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Golden Eagles have big day at Al Sahli meet

Aberdeen Central’s David VanVeen, right, runs ahead of Brookings’ Earnest Ting, center, during the boys' 800 meter run last season at the ESD Indoor Track Meet at Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex in Brookings. VanVeen won the 1,600-meter run at the Al Sahli Invitational Thursday in Pierre. Photo by John Davis taken 4/2/2022

PIERRE – The annual Al Sahli Invitational was moved to Pierre this year, but the Aberdeen Central track and field teams still made their presence felt at their home meet on Thursday.

The Golden Eagle boys were led by Aiden Heimann and Rylee Rieker, who won two events apiece. Heimann won the 110-meter high hurdles and 300-meter intermediate hurdles, while Rieker captured wins in the long jump and triple jump.

Central boys’ coach Greg Murley was pleased with how well Rieker has come along this season.

“He’s a young sophomore who’s been working and just trying to get things together and organized,” Murley said. “He had a really good day.”

Other individual boys’ winners for Central included Avery Ligon in the 100, David VanVeen in the 1,600, Tyler Bain in the high jump, Jett Carlson in the javelin, and Drew Salfrank in the 400.

Salfrank won with a time of :49.99, and Murley noted that he was impressed with the senior’s performance.

“Drew breaking 50, that’s kind of a milestone in high school sports,” Murley said. “So, that’s pretty incredible that he’s there this early in the year.”

The Golden Eagle boys also won three relay events, winning the 400, 800, and 1,600-meter relays. Murley noted that the 800-meter relay team is closing in on record territory.

“Our 4×2 team went 1:30.8. They’re getting closer to our school record. Our school record is 1:29.8,” Murley said. “I know that’s something they would like to accomplish.”

On the girls’ side, Juna Ramey led the way by winning two events, which included the 1,600 and 3,200, while Mya Arampatzis collected a win in the 100-meter hurdles. The Golden Eagles also won three field events, with Ciara Frank winning the long jump, Addison Everson taking a victory in the triple jump, and Regan Lust capturing the high jump title. The Golden Eagle girls also won the 400, 800, and sprint medley relays.

Aberdeen Central’a Juna Ramey runs for the finish line in the Class AA girls’ race at the 2022 State Cross Country Meet at Broadland Creek National Golf Course in Huron. Ramey won the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter runs at the Al Sahli Invitational in Pierre on Thursday. Photo by John Davis taken 10/22/2022

Despite the meet being held in a different location this year, Murley was thankful that Pierre was willing to host the event.

“Pierre was pretty awesome to buck up and take the meet, and then when we realized the weather was going to be better today, and then (Tuesday) suggesting moving it, all those things are logistical nightmares for athletic directors,” Murley said.

He said Central AD Dawn Seiler and Pierre AD Brian Moser deserve a lot of credit for working together to put on the meet.

 “Coach Seiler and Brian Moser should be applauded for accepting how much work it is,” Murley said. “They think about how much it’ll help the kids. They both just did a great job with that.”

Murley was pleased with how the team did and looks forward to the momentum it can carry into next week.

“We had a good overall day. Our young kids got some experience with a pretty big meet,” Murley said. “Watertown and Pierre are really good competition. So we’re gonna key up for a really big meet in Sioux Falls next week at O’Gorman and Howard Wood, and we’re gonna take some young kids to Eureka on Tuesday.”

GIRLS’ DIVISION

100-Meter Hurdles: 1, Mya Arampatzis, Aberdeen Central, :16.35; 2, Madison Hochstetter, Aberdeen Central, :16.71; 3, Danielle Beck, Pierre, :17.05; 4, Breanna Tedrow, Pierre, :19.16; 5, Reese Munger, Watertown, :19.36; 6, Rakyrah Wallace, Aberdeen Central, :20.56; 7, Kinslee Pfeffer, Pierre, :20.88; 8, Alexis Redlin, Watertown, :21.33.

