Rogers breaks Triple Jump record

Tea Area senior Matthew Rogers left a mark—literally and historically—at the Last Chance Meet hosted by Sioux Falls O’Gorman on Thursday, May 22. Competing in the triple jump for the very first time, Rogers shattered the Tea Area school record on his opening attempt. Rogers wasn’t done, though. On his second attempt, he went even farther—soaring 44 feet, 1.5 inches—cementing his name atop the record books. Rogers surpassed the previous record set back in 2011 by Lucas Ortmeier, a State Champion in the event. The impressive jump placed him second overall at the meet and fifth in the current South Dakota Class AA rankings heading into the 2025 SDHSAA State Track and Field Championships, set for May 29–31 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

Several other Titans delivered standout performances, with many posting personal bests and top-five finishes.

Eighth-grader Jayna VanLaecken continued to impress in the hurdles, clocking a personal-best 15.86 seconds in the 100m hurdles to take sixth place. She later claimed first in the 300m hurdles, improving her personal best to 44.97 seconds—good for second in the AA state rankings.

Brooklyn Reiners, a junior, wasn’t far behind. She took seventh in the 100m hurdles with a personal-best time of 16.19 and seventh in the 300m hurdles with another PR of 48.44.

Sydney Stahlecker sprinted to a win in the girls’ 100m dash (12.45) and placed second in the 400m (58.34). Fellow sprinter Mya Neuhardt, a senior, earned third in the 100m (12.87), while also setting a season-best in that event and a personal-best 1:01.09 in the 400m.

In the boys’ sprints, freshman Beckett Martens continued to turn heads with a personal-best 11.31 in the 100m (12th place) and 22.85 in the 200m (12th place). Junior Juv Banza was just behind him in the 200m, recording a personal-best 22.86.

Rogers also clocked a 15.12 in the 110m hurdles, finishing second in that race. Sophomore Dawood Toto added a top-five finish of his own in the 300m hurdles, placing fifth with a 41.91.

Distance standout Jaycie Babb ran a 5:09.12 in the 1600m to take second and moved up to ninth in Class AA. She also placed eighth in the 800m (2:21.40). Ninth-grader Grace Bialas (2:24.51) and freshman Abby Hilleson (2:27.86) rounded out a strong showing in the girls’ 800m.

In the boys’ 400m, senior Jacob Mueller grabbed fifth with a personal-best 51.65. Junior Jack Campbell also delivered a PR in the 800m (2:02.61), as did Reid Hammerquist (10:15.10) and Dawson Lowery (11:20.72) in the 3200m.

Throwers and jumpers also got in on the PR action. In the girls’ javelin, Daphne Decker placed fourth (97-8), and in the boys’ shot put, Tyson DeYoung threw a personal-best 42-9.5, while Gage Little had a PR of 40-4. Quentin Maag, a freshman, jumped a personal-best 18-0.5 in the boys’ long jump.

Complete Tea Area Results at the Last Chance Meet at O’Gorman are as follows: 

Boys 100m Dash—12. Beckett Martens – 11.31 (PR); 18. Carter Christensen – 11.45; 19. Tyler Rhead – 11.46; 21. Juv Banza – 11.49; 32. Kayden Williamson – 11.67

Girls 100m Dash— 1. Sydney Stahlecker – 12.45; 3. Mya Neuhardt – 12.87 (SB); 23. Abby Hilleson – 13.58; 31. Emery Voelker – 13.77 (PR); 34. Emmalyn Hilleson – 13.86 (PR); 36. Miah Thorstenson – 14.06

Girls 100m Hurdles—6. Jayna VanLaecken – 15.86 (PR); 7. Brooklyn Reiners – 16.19 (PR); 16. Abby Hilleson – 17.25

Boys 110m Hurdles—2. Matthew Rogers – 15.12; 10. Dawood Toto – 16.26

Boys 200m Dash—12. Beckett Martens – 22.85 (PR); 14. Juv Banza – 22.86 (PR); 15. Carter Christensen – 22.91; 17. Tyler Rhead – 22.97; 32. Kayden Williamson – 23.85

Girls 200m Dash—22. Mya Neuhardt – 27.71; 29. Abby Hilleson – 28.19; 33. Lainey Haines – 28.52; 36. Emmalyn Hilleson – 28.65 (PR); 39. Emery Voelker – 28.83

Boys 300m Hurdles—5. Dawood Toto – 41.91; 11. Cooper Thompson – 44.00 (PR)

Girls 300m Hurdles—Jayna VanLaecken – 44.97 (PR); Brooklyn Reiners – 48.44 (PR)

Boys 400m Dash—5. Jacob Mueller – 51.65 (PR); 22. Chase Deboer – 54.16; 33. Quentin Maag – 57.10 (PR)

Girls 400m Dash—2. Sydney Stahlecker – 58.34; 12. Mya Neuhardt – 1:01.09 (PR)

Boys 800m Run—11. Jack Campbell – 2:02.61 (PR); 26. Noah Korver – 2:10.08 (PR); 34. Jonah Klemisch – 2:16.05 (PR); 35. Jacob DeYoung – 2:19.64; 36. Arden McGraw – 2:19.77 (PR)

Girls 800m Run—8. Jaycie Babb – 2:21.40; 12. Grace Bialas – 2:24.51; 21. Abby Hilleson – 2:27.86

