Jacks Returning with Records from Two Meets

Friday, February 2

Lincoln, Neb.

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

South Dakota State University

Husker Invitational

2/3/2018 9:42:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Results: Husker Invite (Sat.)Results: Dakota Realty Invite

The South Dakota State track and field team split-up to go to two meets this weekend.

Many of the distance runners, along with multi-event athlete, senior Vanessa Lane traveled to Lincoln, Neb. to compete in the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational hosted by Nebraska.

The rest of the Jackrabbits traveled to Vermillion, S.D. to compete in the Dakota Realty Invitational hosted by South Dakota.

Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational
LINCOLN, Neb. - The highlight coming from Nebraska was the performance by juniors Chase Cayo and Rachel King in the 3,000m race.

Junior Rachel King recorded her season-best time of the season in the 3,000m, posting 9:36.53. It's her second consecutive win of the season in the event, which is her fourth all-time. The St. Michael, Minn. native, was within 2.32 seconds of tying her PR, which is the school record.

Junior Chase Cayo cracked the top 10 in his second 3,000m race attempt of the season. He is now 10th on the school's top 10 list by beating his previous-best by 7.53 seconds.

Also adding solid performances were juniors Kyle Burdick and Krista Steele.

It was the first race for junior Kyle Burdick in the 2018 indoor season. He notched a third-place finish, which is his sixth top-three finish of his career in the mile. His time of 4:08.41 was 0.29 seconds away from his PR, which ranks sixth on the school's top 10 list. He earned his personal best last year in the Husker Invite.

Junior Krista Steele recorded a career-best time (2:10.98) in the 800m, improving her previous-best time, and the school's second-fastest mark all-time, by 0.02 seconds. She is still 1.67 seconds away from tying the school record held by teammate, sophomore Oksana Covey.

It was Steele's ninth top-three finish in her career. In both of the 800m races the Monticello, Minn. native has raced in this season, she has placed in the first and third.

On Friday, senior Vanessa Lane competed in the pentathlon at the Husker Invitational on Friday afternoon against athletes from five Big Ten schools.

The highpoint of the afternoon for the Jackrabbit was her shot put toss of 39-04.50, which won her the event. She also finished fourth in the 800m with her season-best time of 2:22.90. It was 2.67 seconds off of her personal-best time.

The Pequot Lakes, Minn. native, was within 478 points of claiming the fifth spot among 10 Big Ten student-athletes.

The top three scorers had point totals that rank in the top 25 of the NCAA Division I, according to the TFRRS.org list on Friday night.

Lane is ranked 63rd on the TFFRS.org list with her season-best score coming from the SDSU Holiday Open in December (3,560 points).

See the Pentathlon Results from Friday

Dakota Realty Invitational
VERMILLION, S.D. - The climax of the invite at the DakotaDome was the throwing group setting more records and personal-best marks for themselves.

Senior Colton Bender recorded his personal-best mark for the second weekend in a row. His mark this weekend is the new school record, pushing it to 66-06.50, which is 10.25 inches better than his previous-best and 11.00 inches better than second-best.

It was also the Rapid City, S.D., native's fourth consecutive (he's only competed in four meets so far) top-three finish this season, winning three of the events. It's his 10th career top-three finish and fourth win.

Junior Abby Sudbeck has finally broken the barrier from sixth on SDSU's all-time list to move up to third. She increased her career-best by 2-01.75 feet to make the chart jump. Since the beginning of the season, her personal-best mark has grown by 5-05.00 feet.

It's Sudbeck's first career win in the weight throw and second time finishing in the top three in her career.

Junior Mason Leiseth recorded a PR in the shot put, moving him up the school's top 10 list from ninth to fourth all-time. He is tied with alum Brad Alfred's 1978 shot put toss.

There was also a great performance from sophomore Jaymie O'Connor. She recorded her fourth consecutive top-three finish this season, which is every meet she has competed in this season. It's her eighth career top-three finish in just two indoor seasons.

Sophomore Bryant Courter and junior Riley Sears tied their season-best marks in the high jump, with Courter notching his first top-three finish in the event this season, third of his career.

Up Next
Following the two meets this weekend; the Jackrabbits host their biggest meet of the year, the SDSU Indoor Classic. It will feature over 1,500 student-athletes from 40-plus schools. If fans cannot make it to the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex, they can watch it online via FloTrack with a subscription (Click Here).

