2014 South Dakota State Meet Special Features are written by South Dakota MileSplit Special Guest, Rich Winter.
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How Many Titles Will the Kraft Family Add to the Ultimate Class B Trophy Case?
Rich Winter
I'm guessing the 2013 state track meet was deemed a failure by Wessington Springs athlete Jace Kraft. He finished 2nd in the 800 and then 45 minutes later he finished 2nd in the 3200.
He came back on Saturday to nip Parker's Duane Jongeling at the tape to claim a state title in the 1600.
Well, Jongeling has graduated and the class of the Class B distance ranks is Jace Kraft.
I'm guessing he gets the ultimate 3-peat and tells brothers and sister to move their trophies down a notch because the most decorated distance runner in the school's history is about to throw down at the 2014 South Dakota state meet.
(The photo used in this piece is from Kernit Grimshaw...you can find thousands of pictures from last year's state meet at kernit.zenpholio.com....I'm guessing he'll have a ton from this year's meet as well.)
100 meters:
Heller has the best time in the state but I'm guessing Anderson of Irene-Wakonda will be too consistent and too fast for the Black Panther to catch up.
| 100m Dash - 11.20 | |||||||
| 1. | Heller, Kole | 10.60 | Platte-Geddes | ||||
| 2. | Anderson, Garrett | 10.80 | Irene-Wakonda | ||||
| 3. | O'Malley, Seamus | 10.90 | Centerville | ||||
| 4. | Kocmich, Brandon | 11.10 | Avon | ||||
| 5. | Row, Austin | 11.10 | Baltic | ||||
| 6. | Schmidt, Brennan | 11.10 | Freeman | ||||
| 7. | Baloun, Cole | 11.20 | Faulkton Area | ||||
| 8. | Blanchard, Donte' | 11.20 | Langford Area | ||||
| 9. | Clark, Sam | 11.20 | Sunshine Bible Academy | ||||
| 10. | Lehr, Dylan | 11.20 | Menno | ||||
200 meters:
Anderson is the class of the field and he gets the sprint double.
| 200m Dash - 23.50 | |||||||
| 1. | Anderson, Garrett | 22.10 | Irene-Wakonda | ||||
| 2. | Kocmich, Brandon | 22.40 | Avon | ||||
| 3. | Heller, Kole | 22.50 | Platte-Geddes | ||||
| 4. | Erickson, Tristen | 22.80 | Parker | ||||
| 5. | O'Malley, Seamus | 22.80 | Centerville | ||||
| 6. | Baloun, Cole | 23.00 | Faulkton Area | ||||
| 7. | Cropsey, Korder | 23.10 | Lyman | ||||
| 8. | Williams, Lorenzo | 23.10 | Wolsey-Wessington | ||||
| 9. | Lehr, Dylan | 23.20 | Menno | ||||
| 10. | Nelson, Cody | 23.20 | Sully Buttes | ||||
400 meters: Freeman's Brennan Schmidt is a full second faster than anyone else in the field.
| 400m Dash - 52.10 | |||||||
| 1. | Schmidt, Brennan | 49.50 | Freeman | ||||
| 2. | Erickson, Tristen | 50.50 | Parker | ||||
| 3. | Lemon, Aaron | 51.20 | Mitchell Christian | ||||
| 4. | Kocmich, Brandon | 51.60 | Avon | ||||
| 5. | Olson, Michael | 51.70 | Parker | ||||
| 6. | Cropsey, Korder | 52.00 | Lyman | ||||
| 7. | Diop, Thierno | 52.00 | Tripp-Delmont/Armour | ||||
| 8. | Kinzer, Terrance | 52.00 | Colome | ||||
| 9. | Kraft, Jase | 52.00 | Wessington Springs | ||||
800 meter run:
With the 3200 meter run coming up about 45 minutes after the 800, ya gotta think Kraft will do everything to win this race in as comfortable of a pace as he can afford. He knows the Parker guy Olson, and no chance that Kraft slips up here.
