Hilton, Zenner, & O'Connor Advance to Saturday

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia Sports Media

2/1/2019 9:09:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Results: Husker Invite 2019 (Fri)

Seven Jackrabbits competed on opening evening at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invite, hosted by Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. - Sophomore Coby Hilton reset his personal-best mark in the 60m for the fourth consecutive meet - this time in the prelims on opening night of the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational - to move into a three-way tie for South Dakota State's No. 4 all-time mark.

Both Hilton and junior Sam Zenner notched automatic bids into the finals of the 60m by winning their respective heats in the 60m, with Zenner adding what would be the school-record time of 6.80 seconds if he hadn't already owned it at 6.77 seconds (from the Jim Emmerich Invite on Jan. 19).

Fellow sprinting teammate, junior Landon Larson, finished second in his heat and was initially tied for the last qualifying spot into the finals (6.91 seconds) with two other student-athletes. However, he missed the last bid by 0.007 seconds.

Hilton is now tied with teammate Larson and LeAndre Kennedy's 2016 mark. Both Zenner and Hilton will compete tomorrow at 2:26 p.m. in the finals.

Also qualifying for the finals tomorrow at the Bob Devaney Sports Center was junior Jaymie O'Connor in the 60m hurdles. She finished third in her heat and eighth overall to claim the last bid into the championship race. O'Connor will run in the finals at 2:10 p.m. tomorrow.

Sophomore Evan Fick added SDSU's first official team mark in the 5,000m with his first career indoor attempt in the event. His performance tonight becomes his overall personal-best and beats his 2018 outdoor best by 13.90 seconds. It is the best 5,000m performance in The Summit League, though it is only the second mark recorded in the league to this point of the season (beating North Dakota's Jacob Henne's season-best by 40.61 seconds).

Junior Miatta Flemister-Smith and freshman Reid Pierzinski also added preliminary marks on Friday evening with Flemister-Smith finishing third in her heat, 12th overall (7.71), in the 60m and Pierzinski posting the sixth-best time in his heat, 17th overall (8.47), in the 60m hurdles.

TOMORROW AT NEBRASKA - Live Results
Below is the remaining Jackrabbits scheduled to compete at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational tomorrow.

W-60H (Finals - Sat. 2:10 p.m.): Jaymie O'Connor
M-60m (Finals - Sat. 2:26 p.m.): Sam Zenner, Coby Hilton
W-Mile (Sat. Noon): Jamie Schweiss, Anna Fasen, Cailee Peterson, Ellie Friesen
M-Mile (Sat. 12:15 p.m.): Thomas Breuckman, Riley Bauer, Michael Schwinghamer, Gabe Peters, Jordan Hanna
W-800m (Sat. 12:45 p.m.): Oksana Covey, Krista Steele, Kendra Dykstra
M-800m (Sat. 12:55 p.m.): Blake Iverson, Cal Lawton, Derek Boekelheide
W-Mile Invite (Sat. 2:45 p.m.): Ellie Friesen
W-800m Invite (Sat. 3 p.m.): Krista Steele, Kendra Dykstra
M-800m Invite (Sat. 3:06 p.m.): Josh Goehring, Wyatt Gatrost
W-3,000m Invite (Sat. 3:45 p.m.): Emily Berzonsky
M-3,000m Invite (Sat. 4 p.m.): Lukas Nelson, Micah Mather, Ben Olson, Chase Cayo, Joseph Minor-Williams
W-4x400m Relay (Sat. 4:15 p.m.): Flemister-Smith, Carlson, Covey, Steele
M-4x400m Relay (Sat. 4:35 p.m.): Johnson, Larson, Kuil, Pierzinski

MEYO INVITATIONAL - Live Results | Live Stream
Senior Kyle Burdick is setup to run in the Meyo Mile, hosted by Notre Dame, while fellow senior Rachel King is going to line up at the 3,000m. Burdick will start at 1:55 p.m. CT (2:55 p.m. ET) and King will open up at 2:25 p.m. CT (3:25 p.m. ET).

DAKOTA REALTY/ALUMNI MEET - Live Results | Heat Sheets
The rest of the South Dakota State track and field team will be at Vermillion, S.D. to compete.

RESULTS
Live results for each of the respective meets is listed with links here. Follow Jackrabbit action on SDSU's track and field Twitter page (@GoJacksTFXC). A recap from the weekend will be posted following the conclusion of all the meets.

SOCIAL MEDIA
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UP NEXT: JACKRABBITS HOST SDSU INDOOR CLASSIC (Weekend of Feb. 8-9) - Schedule
The track and field teams will then return home in the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex on Feb. 8-9 and Feb. 16 for the SDSU Classic and SDSU Last Chance before hosting The Summit League Indoor Championships on Feb. 22-23. See full information on the home meets in the "Home Meet Info" page.

The Fastest Student on Campus is back next week at the SDSU Classic. A current student - non-athlete - can earn $100 by winning a 60m dash against their peers. An additional $25 will be awarded if the winner is wearing jeans and another $25 if the student beats last year's winning time of 7.63. Must be a current student with a valid student ID. Competition will commence around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9 so one should stop by the SJAC at 1:30 p.m.

INDIVIDUAL JACKKRABBIT RESULTS
60m - Men - Prelims
3. Zenner, Sam (6.80Q)
5. Hilton, Coby (6.87Q)
10. Larson, Landon (6.91)

60m - Women - Prelims
12. Flemister-Smith, Miatta (7.71)

Sophomore Coby Hilton posted his fourth personal-best mark reset in the 60m so far this season - knocking off another 0.02 seconds from the last reset and 0.10 seconds from his best prior to 2019. He moved into a three-way tie for SDSU's No. 4 all-time mark with teammate Landon Larson 2019 mark and LeAndre Kennedy's 2016 mark. Both Hilton and junior Sam Zenner won their respective heats - with Zenner adding what would have been the school-record mark if he didn't already own it at 6.77 - which gave them auto-bids into the finals tomorrow at 2:26 p.m. Larson initially tied with two other student-athletes for the eighth and last qualifying spot but after further review, he missed the finals race by 0.007 seconds behind the eighth spot for 10th overall.

Junior Miatta Flemister-Smith added her fourth 60m competition this season, finishing third in her heat and 12th overall. She has now won all but two competitions - relays or individually - so far this season (was DQ'd from the 60m finals of the Jim Emmerich and placed 12th tonight).

5,000m - Men - Finals
5. Fick, Evan (15:00.23)

Sophomore Evan Fick added SDSU's first official team mark in the 5,000m with his first career indoor attempt in the event. His performance tonight becomes his overall personal-best and beats his 2018 outdoor best by 13.90 seconds. It is the best 5,000m performance in The Summit League, though it is only the second mark recorded in the league to this point of the season (beating North Dakota's Jacob Henne's season-best by 40.61 seconds).

60m Hurdles - Men - Prelims
17. Pierzinski, Reid (8.47)

60m Hurdles - Women - Prelims
8. O'Connor, Jaymie (8.69q)

Freshman Reid Pierzinski notched his fifth career attempt in the 60m hurdles this evening - being 0.09 seconds short of his PR that is ranked ninth all-time for SDSU.

Junior Jaymie O'Connor qualified for the finals of the 60m hurdles tomorrow at 2:10 p.m. by taking the last qualifying spot. She finished third in her heat, just 0.04 seconds from her season-best and 0.08 seconds from her PR and school-record mark.

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