Track season underway

Despite the winter weather, the Sundance track team was able to participate in their first meet of the season as they traveled to Buffalo to compete in the Jerry Campbell Invite. There were competitors from 15 different teams at the Invite as the Bulldogs began to feel out their competition for the season. 

Two Bulldog athletes met the pre-qualifying marks for the state track meet. Bailey Hofland threw 112-03 in the discus with a qualifying mark being 101-5, and Keaton Mills jumped at the qualifying height of 5-10 in the high jump.

Hofland's throw earned her a second-place finish for the meet in discus. She also earned a seventh-place finish in the shot put event. Mills state qualifying jump earned him an 8th place finish for the meet.

The Bulldog medley teams also had success throughout the day. The girls' 1600m, composed of Riley Banker, Bailey Hofland, Rylie Marchant and Brook Hofland, finished 4th with a time of 4:57.81 and the boys 1600, with Jesse Harmon, Holden Ayer, Keaton Mills, and Ryder Downey, finished in second place with a time of 4:00.77.

The Bulldog Track and field team will look to continue to improve their times and distances on Friday, April 8 as they compete in the Queen City Classic in Spearfish.

Results:

Girls 200 Meter – Brook Hofland 29.18

Girls 400 Meter – Rylie Marchant 1:08

Girls 300 Meter Hurdles – Riley Banker 58.84

Girls 1600 Sprint Medley – (4) Riley Banker, Bailey Hofland, Rylie Marchant, Brook Hofland 4:57.81

Girls Shot Put – (7) Bailey Hofland 33-05, Brook Hofland 30-00, Riley Banker 27-06, Gracie Davis 18-05.25

Girls Discus – (2) Bailey Hofland 112-03, Brook Hofland 98-07, Riley Banker 71-08, Gracie Davis 46-06

Boys 200 Meter Dash – Holden Ayer 25.85, Jesse Harmon 26.26

Boys 400 Meter Dash – Wyatt Flahaved 1:10.64

Boys 800 Meter Run – Andrew Davis 2:22.32, Angel Villegas 2:26.92, Wyatt Flahaven 2:45.33

Boys 1600 Meter Run – Angel Villegas 5:35.73, Andrew Davis 5:52.32

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles – Gunner McLaughlin 20.37, Jake Schommer 21.12

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles – Holden Ayer 46.76, Decklan Gill 50.57, Parker Skeens 52.99

Boys 4x100 Meter Relay – Jesse Harmon, Ryder Downey, Jake Schommer, Eli Gill 48.94

Boys 4x400 Meter Relay – Jesse Harmon, Jake Schommer, Deklan Gill, Parker Skeens 4:04.70

Boys 4x800 Meter Relay – (5) Ryder Downey, Parker Skeens, Deklan Gill, Angel Villegas 9:27.96

Boys 1600 Sprint Medley – (2) Jesse Harmon, Holden Ayer, Keaton Mills, Ryder Downey 4:00.77

Boys High Jump – (8) Keaton Mills 5-10, Gunner McLaughlin 5-06, Jake Schommer 5-06

Boys Long Jump – Parker Skeens 17-10.00, Gunner McLaughlin 17-09.50, Deklan Gill 15-05

Boys Triple Jump – Andrew Davis 33-02.50, Gavin Mollenbrink 24-11

Boys Shot Put – Keaton Mills 36-11, Gavin Mollenbrink32-07, Jameson Fleenor 30-09

Boys Discus – Keaton Mills 119-10, Jameson Fleenor 111-00, Gavin Mollenbrink 86-10