DICKINSON, N.D. – The South Dakota Mines men's and women's track teams headed to North Dakota this past weekend to compete in the Dickinson State Blue Hawk Games where the Hardrocker men took top honors in the team standings with 134.5 points while the women earned second place with 105 points.
Hardrocker pole vaulter
Ty Nickerson had an outstanding day earning first place in the men's pole vault and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Div. II Outdoor Championships after clearing a height of 16-feet-2-inches. Nickerson is ranked 21
st in the country with that mark. Teammate
Jared Wilson finished third on Saturday in the event with a 14-9. Wilson provisionally qualified earlier this season and is currently ranked 32
nd in the nation (15-9.25).
Westley Siebdrath also had a solid outing for the 'Rockers on Saturday, taking top honors during the men's shot put with a measurement of 46-1.25 as well as placing first in the hammer throw with a mark of 181-0 and then grabbed third place in the discus with a toss of 127-2.
Macy McClure continues to have a good outdoor season and earned the event title during the women's hammer throw after a toss of 165-0 and then secured third in the women's shot put (38-4) and placed seventh in the discus (95-6).
Other top Hardrocker performances included:
Ryan Moen took third in the 10,000 (32:19.00);
Taegen Wells grabbed second in the 400 hurdles (56.77); the Hardrockers finished 1-9 in the men's hammer – after Siebdrath, the order went:
Dakin Nolan (170-4),
Warren Minerich (163-7),
Erick Colman (162-1),
Kevin Osmanski (134-1),
Ian Cone (132-3),
Henry Fritzler (125-9), Reid Kasier (107-3); Brent Snyder grabbed third in the javelin (153-9);
Erica Keeble raced to a third-place finish in the 200 dash (25.97);
Jenna Sayler was second in the shot put (41-5);
Tana Dahlberg secured second in the discus (116-11); and in the women's hammer, South Dakota Mines finished 1-7 – after McClure, it went: Sayler (156-0), Dahlberg (150-11), Oliva Jurrens (129-1),
Amanda Cooley (124-5),
Tierney Robinson (111-1).
