SPEARFISH - Aberdeen Roncalli’s medal count on the girls’ side stood at four when the State A Track and Field Meet came to a close Saturday in Spearfish, and all four of those belonged to junior Morgan Fiedler.
But Cavalier coach Mark Stone was hard pressed to find any negatives about any of the performances his team turned in.
“Most of the time this weekend, it was personal bests, and there’s nothing more as a coach that you can ask for,” Stone said.
As a prime example, Stone pointed to Ella and Olivia Ulmer’s efforts in the girls' 300-meter intermediate hurdles.
“They both ran personal bests, but did not medal,” Stone said. “In fact, Ella’s time (49.58 seconds) sits No. 5 all-time on our lists at Roncalli. That’s a really neat accomplishment.”
Such efforts littered Roncalli’s two-day stay at the state meet.
“In our relays, we had some excellent split times,” Stone said. “We weren’t particularly close to medaling, b
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