SDSU Classic Brings the Best Out of Jacks

Friday, February 9

Brookings, S.D.

Fri: 2 p.m. | Sat: 9 a.m.

South Dakota State University

SDSU Indoor Classic

2/10/2018 7:09:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Results: SDSU Classic (SATURDAY)

The Jackrabbits came away from the SDSU Indoor Classic with more success under their belts, as the distance crew and the throwing squad underlines the meet.

Junior Kyle Burdick started the weekend with recording his personal-best mark (8:07.26) in the 3,000m. It was the SDSU Classic meet record and the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex record in the event.

He also moves up from third on the school's top 10 list to second all-time.

He has won all three 3,000m races he's competed in as a Jackrabbit.

On Saturday, Burdick finished the SDSU Classic with another personal-best in the mile (4:04.89) that shattered another meet and facility record. It is ranked first in The Summit League's performance list and it's tied for 70th in the country.

He moved up from sixth on the school's all-time list to third behind head coach Rod DeHaven's (1987) and Nick Burrows' (1999) mile mark.

It Burdick's second career win in the mile, seventh top-three finish.

Junior Krista Steele opened Friday by improving her personal-best time in the 600m (1:32.63) by 0.29 seconds and remains second all-time in the school's top 10, just 0.10 seconds behind teammate, sophomore Oksana Covey for the school record.

It's the third time in her career winning the 600m race, second time this season.

Steele continued her great weekend on Saturday, recording a career-best mark in the 800m (2:10.33), which was just 1.02 seconds away from teammate, sophomore Oksana Covey's school record time.

With the school's second-best all-time mark, she notched her second win in the 800m race for the season, third one in her career.

Senior Colton Bender threw another career-best mark in the weight throw (68-10.00). He's reset the school record for the third week in a row. Bender's throw ranks 23rd in NCAA DI as of Saturday evening.

It's also his third straight win in the event, fourth overall this season. Bender's now won five career weight throw competitions and placed in the top-three 12 meets.

Junior Abby Sudbeck posted another personal-best in the weight throw (62-05.00), her fifth time this year. She has increased her PR by 7-00.50 feet since last indoor season.

Sudbeck also recorded her third top-three finish of the season, which is the fifth in her career.

Senior Mason Leiseth recorded his personal-best in the shot put, out-throwing his father, who is now fourth on the all-time list after Mason threw a 56-01.25 to be listed second all-time on the school's top 10 list.

For the women's team, the 5,000m race on Saturday was the first opportunity to run the distance this season. Junior Rachel King recorded her career-best time in the event, which is the indoor school record. Her time of 16:29.88 is 10.93 seconds faster than the school record set by Allison Lind in 2001 (16:40.81).

Sophomore Bryant Courter finished third in the long jump (24-00.25) on Friday. It is Courter's 11th top-three finish of his career, third straight this season. He has finished in the top three in every indoor long jump competition as a Jackrabbit (7 meets).

Then on Saturday, Courter resets the school record for the third time this season in the triple jump (50-04.50). He now has the meet record in the SDSU Holiday Open, Jim Emmerich, and the SDSU Indoor Classic.

It's also Courter's third straight win in the triple jump, making him undefeated in the triple jump so far in the 2018 indoor season.

Sophomore Sam Zenner's second 200m race of his career, making this one his best time (21.90) and cracking the school's top 10. He is tied for fourth in the top 10 with Jason Harris' 1998 run.

Redshirt freshman Nick Wessels recorded a personal-best mark in the finals of the 60m hurdles. His time of 8.24 is tied for fourth place on the school's all-time list. Wessels is tied with Ben Johnson's run in 2004.

Junior Savannah Dolezal recorded her personal-best time in the 400m (56.21), which is good enough to remain third on the school's top 10 all-time list.

She now has four top-three finishes in the season, eight for her career in the 400m.

The women's "A" 4x400m relay team recorded the best time of the season for the Jacks, ranking fourth in The Summit League as of Saturday evening. The mark also ranks as the fifth-fastest time in school history.

