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
