The OABCIG girls track and field squad took part in the Rodney Smith Invitational at Woodbine last week. The Falcons took tenth place in the 13-team field. In the 100-meter dash, Gracie Hanneman took 17th place out of 61 runners in a time of 14.44 seconds. Right behind her was Patience Johnson with a time of 14.61 seconds. Gwen Jacobson and Josilynn Pritchard finished with identical times of 15.01 seconds. Kendra Baker turned in a time of 15.76 seconds, while Annika Masters finished in 16.49 seconds. In the 200-meter dash, Hailey Linde led OABCIG with a time of 31.67 seconds.
The OABCIG boys track and field squad took part in the Audubon Early Bird meet last Tuesday. In the high jump, Beckett DeJean took second place with a jump of 5 feet 10 inches. In the long jump, Ethan Behrendsen took fifth place out of 16 competitors with a jump of 17 feet 10 inches. Bodie Hansen finished seventh with a jump of 17 feet 6 inches, and Tyler Raasch turned in a jump of 16 feet 4 inches.
OABCIG boys golf coach Kurt Hofmeister is looking forward to the upcoming season, as he has everyone returning from last year’s squad. Axton Miller, Ben Hofmeister, Kale Ladwig, Griffin Diersen, Jackson Godbersen, and Damon Dausel all return to bolster the Falcons’ lineup.
Kane Ladwig is a player that Hofmeister feels will have a bigger role on the team this year.
OABCIG girls golf coach Jacob Henderson has seven golfers ready to hit the links this season.
“We have two returning varsity golfers, Rylee Krayenhagen and Avaree Miller,” said Henderson. “Avaree made it to state last year, and finished tenth individually.”
Henderson hopes to have all his players see some varsity action.
“With only seven girls on the team this year, I think it is likely that all of them will get a little varsity time this year.”
Henderson’s main goal for the team is steady improvement.
The OABCIG boys and girls track and field squads took part in the Dan Lennon Track and Field Meet on Tuesday. The meet was hosted by the University of South Dakota, and took place in the Dakota Dome in Vermillion.
Ridge View girls track coach Angie Kohn has some top athletes coming back this season. Overall, the squad is young, with four seniors, three juniors, twelve sophomores, and eight freshmen. Kohn talked about the strengths of her team.
“I think we will be fairly solid competitors all around,” said Kohn. “We have athletes who can score points for the team in all disciplines. We look to place well in all of these events, with no one event or area being our main strength.”
Ridge View coach Dale Tokheim has 34 athletes out for track and field this season, including some key returners from last year’s conference championship team, which sent eight events to state. Tokheim talked about some of the athletes missing from last year’s team.
The Ridge View boys golf squad will be starting their season with some familiar faces. Raptor coach Alex Warnke has some experienced golfers returning in seniors Brady Clausen and Aiden Martin, as well as sophomore Ethan Mason. Warnke is looking at a bigger role for junior Levi Albers, as well as many sophomore and freshman newcomers. The team has a total of 19 golfers out this year.
Ridge View girls golf coach Brian Bode has five golfers ready to improve their game and have some fun this year. The Raptors’ top returning performers are senior Emma Vohs, a first team all-conference selection last season, and junior Beth Mentzer. Looking to replace players gone from last year’s team are sophomore Kierstin Volkert, and freshmen Emma Mentzer and Addison Voge. Bode talked about his team’s strengths and weaknesses.
The OABCIG boys and girls track squads took part in the Spirit Lake Invite last Tuesday, which was held at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake. In boys’ action, Easton Harms took 12th place out of 42 competitors in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.64 seconds. Joel Nakazawa turned in a time of 8.15 seconds, while Andrew Parks, Anthony Santana-Solis, and Jayms Williams all finished neck and neck in approximately 8.4 seconds. In the 800-meter run, Myles Beck and Quintin Samway finished back to back with times of 2:52.77 and 2:56.21, respectively.
