Ammons Scored No. 2 All-Time Mark

MACOMB, Ill. - Senior Logan Ammons made his latest hammer throw performance, his best one.

The Kadoka, S.D. native threw his second personal-best reset of the 2019 outdoor campaign, adding a total of 5-09.00 so far this season, to earn his first career All-Summit League honor and move up to No. 2 on South Dakota State's all-time list (second, 198-04.00).

It was his first throw of the Summit League competition that earned him a runner-up finish and moved him ahead of Jake Brinkmann (2012, 195-01.00) and behind former teammate and school-record holder Colton Bender (2018, 206-09.00) on the all-time list. As of Wednesday night, Ammons' mark is 43rd in the NCAA West Preliminary performance list.

Sophomore Noah Huber followed up Ammons for a 12th-place finish (178-03.00) and personal-best mark in his first career Summit League hammer throw competition. His personal-best increase of 9-07.00 helped him climb to the No. 7 all-time mark.

The Jackrabbits also had two multi-event competitors in the men's decathlon, as both junior Evan Hieber and senior Peter Bates nearly achieved first-day personal-best marks.

Hieber came within 10 points of his personal-best first-day mark set at the 2018 league championships (3,620) by scoring two personal-best marks and finishing fourth overall in the first-day standings (3,610).

His first PR came in the opening event, placing seventh (11.67) in the 100m, while his second PR led to his first career outdoor win in the high jump (6-07.00). The high jump mark is an outdoor (by three inches) and overall personal-best mark (by one inch).

The Sioux Falls native also recorded three season-best marks that included two top-three finishes (long jump: third - 22-01.50, shot put: third - 41-04.25, 400m: fourth - 52.94).

To conclude the opening day of action in Macomb was Hieber in the javelin, finishing eighth with a season-best mark (166-01.00).

Fellow decathlon Jackrabbit, Bates, was 11 points from his day-one personal-best mark, sitting in eighth place after five events (3,135). His first-day PR score was set at the Bryan Clay Invite earlier this season (3,146).

The senior from Waverly, Iowa scored three personal-best marks, starting with the 100m (fourth, 11.52) and posting two more back-to-back in the shot put (eighth, 34-01.50) and high jump (seventh, 6-00.00).

He improved his Summit League place-finishes in the 400m and high jump, last competing in the decathlon outdoors in 2017.

UP NEXT - Track Preview | Event Schedule (Updated)
On Thursday, the decathlon and heptathlon will wrap up, starting at 11 a.m. and noon, while the field events continue at 3 p.m. running through trials and finals for all events.

Field Events on Thursday -

Women's High Jump (3 p.m.)
Women's Shot Put (3 p.m.)
Men's Long Jump (3 p.m.)
Women's Pole Vault (4 p.m.)
Women's Long Jump (5 p.m.)
Men's Shot Put (5 p.m.)

For track events, the men's and women's 10,000m will take place starting at 8 a.m. (SCHEDULE CHANGE - due to inclement weather on Wednesday night ... men's pole vault was also rescheduled to Friday at 11 a.m.).

The preliminary events for individual track events will begin at 4:30 p.m. There will be a brief pause in the action tentatively at 5:50 p.m. for an awards presentation before finishing the evening of prelims. The men's and women's 3,000m steeplechase will be the lone finals event on the track on Thursday.

For Friday, field events will continue at 11 a.m., competing in the trials and finals.

Field Events on Friday -

MEN'S POLE VAULT (11 a.m.)
Women's Discus Throw (11 a.m.)
Women's Triple Jump (11 a.m.)
Men's High Jump (11:30 a.m.)
Men's Discus Throw (1 p.m.)
Men's Triple Jump (1 p.m.)

On the track, action will begin at 12:20 p.m. with finals events, including both the 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay, and the 1,500m and 5,000m finals. There will be one pause scheduled for 1:40 p.m. for an awards ceremony and then the final awards ceremony will be tentatively at 3:30 p.m.

