96th Annual Howard Wood Dakota Relays
High School Special Event .
The 96th Annual Howard Wood Dakota Relays will be held on Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1, 2021. We are very excited about the opportunity to host you and your student-athletes. Included in this letter you will find pertinent information to help you prepare for the 2021 Howard Wood Dakota Relays.
The High School Special Events planned for the 2021 Dakota Relays are:
- HS Boys 800 Meter Run
- HS Girls 200 Meter Dash
If you have an athlete you feel qualifies for the special events, please contact Terry Prendergast:
Terry Prendergast
PO Box 1030
Sioux Falls, SD 57101-1030
Phone: (605) 357-1229
Fax: (605) 335-3639
High School Special Event Winners.
| Year | Event (Girls) | Winner (Name, Town, School & Time) | Event (Boys) | Winner (Name, Town/School & Time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Boys 1500 | Mark Zinnel, Slayton, MN, 4:01 | ||
| 1979 | Boys 400 | Dennis Tiefenthaler, Armour, SD, 49.2 | ||
| 1980 | Girls 200 | Traci Fie, Watertown, SD, 25.1 | ||
| 1981 | Boys 300 Hurdles | Bryan Barness, Rapid City Central, SD, 39.1 | ||
| 1982 | Girls 400 | Liz Lau, Armour, SD, 57.1 | ||
| 1983 | Girls 200 | Melanie Sunding, Huron, SD 25.5 | Boys 400 | Walker Witt, Custer, SD, 48.9 |
| 1984 | Girls 800 | Vonda Velgersdyk, Western Christian, IA, 2.14.81 | Boys 200 | Doug Brunkow, Winner, SD, 22.19 |
| 1985 | Girls 400 | Jill Osterberg, Chamberlain, SD, 59.69 | Boys 400 | Al Burns, Sioux City East, IA, 49.27 |
| 1986 | Girls 200 | Heather Van Norman, Windom, MN, 24.7 | Boys 800 | Tate Metcalf, Brandon Valley, SD, 1:56.22 |
| 1987 | Girls 400 | Steph Schueler, Lincoln, Sioux Falls, SD, 57.93 | Boys 400 | Eric Mundt, Spearfish, SD, 48.7 |
| 1988 | Girls 800 | Karla Hay, O’Gorman, Sioux Falls, SD, 2:18.46 | Boys 200 | Bryan Kueny, Alta, IA, 23.60 |
| 1989 | Girls 400 | Chrystall DeNaeyer, Valentine, NE, 58.6 | Boys 400 | Jason Sebern, Beresford, SD, 50.2 |
| 1990 | Girls 200 | Ericka Bakke, Salem, SD, 24.9 | Boys 800 | Tom Castelli, Lincoln, Sioux Falls, SD, 1:55.55 |
| 1991 | Cancelled by rain. | |||
| 1992 | Girls 800 | Jenny Schmeichel, Jamestown, ND, 2:20.96 | Boys 200 | Jeremy Skiles, Brandon Valley, SD, 21.75 |
| 1993 | Girls 400 | Latisa Croom, Bellevue East, NE, 57.28 | Boys 400 | Chris Fischer, Yankton, SD, 50.29 |
| 1994 | Girls 200 | Lyndsay Young, Spearfish, SD, 25.46 | Boys 800 | Chad Feeldy, Mitchell, SD, 1:56.26 |
| 1995 | Girls 800 | Jaime Pauli, Milbank, SD, 2:14.41 | Boys 200 | Zeron Flemister, Sioux City West, IA, 22.2 |
| 1996 | Girls 400 | Jill Theeler, Mitchell, SD, 57.08 | Boys 400 | Andrew Neugebauer, Parkston, SD, 50.67 |
