Jacks Grab 2nd & 4th at the Outdoor Championships

Thursday, May 10

Tulsa, Okla.

Thurs: 8 a.m. | Fri: 10 a.m. | Sat: 11 a.m.

South Dakota State University

The Summit League Outdoor Championships

5/12/2018 9:22:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Results: Summit League Championships (Final)Recap: Summit League Recap (Final)

TULSA, Okla. - The South Dakota State track and field teams finished The Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships with the men capturing 215.50 points and all of the championship awards as runner-ups and the women scoring 111 points for fourth place.

Sophomore Bryant Courter capped another great outdoor championships, winning his second consecutive Championship Field MVP by scoring 23.50 points. He won both the long jump and triple jump for the second year in a row, adding PR's in both. His triple jump was a school record while his farthest long jump would have been the school championship record if it was not wind-aided.

However, his second farthest jump 25-00.00 feet to push his name up to second all-time on the school's top 10.

Junior Kyle Burdick added his second straight Championship Track MVP by winning the 1,500m, finishing runner-up in the 10,000m, and grabbing the bronze in the 800m - totaling 24 points. It was his first attempt in the 800m at the championships, while he defended his title in the 1,500m.

Freshman Daniel Clarke gather 13 points individually, then helped the team add another 10 in the 4x100m relay to win the Jacks' second straight Newcomer of the Championship Award (Courter won it last year).

Clarke scored his points by adding PR's in three of the four events he competed in, including the school record in the 100m (set it in the prelims, and would have set it in the finals) and the 4x100m relay (team reset the school record, trimming off 0.44 seconds). His third personal-best mark came in the long jump where he scored the school's fourth-best jump.

On the men's side, sophomore Chase Cayo and Wyatt Gatrost joined Burdick and Courter as the SDSU event winners. Cayo competed on the Thursday, taking the victory in the 10,000m with teammates Burdick and senior Trevor Capra rounding out the podium.

Gatrost finished the men's 800m with a photo-finish, tying South Dakota's Eldon Warner, and leading five other Jackrabbits in the finals.

Senior Mason Leiseth had one of the five school records set at the outdoor championships, setting the all-time mark in the shot put and increasing his PR by 7.50 inches.

Sophomore Evan Hieber broke the 1989 school record in the decathlon by 60 points, gathering nine personal-best marks out of the 10.

Redshirt Coby Hilton was one of five student-athletes to have multiple personal-best marks. He advanced to the finals of the 100m and 200m, finishing fifth and fourth. He jumped to the fourth-best mark in school history in the prelims of the 100m and (tied fourth-best) finals of the 200m.

Hilton would have had the third-best mark in the 200m if his preliminary time was not illegally wind-aided. The Marshall, Minn. native complimented his individual accolades with a team effort to reset the school record in the 4x100m relay once more. The team trimmed off another 0.44 seconds and won the league race.

On the women's side, junior Rachel King finished with two top-three finishes, including her first league victory in the 3,000m steeplechase, 14th overall career win.

Juniors Krista Steele and Kasie Vollmer, along with senior Vanessa Lane totaled up the last of the four Jackrabbit victories in Tulsa. Vollmer added another 2-11.00 feet to her season-best to win the discus throw while Steele posted her first outdoor 800m championship (she won both 2018 indoor/outdoor league 800m), her fifth career win in the event.

Lane ended her Jackrabbit career finally winning the heptathlon by posting two PR's and two event wins on Thursday and Friday.

Sophomore Miatta Flemister-Smith represented two of the eight personal-best marks set at ONEOK Sports Complex, en route to a seventh-place finish in the 100m and a fifth-place finish in the 200m. Both her 100m (11.92) and 200m (24.39) are in the school's top 10 (100m -T-4th, 200m - T-7th).

Summit League Quick Facts
It is the third time, second in a row, the men's team has finished runner-up in the league outdoor championships, but this year was the most points scored by the Jackrabbits ever.

The women's team finished fourth for the third time in since joining The Summit League.

Second time on the men's team that a Jackrabbit has been awarded a track championship MVP or a Newcomer of the Championship. The fourth Jackrabbit that was named as the Field Championship MVP.

Five event winners in the men's side is tied for the most ever by SDSU. However, State had five individuals and one relay team, totaling six, which is the most-ever event champions.

The women's team added four event winners in the outdoor championships this year, tied for the second-most ever (2009 had 5) with the 2011 and 2015 squads.

