The Patriots track team traveled across the border to participate in the Jesse James Invitational Saturday in Garretson, South Dakota.
The large 15-team meet included several smaller schools in southeast South Dakota, plus Hills-Beaver Creek and Southwest Christian.
The Patriot girls placed 10th while the boys’ team finished 12th.
“It’s always fun to compete against teams other than the ones we see all the time,” coach Rex Metzger said about the meet on Saturday.
Girls’ results
The 4-by-200-meter team made up of Brynn Rauk, Olivia Deelstra, Brynn Bakken and Abbie Harris turned in a second-place finish with a time of 1:54.93.
Seventh-grader Brynn Bakken also placed third in the 200-meter dash (28.55) and sixth in the long jump (14’11”).
The medley relay team of Larissa Steinhoff, Olivia Deelstra, Taylor Durst and Kenadie Fick came in fifth with a time of 5:01.03.
The 4-by-800-meter relay team of Kenadie Fick, Taylor Durst, Bailey Spykerboer and Emma Deelstra turned in a sixth-place finish with a time of 11:46.80.
Boys’ results
The boys’ 4-by-200-meter relay team of Liam Raymon, Luke Fuerstenberg, Eli Taubert and Cooper Gehrke finished in third place with a time of 1:38.71.
Sophomore Cooper Gehrke placed fifth in the 200-meter dash (25.52), while Brock Harnack, Luke Fuerstenberg, Blake Leenderts and Liam Raymon also came in fifth in the 4-by-100-meter relay with a time of 48.47.
Sophomore Brock Harnack rounded out the top finishers for the Patriots with a sixth-place finish of 49.31 in the 300-meter hurdles.
Girls
200 26. Aspen Shimp 33.70
400 21. Bailey Spykerboer 1:16.00 28. Emma Deelstra 1:17.55 32. Aspen Shimp 1:19.46
4x400 7. Abbie Harris Kenadie Fick Brynn Rauk Taylor Durst 4:43.28
Discus 17. Ally Birger 75’10” 20. Larissa Steinhoff 71’1” 38. Izzy Wysong 58’8” 45. Tyrae Goodface 51’3”
High Jump 7. Larissa Steinhoff 4’4”
Long Jump 11. Abbie Harris 14’6” 16. Brynn Rauk 13’9” 25. Bailey Spykerboer 12’5”
Triple Jump 11. Emma Deelstra 28’6.5” 18. Olivia Deelstra 26’4” 20. Bailey Spykerboer 26’2”
Boys
200 29. James VandenBosch 28.77
300 Hurdles 13. James Vanden Bosch 54.68
4x400 Eli Taubert Sawyer Bosch Blake Leenderts Jackson Gacke 4:12.11
Discus 10. Max Scholten 104’9” 33. Riley Tatge 76’6” 35. Brayden Metzger 75’7” 39. Alex Harris 67’7”
High Jump 8. Eli Taubert 5’6”
Long Jump 13. Cooper Gehrke 17’10.5” 21. Eli Taubert 17’1” 28. Sawyer Bosch 16’2” 36. Jackson Gacke 13’6”
Triple Jump 8. Brock Harnack 35’7” 9. Sawyer Bosch 34’6” 13. Blake Leenderts 33’10.5”