State Champs: Bergan Musser, Teegan Musser, and Addison Martz combine for 5 State individual titles; Girls Sprint Medley claim State relay crown

Despite rainy conditions on both Friday and Saturday, the Lennox High School Oriole track and field team turned in one of the most successful performances in school history at the 2026 SDHSAA State Track and Field Meet, held May 28-30 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

Led by five individual State titles and a State championship relay team, Lennox finished second in both the boys and girls Class A team standings, trailing only to Sioux Falls Christian.

The Orioles’ championship performances were highlighted by standout efforts from Bergan Musser, Teegan Musser and Addison Martz, who combined for five individual state titles.

Freshman standout Bergan Musser capped an incredible State meet by capturing three State championships. Musser claimed the Class A girls 100-meter dash title in 11.94 seconds, earning the All-Class Gold Medal with the best time among all classes, before soaring to the long jump championship with a leap of 18 feet, 1 inch. She also helped the girls sprint medley relay team claim a State title.

Senior Teegan Musser closed his Lennox career with two state championships, winning the boys high jump after clearing 6-foot-5 and winning the boys long jump with a jump of 22-4.

Senior thrower Addison Martz added another championship for the Orioles, capturing the girls discus title with a throw of 128-7.

The girls 1,600-meter sprint medley relay team of Tori Gerdes, Bergan Musser, Jayla DeCou and Adie McVey raced to a State championship title with their time of 4:09.54.

Several Orioles narrowly missed state titles while posting runner-up finishes.

Teegan Musser placed second in the boys 200-meter dash in 22.34 seconds.

Bergan Musser added a second-place finish in the girls 200-meter dash, crossing in 24.73.

Senior Holly Gillick earned runner-up honors in the girls high jump by clearing 5-5.

The boys 4x800-meter relay team of Drake Mikkelsen, Aiden Hanssen, Landon Strasser and Cloy McVey placed second with a time of 8:11.71.

The girls 4x800 relay team of Adie McVey, Sophia Johnson, Karlie Bosma and Kenzie Bosma finished second with a time of 9:41.97.

The Orioles also collected several third-place finishes at State. 

Jayla DeCou sprinted to third place in the girls 100-meter dash with her time of 12.34.

Senior Tate Gerdes finished third in the boys high jump at 6-4 and added another third-place medal in the triple jump with a mark of 43-3½.

The boys 4x200 relay team of Teegan Musser, Drake Mikkelsen, Charley Bittner and Isaak Booker also earned third with their time of 1:30.57.

The girls 4x400 relay team of Tori Gerdes, Adie McVey and Karlie Bosma, and Kenzie Bosma helped secure another third-place finish with a time of 4:05.70.

Tori Gerdes finished fourth in the girls 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.08.

Jayla DeCou added a fourth-place finish in the girls 200-meter dash with a time of 25.47 and another fourth-place effort in the girls 400-meter dash with a time of 1:00.17.

Addison Martz earned fourth place in the girls shot put with a toss of 35-11¼.

Wyatt Bult closed his senior season with a fifth place in the boys 110-meter hurdles in 15.33.

Tori Gerdes also finished fifth in the girls 300-meter hurdles with a time of 46.30. 

Cloy McVey placed fifth in the boys 1,600-meter run in 4:29.95.

Drake Mikkelsen earned sixth place in the boys 200-meter dash with a time of 23.07. 

Brennen Juffer finished sixth in the boys javelin with a throw of 155-3.

Maverick Stockwell secured a seventh-place medal in the boys high jump after clearing 6-0.

Jaxson Bittner’s state meet took an unfortunate turn after a promising start. The senior qualified second-fastest in the Class A 100-meter dash preliminaries with a time of 10.94 seconds and appeared poised for a strong finish.

However, Bittner suffered an injury while competing in the sprint medley relay so despite advancing to the 100-meter finals, he was only able to jog through the final, placing eighth.

Aiden Hanssen and Cloy McVey also competed in the 800 meter finishing 18th and 24th respectively. Karlie Bosma competed in the girls’ 800 meter run with an 11th place finish. Landon Strasser took 14th in the 1600 meter run and Adie McVey took ninth in the girls 1600 meter run. 

In the boys’ 3200 meter run, Strasser and Cloy McVey competed taking ninth and 11th, respectively. 

Kamille Schmidt competed in the girls’ 3200 meter run taking 14th place. 

In field events, Eli Highum competed in the javelin finishing in 18th place. Addison Martz also competed in the girls’ javelin with a 15th place finish. Holly Gillick competed in the long jump, taking 11th. Elijah Johnson competed in the pole vault with an 11th place finish. Both Sydney Johnson and Mia Hanisch competed in the girls shot put, taking 13th and 18th, respectively. Jevyn Lefers competed in the boys shot put with a 12th place finish.