| 800m Run - 2:05.10 | |||||||
| 1. | Kraft, Jase | 1:56.60 | Wessington Springs | ||||
| 2. | Olson, Michael | 2:00.70 | Parker | ||||
| 3. | Lemon, Aaron | 2:01.10 | Mitchell Christian | ||||
| 4. | Brockel, Jaden | 2:03.10 | Sunshine Bible Academy | ||||
| 5. | Koch, Brandon | 2:04.20 | New Underwood | ||||
| 6. | Holman, Nelson | 2:04.40 | Philip | ||||
1600 meter run: Kraft's time is 18 seconds faster than Bison 8th grader Daniel Burkhalter. Kraft should be rested after a big Friday and I'm guessing he's going across the finish line when everyone else is just entering the stretch.
| 1600m Run - 4:44.90 | |||||||
| 1. | Kraft, Jase | 4:22.60 | Wessington Springs | ||||
| 2. | Burkhalter, Daniel | 4:40.70 | Bison | ||||
| 3. | Iwerks , Tucker | 4:43.10 | Aberdeen Christian | ||||
3200 meter run: This one will be the trickiest for Kraft as he'll have to recover from that 800 and get right back on the track. I'm guessing he lays in the weeds for the first six laps and then assumes control of the race with a steady, surge for the last 800 meters.
Winning time: 10:05
| 3200m Run - 10:31.00 | |||||||
| 1. | Kraft, Jase | 9:49.70 | Wessington Springs | ||||
| 2. | Burkhalter, Daniel | 10:16.30 | Bison | ||||
| 3. | Scholten, Jared | 10:27.00 | DR St. Mary | ||||
| 4. | Olson, Ryan | 10:29.10 | Parker | ||||
110 hurdles: No reason to think the only sub 15-second hurdler in the race, Iverson, doesn't get it done.
| 110m Hurdles - 16.30 | |||||||
| 1. | Iverson, Austin | 14.70 | Herreid/Selby Area | ||||
| 2. | Malsam, Bryce | 15.00 | Edmunds Central | ||||
| 3. | Oakley, Cole | 15.60 | Highmore-Harrold | ||||
| 4. | Lauck, Lee | 15.70 | Corsica/Stickney | ||||
| 5. | Paulson, Cole | 15.90 | Freeman | ||||
| 6. | Weber, Nick | 15.90 | Baltic | ||||
| 7. | Hunstad, Eric | 16.10 | Parker | ||||
| 8. | Knudson, Kruz | 16.10 | Corsica/Stickney | ||||
| 9. | Erickson, Stetson | 16.20 | Sunshine Bible Academy | ||||
| 10. | Shoemaker, Scott | 16.20 | Gregory | ||||
300 hurdles: This is a pretty competitive race but I think Anderson from Irene-Wakonda gets a third title over this distance.
| 300m Hurdles - 43.00 | |||||||
| 1. | Malsam, Bryce | 40.60 | Edmunds Central | ||||
| 2. | Anderson, Garrett | 41.40 | Irene-Wakonda | ||||
| 3. | Sudbeck, Chandlier | 41.40 | Kadoka Area | ||||
| 4. | Guptill, Paul | 41.80 | Philip | ||||
| 5. | Iverson, Austin | 41.90 | Herreid/Selby Area | ||||
| 6. | Paulson, Cole | 42.20 | Freeman | ||||
| 7. | Shoemaker, Scott | 42.20 | Gregory | ||||
| 8. | Hunstad, Eric | 42.30 | Parker | ||||
| 9. | McLaughlin, Paul | 42.30 | RC Christian | ||||
| 10. | Acheson, Cole | 42.40 | Chester Area | ||||
400 relay: Freeman will find a way!
| 400m Relay - 46.00 | |||||||
| 1. | Rapid City Christian | 45.30 | |||||
| 2. | Corsica/Stickney | 45.50 | |||||
| 3. | Freeman | 45.60 | |||||
| 4. | Langford Area | 45.80 | |||||
| 5. | Chester Area | 45.80 | |||||
| 6. | Lyman | 45.80 | |||||
| 7. | Sunshine Bible Academy | 45.90 | |||||
| 8. | Herreid/Selby Area | 45.90 | |||||
800 relay: Freeman gets another relay title. Corn Belt Conference is the best!
