12/6/2024 10:04:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
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By: BECCA BALL
BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State wraps up day one of the SDSU Holiday Open with two new program records and eight first-place finishes Friday night.
The Jackrabbits had a stellar night in field events with three individuals winning their events. Jaiden Boomsma won long-jump with a mark of 5.75m while Rylan McDonnell on the men's side finished runner-up in with a mark of 7.07m.
Madison Kizer represented the Jacks in high jump, taking gold with a mark of 1.73m. Hunter Wallster finished first in weight throw with a mark of 19.25m, a full meter further than the second place finisher.
SDSU also saw an excellent performance in the sprinting events. Jared Wipf had an exciting night as he broke SDSU's 60m record with a time of 7.31 to take gold. Jake Werner cruised in right behind him to finish second with a time of 7.34 for a new personal record.
Carter Toews and Hudson Schroeder dominated in the 200m. Toews placed first with a time of 21.66 while Schroeder finished right behind him in second at 21.82.
Brielle Dixon showed up and showed out, winning the 60H with a time of 8.31, a tenth of a second short of the program record she set at the SDSU Indoor Classic last year.
In distance events, Nathan Notgrass finished second in the 5000m with a time of 14:58.05, less than five seconds away from his personal record.
Cade Sanvik opened his collegiate career with a gold in the mile, clocking a time of 4:19.76
Lindsey Rotz opened her collegiate career with a first-place finish in the 800m with a time of 2:14.29. Hannah Spoden finished on Rotz's tail with a time of 2:15.01 to take silver.