Jacks TF Finishes Opening Outdoor Weekend

Friday, March 16

Tulsa, Okla.

Fri: 6:30 p.m. | Sat: 10 a.m.

South Dakota State University

Tulsa Duals

3/17/2018 6:44:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Results: ESU Spring Open 2018 Results: Tulsa Duals - Day 1 Results: Tulsa Duals 2018 - Day 2

Jacks competed at Tulsa against Big XII and Summit League Competition

TULSA, Okla. - The South Dakota State returns home with the first outdoor competition under their belts.

A couple Jackrabbits (Jr. Kasie Vollmer & So. Dakota Leonhard) competed at the Emporia State Spring Open on Friday, representing the only two throwers competing on weekend.

The pole vault group kicked off the outdoor action at the Tulsa Duals for the Jacks. The momentum carried into Saturday as State had a total of 13 student-athletes and four relay teams finish top-three of their respective events.

Sophomore Kendra Dykstra recorded a couple of top-five finishes on Saturday afternoon. She ran the 1,500m first, finishing third (4:46.78), which was her first career top-three finish in the event.

Later in the afternoon, Dykstra posted a fourth-place finish (2:19.52) in the 800m, which was her seventh career top-five finish, third time outdoors.

Sophomore Evan Hieber posted a personal-best in his second attempt at the 110m hurdles, finishing fifth (15.77) and beating his previous-best mark by 1.23 seconds.

Sophomore Jaymie O'Connor recorded her fifth career top-three finish (14.39) in the first race of her second season in 100m hurdles.

The men's 4x100m relay teams found success as well, with the "A" team (1. Sr. Jalen Williams, 2. So. Landon Larson, 3. Fr. Daniel Clarke, 4. So. Sam Zenner) recording the school's second-fastest time (41.27) in school history.

The men's "B" team (1. Fr. Cameron Kuil, 2. R-Fr. Coby Hilton, 3. Jr. Zach Schroeder, 4. Jr. Sam Johnson) was just 0.11 seconds from cracking the top 10.

The teams finished second and third in the race.

Sophomore Sam Zenner and redshirt freshman Coby Hilton, both members of a 4x100m relay team, also finished second and third in the 100m dash. Zenner finished second (10.65), just 0.14 seconds from his PR, while Hilton finished third (10.93), just 0.05 seconds away from his.

They both recorded their third top-three finish in the event.

Sophomore Miatta Flemister-Smith, the anchor of the women's 4x100m relay, improved her personal-best in 100m dash by 0.01 seconds. She finished fourth (12.19), with her mark tying for 10th-best on the school's all-time list with Melanie Sunding (1984).

Flemister-Smith posted her fifth career top-five finish.

Team Scores
The meet was dual scored. The women's team outscored every other school there besides Oklahoma State. On the men's side, SDSU outscored all the schools there and won the meet.

Women Dual Scoring:
SDSU over ORU, 72-67
OKST over SDSU, 87-69
SDSU over UNO, 99-55
SDSU over TULSA, 86-65
SDSU over ISU, 87-58

Men Dual Scoring:
SDSU over ORU, 63-59
SDSU over OKST, 73-60
SDSU over TULSA, 68-64
SDSU over ISU, 68-58

ESU Spring Open (Vollmer & Leonhard) & Tulsa Duals (Day 1 - Pole Vault) Recap

Up Next
The Jackrabbits will split among three meets on March 30, traveling to the SMSU Mustang Open at Marshall, Minn., Stanford Invitational at Palo Alto, Calif., and the San Francisco Distance Carnival at San Francisco, Calif.

However, SDSU will host the Ruth Marske Invitational at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex on March 24 for high school teams. Another high school meet hosted by the Jacks is the Scott Underwood Invitational on April 2.

The Summit League Indoor Athlete of the Year will be announced next Wednesday, March 21, concluding the league's indoor accolades.

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Individual Jackrabbit Results

100m - Men
Finals:
2. Zenner, Sam (10.65)
3. Hilton, Coby (10.93)

100m - Women
Finals:
4. Flemister-Smith, Miatta (12.19)
10. Carlson, Delaney (12.68)
14. Thill, Jennifer (13.03)
15. Pistulka, Kristin (13.09)

Sophomore Sam Zenner and redshirt freshman Coby Hilton recorded their third career top-three finishes. Zenner was 0.14 seconds away from tying his personal-best mark, while Hilton was 0.05 seconds away.

Sophomore Miatta Flemister-Smith posted her career-best time, beating her previous-best by 0.01 seconds and just cracking the school's top 10 list, tying Melanie Sunding (1984) for 10th all-time.

