JACKS GRAB TOP PERFORMANCES IN WEDNESDAY ACTION

Photo by: Zachary Lucy

5/1/2024 9:55:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

MANKATO, MN – South Dakota State track and field athletes garnered top finishes in two meets across Minnesota on Wednesday to kick off the final week of regular season competition.

At the Maverick Open #1 hosted by MSUM, the day started strong as freshman Caiden Fredrick threw the fifth-best discus throw mark in school history, finishing third overall with his new PR of 176-02.00. Ethan Fischer won the event with a mark of 185-01.00 while Hunter Wallster also won the hammer throw with a 196-05.00.

Hudson Schroeder qualified for the 100-meter dash finals, finishing third with a 10.76, and also finished sixth overall in the 200-meter dash after clocking a 21.91.

In the 110-meter hurdle finals, Carter Johnson led the way in sixth in a personal best 14.97 seconds. Ryan Benson was seventh in 15.05, Ben Morningstar came eighth in 15.31 and Aiden Voss clocked a 15.58 for ninth. Morningstar ad Voss each previously ran new personal bests in the preliminary round, clocking a 15.25 and a 15.41, respectively.

James Pierce won the 400-meter dash in 47.83 seconds, a new PR and the sixth-fastest time in school history. Thailan Hallman finished fourth overall in 48.90 as Kudra Nzibariza was sixth in 49.89.

Jeremiah Donahoe ran a personal best of 54.95 for fourth place in the 400-meter hurdles as Benson was fifth with a PR of 55.09.

On the women's side of action, Emily Rystrom ran a personal best 25.44 for an 11^th place finish in the 200-meter dash and finished third overall in the 400-meter dash, clocking a new PR of 57.52.

Josie Curry claimed seventh place in the finals of the hammer throw with her personal best mark of 161-07.00 as Milee Young was runner-up of the discus throw with a 156-00.00.

Over in St. Paul at the Joe Sweeney Invitational, Sam Castle won the 800-meter run in a new PR time of 1:51.96. Sean Murphy came 15^th in 1:55.44 and Andrew Moeller was 18^th in 1:55.97.

In the men's 1500-meter run, Luke Johnson finished fifth overall with a new personal best time of 3:55.26.

Hannah Spoden was fourth in the women's 800-meter run, clocking a 2:16.30, as Reese Luze followed close before in fifth with a 2:16.66. Emily Plucker ran a PR of 2:18.11 for 10^th place and Selma Dingmann was 26^th in 2:27.05.

Jenna Soine led a pack of Jackrabbits to top 20 finishes, running a 4:43.16 for seventh place and a new PR. Nina Dawson came eighth in a personal best 4:43.18, Emma Ecker was 11^th in 4:45.48 and Kayla Christopherson ran a PR of 4:46.78 for 13^th. Emma Gonzalez (15^th, 4:48.54, PR) and Abby Deutsch (19^th, 4:50.99) rounded out the top 20.

UP NEXT: This week's action will continue for SDSU track and field on Friday at the USD Tune-Up in Vermillion.

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