Starting at 4:00 Central time, the State Track and Field Meet will take place out west. Class AA will be in Sturgis, Class A in Spearfish and Class B will be in Rapid City.
The Pierre Governors have a total of 39 competitors for the two day event with only five of the 39 as seniors. Pierre will also have four relay teams competing on each of the boys and girls side. The Governors last competed a little over a week ago for one final time and the ESD meet was two weeks ago.
Head Coach of the Track and Field team, Greg Starr, says this is one of the biggest teams he’s taken to a state meet in recent memory…
Starr isn’t a fan of the event’s condensed schedule…
And Starr says if they can improve times and placing it’ll be a successful state meet for Pierre…
For Stanley County in Class A, Head Coach Matthew VanZee says he’s looking to get kids to medal over the weekend…
The Buffs have 13 participating in the State meet with seven girls and six boys.
The Sully Buttes Chargers have 16 competing over in Rapid City with 10 boys and six girls. Head Coach of the Chargers, Jeremy Chicoine says he’s excited for the opportunity…
The boys’ 110 meter hurdles are the first event on schedule which is for 4:00 Central Time out west.