Sunday Sports Post from Rod

The Pierre Governor Track and Field team competed outdoors for the first time this season Saturday at the Al Sahli Meet in Aberdeen. The meet was originally scheduled to be run indoors, but the mild spring tempretures brought the athletes outdoors to the Swisher Field Track. The Governor boys had two first place finishes. Joe Snyder won the Triple Jump for a second straight meet as he leaped 41 feet even to win the event. And the Governors 800 meter relay team (Matt Svendsen, Jared Neilan, Chris Rumrill, Joe Snyder) finished first in the event in a winning time of 1:36.3. The Governors had some other strong finishes on the day. Joe Snyder was 5th in the 100 meter dash. Chris Rumrill had a second place finish with a time of :55.5 in the 400 meters while Stephen Gordon had a runner up finish in the 800 meters in a time of 2:09.1. Tyler Propst also had a second place finish in the 3200 meter run with a time of 10:52.3. Nate Buscher also finished runner up in the High Jump with a leap of 5-8. Shay Reinke had a third place finish in the 100 meter high hurdles and Cody Kuehl finished third in the triple jump for the Govs as did Riley Sears in the Long Jump and the 3200 meter relay team finished third for other top finishes of the day. The Govs have their first of two home meets of the season on Tuesday when they host the Dakota Clash and Field meet at Phil Trautner Stadium at Hollister Field.

The Pierre Lady Governor Track and Field team had a pretty good day on the track at Swisher Field on Saturday in the first outdoor meet of the season led by the Lady Govs Tess Johnson who won the 100 meter hurdles in a time of :15.90. Katie Berg finished third. Kelsey Schmitz won the 100 meter dash in a time of :12.9. and Sydney Palmer had a Shot Put toss of 34-4 to win that event. Rhiannen Sears was a second place finisher in the Discus with a throw of 100-7. Rachel Probst finished runner up in the 1600 meter run in a time of 5:24.9. Geena Burley also had a runner up finish in the High Jump clearing 5-1. Kaitlin Severyn had a third place finish in the 300 meter hurdles while Sarah Polak had a third place finish in the 3200 meter run. The Lady Govs 800 and 1600 meter relay teams also had third place finishes for the top finishes sof the day. The Lady Govs have their first of two home meets of the season on Tuesday when they host the Dakota Clash Track and Field meet at Phil Trautner Stadium at Hollister Field.