Up Next
For the Jackrabbits that qualify, the NCAA West Regionals are scheduled in Sacramento, Calif. on May 24-26. As of right now, seven Jacks qualify for competition.

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Men's Top-Threes (6 Event Winners, 17 Top-Threes, 16 Jacks)
1. So. Chase Cayo (10,000)
1. Jr. Kyle Burdick (1,500m)
1. So. Bryant Courter (LJ)
1. So. Bryant Courter (TJ)
T-1. Jr. Wyatt Gatrost (800m)
2. Fr. Daniel Clarke (100m)
2. Jr. Kyle Burdick (10,000)
3. Jr. Skyler Monaghan (400m)
3. Jr. Kyle Burdick (800m)
3. So. Chase Cayo (5,000m)
3. Sr. Trevor Capra (10,000)
3. So. Micah Mather (3,000S)
3. Fr. Trent Francom (PV)
3. Sr. Colton Bender (HT)
3. So. Evan Hieber (Dec)

1. 4x100m Relay (1. R-Fr. Coby Hilton, 2. So. Landon Larson, 3. So. Daniel Clarke, 4. So. Sam Zenner)
2. 4x400m Relay (1. So. Landon Larson, 2. Fr. Cameron Kuil, 3. R-Fr. Mitchel Acker, 4. Jr. Skyler Monaghan)

Women's Top-Threes (4 Event Winners, 7 Top-Threes, 6 Jacks)
1. Jr. Krista Steele (800m)
1. Jr. Rachel King (3,000S)
1. Jr. Kasie Vollmer (DT)
1. Sr. Vanessa Lane (Hept)
2. Jr. Rachel King (1,500m)
2. Fr. Anna Donnay (5,000m)
3. So. Kendra Dykstra (1,500m)

Men's PR's (25 PR's, 11 Jacks, 5 school records, 10 top 10 marks)
Fr. Daniel Clarke (100m) - School record
R-Fr. Coby Hilton (100m) - 4th all-time
So. Landon Larson (100m) - 7th all-time
R-Fr. Coby Hilton (200m) - T-4th all-time
Jr. Skyler Monaghan (400m)
R-Fr. Nick Wessels (110H 2x)
R-Fr. Nick Wessels (400H)
So. Bryant Courter (LJ) - legal mark, 2nd all-time
So. Bryant Courter (TJ) - School record
Fr. Daniel Clarke (LJ) - 4th all-time
Sr. Mason Leiseth (SP) School record
R-Fr. Noah Huber (DT)
Sr. Logan Ammons (HT) - 3rd all-time
So. Evan Hieber (10: M-100m, M-LJ, M-SP, M-HJ, M-400m, M-110H, M-DT, M-PV, M-JT, Decathlon) - Dec. is the school record

4x100m Relay (1. R-Fr. Coby Hilton, 2. So. Landon Larson, 3. So. Daniel Clarke, 4. So. Sam Zenner) - School record

Women's PR's (11 PR's, 8 Jacks, 4 top 10 marks)
So. Miatta Flemister-Smith (100m) - 4th all-time
So. Miatta Flemister-Smith (200m) - T-7th all-time
Sr. Jennie Scislow (800m 2x)
So. Kayla Neff (100H)
Fr. Emily Altenburg (LJ)
Fr. Emma Stewart (LJ)
So. Sara Bohan (LJ)
Fr. Miranda Zinola (DT)
Sr. Vanessa Lane (2: M-100H, M-200m) 200m is 10th all-time

4x400m Relay (1. Jr. Savannah Dolezal, 2. So. Delaney Carlson, 3. Jr. Krista Steele, 4. Sr. Vanessa Lane) - 9th all-time

NOTE: W: Wind-aided mark over 4.0, will not count in records or NCAA Performance list | w: wind-aided mark over 2.0 - 4.0 that will count towards school records, not Summit League records

Final Team Scores
Women's Standings:
T-1. South Dakota (263)
T-1. North Dakota State (263)
3. Oral Roberts (116)
4. South Dakota State (111)
5. Western Illinois (30)
6. Omaha (22)
7. Fort Wayne (12)

Men's Standings:
1. North Dakota State (259)
2. South Dakota State (215.50)
3. South Dakota (201.50)
4. Oral Roberts (97)
5. Western Illinois (31)

Individual Jackrabbit Results - Days 1-3 | Day 2 Recap | Day 1 Recap
100m - Men
Prelims:
3. Clarke, Daniel (10.43wQ)
4. Hilton, Coby (10.51wQ)
10. Larson, Landon (10.64w)
11. Zenner, Sam (10.68w)
Finals:
2. Clarke, Daniel (10.45)
5. Hilton, Coby (10.57)

100m - Women - Prelims
5. Flemister-Smith, Miatta (11.85WQ)
14. Thill, Jennifer (12.51W)
Finals:
7. Flemister-Smith, Miatta (11.92w)

Notes from Saturday:
Freshman Daniel Clarke finishes runner up in the championship 100m finals, just 0.02 seconds from his school-record mark he set in the prelims. His mark in the finals would have been the school record as well.

