SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Aidan Hedderman’s goal during the Track and Field offseason was to set a new record in the 110 meter hurdles at the State Track Meet. On Saturday, he accomplished that goal – taking in the crisp morning air at Howard Wood Stadium, Hedderman crushed the state record and claimed his third gold medal.
Hedderman brought home the gold in a time of 13.88 seconds – setting a new record previously held by Talon Maxon of Rapid City Central. That previous record of 14.15 seconds was set in 2015.
Hedderman added one more gold medal to his resume Saturday, winning the 300 meter hurdles as well.
Elsewhere at the State Track and Field meet Saturday; Rapid City Stevens won the girls Class AA 4×100 meter relay in a time of 48.74 seconds. Maria Bouman of Spearfish won the girls Class AA 400 meter dash in a time of 58.09 seconds. Claudia Warner of Rapid City Stevens won the girls Class AA 200 meter dash in a time of 25.72 seconds. And, Reagan O’Neill of Bennett County was a double event winner, taking both the 100 meter and 200 meter dash. And in Class B, TyAnn Mortensen of Faith won the javelin throw, setting a new meet record of 117-02.
On the boys side, Braden Peterson of Hot Springs won the Class A 100 meter dash as well a the 200 meter dash. His time in the 100 meters was 10,94 seconds and in the 200, it was 22.59 seconds.
Here are final team standings:
Boys ‘AA’ Team Standings
1 SF Lincoln          102
2 RC Stevens       100
3 Harrisburg           88
4 O’Gorman            63
5 Brandon Valley    59.5
6 Sturgis Brown     51
6 Yankton               51
8 RC Central          43
Girls ‘AA’ Team Standings
1 Brandon Valley        139
2 Spearfish                 97.5
3 RC Stevens             90
4 O’Gorman               60.5
4 Harrisburg              60.5
6 SF Linccln               60
7 Aberdeen Central   51.5
7 SF Washington       51.5
9 Watertown             34
10 Pierre T.F. Riggs    31
Boys ‘A’ Team Standings
1 SF Christian            68
2 Custer                    66
3 West Central          52
4 Hot Springs            44
5 Milbank                   41
6 Ethan/Parkston      36
7 Hill City                   35
8 Hamlin                   31
9 Dell Rapids            30
10 Belle Fourche      23
Girls ‘A’ Team Standings
1 SF Christian            130.5
2 Lennox                    55.5
3 Custer                     54
4 Bennett County       53.5
5 Mt. Vernon/Plankinton     52.5
6 Dakota Valley          29.5
7 Canton                    29
7 Flandreau                29
9 Elk Point-Jefferson   27
10 Tea Area                23
11 Chamberlain          21
11 Hill City                  21
Boys ‘B’ Team Standings
1 Gregory                          57
2 Freeman Academy/Marion     55
3 Deubrook Area               51.5
4 Ipswich                           49
5 Philip                              39.5
Girls ‘B’ Team Standings
1 Burke                           58
2 Arlington                      51
3 Chester                       49
4 Centerville                  43
5 Colman-Egan              40
