Bender & Sudbeck Adding Marks in School History

Saturday, January 27

Cedar Falls, Iowa

10 a.m.

South Dakota State University

Mark Messersmith Invitational

1/27/2018 6:28:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Results: Mark Messersmith (Sat.)Results: Jack Jennett (Thurs./Fri.)

Colton Bender with the school record in weight throw, Abby Sudbeck is inching closer to fifth place all-time

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - South Dakota State track and field returns home from Northern Iowa with more personal bests, a few school top-10 marks, and a school record.

Highlight the performance at the Mark Messersmith is senior Colton Bender. He finally broke the school record after sitting number two on the list since the SDSU Classic last indoor season. He launched a throw that increased his personal-best mark by 7.50 inches. As of Saturday afternoon, his mark ranks 37th in the country.

Junior Abby Sudbeck has been increasing her weight throw PR since the beginning of the season. In the opening meet, she notched a school's sixth best mark all-time (57-07.50). Since then, she has been inching closer the fifth spot of 58-10.75. Last weekend she made another stride closer, tossing the weight throw 58-02.50, 8.25 inches away. This weekend Sudbeck gets another step closer, recording a new PR, but still sixth all-time, 58-08.75. The Mitchell, S.D. native is two inches away from finally moving up.

Junior Mason Leiseth recorded his new indoor PR in the shot put of 52-04.75. He claims the season-best throw among Jacks. The mark is also good enough for ninth all-time on the school's top 10, just edging out teammate, redshirt freshman Max Reinke to 10th all-time.

Also highlighting the afternoon was both freshmen Emma Stewart and Emily Altenburg, who notched PR's in the long jump. Stewart increased her best by 4.75 inches, while Altenburg increased hers by 1.75 inches. Stewart is 4.25 inches from cracking the school's all-time top 10 list.

Freshman Trent Francom has finished in the top three of every meet he's competed in this season (four times), and he has won his second meet this afternoon.

Sophomore Jaymie O'Connor posted her season-best mark in the prelims of the 60m hurdles, just 0.09 seconds away from tying her career-best time. In the finals, she was able to shave another 0.03 seconds off her time to make her season best mark sit at 8.67 seconds, 0.06 seconds away from her PR.

Junior Savannah Dolezal has now finished top three in every 400m race she has competed in this season so far (third time), making it her eighth career top-three finish.

Up Next
The Jackrabbit track and field teams will split next weekend when some of the team travels to the Husker Invitational, hosted by Nebraska, and the others will go to the Dakota Realty Invitational hosted by South Dakota.

In two weeks, the Jacks will be back home in the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex hosting the SDSU Classic on Feb. 9-10. There will be 40-plus schools there with over 1,500 athletes. FloTrack will be broadcasting the two-day event online.

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For Results on the Jackrabbits that competed in the heptathlon or pentathlon, check the bottom of the page or go click the link to see the full recap article on GoJacks.com (Full Recap Article).

Individual Jackrabbit Results
60m - Men
Prelims:
2. Zenner, Sam (6.92q)
10. Hilton, Coby (7.09)
13. Clarke, Daniel (7.17)
16. Bray, Caleb (7.52)
Finals:
3. Zenner, Sam (6.93)

60m - Women
Prelims:
11. Carlson, Delaney (8.08)
12. Thill, Jennifer (8.21)
13. Bermel, Chloe (8.29)
DNS. O'Connor, Jaymie (--)

Sophomore Sam Zenner recorded his fourth top-three finish of his career, first of the 2018 campaign. Redshirt freshman posted his first 60m race of the indoor season.

Sophomores Delaney Carlson and Jennifer Thill set season-best times from Cedar Falls, Iowa. Both of them improved their season bests by 0.01 seconds.

200m - Men
15. Schroeder, Zach (23.57)
DNS. Hilton, Coby (--)

200m - Women
8. Carlson, Delaney (26.30)
13. Pistulka, Kristin (27.07)

It was the third 200m race for senior Zach Schroeder, notching his second-best time of the season this afternoon.

Sophomores Delaney Carlson and Kristin Pistulka posted their fourth 200m race of the season. It was Carlson's third-best time, while it was Pistulka's second-best time.