Redshirt freshman Coby Hilton scores what-would-have-been the school's sixth-best mark if he did not have the school's fourth-best mark he set in the prelims yesterday.

Both Clarke and Hilton posted their first outdoor championship 100m.

Sophomore Miatta Flemister-Smith posted a personal-best mark in the 100m, beating her previous-best mark by 0.13 seconds. It is tied for fourth all-time on the school's top 10.

She improved upon her 2017 place-finish and mark, beating her ninth place (12.20) then-personal-best mark.

Notes from Friday:
Freshman Daniel Clarke notched a personal-best mark good enough to break the 1994 school record set by Edmund Estephane (10.47). Clarke trimmed the school record by 0.04 seconds and his PR by 0.23 seconds.

Redshirt freshman Coby Hilton ran a personal-best himself, which puts his name tied for fourth-best all-time with sophomore Sam Zenner's 2017 mark. He beat his previous-best set at the Nebraska Invite last weekend by 0.13 seconds.

Sophomore Landon Larson also posted a PR, beating his by 0.02 seconds move up to seventh all-time.

Sophomores Miatta Flemister-Smith and Jennifer Thill would have added personal-best marks in the prelims of the championship 100m if it had not been wind-aided (4.2). Flemister-Smith's mark would have been third all-time.

200m - Men
Prelims:
3. Hilton, Coby (21.21WQ)
8. Larson, Landon (21.50wq)
12. Zenner, Sam (22.04w)
Finals
4. Hilton, Coby (21.34w)
5. Larson, Landon (21.38w)

200m - Women
Prelims:
5. Flemister-Smith, Miatta (24.39wQ)
Finals:
5. Flemister-Smith, Miatta (24.60W)

Notes from Saturday:
Redshirt freshman Coby Hilton added a personal-best mark in the championship 200m, finally cracking the school's top 10 after being 0.02 second away and having a wind-aided mark in the prelims on Friday (would have been third all-time). His mark is now tied for fourth-best all-time.

Sophomore Landon Larson added a fifth-place finish with a mark that would have been tied for sixth all-time, but he has a PR that is third all-time.

Sophomore Miatta Flemister-Smith improved her outdoor championship place-finish, beating last year's sixth-place finish. She added a personal-best mark in the prelims on Friday (24.39w), which is tied for seventh all-time.

Notes from Friday:
Redshirt freshman Coby Hilton and sophomore Landon Larson entered their way into the finals of the 200m.

Hilton's mark would have been ranked third all-time for SDSU had there not been a 4.3 wind-aid. It was Hilton's first time competing in the outdoor championships.

Larson added his second outdoor championship competition, having a third-place finish last year.

Zenner also competed in his second outdoor championship 200m, he finished fifth in the prelims last year.

Sophomore Miatta Flemister-Smith added a personal-best mark in the 200m, beating her previous-best by 0.35 seconds and moving into a tie for seventh all-time on the school's top 10.

Last year she finished sixth in the finals but scored her then-PR in the prelims (24.87).

400m - Men
Prelims:
5. Monaghan, Skyler (49.45q)
8. Kuil, Cameron (50.20q)
Finals:
3. Monaghan, Skyle (48.71)
6. Kuil, Cameron (49.80)

400m - Women
Prelims:
5. Dolezal, Savannah (57.61q)
8. Carlson, Delaney (58.70q)
10. Sebern, Allison (59.07)
Finals:
6. Dolezal, Savannah (57.61)
7. Carlson, Delaney (57.83)

Notes from Saturday:
Junior Skyler Monaghan ran a personal-best mark in the championship 400m finals. He trimmed his previous-best by 0.61 seconds.

Freshman Cameron Kuil just missed his personal-best mark by 0.07 seconds.

It was the first time for both Kuil and Monaghan competing in the outdoor championships.

