JACKS WIN SIX EVENTS AT DAY ONE OF CONFERENCE

2/28/2025 9:31:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

DIXON POSTS NEW 60-HURDLES RECORD

By: Becca Ball

BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State rounds out day one with six top-three finishes in the finals at the Summit League Championships Friday evening.

THE HIGHLIGHT

Brielle Dixon had an exciting night as the senior clocked a new program record in the 60-hurdles. Dixon smashed her previous PR of 8.26 with a time of 8.19 to finish first in the prelims. The senior's new record is currently the 31st-fastest time in the nation and the new Summit League Championship meet record. Dixon will be back in action tomorrow afternoon for the 60-hurdle finals, slated to start at 2:00 p.m.

THE FINALS

The men's weight throwers dominated the finals as three Jackrabbits placed in the top five. Hunter Wallster walked away with a gold medal following a personal record of 68-00.50 (20.74m). Caiden Fredrick threw 67-09.75 (20.67m) to finish runner-up, and Ethan Fischer placed fourth with a throw of 60-00.25 (18.29m).

Cody Larson had a fantastic performance in the 3000-meter finals. Larson won the event with a time of 8:08.64. Eli Hall, Cashton Johnson, and Carson Noecker competed alongside Larson. Hall placed sixth with a time of 8:14.51, Johnson cruised in behind him at 8:18.47 to take seventh and Noecker placed ninth with a time of 8:23.27.

For the women's 3000-meter, Jessica Lutmer, Ashlyn Hillyard, and Courtney Stadter finished fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively. Lutmer crossed the line at 9:38.37 to become SDSU's sixth-best performer, Hillyard finished at 9:40.32 to take her place as the seventh-fastest student-athlete in program history and Stadter clocked a time of 9:41.34 to become the ninth-best performer in SDSU history.

The men's and women's distance medley relay put on a show to end the running events. The women's team, consisting of Kayla Christopherson, Erika Kuntz, Reese Luze and Grace Waage, combined for a time of 11:47.13 to clutch gold. The team's run earned them a spot in the record book as their performance was the third-fastest distance medley relay run in Jackrabbit history On the men's side, Nathan Notgrass, Colton Manock, Joe Dustin and Jackson Dutcher finished runner-up with a time of 10:00.84. The men's team also made their mark in the history book as their run was the eighth-best in program history.

In field events, Jaiden Boomsma placed third in the long jump finals with a mark of 19-04.25 (5.90m). Milee Young represented the Jackrabbits in the weight throw, placing fifth with a mark of 61-1.50 (18.63m) to become the fourth-best performer in program history.

Katelyn Darnell saw a wonderful performance in the pentathlon. Darnell kicked off the day with a 60-hurdles personal record of 8.70 to become the fifth-best performer in program history. Later in the afternoon, Darnell rounded out the pentathlon competition with an 800-meter run of 2:26.16, assisting her to a personal record of 3620 points, placing her fourth and advancing her to third-best performer on the SDSU top 10 all-time list.

THE PRELIMS

Jared Wipf won the 60-meter prelims with a time of 6.72, just 0.01 second short of his personal record. Evan Henderson earned a bid to the finals with a time of 6.80, placing him seventh.

Along with her third-place finish in long jump, Boomsma found a fifth-place finish in the 60-meter prelims with a time of 7.49 to qualify for the finals tomorrow afternoon. Dixon and Sian O'Sullivan raced alongside Boomsma, both of whom earned qualifying bids. O'Sullivan tied her personal record of 7.61 to finish sixth overall while Dixon PRed at 7.47 to place second and become the second-fastest performer in program history.

Claire Beckman won the 800-meter prelims with a time of 2:12.42 to qualify for the finals. Lindsey Rotz and Hannah Spoden posted qualifying performances as well with Spoden finishing fifth overall at 2:12.80 for a new PR, while Rotz crossed the line at 2:13.77 to place sixth.

On the men's side, Sam Castle finished third with a time of 1:53.60 to earn a spot in the 800-meter finals. Along with his performance in the distance medley relay, Dustin also qualified for the 800-meter finals alongside Castle. Dustin clocked a time of 1:53.72 to finish eighth overall.

Lucas Flemmer saw a great performance in the 400-meter prelims. Flemmer finished second overall with a personal record of 47.86 to become the fifth-best performer in program history. James Pierce and Thailan Hallman earned qualifying bids as well. Pierce placed fifth with a time of 48.26, while Hallman crossed the line at 48.29 to take seventh.

Jenna Johnson represented the Jackrabbits on the women's side. Johnson qualified for the 400-meter finals with a run of 55.85 to become the fourth-best performer in program history.

The Summit League Championships will start up again Saturday morning with 24 finals, beginning with the men's heptathlon at 9:30 a.m.

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