Jacks' TF Wrap Up League Championships

Friday, February 23

Fargo, N.D.

Fri: 9:30 a.m. | Sat: 9:30 a.m.

South Dakota State University

The Summit League Indoor Championships

2/24/2018 6:15:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Results: Summit League Indoor Championships Day 2 Summit League Release

Men finish third, women finish fourth. Jacks have eight event winners.

FARGO, N.D. - South Dakota State wrapped up The Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday.

The men's team edged out South Dakota to finish runner-up (163 points) behind North Dakota State. It came down to the final race, as the Jackrabbits were within 1.5 points of second place. The men's 4x400m relay team rallied to finish second in the race, ahead of the Coyotes to secure the runner-up title.

The women's team finished fourth in the final standings with 81 points. They were just six points behind Oral Roberts for third place.

Summit League Award Winners
After the meet, the Jackrabbits were awarded three championship awards.

Junior Kyle Burdick received the Male Most Outstanding Performer award for winning the mile and the 3,000m race. He finished second in the 5,000m behind Junior Chase Cayo and totaled 28 points for the team.

Junior Rachel King earned herself The Summit League Championship MVP for track athletes. She won the mile and 3,000m while also finishing second in the 5,000m race, tallying 28 points for the women's team.

Sophomore Bryant Courter gathered The Summit League Championship MVP among field athletes. He won the triple jump with the school and championship record and finished second in both the long jump and high jump. He scored 26 points for the men's team.

Jackrabbit Highlights
Junior Krista Steele won the 800m dash by posting the school record (2:09.30) in the event. She beat sophomore Oksana Covey's mark by 0.01 seconds.

Redshirt freshman Josh Goehring placed second in the men's 800m (1:55.17) and sophomore Wyatt Gatrost finished third (1:55.33).

The women's 4x400m relay team (1. Sr. Savannah Dolezal, 2. Sr. Vanessa Lane, 3. So. Delaney Carlson, 4. Jr. Krista Steele) finished second in the event. Their time of 3:49.58 is the school's sixth-best all-time.

On Friday, sophomore Jaymie O'Connor recorded her second-best season mark (8.66) in the 60m hurdles at the indoor championship prelims.

On Saturday, O'Connor finished third in the finals with her best time of the season (8.65), just 0.04 seconds away from her career-best mark, which is the school record, she set in the finals of last year's indoor championship finals.

Sophomore Evan Hieber recorded six career-best marks on championship weekend. On Friday, Hieber recorded his best time in the 60m hurdles for the seventh time this season. He has improved his career-best mark in the event by 0.96 seconds since last indoor season.

In the heptathlon, Hieber notched 4,996 points, a personal-best. His score remains second all-time but moves him closer to the school record set by Ben Jasinski in 2011 (5,229).

His best finish of Friday was in the shot put, recording a personal-best mark (43-04.25) for a third-place finish. Hieber also recorded his career-best in the 60m dash (7.42) and the long jump (20-09.25).

The Sioux Falls, S.D. native, finished Saturday with two more career-best marks in the pole vault and 1,000m. He increased his pole vault mark by 1.75 inches.

The men's shot put crew had two Jackrabbits place in the top three - senior Mason Leiseth (second, 55-11.25) and redshirt freshman Noah Huber (third, 55-11.00).

Huber recorded his personal-best throw in the championships, placing third (55-11.00). It ranks third in the school's top 10 list all-time.

On Friday, senior Colton Bender reset the school record with his throw (68-11.75) and put his name in The Summit League Indoor Championship record book. His throw was 1-05.75 inches better than the previous championship record. His throw is 24th nationally as of Saturday night.

Jackrabbit Event Winners:
800m: Steele, Krista (2:09.30)
Mile: Burdick, Kyle (4:08.29)
Mile: King, Rachel (4:50.71)
3,000m: Burdick, Kyle (8:18.06)
3,000m: King, Rachel (9:28.16)
5,000m: Cayo, Chase (14:29.44)
Weight Throw: Bender, Colton (68-11.75)
Triple Jump: Courter, Bryant (50-05.25)

See the recap from the first day of The Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championships right here.

Up Next
The Jackrabbits will start the outdoor season on March 16-17 when they travel to the Tulsa Duals hosted by Tulsa.

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Individual Jackrabbit Results
60m - Men
Prelims:
8. Zenner, Sam (7.02q)
9. Clarke, Daniel (7.03)
Finals:
6. Zenner, Sam (7.09)

60m - Women
Prelims:
4. Flemister-Smith, Miatta (7.60q)
Finals
5. Flemister-Smith, Miatta (7.75)

On Friday, sophomore Sam Zenner posted a 7.02 60m dash, taking the last qualifying spot for the finals.