300-Meter Intermediate Hurdles: 1, Danielle Beck, Pierre, :49.45; 2, Mya Arampatzis, Aberdeen Central, :50.17; 3, Breanna Tedrow, Pierre, :52.41; 4, Rakyrah Wallace, Aberdeen Central, :53.95; 5, Catelynn Weig, Aberdeen Central, :54.59; 6, Reese Munger, Watertown, :55.36; 7, Autumn Iverson, Pierre, :55.84; 8, Abigail Gajewski, Aberdeen Central, :56.72.

100-Meter Dash: 1, Kali Ringstmeyer, Pierre, :12.75; 2, Gracie Rife, Aberdeen Central, :13.14; 3, Regan Lust, Aberdeen Central, :13.35; 4, Charlee Williams-Smith, Pierre, :13.35; 5, Ciara Frank, Aberdeen Central, :13.38; 6, Dani Ringstmeyer, Pierre, :13.42; 7, Claire Schaunaman, Aberdeen Central, :13.47; 8, Grace Richter, Pierre, :13.47.

200-Meter Dash: 1, Kai Ringstmeyer, Pierre, :26.69; 2, Charlee Williams-Smith, Pierre, :27.25; 3, Gracie Rife, Aberdeen Central, :27.57; 4, Ciara Frank, Aberdeen Central, :27.57; 5, Addison Everson, Aberdeen Central, :28.14; 6, Anna Hirtz, Watertown, :28.17; 7, Claire Schaunaman, Aberdeen Central, :28.30; 8, Dani Ringstmeyer, Pierre, :28.44.

400-Meter Dash: 1, Grace Richter, Pierre, 1:01.41; 2, Kali Ringstmeyer, Pierre, 1:02.84; 3, Charlee Williams-Smith, Pierre, 1:03.01; 4, Victoria Smith, Watertown, 1:03.67; 5, Andi Olson, Watertown, 1:04.02; 6, Eve Hauger, Watertown, 1:04.48; 7, Lennix Dupris, Pierre, 1:05.95; 8, Maira Tafoya, Pierre, 1:06.16.

800-Meter Run: 1, Lennix Dupris, Pierre, 2:35.38: 2, Angelina Lopez, Aberdeen Central, 2:35.60; 3, Alivia Burgard, Aberdeen Central, 2:36.38; 4, Ava Johnson, Pierre, 2:38.14; 5, Emma List, Watertown, 2:38.67; 6, Ryelynn Hammer, Aberdeen Central, 2:42.17; 7, Kate McElroy, Watertown, 2:42.23; 8, Jazzlyn Rombough, Pierre, 2:45.73.

1,600-Meter Run: 1, Juna Ramey, Aberdeen Central, 5:38.37; 2, Kate McElroy, Watertown, 5:46.08; 3, Jazzlyn Rombough, Pierre, 6:09.90; 4, Avery Lisburg, Pierre, 6:15.61; 5, Ellery Stark, Watertown, 6:19.97; Dannica Sheets, Aberdeen Central, 6:48.59; 7, Aglaia Ramey, Aberdeen Central, 6:51.40; 8, Elizabeth Rieffenberger, Watertown, 6:51.55.

3,200-Meter Run: 1, Juna Ramey, Aberdeen Central, 12:36.99; 2, Mason Berg, Pierre, 12:51.07; 3, Alexis Ketterling, Aberdeen Central, 13:59.51; 4, Aurelia Steiger, Aberdeen Central, 15:18.35.

Shot Put: 1, Reese Terwilliger, Pierre, 39-10; 2, Taryn Hermansen, Aberdeen Central, 39-6; 3, Malia Kranz, Watertown, 38-10; 4, Grace Kuch, Aberdeen Central, 35-9; 5, Maya Shorter, Pierre, 35-8; 6, Taryn Nieman, Aberdeen Central, 34-10; 7, Elly Broers, Pierre, 32-11; T-8, Sorrinne Ekle, Pierre, 32-9; T-8, Paige McAreavey, Watertown, 32-9.

Discus: 1, Maya Shorter, Pierre, 123-2; 2, Grace Kuch, Aberdeen Central, 116-7; 3, Taryn Nieman, Aberdeen Central, 115-9; 4, Hannah Lemieux, Pierre, 113-10; 5, Maddi Aldridge, Aberdeen Central, 111-3; 6, Malia Kranz, Watertown, 110-1; 7, Paige McAreavey, Watertown, 105-9; 8, Katie Leadabrand, Watertown, 98-10.

