Arrow boys win, girls second in Pierre American Legion Relays

PIERRE — Watertown High School’s track and field athletes were supposed to be at home Thursday competing in the Watoma Relays.

Last week’s snowstorm wiped out the home meet and forced the Arrows to head to the Pierre American Legion Relays.

The Arrows did more than just show up. They rolled to the boys division title with 130 points and finished second behind Brandon Valley in the girls division with 71 points. More than 20 schools competed.

“I’m just thankful on behalf of both the Pierre and Watertown administrations that we were allowed to come out here,” said Watertown head coach Chad Rohde. “It was very appreciated, the kids certainly enjoyed it and it was nice to get a meet in against some teams we don’t normally see.”

Watertown’s boys continued their strong spring so far, winning seven of the 19 events.

Pierre Lear swept the hurdle races, Cooper Mack took the shot put and Jake Werner won the 100-meter dash and anchored the winning 400 and 800 relays. Watertown also won the medley relay in one of the state’s fastest times so far this season (3:45.11).

Hunter Cordell, Adam DeJong and Garrett Determan joined Werner on the 400 relay. Hartman, Brett Fossum and Mason Morris also ran the 800. Cordell, Determan, DeJong and Jared Fransen ran the medley.

“We competed, that’s for sure,” said Rohde. “Some kids didn’t have the day they wanted. It was 59-60 degrees and the wind was swirling, which made it a challenge in some of the events.”

Sophie Tietz (100 hurdles) and Alayna Falak (long jump) won events in the girls division for the Arrows.

“We had a pretty good day. It was fun,” said Rohde.

The Arrows are off until Saturday, April 27 when they compete in the Aberdeen Invitational.

Pierre American Legion Relays

Thursday at Pierre

• Note — Results include event winners, plus Arrows in top eight.

Boys Division

• Team Scores — Watertown 130, Brandon Valley 76, St. Thomas More 54, Sturgis 49, Aberdeen Central 47, Rapid City Stevens 47, Rapid City Central 45, Pierre 33, Sioux Falls Washington 32, Winner 24, Sioux Falls Christian 19, Douglas 18, Sully Buttes 6, Mitchell 6, White River 3.

• 110-Meter Hurdles — 1. Pierre Lear, Watertown, :14.63.

• 300 Hurdles — 1. Pierre Lear, Watertown, :39.93.

• 100 Dash — 1. Jake Werner, Watertown, :11.04; 5. Adam DeJong, Watertown, :11.28.

• 200 Dash — 1. Jacob Hyde, St. Thomas More, :22.3; 2. Jake Werner, Watertown, :22.34; 3. Jacob Hartman, Watertown, :22.77.

• 400 Dash — 1. Jacob Hyde, St. Thomas More, :50.5; 2. Jacob Hartman, Watertown, :51.22.

• 800 Run — 1. Ethan Brenneman, Sturgis, 2:01.13.

• 1,600 Run — 1. Aaron Ryan, Aberdeen Central, 4:32.65.

• 3,200 Run — 1. Aaron Ryan, Aberdeen Central, 9:53.11.

• Discus — 1. Nick Olson, Aberdeen Central, 156-2; 2. Sully Mack, Watertown, 152-7; 4. Blake Holden, Watertown, 137-8; 5. Cooper Mack, Watertown, 137-7.

• Shot Put — 1. Cooper Mack, Watertown, 52-0; 5. Blake Holden, Watertown, 48-4.5; 7. Sully Mack, Watertown, 47-8.

• High Jump — 1. Sharif Redd, SF Washington, 6-4; 8. Pierre Lear, Watertown, 6-0.

• Long Jump — 1. Brady Fritz, Winner, 20-11.25; 3. Mason Morris, Watertown, 20-7.5.

• Triple Jump — 1. Aubrey Williams, RC Stevens, 43-9.25; 7. Mason Morris, Watertown, 41-0.5.

• Pole Vault — 1. Jens Christensen, St. Thomas More, 13-9; 3. Jacob VanDusseldorp. Watertown, 13-3; 8. Logan Whittle, Watertown, 11-3.

• 400 Relay — 1. Watertown (Hunter Cordell, Adam DeJong, Garrett Determan, Jake Werner) :43.54.

• 800 Relay — 1. Watertown (Jacob Hartman, Brett Fossum, Mason Morris, Jake Werner) 1:33.43.

• 1,600 Relay — 1. Rapid City Central 3:30.48; 2. Watertown (Pierre Lear, Jared Fransen, Adam DeJong, Jacob Hartman) 3:30.71.

• Medley Relay — 1. Watertown (Hunter Cordell, Garrett Determan, Adam DeJong, Jared Fransen) 3:45.11.

• 3,200 Relay — 1. Brandon Valley 8:33.81.

Girls Division

• Team Scores — Brandon Valley 98, Watertown 71, Sioux Falls Washington 50, Hill City 48, Rapid City Central 47, Rapid City Stevens 44, Aberdeen Central 39, Pierre 31, Sturgis 30, St. Thomas More 21, Douglas 21, Winner 19, White River 17, Sully Buttes 12, Mitchell 11, Huron 10, Sioux Falls Christian 10, Todd County 8, Miller 2.

• 100 Hurdles — 1. Sophie Tietz, Watertown, :15.1.

• 300 Hurdles — 1. Elizabeth Schaefer, Pierre, :44.46.

• 100 Dash — 1. Hannah Young, RC Central, :12.34; 8. Ange-Laurette Lear, Watertown, :13.29.

• 200 Dash — 1. Hannah Young, RC Central, :25.6.

• 400 Dash — 1. Caelyn Valandra-Prue, White River, 1:00.04; 6. Megan Hauger, Watertown, 1:04.33.

• 800 Run — 1. Kaci Cooper, St. Thomas More, 2:31.01.

• 1,600 Run — 1. Karlee Simmons, Hill City, 5:23.35.

• 3,200 Run — 1. Karlee Simmons, Hill City, 11:25.8.

• Discus — 1. Mackenzie Rath, Pierre, 123-0; 2. Maggie Heesch, Watertown, 108-0.

• Shot Put — 1. Jenna Sayler, SF Washington, 41-6.75; 4. Maggie Heesch, Watertown, 37-11; 5. Brenna Bauer, Watertown, 34-3.

• High Jump — 1. Carly Haring, Mitchell, 5-4; 3. Sophie Tietz, Watertown, 5-0; 4. Alayna Falak, Watertown, 5-0.

• Long Jump — 1. Alayna Falak, Watertown, 17-4; 4. Myah Morris, Watertown, 16-1.5.

• Triple Jump — 1. Ellie Brozik, Winner, 35-7.75; 2. Myah Morris, Watertown, 35-1.5; 6. Cydney Even, Watertown, 33-8.

• Pole Vault — 1. Halayna Hendrick, Brandon Valley, 10-3; 3. Elizabeth Lake, Watertown, 9-9; 6. Sydney Ahlers, Watertown, 9-9.

• 400 Relay — 1. Rapid City Central :50.04; 3. Watertown (Sophie Tietz, Ange-Laurette Lear, Mega n Hauger, Myah Morris) :51.4.

• 800 Relay — 1. Brandon Valley 1:46.32; 7. Watertown (Delaney Heller, Ange-Laurette Lear, Olivia Fox, Kylie Kannas) 1:53.91.

• 1,600 Relay — 1. Sturgis 4:11.21.

• Medley Relay — 1. Hill City 4:34.87.

• 3,200 Relay — 1. Aberdeen Central 10:07.27; 7. Watertown (Megan Schulte, Kristen Schulte, Tayler Corey, Alexa Buckley) 11:04.04.