400m - Men
9. Monaghan, Skyler (50.35)
11. Larson, Landon (50.51)
16. Kuil, Cameron (51.06)
18. Johnson, Sam (51.12)

400m - Women
3. Dolezal, Savannah (57.21)
11. Sebern, Allison (59.68)
14. Gramer, Sandra (1:00.99)
17. Bermel, Chloe (1:02.65)
DNS. VandeBrake, Peyton (--)

Junior Skyler Monaghan notched his second 400m race this season, leading the Jackrabbits in both. It was sophomore Landon Larson's first time competing in the event this season. Junior Sam Johnson had his third attempt in the race at Northern Iowa, while it was the second time for freshman Cameron Kuil.

Junior Savannah Dolezal has now finished top three in every 400m race she has competed in this season so far (third time), making it her eighth career top-three finish.

800m - Men
6. Goehring, Josh (1:58.08)
10. Gatrost, Wyatt (1:59.58)
18. Boekelheide, Derek (2:09.30)

800m - Women
8. Gray, Madison (2:27.35)

It was the third time competing in the 800m for redshirt freshman Josh Goerhing. It's the second time for both junior Wyatt Gatrost and freshman Derek Boekelheide.

Freshman Madison Gray raced her first 800m as a Jackrabbit. The mark ranks eighth among SDSU runners this season.

Mile - Men
5. Sowada, Sebastian (4:20.02)
11. Hanna, Jordan (4:23.73)

Mile - Women
5. Dykstra, Renae (5:09.62)
11. Schweiss, Jamie (5:20.47)
DNS. Neslon, Emma (--)

Junior Sebastian Sowada notched his second mile race of the season, while fellow junior Jordan Hanna was 0.04 seconds from tying his personal best.

It was the first mile race for junior Renae Dykstra. Her time is fourth-best among Jackrabbits this season. Redshirt freshman Jamie Schwiess notched her career-best time in the mile, 0.13 seconds faster than her previous-best mark.

3,000m - Men
4. Mather, Micah (8:42.18)
8. Auch, Alexander (8:53.94)
10. Fick, Evan (9:00.60)
11. Klawitter, Chandler (9:02.12)

3,000m - Women
11. Nelson, Emma (11:06.22)

Freshmen Alexander Auch and Evan Fick posted personal bests in the 3,000m. Auch beat his previous-best time by 8.91 seconds, while Fick beat his by 9.76 seconds.

It was the first 3,000m for redshirt freshman Micah Mather this season, just missing his PR by 0.84 seconds.

Sophomore Emma Nelson recorded her season best time out of three tries.

60m Hurdles - Men
Prelims:
5. Wessels, Nick (8.41q)
7. Bates, Tom (8.54q)
Finals:
5. Wessels, Nick (8.39)
-- Bates, Tom (DQ)

60m Hurdles - Women
Prelims:
3. O'Connor, Jaymie (8.70q)
9. Mottinger, Haley (9.13)
Finals:
4. O'Connor, Jaymie (8.67)

Redshirt freshman Nick Wessels ran the same time he ran at the beginning of the year in the SDSU Holiday Open, which is his third-best time of his career. He improved his mark in the finals by 0.01 seconds, tying his second-best time of his career.

Senior Tom Bates notched his season-best mark, improving his previous-best time of 8.66.

Sophomore Jaymie O'Connor posted her season-best mark in the prelims of the 60m hurdles, just 0.09 seconds away from tying her career-best time. In the finals, she was able to shave another 0.03 seconds off her time to make her season best mark sit at 8.67 seconds, 0.06 seconds away from her PR.

Sophomore Haley Mottinger was close to improving her PR, just 0.04 seconds away.

4x400m Relay - Men
5. "A" Team (3:22.57)
(1. Johnson, Sam; 2. Larson, Landon; 3. Kuil, Cameron; 4. Goehring, Josh)
9. "B" Team (3:28.19)
(1. Bray, Caleb; 2. Schroeder, Zach; 3. Gatrost, Wyatt; 4. Boekelheide, Derek)

4x400m Relay - Women
3. "A" Team (3:57.06)
(1. Dolezal, Savannah; 2. Gramer, Sandra; 3. Sebern, Allison; 4. Holtz, Chloe)
6. "B" Team (4:05.07)
(1. Bermel, Chloe; 2. Gray, Madison; 3. Carlson, Delaney; 4. Pistulka, Kristin)

The men's "A" team recorded the second-best time among Jacks this season. The same runners have the season's team-best, but the order was different (1. Larson, Landon; 2. Kuil, Cameron; 3. Goehring, Josh; 4. Johnson, Sam - 3:17.63, Jim Emmerich).

