JACKS WRAP UP DAKOTA ALUMNI MEET

Friday, December 13

Fargo, ND

11:30 a.m.

South Dakota State University

Dakota Alumni Classic

12/13/2024 8:58:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

By: Becca Ball

FARGO, N.D. — South Dakota State finishes its second meet of the season with nine top-three finishes on Friday night.

RESULTS

Pierre Lear kicked off the night with Carter Johnson, Gunnar Gunderson, and Ben Morningstar in the 60m hurdles. Lear clinched bronze with a time of 7.99, while Johnson clocked a new PR of 8.20. Gunderson crossed the line at 8.29 and Morningstar rounded out the Jackrabbit squad with a time of 8.47.

Lucas Flemmer and Parker Peterson competed in the 200m. Flemmer finished in the top 10 with a time of 22.61 while Peterson crossed the line at 22.80 to take 12th. Sam Castle ran unattached in the 200m, finishing at 23.28.

On the women's side, Sian O'Sullivan represented the Jackrabbits in the 60m. O'Sullivan finished at 7.61 to take third.

Over in field events, Hudson Schroeder, Brett Fraker, and Ryan Benson competed in the long jump. Schroeder took fourth with a mark of 6.90m, Fraker finished ninth with a jump of 6.73m, and Benson jumped 6.31m to place 16th. For the women, Jaiden Boomsma finished runner-up with a mark of 5.96m. Cadence Nuttbrock competed in the long jump as well, taking 10th with a mark of 5.30m.

Nuttbrock also competed in the high jump with Madison Kizer and Taylor Jochum. Kizer led the team with a mark of 1.72m to take silver, Jochum jumped 1.67m to land in the top five and Nuttbrock finished sixth with a mark of 1.57m. On the men's side, Grayson Ring placed in the top five with a jump of 1.97m, while Brooks Holen finished eighth with a mark of 1.92m.

Laci Leverty, Ella Peterreins, and Kiah Boetel represented SDSU in the pole vault. Leverty finished in sixth with a mark of 3.40m, while Peterreins and Boetel both took ninth with a mark of 3.10m. Jaden Peters competed in the pole vault for the men. Peters finished with a mark of 4.85m to take bronze.

Hunter Wallster, Ethan Fischer, and Ryan Hackbart represented the Jacks in the weight throw. Wallster finished runner-up with a mark of 19.49m, Fischer took bronze with a throw of 18.27m and Hackbart placed sixth with a new personal record of 16.73m. Lydia Hill, Josie Curry, and Jalyn Shepherd competed in the weight throw on the women's side. Hill threw a mark of 14.91m, Curry threw 14.64m, and Shepherd finished with a mark of 11.79m.

Following the weight throw, Hill, Shepherd and Curry joined Mildred Young and Cloe Kalanick for the women's shot put. Young took silver with a new personal record of 14.33m. Bot, Curry, and Shepherd finished 12th through 14th, respectively. Bot threw 12.07m, Curry finished with a mark of 12.03m, and Shepherd threw a mark of 12.00m. Kalanick rounded out the Jackrabbit lineup with a mark of 11.98m to finish 17th.

Up Next: The Jacks head to Vermillion to compete in the USD Alumni Meet on Jan. 18.

-GoJacks.com-