SDSU Indoor Classic: Day 1 Recap

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Individual Jackrabbit Results - Friday & Saturday

60M - Men
Prelims:
4. Zenner, Sam (6.94q)
12. Hilton, Coby (7.08q)
16. Larson, Landon (7.04q)
17. Clarke, Daniel (7.05q)
Semi-Finals:
6. Zenner, Sam (6.98q)
12. Clarke, Daniel (7.09)
16. Hilton, Coby (7.14)
Finals:
6. Zenner, Sam (6.97)

60M - Women
Prelims:
7. Flemister-Smith, Miatta (7.79Q)
22. Altenburg, Emily (7.98q)
39. Thill, Jennifer (8.17)
Semi-Finals:
8. Flemister-Smith, Miatta (7.81q)
20. Altenburg, Emily (8.11)
Finals:
5. Flemister-Smith, Miatta (7.79)

Sophomore Landon Larson and freshman Daniel Clarke recorded their personal-best marks in the prelims on Friday night. Larson is ranked 10th on the school's top 10 list in the event.

Sophomores Miatta Flemister-Smith and Jennifer Thill recorded season-best marks. Flemister-Smith is just 0.03 seconds off of her personal-best mark, which is sixth in the school's top 10.

Freshman Emily Altenburg recorded her second career 60m race, finishing with a personal-best mark by 0.25 seconds.

200M - Men
Final:
7. Zenner, Sam (21.90)
13. Larson, Landon (22.11)
18. Kuil, Cameron (22.26)
20. Hilton, Coby (22.28)
23. Williams, Jalen (22.32)
28. Bray, Caleb (22.42)

200M Dash - Women
Finals:
13. Flemister-Smith, Miatta (25.54)
35. Carlson, Delaney (26.39)
44. Pistulka, Kristin (26.64)
48. Frezell, Ataja (26.71)
56. Bermel, Chloe (26.92)
68. Gramer, Sandra (27.09)
76. Thill, Jenny (27.22)

Sophomore Sam Zenner's second 200m race of his career, making this one his best time and cracking the school's top 10. He is tied for fourth in the top 10 with Jason Harris' 1998 run.

Senior Jalen Williams with his personal-best time in the indoor 200m.

It was a season-best race for sophomore Miatta Flemister-Smith, senior Sandra Gramer, and sophomore Jennifer Thill. It was the second 200m race of the season for Flemister-Smith and Gramer.

Sophomore Kristin Pistulka notched her personal-best mark, running 0.06 seconds faster than her previous-best mark.

400M - Men
Final:
21. Monaghan, Skyler (49.44)
24. Kuil, Cameron (49.59)
27. Larson, Landon (49.75)
32. Johnson, Sam (49.94)
36. Williams, Jalen (50.16)
38. Bray, Caleb (50.42)

400M - Women
Final:
3. Dolezal, Savannah (56.21)
18. Carlson, Delaney (58.10)
21. Sebern, Allison (58.59)
33. Gramer, Sandra (59.16)
36. Gray, Madison (59.93)
39. Frezell, Ataja (1:00.29)
58. Bermel, Chloe (1:01.66)
66. Pistulka, Kristin (1:02.35)

Junior Skyler Monaghan, senior Jalen Williams and redshirt freshman Caleb Bray all posted career-best marks in their 400m dash. It was sophomore Landon Larson's season-best time.

Junior Savannah Dolezal recorded her personal-best time, which is good enough to remain third on the school's top 10 all-time list.

She now has four top-three finishes in the season, eight for her career in the 400m.

It was the first 400m race for sophomore Delaney Carlson and freshman Ataja Frezell. Carlson's time is second-best on the team's season performance list.

Sophomore Allison Sebern and freshmen Madison Gray and Chloe Bermel notched their personal-best marks in the 400m dash.

Sophomore Kristin Pistulka posted her season-best time of the 2018 indoor season.

600M - Men
Finals:
1. Goehring, Josh (1:20.20)
3. Gatrost, Wyatt (1:21.86)

600M - Women
Finals:
1. Steele, Krista (1:32.63)
4. Gray, Madison (1:35.66)

Both redshirt freshman Josh Goehring and junior Wyatt Gatrost had personal-best marks in the 600m race. Goehring is now ranked second on the school's top 10 list. Gatrost remained 10th on the list.

Junior Krista Steele improves her personal-best time by 0.29 seconds and remains second all-time in the school's top 10, just 0.10 seconds behind teammate, sophomore Oksana Covey for the school record.

It's the third time in her career winning the 600m race, second time this season.

Freshman Madison Gray moved into fourth place on SDSU's top 10 list with her personal-best in the 600m.

800M - Men
Final:
26. Goehring, Josh (1:56.00)
30. Wilson, Matt (1:56.77)
39. Radtke, Daniel (1:58.56)
40. Boekelheide, Derek (1:58.57)

800M - Women
Final:
1. Steele, Krista (2:10.33)
4. Dykstra, Kendra (2:12.64)
18. Dykstra, Renae (2:16.62)
32. Scislow, Jennie (2:21.60)

Sophomore Daniel Radtke posted his personal-best mark in. the 800m while junior Matt Wilson recorded his season-best in his second 800m race attempt of the season.

