Every photo and every story from the 2022 state track and field meet in Sioux Falls

Andes Central/Dakota Christian's Rizon Clark flies through the air on his first attempt at the Class A boys triple jump at the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

By Hunter Dunteman

May 29, 2022 at 11:21 AM

SIOUX FALLS — This year's state track and field meet saw the best of South Dakota's athletes converge on Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls for three days of competition.

It was a lot to keep up with, but we've got you covered.

Here's every story and every photo the Mitchell Republic staff put together:

Thursday: SC/W's Boschee takes high jump title

The state track and field meet kicked off after Thursday afternoon, consisting of mostly prelim competition with some final events mixed in.

On the track, the meet began with 3,200-meter relay finals, followed by prelims for the 100-meter dash, 400-meter relay, sprint medley relays.

In the field, athletes competed in the AA girls and boys long jump, AA girls and B boys pole vault, AA and B girls shot put, A boys and B girls high jump, AA and A boys discus and A girls and B boys triple jump.

Jeff Boschee, a sophomore track athlete for Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, capped off a season's worth of high jump improvement at the state meet, taking home a first-place medal with a 6 foot, 3 inch jump — significantly higher from his freshman year high of 5-foot-6.

In the Class B boys 4x800-meter relays, Freeman Academy/Marion and Burke finished first and second, respectively, while Berkeley Engelland finished second in the Class A girls 100-meter dash.

Check out our other coverage, as well as a photo gallery from Thursday's events, below.

1/11: Mitchell's Greyson Hetland carries the baton in the 4x800 relay during the Class AA state track and field meet on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

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2/11: Mitchell's Treyson Schulz competes in the Class AA boys long jump at the South Dakota state track and field meet on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

3/11: Sanborn Central/Woonsocket's Jeff Boschee attempts to clear the bar in the high jump during the Class B state track and field meet on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

4/11: Sanborn Central/Woonsocket's Jeff Boschee attempts to clear the bar in the high jump during the Class B state track and field meet on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

5/11: Winner's Ellie Brozik competes in the girls triple jump during the South Dakota Class A state track and field meet on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

6/11: Bon Homme's Isaac Crownover, center right, runs during a preliminary round of the 100-meter dash during the South Dakota Class A state track and field meet on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

7/11: Aberdeen Central's Sam Rohlfs lands in the long jump pit during the South Dakota Class AA state track and field meet on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls. Rohlfs won the event for a second consecutive year.

8/11: Wessington Springs' Avery Orth throws the shot put during the South Dakota Class B state track and field meet on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

9/11: Freeman Academy/Marion's Quincy Blue runs the leadoff leg of the 4x800 relay during the South Dakota Class B state track and field meet on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

10/11: Arlington's Hadley Carlson celebrates taking the lead in the Class B girls high jump during the South Dakota state track and field meet on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls. Carlson went on to win the event with a leading jump of 5 feet, 5 inches.

11/11: Lyman's Skyler Volmer approaches the high jump bar during the South Dakota Class B state track and field meet on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

Photos by Marcus Traxler / Mitchell Republic

Friday: Wagner's Koupal out-jumps all girls across all classes

A much longer day, Friday's competition kicked off at 9 a.m. and ran for nearly 11 hours.

In the field, Ashlyn Koupal earned her second-straight state title in Class A girls high jump, clearing a 5-foot-7 bar. The Wagner athlete's jump closed out her eighth-grade season with a personal record. Meanwhile, across the complex, Avon's Courtney Sees redeemed a 2021 second-place finish by taking the Class B girls long jump title with a jump of 16 feet and 10.75 inches.

On the track, Burke's Kailee Frank began the day with a second-place finish in the Class B girls 3,200-meter run, while Canistota's Josiah Schroeder placed the same on the boys side. Engelland placed first in the Class A girls 800-meter run while Kimball/White Lake's Dawson Miller placed the same in the boys run.

O'Gorman's Alea Hardie inscribed her name in the record books tallying two separate records Friday, while Mount Vernon/Plankinton's Berkeley Engelland added one record for the day. Hardie and Engelland's records were part of a dozen meet records set Friday.

Check out our other coverage, as well as a photo gallery from Friday's events, below.

Coverage from Friday's events...

1/61: Wagner's Ashlyn Koupal clears 5 feet, 7 inches to win the girls Class A high jump title during the second day of the Class A state track and field meet at Howard Wood Field on Friday in Sioux Falls.

2/61: Wagner's Ashlyn Koupal clears 5 feet, 7 inches to win the girls Class A high jump title during the second day of the Class A state track and field meet at Howard Wood Field on Friday in Sioux Falls.

3/61: Ashlyn Koupal

4/61: Ashlyn Koupal

5/61: Wagner's Ashlyn Koupal stands at the podium after receiving her first-place medal for the girls Class A high jump during the second day of the Class A state track and field meet at Howard Wood Field on Friday in Sioux Falls.

6/61: Raygen Diede

7/61: Raygen Diede

8/61: Rylee Rudebusch

9/61: Courtney Sees lands in the pit in the Class A long jump during the second day of the Class A state track and field meet at Howard Wood Field on Friday in Sioux Falls.