High Jump: 1, Regan Lust, Aberdeen Central, 5-0; 2, Madison Hochstetter, Aberdeen Central, 5-0; 3, Reese Munger, Watertown, 4-10; 4, Addison Everson, Aberdeen Central, 4-8; 5, Alaina Huff, Aberdeen Central, 4-6; Ryann Barry, Pierre, 4-4; 7, Briella Van Dusseldorp, Watertown, 4-4; 8, Jerzye Hall, Pierre, 4-4.

Long Jump: 1, Ciara Frank, Aberdeen Central, 17-4; 2, Makenna Blank, Watertown, 16-3; 3, Lucy Fritz, Aberdeen Central, 16-1.50; 4, Regan Lust, Aberdeen Central, 15-11.50; 5, Emery Thury, Watertown, 15-7.50; 6, Grace Richter, Pierre, 15-1.50; 7, Aleise Christopherson, Pierre, 15-1.50; 8, Hayden Thomas, Watertown, 14-6.

Triple Jump: 1, Addison Everson, Aberdeen Central, 33-4; 2, Madison Hochstetter, Aberdeen Central, 32-6.50; 3, Jaidyn Forsyth, Aberdeen Central, 32-6; 4, Lucy Fritz, Aberdeen Central, 32-5.25; 5, Aleise Christopherson, Pierre, 32-4; 6, Hayden Thomas, Watertown, 32-1.50; 7, Anastyn Baade, Pierre, 30-4.75; 8, Lauren Geier, Watertown, 29-7.

Pole Vault: 1, Elizabeth Lake, Watertown, 9-6; 2, Ericka Woolley, Watertown, 9-0; 3, Kiana Joerger, Aberdeen Central, 9-0; 4, Marli Wadsworth, Watertown, 9-0; 5, Breckan Santjer, Aberdeen Central, 8-6; 6, Lucy Fritz, Aberdeen Central, 8-6; 7, Abby Beynon, Watertown, 8-6; 8, Jaidyn Forsyth, Aberdeen Central, 8-0.

Javelin: 1, Maddy Rohde, Watertown, 115-0; 2, Maya Shorter, Pierre, 105-8; 3, Grace Kuch, Aberdeen Central, 103-10; 4, Taryn Nieman, Aberdeen Central, 86-5; 5, Josie Hirtz, Watertown, 85-11; 6, Maddi Aldridge, Aberdeen Central, 82-5; 7, McKenzie Lewis, Watertown, 74-10; 8, MacKenzie Newell, Pierre, 72-8.

400-Meter Relay: 1, Aberdeen Central (Samantha Altmaier, Madilynn Spjut, Elliot Ermer, Madison Hochstetter), :54.66; 2, Watertown B, :57.51.

800-Meter Relay: 1, Aberdeen Central (Samantha Altmaier, Madilynn Spjut, Elliot Ermer, Catelynn Weig), 1:56.52; 2, Watertown B, 2:02.33.

1,600-Meter Relay: 1, Watertown (Andi Olson, Emery Thury, Victoria Smith, Eve Hauger), 4:20.14; 2, Pierre, 4:26.45; 3, Aberdeen Central, 4:26.97; 4, Aberdeen Central B, 4:38.37; 5, Pierre B, 4:40.21.

Sprint Medley Relay: 1, Aberdeen Central (Abigail Witte, Regan Lust, Eme Mounga, Kaylie Peldo), 4:41.02; 2, Watertown, 5:01.12.

3,200-Meter Relay: 1, Watertown (Emma List, Kate McElroy, Victoria Smith, Andi Olson), 10:43.09.

BOYS’ DIVISION

110-Meter High Hurdles: 1, Aiden Heimann, Aberdeen Central, :16.04; 2, Grayson Schuetzle, Pierre, :16.07; 3, Luke Olson, Pierre, :17.29; 4, Lincoln Dilges, Pierre, :18.89; 5, Jerome Zebroski, Watertown, :21.14; 6, Mason Sackman, Watertown, :22.15; 7, Thomas Bailey, Watertown, :24.57.

