Jacks travel to California

Thursday, April 13

Azusa, Calif.

South Dakota State University

Bryan Clay Invitational

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

4/13/2017 8:54:00 AM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

The South Dakota State track and field program will travel to California this weekend to compete in three meets.

The Jacks will compete at the Bryan Clay Invitational Apr. 13-14 in Azusa, California. Running events will begin on Thursday with the men's and women's 5,000-meter run and steeplechases. On Friday, field events will begin at 8:00 a.m. PST (10:00 a.m. CDT) with the women's long jump. Running events are set to begin at 9:00 a.m. PST (11:00 a.m. CDT) with the men's 4x100-meter relay followed by the women's 4x100-meter relay.

Live video will be available at FloTrack.com for FloPro subscribers. A full schedule of events can be found here. Heat sheets are available at the meet homepage.

Some Jackrabbit student-athletes will be competing at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate meet hosted by Long Beach State University on Thursday. Field events begin at 10:30 a.m. PST (12:30 p.m. CDT) with the men's high jump, and track events are set to begin at 1 p.m. PST (3 p.m. CDT) with the women's 4x100-meter relay. More information on the meet can be found at the meet homepage.

Several South Dakota State distance runners will also be competing at the Mt. SAC Relays Apr. 13-14 in Torrance, California. Chase Cayo and Trevor Capra will compete in the 10,000-meter run on Thursday night at 6:40 p.m. PST (8:40 p.m. CDT). Rachel King is scheduled to compete Friday in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at 7:25 p.m. PST (9:25 p.m. CDT) and the 5,000-meter run at 9:35 p.m. PST (11:35 p.m. CDT). Joel Reichow will compete in the 5,000-meter run Friday night at 8:20 p.m. PST (10:20 p.m. CDT).

Live video will be available at FloTrack.com for FloPro subscribers. Results will be available at the Mt. SAC Relays website.

There will also be a number of student athletes competing in Aberdeen, S.D., at Northern State Thursday evening at the NSU Twilight. A full schedule can be found on the meet homepage.

Nine South Dakota State student-athletes currently rank in the top-100 nationally.

On the women's side, Rachel King currently sits at the fifth best performance in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:14.08) on the season in NCAA Division I. Kasie Vollmer's discus throw of 168-06 currently ranks 45th in the nation. Silvia Zanini ranks 83rd in the hammer throw (184-08) and 90th in the discus throw (160-09).

On the men's side, Joel Reichow has the 20th fastest time in the 10,000-meter run, with a time of 28:56.24. Reagan Francom is tied for 53rd in the pole vault, clearing a mark of 16-06.75. Bryant Courter is tied for 53rd with a long jump distance of 24-03.75. With a distance of 49-08.25, Josh Dotson is currently tied for 62nd in the triple jump. Sam Zenner is tied for 81st nationally with a time of 10.51 in the 100-meter dash. Colton Bender ranks 77th in the hammer throw with a distance of 196-01.

Record Breakers
Three outdoor track and field school records have been broken during the 2017 season:
Rachel King, 3,000-meter steeplechase, 10:14.08
Colton Bender, hammer throw, 196-01
Dakota Leonhard, javelin throw, 195-04

Up Next
South Dakota State will travel to Iowa City, Iowa, Apr. 25 to compete at the Musco Twilight.

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