A trio of Northeast Conference athletes were able to record top-eight marks in this week’s Class A track and field leaders during last week’s NEC Meet, although technically the event was canceled.

The javelin and pole vault events took place the day before the meet was wiped out by rain. Those marks counted towards the top 24 qualifying positions.

Jakob Steen of Clark-Willow Lake had the seventh best distance in the javelin, while Milbank’s Max Scoular and Sisseton’s Carter Stickland turned in the seventh and eighth best heights, respectively, in the pole vault.

Deuel athletes continue to be among the Class A best in sprint events.

Oliver Fieber has the top times in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes and is a member of the top 800-meter relay team. Teammate Gabe Sather has the second-best time in the 110-meter high hurdles.

Great Plains Lutheran boys can be found in a variety of events. Lucas Johnson has the top high jump, Micah Holien is fifth in the 100, third in the 200, Hessel Andringa is eighth in the long jump, and all three are members of the sprint medley relay team which is currently third.

Other area boys in open events include Hamlin’s Zac VanMeeteren who is second in both the 200 and 400 and third in the 100, Miller’s Isaak Hunter who is fourth in the 300 hurdles and fifth in the 110 hurdles, Groton’s Keegen Tracy who is fourth in the 200 followed by Deuel’s Gavin Kloos in fifth, Milbank’s Emmett Hanson who is sixth in both hurdles, Milbank’s Bryton Blauert who is fourth in the pole vault followed by teammate Sam Rick in sixth, Trayden Stambach of Mobridge-Pollock who is sixth in the triple jump, and Michael Severson of Clark-Willow Lake who is eighth in the shot put.

Other area boys’ relay teams in the leaders include Deuel which is fourth in the 400, and Groton which is fifth in the medley.

Area girls in open events in the leaders are Deuel’s Makia Moe who is fourth in the pole vault, followed by teammate Hannah Cutshaw in sixth, and Milbank’s Jacy Dexter in seventh, Grace Overland of Mobridge-Pollock who is seventh in the javelin, Milbank’s Zayda Townsend who is eighth in the 400, and Zoe Nichols of Clark-Willow Lake who is eighth in the high jump.

Area girls’ relay teams in the leaders are Milbank which is third in the 1,600, Clark-Willow Lake which is third in the medley and eighth in the 3,200, and Groton which is fourth in the 1,600, fourth in the 3,200, and eighth in both the 400 and 800.

To see the complete Class A boys’ leaders, click on the following link:

https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/rankings/list/159261/m?fat=false

To see the complete Class A girls’ leaders, click on the following link:

https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/rankings/list/159261/f?fat=false