By 605 Sports Staff

Some heavy graduation losses in the Class AA throws from last season leaving the door wide open for the next wave of throwers. 

Rapid City Steven’s Elias Gillen has the top mark in Class AA this season (56-08). Just behind the Raider is Watertown’s Boaz Raderschadt (55-07) and Lincoln’s Kai Buchanan (53-04).

Gillen has the seventh best Class AA mark in the discus (154-00). 

(All times, heights and distances provided by the SDHSAA)

Class AA Boys Leaders: 

100-Meter Dash: 1. Griffin Fischer, Sioux Falls Lincoln, :10.57; 2. Javin Augustus, Lincoln, :10.71; 3. Mikey Roche, Lincoln, :10.77; 4. Jase Thiesse, O’Gorman, :10.83; 5. Austin Gobel, Yankton, :10.85; 6. Griffith Houchin, RC Central, :10.89; T-7. Josh Meyers, Lincoln, :10.90; T-7. Josiah Heinz, Harrisburg, :10.90; T-9. Cael Meisman, Stevens, :10.93; T-9. James Heinz, Harrisburg, :10.93.

200-Meter Dash: 1. Griffin Fischer, Sioux Falls Lincoln, :21.63; 2. Cael Meisman, Stevens, :21.84; 3. Landen Matkins, Stevens, :21.91; 4. Tate Larson, Harrisburg, :21.97; 5. Mikey Roche, Lincoln, :22.17; T-6. Nathan McCormick, Mitchell, :22.21; T-6. James Heinz, Harrisburg, :22.21; 8. Javin Augustus, Lincoln, :22.25; 9. Conor Singrey, Mitchell, :22.37; 10. Jase Thiesse, O’Gorman, :22.38. 

400-Meter Dash: 1. Nathan McCormick, Mitchell, :50.64; 2. Alexier Padilla, Mitchell, :50.76; 3. Ashton Bierema, O’Gorman, :50.84; 4. Kellen Askew, O’Gorman, :51.08; 5. Landen Matkins, Stevens, :51.16; 6. Jet Janvrin, Rapid City Central, :51.26; 7. Griffin Fischer, Lincoln, :51.27; 8. Carson Stoeser, Pierre, :51.47; 9. Isaac Herrboldt, Lincoln, :51.49; 10. James Heinz, Harrisburg, :51.72. 

800-Meter Run: 1. Dylan Payer, Yankton, 1:58.39; 2. Ty Petrocco, Sturgis, 1:58.46; 3. Grady Loos, Stevens, 1:58.85; 4. Miles Brekhus, Stevens, 1:59.79; 5. Train Hutchinson, RC Central, 1:59.98; 6. Quinn Bruch, Sturgis, 2:00.12; 7. Jon Kahler, Brookings, 2:00.36; 8. Tristan Swezey, RC Central, 2:01.46; 9. Jack Castelli, O’Gorman, 2:01.82; 10. Ernest Ting, Brookings, 2:01.83. 

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Dylan Payer, Yankton, 4:15.98; 2. Miles Brekhus, Stevens, 4:23.94; 3. Jared Lutmer, Pierre, 4:25.55; 4. Peyton Cast, Douglas, 4:25.73; 5. Miles Lechtenberg, Lincoln, 4:27.97; 6. Quinn Bruch, Sturgis, 4:28.09; 7. Grady Loos, Stevens, 4:29.10; 8. Kieran Weigelt, Jefferson, 4:30.07; 9. Jack Castelli, O’Gorman, 4:30.07; 10. Ty Petrocco, Sturgis, 4:32.02. 

3,200-Meter Run: 1. Dylan Payer, Yankton, 9:20.54; 2. Miles Lechtenberg, Lincoln, 9:33.09; 3. Joseph Levesque, Lincoln, 9:35.36; 4. Jared Lutmer, Pierre, 9:39.45; 5. Ty Petrocco, Sturgis, 9:46.64; 6. Kieran Weigelt, Jefferson, 9:46.83; 7. Peyton Cast, Douglas, 9:47.90; 8. Grady Loos, Stevens, 9:49.14; 9. Mikah Peters, Brandon Valley, 9:50.16; 10. Blake Maas, Roosevelt, 9:51.11.

