Day 2 of Drake & the Kip Janvrin is in the Books

Friday, April 27

Indianola, Iowa

TBA

South Dakota State University

Kip Janvrin Open

4/27/2018 9:50:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Results: Drake Relays - Day 2

Jackrabbits recorded a few top 10 performances at the Drake Relays, while others at the Kip Janvrin recorded some PR's

The South Dakota State track and field team had two meets throughout the day on Friday that they were competing in. The Jackrabbits entered their second day of competition in the Drake Relays, having one more day to compete in Des Moines, Iowa.

Another contingent of Jacks competed in the Kip Janvrin Open, in Indianola, Iowa, which wrapped up today.

DES MOINES, Iowa - At Drake, SDSU recorded three relay finishes that are now in the school's top 10 list with junior Kyle Burdick grabbing a win in the men's 1,500m.

Juniors Kyle Burdick and Rachel King competed in the 1,500m races Friday evening. Burdick was just 0.44 seconds from his season-best mark and 3.70 seconds from his PR, which is third on the school's top 10. With Burdick's first-place finish, he's tallied four career wins in the 1,500m.

JACKED UP - Drake Relays' Notes
"South Dakota State junior Kyle Burdick led the men's 1500 meters wire-to-wire en route to the Jackrabbits' second-ever win in the event and their first win since 2005. Burdick crossed the line in 3:46.22 to join Brad Lowery as SDSU winners in the 1500 meters. OSU senior Kevin Blank was runner-up in 3:47.30 while Iowa sophomore Nathan Mylenek was third in 3:47.87."

King just missed her personal-best mark by 3.09 seconds, which is the second on the school's all-time list. She set her PR at the Bryan Clay Invitational.

Both the men's 4x100m relay (1. R-Fr. Coby Hilton, 2. So. Landon Larson, 3. Fr. Daniel Clarke, 4. So. Sam Zenner) and the women's 4x800m relay (1. Jr. Krista Steele, 2. So. Kendra Dykstra, 3. Sr. Jennie Scislow, 4. Fr. Madison Gray) rank third on their respective all-time lists.

The men's 4x100m relay qualified for the final race, which is scheduled for tomorrow at 3:18 p.m.

The women's 4x400m relay cracked the school's top 10. It will be eighth all-time, just 0.07 seconds behind seventh.

Individually, junior Rachel Astleford notched a personal-best mark in the javelin throw, which pushes her No. 7 top 10 mark closer to sixth all-time.

Along with the men's 4x400m relay team, there will be several other Jackrabbits wrapping up competition tomorrow at Drake while some of the throwers are scheduled to compete in the Ron Masanz at MSU-Moorhead tomorrow.

INDIANOLA, Iowa - As the team competed one day at the Kip Janvrin Open, they made the most of it recording, five personal-best marks throughout the afternoon.

Both junior Mackenzie Schell and sophomore Emma Nelson recorded their personal-best marks. Schell beat her 2017 Kip Janvrin mark by 20.48 seconds to record the PR while Nelson posted her second attempt in the outdoor 5,000m, which beats her previous-best by 3.91 seconds.

The men's 200m was a tight race with senior Jalen Williams sneaking ahead of junior Skyler Monaghan by 0.001 seconds. Williams recorded his season-best mark, beating his previous-best by 0.25 seconds and Monaghan recorded his PR by 0.09 seconds.

On the women's side, sophomore Jennifer Thill notched a personal best, her third time resetting her PR mark, beating it by 0.02 seconds.

Freshman Michael Schwinghamer notched a career-best mark in the 3,000m steeplechase, beating his previous-best by 1.92 seconds and recording his best place finish in the event (third).

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Along with the men's 4x400m relay team, there will be several other Jackrabbits wrapping up competition tomorrow at Drake while some of the throwers are scheduled to compete in the Ron Masanz at MSU-Moorhead tomorrow.

MEET PREVIEW

Then the schedule will take a turn to the Howard Wood Dakota Relays next weekend, May 4-5.

Then Jackrabbits will prep for The Summit League Outdoor Championships back in Tulsa, Okla. on May 10-12, hosted by Oral Roberts. The Jackrabbits have been in Tulsa twice early on in the season and once at ORU's ONEOK Sport Complex.

Individual Jackrabbit Results - Drake Relays (Day 2) | Day 1 Recap
100m - Men - Prelims
18. Zenner, Sam (10.67)

Sophomore Sam Zenner posted his fourth attempt of the season in the 100m.

He has a season-best mark of 10.60 at this point of the season.