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Individual Jackrabbit Results
From the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational

800m - Men
Final:
13. Boekelheide, Derek (1:55.71)
15. Goehring, Josh (1:56.34)
26. Gatrost, Wyatt (2:04.13)

800m - Women
Final:
3. Steele, Krista (2:10.98)
13. Dykstra, Renae (2:17.42)

Freshman Derek Boekelheide recorded a personal best time in the 800m, finishing 13th and beating his previous-best time by 0.62 seconds.

Junior Krista Steele recorded a career-best time, improving her previous-best time, and the school's second-fastest mark all-time, by 0.02 seconds. She is still 1.67 seconds away from tying the school record held by teammate, sophomore Oksana Covey.

It was Steele's ninth top-three finish in her career. In both of the 800m races the Monticello, Minn. native has races in this season, she has placed in the first and third.

Mile Run - Men
Final:
3. Burdick, Kyle (4:08.41)
12. Sowada, Sebastian (4:18.84)
19. Hanna, Jordan (4:23.42)

Mile - Women
Final:
7. Dykstra, Kendra (5:07.71)
15. Fasen, Anna (5:12.24)
16. Schweiss, Jamie (5:12.29)

It was the first race for junior Kyle Burdick in the 2018 indoor season. He notched a third-place finish, which is his sixth top-three finish of his career in the mile. His time of 4:08.41 was 0.29 seconds away from his PR, which ranks sixth on the school's top 10 list. He earned his personal best last year in the Husker Invite.

Juniors Jordan Hanna and Sebastian Sowada recorded career-best marks in the mile. Hanna's previous-best time was improved by 0.27 seconds while Sowada's was 0.84 seconds faster.

Sophomores Jamie Schweiss and Anna Fasen both notched personal bests in the mile at Nebraska. Fasen improved her time by 2.42 seconds while Schweiss beat her time by 8.18 seconds.

3,000m - Men
Final:
2. Cayo, Chase (8:24.54)
15. Mather, Micah (8:39.62)
16. Peters, Gabe (8:39.65)

3,000m - Women
Final:
1. King, Rachel (9:36.53)
10. Donnay, Anna (10:10.26)
11. Schell, Mackenzie (10:11.10)
17. Berzonsky, Emily (10:27.13)

Junior Chase Cayo cracked the top 10 in his second 3,000m race attempt of the season. He is now 10th on the school's top 10 list by beating his previous-best by 7.53 seconds.

Sophomore Micah Mather notched a PR in the event, posting an 8:39.62 for a 15th-place finish. The mark is 1.72 seconds better than his previous-best time.

Juniors Rachel King and Emily Berzonsky recorded their season-best time of the season, with King recording her second consecutive win of the season in the event, fourth all-time. King, the St. Michael, Minn. native, was within 2.32 seconds of tying her PR, which is the school record.

Senior Mackenzie Schell and freshman Anna Donnay posted PR's in the 3,000m. Schell improved her time by 5.21 seconds, Donnay by 1.36 seconds.

Individual Jackrabbit Results
From the Dakota Realty Invitational

60m - Men
Final:
3. Zenner, Sam (7.03)
4. Clarke, Daniel (7.06)
5. Larson, Landon (7.08)
8. Kuil, Cameron (7.17)

60m - Women
Final:
4. Flemister-Smith, Miatta (7.84)
6. O'Connor, Jaymie (8.05)
7. Carlson, Delaney (8.08)
9. Thill, Jennifer (8.19)
10. Frezell, Ataja (8.20)
11. Altenburg, Emily (8.23)
13. Mottinger, Haley (8.30)

Freshman Daniel Clarke recorded his personal best in three race attempts in the 60m. He beat his previous-best time by 0.09 seconds.

It was the first time running the 60m this season for sophomore Landon Larson, while it was the first 60m race of freshman Cameron Kuil's career. Larson topped his personal best he ran last year, by 0.01 seconds.

It was the first race of the season for sophomore Miatta Flemister-Smith and first career 60m race for sophomore Jaymie O'Connor and freshman Emily Altenburg.

Sophomore Delaney Carlson tied her season-best mark, just 0.02 second off of her personal best.

Fellow sophomore Jennifer Thill notched her season-best mark by 0.02 seconds.

200m - Men
Final:
2. Larson, Landon (22.28)
3. Kuil, Cameron (22.48)
5. Williams, Jalen (22.92)

200m - Women
Final:
2. Flemister-Smith, Miatta (25.80)
4. Carlson, Delaney (26.16)
6. Frezell, Ataja (26.57)
11. Sebern, Allison (27.37)
12. Thill, Jennifer (27.42)

It was the third time for sophomore Landon Larson competing in the 200m, while it was the second time for freshman Cameron Kuil and junior Jalen Williams.