Junior Savannah Dolezal ties her best place-finish in the outdoor championships while sophomore Delaney Carlson posted her first career outdoor championship 400m.

Notes from Friday:
Both junior Skyler Monaghan and freshman Cameron Kuil will compete in the finals of the outdoor 400m. It is the first time both of them have competed in The Summit League Outdoor Championships.

Junior Savannah Dolezal and sophomore Delaney Carlson will compete in the finals of the 400m tomorrow.

Dolezal has three attempts in the outdoor championship 400m, with a career-best place-finish of sixth, set at the 2017 championships.

It was Carlson's first career run in the 400m at the championships, third career outdoor 400m.

800m - Men
Prelims:
1. Burdick, Kyle (1:58.25Q)
2. Hanna, Jordan (1:59.65Q)
3. Gatrost, Wyatt (1:58.41Q)
5. Goehring, Josh (1:58.45Q)
6. Sowada, Sebastian (2:00.28Q)
8. Acker, Mitchel (1:59.32q)
Finals:
T-1. Gatrost, Wyatt (1:54.72)
3. Burdick, Kyle (1:55.13)
4. Goehring, Josh (1:55.53)
5. Acker, Mitchel (1:56.48)
6. Hanna, Jordan (1:56.95)
8. Sowada, Sebastian (2:01.41)

800m - Women
Prelims:
1. Dykstra, Kendra (2:14.77Q)
2. Steele, Krista (2:16.00Q)
6. Scislow, Jennie (2:16.90Q)
11. Gray, Madison (2:18.68)
12. Dykstra, Renae (2:20.11)
13. Fasen, Anna (2:22.47)
Finals:
1. Steele, Krista (2:09.59)
6. Scislow, Jennie (2:16.24)
8. Dykstra, Kendra (2:22.09)

Notes from Saturday:
Junior Wyatt Gatrost ended up tying for first place in the championship finals of the 800m. It is his first outdoor championship appearance.

Sophomore Josh Goehring scored his best place-finish at the championships while it was the first time competing in the outdoor championship 800m for everyone else.

Junior Krista Steele wins her first outdoor championship 800m, her fifth career win in the event - including the 2018 indoor championship 800m.

It's her best mark in the championships, 2.04 seconds from her PR, which is second on the all-time list.

Sophomore Kendra Dykstra improved her best place-finish in the championships, while senior Jennie Scislow ran her first outdoor championships.

Scislow ran out another personal-best mark on the weekend, resetting Friday's PR by 0.66 seconds.

Notes from Friday:
All of the SDSU men that competed in the 800m prelims made it through to the finals tomorrow afternoon. Junior Kyle Burdick added only his third career attempt in the 800m, first in the outdoor championships.

Sophomore Josh Goehring has competed in the 2017 outdoor championships, finishing sixth (1:53.81).

It was the first outdoor championships for juniors Jordan Hanna and Wyatt Gatrost, senior Sebastian Sowada, and redshirt freshman Mitchel Acker.

It was also Sowada's first 800m attempt of the season.

Three of the Jackrabbits on the women's team will compete in the finals of the 800m tomorrow, sophomore Kendra Dykstra, junior Krista Steele, and senior Jennie Scislow.

Scislow added a personal-best mark to her preliminary performance, beating her previous-best mark by 1.84 seconds. It is her first time competing in the outdoor championships.

Steele marked her third attempt in the outdoor championship 800m. Her best finish was at the 2017 championships where she placed sixth with her then-PR (2:12.77).

Kendra Dykstra finished the 2017 outdoor championships in 10th place in the prelims, her only other championship 800m appearance.

1,500m - Men
1. Burdick, Kyle (3:48.55)
7. Peters, Gabe (3:58.00)
8. Hanna, Jordan (3:58.46)
9. Schwinghamer, Michael (4:03.92)
11. Sowada, Sebastian (4:05.58)

1,500m - Women
2. King, Rachel (4:30.56)
3. Dykstra, Kendra (4:33.12)
8. Schell, Mackenzie (4:39.96)
10. Fasen, Anna (4:47.34)
12. Dykstra, Renae (4:48.67)

Junior Kyle Burdick defended his title in the 1,500m, winning both the 2017 and 2018 outdoor 1,500m race and finishing second in the 2016 outdoor championships. It is his sixth career win in the event.

Freshman Michael Schwinghamer tallied a personal-best mark in his first year at the championships, beating his previous-best mark by 2.13 seconds.

