Wyatt Ostler of Tongue River Commits to Black Hills State

Tongue River distance runner Wyatt Ostler has elected to continue his college career at Black Hills State in Spearfish, South Dakota. Ostler has finished 3rd for 3 straight years at the State 2A Cross Country meet and has displayed dramatic improvement. His time this fall was 17.24.88 compared with a time of over 18 minutes back in 2019. He earned all-state status in all 3 of those seasons.

In the 2021 season, 2A Outdoor State Championships, he took 3rd in the 3200 with a time of 10.41.91. Oster also competes in the Tongue River basketball team. He's also the first Eagle distance runner to sign with a college program.

More than a few athletes have signed with Black Hills State recently. The Yellow Jackets compete in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference at the Division II level.