State Meet Schedule-Setup

The state track meet schedule is linked below.  Note that the highlighted events in yellow will include SBA athletes and those in turquoise are finals, for which they may qualify on the second day.  The boys' medley relay is not set yet, so all six names that will be on the card are shown.

State Meet Schedule/Setup

Region 2B Results

The SBA track teams competed in Gettysburg on Thursday, May 22 at the region 2B meet.  The top two finishers in any event, plus any who hit state meet qualifying standards before or during the region meet, qualify for the state meet.  The SBA girls had two qualifiers in Tricia Wilken, who placed second in the 100 meter hurdles and Alexis Lane, a second place finisher in the 800 meter run.  The girls team finished 7th as a team with 44 points.

The boys finished 5th in a competitive team race with 87 points.  Three new state meet qualifiers were added on the day.  Seth Buer won the 100 meter dash, Cole Buer won the long jump, and Cody Buer placed 4th in the triple jump with a qualifying mark.  More information will be forthcoming regarding the state track meet.  The result link will take you to meet and team results.  Please note that the participants and relay order for the boys' 1600 medley is different from published results.  I made corrections for my copy.

Boys' Event Results 
Girls' Event Results 
Team Results 

Region 2B Schedule and Setup

The Region 2B track meet will be held in Gettysburg on Thursday, May 22 with field events starting at 10:30 and running events at 11:30.  A schedule with a setup of the athletes' events is linked below.

Region 2B Meet Schedule/Setup 

281 Conference Results

The SBA boys' and girls' teams had good success at the 281 Conference meet in Huron on Tuesday, May 13.  The boys won the team title with 158.33 points to 139 for second place James Valley Christian.  The girls took second with 125 points, finishing runner-up to champion James Valley.  The boys had two individuals hit standards to qualify for the state track meet.  Sam Clark won the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.2 seconds while Stetson Erickson hit standard in the 110 hurdles, taking second with a time of 16.2.  In addition to Clark's win in the 100, Cody Buer won the triple jump and the 4x800 and 4x100 relays also took victories.  Members of the 4x800 team were Christopher Hass, Drew McClain, Jace Burma, and Kalabe Kassa.  The 4x100 unit consisted of Seth Buer, Cody Buer, Sam Clark, and Cody Buer.
The girls took a victory in the 4x100 relay with team members Cailey Banik, Cassie Beckwith, Anna Park, and Sarah Pedersen.  Below is a link to individual and team results.

Boys' Event Results
Girls' Event Results 

281 Conference Setup

The link is to the schedule/setup for the 281 Conference track meet to be held on Tuesday, May 13 at Tiger Stadium in Huron.  It should be a bit windy but looks to be dry.  Hope to see you there.

281 Conference Meet Setup

Jimmy Rearick Warbird Invitational Results

The Jimmy Rearick Warbird Invitational was held on Friday, May 9, 2014 in Miller on a beautiful sunny day with temperatures in the low to mid 60s with little wind.  The boys won the team title with 99 points and qualified two more events for the state track meet.  The 4x100 team of Seth Buer, Cody Buer, Sam Clark, and Cole Buer placed second with a state meet qualifying time of 45.9.  Jaden Brockel placed third in the 800 meter run with a state meet qualifying time of 2:03.1.  Three of the top four half milers in class B competed in that event.  Cole Buer won the long jump with a performance of 18' 10 1/2".   On the girls' side, Cassie Beckwith won the shot put with a throw of 31' 2" and Tricia Wilken won the 300 meter hurdles.  Complete results are linked below.

Boys' Event Results
Boys' Team Results
Girls' Event Results 
Girls' Team Results 

Miller Invitational Results

The SBA track teams competed on Tuesday, May 6 at the Miller Invitational.  Weather conditions were conducive to good performances and the athletes took advantage.  The boys' 4x800 and 4x200 teams both hit state meet qualifying standards in winning performances.  The 4x800 unit consisted of Denver Paul, Brian LaDue, David Paul, and Jaden Brockel, and they ran a time of 8:40.8, bettering the standard by 1.8 seconds.  The 4x200 team members were Cody Buer, Seth Buer, Sam Clark, and Cole Buer.  They hit a mark of 1:35.1, which was 0.2 seconds better than the qualifying standard.  Cole Buer also made it to state in the high jump, making the qualifying height of 5' 10".

On the girls' side the 4x400 relay team took home a win with a time of 4:35.8.  Members of that unit were Tricia Wilken, Staci Seaman, Cassie Beckwith, and Samantha Rogers.  Tricia Wilken took a pair of runner-up finishes, in the 100 meter dash and 300 hurdles.  Complete results may be found by hitting the link below.  Please note that in the boys' shot put results, Joseph Lopez finished in the #21 position, not Jed Konechne as shown.

Miller Invitational Results

Dakota Relays and Ipswich Invitational Results

Results of the Dakota Relays at Howard Wood and the Ipswich Invitational are linked below.  The boys' team placed four relays at the Dakota Relays and qualified the medley relay for the state track meet.  Members of that unit were Sam Clark, Seth Buer, Brian LaDue, and Jaden Brockel.  Photos of those relay units are posted in Facebook at the SBA track page.  I have also posted links to results from the 281 Conference junior high meet held in Miller on Monday, May 5.  The Miller Invitational results will be posted soon.

Dakota Relays Results
Ipswich Invitational Girls Results 
Ipswich Invitational Boys Results 
281 Conference Junior High Boys Results
281 Conference Junior High Girls Results
281 Conference Junior High Boys Team Scores
281 Conference Junior High Girls Team Scores

Dakota Relays and Ipswich Invitational

The SBA boys will be splitting up for the weekend with ten individuals competing in Sioux Falls at the Dakota Relays at Howard Wood Field and the rest of the team competing in Ipswich at the Ipswich Invitational.  The girls will compete in Ipswich.

Dakota Relays Meet Lineup
Dakota Relays Master Schedule 
Ipswich Meet Lineup