1,500m - Men
1. Burdick, Kyle (3:46.22)

1,500m - Women
7. King, Rachel (4:29.52)

Junior Kyle Burdick notched his second attempt in the 1,500m this season, his third overall event this season. It is his fourth career win in the 1,500m.

He was just 0.44 seconds from his season-best mark and 3.70 seconds from his PR, which is third on the school's top 10.

Junior Rachel King with her second attempt in the 1,500m, her fourth total event of the 2018 outdoor season.

She just missed her personal-best mark by 3.09 seconds, which is the second on the school's all-time list.

100m Hurdles - Women - Prelims
20. O'Connor, Jaymie (14.71)

Sophomore Jaymie O'Connor recorded her fourth attempt in the 100m hurdles.

She has reset her personal-best mark once this season, running 14.00, which is second all-time on the school's top 10 list.

4x100m Relay - Men - Prelims
7. "A" Team (41.47)
(1. R-Fr. Coby Hilton, 2. So. Landon Larson, 3. Fr. Daniel Clarke, 4. So. Sam Zenner)

4x100m - Women - Prelims
11. "A" Team (47.80)
(1. So. Delaney Carlson, 2. Sr. Vanessa Lane, 3. So. Jaymie O'Connor, 4. So. Miatta Flemister-Smith)

The men's 4x100m relay mark is third on the school's all-time list.

On the season's performance list, the time sits behind the school's No. 2 all-time mark, set at the Tulsa Duals this season (Sr. Jalen Williams, So. Landon Larson, Fr. Daniel Clarke, So. Sam Zenner)!

The women's mark of 47.80 is now the team's best mark on the season performance list for the relay.

The men's team qualified to the finals round of the 4x100m relay, which is set for 3:18 p.m. on Saturday.

4x400m Relay - Men
11. "A" Team (3:17.76)
(1. So. Landon Larson, 2. Jr. Sam Johnson, 3. R-Fr. Mitchel Acker, 4. Fr. Cameron Kuil)

4x400m Relay - Women
11. "A" Team (3:47.88)
(1. Jr. Savannah Dolezal, 2. So. Delaney Carlson, 3. Sr. Vanessa Lane, 4. So. Allison Sebern)

It's the best mark of the season for the men's team in the 4x400m relay. It sits as the third-fastest relay team in the league.

The mark the women's team cracked the school's top 10. It will be eighth all-time, just 0.07 seconds behind seventh.

It also sits atop the team's season performance list and second on the league's performance list.

4x800m Relay - Men
6. "A" Team (7:41.00)
(1. So. Josh Goehring, 2. Jr. Wyatt Gatrost, 3. Jr. Jordan Hanna, 4. Jr. Matt Wilson)

4x800m Relay - Women
7. "A" Team (9:03.67)
(1. Jr. Krista Steele, 2. So. Kendra Dykstra, 3. Sr. Jennie Scislow, 4. Fr. Madison Gray)

First 4x800m relay mark for the men's team this year.

That mark is the first 4x800m of the season for the women's team.

It is ranked as the third-fastest mark on the school's all-time list.

Triple Jump - Men
8. Courter, Bryant (47-06.25)

Sophomore Bryant Courter recorded his third triple jump attempt of the 2018 outdoor season. He has a season-best mark of 49-07.25.

Last year, Courter fouled at the Drake Relays in the triple jump.

Shot Put - Men
16. Leiseth, Mason (54-01.25)

Shot Put - Women
20. Moorhouse, Madi (44-11.75)

Fifth attempt in the shot put for Leiseth! He tied the school record on Wednesday, which put him 44th in the NCAA West performance list and 79th nationally!

Freshman Madeline Moorhouse finished her fourth attempt of the season at the Drake Relays.

She has an outdoor personal-best mark of 45-05.00 set at the USD Invitational earlier this season.

Discus - Women
15. Vollmer, Kasie (145-09.00)

Junior Kasie Vollmer notched her seventh attempt in the discus this season, having a season-best throw of 166-10.00.

Javelin - Men
12. Leonhard, Dakota (176-04.00)

Javelin - Women
10. Astleford, Rachel (132-06.00)

Sophomore Dakota Leonhard posted his third-best mark in the javelin out of five attempts this season. His mark would still rank 10th-best on the school's all-time list if he didn't set the school record in 2017.

His best throw of the season is 181-00.00 and his career best throw is 195-04.00.

Junior Rachel Astleford notched her personal-best mark in the javelin at Drake. She beat her previous-best mark by 2-11.00 feet and beat her previous season-best mark by 13-10.00 feet.

Her mark keeps her seventh on the school's all-time list, but moves her closer to sixth on the list.

