State Track Video

Video from the state track meet in Sioux Falls
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State Track Meet Results

The SBA athletes had a successful weekend at the state track meet in a hot and windy Sioux Falls this past weekend, May 28 and 29. The boys finished in a tie for 12th in the team standings and the girls posted a point with their 8th place finish in the 4x800 relay. Following is a list of SBA place-winners. I have linked the event name with the results pages on the SDPB site.; there you may find the rest of the SBA performances. Also, links will take you to results pages and photos.

Times shown in FAT (Fully automatic timing)
Girls 4x800 Relay - 8th - 10:32.71 - Ann Wilken, Kalli Quicke, Andrea Beckwith, Megan Burma
Boys Medley - 2nd - 3:45.4 - Caleb Crossman, Jake Moreland/James Lee, Cody Weiss, Ethan McClain
Boys 4x800 Relay - 4th - 8:26.7 - Caleb Crossman, Ethan McClain, Christian Svennes, Cole McClain
Boys 300 Hurdles - Caleb Crossman, 2nd - 41.53
Boys 1600 Run - Ethan McClain, 4th - 4:37.87

SDPB Web Site - Meet Results Pages:
 Girls
 Boys
Photo Links: Ethan M., Caleb C., Cole M.

State Track Meet Information

The state track meet is this weekend and a number of athletes are heading to Sioux Falls. The meet will be held May 28-29 at Howard Wood Field. A link to the meet schedule has been given below. Please note that some of the relays are tentative. The team will be staying at the Days Inn on North Cliff Avenue in Sioux Falls. For those interested in having a meal / get-together with the team after the meet on Saturday, we will be eating at the Royal Fork near the mall off 41st St. We look forward to seeing many of you this weekend. For those interested in seeing the meet setup with heat, lane, and flight assignments, follow the links.

Schedule of Events
SBA Participants Schedule

Region 3B Results

The teams competed at Gettysburg on Thursday, May 21 at the regional meet. The girls finished 3rd and the boys 4th. Injuries were a common theme; four boys did not compete, and one other saw just one event. Megan Burma has been struggling with an injury issue and was limited to two events. The following lists show the state qualifiers, boys and girls. All of the girls' events were qualified at the regional meet, and the place at the regional meet is shown along with the event. Links to team scores and results are below.

Girls: Emily Pedersen (100 hurdles - 2nd); Tricia Wilken (300 hurdles - 2nd); Andrea Beckwith (3200 run - 2nd); 4x800 (2nd); Medley (2nd)

Boys: Preston Burma (110 hurdles - 2nd); Caleb Crossman (300 hurdles - previously qualified); Ethan McClain (1600 run - 2nd and previously qualified); Brad Bridgman (2nd and previously qualified); 4x800 (previously qualified); Medley (1st and previously qualified); 4x400 (2nd and previously qualified).

Region 3B Results

281 Conference Meet Summary

Girls Win 281 Conference Track Title!

The SBA girls won the conference track meet in Huron on Tuesday, May 11. The Crusader girls scored 149 team points to 129 for second place James Valley Christian and 105 for Hitchcock-Tulare. They jumped out early with 23 points in the high jump. Emily Pedersen won the event in a jump-off with teammate Shanna Moreland. Finishing 4th was Jenna McCrea. The girls had a 2-3-4 finish in the 3200, with Andrea Beckwith, Megan Burma, and Ann Wilken. Kalli Quicke ran for the first time in a few weeks; she is recovering from a knee injury.

The boys' team finished 4th at the conference meet, finishing with 103 points. James Lee, Jake Moreland, Brady Brockel, and Jaden Brockel did not compete due to sickness and injury. Brad Bridgman won the high jump. Ethan McClain was second in both the 1600 and 800 meter runs, hitting state meet qualifying standards in both. His 1600 time of 4:33.9 is also currently second best in the Class B ranks; his 800 time was 2:03.1. The links below will take you to the meet results.

Team Scores
Girls' Results
Boys' Results
SBA Girls Performances