It was the first time competing in the outdoor championship 1,500m for freshman Gabe Peters, junior Jordan Hanna, and senior Sebastian Sowada.

Junior Rachel King came away with a second-place finish in the outdoor championships, her best place-finish and mark in the 1,500m championships. King finished 10th (4:45.83) in 2017.

Also scoring their best place-finishes and marks were senior Mackenzie Schell and sophomores Anna Fasen and Kendra Dykstra at The Summit League Championships. Dysktra recorded seventh (4:42.51) and Fasen posted 12th (4:48.51) in the 2017 championships while Schell finished 17th (5:02.33) in the 2016 championships.

Junior Renae Dykstra posted her first attempt in the outdoor championship 1,500m.

5,000m - Men
3. Cayo, Chase (15:07.80)
4. Capra, Trevor (15:09.44)
5. Mather, Micah (15:20.62)
10. Peters, Gabe (16:00.06)
11. Ivanecky, Sam (16:00.77)
14. Klawitter, Chandler (16:17.47)
20. Nelson, Lukas (17:01.77)

5,000m - Women
2. Donnay, Anna (17:20.01)
13. Berzonsky, Emily (18:47.08)
16. Schell, Mackenzie (19:17.05)

Sophomores Chase Cayo and Micah Mather posted their best place-finishes in the championships 5,000m.

Senior Trevor Capra recorded his second-best place-finish out of three attempts.

Freshman Anna Donnay recorded her first outdoor championship 5,00m race, second race of the weekend - competing in the 10,000m on Thursday as well, finishing fourth.

Junior Emily Berzonsky also competed in the 10,000m, finishing seventh, and ran her third career attempt in the championship 5,000m.

Senior Mackenzie Schell competed in her first championship 5,000m.

10,000m - Men
1. Cayo, Chase (30:47.58)
2. Burdick, Kyle (30:59.26)
3. Capra, Trevor (31:11.33)
7. Nelson, Lukas (32:38.30)
9. Ivanecky, Sam (33:05.52)

10,000m - Women
4. Donnay, Anna (36:59.52)
7. Berzonsky, Emily (38:37.75)

The Jackrabbits grab their third consecutive event champion in the 10,000m. Sophomore Chase Cayo grabbed his first career win in the event, following junior Kyle Burdick's 2017 championship win and SDSU alum Trent Lusignan's 2016 win.

Cayo improved on his sixth-place finish from last year.

Burdick ran his second career 10,000m, both scored at the championships.

Senior Trevor Capra finished third for the second year in a row, his best place-finish in the event for his career. It was his fourth attempt in the championships, ninth of his career.

Sophomore Lukas Nelson notched his best place-finish as well, beating his 2017 eighth-place championship finish.

First career championship mark for sophomore Sam Ivanecky, his second attempt of his career.

Freshman Anna Donnay posted her first 10,000m on the first day of The Summit League Championships. She was within 45.70 seconds from breaking into the school's top 10.

Junior Emily Berzonsky added her third attempt in the 10,000m at the outdoor championships, fifth total attempt of her career.

110m Hurdles - Men
Prelims:
8. Wessels, Nick (15.25q)
Finals
4. Wessels, Nick (14.80w)

100m Hurdles - Women
Prelims:
5. O'Connor, Jaymie (14.19wQ)
13. Neff, Kayla (14.86w)
16. Bohan, Sara (15.35w)
17. Mottinger, Haley (17.49w)
Finals
4. O'Connor, Jaymie (14.17w)

Notes from Saturday:
Redshirt freshman Nick Wessels added a personal-best mark in the championship race after recording a personal-best in the prelims on Friday. His fourth-place mark in the championships finals beat his previous-best mark by 0.45 seconds, totaling his weekend jump to 0.47 seconds.

His mark is 0.09 seconds for the school's outdoor top 10.

Sophomore Jaymie O'Connor finished fourth in her second consecutive year competing in the outdoor championships. Last year, she finished second in the finals with her then-PR (14.06).

Notes from Friday:
Redshirt freshman Nick Wessels scored a personal-best mark in his first Summit League Outdoor Championship 110m hurdles. He beat his previous-best set at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate by 0.02 seconds.

Sophomore Jaymie O'Connor qualified for the finals for the second time in her career in the 100m hurdles at the outdoor championships. As a freshman last year, she finished second with her then-school record (14.06).

Sophomore Kayla Neff added a personal-best mark in the event, her first attempt in the outdoor championship 100m hurdles.

