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2026 KLEM Area State Track and Field Qualifiers

State Track and Field Qualifiers are out for the 2026 meet. Plymouth County will be well-represented at the state meet as you can see in our extensive guide below. The state track meet runs May 21-23, and KLEM will have live updates throughout the meet keeping you up to date on how our area athletes do.

THURSDAY:

Girls Shuttle Hurdle: Gehlen Catholic (9:00 AM)
(Runners: Addi Castle, Leah Thoms, Lindsey Pohlen, Ella Ruhland)
Girls Shot Put:
Delanie Budden (Gehlen Catholic) (9:00 AM)
Boys 200m Dash: Owen Sievers (Gehlen Catholic) (11:00 AM – prelims)
Girls Long Jump: Avery Gaswint (Akron-Westfield) (11:30 AM)
Boys Shot Put: Mason Small (Gehlen Catholic) (11:30 AM)
Boys 4x800m Relay: Gehlen Catholic (12:10 PM)
(Runners: Marshall Sievers, Grant Arens, Chase Christoffel, Carson Schaecher)
Girls 400m Dash: 
Tess Frerichs (Akron-Westfield) (1:20 PM)
Boys Long Jump: Logan Kempema (Hinton) (2:00 PM)
Girls Shot Put: Morgan Divis (Hinton) (2:00 PM)
Boys Shuttle Hurdle: Gehlen Catholic (2:05 PM)
(Runners: Wyatt Konz, Landen Kneip, Jack Roberts, Drake Kneip)
Hinton (2:40 PM – prelims)
(Runners: Zach Anderson, Luke Leary, Julian Small, Logan Coffee)
Girls 200m Dash: Addison Dunkel (Hinton) (4:20 PM – prelims)
Girls Long Jump: Addy Ortegren (Hinton) (4:30 PM)
Boys Shot Put: Carson Divis (Hinton) (4:30 PM)
Colton Hall (Hinton) (4:30 PM)
Girls 100m Dash: Addison Dunkel (Hinton) (6:30 PM – prelims)
Boys 100m Dash: Carsen Coulter (K-P/WC/RV) (6:45 PM – prelims)
Boys 400m Dash: Micah Robins (Hinton) (7:20 PM)
Girls Shuttle Hurdle Relay: Hinton (7:40 PM – prelims)
(Runners: Brynlee Boeve, Allison Hoefling, Emma Binneboese, Rori Koch)
Le Mars (8:00 PM – prelims)
(Runners: Tessa Iverson, Sadie Meyer, Kinnick Leusink, Claire Susemihl)

FRIDAY:

Girls Distance Medley Relay: Gehlen Catholic (9:00 AM)
(Runners: Delainey Kerns, Grace Kellen, Ella Ruhland, Ayla Schmidt)
Boys High Jump:
Blake Scheitler (Gehlen Catholic) (9:00 AM)
Boys Distance Medley Relay: Gehlen Catholic (9:40 AM)
(Runners: Wyatt Konz, Jack Roberts, Owen Sievers, Carson Schaecher)
MMCRU (9:40 AM)
(Runners: TJ Hermanson, Luke Kintigh, Wyatt Alesch, Karsen Galles)
Boys 110m Hurdles: Drake Kneip (Gehlen Catholic) (10:40 AM – prelims)
Girls High Jump: 
Kaberlee Fairbanks (Akron-Westfield) (11:30 AM)
Boys Discus Throw: Brayden Dunn (MMCRU) (11:30 AM)
Josh Peterson (MMCRU) (11:30 AM)
Boys 4x200m Relay: MMCRU (11:30 AM)
(Runners: Gage Johnson, TJ Hermanson, Eli Harpenau, Blake Barinsky)
Boys 400m Hurdles: Gage Johnson (MMCRU) (12:20 PM)
Boys 4x100m Relay: Gehlen Catholic (12:55 PM – prelims)
(Runners: Wyatt Konz, Drake Kneip, Jack Roberts, Owen Sievers)
Girls 4x400m Relay: Gehlen Catholic (1:20 PM – prelims)
(Runners: Ayla Schmidt, Ella Ruhland, Emmi Castle, Delainey Kerns)
Boys 4x400m Relay: MMCRU (1:50 PM – prelims)
(Runners: Wyatt Alesch, TJ Hermanson, Blake Barinsky, Gage Johnson)
Girls Discus Throw: Morgan Divis (Hinton) (2:00 PM)
Boys Long Jump: Brett McInnis (Le Mars) (2:00 PM)
Girls 100m Hurdles: Brynlee Boeve (Hinton) (4:00 PM – prelims)
Claire Susemihl (Le Mars) (4:10 PM – prelims)
Boys 110m Hurdles: Logan Coffee (Hinton) (4:20 PM – prelims)
Tegan Bogh (Le Mars) (4:30 PM – prelims)
Girls High Jump: Brynlee Boeve (Hinton) (4:30 PM)
Anna Kozora (K-P/WC/RV) (4:30 PM)
Delaney Evans (K-P/WC/RV) (4:30 PM)
Girls Long Jump: Kenzie Niehus (Le Mars) (4:30 PM)
Girls 4x200m Relay: Hinton (4:40 PM)
(Runners: Sydney Doeschot, Rori Koch, Addy Ortegren, Addison Dunkel)
Le Mars (4:55)
(Runners: Kenzie Niehus, Shea Susemihl, Kinnick Leusink, Maya Hogrefe)
Boys 4x200m Relay: K-P/WC/RV (5:10 PM)
(Runners: John Leekley, Darius Rasmussen, Sam Doeschot, Carsen Coulter)
Girls 400m Hurdles: Payton Trapp (K-P/WC/RV) (5:40 PM)
Girls 4x100m Relay: Hinton (6:20 PM – prelims)
(Runners: Chloe Pigott, Rori Koch, Addy Ortegren, Addison Dunkel)
Le Mars (6:30 – prelims)
(Runners: Claire Susemihl, Kenzie Niehus, Tessa Iverson, Kinnick Leusink)
Boys 4x100m Relay: K-P/WC/RV (6:40 PM – prelims)
(Runners: Jayden Lloyd, Sam Doeschot, Darius Rasmussen, Carsen Coulter)
Girls 4x400m Relay: Le Mars (7:20 PM – prelims)
(Runners: Maya Hogrefe, Claire Beitelspacher, Shea Susemihl, Makenzie DeRocher)
Boys 4x400M Relay: Hinton (7:40 PM – prelims)
(Runners: Jackson Kounkel, Caleb Bower, Logan Coffee, Micah Robins)

SATURDAY:

Boys Sprint Medley: Hinton (9:50 AM)
(Runners: Camryn Robins, Will Hagestrom, Logan Coffee, Micah Robins)
Girls 800m Run:
Jenna Hoefling (Hinton) (10:35 AM)
Boys 800m Run:
Wyatt Alesch (MMCRU) (11:05 AM)
Girls Shuttle Hurdle Relay: Le Mars (11:40 AM – finals)
(Runners: Tessa Iverson, Sadie Meyer, Kinnick Leusink, Claire Susemihl)
Boys 1600m Run:
 Carson Schaecher (Gehlen Catholic) (3:10 PM)
Girls 4x100m Relay: Hinton (3:45 PM – finals)
(Runners: Chloe Pigott, Rori Koch, Addy Ortegren, Addison Dunkel)