Season Summary - 2017

The boys season best performance list is linked below, along with updated all time top ten lists for individual and relay performances.  Girls information will be linked when completed.

2017 Season Best Performances (Also, Updated All-Time Top Ten Lists)

Performance Lists/Meet Summaries on athletic.net

State Track Meet Results

The SBA track teams competed at the South Dakota State track and field meet in Sioux Falls on Friday and Saturday, May 26 & 27.  The boys finished with 16 team points, good for a tie for 18th in the team race.  They did all their scoring in  three relays, the 4x800 (3rd), medley (3rd), and 4x400 (5th).  Links to the events are provided below, and a summary of the events for boys and girls participants is as follows:

Friday, May 26 - All preliminaries with the exception of the 4x800 events
Girls 4x800 - Susan Wilken, Lindsey Wilken, Aleya Mehlhaff, Shariah Brockel. 15th place - 10:58.18
Girls Medley - Cailey Banik, Leigha Banik, Lindsey Wilken, Shariah Brockel. 19th place - 4:48.21
Girls 400 M. Dash - Shariah Brockel - 12th place - 63.43
Boys 4x800 - Travis Hass, Jace Burma, Jade Burma, Chris Hass. 3rd place - 8:31.16
Boys Medley - Willie Anderson, Travis Hass, Chris Hass, Jace Burma - Q1 - 3:45.73
Boys 4x400 - Chris Hass, Willie Anderson, Travis Hass, Jace Burma - Q4 - 3:35.1

Saturday, May 27 - All events were finals
Boys Medley - Willie Anderson, Travis Hass, Chris Hass, Jace Burma - 3rd place - 3:47.01
Boys 4x400 - Chris Hass, Willie Anderson, Travis Hass, Jace Burma - 5th place - 3:32.47
Boys 1600 run - Jace Burma (DNS)

State Meet Results

State Track Meet Information

The track teams will be competing at the state track meet in Sioux Falls on Friday and Saturday, May 26 & 27.  I have linked to schedule information as well as a general information page as well.  Anything additional will be linked from here.  Hope to see many of you in Sioux Falls.

State Meet Master Schedule

State Meet Schedule - SBA Setup - This link also contains a file containing general information.

Heat and Lane Assignments - Boys

Heat and Lane Assignments - Girls

Region 2B Results

The SBA track teams competed in Gettysburg at the Region 2B meet on Thursday, May 18, 2017.  The girls finished 5th in the team race with 55 points.  The medley relay came away with a first place finish and state meet qualification in a time of 4:38.1.  Members of that unit were all freshmen -  Maggie Kondra, Leigha Banik, Lindsey Wilken, and Shariah Brockel.  Brockel also qualified for state in the 400 meter dash with a time of 64.2.  The SBA boys finished 9th with a total of 28 points.  Competing without Jace Burma, the medley team consisting of Willie Anderson, Ross Engle, Travis Hass, and Chris Hass won with a time of 3:54.6.  The state qualifying events are listed below; information on schedule and other details pertaining to the state meet will be posted early next week.  Also, results from last Saturday's CSD Conference meet in Miller are linked below, as well as Thursday's regional results.

Boys State Qualified Events:  4x800, Medley, 4x400, 1600 Run (Jace Burma)
Girls State Qualified Events:  4x800, Medley, 400 M. Dash (Shariah Brockel)

Region 2B Results:
Boys
Girls
Team Scores

CSD Conference Results:
Girls and Boys Event Results
Team Scores

281 Conference Results

The track teams had good weather conditions once again and performed well at the 281 Conference meet in Huron on May 9.  Both teams finished 4th in the team race.  The girls had a first place finish in the 4x400 relay with team members Susan Wilken, Lindsey Wilken, Victoria Paul, and Shariah Brockel.  Their time was 4:28.2.  The boys took first place finishes in the 4x800 and 4x400 relays in addition to Jace Burma's wins in the 1600 and 800 meter runs.  The 4x800 team consisted of Chris Hass, Jade Burma, Ben Deal and Travis Hass.  The 4x400 unit included Chris Hass, Willie Anderson, Travis Hass, and Jace Burma.  The final meet of the regular track season is Saturday, May 13 in Miller at the Central South Dakota Conference meet.  SBA is a new member of that conference in track and field.  Results from the 281 Conference meet are linked below.