Sophomore Miatta Flemister-Smith notched her mark in her second race of the season. It was the first 200m races for sophomores Allison Sebern and Jennifer Thill.

Fellow sophomore Delaney Carlson was 0.05 seconds away from tying her personal-best mark.

400m - Men
Final:
2. Johnson, Sam (50.82)
4. Bray, Caleb (51.51)
5. Gibson, Lewis (51.88)

400m - Women
Final:
7. Gray, Madison (1:01.30)
9. Bermel, Chloe (1:01.69)
11. VandeBrake, Peyton (1:03.00)
12. Pistulka, Kristin (1:03.07)

Junior Sam Johnson posted his first top-three finish of the season, his third of his career.

Freshman Chloe Bermel notched a personal-best time, finishing 0.66 seconds better than her previous best mark.

Sophomore Kristin Pistulka recorded her first 400m of the indoor season.

800m - Men
Final:
2. Wilson, Matt (1:58.90)
5. Radtke, Daniel (2:01.64)
7. Auch, Alexander (2:04.95)
10. Schwinghamer, John (2:09.40)

800m - Women
Final:
10. Scislow, Jennie (2:24.99)

It was the first race for junior Matt Wilson, who finished in the top three for the second time in his career. Freshman Alexander Auch posted his first 800m race as a Jackrabbit.

Senior Jennie Scislow recorded her personal-best mark in the 800m, finishing 7.01 seconds better than her first attempt in the 800m as a Jackrabbit. It ranks seventh-best on the team's season performance list.

Mile - Men
Final
5. Fick, Evan (4:25.60)
7. Auch, Alexander (4:32.13)
8. Schwinghamer, Michael (4:32.51)
9. Klawitter, Chandler (4:33.35)
10. Radtke, Daniel (4:35.83)

Mile - Women
Final:
13. Bickett, Shelby (5:28.78)
14. Propst, Rachel (5:29.28)
15. Nelson, Emma (5:29.89)
18. Krause, Mary (5:35.32)

It was the first time running the mile for junior Chandler Klawitter and freshman Alexander Auch, while fellow freshman Evan Fick notched his PR in the mile.

Junior Shelby Bickett and freshman Mary Krause posted PR's while it was the first mile time for sophomore Emma Nelson and junior Rachel Propst.

3,000m - Men
Final:
6. Munsterman, Ray (9:24.55)
7. Sargent, Cole (9:26.74)
8. Wilts, Jacob (9:31.11)

3,000m - Women
Did not compete.

It was a season-best performance for redshirt-freshman Ray Munsterman. He recorded his best 2.75 seconds better than his previous-best mark.

60m Hurdles - Men
Finals:
2. Wessels, Nick (8.47)
5. Bates, Tom (8.65)

60m Hurdles - Women
Finals:
2. O'Connor, Jaymie (8.71)
9. Mottinger, Haley (9.28)
11. Bohan, Sara (9.47)
12. Kreber, Kendyl (9.92)

Redshirt-freshman Nick Wessels notched his first top-three finish of his career.

Sophomore Jaymie O'Connor recorded her fourth consecutive top-three finish this season, which is every meet she has competed in this season. It's her eighth career top-three finish in just two indoor seasons.

Sophomore Sara Bohan tied her PR mark, while freshman Kendyl Kreber recorded her personal-best time.

4x400m Relay - Men
1. "A" Team (3:32.69)
(1. John Schwinghamer, 2. Michael Schwinghamer, 3. Daniel Radtke, 4. Matt Wilson)

4x400m Relay - Women
6. "A" Team (4:07.77)
(1. Madison Gray, 2. Jennie Scislow, 3. Shelby Bickett, 4. Mary Krause)

The men's group had a mark that is ninth-best on the school's performance list while the women's team ranked seventh on the list.

It was the first time running in the relay for senior Jennie Scislow and freshman Mary Krasue.

High Jump
Final:
2. Courter, Bryant (6-06.75)
7. Sears, Riley (6-04.75)
9. Dzisa, Gabriel (5-08.75)
-- Hejna, JJ (No Height)

High Jump - Women
Final:
4. Mingo, Maddie (5-02.50)
7. Holtz, Chloe (5-00.50)
9. Neff, Kayla (4-08.75)

Sophomore Bryant Courter and junior Riley Sears tied their season-best marks in the high jump, with Courter notching his first top-three finish in the event this season, third of his career.