In the finals, Zenner finished sixth in his second year competing in the indoor championships.

Freshman Daniel Clarke recorded his first championship race, finishing just 0.01 seconds outside of qualifying for the finals.

Sophomore Miatta Flemister-Smith recorded her career-best mark in the prelims of the 60m dash at the indoor championships. It beats her previous-best time by 0.16 seconds she set last year in the prelims of the league championships.

The Champlin, Minn. native, moved up from sixth on the school's top 10 marks to second all-time. She is 0.11 seconds away from the school record held by Carly Carper (7.49).

Flemister-Smith finished the finals in fifth place, with her second-fastest time of her career.

200m - Men
Prelims:
8. Larson, Landon (22.29q)
9. Zenner, Sam (22.41)
Finals:
6. Larson, Landon (22.22)

200m - Women
Prelims:
7. Flemister-Smith, Miatta (25.47q)
Finals
7. Flemister-Smith, Miatta (25.24)

Sophomore Landon Larson grabbed the final spot in the 200m dash to compete in the finals on Friday.

In the finals, Larson recorded sixth, which was two spots better than he did in the prelims.

Sophomore Miatta Flemister-Smith posted her then-personal-best mark in the 200m on Friday. She beat her best time before the league championships by 0.02 seconds and remains ninth on the school's top 10 all-time list.

On Saturday, she ran her best time of the season (25.24). The time ranks eighth all-time on the school's top 10.

400m - Men
Finals:
8. Johnson, Sam (50.02)
9. Kuil, Cameron (50.08)

Junior Sam Johnson recorded his third attempt in the 400m finals of the indoor league championships. It was his second-best time of the season.

The finish for Johnson was his second-best finish in the indoor championships finals (finished 10th, 49.99 in 2015 and seventh, 49.87 in 2016).

It was the first indoor championship race for freshman Cameron Kuil, third-best time of the season for him.

400m - Women
Prelims:
2. Dolezal, Savannah (56.87Q)
10. Carlson, Delaney (58.11)
13. Sebern, Allison (59.11)
15. Gray, Madison (1:00.08)
18. Gramer, Sandra (1:00.31)
Finals:
5. Dolezal, Savannah (57.72)

On Friday, senior Savannah Dolezal advanced to the league championship finals of the indoor 400m for second time in her career.

On Saturday, she finished fifth in the finals of the event.

Sophomore Delaney Carlson was 0.01 seconds away from tying her personal-best mark. It was her first time competing in the indoor championships, and just her second time running the 400m race.

800m - Men
Prelims:
2. Gatrost, Wyatt (1:54.47Q)
4. Goehring, Josh (1:54.50Q)
9. Boekelheide, Derek (1:55.62)
11. Acker, Mitchel (1:56.08)
Finals:
2. Goehring, Josh (1:55.17)
3. Gatrost, Wyatt (1:55.33)

800m - Women
Prelims:
2. Steele, Krista (2:14.51Q)
7. Dykstra, Renae (2:15.72q)
9. Dykstra, Kendra (2:16.33)
12. Scislow, Jennie (2:18.97)
Finals:
1. Steele, Krista (2:09.30)
7. Dykstra, Renae (2:15.51)

Freshman Derek Boekelheide recorded his best time in the preliminary round of the 800m race on Friday night.

Redshirt freshman Josh Goehring was just 0.06 seconds away from his indoor personal-best mark in the prelims. In the finals, Goehring finished second at his first indoor championships.

Sophomore Wyatt Gatrost finished right behind Goehring for a third-place finish.

Junior Krista Steele scratched her name into the finals of the 800m on Friday, with a win in the first heat of the race.

In the finals, Steele posted the school record in the finals of the 800m. She finally beat sophomore Oksana Covey's mark by 0.01 seconds. It was her fourth time resetting her PR this season.

In three attempts in the 800m at the indoor championships, she finished with her best place and time on Saturday (2016 indoors: 10th, 2:16.17; 2017 indoors: seventh, 2:16.21).

Senior Renae Dykstra competed in the finals, finished seventh with her season-best time.

Mile - Men
Finals:
1. Burdick, Kyle (4:08.29)
6. Sowada, Sebastian (4:18.54)
7. Peters, Gabe (4:18.96)

Mile - Women
Finals:
1. King, Rachel (4:50.71)
12. Fasen, Anna (5:15.62)
13. Schweiss, Jamie (5:16.21)

Junior Kyle Burdick won the league championship mile for the first time in his career. He placed second last year behind SDSU graduate, Joel Reichow, and third in the 2016 indoor season. It is his best championship time in the mile.

