TRACK EXCELS IN SATURDAY ACTION

Friday, February 2

Fargo, ND

Noon/11a.m.

South Dakota State University

Bison Open

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

2/3/2024 9:50:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

AMES, IA – The South Dakota State track and field teams garnered ten new entries to the SDSU All-Time Lists along with two school records as the Jacks thrived in the Iowa State Classic and Bison Open on Friday and Saturday.

IOWA STATE CLASSIC | AMES, IA
Top performances for the day began with the first event, where Brielle Dixon came out hot in the women's 60-meter hurdle prelims, breaking her own school record in 8.41 seconds. The time qualified her for the event finals where she finished third overall in 8.44.

Jaiden Boomsma ran a PR of 7.49 in the 60-meter dash prelims to tie for second in school history. But she went on to break that in the finals with a clocking of 7.48 to win the event and claim sole possession of second all-time. Rich-Ann Archer also took fifth in the finals with a 7.74.

Boomsma then notched her third PR of the day, this time taking second overall in the 200-meter dash and improving her mark to 24.65 to maintain fifth in school history.

Jenna Johnson took fifth in the 400-meter dash with a clocking of 57.19 and Erika Kuntz came 10^th in an even 58.00. Jessica Boekelheide also ran a PR in the event with a 58.05.

In the 800-meter run, Harley Fischer ran a 2:16.03 for sixth place while Reese Luze made her event debut and finished ninth in 2:16.55.

Grace Waage claimed runner-up in the mile with a 4:53.05 as Claire Beckman clocked a PR of 4:54.86 for a fourth place finish and eighth on the SDSU all-time list.

Leah Hisken led the way for SDSU in the 3000-meter run, winning the event in 9:34.70. Also finishing in the top 10 was Jessica Lutmer (fifth, 9:51.88, PR), Nicole Greyer (eighth, 9:57.99) and Caitlin Bright (10^th, 10:11.73).

Emma Gonzalez (10:15.07) and Jenna Soine (10:17.46) also earned PRs while Ashlyn Hillyard (10:25.30) made her Jackrabbit debut.

The women's 4x400m relay 'A' team clocked a 3:51.98 for a fourth place finish overall.

As for action on the men's side, Pierre Lear took third overall in the 60-meter hurdle finals with his clocking of 8.05.

Jared Wipf tied his school record time of 6.73 in the 60-meter dash finals for second overall as Drew Olson (6.84) was fourth and Evan Henderson (6.85) was fifth.

Wipf then joined Jake Werner in the top 10 of the 200-meter dash as Werner finished fifth (21.66, PR, fourth all-time) and Wipf was seventh (21.80, indoor PR, seventh all-time).

Thailan Hallman took fourth in the 400-meter dash in 48.54 seconds amd Brandon Kampsen clocked a 1:51.82 for sixth place in the 800-meter run and seventh on the SDSU All-Time List.

Josh Becker joined the SDSU Top 10 after clocking a PR of 8:14.05 in the 3000-meter run for a fifth place finish in the event. Also finishing in the top 10 of the event were Carson Noecker (sixth, 8:17.04, PR) and Cody Larson (seventh, 8:18.51, PR).

The men's 4x400-meter relay 'A' team finished as the overall runner-up with a time of 3:17.15.

BISON TEAM OPEN | FARGO, ND
Action in Fargo initially kicked off on Friday, which saw SDSU weight throwers at the forefront of competition.

Three Jackrabbits finished back-to-back-to-back with Hunter Wallster in third (59-02.75), Ethan Fischer in fourth (56-05.75) and Caiden Fredrick in fifth (55-11.00). Ryan Hackbart also claimed a PR of 49-07.75.

Milee Young represented SDSU in the women's weight throw and took 11^th place with a mark of 48-10.00.

Saturday then resumed on the track with Gunnar Gunderson placing seventh in the 60-meter hurdle finals and clocking a PR of 8.54 in the prelims. Ben Morningstar also earned prelims PR with an 8.75.

Hudson Schroeder (7.05) and Morningstar (7.39) each ran new personal bests in the 60-meter dash as Gunderson (7.06) and Aiden Voss (7.48) each made their event debut.

In the finals of the men's long jump, Schroeder finished eighth overall with a mark of 21-11.75.

Tristen Hanna won the triple jump with a PR of 48-02.00, which is now seventh on the all-time list, and Matt Katz was runner-up of the pole vault with his clearance of 16-03.25

Conner Powers claimed sixth in the high jump with a mark of 6-04.75 as Carson Kirwan took seventh with a 6-02.75.

Fredrick finished fourth in the shot put finals with his throw of 50-11.50 as Lee Reiser took sixth with a 50-02.75. Hackbart also claimed a PR of 45-09.25.

On the women's side, Hannah Spoden took sixth place in the 800-meter run with her time of 2:20.69 as Selma Dingmann clocked a PR of 2:25.96 for 11^th place.

Apryl Adderley finished ninth overall in the triple jump with her mark of 36-04.25.

Madison Kizer cleared 5-05.00 for fourth place in the high jump while Layne Kirkendoll took fifth with 5-03.00. Hadley Carlson came ninth with 5-01.00 and Robyn Dayton earned a new PR of 5-01.00.

In the finals of the women's shot put, Young finished fifth overall with a 42-04.25 while Nora Butler took ninth with a 40-05.50.

UP NEXT: The Jackrabbits will return home to host the SDSU Last Chance meet on Feb. 9 and 10.

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