Milbank Tracksters Start Strong

The Milbank Bulldog track and field teams started the 2017 season at the Whetstone Invitational meet at AB Campbell Stadium in Milbank on April 4. Taylor Thue punched her ticket to the state Class A track meet in May. She ran the 300-meter hurdles course in :46.67. The state standard is :48.0.

T. Thue also won the 100-meter hurdles and was a member of the winning 400 and 1,600-meter relay teams. Joining her on the 400-meter relay were Kimberly Van Sambeek, Elisabeth Schwenn, and Mackayla Schuelke. Schwenn also earned a first place finish in the 100-meter dash.

The girls 3,200-meter relay team of Gabbi Cummins, Madi Thue, Jatana Grajczyk, and Danica Schulte captured first place with a time of 10:42.72. Kellie Christians also took top place in the discus.

Cole Dockter was a quadruple winner for the boys team. Individually, he topped the field in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes. He was also a member of the winning 400 and 1,600-meter relay teams. Other team members on the 400-meter relay were Riley Wollschlager, Jake Anderson, and Derrick Aho. Rounding out the 1,600-meter relay team were Aho, Caden Bjordahl, and Riley Gauer.

Other first place finishers for the boys team were: Nate Bien, 110-meter hurdles; Bjordahl, 300-meter hurdles; Cody Dockter, long jump; and Jonny Ash, triple jump.

