nolan Foss, :19.39.
300 meter hurdles – 5. Nate Bien, :45.02; Nolan Foss, :46.86; Caden Bjordahl, :47.49.
400 meter relay – 1. Milbank Area (Kyle Montag, Cole Dockter, Jake Anderson, Tanner Gauer), :44.45. State qualifying time and set a new meet record.
800 meter relay – 1. Milbank Area (Kyle Montag, Cole Dockter, Derrick Aho, Tanner Gauer), 1:33.70. State qualifying time and set a new meet record.
1,600 meter relay – 1. Milbank Area (Kyle Montag, Derrick Aho, Tanner Gauer, Cole Dockter), 3:38.03.
3,200 meter relay – 1. Milbank Area (Caden Bjordahl, Tanner Bock, Kody Johnson, Dylan Johnson), 9:04.58.
1,600 meter sprint medley relay – 2. Milbank Area (Riley Wollschlager, Jonny Ash, Jake Karges, Luke Wold), 4:02.92.
High jump – 3. Tanner Bock, 5-6; 6. Cody Dockter, 5-4; Preston Morton, 5-2.
Long jump – 1. Jake Karges, 19-11.25; 2. Cody Dockter, 19-0.25; 5. Riley Wollschlager, 18-2.5; 6. Jonny Ash, 17-8.75.
Triple jump – 1. Jake Anderson, 39-3; 2. Jonny Ash, 37-4; 5. Jake Sandvig, 34-0; 6. Nolan Foss, 33-11.
Shot put – Caden Wollschlager, 36-11; Preston Morton, 34-4.5; Jordan Riley, 32-3; Isaiah Wollschlager, 30-5.
Caden Wollschlager, 93-6; Preston Morton, 87-5; Isaiah Wollschlager, 76-7; Jordan Riley, 72-1.