400m Hurdles - Men
Prelims:
10. Wessels, Nick (57.86)

400m Hurdles - Women
Prelims:
8. Gramer, Sandra (1:05.53q)
Finals:
6. Gramer, Sandra (1:05.27)

Notes from Saturday:
Senior Sandra Gramer recorded her third time competing in the 400m hurdles at the outdoor championships.

Notes from Friday:
Redshirt freshman Nick Wessels ran his personal-best mark in the prelims of the 400m hurdles at the league outdoor championships. He beat his previous-best mark by 0.11 seconds with his first time competing in the outdoor championship 400m hurdles.

Senior Sandra Gramer's third time competing in the outdoor championship 400m hurdles. Her best finish is in the 2015 championships when she placed fifth (1:02.74) with her PR and school's third-best mark all-time.

3,000m Steeplechase - Men
3. Mather, Micah (9:19.85)
7. Schwinghamer, Michael (9:46.79)
9. Klawitter, Chandler (9:53.32)

3,000m Steeplechase - Women
1. King, Rachel (10:20.41)
8. Mechels, Halie (11:25.07)

Junior Chandler Klawitter added his third attempt in the outdoor championship 3,000m steeplechase while sophomore Micah Mather competed in his second and freshman Michael Schwinghamer compete in his first.

Mather added his best place-finish and mark in the championships.

Junior Rachel King adds her first career win in the outdoor championships, third career win in the steeplechase, and 14th overall career win.

She competed in the 3,000m steeplechase one other time during the outdoor championships, in 2016 where she finished fifth (10:55.56)

Senior Halie Mechels posted her season-best mark in the event.

4x100m Relay - Men
1. "A" Team (40.40)
(1. R-Fr. Coby Hilton, 2. So. Landon Larson, 3. So. Daniel Clarke, 4. So. Sam Zenner)

4x100m Relay - Women
4. "A" Team (47.23)
(1. So. Delaney Carlson, 2. Sr. Vanessa Lane, 3. So. Jennifer Thill, 4. So. Miatta Flemister-Smith)

The men's group won the outdoor championships, finishing with the championship record (beating it by 0.01 seconds) and resetting the school record (beating their previous-school record by 0.44 seconds).

The group came into the championships with the league' second-best time.

4x400m Relay - Men
2. "A" Team (3:13.98)
(1. So. Landon Larson, 2. Fr. Cameron Kuil, 3. R-Fr. Mitchel Acker, 4. Jr. Skyler Monaghan)

4x400m Relay - Women
4. "A" Team (3:48.15)
(1. Jr. Savannah Dolezal, 2. So. Delaney Carlson, 3. Jr. Krista Steele, 4. Sr. Vanessa Lane)

The men's team was within 0.55 seconds from cracking the school's top 10 list.

The women's team scored the school's ninth-best mark all-time.

High Jump - Men
T-5. Hejna, JJ (6-05.00)
T-5. Courter, Bryant (6-05.00)
T-7. Sears, Riley (6-05.00)

High Jump - Women
8. Holtz, Chloe (5-01.75)
T-11. Mingo, Madison (4-11.75)
T-11. Neff, Kayla (4-11.75)

Senior J.J. Hejna tied his best place-finish in the high jump, finished fifth in all five outdoor championship attempts in the event.

Junior Riley Sears tied his second-best place-finish in his third attempt. In 2017 he also finished seventh.

Sophomore Bryant Courter competed in his second career outdoor championships. He finished fourth in the 2017 outdoor championships (6-07.50).

Sophomore Chloe Holtz competed in her second career outdoor championships, finishing sixth (5-03.00) in the 2017 championships in Fargo, N.D.

Sophomore Kayla Neff and freshman Madison Mingo recorded their first Summit League Outdoor Championship marks with Neff posting her first official outdoor mark of the season in the event.

Pole Vault - Men
3. Francom, Trent (17-00.00)

Pole Vault - Women
Did not compete.

Freshman Trent Francom added his second career mark over 17 feet, the only Jackrabbit to reach that height, for a third-place finish in the outdoor championships.

Long Jump - Men
1. Courter, Bryant (26-01.50W … 25-00.00w)
4. Clarke, Daniel (24-03.50w)

Long Jump - Women
12. Altenburg, Emily (18-04.25w)
13. Stewart, Emma (17-08.00)
15. Bohan, Sara (17-06.75w)

Sophomore Bryant Courter successfully defends his outdoor championship long jump title, winning by 10.75 inches. His mark was wind-aided (5.7) which will not count towards the NCAA performance list, league championship record (would have beat the record by eight inches), or the school record (would be by 9.50 inches).

