Men Second, Women Third at Outdoor Championships

Thursday, May 11

Fargo, N.D.

South Dakota State University

The Summit League Outdoor Championships

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

5/13/2017 4:55:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

OTF Results FINAL

FARGO, N.D. – South Dakota State won three titles on the final day of the 2017 Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships as the Jackrabbit men took second and the SDSU women were third.

The men rallied late in the team race and finished with 199 points, scoring 29 points in the final two events to top South Dakota's 193 team points. North Dakota State won the men's competition with 253 points.

"As much as things at the indoor championships went our way, it was the opposite at the outdoors where we had to fight through some adversity," head coach Rod DeHaven said. "Our guys rallied and did a great job of getting us back over the top towards a second-place finish, and I'm really proud of the way we fought. That's all we can ask of those guys, and they did a great job."

The women had 107.5 points, far ahead of fourth-place Western Illinois' 43.5 points. North Dakota State won with 335 points and South Dakota had 241 points.

"Our women's team had some nice performances on the final day," DeHaven said. "All those second-place finishes were great for our team, and I thought we put great effort out there. We need to get a little more depth, continue to grow and gain maturity as we close the gap."

After taking first in yesterday's long jump, Bryant Courter took home the men's triple jump title Saturday with a distance of 50-2.75 en route to being named the 2017 Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships Men's Newcomer of the Year.. Four other Jackrabbits placed in the top eight, as Josh Dotson (48-3.25), Jake Lieberg (47-8.5) and Ephram Albrecht (46-6.25) were Nos. 3, 4 and 5, while JJ Hejna (46-0.75) finished seventh.

Alejandro Sanchez won a title of his own in the 800 meter run, cruising across the line in 1:51.99 while his teammate Cal Lawton was just .12 behind and took home a second-place finish. Josh Goehring (1:53.81) placed as well in the event, finishing sixth.

Kyle Burdick was another repeat champion for the Jacks, winning today's 1,500 meter run in 3:46.86 after claiming Friday's 10,000 meter race. Burdick narrowly missed taking his third title by finishing second in the men's 5,000 meter run (14:55.04). Burdick was named the 2017 Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships Men's Track Most Valuable Player.

Alongside Burdick as place-winners in the 1,500 meter run was Brendan Sage (3:57.32) and Joel Reichow (4:01.26).

At 5,000 meters, SDSU again placed five in the top eight as Burdick, Trevor Capra (15:00.64) and Reichow (15:03.59) sat in second, third and fourth. Just outside of the top five, Lukas Nelson placed sixth in a time of 15:13.87, and Micah Mather (15:29.06) closed the scoring in eighth.

SDSU put two in the top eight of the men's pole vault, as Regan Francom tied for third at 15-9.25 and Anthony Andera was eighth at 14-9.50.

Mason Leiseth was the lone place-winner for State in the men's discus throw, as the senior had a distance of 162-01.

Jake Lieberg finished third in the 110 meter hurdles (14.77) and fifth at the 400 meter distance (54.12), while Landon Larson was fifth in the 100 meter dash (10.74) and third in the 200 meter spring (21.33). Sam Zenner raced alongside Larson at 100 meters and put up an eighth-place finish in 11.03.

Dru Kenny and Anthony Bachmeier placed seventh and eighth in the men's 400 meter dash, putting up times of 50.01 and 50.32, respectively.

In the relay's, SDSU's 4x100 meter team of Dru Kenny, Larson, Belhaj and Zenner finished fifth in 42.05, and the 4x400 meter group of Larson, Sanchez, Kenny and Belhaj was third in 3:13.4.

The SDSU women turned in five second-place finishes, just missing titles on the competition's final day.

Kasie Vollmer started the day by tossing 160-05 in the discus throw for a runner-up finish, claiming the lone top eight field event finish for the Jackrabbit women.

Emily Donnay was second in the women's 1,500 meter run with a time of 4:27.24 and followed with a second-place finish at 5,000 meters in 17:14.91. Emily Berzonasky (17:53.76) was sixth for SDSU at 5,000 meters, joining Donnay on the podium.

The 100 meter hurdles saw Jaymie O'Connor (14.06) take second, Marissia Hagedorn (14.27) finish fourth and Rhyan Pettaway (14.90) came in eighth. At 400 meters, Cailyn Schreurs (1:03.44), Evelyn Klein (1:04.21) and Hagedorn (1:05.22) finished fourth, sixth and eighth in hurdles.