10/61: Platte-Geddes' Lee Reiser throws the shot put in during the Class B track and field state meet on Friday, May 27, 2022, at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

11/61: Platte-Geddes' Lee Reiser poses for a photo on the podium after receiving his first-place medal in the Class B boys shot put during the Class B track and field state meet on Friday, May 27 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

12/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

13/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

14/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

15/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

16/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

17/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

18/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

19/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

20/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

21/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

22/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

23/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

24/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

25/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

26/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

27/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

28/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

29/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

30/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

31/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

32/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

33/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

34/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

35/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

36/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

37/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

38/61: Simeon Birnbaum set an all-class prep record Friday at the state track and field meet in the 800-meter dash, recording the second-fastest time in South Dakota's history at 1:51:03.

39/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

40/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

41/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

42/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

43/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

44/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

45/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

46/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

47/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

48/61: Mount Vernon/Plankinton's Berkeley Engelland stands atop a podium after running a record-breaking time of 2:12.88 in the Class A girls 800-meter dash.

49/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

50/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

51/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

52/61: O'Gorman's Alea Hardie set records in the Class AA girls 3,200-meter run and the Class AA girls 800-meter run at the South Dakota state track and field meet in Sioux Falls on Friday, May 27, 2022.

53/61: Andes Central/Dakota Christian's Rizon Clark flies through the air on his first attempt at the Class A boys triple jump at the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

54/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

55/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

56/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

57/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

58/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

59/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

60/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

61/61: Scenes from day two of the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

Photos by Hunter Dunteman and Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic

Saturday: MV/P’s Engelland named Class A girls track MVP

With two meet records, two finishes in first, one in second and one in third, attendees and officials couldn't stop talking about Berkeley Engelland, leading to her being named the Class A girls track MVP of the weekend.

“I’m not really sure how I’ve been able to do this, but I’ve been keeping a positive attitude and remembering to keep going because now that the meet is over, I can rest,” Engelland said. “I wanted to come out running hard every time and just put the thought behind me that I might be tired and just settle in.”

Winner's Aaron Monk was a winner Saturday, taking home a state title in the Class A boys 110-meter hurdles. With a time of 15.08 seconds, a personal record for Monk, the Winner senior slipped past Tri-Valley's Michael Beyer by eight-hundredths of a second. Monk's first-place finish capped off a redemption tour sought after since a third-place finish at the state meet in 2021.

Check out our other coverage, as well as a photo gallery from Saturday's events, below.

1/58: Mitchell's Brooke Bartscher takes off in the first leg of the Class AA girls 4x200-meter relays at the state track meet at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls on Saturday, May 28, 2022.

2/58: Mitchell's Brooke Bartscher takes off from a starting block during the Class AA girls 4x200-meter relays at the state track meet at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls on Saturday, May 28, 2022.

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4/58: Mitchell's Lainee Forst passes the baton to Claire Hegg during the Class AA girls 4x200-meter relays at the state track meet at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls on Saturday, May 28, 2022.

5/58: Mitchell's Lizzie Tyler hustles through the finish line of the Class AA girls 4x200-meter relays at the state track meet at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls on Saturday, May 28, 2022.

6/58: Platte-Geddes' Collin Engebretson passes the baton to Trevor Rolland in the second leg of the Class B boys 4x200-meter relay at the state track meet at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls on Saturday, May 28, 2022.

7/58: Brandon Valley's Jeremiah Donahoe celebrates with his teammates after securing the title in the Class AA boys 4x200-meter relay at the state track meet at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls on Saturday, May 28, 2022.

8/58: Gregory's Emma Thomas runs her third of four laps during the Class B girls 1600-meter run at the state track meet at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls on Saturday, May 28, 2022.

9/58: Kimball/White Lake's Autumn Baker pushes past Burke's Kailee Frank in the final leg of the Class B girls 1600-meter run at the state track meet at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls on Saturday, May 28, 2022.

10/58: Jade Ecoffey, who became Red Cloud's first-ever state titlist at the 2021 state track meet, pushes through to a first place finish in the last leg of the Class A girls 1600-meter run at the state track meet at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls on Saturday, May 28, 2022.

11/58: Ethan/Parkston's Ella Pollreisz runs the final stretch of a Class A girls 1600-meter run at the state track meet at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls on Saturday, May 28, 2022.

12/58: O'Gorman's Alea Hardie begins to crack a smile as she approaches the finish line of the Class AA girls 1600-meter run, where she set her third meet record of the state track meet at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls on Saturday, May 28, 2022.

13/58: Canistota's Josiah Schroeder breaks through competitors in the Class B boys 1600-meter run at the state track meet at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls on Saturday, May 28, 2022.

14/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

15/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

16/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

17/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

18/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

19/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

20/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

21/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

22/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

23/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

24/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

25/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

26/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

27/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

28/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

29/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

30/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

31/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

32/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

33/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

34/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

35/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

36/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

37/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

38/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

39/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

40/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

41/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

42/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

43/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

44/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

45/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

46/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

47/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

48/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

49/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

50/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

51/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

52/58: McCook Central/Montrose's Brandy Pulse races in the 100-meter hurdles final at the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

53/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

54/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

55/58: Scenes from the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship finals on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

56/58: Mount Vernon/Plankinton placed forth at the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls on Saturday, May 28, 2022.

57/58: Gregory placed forth at the 2022 SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls on Saturday, May 28, 2022.

58/58: Mount Vernon/Plankinton's Berkeley Engelland was named the Class A girls track MVP award on Saturday, May 28, 2022 during the SDHSAA Track and Field State Championship at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.