110-Meter Hurdles: 1. Aidan Hedderman, Sturgis, :14.28; 2. Tate Larson, Harrisburg, :14.75; 3. Clay Sonnenschein, Harrisburg, :14.76; 4. Greyson Schuetzle, Pierre, :15.37; 5. Luke Eichacker, Lincoln, :15.42; 6. Murti Ahmed, Jefferson, :15.46; 7. Cale Haselhorst, Yankton, :15.47; 8. Zasean Mack, Washington, :15.51; 9. Miles Hunt, Brandon Valley, :15.60; 10. Jack Day, Stevens, :15.69.

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Tate Larson, Harrisburg, :39.71; 2. Aidan Hedderman, Sturgis, :40.19; 3. Jack Day, Stevens, :41.28; 4. Clay Sonnenschein, Harrisburg, :41.44; 5. Luke Eichacker, Lincoln, :41.55; 6. Trevor Wehde, Harrisburg, :41.60; 7. Talan Lunders, Stevens :41.64; 8. Jayden Ludwick, Sturgis, :41.80; 9. Samuel Knudson, Stevens, :42.05; 10. Teigen Wormstadt, Sturgis, :42.50.

400-Meter Relay: 1. Sioux Falls Lincoln, :42.35; 2. Stevens, :42.45; 3. O’Gorman, :42.87; 4. RC Central, :42.89; 5. Jefferson, :43.36; 6. Harrisburg, :43.40; 7. Yankton, :43.65; 8. Roosevelt,  :43.89; 9. Mitchell, :44.27; 10. Spearfish, :44.70. 

800-Meter Relay: 1. Rapid City Stevens, 1:28.09; 2. Lincoln, 1:28.92; 3. RC Central, 1:28.93; 4. O’Gorman, 1:30.83; 5. Brandon Valley, 1:30.89; 6. Harrisburg, 1:30.95; 7. Yankton, 1:31.68; 8. Spearfish, 1:33.22; 9. Sioux Falls Washington, 1:33.25; 10. Mitchell, 1:33.51. 

1,600-Meter Relay: 1. O’Gorman, 3:26.93; 2. Yankton, 3:27.29; 3. Stevens, 3:29.32; 4. Lincoln, 3:29.44; 5. Rapid City Central 3:29.96; 6. Harrisburg, 3:30.30; 7. Brookings, 3:30.70; 8. Mitchell, 3:33.24; 9. Washington, 3:33.27; 10. Aberdeen Central 3:34.77. 

3,200-Meter Relay: 1. Sturgis, 8:15.60; 2. Brookings, 8:18.54; 3. O’Gorman, 8:20.22; 4. Washington, 8:27.57; 5. Lincoln, 8:27.69; 6. Jefferson, 8:30.06; 7. Aberdeen Central, 8:31.96; 8. Stevens, 8:32.59; 9. Roosevelt, 8:32.85; 10. RC Central, 8:32.98.

Sprint Medley Relay: 1. Sioux Falls Jefferson, 3:37.46; 2. Harrisburg, 3:39.82; 3. O’Gorman, 3:40.50; 4. Lincoln, 3:40.71; 5. Brookings, 3:42.22; 6. Mitchell, 3:43.43; 7. Sturgis, 3:43.73; 8. Yankton, 3:45.10; 9. Brandon Valley, 3:45.48; 10. Washington, 3:47.40;

High Jump: 1. Beck Morgan, Stevens, 6-04; 2. Tyler Bohannon, Jefferson, 6-04; 3. Coy Urban, RC Central, 6-03; T-4. Kuek Kuek, Jefferson, 6-02; T-4. Juven Hudson, Watertown, 6-02; T-4. Will Adler, Lincoln, 6-02; T-4. Tyler Bain, Aberdeen Central, 6-02; T-4. Luke Waldstein, Harrisburg, 6-02; T-4. Brendan Phillips, Aberdeen Central, 6-02; T-4. Samuel Baskin, Washington, 6-02; T-4. Wyatt Melcher, Brandon Valley, 6-02.