Freshman Madison Mingo jumped the highs among all Jacks for the first time in a meet this season. She tied her career-best mark of 5-02.50.

Pole Vault - Men
Final:
3. Andera, Anthony (14-06.00)
4. Branick, Brendan (14-00.00)
-- Francom, Trent (No Height)

Pole Vault - Women
Final
5. Muller, Amy (9-11.25)

Junior Brendan Branick notched an indoor personal best by 1-06.50 feet. Redshirt-freshman Anthony Andera recorded his first top-three finish of the season, which is the second of his career.

Long Jump - Men
Did not compete.

Long Jump - Women
Final:
3. Stewart, Emma (17-07.00)
4. Altenburg, Emily (17-01.25)
5. Bohan, Sara (16-08.00)
6. Bisgard, Sophie (16-05.25)
7. Neff, Kayla (16-05.00)
8. Kreber, Kendyl (15-08.75)

Three Jackrabbits recorded personal-best marks in the long jump. Sophomore Sara Bohan added 3.50 inches to her PR, freshmen Kendyl Kreber and Sophie Bisgard increased theirs by 8.75 and 3.00 inches, respectively.

Triple Jump - Men
Final:
1. Albrecht, Ephram (45-02.50)

Triple Jump - Women
Final:
5. Stewart, Emma (35-00.25)
6. Altenburg, Emily (34-09.00)
8. Bisgard, Sophie (34-01.50)

It was a season-best mark for junior Ephram Albrecht, which increased his best by 11.00 inches.

Freshman Emily Altenburg notched her personal-best jump at the Dakota Realty Invite. She bested her previous-best mark by 6.75 inches, which is now tied for second-best on the team's performance list.

Shot Put - Men
Final:
1. Leiseth, Mason (53-09.00)
4. Huber, Noah (51-10.50)
5. Reinke, Max (51-02.25)
7. Fenchel, Caden (50-04.00)
8. Coil, Sam (47-09.25)
9. Leonhard, Dakota (45-03.00)

Shot Put - Women
Final:
2. TerWee, Micayla (44-06.00)
6. Vollmer, Kasie (42-11.00)
7. Moorhouse, Madeline (42-09.50)
9. Johnson, Emma (38-11.50)
10. Astleford, Rachel (38-07.50)
12. Dynes, Alex (35-03.75)
14. Wynn, Naomi (33-08.00)

Junior Mason Leiseth recorded a PR in the shot put, moving him up the school's top 10 list from ninth to fourth all-time. He is tied with alum Brad Alfred's 1978 shot put toss.

Unattached thrower Caden Fenchel tied his career-best mark in the shot put.

It was the first time this season that sophomore Micayla TerWee cracked the top three this season. It's her fifth time doing so in her career.

Weight Throw - Men
Final:
1. Bender, Colton (66-06.50)
6. Huber, Noah (52-06.75)
7. Coil, Sam (52-05.25)

Weight Throw - Women
Final:
1. Sudbeck, Abby (60-10.50)
6. TerWee, Micayla (49-06.25)
10. Moorhouse, Madi (46-07.25)
11. Torrance, Allison (44-10.75)
15. Zinola, Miranda (41-08.00)
16. Shubert, Kenzie (41-03.00)

Senior Colton Bender recorded his personal-best mark for the second weekend in a row. His mark this weekend is the new school record, pushing it to 66-06.50, which is 10.25 inches better than his previous-best and 11.00 inches better than second-best.

It was also the Rapid City, S.D., native's fourth consecutive (he's only competed in four meets so far) top-three finish this season, winning three of the events. It's his 10th career top-three finish and fourth win.

Sophomore Noah Huber also threw a personal-best mark, keeping his name 10th on the school's all-time list. Fellow Jackrabbit, unattached thrower Sam Coil would have made the list if he had been attached and Huber didn't make his throw.

Junior Abby Sudbeck has finally broken the barrier from sixth on SDSU's all-time list to move up to third. She increased her career-best by 2-01.75 feet to make the chart jump. Since the beginning of the season, her personal-best mark has grown by 5-05.00 feet.

It's Sudbeck's first career win in the weight throw and second time finishing in the top three in her career.

Freshman Madeline Moorhouse, sophomore Allison Torrance, and unattached Kenzie Shubert recorded their PR's. Moorhouse increased hers by 3-05.75 feet, Torrance by 9.50 inches, and Shubert by 10.75 inches.

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