First time competing in the indoor championship mile for senior Sebastian Sowada and freshman Gabe Peters.

Junior Rachel King wins her first indoor championship mile of her career. She was just 1.77 seconds away from her personal-best, which is the school record.

Her last time competing in the championship mile was during the 2016 indoor season (finished sixth, 5:04.09).

It was sophomore Anna Fasen's best mark in the league championships, beating her 2017 time of 5:17.50 (16th place).

Sophomore Jamie Schweiss recorded her first championship mile.

3,000m - Men
Finals:
1. Burdick, Kyle (8:18.06)
6. Cayo, Chase (8:28.67)
7. Mather, Micah (8:32.40)
8. Peters, Gabe (8:33.50)

3,000m - Women
Finals:
1. King, Rachel (9:28.16)
15. Schell, Mackenzie (10:32.57)

Junior Kyle Burdick won his second consecutive indoor championship 3,000m, finishing with a time of 8:18.06 minutes. He is undefeated in the event, winning four races.

Sophomore Micah Mather and freshman Gabe Peters recorded their personal-best marks in the event.

Junior Chase Cayo recorded his best finish in the indoor championship event.

Junior Rachel King recorded her personal-best mark in the 3,000m, which is the new school record. She beat her previous-best mark (9:34.21) set in the 2017 Summit League Indoor Championships.

Her new time of 9:28.16 is better than her previous-best by 6.05 seconds.

The St. Michael, Minn. native, has now won the indoor championship 3,000m in back-to-back seasons.

5,000m - Men
Finals:
1. Cayo, Chase (14:29.44)
2. Burdick, Kyle (14:29.62)
4. Mather, Micah (14:50.84)
6. Peters, Gabe (14:56.25)
-- Boekelheide, Derek (DNF)
-- Sowada, Sebastian (DNF)

5,000m - Women
Finals:
2. King, Rachel (16:57.50)
9. Donnay, Anna (17:27.98)
-- Schell, Mackenzie (DNF)
-- Berzonsky, Emily (DNF)

Juniors Chase Cayo and Kyle Burdick swept the 5,000m race, finishing nearly 100m before the third-place finisher. Cayo's time of 14:29.44 is an indoor personal-best and keeps his name at eighth on the all-time list.

Burdick's personal-best time of 14:29.62 is right behind Cayo's for ninth-best in school history.

It was the first indoor championship 5,000m race for sophomore Micah Mather and freshman Gabe Peters.

Junior Rachel King recorded second in her third and final race of the weekend. It's her second-best time in the indoor championships out of three attempts.

Freshman Anna Donnay notched her first indoor championship mark, competing in the 5,000m race.

4x400m Relay - Men - Finals
3. "A" Team (3:19.90)
(1. So. Landon Larson, 2. Fr. Cameron Kuil, 3. R-Fr. Josh Goehring, 4. Jr. Sam Johnson)

4x400m Relay - Women
Finals:
2. "A" Team (3:49.58)
(1. Sr. Savannah Dolezal, 2. Sr. Vanessa Lane, 3. So. Delaney Carlson, 4. Jr. Krista Steele)

The men's 4x400m relay team edged out South Dakota's relay team to seal the second-place team-finish for the Jackrabbits. The Jacks ended up beating USD by 0.50 points to finish runner-up.

The women's time is ranked sixth all-time in the school's top 10.

Distance Medley - Men
Finals:
2. "A" Team (10:13.15)
(1. Fr. Derek Boekelheide, 2. Jr. Sam Johnson, 3. R-Fr. Josh Goehring, 4. Sr. Sebastian Sowada)

Distance Medley - Women
Finals:
3. "A" Team (12:10.76)
(1. So. Kendra Dykstra, 2. So. Allison Sebern, 3. Sr. Jennie Scislow, 4. So. Jamie Schweiss)

60m Hurdles - Men
Prelims:
5. Wessels, Nick (8.39q)
10. Hieber, Evan (8.53)
11. Bates, Tom (8.64)
13. Bates, Peter (8.86)
Finals:
6. Wessels, Nick (8.46)

60m Hurdles - Women
Prelims:
3. O'Connor, Jaymie (8.66q)
Finals:
3. O'Connor, Jaymie (8.65)

Redshirt freshman Nick Wessels finished his first league indoor championships by placing sixth in the finals of the 60m hurdles.

