Ash and Thue Named Arlen Conrad Memorial MVPs

Milbank High School tracksters Jonny Ash and Taylor Thue received the First Annual Arlen Conrad Memorial MVP Award at the conclusion of the South Dakota National Guard track and field meet in Milbank on April 11. Ash won first place finishes in the boys triple jump and 1,600-meter sprint medley relay. He also took second place in the long jump and 1,600-meter relay. Thue, Conrad’s granddaughter, was a quadruple winner. She finished at the top of the field in the girls 100 and 300-meter hurdles. She achieved state qualifying time in both events. Thue was also was a member of the winning 400 and 1,600-meter relay teams.

Arlen Conrad was a 1964 graduate of MHS. He was a member of the MHS track team and his 1,600-meter relay team still holds the school record set in 1964. Conrad was also a member of the 740th Transportation Company of the South Dakota National Guard and served as Company Commander from April 1981 until October 1984. He retired as Captain in November 1985. Conrad passed away in August and his family and the 740th Transportation Company seek to honor his memory with the MVP awards. The awards were presented by Conrad’s granddaughter, Abigail Snaza, who is a member of the 740th.

Among the other winners at the meet was Molly Rick. She secured a first place finish in the girls triple jump. Members of the girls winning 400- meter relay team were Tracy Pillatzki, Elisabeth Schwenn, and Mackayla Schuelke. Team members on the top 1,600-meter relay team were Elisabeth Schwenn, Madi Thue, and Jatana Grajczyk. The girls 3,200-meter relay team of Gabbi Cummins, Madi Thue, Jatana Grajczyk, and Danica Schulte also earned a top spot.

Matt Lenards captured a first place finish in the boys 100-meter dash. Derrick Aho topped the field in the 200-meter dash. Kody Johnson won the boys 1,600-meter run. Nate Bien earned first in the 110-meter hurdles. Caden Wollschlager earned first place in the boys discus.

The boys 400, 1,600, and medley relay teams each finished first in the meet. Members of the 400-meter team were Riley Gauer, Jake Anderson, Derrick Aho, and Cole Dockter. Winning the 1,600-meter relay were Caden Bjordahl, Nate Bien, Nick Batchelor, and Cole Dockter. Members of the winning medley relay were Ash, Kacen Huber, Alec Bien, and Luke Wold.