It was also Flemister-Smith's fifth career top-five finish, just one meet into her second outdoor season.

Sophomore Kristin Pistulka also recorded her personal best, beating it by 0.01 seconds.

Sophomore Jennifer Thill ties her career-best in the event from last year.

200m - Men
Finals:
Did not compete.

200m - Women
Finals:
5. Flemister-Smith, Miatta (25.11)
8. Carlson, Delaney (25.53)
13. Pistulka, Kristin (26.49)
15. Neff, Kayla (26.62)
16. Thill, Jennifer (26.67)
19. Mottinger, Haley (26.82)
20. Bohan, Sara (26.96)
25. Kreber, Kendyl (28.56)

It was sophomore Miatta Flemister-Smith's seventh career top-five finish, third time outdoors.

Sophomores Haley Mottinger, Jennifer Thill, and Kristin Pistulka all notched overall personal-best marks in the event. It was Mottinger's third career attempt in the 200m, second outdoor attempt.

Sophomore Kayla Neff posted an outdoor PR while sophomore Sara Bohan and freshman Kendyl Kreber ran their first 200m dash.

400m - Men
Finals:
9. Larson, Landon (49.43)
10. Monaghan, Skyler (49.66)
13. Johnson, Sam (49.93)
15. Kuil, Cameron (50.37)
16. Williams, Jalen (50.41)
19. Schroeder, Zach (51.96)

400m - Women
Finals:
5. Dolezal, Savannah (57.26)
8. Lane, Vanessa (58.34)
10. Sebern, Allison (59.03)
15. Bermel, Chloe (1:01.53)

Juniors Skyler Monaghan and Zach Schroeder, along with freshman Cameron Kuil all recorded their first outdoor 400m marks as a Jackrabbit. Schroeder posted his best overall time in the event.

Senior Savannah Dolezal posted her 13th top-five finish in the 400m dash for her career.

Senior Vanessa Lane competed in her fifth career 400m dash, third time outdoors.

It was freshman Chloe Bermel's first outdoor 400m attempt.
800m - Men
Finals:
4. Lawton, Cal (1:54.39)
6. Goehring, Josh (1:55.38)
8. Wilson, Matt (1:57.85)
9. Gatrost, Wyatt (1:58.81)
10. Prohaska, Josh (1:58.82)
12. Hanna, Jordan (2:02.33)
13. Radtke, Daniel (2:02.33)
14. Boekelheide, Derek (2:05.99)

800m - Women
Finals:
4. Dykstra, Kendra (2:19.52)
6. Gray, Madison (2:20.38)
7. Dykstra, Renae (2:21.33)

Senior Cal Lawton recorded his first attached mark during the 2018 year (ran the 600m unattached at the SDSU Last Chance). It is his 18th career top-five finish in the event.

Freshman Derek Boekelheide recorded his first career outdoor 800m, while sophomore Wyatt Gatrost notched his first as a Jackrabbit.

Junior Matt Wilson was 1.65 seconds away from his outdoor PR in the event.

Sophomore Kendra Dykstra notched her seventh career top-five finish in the 800m, third time outdoors.

It was the first outdoor 800m race for freshman Madison Gray, who finished with her best overall time, beating her 2018 indoor PR.

1,500m - Men
Finals:
1. Boekelheide, Derek (4:06.57)
2. Hanna, Jordan (4:11.59)
3. Radtke, Daniel (4:12.48)

1,500m - Women
Finals:
3. Dykstra, Kendra (4:46.78)
6. Dykstra, Renae (4:49.58)
7. Schell, Mackenzie (4:49.77)

Junior Jordan Hanna posted his second career top-three finish in the event, while sophomore Daniel Radtke notched his first one.

Freshman Derek Boekelheide added his first career run in the 1,500m.

Sophomore Kendra Dykstra recorded her first top-three finish in the 1,500m.

Senior Renae Dykstra was 3.26 seconds away from her PR set in 2015.

3,000m - Men
Finals:
2. Fick, Evan (8:51.85)
-- Schwinghamer, Michael (DNF)

3,000m - Women
Finals:
5. Nelson, Emma (11:01.66)

It was the first career outdoor 3,000m for freshman Evan Fick, which he posted his first career top-three finish.

Sophomore Emma Nelson posted her outdoor personal-best mark, beating her previous-best time by 16.79 seconds.

110m Hurdles - Men
Finals:
5. Hieber, Evan (15.77)

100m Hurdles - Women
Finals:
3. O'Connor, Jaymie (14.39)
5. Mottinger, Haley (15.09)
6. Bohan, Sara (15.65)
8. Neff, Kayla (16.62)
9. Kreber, Kendyl (16.62)

Sophomore Evan Hieber posted his second career 110m hurdles, beating his previous-best mark by 1.23 seconds.