Kayla McDonald finished eighth in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.16 to snag a team point for the Jacks, while she and Miatta Flemister-Smith finished fourth and sixth at 200 meters in 24.70 and 25.07, respectively.

Jacleen Patterson (56.39), Savannah Dolezal (56.46) and Sebern (58.92) were fourth, sixth and eighth for the Jacks at 400 meters, while Oksana Covey (2:09.48) finished third and Krista Steele (2:12.77) joined her on the podium in sixth at 800 meters.

The SDSU 4x100 relay squad of Delany Carlson, Vanessa Lane, McDonald and Patterson put up a time of 47.27 to place third, and the 4x400 team (Dolezal, Patterson, Lane and Covey) finished second in 3:47.21.

Up Next
Qualified individuals will compete in the NCAA West Preliminaries, May 25-27 in Austin, Texas. The top 48 regionally declared student-athletes and top 24 regionally declared relay teams will compete. Final announcements will come midweek.

Individual Results

Men's
Pole Vault
T3	Reagan Francome	4.81m	15-9.25
8	Anthony Andera	4.51m	14-9.50

Discus Throw
7	Mason Leiseth	49.41m	162-01
9	Colton Bender	46.19m	151-06

Triple Jump
1	Bryant Courter	15.31m	50-2.75
3	Josh Dotson	14.71m	48-3.25
4	Jake Lieberg	14.54m	47-8.50
5	Ephram Albrecht	14.18m	46-6.25
7	JJ Hejna	14.04m	46-0.75
12	Caleb Cowling	13.25m	43-5.75

4x100 Meter Relay
5	Kenny, Larson, Belhaj, Zenner	42.05

1,500 Meter Run
1	Kyle Burdick	3:46.86
7	Brendan Sage	3:57.32
8	Joel Reichow	4:01.26

110 Meter Hurdles
3	Jake Lieberg	14.77
9	Tom Bates	15.62

400 Meter Dash
7	Dru Kenny	50.01
8	Anthony Bachmeier	50.32
9	Adam Belhaj	01:05.7

100 Meter Dash
5	Landon Larson	10.74
8	Sam Zenner	11.03

800 Meter Dash
1	Alejandro Sanchez	1:51.99
2	Cal Lawton	1:52.11
6	Josh Goehring	1:53.81

400 Meter Hurdles
5	Jake Lieberg	54.12

200 Meter Dash
3	Landon Larson	21.33

5,000 Meter Run
2	Kyle Burdick	14:55.04
3	Trevor Capra	15:00.64
4	Joel Reichow	15:03.59
6	Lukas Nelson	15:13.87
8	Micah Mather	15:29.06
11	Brendan Sage	15:35.39
17	Chase Cayo	16:02.25
25	Chandler Klawitter	16:59.09

4x400 Meter Relay
3	Larson, Sanchez, Kenny, Belhaj	03:13.4

Women
Discus Throw
2	Kasie Vollmer	48.89m	160-05
13	Silvia Zanini	39.86m	130-09
17	Micayla TerWee	32.96m	108-02
-	Jamie Beglaka	FOUL

Triple Jump
9	Monique Mack	11.15m	36-7.0
11	Ricki Lindley	10.54m	34-7.0

4x100 Meter Relay
3	Carlson, Lane, McDonald, Patterson	47.27

1,500 Meter Run
2	Emily Donnay	4:27.24
10	Rachel King	4:45.83
12	Anna Fasen	4:48.51
15	Kendra Dykstra	4:54.46
20	Rachel Propst	4:59.43
22	Rachel Eickhoff	5:03.65

100 Meter Hurdles
2	Jaymie O'Connor	14.06
4	Marissia Hagedorn	14.27
8	Rhyan Pettaway	14.9

400 Meter Dash
4	Jacleen Patterson	56.39
6	Savannah Dolezal	56.46
8	Allison Sebern	58.92

100 Meter Dash
8	Kayla McDonald	12.16
9	Miatta Flemister-Smith	12.2

800 Meter Run
3	Oksana Covey	2:09.48
6	Krista Steele	2:12.77

400 Meter Hurdles
4	Cailyn Schreurs	1:03.44
6	Evelyn Klein	1:04.21
8	Marissia Hagedorn	1:05.22

200 Meter Dash
4	Kayla McDonald	24.70
6	Miatta Flemister-Smith	25.07

5,000 Meter Run
2	Emily Donnay	17:14.91
6	Emily Berzonsky	17:53.76

4x400 Meter Relay
2	Dolezal, Patterson, Lane, Covey	3:47.21