Junior Krista Steele continued her great weekend on Saturday, recording a career-best mark in the 800m, which was just 1.02 seconds away from teammate, sophomore Oksana Covey's school record time.

With the school's second-best all-time mark, she notched her second win in the 800m race for the season, third one in her career.

Sophomore Kendra Dykstra also ran her career-best mark, posting her name fifth on SDSU's all-time fastest marks. She just beat her older sister's time, junior Renae Dykstra, who has the sixth-best time in school history.

Senior Jennie Scislow recorded a PR. She has trimmed her mark every time she has competed in the event, cutting 10.40 seconds off her first 800m so far.

1,000M - Men
Final:
15. Wilson, Matt (2:32.24)
20. Hanna, Jordan (2:34.20)
25. Schwinghamer, John (2:35.67)
-- Boekelheide, Derek (SCR)

1,000M - Women
Final:
24. Krause, Mary (3:13.55)

Freshman John Schwinghamer and juniors Jordan Hanna and Matt Wilson. It was Wilson's first 1,000m race of the season.

Freshman Mary Krause recorded her personal-best mark in the event, beating her previous-best mark by 14.06 seconds.

Mile - Men
Final:
1. Burdick, Kyle (4:04.89)
9. Sowada, Sebastian (4:16.52)
10. Peters, Gabe (4:17.08)
21. Hanna, Jordan (4:21.59)
29. Mather, Micah (4:24.57)
40. Fick, Evan (4:26.13)
41. Schwinghamer, M. (4:26.41)
59. Radtke, Daniel (4:31.61)
93. Klawitter, Chandler (4:41.55)
94. Sargent, Cole (4:42.46)

Mile - Women
Final:
24. Fasen, Anna (5:13.12)
28. Schweiss, Jamie (5:15.91)
41. Nelson, Emma (5:20.74)
52. Schell, Mackenzie (5:26.12)
59. Krause, Mary (5:28.97)
31. Propst, Rachel (5:33.59)

Six Jackrabbits recored career-best marks in the mile on Saturday (Jr. Kyle Burdick, Fr. Gabe Peters, Jr. Jordan Hanna, Fr. Michael Schwinghamer, and Fr. Cole Sargent). Sophomore Daniel Radtke recorded a season-best mark

Junior Kyle Burdick finished the SDSU Classic with another personal-best that shattered another meet and facility record. It is ranked first in The Summit League's performance list and it's tied for 70th in the country.

He moved up from sixth on the school's all-time list to third behind head coach Rod DeHaven's (1987) and Nick Burrows' (1999) mile mark.

It Burdick's second career win in the mile, seventh top-three finish.

Sophomore Emma Nelson and freshman Mary Krause recorded their career-best marks. Nelson beat her previous-best by 6.09 seconds and Krause beat hers by 6.35 seconds.

1,600M - H.S. Boys
Final:
1. Burkhalter, Daniel (4:22.97)
4. Minor, Joseph (4:31.44)

A couple of future Jackrabbits in the boy's H.S. 1,600m at the SDSU Classic on Saturday.

3,000M - Men
Final:
1. Burdick, Kyle (8:07.26)
10. Mather, Micah (8:38.44)
18. Fick, Evan (8:47.72)
22. Schwinghamer, Michael (8:50.20)
34. Klawitter, Chandler (8:55.57)

3,000M - Women
Final:
10. Schell, Mackenzie (10:11.16)
22. Nelson, Emma (10:30.24)
36. Propst, Rachel (10:53.50)

Junior Kyle Burdick recorded his PR in the 3,000m. It was the SDSU Classic meet record and the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex record. He also moves up from third on the school's top 10 list to second all-time.

Burdick has won every 3,000m race he's competed in so far, which is three time in his career.

Sophomore Micah Mather and freshmen Evan Fick, and Michael Schwinghamer record their personal-best marks in the event. Junior Chandler Klawitter recorded his season-best mark by 9.39 seconds.

Sophomore Emma Nelson notched her personal-best mark, finishing with a time that is more than 30 seconds faster than her previous-best mark.

5,000M - Men
Final:
2. Cayo, Chase (14:29.46)
23. Ivanecky, Sam (15:29.16)
38. Munsterman, Ray (16:02.56)

SDSU Alumni
19. Sage, Brendan (15:24.92)
35. Kinsley, Kipp (15:52.10)

5,000M - Women
Final:
3. King, Rachel (16:29.88)
11. Donnay, Anna (17:38.28)
21. Berzonsky, Emily (18:14.07)

Junior Chase Cayo and redshirt freshman Ray Munsterman recorded their personal-best marks in the 5,000m race.

