Action gets underway Thursday in Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS – It will be a three-day track and field festival, with champions to be crowned all over Howard Wood Field this week at the 117th annual South Dakota state high school track and field meet.

Aside from the format of the meet changing, with the entire meet taking place in one location and being spread over three days, there are a bevy of captivating storylines in place. Nearly 2,800 athletes will be in action in Sioux Falls, so here’s a look at what to watch for at the state meet:

There is once again star power in the South Dakota state track and field meet, mainly in those who have broken records already this season.

Rapid City Stevens distance runner Simeon Birnbaum might take the cake. He enters as the favorite in the distance races, starting with the 800-meter run, where he seems likely [...]