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2023 State Visual Arts Competition Results

Jaxon Thorson

The 2023 SDHSAA Visual Arts competition took place March 16th through the 18th at The Monument in Rapid City.
Photos from the event are available HERE.

Here are the results.

Crafts
Class AA
3RD PLACE, from Sioux Falls Washington High School, is Emily Stahlberg
RUNNER-UP, from Yankton High School, is Anna Christensen
CHAMPION, from Sioux Falls Jefferson High School, is Karl Meinburg

Class A
3RD PLACE, from Aberdeen Roncalli High School, is Hannah Chaimberlain
RUNNER-UP, from Beresford High School, is Derek Maas
CHAMPION, from Tri-Valley High School, is Nevaeh Grann

Class B
3RD PLACE, from Wessington Springs High School, is Sarah Poncelow
RUNNER-UP, from Mount Vernon High School, is Isabella Fillaus
CHAMPION, from Northwestern High School, is Gregory Nelson

Digital Media/Graphic Design
Class AA
3RD PLACE, from Mitchell High School, is Sofia Torgersen
RUNNER-UP, from Sioux Falls Washington High School, is Kaden Knutson
CHAMPION, from Sioux Falls Jefferson High School, is Bailey Buskohl

Class A
3RD PLACE, from Beresford High School, is Addy Wills
RUNNER-UP, from Baltic High School, is Grace & Coryn Wolff
CHAMPION, from Dakota Valley High School, is Kendy Delaney

Class B
3RD PLACE, from Mount Vernon High School, is Evanna Knecht
RUNNER-UP, from Northwestern High School, is Annie Dvorak
CHAMPION, from White River High School, is Sam Beardt

Drawing
Class AA
3RD PLACE, from Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School, is Lorilei Hubbling
RUNNER-UP, from Rapid City Stevens High School, is Addyson Allgier
CHAMPION, from Sioux Falls Jefferson High School, is Charlee Kolb

Class A
3RD PLACE, from Dakota Valley High School, is Anna Pease
RUNNER-UP, from Tea Area High School, is Ava Drake
CHAMPION, from Vermillion High School, is Gael Magana

Class B
3RD PLACE, from Northwestern High School, is Gregory Nelson
RUNNER-UP, from Mount Vernon High School, is Jon Jones
CHAMPION, from Wessington Springs High School, is Brock Krueger

Drawing (Colored)
Class AA
3RD PLACE, from Sioux Falls Lincoln High School, is Ella Ratliff
RUNNER-UP, from Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School, is JaLeigha Kambeitz
CHAMPION, from Brookings High School, is Miriam Koch

Class A
3RD PLACE, from Hamlin High School, is Alyssa Miller
RUNNER-UP, from Tri-Valley High School, is Nick Hofer
CHAMPION, from Beresford High School, is Marshall Lyle

Class B
3RD PLACE, from Northwestern High School, is Gregory Nelson
RUNNER-UP, from Wessington Springs High School, is Brock Krueger
CHAMPION, from Mount Vernon High School, is Evanna Knecht

Functional Ceramics
Class AA
3RD PLACE, from Pierre T.F. Riggs High School, is Ryann Barry
RUNNER-UP, from Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School, is Ruby Gray
CHAMPION, from Sioux Falls Jefferson High School, is Charlie Taylor

Class A
3RD PLACE, from Tri-Valley High School, is Duncan Snethen
RUNNER-UP, from Hamlin High School, is Anni Levijoki
CHAMPION, from Parker High School, is Lily Feltman

Class B
3RD PLACE, from Mount Vernon High School, is Veronica Johnson
RUNNER-UP, from Northwestern High School, is Jessica Christ
CHAMPION, from Wessington Springs High School, is Ashlyn Weber

Mixed Media
Class AA
3RD PLACE, from Rapid City Stevens High School, is Addyson Allgier
RUNNER-UP, from Sioux Falls Washington High School, is Fey Russell
CHAMPION, from Sioux Falls Jefferson High School, is Alivia Haggin

Class A
3RD PLACE, from Parker High School, is Bennett Berens
RUNNER-UP, from Dakota Valley High School, is Emily Kurtz
CHAMPION, from Aberdeen Roncalli High School, is Abbygail Lohman

Class B
3RD PLACE, from Northwestern High School, is Natasha Kaderabek
RUNNER-UP, from Ipswich High School, is Kamryn Boettcher
CHAMPION, from Highmore-Harrold High School, is April Fallis

Painting (Oil and Acrylic)
Class AA
3RD PLACE, from Rapid City Stevens High School, is Petra Mandy
RUNNER-UP, from Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School, is JaLeigha Kambeitz
CHAMPION, from Sioux Falls Jefferson High School, is Claire Buskohl

Class A
3RD PLACE, from Custer High School, is Isabelle Martinez
RUNNER-UP, from Dakota Valley High School, is Anna Pease
CHAMPION, from Tri-Valley High School, is Carly Rickenbaugh

