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On Friday, April 12, Wagner took part in the Avon Relays on what turned out to be a gorgeous day for track and field with fair skies, temperatures, and a wind that was almost nonexistent.

The boys team tied for 2nd place overall in the meet, scoring 103 points. They ended up with four champions on the day. Parker Petry put the shot 42’8” to claim top honors in that event. Jesse Zephier went 38’ 11 ½” to win the triple jump. Brayden Kreber ran a 23.69 second 200 meter dash and also anchored the

4x100 relay time that triumphed with a time of 45.42 seconds.

The most noteworthy news for Wagner’s boys, however, came with a second-place finish. Jhett Breen entered the 300 hurdles just a half second behind the school record. He had run

a 41.1 in Wagner the previous Tuesday and won that race by three seconds. In Avon, though, he had some competition as Viborg-Hurley’s Luke Campbell ran right with Breen until the end when he nudged him out for first place. It was initial disappointment as coming in second place wasn’t the goal. But once the times were announced, things didn’t seem quite so bad as he learned that he was the new school record holder with a time of

40.45 seconds. This was a record Jhett’s had his eye on for some time now. He’s worked hard at this event over the years and that work came to fruition on this day. Congratulations, Jhett!

The rest of the boys placers were: Discus: Tim Bouza- 95’8” (7th) Long Jump: Javian Pesicka- 18’9 ¼” (2nd), Brayden Kreber-17’7 ¾”

(3rd), Jesse Zephier- 17’6 ½” (4th) High Jump: Shea Kjeldgaard-

5’9” (3rd), Javian Pesicka- 5’4” (8th) Javelin: Riley Roberts- 111’ 10”

(4th), Gannon Knebel- 106’ 3” (8th)

800 Relay: Gannon Knebel, Shea Kjeldgaard, Javian Pesicka, Brayden Kreber- 1:37.41 (4th)

1600 Run: AJ Kotab- 5:57.12 (8th)

400 Dash: Caleb Zephier- 59.89

(5th), Jesse Zephier- 1:02.0 (8th) Medley Relay: Lane Havranek, Gabe Houseman, Riley Roberts, Beau Otte- 4:19.61 (3rd)

1600 Relay: Caleb Zephier, Beau Otte, Jesse Zephier, Riley Roberts-

4:05.52 (5th) The girls had one champion on the day. Kya Kjeldgaard threw the javelin 94’ 10” as she improved on her throw from Tuesday’s meet in Wagner.

The rest of the girls placers were: Discus: Macy Koupal- 102’

1” (4th) High Jump: Kya Kjeldgaard-

4’ 6” (2nd) Long Jump: Brianna Fuchs-

12’ 4” (8th)

100 Hurdles: Cadee Nelson-

18.71 (2nd)

800 Relay: Roper Lhotak, Kendra Van Duysen, Kieradyn Knudsen, Lola Weddell- 2:02.59

(5th)

1600 Run: Presley Slaba-

6:27.83 (4th), Jessica Barnett-

6:57.20 (7th)

400 Relay: Ashtyn Bruguier, Kieradyn Knudsen, Sabrina Kreber, Mateya Bruguier- 1:01.71

(8th)

400 Dash: Roper Lhotak:

1:08.19 (2nd)

300 Hurdles: Kendra Van Duysen- 55.84 (2nd)

800 Run: Presley Slaba- 2:54.74

(4th), Jessica Barnett- 3:06.56

(5th) Team results are listed below.

Womens Varsity

1. Chamberlain 174

2. Corsica-Stickney 116

3. Avon 105

4. Bon Homme 99

5. Wessington Springs 80

6. Wagner 69

7. Viborg-Hurley 33

8. T-D/A 21

9. Marty 6

Mens Varsity

1. Viborg-Hurley 158

2. Wagner 103

2. Bon Homme 103

4. Chamberlain 96

5. Avon 94

6. Wessington Springs 81

7. Corsica-Stickney 65

8. T-D/A 23

9. Marty