Cayo's mark ranks eighth on the school's all-time top 10 list. It's also his second career top-three finish in the event, first top-three finish during an indoor season.

It was the first race of the season and first 5,000m race of his career for junior Sam Ivanecky.

For the women's team, the 5,000m race is the first opportunity to run the distance this season. Junior Rachel King recorded her career-best time in the event, which is the indoor school record. Her time of 16:29.88 is 10.93 seconds faster than the school record set by Allison Lind in 2001 (16:40.81).

The third-place finish is her third top-three finish in her career, with all of them coming in the indoor track and field seasons.

4x400M Relay - Men
Final:
5. "A" Team (3:17.94)
(1. Sam Johnson, 2. Landon Larson, 3. Cameron Kuil, 4. Skyler Monaghan)

23. "B" Team (3:28.11)
(1. Caleb Bray, 2. Brady Brockel, 3. Lewis Gibson, 4. Josh Goehring)

4x400M Relay - Women
Final:
1. "A" Team (3:49.38)
(1. Savannah Dolezal, 2. Vanessa Lane, 3. Sandra Gramer, 4. Allison Sebern)

10. "B" Team (3:59.30)
(1. Madison Gray, 2. Chloe Bermel, 3. Ataja Frezell, 4. Peyton VandeBrake)

The men's "A" team ranks second on the team's season performance list.

The women's "A" team records the best time of the season for the Jacks, ranking fourth in The Summit League as of Saturday evening.

The mark also ranks as the fifth-fastest time in school history.

Distance Medley - Men
Final:
Did not compete.

Distance Medley Relay - Women
Final:
4. "A" Team (12:07.27)
(1. Kendra Dykstra, 2. Jennie Scislow, 3. Jamie Schweiss, 4. Renae Dykstra)

First distance medley race of the indoor season for the Jackrabbits. The mark is tied for 10th all-time on the school's top 10 list.

60M Hurdles - Men
Prelims:
4. Wessels, Nick (8.36Q)
20. Bates, Tom (8.61q)
23. Hieber, Evan (8.66q)
36. Bates, Peter (8.90)
Semi-Finals:
6. Wessels, Nick (8.38q)
11. Hieber, Evan (8.54)
21. Bates, Tom (8.72)
Finals:
3. Wessels, Nick (8.24)

60M Hurdles - Women
Prelims:
2. O'Connor, Jaymie (8.69Q)
21. Mottinger, Haley (9.24q)
40. Bohan, Sara (9.72)
43. Neff, Kayla (9.74)
63. Kreber, Kendyl (10.55)
Semi-Finals:
2. O'Connor, Jaymie (8.70Q)
17. Mottinger, Haley (9.24)
Finals:
3. O'Connor (8.67)

Sophomore Evan Hieber recorded his personal-best time by 0.10 seconds in the prelims on Friday. On Saturday, he finished with another personal-best mark by 0.12 seconds. It is his sixth time this season resetting his career-best mark in the event.

Redshirt freshman Nick Wessels recorded a personal-best mark in the finals. His time is tied for fourth place on the school's all-time list. Wessels is tied with Ben Johnson's run in 2004.

Sophomore Jaymie O'Connor was 0.02 seconds off her season-best mark in the 60m hurdles prelims. In the finals, she tied her season-best mark, which is just 0.06 seconds away from her PR.

It's her fifth time finishing in the top-three of the event, ninth in her career.

High Jump - Men
Final:
T-4. Sears, Riley (6-06.75)
-- Bates, Peter (No Height)
-- Hieber, Evan (No Height)
-- Hejna, JJ (No Height)

High Jump - Women
Final:
T-7. Mingo, Maddie (5-02.50)
T-13. Holtz, Chloe (5-00.50)
T-42. Kreber, Kendyl (4-06.75)

Junior Riley Sears tied his indoor career-best mark. With the mark, he is also tied with teammate, sophomore Bryant Courter for the team's best high jump of the season.

Freshman Madison Mingo tied her career-best height for the third time this year.

Pole Vault - Men
Final:
1. Francom, Trent (15-11.00)
22. Brockel, Brady (10-06.00)
-- Branick, Brendan (No Height)
-- Bates, Peter (No Height)

Pole Vault - Women - Final
Did not compete.