His 25-00.00 legal mark becomes his personal-best, which is second all-time on the school's top 10 list.

He becomes the first back-to-back long jump champ at this meet since fellow Jackrabbit Jared Vlastuin accomplished the feat three years in-a-row (2010-12).

Freshman Daniel Clarke notched a personal-best mark in the long jump at his first Summit League Outdoor championships, beating his previous-best by 9.50 inches and placing his name fourth on the school's all-time top 10.

All of the long jumpers on the women's side notched personal-best marks in their first outdoor championships. Freshman Emily Altenburg beat her previous-best mark by 3.75 inches, freshman Emma Stewart by 1 inch, and sophomore Sara Bohan by 5.25 inches.

Triple Jump - Men
1. Courter, Bryant (51-11.25w)
4. Albrecht, Ephram (46.09.50w)
8. Henja, JJ (44-11.00)
12. Clarke, Daniel (42-00.75)

Triple Jump - Women
12. Altenburg, Emily (37-03.25w)
14. Holtz, Chloe (36-07.50)
--. Stewart, Emma (Foul)

Sophomore Bryant Courter added the outdoor triple jump school record to his resume by defending his triple jump title. He increased his PR by 1-08.50 feet.

Junior Ephram Albrecht also notched a PR, beating his previous-best mark by 3.25 inches.

Freshman Emily Altenburg added a personal-best mark, increasing her best by 2-07.50.

It was the first time competing in all the outdoor championship triple jump for all of the jumpers on the women's team.

Shot Put - Men
5. Leiseth, Mason (58-00.25)
8. Huber, Noah (54-04.00)

Shot Put - Women
8. Moorhouse, Madi (44-10.75)
9. TerWee, Micayla (44-00.50)
14. Astleford, Rachel (41-00.25)

Senior Mason Leiseth put his name on top of another school record list, this time in the outdoor shot put. It is the all-time farthest shot put throw in school history - for both indoor and outdoor.

He is also second all-time on the indoor shot put list.

His mark is 7.50 inches better than his previous-best mark.

Redshirt freshman Noah Huber added his first mark in the outdoor championship shot put while Leiseth improved from his ninth-place finish last year.

Sophomore Micayla TerWee notched a season-best mark, beating her previous-best mark by 8.25 inches.

It was the first outdoor championship shot put competition for freshman Madeline Moorhouse, second for TerWee and junior Rachel Astleford.

Discus - Men
7. Leiseth, Mason (165-11.00)
9. Huber, Noah (162-02.00)
12. Ammons, Logan (141-09.00)

Discus - Women
1. Vollmer, Kasie (169-09.00)
10. Zinola, Miranda (138-03.00)

Redshirt freshman Noah Huber set a PR in the discus, increasing his best by 3-01.00 feet, just short of the top 10 by 2-09.00 feet.

Senior Mason Leiseth tied his only other place-finish in the discus at the outdoor championships. He beat his 2017 championship mark by 3-10.00 feet.

Junior Kasie Vollmer added her first outdoor championship win in her second career attempt. She won with her season-best throw, which improves her previous-best (was ranked 46th in the NCAA West Region) by 2-11.00 feet, but short of her PR by 4-02.00 feet.

She became the first Jackrabbit since Brooke Garner in 2013 to win the league's outdoor discus title.

Freshman Miranda Zinola set a personal-best mark in the discus, increasing her previous-best mark by 4-04.00 feet.

Hammer Throw - Men
3. Bender, Colton (197-08.00)
6. Ammons, Logan (192-07.00)

Hammer Throw - Women
5. Sudbeck, Abby (180-11.00)
13. TerWee, Micayla (150-08.00)
--. Zinola, Miranda (Foul)

Seniors Colton Bender and Logan Ammons notched their best place-finishes in the outdoor championships, with Bender beating his 2017 fifth-place finish and Ammons outdoing his 2016 seventh-place finish.

Bender finished the 2018 year with 13 top-three finishes out of 14 total indoor/outdoor events, including the nine wins - three in the hammer.

Ammons finished the day with a personal-best mark by seven inches, which keeps him in third place on the school's top 10 but moves him closer to the 195-01.00 throw by Jake Brinkmann in 2012.

Junior Abby Sudbeck added a season-best throw in the hammer throw, beating her previous-best by one inch.

