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Kannas part of four wins for GPL at Brace-Hopfinger Relays

Herreid-Selby Area’s Breanna Jochim, center, leads Groton’s Laila Roberts, right, through the finish line in the girls' 55-meter dash final at the NSU Invite earlier this season at the Barnett Center. In on the race from the left are: Aberdeen Central’s Lucy Fritz, Great Plains Lutheran’s Sophie Kannas, Jochim, Roberts and Groton’s Kella Tracy. Kannas had a part of four event wins Tuesday in Volga. Photo by John Davis taken 3/19/2024

VOLGA – Sophie Kannas of Great Plains Lutheran won two individual events and ran on a pair of winning relays Tuesday at the Brace-Hopfinger Relays.

Kannas won the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, and ran on winning 400-meter and 800-meter relays for the Panthers.

Three other GPL girls finished runner-up in events: Keturah Schluesener in the 200, Halle Bauer in both the 800-meter and 1,600-meter runs, and Katherine Prahl in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles.

Castlewood’s Gracie Haug won the shot put, Wolsey-Wessington’s Kailyn Dorris won the javelin, and Hitchcock-Tulare’s Emma Schneider won the long jump.

On the boys’ side, Zac VanMeeteren won the 200-meter dash and also ran on Hamlin’s winning 400-meter relay team. Hamlin’s Cristhian Rodriquez won the javelin. Erik Salmen of Hitchcock-Tulare won the discus.

Hamlin’s Cristhian Rodriguez competes in the javelin last season at the South Dakota National Guard meet in Milbank. Rodriguez won the event Tuesday at a meet in Volga. Photo by John Davis taken 4/27/2023

Runner-up finishes went to GPL’s Micah Holien in the 100, and Hayden Karli in the 800, and Hamlin’s Luke Fraser in the 200.

Wolsey-Wessington won the sprint medley relay in both divisions.

For complete meet results, click on the following link:

https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/540416/results/all

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