| 800m Relay - 1:35.30 | |||||||
| 1. | Freeman | 1:33.70 | |||||
| 2. | Corsica/Stickney | 1:33.90 | |||||
| 3. | Parker | 1:34.00 | |||||
| 4. | Langford Area | 1:34.30 | |||||
| 5. | Lyman | 1:34.40 | |||||
| 6. | Herreid/Selby Area | 1:34.90 | |||||
| 7. | Chester Area | 1:35.00 | |||||
| 8. | Sunshine Bible Academy | 1:35.10 | |||||
1600 relay: Sully Buttes nips a tired Freeman squad.
| 1600m Relay - 3:38.50 | |||||||
| 1. | Freeman | 3:35.60 | |||||
| 2. | Sully Buttes | 3:36.00 | |||||
| 3. | Corsica/Stickney | 3:37.10 | |||||
| 4. | Langford Area | 3:37.70 | |||||
| 5. | Chester Area | 3:38.30 | |||||
| 6. | Arlington | 3:38.40 | |||||
| 7. | Lyman | 3:38.50 | |||||
| 8. | Philip | 3:38.50 | |||||
3200 relay: Parker easy!
| 3200m Relay - 8:42.60 | |||||||
| 1. | Parker | 8:30.00 | |||||
| 2. | James Valley Christian | 8:38.90 | |||||
| 3. | Sunshine Bible Academy | 8:40.80 | |||||
| Medley Relay - 3:51.30 | |||||||
Medley relay:
Parker just has too many good 400 and 800 guys.
| Medley Relay - 3:51.30 | |||||||
| 1. | Parker | 3:42.90 | |||||
| 2. | Freeman | 3:44.90 | |||||
| 3. | Sully Buttes | 3:47.60 | |||||
| 4. | Elkton-Lake Benton | 3:48.70 | |||||
| 5. | Mitchell Christian | 3:50.60 | |||||
| 6. | Sunshine Bible Academy | 3:51.10 | |||||
| 7. | Viborg-Hurley | 3:51.20 | |||||
| 8. | New Underwood | 3:51.30 | |||||
Shot put: Boylan has the best put but Chandler gets it done.
| 1. | Boylan, Garrett | 52'01.00" | Newell | ||||
| 2. | Nelson, Chandler | 51'06.05" | Mitchell Christian | ||||
| 3. | Stibral, Dan | 49'09.50" | Scotland | ||||
| 4. | Lee, Alec | 49'03.00" | Faulkton Area | ||||
| 5. | Ammons, Logan | 48'11.50" | Kadoka Area | ||||
| 6. | Small, Christian | 46'06.00" | De Smet | ||||
| 7. | Nelson, Andrew | 46'01.00" | Hanson |
Discus: Chandler edges Logan Ammons
| Discus Throw - 134'10.00" | |||||||
| 1. | Nelson, Chandler | 174'10.00" | Mitchell Christian | ||||
| 2. | Palmer, Nathan | 167'06.00" | Northwestern | ||||
| 3. | Ammons, Logan | 167'02.00" | Kadoka Area | ||||
| 4. | Stibral, Dan | 162'11.00" | Scotland | ||||
| 5. | Gruschin, Christian | 149'11.00" | Centerville | ||||
| 6. | Boylan, Garrett | 149'08.00" | Newell | ||||
| 7. | Preszler, Caleb | 149'07.00" | Menno | ||||
| 8. | Peterson, Brody | 146'04.00" | Lemmon | ||||
| 9. | Hopkins, Darrin | 144'02.00" | Andes Central | ||||
| 10. | Hinseth, Kevin | 143'00.00" | Irene-Wakonda | ||||
| 11. | Campbell, Matt | 142'08.00" | Gregory | ||||
| 12. | Warejcka, Matt | 140'09.00" | Platte-Geddes | ||||
| 13. | Knodel, Jacob | 140'03.00" | Avon | ||||
| 14. | Lee, Alec | 140'00.00" | Faulkton Area | ||||
| 15. | Ching, Lucas | 138'04.00" | Castlewood | ||||
| 16. | Harms, Adam | 136'10.00" | Parker | ||||
| 17. | Nelson, Andrew | 135'07.00" | Hanson | ||||
high jump: Anderson picks up a crucial ten points in this event.