For the women's "A" team, it's the fourth-best time on the team for the season. It was also sophomore Delaney Carlson's first 4x400m relay of her career.

High Jump - Men
4. Hejna, JJ (6-04.75)
DNS. Courter, Bryant

High Jump - Women
5. Holtz, Chloe (5-03.00)

Senior J.J. Hejna and sophomore Chloe Holtz both tied their personal-best marks for the season. Hejna has done this for the third time this season. It is the second time for Holtz to tie her PR.

Pole Vault - Men
1. Francom, Trent (15-09.00)
5. Andera, Anthony (15-03.00)

Pole Vault - Women
Did not compete.

Freshman Trent Francom has finished in the top three of every meet he's competed in this season (four times), and he has won his second meet this afternoon.

Redshirt freshman Anthony Andera notched his second-best mark of the season, four inches short of tying his PR mark from the SDSU Holiday Open.

Long Jump - Men
Did not compete.

Long Jump - Women
5. Stewart, Emma (17-11.50)
6. Altenburg, Emily (17-09.75)

Both freshmen Emma Stewart and Emily Altenburg notched PR's in the long jump. Stewart increased her best by 4.75 inches, while Altenburg increased hers by 1.75 inches. Stewart is 4.25 inches from cracking the school's all-time top 10 list.

Triple Jump - Men
Did not compete.

Triple Jump - Women
Did not compete.

Shot Put - Men
7. Leiseth, Mason (52-04.75)

Shot Put - Women
4. Vollmer, Kasie (44-06.00)
5. TerWee, Micayla (44-03.25)
6. Moorhouse, Madeline (42-11.50)
12. Astleford, Rachel (38-04.75)

Junior Mason Leiseth recorded his new indoor PR in the shot put of 52-04.75. He claims the season-best throw among Jacks. The mark is also good enough for ninth all-time on the school's top 10, just edging out teammate, redshirt freshman Max Reinke to 10th all-time.

Junior Kasie Vollmer and sophomore Micayla TerWee recorded their third-best throws of the season in five attempts each.

Weight Throw - Men
1. Bender, Colton (65-08.25)

Weight Throw - Women
3. Sudbeck, Abby (58-08.75)

Senior Colton Bender finally broke the school record after sitting number two on the list since the SDSU Classic last indoor season. He launched a throw that increased his personal-best mark by 7.50 inches. As of Saturday afternoon, his mark ranks 37th in the country.

Junior Abby Sudbeck has been increasing her weight throw PR since the beginning of the season. In the opening meet, she notched a school's sixth best mark all-time (57-07.50). Since then, she has been inching closer the fifth spot of 58-10.75. Last weekend she made another stride closer, tossing the weight throw 58-02.50, 8.25 inches away. This weekend Sudbeck gets another step closer, recording a new PR, but still sixth all-time, 58-08.75. The Mitchell, S.D. native is two inches away from finally moving up.

Thursday/Friday Jackrabbit Results
(Heptathlon/Pentathon)

So. Evan Hieber
Score: 4,755 (1st/3rd)
60m: 7.58 (3rd/8th)
Long Jump: 19-07.00 (2nd/9th)
Shot Put: 42-02.75 (1st/1st)
High Jump: 6-02.25 (1st/3rd)
60m Hurdles: 8.76 (1st/4th)
Pole Vault: 13-03.50 (1st/2nd)
1,000m: 2:57.12 (3rd/7th)
(SDSU/overall finish)

Hieber improved his 60m hurdles time yet again, making it the third straight weekend having a PR in the event. He has trimmed his PR down every weekend of competition this season from 9.49 seconds last season. He has the best time among the other Jackrabbit heptathlon athletes.

The Sioux Falls, S.D. native, also posted 42-02.75, a personal best, in the shot put. The throw was 1-07.00 feet better than his indoor best (40-07.75) and 1-03.25 feet better than his overall best (40-11.50, outdoor PR). It is his second time this season winning the shot put competition in the heptathlon, third time in his career.

The last event personal best of the day was in the pole vault. His mark of 13-03.50 was 1-05.75 feet better than his previous best (11-09.75, indoor & overall PR). His jump ranks best among Jackrabbit multi athletes and third best on the whole team.

Hieber was 0.01 seconds away from tying his season-best time in the 1,000m.

