101st Annual Howard Wood Dakota Relays

  • May 1 - 2, 2026
  • Sioux Falls, SD

High School Special Event .

The 101st Annual Howard Wood Dakota Relays will be held on Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2, 2026.  The High School Special Events planned for the 2026 Dakota Relays are:

  • HS Girls 800 Meter Run
  • HS Boys 200 Meter Dash

Attention Coaches! Do you have an athlete you would like to nominate for a 2026 special event?  Please complete the nomination form found HERE.

Early selections may be made prior to that date, however, early submissions are strongly encouraged, with updates as to additional information if warranted following the early submission.

The runners that have been selected to participate will be manually entered by our Seeding Committee, there is no need for the coach to enter via athletic.net.

Nominations are due by Monday, April 13th, 2026.

High School Special Event Winners.

*DENOTES RECORD SETTING TIME.
YearEvent (Girls)Winner (Name – High School – State – Time)Event (Boys)Winner (Name – High School – State – Time)
1978Boys 1500Mark Zinnel – Slayton HS (MN) – 4:01
1979Boys 400Dennis Tiefenthaler – Armour HS (SD) – 49.2
1980Girls 200Traci Fie – Watertown HS (SD) – 25.1
1981Boys 300 HurBryan Barness – Rapid City Central HS (SD) – 39.1
1982Girls 400Liz Lau – Armour HS (SD) – 57.1*
1983Girls 200Melanie Sunding – Huron HS (SD) – 25.5Boys 400Walker Witt – Custer HS (SD) – 48.9
1984Girls 800Vonda Velgersdyk – Western Christian HS (IA) – 2.14.81*Boys 200Doug Brunkow, Winner, SD, 22.19*
1985Girls 400Jill Osterberg – Chamberlain HS (SD) – 59.69Boys 400Al Burns – Sioux City East HS (IA) – 49.27
1986Girls 200Heather Van Norman – Windom HS (MN) – 24.7*Boys 800Tate Metcalf – Brandon Valley HS (SD) – 1:56.22*
1987Girls 400Steph Schueler – Sioux Falls Lincoln HS (SD) – 57.93Boys 400Eric Mundt – Spearfish HS (SD) – 48.7*
1988Girls 800Karla Hay – O’Gorman HS (SD) – 2:18.46Boys 200Bryan Kueny – Alta HS (IA) – 23.60
1989Girls 400Chrystall DeNaeyer – Valentine HS (NE) – 58.6Boys 400Jason Sebern – Beresford HS (SD) – 50.2
1990Girls 200Ericka Bakke – Salem HS (SD) – 24.9Boys 800Tom Castelli – Sioux Falls Lincoln HS (SD) – 1:55.55*
1991No Meet(Rain)
1992Girls 800Jenny Schmeichel – Jamestown HS (ND) – 2:20.96Boys 200Jeremy Skiles – Brandon Valley HS (SD) – 21.75*
1993Girls 400Latisa Croom – Bellevue East HS (NE) – 57.28Boys 400Chris Fischer – Yankton, HS (SD) – 50.29
1994Girls 200Lyndsay Young – Spearfish HS (SD) – 25.46Boys 800Chad Feeldy – Mitchell HS (SD) – 1:56.26
1995Girls 800Jaime Pauli – Milbank HS (SD) – 2:14.41*Boys 200Zeron Flemister – Sioux City West HS (IA) – 22.2
1996Girls 400Jill Theeler – Mitchell HS (SD) – 57.08*Boys 400Andrew Neugebauer – Parkston HS (SD) – 50.67
1997Girls 200Jill Theeler – Mitchell HS (SD) – 24.27*Boys 800Troy Weiland – Canistota HS (SD) – 1:53.86*