| 1. | Anderson, Zack | 6'06.00" | Parker | ||||
| 2. | Thorstenson, Dakota | 6'06.00" | Herreid/Selby Area | ||||
| 3. | Houdek, Hayden | 6'03.00" | Highmore-Harrold | ||||
| 4. | Boer, David | 6'02.00" | Baltic | ||||
| 5. | Ewoldt, Haden | 6'02.00" | Chester Area | ||||
| 6. | Fries, Bo | 6'02.00" | Langford Area | ||||
| 7. | Giovannettone, Mitchell | 6'02.00" | Great Plains Lutheran | ||||
| 8. | Swiftwater, Eriq | 6'02.00" | Oelrichs | ||||
| 9. | Bloch, Shaye | 6'01.00" | Scotland | ||||
| 10. | Williams, Lorenzo | 6'01.00" | Wolsey-Wessington |
Long jump: White River's Tanner Larvie reigns supreme.
| Long Jump - 20'02.00" | |||||||
| 1. | Larvie, Tanner | 21'03.00" | White River | ||||
| 2. | Dykstra, Carter | 20'10.50" | Platte-Geddes | ||||
| 3. | Farnham, Trevan | 20'07.75" | Elkton-Lake Benton | ||||
| 4. | Glazier, Jacob | 20'07.00" | DR St. Mary | ||||
| 5. | Planteen, Drew | 20'05.50" | Langford Area | ||||
| 6. | Kinzer, Terrance | 20'05.00" | Colome | ||||
| 7. | Hall, Colton | 20'04.50" | Potter County | ||||
| 8. | Vinales, Osmar | 20'04.00" | Bridgewater-Emery | ||||
| 9. | O'Malley, Seamus | 20'03.75" | Centerville | ||||
| 10. | Williams, Lorenzo | 20'03.00" | Wolsey-Wessington | ||||
Triple jump: Farnham by an inch.
| Triple Jump - 40'09.00" | |||||||
| 1. | Thorstenson, Dakota | 42'02.00" | Herreid/Selby Area | ||||
| 2. | Farnham, Trevan | 42'00.00" | Elkton-Lake Benton | ||||
| 3. | Evans, Joey | 41'07.50" | Andes Central | ||||
| 4. | Kinzer, Terrance | 41'06.50" | Colome | ||||
| 5. | Raile, Josh | 41'05.75" | Eureka/Bowdle | ||||
| 6. | Pond, Cassius | 41'04.50" | Ipswich | ||||
| 7. | Preheim, Grant | 41'04.50" | Freeman | ||||
| 8. | Vogel, Lucas | 41'04.50" | Potter County | ||||
| 9. | Giovannettone, Mitchell | 41'03.50" | Great Plains Lutheran | ||||
| 10. | Anderson, Zack | 41'01.50" | Parker | ||||
| 11. | Johnson, Kyler | 40'10.00" | Baltic | ||||
pole vault: This Anderson kid is special.
| Pole Vault - 11'03.00" | |||||||
| 1. | Anderson, Garrett | 13'00.00" | Irene-Wakonda | ||||
| 2. | Schaefbauer, Cooper | 13'00.00" | Herreid/Selby Area | ||||
| 3. | King, Andrew | 12'09.00" | Arlington | ||||
| 4. | Gross, Tony | 12'06.00" | Waverly-South Shore | ||||
| 5. | Raile, Josh | 12'06.00" | Eureka/Bowdle | ||||
| 6. | Konstanz, Blake | 12'03.00" | Scotland | ||||
| 7. | Pinney, Austin | 12'03.00" | Philip | ||||
| 8. | Martz, Tyrell | 11'06.00" |
Centerville |
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