It was sophomore Jaymie O'Connor's fifth top-three finish in the event.

Sophomore Haley Mottinger was just 0.07 seconds away from tying her PR.

Sophomores Kayla Neff and Sara Bohan, along with freshman Kendyl Kreber posted their first career 100m hurdles.

400m Hurdles - Men
Finals:
Did not compete.

400m Hurdles - Women
Finals:
5. Gramer, Sandra (1:05.97)
6. Holtz, Chloe (1:06.87)

It was senior Sandra Gramer's seventh career top-five finish, while it was the first time competing in the event for sophomore Chloe Holtz.

2,000m Steeplechase - Men
Finals:
5. Schwinghamer, Michael (6:31.56)
6. Klawitter, Chandler (6:32.37)

2,000m Steeplechase - Women
Finals:
3. Schweiss, Jamie (7:27.26)

Junior Chandler Klawitter posted his best mark in his second attempt in the event, beating his previous-best by 7.87 seconds.

Freshman Michael Schwinghamer and sophomore Jamie Schweiss notched their first 2,000m steeplechase mark.

4x100m Relay - Men
Finals:
2. "A" Team (41.27)
(1. Sr. Jalen Williams, 2. So. Landon Larson, 3. Fr. Daniel Clarke, 4. So. Sam Zenner)

3. "B" Team (41.97)
(1. Fr. Cameron Kuil, 2. R-Fr. Coby Hilton, 3. Jr. Zach Schroeder, 4. Jr. Sam Johnson)

4x100m Relay - Women
Finals:
4. "A" Team (48.36)
(1. So. Delaney Carlson, 2. Sr. Vanessa Lane, 3. So. Jaymie O'Connor, 4. So. Miatta Flemister-Smith)

5. "B" Team (49.43)
(1. Fr. Emily Altenburg, 2. So. Jennifer Thill, 3. So. Kristin Pistulka, 4. Fr. Chloe Bermel)

The men's "A" team's mark is second all-time on the school's top 10, while the "B" team just missed the 10th spot by 0.11 seconds.

It was the first career 4x100m relay for Freshmen Daniel Clarke and Cameron Kuil.

On the women's side, it was the first career 4x100m relay for freshmen Emily Altenburg and Chloe Bermel, and sophomores Jaymie O'Connor, Kristin Pistulka, and Jennifer Thill.

4x400m Relay - Men
Finals:
3. "A" Team (3:19.07)
(1. So. Landon Larson, 2. Fr. Cameron Kuil, 3. Jr. Sam Johnson, 4. Sr. Cal Lawton)

5. "B" Team (3:27.48)
(1. Sr. Josh Prohaksa, 2. So. Josh Goehring, 3. Jr. Zach Schroeder, 4. So. Wyatt Gatrost)

4x400m Relay - Women
Finals:
3. "A" Team (3:54.68)
(1. Sr. Vanessa Lane, 2. So. Allison Sebern, 3. Sr. Sandra Gramer, 4. Fr. Madison Gray)

High Jump - Men
Finals:
4. Dzisa, Gabriel (6-00.75)
-- Sears, Riley (No Height)

High Jump - Women
Finals:
3. Mingo, Maddie (5-01.00)
4. Holtz, Chloe (4-11.00)

It was freshman Gabriel Dzisa's first career outdoor jump, which is an overall personal-best mark. He beat his previous-best height by 0.25 inches.

Freshman Madison Mingo also recorded her first high jump as a Jackrabbit, which was her first career top-three finish.

It was sophomore Chloe Holtz's second-best place-finish in the event.

Pole Vault - Men (Friday at Tulsa Duals)
Finals:
T-1. Francom, Trent (15-05.00)
-- Branick, Brendan (No Height)
-- Andera, Anthony (No Height)

Pole Vault - Women (Friday at Tulsa Duals)
Finals:
8. Muller, Amy (9-04.25)

Freshman Trent Francom recorded his first career outdoor collegiate mark in the pole vault. After tying for first tonight, he has now placed first in five meets between indoor and outdoor, and finished in the top-three of the event in seven of the nine meets.

The Huron, S.D. native, record a spectacular indoor season, finishing fourth in The Summit League Indoor Championships with his personal-best mark and tied the indoor school record (16-06.75) with his brother, Reagan Francom, and Lynn Olson.

Francom is 7.75 inches away from cracking the school's outdoor top 10.