1998Girls 800Heather Sieler – Huron HS (SD) – 2:18.40Boys 200Nick McInerney – Sioux City Heelan HS (IA) – 22.24
1999Girls 400Kate Gordon – Sioux City North HS (IA) – 57.3Boys 400Roger Christion – Sioux Falls Washington HS (SD) – 49.41
2000Girls 200Ann Dykstra – Marion HS (SD) – 26.72Boys 800James Jeffery – Spearfish HS (SD) – 1:57.00
2001Girls 800Cherise Thompson – Rapid City Stevens HS (SD) – 2:17.24Boys 200Jered Adamson – Yankton HS (SD) – 22.75
2002Girls 400Katie Bunkers – O’Gorman HS (SD) – 57.92Boys 400Kelly Greenfield – Lemars HS (IA) – 50.06
2003Girls 200Megan Trotter – Rapid City Central HS (SD) – 25.94Boys 800Tony Klappa – Hopkins HS (MN) – 1:56.55
2004Girls 800Julie Swengler – Rapid City Stevens HS (SD) – 2:12.32*Boys 200Cody English – Rapid City Stevens HS (SD) – 21.93
2005Girls 400Allie Smith – Whapeton HS (ND) – 56.9*Boys 400Sayfe Jassim – Sioux Falls Lincoln HS (SD) – 48.6*
2006Girls 200Brittany Garner – Rapid City Stevens HS (SD) – 24.77Boys 800Eric Stroh – Bismarck HS (ND) – 1:53.92
2007Girls 800Not Run.Boys 200Jerrell Hancock – Anoka HS (MN) – 22.19
2008Girls 400Laura Roesler – Fargo South HS (ND) – 55.42*Boys 400Collin Koth – Sioux Falls Christian HS (SD) – 48.33*
2009Girls 200Laura Roesler – Fargo South HS (ND) – 24.55Boys 800Alex Muntefering – Parkston HS (SD) – 1:52.46*
2010Girls 800Laura Roesler – Fargo South HS (ND) – 2:05.76*Boys 200Chad Hofkamp – Rapid City Central HS (SD) – 22.19
2011Girls 400Morgan Milbrath – Minot HS (ND) – 53.98*Boys 400Austin Salargo – Hopkins HS (MN) – 49.21
2012No Meet(Fieldhouse Construction)
2013Girls 800Macy Heinz – Ipswich HS (SD) – 2:16.91Boys 200Nate Gerry – Sioux Falls Washington HS (SD) – 21.52*
2014Girls 200Cortney Dowling – Pierre HS (SD) – 24.78Boys 800Carter Lilly – Sioux City East HS (IA) – 1:55.80
2015Girls 800Macy Heinz – Ipswich HS (SD) – 2:11.19Boys 200Damian Hall – Spearfish HS (SD) – 22.02
2016Girls 200Jedah Caldwell – Chanhassen HS (MN) – 23.59*Boys 800Josh Goehring – Sioux Falls Roosevelt HS (SD) – 1:53.34
2017Girls 800Jasmyne Cooper – Sioux Falls Lincoln HS (SD) – 2:12.14Boys 200Denzel Brown – Eden Prairie HS (MN) – 21.36*
2018Girls 200T’Nia Riley – North HS (MN) – 24.38Boys 800Beau Brannan – Legacy HS (ND) – 1:53.96
2019Girls 800Erin Palmer – Century HS (ND) – 2:13.33Boys 200Joe Fahnbulleh – Hopkins HS (MN) – 21.28*
2020No Meet(COVID)
2021Girls 200Holly Duax – Sioux City West HS (IA) – 25.34Boys 800Sean Korsmo – Bismarck HS (ND) – 1:55.25
2022Girls 800Erin Palmer – Century HS (ND) – 2:11.45Boys 200Blake Boyster – Custer HS (SD) – 22.57
2023Girls 200Bariborve Deem – Davies HS (ND) – 24.39Boys 800Simeon Birnbaum – Stevens HS (SD) – 1:50.37*
2024Girls 800Berkeley Engelland – Mount Vernon/Plankinton – 2:10.84Boys 200Jeren McNichols – Bismarck High School (ND) – 21.24*
2025Grils 200Anya Olson – Velva-Drake/Anamoose – 23.94Boys 800Taylor Wanner – Bowman County – 1:52.64