INDIANAPOLIS – It took Travis Fitzke five years, dozens of meets, and hundreds of workouts – then an extra three weeks on top of it all – but he ultimately toppled his final goal as a member of the North Dakota State track & field team. Fitzke ran 3:42.32 in an elite 1500m field at the American Milers Club High Performance Series in Indianapolis on Saturday night, breaking Mike Bollman's NDSU all-time best of 3:42.85. (via GoBison.com)
Mike Newman talks to Addison DeHaven of Brookings HS (SD) after he won the Boys 2 Mile Run at the Midwest Distance Festival in 9:01.13, a new meet record - Benedictine University, Lisle IL - June 8 - 2013 (via RunnerSpace)
Results here (via RunnerSpace)
Results here (via RunnerSpace)
EUGENE, Ore. - First full year of Division I, first national champion. With a torn ligament in her left shoulder, South Dakota pole vaulter Bethany Buell cleared 14 feet, 7¼ inches on her third and final attempt to become South Dakota's first Division I national champion on Friday night at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field." />
Gerry, Washington defend boys crown; Aberdeen girls rise (via USA Today High School Sports)
After some early missteps, the Washington boys track team recovered its footing during Friday's opening day of the Class AA state meet, keeping the Warriors on pace for a third consecutive team title. (via The Argus Leader)
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St. Thomas More’s Stachia Reuwsaat went into the Class A State Track and Field Championships in Lennox as the favorite in three individual events and she didn’t disappoint early, winning (via Rapid City Journal)
LENNOX — Madison and Custer sit in first place after the first day of the State A track meet held in Lennox Friday. (via Yankton Press & Dakotan)
BRANDON — Going into Friday’s opening day of competition in the S.D. State Class AA Track and Field Meet, Yankton coach Luke Youmans said that his team needed to have a strong first day to set up the potential for some point opportunities on the final day. (via Yankton Press & Dakotan)
DAY TWO RESULTS PUEBLO, Colo. – Travis Beniak and Henrik Holmberg each placed top-eight in their events to earn two more All-America Honors for Augustana on day two of the NCAA Track and Field Championships. Beniak took fourth in the 3000-meter steeplechase while Holmberg held on in the men’s decathlon for a seventh-place point total. (via Augustana College)
2013-05-24 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls (via MileSplit)
BRANDON | The marquee is all set, unfortunately some of the leading ladies won’t be in the picture for Rapid City track and field fans. (via Rapid City Journal)
The Yankton Bucks and Gazelles bring a fairly young contingent to the South Dakota State Class AA Track and Field Meet, today (Friday) in Brandon and Saturday in Sioux Falls, but Coach Luke Youmans still expects a strong effort on the final weekend of the season. (via Yankton Press & Dakotan)
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Hypothetical State Track and Field Meet scores from all of the classes. (Does not include the Medley or 4x200 relays; just ignore any other mistakes you see.)
The Jackrabbits will be competing in the NCAA West Preliminary Round starting on Thursday in Austin, Texas. (via GoJacks.com)
AUSTIN, Texas - Eleven South Dakota track and field athletes will compete at the NCAA West Preliminary Round at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas, starting on Thursday. (via www.goyotes.com)
Six DSU runners prepare for NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (via www.dsuathletics.com)
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Perennial powers in girls track and field, Rapid City Central and Stevens have been waging a back-and-forth battle over the last few years to determine a state champion. (via Rapid City Journal)
Custer head track and field coach Craig Black is hoping that all of the stars align for his teams, particularly his boys’ squad this weekend at the Class A State (via Rapid City Journal)
Results from all of the Class B Region meets in one convenient location.
Next fall, Oelrichs' Wade Lockhart and Newell’s Taylor Trohkimoinen will compete for Black Hills State University in football and basketball respectively. For now, they’ll both concentrate on defending their titles (via Rapid City Journal)
HARRISBURG — The Canton C-Hawks flew away with the team track titles at Thursday’s Region 4A meet in Harrisburg, taking first in the girls’ division by 29.5 points and the boys’ by 7.5 points. (via Yankton Press & Dakotan)
FREEMAN — Tristen Erickson must have been looking into his crystal ball. (via Yankton Press & Dakotan)
Already having four state qualifiers going in to Thursday’s meet, the Scotland Highlanders swept Thursday’s Region 6B Track and Field Meet in Avon. (via Yankton Press & Dakotan)
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Class A Region Results.
ABERDEEN — The Yankton Gazelles finished third and the Yankton Bucks finished fifth in their respective divisions of the Eastern South Dakota Conference Track and Field Championships, held on Saturday in Aberdeen. (via Yankton Press & Dakotan)
GOLDEN, Colo. – The 2013 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place on Sunday, May 5, 2013 and wrapped up on Tuesday, May 7th, as two Yellow Jacket athletes broke school records and four NCAA provisional qualifying marks were turned-in by meet's end. (via bhsuathletics.com)
FINAL RESULTS | DAY ONE RECAP SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Augustana’s men’s track and field team grabbed three event wins on day two of the NSIC Track and Field Championships to finish second while the women’s squad earned two more titles and came in third place. The men tallied 135.5 total points and the women collected 104. (via Augustana College)
Seniors Luke Leischner and Jared Foote helped lead the Jacks to third. (via GoJacks.com)
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Track and field athletes across the state have been waiting all spring to break loose in good weather. Eastern South Dakota Conference tracksters will hopefully have that opportunity this week. (via aberdeennews.com)
HARRISBURG — The Madison Bulldogs combined for 12 event victories to sweep the team track titles at the final Big 8 Conference meet on Thursday in Harrisburg. (via Yankton Press & Dakotan)
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The Stars of Track and Field: South Dakota's fastest ladies.
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Weather debate...
