Girls 200-meter special event field announced for 100th Howard Wood Dakota Relays

SIOUX FALLS — Top sprinters from across the region are set to contest the girls 200-meter special event at the 100th Howard Wood Dakota Relays this weekend, with South Dakota well represented in the field.

The Dakota Relays Special Events Committee announced the invitation-only nine-person field on Tuesday for the girls 200 meters, scheduled for 6:55 p.m. on Friday, May 2, at Howard Wood Field.

This year’s decorated girls 200-meter field includes five of the top sprinters from South Dakota, as well as a duo from North Dakota and top athletes from Minnesota and Iowa. Competitors include Kali Ringstmeyer (Pierre), Chloe Raw (Arlington), Reagan O’Neill (Martin), Jordyn Larsen (Custer), Anya Olson (Velva, N.D.), Michelle Gee (West Fargo, N.D.), Brynn Bakken (Hills, Minn.) and Grace Erick (Sioux City, Iowa). Bergan Musser (Lennox) is the alternate.

Here’s a quick look at each athlete and lane assignments:

Lane 1: Kali Ringstmeyer
Pierre, SD | T.F. Riggs HS
Top 200-meter outdoor time this season: 25.33 (No. 6 in S.D.)

• South Dakota’s No. 1-ranked sprinter at 100 meters this spring (11.86)
• 2023 South Dakota Class AA champion at 200 meters
• 2024 state track third at 100 meters and 200 meters
• University of South Dakota track commit

Lane 2: Chloe Raw
Arlington, S.D. | Arlington HS
Top 200-meter outdoor time this season: 24.91 (No. 2 in S.D.)

• 2024 South Dakota Class B champion at 100 meters and 200 meters champion; runner-up in long jump
• Six-time state track meet medalist
• 2025 Dan Lennon indoor meet Class B MVP
• South Dakota State University track commit

Lane 3: Anya Olson
Velva, N.D. | Velva-Drake/Anamoose HS
Top 200-meter outdoor time this season: 24.82 (No. 2 in N.D.)

• Ranked No. 1 all-time in North Dakota prep history at 100 meters (11.54); top-10 at 200 meters and 400 meters
• 2024 North Dakota Class B state champion at 400 meters; runner-up at 200 meters
• 10-time state track meet medalist

Lane 4: Reagan O’Neill
Martin, S.D. | Bennett County HS
Top 200-meter outdoor time: 24.61 (from 2024; has not run 200 meters outdoors yet this spring)

• South Dakota’s No. 3-ranked sprinter at 100 meters this spring (12.04)
• 2024 South Dakota Class A state track meet MVP; state champion at 100 meters, 200 meters and long jump
• Class A state track meet record holder at 100 meters and 200 meters
• 2025 Class B girls basketball champion with Bennett County
  

Lane 5: Michelle Gee
West Fargo, N.D. | West Fargo HS
Top 200-meter outdoor time this season: 24.63 (No. 1 in N.D.)

• Ranked No. 2 all-time in North Dakota prep history at 100 meters (11.59)
• 2024 North Dakota Class A state champion at 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters champion; runner-up in long jump
• 2025 North Dakota indoor champion at 60 meters and 200 meters
• 13-time state track meet medalist
  

Lane 6: Jordyn Larsen
Custer, S.D. | Custer HS
Top 200-meter outdoor time this season: 24.86 (No. 1 in S.D.)

• Also South Dakota’s No. 2-ranked sprinter at 100 meters (11.98)
• Two-time Class A state runner-up at 100 meters
• 15-time state track meet medalist
• University of South Dakota track commit
  

Lane 7: Brynn Bakken
Hills, Minn. | Hills-Beaver Creek HS
Top 200-meter outdoor time: 24.93 (from 2024; has not run 200 meters outdoors yet this spring)

• 2024 Howard Wood Dakota Relays and Hamline Elite Meet champion at 100 meters
• 2024 Minnesota Class A runner-up at 100 meters; third at 200 meters
• Five-time state track meet medalist
  

Lane 8: Grace Erick
Sioux City, Iowa | Sioux City East HS 
Top 200-meter outdoor time this season: 25.22

• 2025 Iowa indoor state champion at 60 meters and 200 meters
• 2025 Drake Relays runner-up at 100 meters
• Six-time state track meet medalist
• South Dakota State University track commit
  

Alternate: Bergan Musser
Lennox, S.D. | Lennox HS
Top 200-meter outdoor time this season: 25.09 (No. 3 in S.D.)

• 2024 South Dakota Class A third at 100 meters, 200 meters and long jump
• Eighth-grader already holds six different school track and field records

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