Long Jump: 1. Mandinko Hawley, Stevens, 22-08.25; 2. Carson Stoeser, Pierre, 22-04.50; 3. Jess Christensen, Stevens, 21-09.50; 4. Henry Theobald, O'Gorman, 21-08.75; 5. Tanner Steever, Harrisburg, 21-03.5; 6. Daniel Jones, Jefferson, 21-03.25; 7. Carson Wolter, Sturgis, 21–02.75; T-8. Isaac Jarovski, Lincoln, 21-02.5; T-8. Danal Dean, Roosevelt, 21-02.5; 10. Jive Maharajh, Stevens, 21-01. 

Triple Jump: 1. David Ndong, Roosevelt, 45-02; 2. Juven Hudson, Watertown, 43-03.5; T-3. Henry Theobald, O’Gorman, 43–02; T-3. Wyatt Melcher, Brandon Valley, 43-02; 5. Mach Mayen, Brandon Valley, 43-00; 6. Danal Dean, Roosevelt, 42-06; 7. Jess Christensen, Stevens, 42-03; 8. Jiven Mahyarah, Stevens, 41-11; 9. Kamde Schimmel, Harrisburg, 41-09.50; 10. Nick Tucker, Harrisburg, 41-09. 

Discus: 1. Carson Stiff, Harrisburg, 172-03; 2. Adam Behrend, Lincoln 161-04; 3. Nolan Vandal, O’Gorman,159-01; 4. Boaz Raderschadt, Watertown, 157-10.25; 5. Kai Buchanan, Lincoln 156-02; 6. Madden Timmer, Brandon Valley, 156-06; 7. Elias Gillen, Stevens, 154-00; 8. Conner Warren, RC Central,153-08; 9. Elijah Detert, Harrisburg, 151-10: 10. Bryan Ramirez, Huron,150-00.

Shot Put: 1. Elias Gillen, Stevens, 56-08; 2. Boaz Raderschadt, Watertown, 55-07; 3. Kai Buchanan, Lincoln, 53-04; 4. Bryan Ramirez, Huron, 52-05.75; 5. Elijah Detert, Harrisburg, 50-09.75; 6. Ryland Satter, O’Gorman 50-00.25; 7. Nolan Vandel, O’Gorman, 49-11; 8. Ben Heiberger, Lincoln, 49-10.50; 9. Aaron Morovits, Sturgis, 48-08.50; 10. Tayden Fesler, Lincoln, 47-05.75. 

Pole Vault: 1. Beau Karst, Harrisburg, 15-09; 2. Karter Sheridan, Brandon Valley, 14-06; 3. Aidan Hedderman, Sturgis, 14-03; T-4. Owen Spartz, Watertown, 14-00; T-4. Nick Tucker, Harrisburg, 14-00; 6. Tommy Foley, Watertown, 13-06; T-7. Levi Veskma, Brandon Valley, 13-03; T-7. Carter Harris, Mitchell, 13-03; T-9. Talan Lunders, Stevens, 13-00; T-9. Maddox Mueller, Brandon Valley, 13-00. 

Javelin: 1. Jack Smith, Lincoln, 193-07; 2. Colter Babcock, Pierre, 172-11; 3. Levi Brant, Sturgis, 162-03; 4. Sam Marcus, Spearfish, 156-11; 5. Thomas Hoffman, Washington,156-00; 6. Tate Schafer, Lincoln, 154-09; 7. Lance Danenbring, Yankton,153-09; 8. Alex Wainkman, Brookings, 153-08; 9. Jett Carlson, Aberdeen Central,152-07.75; 10. Kaleb Briest, Brandon Valley, 151-06