Only two vaulters recorded marks in the event out of six total competitiors. Junior Brendan Branick (13-11.25) and sophomore Anthony Andera (14-05.25) missed their opening marks.

Branick has an outdoor personal-best of 14-05.25 he set in the 2017 outdoor season. His indoor campaign was highlighted by a season-best jump at the SDSU Last Chance, finishing fourth (14-07.25). His indoor PR is 15-01.00 from the 2016 season.

Andera posted his outdoor career-best in the pole vault at the beginning of the 2017 outdoor season, winning the SMSU Mustang Open and posting 14-11.00 unattached.

During his 2018 indoor season, the Aberdeen, S.D. native, vaulted his personal-best in the first meet with a height of 15-07.00. The mark is tied for 10th all-time on the school's indoor list.

Freshman Amy Muller notched her first outdoor pole vault of her collegiate career, sixth overall meet she's competed in. She finished eighth out of 10 competitors.

Muller has an indoor personal-best of 11-00.25, which ranks seventh on SDSU's top 10 indoor marks. She is 1-06.00 away from tying the 10th-best outdoor mark in school history.

Long Jump - Men
Finals:
2. Courter, Bryant (23-11.50)
5. Clarke, Daniel (22-11.25)
7. Hejna, JJ (22-09.50)
8. Albrecht, Ephram (20-08.00)

Long Jump - Women
Finals:
7. Altenburg, Emily (17-08.75)
8. Stewart, Emma (17-04.25)
9. O'Connor, Jaymie (17-00.00)
10. Bisgard, Emily (16-05.00)

Sophomore Bryant Courter recorded the same distance as the first-place winner. His mark would rank sixth on the school's all-time top 10 list, but his PR (24-07.25) is third on the list.

Courter's top-three finish is his 12th for his career.

Senior J.J. Hejna was 0.25 inches short of tying his outdoor personal-best mark.

Freshman Daniel Clarke recorded his first outdoor long jump mark.

First outdoor jumps for freshmen Emily Altenburg, Emma Stewart, and Sophie Bisgard.

Altenburg was one inch from her indoor PR (17-09.75), Bisgard was 3.50 inches away from her indoor best (16-08.50).

Sophomore Jaymie O'Connor is eight inches away from her outdoor PR (17-08.00).

Triple Jump - Men
Finals:
2. Albrecht, Ephram (45-05.00)
-- Courter, Bryant (Foul)

Triple Jump - Women
Finals:
4. Holtz, Chloe (37-02.25)
5. Altenburg, Emily (34-05.50)
6. Bisgard, Emily (34-03.00)

Junior Ephram Albrecht recorded his 11th career top-three finish in the event.

Sophomore Chloe Holtz posted her overall PR in the event, beating her indoor personal-best mark by 10.25 inches. It's her first career outdoor jump and she is 9.25 inches from cracking the school's top 10.

Freshmen Emily Altenburg and Sophie Bisgard notched their first career outdoor jumps. Altenburg is 3.50 inches from her overall PR, Bisgard is one inch from hers.

Discus Throw (Friday at ESU Spring Open)
Finals:
3. Vollmer, Kasie (146-02.00)

Vollmer recorded her first official discus throw in the 2018 outdoor campaign. It was her second-best throw to start a season (threw 147-02.00 at the start of the 2016 outdoor, Vance Butler Invite) and first time competing at the ESU Spring Open.

It's Vollmer's seventh time finishing in the top three of the event for her career. She was 1-02.00 feet away from the winner (Tyra Bickham, Wichita State) and one foot from the runner up (Rebecca Finley, UMKC). There were a total of 39 student-athletes competing in the event.

The Savage, Minn. native, is coming off of a strong indoor season where she competed in the shot put throughout the season, including a 10th-place finish at The Summit League Indoor Championships. She posted the school's eighth-best throw all-time in the event.

She was named one of SDSU's preseason athletes to watch by The Summit League this outdoor season. She has the school record in the discus throw, which she set last year at the NCAA West Prelims (173-11.00).

Javelin Throw (Friday at ESU Spring Open)
Finals:
15. Leonhard, Dakota (175-08.00)

Leonhard notched a 15th-place finish in his first outdoor competition. There were 37 competitors in the event. It is his fifth career throw in the event at South Dakota State.

The Fredericksburg, Pa. native, is coming off of an indoor season where he competed in five shot put event and a season-best toss of 47-09.00.

Last year, the sophomore broke the school record in his second career meet, throwing the javelin 195-04.00 and finishing in the top-three at every meet, including two wins. He was not able to compete in last year's outdoor championships due to injury.

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