Meet the 2023 South Dakota High School Sports Awards fall sports nominees
The South Dakota High School Sports Awards is proud to announce the nominees for all of the fall sports played in the state of South Dakota. The winners of each of the following sports will be announced during the live show to be held June 12 at the Mary W. Sommervold Hall at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls.
During the live show, these nominees will be honored, along with the athletes of the year in the winter and spring sports. Nominated athletes who RSVP will receive a free ticket to the event thanks to sponsors. Additional tickets may be purchased on the show's website, which will be coming soon. Click here to register.
The South Dakota High School Sports Awards show is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, the largest high school sports recognition program in the country. Last year's show can still be viewed online at this link.
This year, one school from the state will win a $1,000 donation to its school's athletic department. Vote for your school here.
Here are the nominees for the Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year:
Simeon Birnbuam, Rapid City Stevens High School — SR
Sawyer Clarkson, Belle Fourche High School — SR
Isaac Davelaar, Sioux Falls Christian High School — SR
Zach Fedde, Yankton High School — SR
Gage Grohs, Custer High School — SR
Cashton Johnson, Harrisburg High School — SR
Lane Krautschun, Belle Fourche High School — JR
Grady Loos, Rapid City Stevens High School — JR
Jared Lutmer, Pierre T.F. Riggs High School — JR
Dylan Payer, Yankton High School — JR
Luke Rupert, Hill City High School — JR
Josiah Schroeder, Canistota High School — SR
Here are the nominees for the Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year:
Ali Bainbridge, Sioux Falls Lincoln High School — SR
Isabelle Bloker Sioux Valley High School — SO
Libby Castelli, O'Gorman High School — SO
Jade Ecoffey, Red Cloud High School — SR
Bionna Holso, Rapid City Stevens High School — SR
Ramsey Karim, Custer High School — SR
Emery Larson, Chester Area High School — FR
Ruth Pardy, O'Gorman High School — JR
Adison Scholten, Brandon Valley High School — FR
Natalie Smith, Sioux Falls Christian High School — FR
Gracie Uhre, Rapid City Stevens High School — JR
Peyton VanDeest, Spearfish High School — JR
Here are the nominees for the Cheerleading Team of the Year:
Harrisburg High School
O'Gorman High School
Sioux Valley High School
Here are the nominees for the Dance Team of the Year:
Brandon Valley High School
Dakota Valley High School
Sioux Falls Washington High School
Here are the nominees for the Defensive Football Player of the Year:
Jack Detert, Harrisburg High School — SR
Jaxton Eck, Brookings High School — SR
Beau Giblin, Sioux Falls Jefferson High School — SR
Gabe Gutierrez, Sioux Falls Lincoln High School — SR
Avery Herting, Canton High School — SR
Sam Hindbjorgen, Sioux Falls Lincoln High School — SR
London Kolb, Sioux Falls Jefferson High School — SR
Abraham Myers, Sioux Falls Washington High School — SR
Reed Rus, Mount Vernon/Plankinson — SR
TJ Salmen, Hitchcock-Tulare High School — SR
Ben Swatek, Elk Point-Jefferson High School — SR
Nathan VandeBerg, Brandon Valley High School — SR
Here are the nominees for the Offensive Football Player of the Year:
Taylen Ashley, Sioux Falls Jefferson High School — SR
Brendan Begeman, Herried/Selby Area — SR
Hunter Cramer, Warner High School — SR
Bennett Dannenbring, O'Gorman High School — SR
Lincoln Kienholz, Pierre T.F. Riggs High School — SR
Dylan Langerock, Brandon Valley High School — SR
Jason Maciejczak, Pierre T.F. Riggs High School — SR
Rugby Ryken, Yankton High School — SR
Chase Van Tol, Tea Area High School — SR
Griffin Wilde, Sioux Falls Jefferson High School — SR
Nelson Wright, Sioux Falls Jefferson High School — SR
Justin Zirpel, West Central High School — SR
Here are the nominees for the Boys Soccer Player of the Year:
Elijah Anema, Sioux Falls Christian High School — JR
Rylan Derry, Pierre T.F. Riggs High School — SR
Camden Fauth, Aberdeen Central High School — JR
Jaxson Fiechtner, Watertown High School — SR
Sekou Gogue, Aberdeen Central High School — SR
Andrew Hirsch, Sioux Falls Jefferson High School — SR
Nick North, O'Gorman High School — JR
Byron Ochoa, Ochoa Sioux Falls Jefferson High School — SR
Ronald Pineda, Huron High School — SO
Tom Solano, St. Thomas More High School — SR
Zack Williams, Rapid City Stevens High School — SR
Simon Woods, Sioux Falls Lincoln High School — SR
Here are the nominees for the Girls Soccer Player of the Year:
Hailee Christensen, Harrisburg High School — JR
Cambell Fischer, West Central High School — SR
Mia Mullenmeister, Mitchell High School — JR
Aftyn Murray, Tea Area High School — JR
Elsie Odney, Harrisburg High School — JR
Deshani Peters, Aberdeen Central High School — JR
Trinity Reagan, Rapid City Stevens High School — SR
Gabby Robbins, St. Thomas More High School — SR
Mara Schultz, West Central High School — SO
Mariah Siem, Sioux Falls Lincoln High School — SR
Mali Van Meeteren, Sioux Falls Lincoln High School — SR
Tyreese Zacher, Brandon Valley High School — SR
Here are the nominees for the Girls Tennis Player of the Year
Jocelyn Corrales, Pierre T.F. Riggs High School — JR
Charlotte Crawford, Sioux Falls Lincoln High School — SO
Athena Francilisco, St. Thomas More High School — SO
Evelyn Haar, Rapid City Stevens High School — SR
Allison Hill, Rapid City Christian High School — JR
Nora Krajewski, Yankton High School — FR
Sabrina Krajewski, Yankton High School — FR
Anna Mueller, Rapid City Stevens High School — SR
Kaiya Parkin, Rapid City Stevens High School — SR
Arabella Scott, Rapid City Stevens High School — FR
Avery Summers, Sioux Falls Jefferson High School — JR
Kara Weiss, Pierre T.F. Riggs High School — SR
Here are the nominees for Volleyball Player of the Year:
Brogan Beck, O'Gorman High School — SR
Ella Haven, Northwestern High School — SR
Adisyn Indahl, Burke High School — SR
Olivia Kieffer, Rapid City Christian High School — SR
Ellie Lems, Sioux Falls Christian High School — SR
Logan Miller, Dakota Valley High School — SR
Ava Nilsson, Warner High School — JR
Maddie Paulsen, Sioux Falls Jefferson High School — SR
Bergen Reilly, O'Gorman High School — SR
Joslyn Richardson, Sioux Falls Washington High School — SR
Morissen Samuels, Harrisburg High School — SR
Mataya Ward, Belle Fourche High School — JR
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This article originally appeared on Sioux Falls Argus Leader: South Dakota High School Sports Awards: Fall sports nominees
