Track team competes in Belle and Wright

The Sundance track and field team had two more athletes qualify for the state meet this past week as they competed in Belle Fourche and Wright. At the Northern Hills Invite in Belle Fourche, Jake Schommer qualified in the high jump with a jump of 5-10.

Schommer placed third in the event. Teammate Keaton Mills also qualified for state in the discus with his throw of 144-01.5, which also earned him a first-place finish in the event.

On Friday, the athletes traveled to Wright to compete in the Scott Hardy Memorial Meet. As a team, the Bulldog boys finished in second place with a team score of 151. Some highlights from the meet include the boys 800 meter race, where the Sundance runners dominated.

Ryder Downey led the team, coming in first place. Catch Downey and Angel Villegas followed closely behind, finishing in second and third with only two-tenths of a second separating them. Parker Skeens and Wyatt Flahaven rounded out the Bulldog runners taking fifth and sixth place in the race. 

On the girls' side, Zoe Skeens sprinted her way to a first-place finish in the 100M race with a time of 13.86. Skeens had qualified for the state meet just last week in the Panther Qualifier for the 100M race.

Teammate Jaylin Mills also took a first-place finish in the discus, throwing 99-11. The Lady Bulldogs finished fourth as a team at the Scott Hardy Memorial Meet. 

The Sundance track and field team will host the Sundance Invitational at Croell Field on Friday, May 5. Field events will start at 10 a.m. followed by the running events. 

Northern Hills Invite

Boys 100M – Ryder Downey 13.00, Reed Banker 13.34, Keaton Lenz 14.87

Boys 400M – Catch Downey 59.65, Banker 1:00.61

Boys 800M – 1. R.Downey 2:15.44, 2. Keaton Mills 2:16.24, 4. Parker Skeens 2:19.70

Boys 1600M – Angel Villegas 5:29.91, Wyatt Flahaven 5:36.31, Taigon Barber 6:10.76

Boys 110M Hurdles – 3. Jake Schommer 19.74, 4. Deklan Gill 21.25

Boys 300M Hurdles – 3. Holden Ayer 46.69, 5. Gill 47.47

Boys High Jump – 1. Mills 5-11, 3. Schommer 5-10, C.Downey 5-6

Boys Long Jump –Skeens 16-01, Ayer 15-08.5, Barber 14-05, Lenz 12-06

Boys Discus – 1. Mills 144-01.5, Gavin Mollenbrink 100-4.5, Banker 70-08

Boys Shot Put – Mollenbrink 33-11, Banker 28-10.5

Girls 100M – 6. Zoe Skeens 14.16, Blakely Gill 15.34, Nyssa Trinkel 17.17

Girls 400M – Karly Marchant 1:12.90

Girls 100M Hurdles – 4. Gill 19.11, Riley Banker 21.05

Girls Triple Jump – 8. Marchant 28-00.5

Girls Discus – 3. Jaylin Mills 98-02, 7. Banker 93-07.5, Maddie Fleenor 64-04

Girls Shot Put – 7. Mills 28-05, Banker 24-03, Fleenor 22-06.5

Scott Hardy Memorial

Girls 100M – 1. Skeens 13.86, 5. Gill 15.01, 6. Marchant 15.14, Trinkle 16.94

Girls 200M – 7. Marchant 31.22, Mills 33.09, Trinkle 36.73

Girls 100M Hurdles – 2. Gill 19.31, 3. Banker 21.33

Girls 300M Hurdles – 2. Banker 57.62

Girls 1600 Sprint Medley – 2. Gill, Mills, Marchant, Skeens 4:50.45

Girls Long Jump – 5. Marchant 13-07.5

Girls Shot Put – 3. Mills 30-05.25, Banker 24-05.75

Girls Discus – 1. Mills 99-11, 3. Banker 92-05, 6. Fleenor 73-10

(Team 4th 86)

Boys 100M – 4. R.Downey 12.59, 5. Ayer 12.70, Kyten Johnson 13.48

Boys 200M – 2. Mills 24.76, 3. Schommer 25.39, 4. Ayer 25.43, Johnson 26.59, Lenz 29.13

Boys 400M – 1. R.Downey 54.10, 3. Johnson 58.99, 4. Banker 59.24, 8. Skeens 1:01.93

Boys 800M – 1. R.Downey 2:17.01, 2. C.Downey 2:18.75, 3. Villegas 2:18.95, 5. Skeens 2:29.83, 6. Flahaven 2:30.42

Boys 1600M – 2. Villegas 5:13.95, 5. Flahaven 5:39.33

Boys 110M Hurdles – 2. Schommer 18.79

Boys 300M Hurdles – 2. Ayer 46.57

Boys 4x400M Relay – 2. Barber, C.Downey, Flahaven, Lenz

Boys High Jump – 2. Schommer 5-10, 5. C.Downey 

Boys Long Jump – Barber 15-03, Lenz 12-10

Boys Triple Jump – 1. Skeens 39-06.25

Boys Shot Put – 8. Mollenbrink 35-01, Jameson Fleenor 32-04.5, Banker 31-04.5, Barber 22-05.5

Boys Discus – 3. Mills 124-00, 5. Fleenor 117-03, 8. Banker 88-08, Mollenbrink 81-11, Barber 52-03

(Team 2nd 151)