Individual Jackrabbit Results - Drake Relays (Day 1)
10,000m - Women
18. Berzonsky, Emily (38:32.58)

3,000m Steeplechase - Men
14. Mather, Micah (9:20.37)

Junior Emily Berzonsky led things off with the first 10,000m race on the women's side this season, finishing 18th (38:32.58) out of 26 competitors. It is her fourth career attempt in the event.

She has competed in two 5,000m races during the outdoor season prior to tonight, recording the team's third-best mark on the season performance list.

Sophomore Micah Mather wrapped up the short night for the Jackrabbits with a run in the 3,000m steeplechase. He finished 14th (9:20.37) out of 21 competitors with his second-best time of the season in the steeplechase.

It is his third attempt in the event so far this season, notching a best mark of 9:12.28 in the Bryan Clay Invite last weekend. He's also ran the 5,000m race once and the 1,500m.

Individual Jackrabbit Results - Kip Janvrin
200m - Men
5. Williams, Jalen (22.04 - 22.034)
6. Monaghan, Skyler (22.04 - 22.035)

200m - Women
15. Thill, Jennifer (26.24)

Senior Jalen Williams recorded his season-best mark, beat his previous-best by 0.25 seconds.

He also beat his fellow teammate, junior Skyler Monaghan, by 0.001 seconds to finish fifth.

Monaghan posted a PR, beating his first career 200m by 0.09 seconds.

Personal-best mark recorded for sophomore Jennifer Thill, as she beats her previous-best outdoor and overall PR by 0.02 seconds.

She has reset her outdoor career-best time for the third time, trimming off 0.45 seconds total.

800m - Men
6. Prohaska, Josh (1:56.77)

800m - Women
2. Gray, Madison (2:17.63)

Senior Josh Prohaska added his sixth attempt of the season in the 800m. He has a season-best recorded at 1:55.29 from the Mount Marty Twilight last Wednesday.

Freshman Madison Gray posted her third attempt in the 800m for her first outdoor season as a Jackrabbit.

She tied her best place finish in the event with her second-place finish she recorded at the Mount Marty Twilight on Wednesday. At the Twilight, she recorded her PR (2:15.79).

1,500m - Men
5. Peters, Gabe (4:02.37)

1,500m - Women
6. Fasen, Anna (4:50.71)

Freshman Gabe Peters notched his best place finish in the 1,500m out of four career attempts.

Sophomore Anna Fasen notched her fourth attempt in the 1,500m so far this season.

On Wednesday, she set her personal-best mark and posted her first career win in the event.

5,000m - Men
16. Nelson, Lukas (15:17.66)
18. Fick, Evan (15:25.42)
27. Ivanecky, Sam (15:36.20)

5,000m - Women
4. Schell, Mackenzie (17:47.83)
19. Nelson, Emma (18:49.55)

Sophomore Lukas Nelson and freshman Evan Fick recorded their second attempts on the season in the 5,000m while sophomore Sam Ivaneckey posted his first career outdoor 5,000m race.

Junior Mackenzie Schell ran her personal-best mark, beating her 2017 Kip Janvrin mark by 20.48 seconds to record the PR.

Sophomore Emma Nelson scored a career-best mark as well. It's just her second attempt in the outdoor 5,000m, but the time is her overall best, which beats her previous-best by 3.91 seconds.

110m Hurdles - Men
Did not compete.

100m Hurdles - Women
4. Mottinger, Haley (15.00)
8. Bohan, Sara (15.45)
9. Neff, Kayla (15.55)

Sophomore Haley Mottinger recorded her fifth attempt in the 100m hurdles while fellow sophomores Sara Bohan and Kayla Neff notched their fourth attempts.

400m Hurdles - Women
5. Gramer, Sandra (1:05.91)

Senior Sandra Gramer ran her sixth 400m hurdles race of the outdoor season.

3,000m Steeplechase - Men - waiting for results to know official finishes and times
3. Schwinghamer, Michael (9:48.63)
Klawitter, Chandler (10:08.37)

3,000m Steeplechase
5. Mechels, Halie (11:35.68)
7. Propst, Rachel (11:46.51)

Freshman Michael Scwhinghamer recorded his personal-best mark in the steeplechase. It beat his previous-best by 1.92 seconds and added a best finish to his career.

It was the second time competing in the event for junior Chandler Klawitter.

Senior Halie Mechels and junior Rachel Propst both notched their second attempts of the season in the 3,000m steeplechase. It was the first time of the season for Mechels.

Mechels has a personal-best time of 10:25.39, which is the second-fastest mark in school history.

Propsts has a career-best time of 11:30.59.

-GoJacks.com-