Men finish second, women third at championships

Friday, February 24

Brookings, S.D.

9:30 a.m.

South Dakota State University

The Summit League Indoor Championships

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

2/25/2017 6:20:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Men's Results Women's Results

Reichow Track MVP, Courter Field MVP

Three women's school records fell and Jackrabbits' swept the men's championship awards as the South Dakota State track and field program wrapped up its indoor season Saturday at The Summit League Championships in the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex.

The Jackrabbit men finished second with a total of 189.5 points. North Dakota State won the men's team competition with a total of 192 points. The SDSU women finished third totaling 128 points. North Dakota State finished first with 226 points and South Dakota was second with 206.5

Joel Reichow was awarded the Championship Track MVP after scoring 25 points across three events. He won the mile run (4:16.63) and the 5,000-meter run (14:24.17), and finished third in the 3,000-meter run (8:24.75).

Bryant Courter was named the Championship Field MVP, in addition to the Newcomer of the Championship, with a total of 20 points. Courter won the long jump (23-08.00), finished third in the triple jump (47-05.75), and fifth in the high jump (6-07.00).

Rod DeHaven was named Summit League Co-Coach of the Year, along with North Dakota State's Don Larson.

Three women's school records fell on Saturday. Jaymie O'Connor posted a school record in the 60-meter hurdles, finishing in 8.61 for second place. Oksana Covey broke her own school-record in the 800-meter run, posting a time of 2:09.31.The 4x400-meter relay team of Savannah Dolezal, Jacleen Patterson, Kayla McDonald, and Oksana Covey broke a school record that they had set earlier this season, combining to finish in 3:44.56.

After setting the school and facility record in the 3,000-meter run (9:34.21) Friday, Rachel King won the 5,000-meter run in 16:54.68 on Saturday.

Carly Carper won the league title in the 60-meter dash and finished fourth in the 200-meter dash. Carper also finished seventh in the long jump.

Kyle Burdick recorded three top-three finishes on the track. Burdick won the 3,000-meter run (8:09.92), finished second in the mile (4:16.90) and third in the 5,000-meter run (14:45.76).

Zach Koosman won the high jump clearing a height of 6-11.00.

Alejandro Sanchez won the 800-meter run title, posting a time of 1:53.60.

SDSU all-Summit League Honorees:
The top three athletes in each event earn all-Summit League honors.

Men
Adam Belhaj (4x400-meter relay)
Kyle Burdick (mile run, 3,000-meter run, 5,000-meter run)
Bryant Courter (long jump, triple jump)
Caleb Cowling (long jump)
J.J. Hejna (high jump)
Dru Kenny (distance medley relay, 4x400-meter relay)
Landon Larson (4x400-meter relay)
Cal Lawton (distance medley relay)
Josh Prohaska (distance medley relay)
Joel Reichow (mile run, 5,000-meter run)
Brendan Sage (mile run)
Alejandro Sanchez (800-meter run, distance medley relay, 4x400-meter relay)
Sam Zenner (60-meter dash)

Women
Carly Carper (60-meter dash)
Oksana Covey (800-meter run, 4x400-meter relay)
Savannah Dolezal (400-meter dash, 4x400-meter relay)
Emily Donnay (3,000-meter run)
Vanessa Lane (pentathlon)
Rachel King (3,000-meter run, 5,000-meter run)
Monique Mack (high jump)
Kayla McDonald (4x400-meter relay)
Jaymie O'Connor (60-meter hurdles)
Jacleen Patterson (4x400-meter relay)

-GoJacks.com-