On Friday, sophomore Evan Hieber recorded his best time in the 60m hurdles for the seventh time this season. He has improved his career-best mark in the event by 0.96 seconds since last indoor season.

Both junior Peter Bates and Hieber will finish the heptathlon tomorrow morning.

On Friday, sophomore Jaymie O'Connor recorded her second-best season mark (8.66) in the 60m hurdles at the indoor championship prelims.

On Saturday, O'Connor finished third in the finals with her best time of the season (8.65), just 0.04 seconds away from her career-best mark, which is the school record, she set in the finals of last year's indoor championship finals.

Pole Vault - Men
Finals:
4. Francom, Trent (16-06.75)

Pole Vault - Women
Did not compete.

Freshman Trent Francom recorded his career-best jump at the indoor championships. He beat his previous-best mark by five inches.

Francom's mark is good enough to tie the school record with his older brother, Reagan Francom's 2017 jump, and Lynn Olson's 1996 jump.

High Jump - Men
Finals:
2. Courter, Bryant (6-10.75)
5. Hejna, JJ (6-08.75)
7. Sears, Riley (6-04.75)

High Jump - Women
Finals:
T-9. Holtz, Chloe (5-00.50)
T-11. Mingo, Maddie (5-00.50)

Sophomore Bryant Courter recorded his best jump of his career. The mark moves him from ninth on the school's all-time list, to fourth all-time.

He improved his finish from last year's indoor championship where he finished fifth (6-07.00).

Senior J.J. Hejna notched a season-best height, just 0.25 inches from his indoor personal-best he set in last year's indoor championship (2017 indoor: third, 6-09.00).

Junior Riley Sears finished seventh in the high jump, the same finish from last year in the indoor championships, just 0.25 inches from last year's height.

On the women's side, it was their first time competing in the indoor league championships in the high jump.

Long Jump - Men
Finals:
2. Courter, Bryant (24-05.00)
8. Clarke, Daniel (22-11.25)

Long Jump - Women
Finals:
T-11. Altenburg, Emily (17-04.75)
13. O'Connor, Jaymie (17-04.00)
-- Stewart, Emma (Foul)

Sophomore Bryant Courter notched his personal-best in the long jump, beating his previous best by 0.50 inches. He remains second on the school's top 10 list.

Courter is just four inches away from the indoor school record.

It was the first time competing in the indoor league championship long jump for all the women long jumpers.

Triple Jump - Men
Finals:
1. Courter, Bryant (50-05.25)
5. Albrecht, Ephram (45-05.00)
7. Hejna, JJ (44-07.50)
13. Clarke, Daniel (42-02.00)
-- Lieberg, Jake (Foul)

Triple Jump - Women
Finals:
14. Holtz, Chloe (36-04.00)
17. Altenburg, Emily (34-09.50)
21. Stewart, Emma (34-00.75)

Sophomore Bryant Courter reset the school record for the fourth time this season. His mark is the league championship record.

The Rich Hill, Mo. native, jumped another 0.75 inches better than his previous-best. Courter won the event after finishing third in last year's indoor championships (2017 finish: third, 47-05.75).

Junior Ephram Albrecht and senior J.J. Hejna notched their season-best marks.

Sophomore Chloe Holtz ties her career-best mark in the event while freshman Emily Altenburg increased her personal-best mark by 0.50 inches.

It is the first indoor championship triple jump for all three of the women's jumpers.

Shot Put - Men
Finals:
2. Leiseth, Mason (55-11.25)
3. Huber, Noah (55-11.00)
10. Reinke, Max (51-09.75)

Shot Put - Women
Finals:
7. Moorhouse, Madi (47-00.25)
8. TerWee, Micayla (44-07.00)
10. Vollmer, Kasie (43-01.50)

Redshirt freshman Noah Huber recorded his personal-best throw in the championships. It ranks third in the school's top 10 list all-time.

All three of the men's throwers competed in their first indoor league championships.

Freshman Madeline Moorhouse recorded her personal-best mark (47-00.25) in the event. She broke the 10th-place tie with teammate, sophomore Micayla TerWee to take sole possession of the last spot on the list.

Junior Kasie Vollmer improved her championships mark from last year's Summit League Championships. She threw 42-10.75 last year to finish 12th. This year, she increased her distance by 2.75 inches and jumped to 10th place.

Weight Throw - Men
Finals:
1. Bender, Colton (68-11.75)
11. Huber, Noah (55-00.00)

Weight Throw - Women
Finals:
7. Sudbeck, Abby (61-01.50)
11. TerWee, Micayla (51-10.50)
12. Moorhouse, Madeline (49-09.00)

Both senior Colton Bender and redshirt freshman Noah Huber recorded career-best marks in the weight throw.