281 Conference Results:
Team Scores
Boys Events Results
Girls Event Results

281 Conference Schedule

The track teams compete in Huron on Tuesday, May 9 at the 281 Conference track meet.  The schedule/lineup is linked below.  Field events start at 9:30 and the running events at 11:00.

281 Conference Schedule/Lineup

Howard Wood Dakota Relays Results

Members of the SBA track teams competed at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays in Sioux Falls on May 5 & 6.  The boys placed three relay teams with a 4th in the medley relay, 6th in the 4x800, and 7th in the 4x400.  The girls teams had some solid performances in the 4x800 and medley relays, just missing a state meet qualifying standard in the medley.  Below is a link to the results page. It is a listing of all the events at the meet.  The next event for the track teams will be the 281 Conference meet in Huron on Tuesday, May 9.

Howard Wood Dakota Relays Results

Howard Wood Dakota Relays Information

The SBA track teams will compete this Friday and Saturday, May 5 & 6, at the Dakota Relays at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.  They will be staying at the Ramada Inn at 12th and Lyons, just off I-29.  It looks like it will be sunny and on the warm side, so if you come, bring some sun screen. Competition setup and schedule and list of team members is linked below.

Dakota Relays SBA Athletes Schedule/Setup
Dakota Relays Master Schedule

Miller Invitational Results

Great conditions and good competition met the SBA track teams as they competed at Miller Invitational on Tuesday, May 2, and performances reflected that.  The girls' 4x800 team of Susan Wilken, Lindsey Wilken, Victoria Paul, and Shariah Brockel hit a state meet qualifying standard in winning that event with a time of 10:30.8.  On the boys' side, Willie Anderson, Chris Hass, Travis Hass, and Jace Burma hit standard in winning the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:37.5.  Jace Burma hit qualifying standards as he placed 3rd in the 1600 and 800 runs with times of 4:39.3 and 2:06.2 respectively.  Chris Hass was just off standard in the 400 meter dash with a winning time of 52.7, and he also just missed in the 800 by posting a time of 2:06.5 and finishing 4th.  No team scores were kept.  The track teams will next compete at the Dakota Relays at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls on Friday and Saturday, May 5 & 6.

Miller Invitational Results

Jimmy Rearick Results

Chilly conditions with 10-20 MPH winds from the northeast met the SBA track teams in Miller at the Jimmy Rearick Wolsey-Wessington Invitational on Friday, April 28.  Both girls' and boys' teams finished 5th out of 12 teams competing, with the boys winning three events and the girls one.  Shariah Brockel won the girls' 400 meter dash, while the boys had two individual winners - Chris Hass (400) and Jace Burma (800); Burma just edged Hass at the line in the 800 run.  The boys' 1600 relay unit of Travis Hass, Chris Hass, Willie Anderson, and Jace Burma won with a time of 3:42.7.  The next meet will be on Tuesday in Miller at the Miller Invitational.

Jimmy Rearick Results:
Boys Event Results
Girls Event Results
Team Scores

Team Member Profiles

We would like you to know more about the athletes on this year's SBA track and field teams, so we thought to give you a snapshot of them.  Click the link for the athlete you would like to view below.