Freshman Trent Francom wins his third pole vault event of his career. He has finished in the top three in five of six meets he's competed in as a first-year Jackrabbit.

Long Jump - Men
Final:
3. Courter, Bryant (24-00.25)
4. Clarke, Daniel (23-09.50)
44. Hejna, JJ (19-04.00)

Long Jump - Women
Final:
5. Altenburg, Emily (17-09.50)
7. O'Connor, Jaymie (17-06.00)
24. Bisgard, Sophie (16-07.25)
28. Bohan, Sara (16-03.25)

Freshman Daniel Clarke recorded his PR in the long jump, improving his previous-best by 9.00 inches. His mark ranks fourth on the school's all-time top 10 list.

It is sophomore Bryant Courter's 11th top-three finish of his career, third straight this season. He has finished in the top three in every indoor long jump competition as a Jackrabbit (7 meets).

Freshman Sophie Bisgard posted her personal-best, beating her previous mark by 2.00 inches. Freshman Emily Altenburg was just 0.25 inches away from her personal best, and sophomore Jaymie O'Connor was 0.75 inches off hers.

Triple Jump - Men
Final:
1. Courter, Bryant (50-04.50)
8. Dotson, Josh (46-04.75)
14. Albrecht, Ephram (44-06.00)

Triple Jump - Women
Final:
19. Holtz, Chloe (34-06.25)
27. Bisgard, Sophie (33-09.25)

Sophomore Bryant Courter resets the school record for the third time this season. He now has the meet record in the SDSU Holiday Open, Jim Emmerich, and the SDSU Indoor Classic.

It's also Courter's third straight win in the triple jump, making him undefeated in the triple jump so far in the 2018 indoor season.

It was the first recorded triple jump for sophomore Chloe Holtz in her career. She is now fourth in the school's season performance list this season.

Shot Put - Men
Final:
5. Leiseth, Mason (56-01.25)
13. Huber, Noah (52-09.25)
16. Fenchel, Caden (51-11.25)
18. Coil, Sam (51-05.00)
19. Reinke, Max (51-00.00)
33. Titus, Jason (45-09.25)

Shot Put - Women
Final:
6. TerWee, Micayla (44-00.00)
7. Vollmer, Kasie (43-11.25)
12. Moorhouse, Madi (41-02.50)
15. Astleford, Rachel (40-06.25)
19. Dynes, Alex (40-00.75)
26. Johnson, Emma (38-07.75)
45. Wynn, Naomi (35-08.75)

Senior Mason Leiseth recorded his personal-best in the event, out-throwing his father, who is now fourth on the all-time list after Mason threw a 56-01.25 to be listed second all-time on the school's top 10 list.

Redshirt freshman Noah Huber moved into 10th on SDSU's top 10 list after notching his personal-best mark. He knocks teammate, redshirt freshman Max Reinke out of the 10th spot.

Freshman Alex Dynes records her personal-best mark, beating her previous-best by 2-04.00 feet.

Weight Throw - Men
Final:
1. Bender, Colton (68-10.00)
2. Ammons, Logan (63-03.50)
20. Coil, Sam (53-06.50)
24. Huber, Noah (52-11.00)

Weight Throw - Women - Final
3. Sudbeck, Abby (62-05.00)
17. TerWee, Micayla (51-07.75)
34. Moorhouse, Madi (45-10.75)
44. Torrance, Allison (44-01.50)
48. Zinola, Miranda (42-06.25)
49. Wynn, Naomi (42-04.00)

Senior Colton Bender threw another career-best mark in the weight throw. He's reset the school record for the third week in a row. Bender's throw ranks 23rd in NCAA DI as of Saturday evening.

It's also his third straight win in the event, fourth overall this season. Bender's now won five career weight throw competitions and placed in the top-three 12 meets.

Redshirt freshman Noah Huber remains 10th all-time in the weight throw with his personal-best mark on Saturday.

Unattached throwers Logan Ammons and Sam Coil would be ranked third and 10th all-time with their personal-bests on the second day of the SDSU Classic.

Junior Abby Sudbeck posted another personal-best in the weight throw, her fifth time this year. She has increased her PR by 7-00.50 feet since last indoor season.

Sudbeck also recorded her third top-three finish of the season, which is the fifth in her career.

Sophomore Micayla TerWee posted her personal-best in the weight throw, increasing her best by 1-05.00 feet.

Freshman Naomi Wynn posted her career-best weight throw on Friday night, beating her previous-best by 1-07.00 feet. She moves up one spot to sixth on the school's season performance list.

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