As a result of three PR's, the sophomore recorded his career-best mark in the heptathlon. His score of 4,755 is ranked second on the school's all-time heptathlon scores.

Jr. Peter Bates
Score: 4,430 (2nd/6th)
60m: 7.37 (1st/5th)
Long Jump: 20-00.25 (1st/8th)
Shot Put: 31-10.00 (2nd/9th)
High Jump: 5-07.25 (2nd/8th)
60m Hurdles: 8.78 (2nd/5th)
Pole Vault: 11-11.75 (2nd/6th)
1,000m: 2:53.46 (2nd/6th)
(SDSU/overall finish)

Junior Peter Bates recorded a PR in the first event of the day, the 60m. It was his third time competing in the 60m of his track and field career as a Jackrabbit. Bates was stuck on 7.45 in the first two attempts of the race, one of them being in the first meet of the 2018 campaign. The mark today of 7.37 finally broke the 7.45 barrier, which is 0.08 seconds better.

The Waverly, Iowa native, was close to reaching his 60m hurdles career best, missing it by 0.03 seconds. However, it is a season-best time by 0.10 seconds in five attempts this season.

Another event close to a career best was the 1,000m. He beat his season-best mark by 2.18 seconds and just 0.89 seconds short of tying his career best.

He was two inches and 1.25 inches short of tying his indoor PR in the long jump and high jump.

After adding three season-best marks to the 2018 season, Bates recorded his second-best heptathlon score of his Jackrabbit career.

Sr. Brady Brockel
Score: 4,211 (3rd/8th)
60m: 7.40 (2nd/6th)
Long Jump: 19-07.00 (3rd/9th)
Shot Put: 31-03.25 (3rd/11th)
High Jump: 5-09.75 (2nd/7th)
60m Hurdles: 9.52 (3rd/10th)
Pole Vault: 10-11.75 (3rd/8th)
1,000m: 2:51.36 (1st/1st)
(SDSU/overall finish)

Senior Brady Brockel had two personal bests this afternoon. His first one was in the 60m hurdles, notching 9.52 and beating his first career mark of 9.54 he set in December.

The next PR occurred in the 1,000m, finishing with a time of 2:51.36 and beating his previous best by 26 seconds and winning his first event in a multi for his career.

The Aberdeen, S.D. native, also tied two personal bests in the UNI-Dome. Brockel jumped 5-09.75 in the high jump and 10-11.75 in the pole vault to tie his first marks in the events from the SDSU Holiday Open.

He ended up coming away with an eighth-place finish, scoring 4,211 points, in his second heptathlon of his career.

So. Kayla Neff
Score: 3,057 (1st/9th)
60m Hurdles: 9.62 (2nd/11th)
High Jump: 5-01.00 (1st/7th)
Shot Put: 30-07.50 (1st/8th)
Long Jump: 16-07.25 (1st/6th)
800m: 2:43.37 (2nd/9th)
(SDSU/overall finish)

Sophomore Kayla Neff added two personal records in her second pentathlon of her Jackrabbit career. The first event was the 60m hurdles, beating her previous best by 0.23 seconds.

The Eau Claire, Wis. native, wasn't done with PR's there, adding 1.50 inches to her high jump. She now has the best high jump mark among Jacks competing in the pentathlon this season, and third-best among the whole team.

In the final event of the day, she recorded 2:43.37 in the 800m, improving her PR time by 0.76 seconds.

Neff was close to improving yet another career best in the long jump, just 0.75 inches short of tying her personal best set in December.

Her score of 3,057 points is her best score of two career attempts in the pentathlon, ranking second-best among Jacks this season.

So. Sara Bohan
Score: 2,893 (2nd/11th)
60m Hurdles: 9.47 (1st/10th)
High Jump: 4-06.00 (2nd/12th)
Shot Put: 29-07.25 (2nd/10th)
Long Jump: 15-10.50 (2nd/10th)
800m: 2:36.25 (1st/4th)
(SDSU/overall finish)

Sophomore Sara Bohan started her second career pentathlon strong in the 60m hurdles, recording a PR. Her time of 9.47 is better than her previous best by 0.07 seconds. It ranks second among SDSU pentathlon athletes this season and fourth among Jacks overall.

She also added 1-03.75 feet to her shot put career best in her second career attempt in the shot put.

The Dakota Dunes, S.D. native, was 1.75 seconds from tying her PR in the 800m.

She scored 2,893 points in her second pentathlon as a Jackrabbit.

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