300-Meter Intermediate Hurdles: 1, Aiden Heimann, Aberdeen Central, :40.73; 2, Greyson Schuetzle, Pierre, :43.12; 3, Colby Dauwen, Aberdeen Central, :45.53; 4, Luke Olson, Pierre, :45.81; 5, Jack Podoll, Aberdeen Central, :47.24; 6, Mason Sackman, Watertown, :48.00; 7, Lincoln Dilges, Pierre, :48.23; 8, Kyson Fayant, Aberdeen Central, :49.15.

100-Meter Dash: 1, Avery Ligon, Aberdeen Central, :11.47; 2, Caden Thompson, Pierre, :11.49; 3, Landon Bertram, Pierre, :11.51; 4, Carson Stoeser, Pierre, :11.65; 5, Greyson Schuetzle, Pierre, :11.68; 6, Brock Moser, Pierre, :11.84; 7, Luke Olson, Pierre, :12.02; 8, Shey Coltrin, Watertown, :12.04.

200-Meter Dash: 1, Landon Bertram, Pierre, :23.10; 2, Carter Dingman, Aberdeen Central, :23.17; 3, Carson Stoeser, Pierre, :23.17; 4, Drew Salfrank, Aberdeen Central, :23.28; 5, Gabe Johnson, Aberdeen Central, :23.58; 6, Caden Thompson, Pierre, :23.58; 7, Deegan Houska, Pierre, :23.59; 8, Rylee Rieker, Aberdeen Central, :24.02.

400-Meter Dash: 1, Drew Salfrank, Aberdeen Central, :49.99; 2, Jaxson Fiechtner, Watertown, :50.53; 3, Carter Dingman, Aberdeen Central, :50.76; 4, Carson Stoeser, Pierre, :50.78; 5, Landon Bertram, Pierre, :52.73; 6, Gabe Johnson, Aberdeen Central, :53.02; 7, Jeremiah Schulte, Watertown, :53.13; 8, Brayden Houlette, Pierre, :54.18.

800-Meter Run: 1, Jared Lutmer, Pierre, 2:04.71; 2, Haeden Wheelhouse, Pierre, 2:14.68; 3, Sam Schultz, Aberdeen Central, 3:14.77; 4, Ian Rounds, Pierre, 2:15.35; 5, Bayley Steiner, Watertown, 2:15.99; 6, Alex Heimann, Aberdeen Central, 2:18.42; 7, Rowdy Menning, Pierre, 2:19.68; 8, Gabe List, Watertown, 2:20.64.

1,600-Meter Run: 1, David VanVeen, Aberdeen Central, 4:48.64; 2, Christian Wells, Aberdeen Central, 4:55.66; 3, Mason Dell, Pierre, 4:56.09; 4, Bayley Steiner, Watertown, 4:57.08; 5, Joe Perkins, Aberdeen Central, 4:57.16; 6, Rylan Johnson, Aberdeen Central, 5:03.39; Tucker Lunde, Watertown, 5:10.75; 8, Ian Rounds, Pierre, 5:11.43.

3,200-Meter Run: 1, Isaiah Norton, Watertown, 11:13.76; 2, Mason Dell, Pierre, 11:13.79; 3, David VanVeen, Aberdeen Central, 11:19.41; 4, Caleb Morris, Pierre, 11:37.90; 5, Tucker Lunde, Watertown, 11:47.26; 6, Christian Wells, Aberdeen Central, 12:06.32.

Shot Put: 1, Jason Maciejczak, Pierre, 59-1; 2, Boaz Raderschadt, Watertown, 49-7; 3, Brian Johnson, Aberdeen Central, 45-2; 4, Chase Crocker, Watertown, 44-7; 5, Mathew Coverdale, Pierre, 42-6; 6, Emmit Anderson, Pierre, 42-0; 7, Jaxon Ladner, Aberdeen Central, 41-11; 8, Karson Carda, Aberdeen Central, 41-5.

