SIOUX FALLS — There was no shortage of records broken during Day 1 of the 100th annual Howard Wood Dakota Relays.
From meet records to state records, track and field fans watched as a handful of records fell at Howard Wood Stadium.
Five Howard Wood Dakota Relays meet records fall on Day 1
The Sioux Falls Christian girls quartet of Anna Vyn, Jerica Glasser, Sadie Pettengill and Ellie Maddox set the Class A meet record in the 3,200-meter relay (9:10.26). The previous record was set by Sioux Falls Christian in 2023 at 9:20.53.
The Colman-Egan girls quartet of Crystal Silva-Dominguez, Finley Luze, Brynlee Landis and Jolie Flatten set the Class B meet record in the 800-meter relay (1:46.65). The previous record was set by Colman-Egan in 2023 at 1:47.32.
The Brandon Valley girls quartet of Emma Tidemann, Kyra Weiss, Addison Scholten and Sarah VanDeBerg set the meet record in the distance medley relay (12:25.85). The previous record was set by Sioux Falls Christian in 2023 at 12:28.44.
O’Gorman’s Libby Castelli set a meet record in the girls 3,200-meter run (10:11.66). Castelli broke the previous record set by Sioux Falls Roosevelt’s Allison Eckert (10:19.74).
Castelli’s time is also the second best time in state history, behind O’Gorman’s Alea Hardie (10:10. 83) in 2022.
Lincoln quartet breaks all-time 800-meter relay record
The Sioux Falls Lincoln boys relay team set the state’s all-time record in the 800-meter relay.
The Patriot boys clocked in with a time of 1:27.06, breaking the previous record set by Sioux Falls Christian (1:27.42) in 2023.
For West River athletes, Kincade Lehman of Custer won the boys long jump with a leap of 22-10.75.
