Thue and Gauer Qualify for State Track

The Milbank High School track and field team started its season with a bang during the Whetstone Valley Invitational April 5, in Milbank. Freshman Taylor Thue and junior Tanner Gauer both secured a spot in the State Class A meet later this season with qualifying marks during the invitational.
Thue captured first place in four events. She topped the field in the 300-meter hurdles and met the qualifying standard of :50.0 by running a time of :48.55. Her time also placed her fourth on the MHS all-time honor roll. Thue also won the 100-meter hurdles and was four-tenths of a second away from the qualifying mark in that event. She ran a leg on each of the winning 400 and 1,600-meter relays to complete the quadruple win. Other members of the 400-meter relay were Elisabeth Schwenn, Makayla Johnson and Mackayla Schuelke. Team members for the winning mile relay team were Johnson, Danica Schulte and Shea Hooth.

Gauer won the boys’ 100-meter dash with a time of :11.16, edging out the state standard of :11.20. He also won the 200-meter dash in a time of :23.35, missing the qualifying mark of :23.10. He ran the final leg of the 400-meter relay in which the team finished first, but was one-tenth of a second from qualifying. Their time placed them tenth on the MHS all-time honor roll. Other team members were Kyle Montag, Cole Dockter, and Jake Anderson.
Freshman Elisabeth Schwenn was a triple winner. She captured first place in the 100 and 200-meter dashes and was a member of the winning 400-meter relay team.

Nate Bien was a double winner. He earned the top spot in the 110 and 300-meter hurdles. Jake Karges and Jake Anderson also earned individual wins. Karges took first in the long jump and Anderson earned the top spot in the triple jump with a leap of 40-05. The state qualifying standard for the triple jump is 40-10.

Milbank will host the South Dakota National Guard track and field meet Tuesday, April 12, at AB Campbell Stadium. Field events begin at 3:30 p.m. and running events start at 4 p.m.