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JACKRABBIT PERSONAL-BEST MARKS RESET
- MEN -
Sr. Logan Ammons (HT - No. 2)
So. Noah Huber (HT - No. 7)
Jr. Evan Hieber (100m, HJ)
Sr. Peter Bates (100m, SP, HJ)

TEAM SCORES - Day 1 - Events Scored: 2 of 21
- MEN -
1. North Dakota State (51)
2. North Dakota (11)
3. South Dakota State (9)
4. South Dakota (7)
--. Oral Roberts (--)
--. Western Illinois (--)
- WOMEN -
1. North Dakota State (42)
2. North Dakota (20)
3. South Dakota (14)
4. Western Illinois (2)
--. Nebraska-Omaha (--)
--. Oral Roberts (--)
--. Purdue Fort Wayne (--)
--. South Dakota State (--)

ALL-LEAGUE: MEN: Sr. Logan Ammons (HT)

INDIVIDUAL JACKRABBIT RESULTS
Hammer Throw - Men - Finals
2. Ammons, Logan (198-04.00)
12. Huber, Noah (178-03.00)

Senior Logan Ammons added his best mark of his career in the hammer throw en route to his first career all-league honors - indoors or outdoors. His 5-02.00 improvement moved him from No. 3 all-time to No. 2 behind former teammate Colton Bender (2018, 206-09.00). Ammons moved ahead of Jake Brinkmann (2012, 195-01.00) and sits 43rd in the NCAA West Prelims performance list as of Wednesday afternoon.

Also adding a personal-best mark and climbing the all-time list was sophomore Noah Huber, entering the list for the first time at No. 7 all-time. His 9-07.00 improvement helps him move ahead of teammate Samuel Coil - who was eighth-best and is now ninth all-time.

Hammer Throw - Women - Finals
16. Zinola, Miranda (145-05.00)
--. Thilges, Caitlon (Foul)

Sophomore Miranda Zinola added her first mark in the hammer competition at the outdoor league championships (fouled in 2018) while freshman Caitlin Thilges notched her first appearance in a championship meet.

Javelin Throw - Men - Finals
8. Hieber, Evan (166-01.00)

Junior Evan Hieber added his season-best mark in the javelin throw, increasing his best by 1-01.00. It's his first mark in the javelin at the league championships, outside of the decathlon.

Javelin Throw - Women - Finals
9. Astleford, Rachel (120-08.00)

Senior Rachel Astleford competed in her third Summit League javelin competition, adding her best mark of the day in the third attempt.

DECATHLON RESULTS - BY ATHLETE
Decathlon - Men - Day 1 Scores
4. Hieber, Evan (3,610)
100m: 7th (11.67) - PR
Long Jump: 3rd (22-01.50) - SB
Shot Put: 3rd (41-04.25) - SB
High Jump: 1st (6-07.00) - PR
400m: 4th (52.94) - SB

Junior Evan Hieber finished the first day of The Summit League Outdoor Championships within 10 points of his day-one personal-best decathlon score. His previous-best (3,620) was set at the 2018 league championships in Tulsa, Okla.

Hieber came close by scoring personal-best marks in two events, including a huge outdoor and overall personal-best in the high jump to win, and adding three more season-best marks. His first event was a 0.05-second PR in the 100m while claiming two season-bests in the long jump (by 0.75 inches) and shot put (by 1-00.75 feet) for a third-place finish.

Then came the high jump. The Sioux Falls, S.D. native climbed another three inches for an outdoor best, and one more inch for an overall best, to claim his first outdoor high jump victory, third overall (indoors and outdoors). In the overall standings, the junior climbed momentarily from fourth to third, just 199 points behind the leader.

His final event was a fourth-place finish in the 400m that resulted in his third season-best mark, trimming 0.05 seconds. He wrapped up opening day in fourth place.

Decathlon - Men - Day 1 Scores
8. Bates, Peter (3,135)
100m: 4th (11.52) - PR
Long Jump: 8th (19-04.25)
Shot Put: 8th (34-01.50) - PR
High Jump: 7th (6-00.00) - PR
400m: 6th (53.53)

Senior Peter Bates came within 11 points of his day-one personal-best decathlon score at The Summit League Championships, claiming three personal-best marks along the way. His previous-best mark was set earlier this year at the Bryan Clay Invite (3,135).

He opened competition with a 0.09-second personal-best mark in the 100m, earning his best place-finish of the day. Then he came away with a six-inch personal-best mark in the shot put and followed it up with a two-inch PR in the high jump.

He improved his place-finish in the high jump and his mark in the 400m from the last outdoor championships he competed in (2017).

DECATHLON RESULTS - BY EVENT
Event 1: 100m - Men - Decathlon
4. Bates, Peter (11.52)
7. Hieber, Evan (11.67)
Event 2: Long Jump - Men - Decathlon
3. Hieber, Evan (22-01.50)
8. Bates, Peter (19-04.25)

Event 3: Shot Put - Men - Decathlon
3. Hieber, Evan (41-04.25)
8. Bates, Peter (34-01.50)

Event 4: High Jump - Men - Decathlon
1. Hieber, Evan (6-07.00)
7. Bates, Peter (6-00.00)

Event 5: 400m - Men - Decathlon
4. Hieber, Evan (52.94)
6. Bates, Peter (53.53)

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