Bender reset the school record with his throw (68-11.75) and put his name in The Summit League Indoor Championship record book. His throw was 1-05.75 inches better than the previous championship record. His throw is 24th nationally as of Friday night.

It's the fourth time that the Rapid City, S.D. native, reset the school record and first time winning the championship weight throw competition.

Huber's personal-best moves him from 10th to ninth in the school's top throws all-time. He improved his best by 2-01.00 feet.

Junior Abby Sudbeck finished as the top Jackrabbit, three spots better than her finish last year (2017: 10th, 55-05.50). She threw her second-best throw of her career, just 1-02.50 feet away from her best, and the school's third-best throw.

Sophomore Micayla TerWee also improved upon her finish from last year, moving up three spots (2017: 14th, 48-08.25).

Freshman Madeline Moorhouse notched her personal-best mark in the weight throw by 1-04.50 feet. It is her first league championships of her career.

Heptathlon - Men - Day One - through four events
6. Hieber, Evan (4,996)
60m: 7.42 (7th)
LJ: 20-09.25 (T-7th)
SP: 43-04.25 (3rd)
HJ: 6-03.25 (T-4th)
60H: 8.69 (5th)
PV: 13-05.25 (7th)
1,000m: 2:53.08 (4th)

Sophomore Evan Hieber competed in his second Summit League indoor heptathlon, notching 4,996 points, a personal-best. His score remains second all-time but moves him closer to the school record set by Ben Jasinski in 2011 (5,229).

His best finish of Friday was in the shot put, recording a personal-best mark (43-04.25) for a third-place finish. Hieber also recorded his career-best in the 60m dash (7.42) and the long jump (20-09.25).

The Sioux Falls, S.D. native, finished Saturday with two more career-best marks in the pole vault and 1,000m. He increased his pole vault mark by 1.75 inches.

9. Bates, Peter (4,587)
60m: 7.43 (8th)
LJ: 19-11.50 (10th)
SP: 33-09.25 (10th)
HJ: 5-10.50 (8th)
60H: 8.86 (7th)
PV: 13-01.50 (T-8th)
1,000m: 2:53.37 (6th)

Junior Peter Bates finished ninth in the men's heptathlon with a personal-best score of 4,587 points. He remains fifth all-time on the school's top 10 list, but moves him closer to fourth place. It is his first Summit League Championship indoor heptathlon.

He finished eighth in both the 60m (7.43) and the high jump (5-10.50), recording a personal-best mark in the high jump on Friday.

The Waverly, Iowa native, also posted a career-best mark in the shot put (33-09.25), finishing 10th.

On Saturday, Bates recorded a career-best mark in the pole vault (by six inches) and a season-best mark in the 1,000m.

Pentathlon - Women - Final
3. Lane, Vanessa (3,616)
60H: 9.29 (6th)
HJ: 5-01.00 (T-5th)
SP: 40-11.75 (2nd)
LJ: 16-10.75 (5th)
800m: 2:22.24 (5th)

Senior Vanessa Lane wrapped up the Summit League indoor pentathlon in third place (3,616), scoring six points for the Jackrabbits in the championships. She scored her best pentathlon of the season, besting her score in the SDSU Holiday Open.

Lane had a personal-best mark in the 800m (2:22.24) and tied her best mark in the high jump (5-01.00).

The Pequot Lake, Minn. native posted season-best marks in the 60m hurdles (9.29, just 0.04 seconds away from her personal-best.

Lane recorded third place in the Summit League Indoor Championships last year.

9. Neff, Kayla (3,156)
60H: 9.50 (10th)
HJ: 4-09.50 (T-11th)
SP: 32-06.25 (10th)
LJ: 16-08.00 (6th)
800m: 2:32.16 (8th)

Sophomore Kayla Neff finished ninth in the indoor championships, scoring a personal-best in the pentathlon (3,156). It was her first year competing in the multi-event, adding her name at 10th in the school's top 10 list.

She also recorded a career-best mark in the 800m and tied her PR in the long jump.

10. Bohan, Sara (3,006)
60H: 9.93 (11th)
HJ: 4-10.50 (T-8th)
SP: 28-03.50 (12th)
LJ: 16-4.25 (9th)
800m: 2:31.31 (7th)

Sophomore Sara Bohan finished 10th in her first indoor championship pentathlon with a personal-best score (3,006).

Bohan added personal-best marks in the 800m run and the high jump.

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