Class B
3RD PLACE, from Hitchcock-Tulare High School, is Kylee Martin
RUNNER-UP, from Northwestern High School, is Natasha Kaderabek
CHAMPION, from Wessington Springs High School, is Haeleigh Mulder

Painting (Watercolor)
Class AA
3RD PLACE, from Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School, is Zuri Cleland
RUNNER-UP, from Sioux Falls Jefferson High School, is Solara Thepboury
CHAMPION, from Sioux Falls Lincoln High School, is Ella Ratliff

Class A
3RD PLACE, from Baltic High School, is Lydia Magnuson
RUNNER-UP, from Tri-Valley High School, is Carly Rickenbaugh
CHAMPION, from Beresford High School, is Addy Wills

Class B
3RD PLACE, from Deubrook Area High School, is Damaris Seppanen
RUNNER-UP, from Northwestern High School, is Abigail Holmberg
CHAMPION, from Wessington Springs High School, is Sarah Poncelow

Photography
Class AA
3RD PLACE, from Mitchell High School, is Drex Martinek
RUNNER-UP, from Sioux Falls Jefferson High School, is Anializ DeJesus
CHAMPION, from Harrisburg High School, is Payton Colter

Class A
3RD PLACE, from Beresford High School, is Kate Hoesing
RUNNER-UP, from Parker High School, is Gabe Gillespie
CHAMPION, from Tri-Valley High School, is Ellie Czerny

Class B
3RD PLACE, from Wessington Springs High School, is Sarah Poncelow
RUNNER-UP, from Northwestern High School, is Annie Dvorak
CHAMPION, from Mount Vernon High School, is Morgan Hoffman

Print Making
Class AA
3RD PLACE, from Sioux Falls Jefferson High School, is Emily Johnson
RUNNER-UP, from Sioux Falls Lincoln High School, is Ella Ratliff
CHAMPION, from Pierre T.F. Riggs High School, is Taylor Newell

Class A
3RD PLACE, from Aberdeen Roncalli High School, is Lillian Jensen
RUNNER-UP, from Baltic High School, is Lydia Magnuson
CHAMPION, from Vermillion High School, is Sienna Lewis

Class B
3RD PLACE, from Wessington Springs High School, is Jaclyn Jungemann
RUNNER-UP, from Mount Vernon High School, is Damani Casillas
CHAMPION, from Northwestern High School, is Brooklinn Halvorson

Three-Dimensional (3D)
Class AA
3RD PLACE, from Sioux Falls Lincoln High School, is Clara Carlson
RUNNER-UP, from Brookings High School, is Abigail Mohs
CHAMPION, from Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School, is Alexandra Brenner

Class A
3RD PLACE, from Beresford High School, is Lane Klarenbeek
RUNNER-UP, from Vermillion High School, is Sienna Lewis
CHAMPION, from Dakota Valley High School, is Anna Pease

Class B
3RD PLACE, from Highmore-Harrold High School, is April Fallis
RUNNER-UP, from Ipswich High School, is Quincy Olivier
CHAMPION, from Northwestern High School, is Natasha Kaderabek

Traditional Culture Art
Class AA
3RD PLACE, from Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School, is Sadie Hunter
RUNNER-UP, from Pierre T.F. Riggs High School, is Abeisha Kirkie
CHAMPION, from Brookings High School, is Justine Wilson

Class A
3RD PLACE, from Baltic High School, is Shelby Appel
RUNNER-UP, from Tri-Valley High School, is Duncan Snethen
CHAMPION, from Parker High School, is Connor Even

Class B
3RD PLACE, from Ipswich High School, is Cody Russell
RUNNER-UP, from Northwestern High School, is Annie Dvorak
CHAMPION, from Mount Vernon High School, is Cole Sandland

Director’s Choice Award
From the Drawing category, from Rapid City Stevens High School, Addyson Allgier

Best In Show Award
The Best in Show award is awarded to one entry in each class, regardless of category, with the highest ranking from the State Gallery judges.

This year's AA BEST IN SHOW, with 206 out of 210 possible points in the Drawing category, is Charlee Kolb from Sioux Falls Jefferson High School.

This year's A BEST IN SHOW, with 200 out of 210 possible points in the Drawing category, is Gael Magana from Vermillion High School.

This year's B BEST IN SHOW, with 200 out of 210 possible points in the Drawing (Colored) category, is Evanna Knecht from Mount Vernon High School.

Overall Team Champion Award
The Overall Team Champion Award is awarded to one school in each class that accumulates the most sweepstakes points across all State Gallery categories.

The Class B RUNNER-UP is Mount Vernon High School and their coach, Dana Schuldt.
This year's Class B CHAMPION is Northwestern High School and their coach, Jennifer Schell.

The Class A RUNNER-UP is Beresford High School and their coach, Julie Saugstad.
This year's Class A CHAMPION is Tri-Valley High School and their coach, Mandy DeWitt.

The Class AA RUNNER-UP is Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School and their coach, Lisa Dresch and Erin Nguyen .
This year's Class AA CHAMPION is Sioux Falls Jefferson High School and their coaches, Jared Hulstine, Holli Gregg, and Brit Carmany.