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On Thursday, April 27, the Wagner track and field team participated in the First Dakota Relays in Yankton. This was a bit of a different meet for us as there were a vast array of schools who we don’t typically compete against. You had AA schools Brookings and Huron along with the hosts from Yankton. A schools from Sioux Falls Christian, Vermillion, Dakota Valley, amongst others. And B schools from Deubrook and Gayeville-Volin. Team scores were not kept at this meet.

For Wagner Emma Yost would place 2nd in the shot with a throw of 37’ 7”. She would take

4th place in the discus with a toss of 115’ 0”.

Ashlyn Koupal tied for 3rd place in the high jump with a leap of 5’1”.

Shalayne Nagel was the only other top eight placer for the girls as she came in 5th in the 200 meter dash with a time of 27.91.

For the boys Karstyn Lhotak would earn 8th place in the pole vault as he cleared 10’ 6”.

Jhett Breen ran a time of

43.19 in the 300 hurdles which was good for 3rd place.

While there weren’t many placers for Wagner, there were a number of personal bests on the year which is always good to see.

On Saturday, April 29, Wagner traveled to Lake Andes to compete in the AC/DC invitational. Wagner’s girls would wind up with a 3rd place finish as a team while the boys would end up fifth.

Emma Yost would win both throwing events. She won the shot put with a throw of 38’ 11” and the discus with a toss of

121’ 11”.

Ashlyn Koupal rebounded after a little hiccup in Yankton as she would win the high jump with a leap of 5’ 4”.

The rest of the placers were: Discus: Macy Koupal- 86’

4” (5th) High Jump: Kya Kjeldgaard-

4’ 10” (3rd), Shona Kocer- 4’0”

(5th)

100 Hurdles: Cadee Nelson-

18.83 (3rd), Lydia Yost- 19.34 (4th)

100 Dash: Shalayne Nagel-

13.68 (3rd), Eve Zephier- 14.09

(5th)

800 Relay: Hazel Jensen, Addi Cuka, Sabrina Kreber, Tia Picotte- Golus- 2:03.54 (4th) 1600 Run: Presley Slaba- 6:38.72

(4th)

400 Relay: Madi Knebel, Sabrina Kreber, Addi Cuka, Hazel Jensen-

59.76 (5th)

400 Dash: Tia Picotte-Golus-

68.9 (5th)

300 Hurdles: Lydia Yost- 1:03.26

(3rd)

200 Dash: Shalayne Nagel- 28.45

(2nd) The lone first place finisher for the boys was Glen Cournoyer who won the 3200 run with a personal best time of 10:57.94. The rest of the placers for the boys were: High Jump: Caleb Zephier- 5’

2” (6th) Triple Jump: Vince Bechen- 36’

9 ½” (6th)

110 Hurdles: Jackson Rolston-

18.06 (3rd)

100 Dash: Jhett Breen- 12.22

(5th)

800 Relay: Gabe Houseman, Hunter Lhotak, Ted Slaba, Treyson Zephier- 1:47.02 (5th)

1600 Run: Glen Cournoyer- 5:07

(4th)

400 Relay: Owen Bekanich, Gabe Houseman, Hunter Lhotak, Shea Kjeldgaard- 49.86 (6th)

300 Hurdles: Jhett Breen- 43.42

(2nd), Jackson Rolston- 47.83 (4th) Medley Relay: Gabe Houseman, Ted Slaba, Caleb Zephier, Vince Bechen- 4:22.11 (2nd)

200 Dash: Jhett Breen- 25.53

(4th)

3200 Run: Brock Cournoyer-

12:23.51 (4th)

Womens Varsity

1. Mt. Vernon/Plankinton 109

2. Ethan/Parkston 85

3. Wagner 84

4. Bon Homme 83

5. AC/DC 51

6. Avon 49

7. Wessington Springs 45

8. Tripp-Delmont/Armour 18

9. Scotland 6

Mens Varsity

1. Ethan/Parkston 109

2. Bon Homme 88

3. Wessington Springs 76

3. Avon 76

5. Corsica-Stickney 68

6. Wagner 55

7. Mt. Vernon/Plankinton 27

8. Mitchell Christian 23

9. Tripp-Delmont/Armour 13

10. AC/DC 8