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Gaikowski shines as multi-sport standout for Waubay-Summit

Waubay/Summit’s Seth Gaikowski, center, tries to get to the basket as Warner’s Peyton Jung, left, defends during a Region 1B SoDak 16 qualifier game in Webster. Gaikowski and the Mustangs take on De Smet in the State B tourney on Thursday at Wachs Arena. Photo by John Davis taken 3/4/2022
WAUBAY - Whether throwing a touchdown pass, nailing a three-pointer, sprinting down the track, sinking a putt or roping a calf, Seth Gaikowski finds a way to make an impact in whatever he does. The senior standout from Waubay does a little bit of everything and does all of it well. In the fall he was the quarterback for the Dakota Hills football team, he is currently a key starter for the Waubay-Summit basketball team, competes in track and field and golf for the Mustangs, and will soon be headed to South Dakota State University to compete in rodeo. Gaikowski said there is one thing that ties all of those activities together. "I’d say the biggest thing is the competitiveness and the refusal to be average. In everything I do, even golf is probably the sport that I take least serious, but still something inside me churns that makes me want to be the best golfer in the group," Gaikowski said. "I like to think of myself as very driven to be as good as I possibly can at anythi

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