SDSU RECORDS 32 TOP-FIVE FINISHES OVER THE WEEKEND

Thursday, April 7

Fayetteville, AR

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South Dakota State University

John McDonnell Invitational

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

4/9/2022 10:51:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

FAYETTEVILLE, AK – South Dakota State track and field teams notched 32 top-five finishes, including a new school record, over two meets this weekend.

On Friday, Reid Pierzinski broke his own outdoor record for the 400-meter hurdles to win the event at the John McDonnell Invitational in Arkansas. He claimed first in 51.18 seconds for the new personal best.

Also competing in Arkansas, Trent Francom claimed fourth place in the pole vault after clearing 16-04.75 as Tristen Hanna took fifth in the triple jump with a distance of 45-05.75.

The SDSU men's 4x100-meter relay team took second in 41.59 seconds, not the eighth fastest time on record.

In women's competition, Faith Leiseth grabbed fourth place in the discus throw with a distance of 151-07.00.

Rich-Ann Archer placed fifth overall in the 100-meter dash in 12.11 seconds while the women's 4x100-meter relayed placed third in 47.13 seconds.

At the Minnesota State Open and Multi in Mankato, the success continued for the Jackrabbits, highlighted by Lauren Van Dyke's anticipated return from injury in the 400-meter dash where she claimed first place in 57.74 seconds.

Ashtyn Bertram earned the title of runner-up in the 100-meter dash finals in 12.22 seconds for a PR while Ciara Benson earned fifth in 12.60 seconds for a personal best.

Katelyn Darnell finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdle finals in 15.20 seconds for a PR and won the 200-meter dash in 26.01 seconds as Paige Kuchel took fifth in 27.66 seconds.

Laura Bogue finished fourth in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:06.66 for a PR as Tori Glazier won the 800-meter run in 2:13.51 for a new meet record and Grace Waage took fifth in 2:18.23 in the same event.

Kayla Christopherson took second place in the 3000-meter steeplechase in 11:06.03 for a personal best as Bailey Dergan finished fifth in 11:16.00 for a PR as well.

In the 5000-meter run, four Jacks placed in the top 10. Bridget Henne took fifth in 18:33.98, Michaela Kelley came eighth in 19:14.59, Abbey Stadler grabbed ninth in 19:40.02 for a PR while Hannah Neusch earned tenth in 19:41.61 for a personal best.

Kylee Edmonds won the women's pole vault with a height of 11-02.50 as Marianne Robin earned fifth in the hammer throw with a distance of 161-03.00 for a PR.

SDSU's 4x400 team of Emily Rystrom, Glazier, Van Dyke and Waage earned first place in 3:59.30.

On the men's side, Evan Henderson took third in the 100-meter dash finals in 10.99 seconds for a PR

Tegan Bock grabbed fourth in the 400-meter hurdles in 56.36 seconds for a personal best

Gabe Peters finished fourth in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:53.36 for a personal best.

Four Jacks placed in the top 10 of the 1500-meter run, led by Peters who won in 3:54.04 while Carter Knaus finished fourth overall in 3:55.47. Noah Stewart took sixth in 3:56.39 for a PR while Ben Anteau finished tenth in 4:01.67.

Alex Auch won the 5000-meter run with a time of 14:59.13 while Conner Powers finished as runner-up in the high jump with a clearance of 6-07.50 for a PR.

Jaden Peters claimed second in the pole vault with a clearance of 15-02.25 for a personal best as Tyler Goehring jumped into fifth place in the triple jump with a distance of 43-09.25 for a PR.

Bryce Ludwig took third in the hammer throw with a distance of 171-02.00 for a PR.

The 4x400-meter relay squad of Reggie Slaba, Max Ceplecha, Kudra Nzibariza and Andrew Moeller took first overall in 3:21.18.

UP NEXT: SDSU will travel to Orange City, Iowa for the Red Raider Open on April 12 and 13, as well as the Bryan Clay Invite in Azusa, California on April 13 and 14.

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