Boys 1600m Run—21. Tate VanLaecken – 4:56.83 (PR); 27. Reece Christian – 5:04.94; 29. Jonah Klemisch – 5:10.74; 30. Arden McGraw – 5:12.29; 31. Jacob DeYoung – 5:17.95

Girls 1600m Run—2. Jaycie Babb – 5:09.12 (PR); 25. Meredith Decker – 6:21.91

Boys 3200m Run—7. Reid Hammerquist – 10:15.10 (PR); 15. Dawson Lowery – 11:20.72 (PR)

Boys Discus Throw—15. Carter Brown – 125-08 (SB); 20. Cody Peterson – 121-01; 25. Brenner Konrad – 118-09; 33. Tyson DeYoung – 108-06; 34. Thiik Lual – 106-09; 38. Gage Little – 100-09

Girls Discus Throw—23. Jayden Leegaard – 73-11; Savannah Stahnke – ND; Sienna Brech – ND

Girls High Jump—Logan Castle – NH; Reese Hammerquist – NH

Boys Javelin Throw—22. Tyson DeYoung – 120-01; 23. Carter Brown – 116-01; 27. Brenner Konrad – 109-09; 31. Chase Deboer – 96-05; Arian Friedman Boehrns – ND

Girls Javelin Throw—4. Daphne Decker – 97-08; 8. Kiley Pendergast – 94-05; 15. Meredith Decker – 82-03

Boys Long Jump—22. Dawood Toto – 18-00.5; 22. Quentin Maag – 18-00.5 (PR); 24. Hayden Bialas – 17-07.75

Girls Long Jump—22. Reese Hammerquist – 15-06.75; 24. Remington Bechard – 15-05.00; 30. Catelyn Giles – 13-10.00

Boys Pole Vault—7. Sam Bullis – 11-06.00; 9. Carson Hall – 11-00.00; 9. Cameron Wiens – 11-00.00

Girls Pole Vault—11. Daphne Decker – 8-06.00

Boys Shot Put—15. Brenner Konrad – 43-09.5; 18. Tyson DeYoung – 42-09.5 (PR); 22. Thiik Lual – 42-00.0; 25. Gage Little – 40-04.0 (PR); 34. Carter Brown – 39-03.5; 38. Cody Peterson – 36-11.0

Girls Shot Put—16. Jayden Leegaard – 30-09.5; 18. Sienna Brech – 29-02.0

Boys Triple Jump—2. Matthew Rogers – 44-01.5 (New School Record); 22. Quentin Maag – 37-09.5; 25. Kayl Broderson – 36-06.0 

Girls Triple Jump—13. Reese Hammerquist – 32-11.25; 26. Catelyn Giles – 27-06.50

Relays: 

4. Girls 4x100m Relay – 53.94 (M. Thorstenson, E. Hilleson, N. Terveen, L. Haines)

4. Girls 4x200m Relay – 1:52.44 (SB) (E. Hilleson, E. Voelker, N. Terveen, L. Haines)

5. Boys 4x400m Relay – 3:32.66 (SB) (J. Mueller, C. Deboer, J. Campbell, B. Wipf)

State Qualifiers & their events: 

Boys Class AA Events

200 Meters

– Beckett Martens

– Juv Banza

– Carter Christensen

400 Meters

– Jacob Mueller

3200 Meters

– Reid Hammerquist

110 Meter Hurdles

– Matthew Rogers

– Dawood Toto

300 Meter Hurdles

– Dawood Toto

4x100 Meter Relay

– Carter Christensen

– Kayden Williamson

– Juv Banza

– Tyler Rhead

4x200 Meter Relay

– Carter Christensen

– Matthew Rogers

– Tyler Rhead

– Juv Banza

4x400 Meter Relay

– Dawood Toto

– Jack Campbell

– Chase Deboer

– Jacob Mueller

4x800 Meter Relay

– Jacob Mueller

– Jack Campbell

– Tate VanLaecken

– Noah Korver

Sprint Medley Relay

– Beckett Martens

– Juv Banza

– Jacob Mueller

– Jack Campbell

Shot Put

– Brenner Konrad

Pole Vault

– Sam Bullis

– Carson Hall

– Cameron Wiens

Long Jump

– Matthew Rogers

Triple Jump

– Matthew Rogers

Girls Class AA Events

100 Meter Dash

– Mya Neuhardt

200 Meter Dash

– Sydney Stahlecker

400 Meter Dash

– Sydney Stahlecker

– Mya Neuhardt

800 Meter Run

– Jaycie Babb

– Grace Bialas

– Abby Hilleson

1600 Meter Run

– Jaycie Babb

100 Meter Hurdles

– Brooklyn Reiners

300 Meter Hurdles

– Jayna VanLaecken

– Brooklyn Reiners

4x100 Meter Relay

– Abby Hilleson

– Emery Voelker

– Nola Terveen

– Lainey Haines

4x200 Meter Relay

– Abby Hilleson

– Emmalyn Hilleson

– Nola Terveen

– Lainey Haines

4x400 Meter Relay

– Jayna VanLaecken

– Brooklyn Reiners

– Grace Bialas

– Sydney Stahlecker

4x800 Meter Relay

– Grace Bialas

– Abby Hilleson

– Jayna VanLaecken

– Jaycie Babb

Sprint Medley Relay

– Mya Neuhardt

– Sydney Stahlecker

– Jayna VanLaecken

– Jaycie Babb

Discus

– Sienna Brech

Javelin

– Daphne Decker