100th Annual Howard Wood Dakota Relays
High School Special Event .
The 100th Annual Howard Wood Dakota Relays will be held on Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3, 2025. The High School Special Events planned for the 2025 Dakota Relays are:
- HS Girls 200 Meter Run
- HS Boys 800 Meter Dash
Attention Coaches! Do you have an athlete you would like to nominate for a 2025 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 14th, 2025.
High School Special Event Winners.
| Year | Event (Girls) | Winner (Name – High School – State – Time) | Event (Boys) | Winner (Name – High School – State – Time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Boys 1500 | Mark Zinnel – Slayton HS (MN) – 4:01 | ||
| 1979 | Boys 400 | Dennis Tiefenthaler – Armour HS (SD) – 49.2 | ||
| 1980 | Girls 200 | Traci Fie – Watertown HS (SD) – 25.1 | ||
| 1981 | Boys 300 Hur | Bryan Barness – Rapid City Central HS (SD) – 39.1 | ||
| 1982 | Girls 400 | Liz Lau – Armour HS (SD) – 57.1* | ||
| 1983 | Girls 200 | Melanie Sunding – Huron HS (SD) – 25.5 | Boys 400 | Walker Witt – Custer HS (SD) – 48.9 |
| 1984 | Girls 800 | Vonda Velgersdyk – Western Christian HS (IA) – 2.14.81* | Boys 200 | Doug Brunkow, Winner, SD, 22.19* |
| 1985 | Girls 400 | Jill Osterberg – Chamberlain HS (SD) – 59.69 | Boys 400 | Al Burns – Sioux City East HS (IA) – 49.27 |
| 1986 | Girls 200 | Heather Van Norman – Windom HS (MN) – 24.7* | Boys 800 | Tate Metcalf – Brandon Valley HS (SD) – 1:56.22* |
| 1987 | Girls 400 | Steph Schueler – Sioux Falls Lincoln HS (SD) – 57.93 | Boys 400 | Eric Mundt – Spearfish HS (SD) – 48.7* |
| 1988 | Girls 800 | Karla Hay – O’Gorman HS (SD) – 2:18.46 | Boys 200 | Bryan Kueny – Alta HS (IA) – 23.60 |
| 1989 | Girls 400 | Chrystall DeNaeyer – Valentine HS (NE) – 58.6 | Boys 400 | Jason Sebern – Beresford HS (SD) – 50.2 |
| 1990 | Girls 200 | Ericka Bakke – Salem HS (SD) – 24.9 | Boys 800 | Tom Castelli – Sioux Falls Lincoln HS (SD) – 1:55.55* |
| 1991 | No Meet | (Rain) | ||
| 1992 | Girls 800 | Jenny Schmeichel – Jamestown HS (ND) – 2:20.96 | Boys 200 | Jeremy Skiles – Brandon Valley HS (SD) – 21.75* |
| 1993 | Girls 400 | Latisa Croom – Bellevue East HS (NE) – 57.28 | Boys 400 | Chris Fischer – Yankton, HS (SD) – 50.29 |
| 1994 | Girls 200 | Lyndsay Young – Spearfish HS (SD) – 25.46 | Boys 800 | Chad Feeldy – Mitchell HS (SD) – 1:56.26 |
| 1995 | Girls 800 | Jaime Pauli – Milbank HS (SD) – 2:14.41* | Boys 200 | Zeron Flemister – Sioux City West HS (IA) – 22.2 |
| 1996 | Girls 400 | Jill Theeler – Mitchell HS (SD) – 57.08* | Boys 400 | Andrew Neugebauer – Parkston HS (SD) – 50.67 |
| 1997 | Girls 200 | Jill Theeler – Mitchell HS (SD) – 24.27* | Boys 800 | Troy Weiland – Canistota HS (SD) – 1:53.86* |
| 1998 | Girls 800 | Heather Sieler – Huron HS (SD) – 2:18.40 | Boys 200 | Nick McInerney – Sioux City Heelan HS (IA) – 22.24 |
| 1999 | Girls 400 | Kate Gordon – Sioux City North HS (IA) – 57.3 | Boys 400 | Roger Christion – Sioux Falls Washington HS (SD) – 49.41 |
