A look back at some of the sports happenings during the week of May 1-7:
Last year on May 4, 2021: Jaden Peters of Wagner set the all-time South Dakota high school record in the pole vault by clearing 16 feet, 1.5 inches in Tyndall. It broke the state record of 16-1 in 1995 by Andy Henrichsen of Rapid City Stevens.
10 years ago on May 5, 2012: In a five-day span, Macy Heinz of Ipswich established three school records in track and field. The seventh-grader broke a 30-year-old school record in the 400-meter dash on May 2 by clocking a 59.67. She then went toe-to-toe with the state's best distance runners from all three classes on May 4 at the Howard Wood Relays in Sioux Falls and emerged with the fastest time in the state in any class in the 1,600-meter run in a time of 5:04.72. To cap off her week, Heinz broke her third school record by winning the 800-meter run in a time of 2:17.14 at a meet in Ipswich on May 5.
20 years ago on May 4, 2002: Tyg Long of Custer established the a
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