| 1997 | Girls 200 | Jill Theeler, Mitchell, SD, 24.27 | Boys 800 | Troy Weiland, Canistota, SD, 1:53.86 |
| 1998 | Girls 800 | Heather Sieler, Huron, SD, 2:18.40 | Boys 200 | Nick McInerney, Sioux City Heelan, IA, 22.24 |
| 1999 | Girls 400 | Kate Gordon, Sioux City North, IA, 57.3 | Boys 400 | Roger Christion, Washington, Sioux Falls, SD, 49.41 |
| 2000 | Girls 200 | Ann Dykstra, Marion, SD, 26.72 | Boys 800 | James Jeffery, Spearfish, SD, 1:57.00 |
| 2001 | Girls 800 | Cherise Thompson, Rapid City Stevens, SD, 2:17.24 | Boys 200 | Jered Adamson, Yankton, SD, 22.75 |
| 2002 | Girls 400 | Katie Bunkers, O’Gorman, Sioux Falls, SD, 57.92 | Boys 400 | Kelly Greenfield, Lemars, IA, 50.06 |
| 2003 | Girls 200 | Megan Trotter, Rapid City Central, SD, 25.94 | Boys 800 | Tony Klappa, Hopkins, MN, 1:56.55 |
| 2004 | Girls 800 | Julie Swengler, Rapid City Stevens, SD, 2:12.32 | Boys 200 | Cody English, Rapid City Stevens, 21.93 |
| 2005 | Girls 400 | Allie Smith, Whapeton, ND, 56.9 | Boys 400 | Sayfe Jassim, Lincoln, Sioux Falls, SD, 48.6 |
| 2006 | Girls 200 | Brittany Garner, Rapid City Stevens, SD, 24.77 | Boys 800 | Eric Stroh, Bismarck, ND, 1:53.92 |
| 2007 | Girls 800 | Not Run. | Boys 200 | Jerrell Hancock, Anoka, MN, 22.19 |
| 2008 | Girls 400 | Laura Roesler, Fargo South, ND, 55.42 | Boys 400 | Collin Koth, Sioux Falls Christian, 48.33* |
| 2009 | Girls 200 | Laura Roesler, Fargo South, ND, 24.55 | Boys 800 | Alex Muntefering, Parkston, SD, 1:52.46* |
| 2010 | Girls 800 | Laura Roesler, Fargo South, ND, 2:05.76* | Boys 200 | Chad Hofkamp, Rapid City Central, SD, 22.19 |
| 2011 | Girls 400 | Morgan Milbrath, Minot, ND, 53.98* | Boys 400 | Austin Salargo, Hopkins, MN, 49.21 |
| 2012 | No Meet. | |||
| 2013 | Girls 800 | Macy Heinz, Ipswich, SD, 2:16.91 | Boys 200 | Nate Gerry, Washington, Sioux Falls, SD, 21.52* |
| 2014 | Girls 200 | Cortney Dowling, Pierre, SD, 24.78 | Boys 800 | Carter Lilly, Sioux City East, IA, 1:55.80 |
| 2015 | Girls 800 | Macy Heinz, Ipswich, SD, 2:11.19 | Boys 200 | Damian Hall, Spearfish, SD, 22.02 |
| 2016 | Girls 200 | Jedah Caldwell, Chanhassen, MN, 23.59* | Boys 800 | Josh Goehring, Roosevelt, Sioux Falls, SD, 1:53.34 |
| 2017 | Girls 800 | Jasmyne Cooper, Lincoln, Sioux Falls, SD 2:12.14 | Boys 200 | Denzel Brown, Eden Prairie, MN 21.36* |
| 2018 | Girls 200 | T’Nia Riley, North, Minneapolis, MN 24.38 | Boys 800 | Beau Brannan, Legacy, Bismarck, ND 1:53.96 |
| 2019 | Girls 800 | Palmer, Erin, Century-Bismarck , 2:13.33 | Boys 200 | Fahnbulleh, Joe, Hopkins, 21.28 NWI |
| 2020 | No Meet. |
Howard Wood Dakota Relays
Sioux Falls, SD