Complete results for the Milbank athletes:
Girls Division
100 meter dash – 2. Elisabeth Schwenn, :14.19; 3. Mackayla Schuelke, :14.36; 4. Tracy Pillatzki, :14.47; 10. Shea Hooth, :15.06; 10. Makayla Johnson, :15.06; 12. Katie Vander Wal, :15.08; 13. Katie Wollschlager, :15.20; 15. Tori Hooth, :15.32; 16. Molly Rick, :15.38; 18. Kimberlly Van Sambeek, :15.55.
200 meter dash – 3. Elisabeth Schwenn, :29.78; 4. Mackayla Schuelke, :30.00; 5. Tracy Pillatzki, :30.35; 8. Katie Vander Wal, :30.99; 9. Kimberly Van Sambeek, :31.11; 11. Tori Hooth, :31.75; 12. Shea Hooth, :31.96; 15. Greta Snaza, :32.21.
400 meter dash – 3. Jatana Grajczyk, 1:08.08; 6. Maddie Gustafson, 1:10.04.
800 meter run – 2. Danica Schulte, 2:38.29.
1,600 meter run – 2. Gabbi Cummins, 5:56.78.
3,200 meter run – 3. Maiah Brown, 14:18.99; 4. Allison Leddy, 14:37.26.
100 meter hurdles – 1. Taylor Thue, :15.72; 7. Greta Snaza, :21.07.
300 meter hurdles – 1. Taylor Thue, :46.31; 3. Greta Snaza, :56.52.
400 meter relay – 1. Milbank (Tracy Pillatzki, Mackayla Schuelke, Elisabeth Schwenn, Taylor Thue), :53.75.
1,600 meter relay – 1. Milbank (Elisabeth Schwenn, Jatana Grajczyk, Madi Thue, Taylor Thue), 4:23.03; 3. Milbank (Danica Schulte, Maddie Gustafson, Gabbi Cummins, Mackayla Schuelke), 4:36.33.
3,200 meter relay – 1. Milbank (Gabbi Cummins, Jatana Grajczyk, Madi Thue, Danica Schulte), 10:47.65.
High jump – 4. Molly Rick, 4-5; 6. Maddie Gustafson, 4-3.
Long jump – 2. Katie Wollschlager, 13-8.5; 5. Tracy Pillatzki, 13-4.5; 6. Molly Rick, 13-3.5.
Triple jump – 1. Molly Rick, 31-3; 6. Brooke Fraasch, 28-7.5; 8. Katie Wollschlager, 27-9.25.
Shot put – 3. Shea Hooth, 29-3; 6. Kellie Christians, 26-7.5; 8. Katie Vander Wal, 23-7.5.
Discus – 3. Shea Hooth, 81-1; 6. Kellie Christians, 77-5; 8. Katie Vander Wal, 71-9.
Boys Division
100 meter dash – 1. Matt Lenards, :11.40; 2. Jake Anderson, :11.41; 3. Derrick Aho, :11.56; 4. Cole Dockter, :11.60; 8. Riley Gauer, :12.08; 9. Riley Wollschlager, :12.24; 13. Alec Bien, :12.69; 15. Jordan Lindberg, :12.89; 17. Noah Steinlicht, :12.92; 20. Kacen Huber, :13.30; 24. JD Lusk, :13.98.
200 meter dash – 1. Derrick Aho, :23.64; 2. Cole Dockter, :23.70; 3. Matt Lenards, :23.79; 6. Riley Wollschlager, :25.00; 7. Riley Gauer, :25.53; 8. Noah Steinlicht, :26.30; 9. Max McCulloch, :26.58.
400 meter dash – 4. Adam Bury, :59.82; 7. Nolan Hanson, 1:02.58.
800 meter run – 6. Zippy Bock, 2:38.24; 8. Adam Bury, 2:43.18; 9. Ben Harstad, 2:48.37; 10. Nolan Hanson, 2:49.73; 12. Derek Weinkauf, 2:50.11.
1,600 meter run – 1. Kody Johnson, 5:10.79; 2. Nick Batchelor, 5:10.99; 6. Luke Wold, 5:23.69; 9. Zippy Bock, 5:36.23; 10. Koben Huber, 5:45.73; 15. Ben Harstad, 5:56.75; 19. Derek Weinkauf, 6:20.00.
3,200 meter run – 3. Kody Johnson, 11:45.86; 4. Alex Farrell, 11:49.25; 6. Brady Femling, 12:19.32.
110 meter hurdles – 1. Nate Bien, :16.90; 2. Caden Bjordahl, :17.91.
300 meter hurdles – 2. Caden Bjordahl, :45.53; 3. Nate Bien, :46.81; 6. Sam Seffrood, :49.59; 8. Jordan Lindberg, :52.08.
400 meter relay – 1. Milbank (Riley Gauer, Derrick Aho, Jake Anderson, Cole Dockter), :45.14.
1,600 meter relay – 1. Milbank (Caden Bjordahl, Nick Batchelor, Nate Bien, Cole Dockter), 3:47.78; 2. Milbank (Derrick Aho, Sam Seffrood, Jonny Ash, Riley Gauer), 3:49.40.
3,200 meter relay – 2. Milbank (Koben Huber, Alex Farrell; Kody Johnson, Nolan Hanson), 9:33.04; 3. Milbank (Nick Batchelor, Brady Femling, Luke Wold, Zippy Bock), 9:42.44
1,600 medley relay – 1. Milbank (Jonny Ash, Alec Bien, Kacen Huber, Luke Wold), 4:13.67.
High jump – 2. Max McCulloch, 5-4; 3. Noah Steinlicht, 4-10.
Long jump – 2. Jonny Ash, 19-5; 3. Riley Wollschlager, 19-0.5; 4. Cody Dockter, 18-11; 5. Sam Seffrood, 17-5; 6. Alec Bien, 16-5; 8. Max McCulloch, 16-1.
Triple jump – 1. Jonny Ash, 40-0.75; 3. Sam Seffrood, 35-10; 5. Alec Bien, 35-2; 7. Max McCulloch, 32-7.5.
Shot put – 3. Caden Wollschlager, 40-1.5; 5. Mitch Quade, 36-11.
Discus – 1. Caden Wollschlager, 105-5; 3. Isaiah Wollschlager, 100-11; 8. Jordan Riley, 95-8.

Photo: Winning the Arlen Conrad Memorial MVP award are Jonny Ash and Taylor Thue. Beth Raml, far left, and Abigail Snaza, far right, of the SDNG presented the awards.