Earlier today, the Pierre track field teams participated in the Ruth Marske Invitational. The meet included 30 total teams, 9 South Dakota AA teams, and several high-quality teams from Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska. The Govs represented well having many top 10 finishes, a 2-time event champion and meet record breaker thanks to Charlee Williams-Smith. Below are the top 10 finishes from the boys and girls today’s meet: GIRLS 200 m dash: Charlee Williams-Smith – 1st (25.53) and Emlyn Swanson à 8th (27.02) 400 m dash: Charlee Williams- Smith – 1st (56.56) and NEW MEET RECORD 1600 m run: Emery Larson – 3rd (5:21.15) and Devyn Van Roekel à 9th (5:32.81) Long Jump: Emlyn Swanson – 6th (15’04.75”) Triple Jump: Peyton Dillman – 6th (32’07.50”) Shot Put: Sorrine Ekle – 7th (36’02.25”) 4 x 100 m relay: Jasmine Jost, Ally Bauer, Brooke Hansen, Charlee Williams-Smith – 10th (51.34) 4 x200 m relay: Jasmine Jost, Reed Curry, Ellen Hart, Josephine Wurtz – 7th (1:51.73) 4 x 400 m relay: Ally Bauer, Reed Curry, Gwen Richter, Emlyn Swanson – 6th (4:19.96) BOYS 100 m dash: Karson Walti – 10th (11.32) 110 m hurdles: Lincoln Dilges – 8th (15.17) 300 m hurdles: Lincoln Dilges – 10th (42.49) 800 m run: Caleb Morris – 3rd (2:00.71) 1600 m run: Caleb Morris – 5th (4:25.61) Long Jump: Noah Calvert – 10th (19’09.75”) Triple Jump: Noah Calvert – 4th (39’10”) 4 x 100 m relay: George Rapp, Thomas Snyder, Jaden Ottenbacher, Karson Walti – 7th (44.92) Here is the link to all results from today’s meet: https://dakotatiming.anet.live/meets/65317 The first outdoor meet for the Governors is the Bob Judson Invitational on Tuesday, April 7th at Phil Trautner Stadium. ...read more read less