S.D Cross Country and Track and Field Coaches Association's squad includes 88 area honorees
Eighty-eight area high school student-athletes have been named to the South Dakota Cross Country and Track and Field Coaches Association's 2024 Academic All-State team for high school track and field.
To be honored, the student-athlete must be a senior who has been nominated by their coach. They also must have competed in track and field for at least three years and have a grade-point average of 3.5 or above.
Here are the area honorees, by school:
Aberdeen Central — Jett Carlson, Samson Flakus, Grant Fritz, Rylan Johnson, Andrew Jorgenson, Avery Ligon and Christian Wells.
Aberdeen Roncalli — Faith Danielson, Bella Martinez, Anna Mitzel, Beau Price and Paige and Sarah Schmidt.
Castlewood — Lane Tvedt, Presley Knecht, Kelly Goens, Chloe Ribstein and Gracie Haug.
Clark-Willow Lake — Jack Helkenn and Tyson Huber.
De Smet — Kadyn Fast, Thomas Aughenbaugh, Trace VanRegenmorter and George Jensen.
Deubrook Area — Kadence Bowne, Delaney Pedersen, Akasha Gorecki, Madalyn Bauman, Colton Trooien, Landen Johnson, Riley Niehus and Jace Vomacka.
Deuel — Grace Billiups, Josie Andersen, Matthew Buyert and Robert Begalka.
Elkton-Lake Benton — Caedmon Bressler, Riddick Westley, Kylie Ramlo, Zoey Greer and Marcela Meijia.
Florence-Henry — Taylor Watson, Caylin Kelly and Jayden Thomas.
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Great Plains Lutheran — Halle Bauer and Stella Abrahmson.
Groton Area —Faith Fliehs, Holden Sippel and Lane Tietz.
Hamlin — Musonda Kabwe, Emma Schultz, Marissa Bawdon, Luke Fraser, Noah Smith and Jameson Nebel.
Hitchcock-Tulare — Jodyn Bawek.
Ipswich — Trevor Heinz.
Iroquois-Lake Preston — Faith Steffensen.
Milbank — Maggie Kruger, Amelia Pederson, Nadia Thue, Stella Wendland, James Batchelor and Jayden Johnson.
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Mobridge-Pollock — Simon Fried, Andrew Fulkerson, Logan Vetch, Heidi Olson, Ryli Thompson and Joslyn Voegele.
Potter County — Kayden Cronin, Nicholas Schlachter and Sean Seurer.
Redfield — Elijah Morrissette, Carmen Herrera, Jersey Morrison and Katie Rozell.
Tri-State — Kaleb Foltz.
Warner — Hunter Cramer, Cassidy Hardie, Sophia Hoeft, Lauren Marcuson, Ava Nilsson and Brodey Sauerwein.
Webster Area — Ella Hegg, Payton Snell, Carson Mount and Trey Dunse.
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This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: The 2024 South Dakota Academic All-State team for track and field
