Jacks host final tune up before championships

Friday, February 17

Brookings, S.D.

South Dakota State University

SDSU Last Chance

2/16/2017 2:25:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Schedule Live Results Track Parking Map Schedule Heat Sheets

Jacks host SDSU Last Chance Feb. 17 at 3 p.m.

The South Dakota State track and field program will host its final regular-season indoor meet Friday, hosting the SDSU Last Chance at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex.

Athletes from six schools will take part in the meet, which will begin with field events 3 p.m. Running events are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. A full schedule of the meet can be found here.

Heat sheets will be available on the Home Meet Info page Friday morning. Live results will be provided by DakotaTiming.com. Fans planning to attend the SDSU Indoor Classic should use the First Bank and Trust entrance located on the Northwest corner of the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex. A parking map can be found here.

Last Time Out
SDSU hosted the SDSU Indoor Classic at Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex, which featured more than 1,700 athletes, on Feb. 10-11.

Zach Koosman cleared 7-00.50 in the high jump, which moved him into second on the all-time top-10 list and is currently tied for 25^th in NCAA Division I this season.

Four school records fell at the SDSU Indoor Classic, including the women's 600- and 800-meter run's which were broken by Oksana Covey. The women's 4x400 relay team of Savannah Dolezal, Jacleen Patterson, Kayla McDonald and Covey also combined to set the school mark in 3:46.79.

Emily Donnay broke her second school record in as many weeks, finishing the 3,000-meter run in 9:35.72 for a school record and a SJAC facility record.

In the Pole Vault, Reagan Francom tied the 21-year-old school record, clearing a height of 16-06.75.

A pair of weight thrower's finished second and set new personal-best's on Saturday. Colton Bender threw a personal-best distance of 65-03.25 in the men's weight throw, and now sits in second on the all-time top-10 list. Silvia Zanini threw a personal-best distance of 63-01.25 in the women's weight throw and is currently second on all-time top-10.

Joel Reichow competed at the Iowa State Classic in Ames, Iowa, and broke the 5,000-meter run school record finishing with a time of 14:07.19.

Record Breakers
Eight Indoor track and field school records have been broken or tied during the 2016-17 indoor season:
- Oksana Covey, women's 600-meter run, 1:32.53
- Oksana Covey, women's 800-meter run, 2:11.22
- Emily Donnay, women's mile run, 4:50.45
- Emily Donnay, women's 3,000-meter run, 9:35.72
- Dolezal, Patterson, McDonald, Covey, Women's 4x400 Relay, 3:46.79
- Sam Zenner, men's 60-meter dash, 6.84
- Joel Reichow, men's 5,000-meter run, 14:07.19
- Reagan Francom, men's Pole Vault, 16-06.75 (tied school record mark)

Next Up
South Dakota State will host The Summit League indoor track and field championships for the first time in program history on Feb. 24-25 at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex.

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