| 2000 | Girls 200 | Ann Dykstra – Marion HS (SD) – 26.72 | Boys 800 | James Jeffery – Spearfish HS (SD) – 1:57.00 |
| 2001 | Girls 800 | Cherise Thompson – Rapid City Stevens HS (SD) – 2:17.24 | Boys 200 | Jered Adamson – Yankton HS (SD) – 22.75 |
| 2002 | Girls 400 | Katie Bunkers – O’Gorman HS (SD) – 57.92 | Boys 400 | Kelly Greenfield – Lemars HS (IA) – 50.06 |
| 2003 | Girls 200 | Megan Trotter – Rapid City Central HS (SD) – 25.94 | Boys 800 | Tony Klappa – Hopkins HS (MN) – 1:56.55 |
| 2004 | Girls 800 | Julie Swengler – Rapid City Stevens HS (SD) – 2:12.32* | Boys 200 | Cody English – Rapid City Stevens HS (SD) – 21.93 |
| 2005 | Girls 400 | Allie Smith – Whapeton HS (ND) – 56.9* | Boys 400 | Sayfe Jassim – Sioux Falls Lincoln HS (SD) – 48.6* |
| 2006 | Girls 200 | Brittany Garner – Rapid City Stevens HS (SD) – 24.77 | Boys 800 | Eric Stroh – Bismarck HS (ND) – 1:53.92 |
| 2007 | Girls 800 | Not Run. | Boys 200 | Jerrell Hancock – Anoka HS (MN) – 22.19 |
| 2008 | Girls 400 | Laura Roesler – Fargo South HS (ND) – 55.42* | Boys 400 | Collin Koth – Sioux Falls Christian HS (SD) – 48.33* |
| 2009 | Girls 200 | Laura Roesler – Fargo South HS (ND) – 24.55 | Boys 800 | Alex Muntefering – Parkston HS (SD) – 1:52.46* |
| 2010 | Girls 800 | Laura Roesler – Fargo South HS (ND) – 2:05.76* | Boys 200 | Chad Hofkamp – Rapid City Central HS (SD) – 22.19 |
| 2011 | Girls 400 | Morgan Milbrath – Minot HS (ND) – 53.98* | Boys 400 | Austin Salargo – Hopkins HS (MN) – 49.21 |
| 2012 | No Meet | (Fieldhouse Construction) | ||
| 2013 | Girls 800 | Macy Heinz – Ipswich HS (SD) – 2:16.91 | Boys 200 | Nate Gerry – Sioux Falls Washington HS (SD) – 21.52* |
| 2014 | Girls 200 | Cortney Dowling – Pierre HS (SD) – 24.78 | Boys 800 | Carter Lilly – Sioux City East HS (IA) – 1:55.80 |
| 2015 | Girls 800 | Macy Heinz – Ipswich HS (SD) – 2:11.19 | Boys 200 | Damian Hall – Spearfish HS (SD) – 22.02 |
| 2016 | Girls 200 | Jedah Caldwell – Chanhassen HS (MN) – 23.59* | Boys 800 | Josh Goehring – Sioux Falls Roosevelt HS (SD) – 1:53.34 |
| 2017 | Girls 800 | Jasmyne Cooper – Sioux Falls Lincoln HS (SD) – 2:12.14 | Boys 200 | Denzel Brown – Eden Prairie HS (MN) – 21.36* |
| 2018 | Girls 200 | T’Nia Riley – North HS (MN) – 24.38 | Boys 800 | Beau Brannan – Legacy HS (ND) – 1:53.96 |
| 2019 | Girls 800 | Erin Palmer – Century HS (ND) – 2:13.33 | Boys 200 | Joe Fahnbulleh – Hopkins HS (MN) – 21.28* |
| 2020 | No Meet | (COVID) | ||
| 2021 | Girls 200 | Holly Duax – Sioux City West HS (IA) – 25.34* | Boys 800 | Sean Korsmo – Bismarck HS (ND) – 1:55.25 |
| 2022 | Girls 800 | Erin Palmer – Century HS (ND) – 2:11.45 | Boys 200 | Blake Boyster – Custer HS (SD) – 22.57* |
| 2023 | Girls 200 | Bariborve Deem – Davies HS (ND) – 24.39 | Boys 800 | Simeon Birnbaum – Stevens HS (SD) – 1:50.37* |
| 2024 | Girls 800 | Berkeley Engelland – Mount Vernon/Plankinton – 2:10.84 | Boys 200 | Jeren McNichols – Bismarck High School (ND) – 21.24* |
Howard Wood Dakota Relays
PO Box 2311
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