SIOUX FALLS — Alex Muntefering had traveled too far to let cold temps and wet conditions ruin his day. (via Yankton Press & Dakotan)
As I sit here at the computer on Friday night, our sports editor James Cimburek is up in Sioux Falls covering the Howard Wood Dakota Relays. The 2-day event, which brings together high school and college athletes, is back from a 1-year hiatus at Howard Wood Field. (via Yankton Press & Dakotan)
SIOUX FALLS — Yankton athletes won 11 titles, with J.J. Hejna involved in four and Ryan Olson involved in three, at the O’Gorman Invitational track and field meet on Friday in Sioux Falls. (via Yankton Press & Dakotan)
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Drake Relays Results (via northernstatewolves.com)
FINAL RESULTS SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Augustana closed out the Howard Wood relays by taking three individual titles and placing 16 in the top five on day two. Runa Falch and Clint Freiheit took home top individual honors with some late results from day one and Kayla Mescher made her collegiate debut in the 400-meter hurdles with a win. (via Augustana College)
SPEARFISH, S.D. – Fresh off a busy weekend that included the Yellow Jacket track and field team splitting up to compete at three different locations, the team will come back together for the 2013 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships in Golden, Colo. from Sunday to Tuesday, May 5-7, 2013. (via bhsuathletics.com)
Shelby Assmus won the discus throw at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays. (via GoJacks.com)
Sioux Falls, S.D.--University of South Dakota sophomore Emily Grove set a meet record in winning the women's pole vault and was one of six Coyote winners Saturday on the second and final day of the Howard Wood Dakota Relays. The evening session of the event was cancelled due to rain and cold temperatures. (via www.goyotes.com)
Trojans’ track & field shine at Howard Dakota Relays despite wet weather conditions (via www.dsuathletics.com)
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You're asking yourself, "What happened last week?"
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The Aberdeen Central girls’ track and field team and the Watertown boys displayed their depth in one of the early meets of the weather-ravaged season. (via aberdeennews.com)
Four DSU runners shine at Drake Relays Friday; Boomsma qualifies for finals (via www.dsuathletics.com)
Three Jackrabbit relay teams set top times at the Drake Relays. (via GoJacks.com)
Three Jackrabbit relay teams set top times at the Drake Relays. (via GoJacks.com)
Luke Leischner won the 400-meter dash at the Drake Alternatives. (via GoJacks.com)
The Jackrabbits set the record in the school record in the sprint medley relay at the Drake Relays. (via GoJacks.com)
DES MOINES, Iowa - South Dakota's Jeff Mettler won the university 3,000-meter steeplechase in a school record time to wrap up the weekend for South Dakota track and field at the Drake Relays. (via www.goyotes.com)
LIVE RESULTS SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Augustana track and field takes off to another prestigious event in hopes of setting more qualifying marks at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. The Vikings will send 40 athletes that will compete in 10 relay events. (via Augustana College)
DES MOINES, Iowa - Coyote distance runner Brant Haase recorded a fifth-place finish in the men's 10,000-meters and the South Dakota women's 4x1600-meter relay team set a new school record while placing ninth at the Drake Relays on Thursday afternoon. (via www.goyotes.com)
Anthony Bongard set a personal best in the 10k today at the Drake Relays. (via GoJacks.com)
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Two state champions and a pair of state runners-up highlight a strong girls field for this Saturday’s Elwood Dietrich Special 400-meter dash at the Black Hills Track Classic in Sturgis. (via Rapid City Journal)
GROTON — Area track and field athletes were finally able to get some time outside at the Groton Kiwanis Relays on Thursday. (via aberdeennews.com)
Windy conditions were, obviously, a drastic improvement from snow and 30 degrees. (via Yankton Press & Dakotan)
AVON — Several area athletes took advantage of the late spring weather as area Class B rivals competed at the Great Plains Conference track meet in Avon Thursday. Corsica-Stickney boys dominated the field racking up 196 points - more than double their closest opponent. The Scotland Highlander girls also took the conference championship with 121 points. (via Yankton Press & Dakotan)
On Patriots' Day, thirty-year-old Matt Dewald, a South Dakotan who now lives in Denver finished 20th overall at the Boston Marathon, running a 2:19:35. The former University of South Dakota runner was the ninth placed American to finish the race. Matt's career accomplishments include winning the Lincoln National Guard Marathon in 2009 and the Monumental Challenge Marathon back in 2007. Matt currently works as a physical therapist at Mountain States Hand and Physical Therapy in Arvada. Thanks to Mizuno and Boulder Running Company, Matt will receive a free pair of Mizunos. (via RunColo Forum)
See the current rankings from 1-200+ in every event. (Submitted meets only! Don't see meet results? Submit them to: jcoy@milesplit.com in HTML format.)
Class AA Girls Team Rankings if the state meet were to occur today.
Class AA BOYS TEAM RANKINGS if the state meet occurred today.
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It’s true. There were actual, real-live track and field meets in South Dakota yesterday and needless to say, prep athletes took advantage of the fact, posting some great times and marks in each of the three meets held in southeastern South Dakota yesterday.
Matt Dewald had put aside his running career for his professional career, but a move to Colorado sparked a resurgence. (via Yankton Press & Dakotan)
There are many miles and many races to choose, but Alex Muntefering has no hesitance when selecting his most memorable running event. (via www.mitchellrepublic.com)
Big-time marks often occur after meet and practice cancellations. Pure speculation, pure fact of nature or pure exercise physiology? Or is it something else...
South Dakota Collegiate Alumni Report. Where are they are what are they doing?
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Been hiding under a rock all week? If so, totally fine- here is the South Dakota High School Track & Field Week in Review. (Photo by Kernit Grimshaw)
Jeremiah Ary won the triple jump and finished second in the long jump. (via GoJacks.com)