STURGIS - After a late seventh-place showing from Eli Fischer in the pole vault Friday, the Aberdeen Central boys' track and field squad picked up right where they left off Saturday. The Golden Eagles notched four individual placings — highlighted by Sam Rohlfs’ victory in the long jump — and a relay showing to finish fifth as a team with 62.5 points at the Class AA state track and field championships in Sturgis.
“That’s a pretty solid finish for us,” said Central boys' coach Greg Murley. “Like with everything else, you can see where you could have nickeled and dimed some things to get a point here or there, but we had a really good day.”
Rohlfs’ long jump effort of 22-feet, 1 1/2-inches bested the rest of the field by nearly a foot. He then finished fifth in the 200 meters, while senior Josh Martin claimed third in the 1,600 and fifth in the 800.
Central’s sprint medley relay was also fifth on the podium to give Central its final standing in what was a hea
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