SIOUX FALLS – The 119th running of the State Track and Field championships was held over the weekend at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls and Central South Dakota athletes made a number of appearances at the top of the podium after State Championship performances.

Pierre senior Reese Terwilliger capped a brilliant three-sport athletic career with her second straight title in the shot put after a heave of just under 42 feet. Terwilliger also placed sixth in the discus throw.

Fellow senior Jared Lutmer also earned a championship when he won the 3200-meter run in a time of 9:20.74 on Friday. Lutmer coupled his win in the 2-mile with a State AA Cross Country championship he earned back in October. He then also placed sixth in the 1600-meter run on Saturday.

Other Pierre place finishers included Kali Ringstmeyer placing third in both the girls 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, Charlee Williams-Smith with a fourth-place finish in the 400-meter dash and eighth in the 200, Greyson Schuetzle fifth in the boys 110-meter high hurdles, Carson Stoeser sixth in the boys 400-meter dash and Caleb Morris seventh in the boys 3200-meter run. The Governor 4×800-meter relay team also placed seventh in that event.

In other championship performances over the weekend:

• The Potter County girls 4x400m relay team crossed the finish line first in the final race of the weekend. Team members Danika Kaup, Jadyn Ahlemeier, Finlee Heien and Emma Schlachter bested the field in a time of 4:08.25 with Schlachter passing two other runners in the final 100 meters on her anchor leg.

• Winner junior Shawn Hammerbeck picked a great time for his personal best discus throw. His toss of 163-03 was the best among Class A boys.

• Chamberlain senior Tobi Peterson also came out on top in the Class A girls Shot Put with a throw of 39-8.75.

• Lincoln Koehn of Kadoka Area threw the discus 173-05 to win the Class B boys event and the gold medal for the best throw across all three classes.

• Ethan Watson of White River topped the field in the Class B boys Shot Put at 58-03, six feet better than Koehn, who took second.

• Burke won the girls team championship with 58 total points to Arlington’s 51 in second place. The Cougars stood atop the podium after winning the 4x200m relay, while Emily Diekmann won the high jump and Paige Bull took the discus titles.

• And the Gregory boys earned a team title as well scoring 57 points. A second-place finish in the final race of the weekend, the 4x400m relay, put the Gorillas past Freeman Academy/Marion who placed second with 55 points. Gregory’s 1600m Spring Medley Relay team came out on top in that event, while Rylan Peck and Rane Kenzy finished in the top two spots in the first ever boys Class B Javelin event.

Numerous other Central SD athletes placed high in several events. Full results from last weekend’s State Track and Field Meet can be found at https://dakotatiming.com.

Story courtesy of Brian Oakland.