Following are the complete results from the Whetstone Valley Invitational:
Girls’ Division
100 meter dash – 1. Elisabeth Schwenn, :13.46; 4. Kimberly Van Sambeek, :13.94; 5. Mackayla Schuelke, :14.03; 6. Morgan Schmitt, :14.04; 7. Katie VanderWal, :14.47; 10. Molly Rick, :14.65; 12. Tonya Meyer, :14.94; 14. Jaden Hoeke, :15.01; 15. Mackenzie Weinkauf, :15.10; 16. Kaitlyn Rufer, :15.14; 17. Cara Berkner, :15.22; 20. Katie Wollschlager, :15.51; 24. Ashley Sports, :16.15.
200 meter dash – 1. Elisabeth Schwenn, :29.22; 5. Mackayla Schuelke, :30.42; 6. Kimberly Van Sambeek, :31.20; 8. Tonya Meyer, :31.84; 9. Jaden Hoeke, :32.08; 13. Kaitlyn Rufer, :32.43; 15. Katie Wollschlager, :33.70.
800 meter run – 6. Jatana Grajczyk, 2:58.91; 10. Shauna Pauli, 3:12.58; 12. Ashley Spors, 3:24.38.
1,600 meter run – 5. Gabbi Cummins, 6:06.37; 6. Danica Schulte, 6:12.57; 8. Madi Thue, 6:25.96; 9. Christina Lusk, 6:41.13; 10. Allison Leddy, 6:41.64; 11. Gabby Elvik, 7:02.56.
100 meter hurdles – 1. Taylor Thue, :16.41; 3. Makayla Johnson, :19.09.
300 meter hurdles – 1. Taylor Thue, :48.55 (state qualifying time); 3. Makayla Johnson, :53.10.
400 meter relay – 1. Milbank (Mackayla Schuelke, Makayla Johnson, Elisabeth Schwenn, Taylor Thue), :54.16.
1,600 meter relay – 1. Milbank A (Taylor Thue, Makayla Johnson, Danica Schulte, Shea Hooth), 4:30.19; 2. Milbank B (Elisabeth Schwenn, Gabbi Cummins, Madi Thue, Mackayla Schuelke), 4:39.95.
3,200 meter relay – 2. Milbank A (Danica Schulte, Madi Thue, Gabby Elvik, Allison Leddy), 11:41.34; 3. Milbank B (Gabbi Cummins, Jatana Grajczyk, Shauna Pauli, Christina Lusk), 11:50.78.
1,600 meter sprint medley relay – 3. Milbank (Kimberly Van Sambeek, Katie Wollschlager, Shea Hooth, Christina Lusk), 5:14.69.
High jump – 7. Molly Rick, 4-1.
Long jump – 4. Kaitlyn Rufer, 13-7.5; 6. Molly Rick, 12-8; 7. Cara Berkner, 12-2; Katie VanderWal, 11-10; Katie Wollschlager, 11-9; Mackenzie Weinkauf, 11-8.5; Kimberly Van Sambeek, 11-1; Karlee Mertens, 10-10; Ashley Spors, 10-5.
Triple jump – 2. Molly Rick, 31-02; 6. Brooke Fraasch, 27-03.75; Cara Berkner, 27-01; Katie VanderWal, 25-4.75.
Shot put – 2. Shea Hooth, 29-10; 4. Kellie Christians, 26-02; 5. Chloe Bender, 26-00.50; Allison Pillatzki, 19-6; Brooke Fraasch, 18-7; Kylie Roggenbuck, 18-0; Mackenzie Weinkauf, 16-4.
Discus – 4. Shea Hooth, 74-09; 8. Chloe Bender, 68-0; Kellie Christians, 61-10; Brooke Fraasch, 51-11; Allison Pillatzki, 47-5; Kylie Roggenbuck, 42-10.
Boys’ Division
100 meter dash – 1. Tanner Gauer, :11.16 (state qualifying time); 3. Cole Dockter, :11.34; 5. Kyle Montag, :11.62; 6. Jake Anderson, :11.68; 7. Derrick Aho, :11.70; 8. Cody Dockter, :11.90; 10. Jake Karges, :11.91; 11. Riley Gauer, :11.92; 12. Riley Wollschlager, :12.04; 15. Jonny Ash, :12.24; 18. Jake Sandvig, :12.49; 19. Koben Huber, :12.52; 22. Preston Morton, :12.72; 26. Gabe DeLarosa, :12.98; 27. Dallas Seezs, :13.05; 30. Kacen Huber, :13.66.
200 meter dash – 1. Tanner Gauer, :23.35; 2. Cole Dockter, :23.88; 3. Kyle Montag, :24.43; 4. Derrick Aho, :24.54; 5. Cody Dockter, :24.68; 8. Jake Anderson, :25.16; 9. Jadus Medicine Crow, :25.29; 11. Jake Karges, :25.47; 12. Riley Wollschlager, :25.69; 14. Riley Gauer, :25.74; 19. Koben Huber, :26.31; 21. Jake Sandvig, :26.95; 27. Kacen Huber, :29.26.
800 meter run – 7. Tanner Bock, 2:28.52; 12. Derek Weinkauf, 2:49.48.
1,600 meter run – 2. Kody Johnson, 5:09.90; 3. Dylan Johnson, 5:26.62; 7. Ben Harstad, 5:50.04; 9. Derek Weinkauf, 5:56.91.
3,200 meter run – 3. Kody Johnson, 11:37.41; 4. Dylan Johnson, 11:58.36.
110 meter hurdles – 1. Nate Bien, :16.99; 2. Nolan Foss, :18.16.
300 meter hurdles – 1. Nate Bien, :45.89; 2. Caden Bjordahl, :46.84; 6. Riley Gauer, :50.51.
400 meter relay – 1. Milbank (Kyle Montag, Cole Dockter, Jake Anderson, Tanner Gauer), :44.81.
1,600 meter relay – 2. Milbank A (Derrick Aho, Caden Bjordahl, Jake Karges, Kacen Huber), 3:51.64; 3. Milbank B (Kyle Montag, Nate Bien, Koben Huber, Jadus Medicine Crow), 3:55.70.
3,200 meter relay – 2. Milbank (Caden Bjordahl, Tanner Bock, Kody Johnson, Dylan Johnson), 9:23.95.
1,600 meter sprint medley relay – 2. Milbank (Jadus Medicine Crow, Gabe DeLarosa, Alec Bien, Ben Harstad), 4:33.76.
High jump – 2. Preston Morton, 5-6; 3. Tanner Bock, 5-1.
Long jump – 1. Jake Karges, 19-10; 3. Jonny Ash, 18-2; 4. Riley Wollschlager, 18-1.5; 5. Derrick Aho, 17-4; Jake Sandvig, 16-0; Gabe DeLarosa, 15-9.5; Alec Bien, 14-8.5.
Triple jump – 1. Jake Anderson, 40-05; 3. Jonny Ash, 38-06; 7. Nolan Foss, 35-04.75; Jake Sandvig, 33-1; Alec Bien, 31-8.5.
Shot put – 4. Caden Wollschlager, 37-3.5; Preston Morton, 33-6; Jordan Riley, 30-8; Austin Schuelke, 29-7; Isaiah Wollschlager, 37-10.
Discus – 5. Preston Morton, 93-07; Caden Wollschlager, 76-2; Isaiah Wollschlager, 75-9; Austin Schuelke, 75-2; Jordan Riley, 67-4.