RAPID CITY - To the victors should go the spoils, but not necessarily all the credit. Nowhere is that more true than at a state track and field meet.

Those who lean at the line for fourth or fifth earn points that are just as vital to a state championship run as are those who stand highest on the podium at the end of the day.

"All the places matter," said Rapid City Central coach Dave Dolan, whose Cobbler boys and girls teams both finished second in the Class AA meet last weekend.

"All the little points count."

The Central girls were led by freshman Jasmyne King, named the meet's outstanding performer after sweeping the sprint events and winning the long jump.

"I'm sure glad to have her back for three more years," Dolan said.

Rapid City Stevens earned its 12th consecutive girls state championship on sheer numbers, winning its share of races while also piling up the points with multiple finishers in several events.

The Raiders grabbed the momentum on the first day of the meet, with Kate Schleusener and Brooke Warne second and fourth, respectively, in the high jump.

Three Raiders climbed the podium in the shot put. Runner-up Brooke Garner was joined by third-place Kelly Herrmann and eighth-place Christena Georgas, both surpassing personal bests in the event.

"That's one example of how the girls take the state meet to heart," Raider coach Paul Hendry said. "Those 13 points in the high jump kind of spiraled out to the rest of the team."

Behind double hurdles winner Emily DeVries were sprinters Becca Bedard, Haylee Weisgram, Kayla Gosnell, Mikayla Anderson and Lynsey Jansen.

Anderson, Kassie McKie and Hannah Lehmann also scored points in the field events for Stevens.

Weisgram battled a lower leg injury all season, and Gosnell shrugged off the disappointment of not making the long jump finals to anchor the Raiders' 400-meter relay team for the fourth year.

Anderson led the long jump until King's final attempt, coming moments after her win in the 400.

But the Cobblers were also helped to their runner-up finish by hurdlers Anna Gagliano and Kristen Quasney, Jacque Jasinski and Kayla Pahl,

The Cobblers boys had a mixed bag of success, suffering a serious setback to their title hopes when lead 800 relay runner Tyler Robertson pulled a hamstring just after the start.

Robertson gutted out the final 150 meters before handing off, and the Cobblers, figuring to place first or second, settled for eighth and just one point.

"That one point was really important," Dolan said. "By the time we got to the mile relay we just needed to finish fifth to get second place.

Andrew Johnson, Cedric Williams, Luke Lewis and Gabe Palmer and Mike Krsnak gamely tried to withstand Pierre's run to a repeat Class AA title.

Krsnak bettered his best previous time by six seconds for third in the 1,600 run, Dolan said.

In field events Dustin Beaird, Matt Dolan, Taylor Slingsby and Alex Reber all contributed for Central.

"Alex Reber rolled his ankle in the triple jump and had to finish up jumping off his good leg," Dolan said.

Stevens' boys wound up fifth in the Class AA tally.

Tim Brown finished in the shadows of Pierre's Jarrett Klinger in the 100 and 200, and also anchored Stevens' 400 and winning 800 relay teams.

"Tim really peaked at state," Hendry said.

Cole Benne, Zak Prpich, Tyler Niederwerder, Cam Fullerton and Darren Messenger all chipped in running event points for the Raiders.

"If we could have had a few other events go our way, we could have finished a lot higher," said Hendry. "We aren't that disappointed in fifth place, because our guys competed hard.

"I think Rapid City is very rich in athletes, with Stevens and Central being successful and St. Thomas More winning its second girls championship in a row," Hendry said. "It's kind of a tradition here to get the kids to come out for track."

sprinters Rachel Nilles and Madison Whitley, thrower Brittany Deranleau, jumpers Cara Leis, Michelle Sosa, Hollie Bloom and Kallie Baum.