It was Sudbeck's and sophomore Micayla TerWee's best place-finish and distances in the hammer throw at the outdoor championships.

Sudbeck improved her 2016 ninth-place (163-05.00) finish by 17-06.00 feet and jumped four places to fifth with her third career championship hammer throw.

TerWee jumped up three place-finishes from her 2017 16th-place finish (133-01.00) and out-threw it by 17-07.00 feet.

Freshman Miranda Zinola recorded her first attempt in championship hammer throw.

Javelin Throw - Men
4. Leonhard, Dakota (182-10.00)

Javelin Throw - Women
8. Astleford, Rachel (125-03.00)

Sophomore Dakota Leonhard added his first official mark in the javelin at the outdoor championships.

Junior Rachel Astleford tied her best place-finish in the javelin in the outdoor championships. Her first attempt in the javelin was in 2017 where she placed eighth (129-09.00).

Multi - Decathlon - Men
3. Hieber, Evan (6,844 Points)
100m: 11.72 (6th)
Long Jump: 22-05.75w (3rd)
Shot Put: 43-09.75 (1st)
High Jump: 6-04.00 (3rd)
400m: 52.42 (6th)
110m Hurdles: 15.34 (2nd)
Discus: 106-05.00 (6th)
Pole Vault: 13-05.25 (5th)
Javelin: 172-02.00 (2nd)
1,500m: 4:47.60 (3rd)

PR: 100m by 0.18 seconds, LJ by 10.50 inches, SP by 2-10.25 feet & overall by 5.50 inches, HJ OUT PR by 0.75 inches, 400m by 0.10 seconds, 110H by 0.15 seconds, DT by 7 feet, PV by 11.75 inches, ties overall PR, JT by 10-04.00 feet, short of the school's top 10 by 2-11.00 feet, Decathlon PR by 60 points
SB: --

Sophomore Evan Hieber moved up one spot from yesterday to move into third place in The Summit League Championship decathlon. In the process, he recorded nine straight personal-best marks en route to the school record in the decathlon, beating Daryl Schofield's 1989 record (6,784) by 60 points.

On top of the personal-best marks, Hieber won the shot put event, his third career win in the event, and finished runner-up in the 110m hurdles and javelin.

It was his first championship decathlon, third attempt of his career, and his first career all-league honor.

Through nine events, the Sioux Fall, S.D. native was within 88 points of his previous-best mark set at the 2017 Bryan Clay Invite.

Multi - Heptathlon - Women
1. Lane, Vanessa (5,146 Points)
100m Hurdles: 14.75 (4th)
High Jump: 5-02.25 (3rd)
Shot Put: 39-00.25 (2nd)
200m: 24.93w (1st)
Long Jump: 17-02.25 (5th)
Javelin Throw: 116-04.00 (3rd)
800m: 2:21.27 (1st)

PR: 100H by 0.25 seconds, 200m by 0.29 seconds
SB: HJ by 0.50 inches, short of PR by 0.25 inches, Heptathlon score by 117 points, short of PR by 154 points

Senior Vanessa Lane brought home her first outdoor championship heptathlon with two event wins, two personal-best marks, and two season-best marks.

On the last day of the multi, she added a win in the 800m and finished third in the javelin throw on a windy afternoon.

Lane ended the first day of the outdoor championship heptathlon in the lead by 117 points. She added personal-best marks in the 100m hurdles and 200m, winning the 200m.

The Pequot Lakes, Minn. native beat her previous-best time in the 100m hurdles by 0.25 seconds and beat her best in the 200m by 0.29 seconds, which was good enough to break into the school's top 10 at 10th all-time.

She ran her previous-best 100m hurdles at the 2015 outdoor championships (15.00) and just missed the school's top 10 by 0.23 seconds.

Lane also added a season-best mark in the high jump, improving by 0.50 inches and just missed tying her PR of 5-03.00. She did tie her best place-finish in the high jump at the championships.

Lane's throw in the shot put was her second-best distance and place-finish at The Summit League Outdoor Championships.

She finishes her career with the school record in the heptathlon, second all-time in the pentathlon, tied for ninth all-time in the 60m, and 10th all-time in the outdoor 200m.

She also has the school record in the 4x200m relay, as well as being on the school's second-fastest 4x100m relay and outdoor 4x400m relay, third-fastest sprint medley, and fifth-fastest indoor 4x400m relay.

-GoJacks.com-