SDSU POSTS SEVEN WINS AT LAST CHANCE MEET

Friday, February 14

Brookings, S.D.

4:00 p.m.

South Dakota State University

SDSU Indoor Classic

2/21/2025 10:20:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

By: BECCA BALL

BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State rounds out the regular season with several personal records and seven wins at the SDSU Last Chance Meet Friday evening.

RESULTS

HEAD COACH ROD DEHAVEN

"It was an interesting day. I think we had some athletes really take advantage of the situation. The men's throwers and women's throwers did an excellent job and we got some stuff done on the track, particularly in the 400s. Again, people took advantage of the situation and that's what we need; people fired up and ready to get after it next week at the conference championships. We're obviously looking forward to it, we're looking forward to hosting, and we'll hopefully put a good week together and get after it for those two days next weekend in Brookings."

THE MEET

The women's throwers ended the regular season on a high note. In the shot put, Cloe Kalanick captured gold with a personal record of 43-11.25 (13.39m). Jalyn Shepherd also posted a PR as the freshman threw 43-06.00 (13.26m) to finish runner-up. Josie Curry and Kaitlynn Bot also represented the Jackrabbits in the shot put. Curry landed in the top 10 with a throw of 39-03.75 (11.98m), while Bot placed 12th with a mark of 37-11.25 (11.56m).

In the weight throw, Milee Young posted a personal record of 59-03.50 (18.07m) to take silver. Curry secured a top-three finish with a mark of 53-10.50 (16.42m). Shepherd and Kalanick competed as well, taking seventh and eighth, respectively. Shepherd threw 53-01.75 (16.20m), while Kalanick posted a mark of 52-05.50 (15.99m).

The men's team had a solid outing in the weight throw as well. Ryan Hackbart finished second with a personal record of 58-08.75 (17.90m), while TJ Christensen placed eighth with a mark of 53-02.25 (16.21m).

The men's distance team showed up and showed out in the 3000-meter race. Dale Johnson won the event with a time of 8:31.84. Josh Becker captured silver with a mark of 8:43.38. Cormick Logue cruised in behind Becker at 8:50.67 to take bronze. Jared Lutmer rounded out the Jackrabbit lineup with a time of 8:57.32 to finish seventh. Will Harder competed in the 3000-meter race as well as an unattached athlete. Harder clocked a time of 9:13.15 to place ninth.

The Jacks dominated the men's 60-hurdle race as four Jackrabbits finished in the top four. Carter Johnson landed a spot in the SDSU top 10 all-time list with a mark of 8.12 in the preliminary race before winning the finals with a time of 8.21. Ben Morningstar crossed the line behind Johnson at 8.27 in the finals to take silver. Gunnar Gunderson and Ryan Benson rounded out the Jackrabbit lineup. Gunderson finished at 8.35 for bronze, while Benson captured fourth with a time of 8.43.

On the women's side, Brielle Dixon won the 60 hurdles with a time of 8.33. Katelyn Darnell competed as well, crossing the line at 8.94 for sixth.

The women's sprinters continued to dominate throughout the night as Erika Kuntz made her mark in the top 10 all-time list in the 400-meter invitational. Kuntz finished at 56.24 to secure gold and become the seventh-best performer in program history. Vivian Dalton competed for the Jacks as well. Dalton posted a personal record of 58.71 to finish seventh in the invitational.

After her win in the 400-meter, Kuntz later assisted the women's 4X400-meter team to a first-place finish. The team, consisting of Reese Luze, Kuntz, Maggie Madsen and Jenna Johnson, clocked a combined time of 3:49.33, the 10th-fastest time in program history. Darnell, Dalton, Ellie Harris and Cerington Jones competed in the 4X400-meter as well, finishing runner-up with a combined time of 3:51.49.

On the men's side, Thailan Hallman competed for the Jackrabbits in the 400-meter invitational. Hallman posted a time of 48.17 to capture silver. Sam Castle and Colton Manock competed alongside Hallman. Castle posted his fifth personal record of the year, finishing at 48.37 to place fourth and become the seventh-fastest performer in program history. Manock posted a personal record as well, crossing the line at 49.10 to take sixth.

Jared Wipf and Evan Henderson represented the Jackrabbits in the 60-meter finals. Wipf clocked a time of 6.76 to take silver while Henderson crossed the line at 6.89 to finish fourth.

Over in distance events, Cade Sanvik and Tyler O'Neill competed in the mile race. Sanvik finished runner-up with a time of 4:23.52 while O'Neill crossed the line at 4:24.58 to take fourth.

Sanvik later competed in the mile alongside Joe Dustin, Sean Murphy and Ty Brouwer. Dustin captured silver with a personal record of 1:53.88, while Murphy crossed the line at 1:55.07 to finish sixth. Sanvik and Brouwer placed ninth and 10th, respectively. Sanvik posted a PR of 1:56.88, while Brouwer finished at 1:57.69.

Kayla Christopherson represented the Jacks in the women's 800-meter race. Christopherson finished runner-up with a time of 2:16.07.

UP NEXT

The Jackrabbits host the Summit League Championships on Friday, Feb. 28 to March 1.

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