SBA Girls:
Cailey Banik (12)
Leigha Banik (9)
Rianna Banik (10)
Shariah Brockel (9)
Jakki J. Burma (7)
Grace Delany (12)
Abby Haun (8)
Evelyn Jones (8)
Jessica Kim (12)
Maggie Kondra (9)
Beth Konechne (9)
Ruthe Lopez (8)
Aleya Mehlhaff (9)
Aja Paul (7)
Victoria Paul (10)
Maria Roghair (9)
Savanna Roghair (11)
Lindsey Wilken (9)
Susan Wilken (11)
Helen Wilkinson (12)

SBA Boys:
Willie Anderson (10)
EJ Big Eagle (9)
Jace Burma (10)
Jade Burma (9)
Ben Deal (10)
Ross Engle (9)
Chris Hass (11)
Dylan Hass (7)
Travis Hass (10)
Josh Hofman (11)
Jeremy Kim (9)

Stats:
Dori Brockel (9)
Cassidy Clark (11)
Jiwon Park (12)

Redfield Relays Meet Summary

The SBA track and field teams competed at the Redfield Relays on Thursday, April 20.  Mild weather conditions opened the way for some competitive performances.  The boys' 3200 meter relay won with a state meet qualifying standard time of 8:48.2.  Relay members were Travis Hass, Jace Burma, Jade Burma, and Chris Hass.  Jace Burma (3rd in the 1600 run) and Chris Hass (2nd in the 800) missed qualifying standards by just over one second each.  The boys' team finished 7th out of 21 teams and the girls placed 10th out of 21.

Next action for the track teams will be in Miller on Tuesday, April 25 at the Miller Booster Club meet.

Redfield Relays Results:
Team Scores
Girls Event Results
Boys Event Results

Redfield Relays Setup

The SBA track teams will participate at the Redfield Relays on Thursday, April 20.  The meet schedule and setup for SBA athletes is linked below.

Redfield Relays Setup

SBA Invitational Results

Sunny skies, temperatures in the 50's, and light wind allowed for some solid performances at the SBA Invitational in Huron on Tuesday, April 11.  One meet record was set as the Colman-Egan boys 4x100 relay team ran a 45.1.  The SBA boys took one first place finish. The medley relay, with team members Willie Anderson, Travis Hass, Chris Hass, and Jace Burma, ran a state meet qualifying time of 3:50.1.  The boys also had second place finishes in the 4x800 and 4x400 relays.  The girls' medley was also victorious.  Maggie Kondra, Leigha Banik, Susan Wilken, and Lindsey Wilken posted a time of 4:55.5 in winning the event.  The girls team finished 6th with 63 points while the boys scored 32 points for an 8th place team finish.  The track teams next compete at the Redfield Relays on Thursday, April 20.

SBA Invitational Results:
Boys Event Results
Girls Event Results

Meet Results - Ipswich Early Bird and Central Dakota

The SBA track teams participated in their first two meets of the 2017 season in Ipswich and Miller.
On Tuesday, April 4 they competed at the Ipswich Early Bird meet.  Event winners were Cailey Banik in the girls' 100 hurdles and Jace Burma in the boys' 1600 run.  The girls finished 4th in the team standings.
Sunny skies with little wind and temperature in the upper 50's met the track teams as they competed at the Central Dakota Invitational in Miller on Thursday, April 6.  The girls team came away with three first place finishes. Cailey Banik won the 300 hurdles, Shariah Brockel took the 400 meter dash, and the 4x400 unit won with team members Susan Wilken, Lindsey Wilken, Victoria Paul, and Shariah Brockel.
The boys won two relays. The medley unit consisting of Willie Anderson, Travis Hass, Chris Hass, and Jace Burma was 1.5 seconds from a state meet qualifying standard.  The 4x400 team comprised of T. Hass, C. Hass, Anderson, and Burma also came away with a win.  The boys' 4x800 team took second and missed a state qualifying standard by 2.3 seconds.
The next competition will be on Tuesday, April 11 in Huron for the SBA Invitational.

Ipswich Early Bird Results:
Girls Results
Boys Results

Central Dakota Results
Girls Results
Boys Results

The 2017 Season Is Here

The SBA track teams saw their first action on Tuesday, April 4 in Ipswich at the Ipswich Early Bird meet.  Those meet results will be posted here after the Central Dakota meet in Miller tomorrow, Thursday, April 6.  The link below is to the meet schedule and participation list for the Central Dakota meet.

Central Dakota Schedule/Lineup