Discus: 1, Jason Maciejczak, Pierre, 181-1; 2, Brian Johnson, Aberdeen Central, 149-3; 3, Karson Carda, Aberdeen Central, 143-8; 4, Boaz Raderschadt, Watertown, 139-1; 5, Samson Flakus, Aberdeen Central, 126-10; 6, Chase Crocker, Watertown, 125-2; 7, Caden Blais, Watertown, 118-4; 8, Evan Hauer, Aberdeen Central, 117-7.

High Jump: 1, Tyler Bain, Aberdeen Central, 6-1; 2, Andrew Campea, Pierre, 5-10; 3, Chris Dusky, Pierre, 5-8; 4, Brendan Phillips, Aberdeen Central, 5-6; 5, Eladio Simental, Pierre, 5-4; 6, Levi Letellier, Pierre, 5-4; 7, Stephen Lechner, Watertown, 5-4; 8, Kaleb Lounsbury, Pierre, 5-4.

Long Jump: 1, Rylee Rieker, Aberdeen Central, 20-2.50; 2, Carson Stoeser, Pierre, 20-1.50; 3, Greyson Schuetzle, Pierre, 19-5.50; 4, Owen Spartz, Watertown, 18-9; 5, Luke Olson, Pierre, 18-9; 6, Travis Boddicker, Pierre, 18-8; 7, Jesse Werner, Watertown, 18-7; 8, Andrew Campea, Pierre, 18-4.50.

Triple Jump: 1, Rylee Rieker, Aberdeen Central, 38-5; 2, Jonas Geier, Watertown, 37-9; 3, Jett Carlson, Aberdeen Central, 35-5.50; 4, Shey Coltrin, Watertown, 35-5; 5, Levi Hoffman, Aberdeen Central, 35-2; 6, Noah Dagel, Watertown, 34-3.

Pole Vault: 1, Owen Spartz, Watertown, 14-0; 2, Tommy Foley, Watertown, 12-0; 3, Ethan Fergel, Aberdeen Central, 12-0; 4, Deegan Houska, Pierre, 11-6; 5, Brock Moser, Pierre, 11-6; 6, Hudsyn Gruis, Pierre, 11-0; 7, Parker Helwig, Aberdeen Central, 11-0; 8, Jacob Holgate, Watertown, 11-0.

Javelin: 1, Jett Carlson, Aberdeen Central, 145-0; 2, E.J. Boutchee, Pierre, 143-10; 3, Simon Hendricks, Watertown, 140-8; 4, Dustin Hermansen, Aberdeen Central, 137-10; 5, Jaxon Ladner, Aberdeen Central, 130-1; 6, Owen Langerock, Aberdeen Central, 126-7; 7, Colter Babcock, Pierre, 125-2; 8, Tayden Brownson, Aberdeen Central, 123-8.

400-Meter Relay: 1, Aberdeen Central (Avery Ligon, Kalen Larson, Max Leberman, Karson Borge), :45.51; 2, Aberdeen Central B, :47.53; 3, Pierre, :47.72; 4, Watertown B, :48.51.

800-Meter Relay: 1, Aberdeen Central (Aiden Heimann, Avery Ligon, Carter Dingman, Drew Salfrank), 1:30.85; 2, Aberdeen Central B, 1:36.54; 3, Watertown, 1:38.70; 4, Watertown B, 1:40.38; 5, Pierre, 1:40.99.

1,600-Meter Relay: 1, Aberdeen Central (Kalen Larson, Brendan Phillips, Colby Dauwen, Sam Schultz), 3:42.41; 2, Pierre, 3:51.26; 3, Pierre B, 3:56.33; 4, Aberdeen Central B, 3:58.10.

Sprint Medley Relay: 1, Watertown (Cole Hansen, Austin Redfield, Patrick Bednarczyk, Ayden Steiner), 4:06.51.

3,200-Meter Relay: 1, Pierre (Jared Lutmer, Caleb Morris, Alex Oedekoven, Haeden Wheelhouse), 8:53.12; 2, Watertown, 9:18.07; 3, Aberdeen Central, 9:26.20.

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