Complete results for the Milbank track team:
Girls Division
100-meter dash – 1. Elisabeth Schwenn, :13.63; 3. Mackayla Schuelke, :13.92; 7. Tracy Pillatzki, :14.27; 10. Molly Rick, :14.36; 12. Kimberly Van Sambeek, :14.53; 14. Katie Wollschlager, :14.74; 18. Greta Snaza, :15.03; 20. Tori Hooth, :15.31.
200-meter dash – 3. Elisabeth Schwenn, :29.03; 4. Tracy Pillatzki, :29.45; 7. Mackayla Schuelke, :30.13; 12. Tori Hooth, :31.47; 13. Kimberly Van Sambeek, :31.56; 14. Greta Snaza, :31.73.
400-meter dash – 3. Jatana Grajczyk, 1:08.28; 8. Maddie Gustafson, 1:09.76.
800-meter run – 3. Danica Schulte, 2:39.88; 7. Christina Lusk, 2:53.67; 8. Maiah Brown, 2:58.23; 10. Allison Leddy, 3:02.39.
1,600-meter run – 4. Gabbi Cummins, 6:18.14; 5. Allison Leddy, 6:29.71; 6. Maiah Brown, 6:30.28; 8. Christina Lusk, 6:39.02.
100-meter hurdles – 1. Taylor Thue, :15.89; 3. Sophia Seffrood, :18.74.
300-meter hurdles – 1. Taylor Thue, :46.67 (state qualifying time); 3. Greta Snaza, :56.75.
400-meter relay – 1. Milbank (Kimberly Van Sambeek, Elisabeth Schwenn, Mackayla Schuelke, Taylor Thue), :54.11.
1,600-meter relay – 1. Milbank (Danica Schulte, Gabbi Cummins, Madi Thue, Taylor Thue), 4:26.25; 3. Milbank (Elisabeth Schwenn, Jatana Grajczyk, Sophia Seffrood, Mackayla Schuelke), 4:44.68.
3,200-meter relay – 1. Milbank (Gabbi Cummins, Madi Thue, Jatana Grajczyk, Danica Schulte), 10:42.72.
High jump – 4. Tori Hooth, 4-4; 4. Maddi Gustafson, 4-4; Molly Rick, 4-2; Sophia Seffrood, 3-10.
Long jump – 2. Molly Rick, 14-3; 4. Katie Wollschlager, 13-6; 5. Tracy Pillatzki, 13-4; 6. Brooke Fraasch, 12-9.
Triple jump – 2. Molly Rick, 32-10.5; 5. Katie Wollschlager, 27-4.25; 6. Brooke Fraasch, 27-4.
Shot put – 2. Shea Hooth, 32-00.5; 4. Kellie Christians, 27-3.5; 7. Katie Vander Wal, 23-9.
Discus – 1. Kellie Christians, 87-5; 4. Shea Hooth, 71-10; Katie Vander Wal, 58-5.
Boys Division
100-meter dash – 1. Cole Dockter, :11.45; 2. Riley Gauer, :11.53; 2. Jake Anderson, :11.53; 4. Derrick Aho, :11.58; 7. Cody Dockter, :12.03; 9. Riley Wollschlager, :12.11; 12. Alec Bien, :12.32; 14. Noah Steinlicht, :12.49; 15. Jordan Lindberg, :12.57; 16. Max McCulloch, :12.67; 19. Breyden Miller, :12.84; 20. Sam Seffrood, :13.02; 22. Kacen Huber, :13:09.
200-meter dash – 1. Cole Dockter, :23.44; 2. Derrick Aho, :23.51; 5. Riley Gauer, :24.76; 7. Cody Dockter, :25.05; 8. Jonny Ash, :25.06; 10. Alec Bien, :25.54; 11. Riley Wollschlager, :26.01; 12. Noah Steinlicht, :26.02; 16. Kacen Huber, :27.33; 17. Breyden Miller, :27.36.
800-meter run – 5. Luke Wold, 2:28.05; 12. Koben Huber, 2:39.35; 13. Adam Bury, 2:40.19; 15. Brady Femling, 2:45.33; 18. Zippy Bock, 2:49.05; 19. Nolan Hanson, 2:49.98; 20. Derek Weinkauf, 2:51.09; 22. Ben Harstad, 2:52.59.
1,600-meter run – 2. Kody Johnson, 5:18.59; 5. Luke Wold, 5:38.29; 6. Alex Farrell, 5:39.31; 7. Brady Femling, 5:43.15; 8. Koben Huber, 5:43.49; 12. Zippy Bock, 5:48.80; 15. Adam Bury, 5:57.38; 17. Derek Weinkauf, 6:18.35; 18. Ben Harstad, 6:19.72; 19. Nolan Hanson, 6:22.78.
3,200-meter run – 2. Nick Batchelor, 11:26.16 (7th grade record); 3. Kody Johnson, 12:07.97; 6. Alex Farrell, 12:27.46.
110-meter hurdles – 1. Nate Bien, :16.85; 2. Caden Bjordahl, :16.87.
300-meter hurdles – 1. Caden Bjordahl, :44.71; 4. Nate Bien, :47.10; 5. Sam Seffrood, :48.24; 9. Jordan Lindberg, :50.82.
400-meter relay – 1. Milbank (Riley Wollschlager, Jake Anderson, Derrick Aho, Cole Dockter), :45.69.
1,600-meter relay – 1. Milbank (Derrick Aho, Caden Bjordahl, Riley Gauer, Cole Dockter), 3:44.65.
3,200-meter relay – 2. Milbank (Kody Johnson, Nick Batchelor, Zippy Bock, Ben Harstad), 9:57.04; 3. Milbank (Luke Wold, Koben Huber, Nolan Hanson, Brady Femling), 9:59.84.
High jump – 2. Cody Dockter, 5-2.
Long jump – 1. Cody Dockter, 19-11; 2. Riley Wollschlager, 18-4; 3. Jonny Ash, 17-11; 5. Alec Bien, 17-7; 6. Sam Seffrood, 17-1; 7. Breyden Miller, 17-0; Matt Lenards, 16-2.5; Max McCulloch, 16-1; Noah Steinlicht, 15-6; Jordan Lindberg, 14-2.
Triple jump – 1. Jonny Ash, 38-7.25; 2. Alec Bien, 37-2; 5. Sam Seffrood, 35-3; 7. Max McCulloch, 32-1.
Shot put – 4. Caden Wollschlager, 38-3; 6. Jordan Riley, 35-6.5; Isaiah Wollschlager, 31-8; Elijah Fraasch, 30-9; Austin Schuelke, 30-0; Chandler Peery, 29-0; Alex Schuelke, 25-4.
Discus – 6. Isaiah Wollschlager, 95-1; 8. Caden Wollschlager, 89-4; Chandler Peery, 80-3; Austin Schuelke, 80-2; Jordan Riley, 79-11; Elijah Fraasch, 77-3; Alex Schuelke, 65-8.

Photo – Taylor Thue qualifies for State in the 300-meter hurdles.
Photo – Cody Dockter places second in the high jump.