GUNNISON, Colo. --- The South Dakota Mines track and field teams wrapped the indoor part of the year at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championship in Gunnison, CO this past weekend. University of Colorado Colorado Springs won both men's and women's divisions. The Hardrocker men finished 8th with 19 points and the women scored 7 points for 12th place.
 
On Friday the Rockers had 10 personal records and two provisional qualifying (PQ) marks. Kamryn Scully had a PR and PQ in the Pole Vault. Jeremiah Bridges set the school record and had a PQ in the 60m Hurdles. Brent Snyder had PRs in the 60m Shot Put, and High Jump while competing in the Heptathlon. Aidan Thompson tied his PR in the long jump (heptathlon), and Travis Kleinsasser had PRs in the heptathlon shot put and high jump. Macy McClure, Warren Minerich, and Erick Colman had PRs in the shot put. 
 
"It was a good meet for us," said head coach Steve Johnson. "Both teams really stepped up this weekend. We found a lot of points that weren't there coming in. I'm really proud of the way we competed."
 
Results:
 
Men
400m:
6^th – Isaac Orozco, 50.47 (PR)
5000m:
16^th – Ryan Moen, 16:28.08
60m Hurdles:
 5^th – Jeremiah Bridges, 8.16 (PR/PQ)
Adam Namyst, 8.60
Jonathan Hopkins, 9.02
4x400m Relay:
7^th – 3:27.01 (Namyst, Caden Kokes, Orozco, Carson Mashlan)
Distance Medley Relay:
7^th – 10:53.81 (Zach Hentschel, Tyler Captain, Namyst, Mashlan)
Pole Vault:
6^th – Hopkins, 4.53m
Shot Put:
9^th – Henry Fritzler, 14.95m (PR)
13^th – Erick Colman, 14.35m
Weight Throw:
7^th – Warren Minerich, 16.93 (PR)
9^th – Colman, 16.46m (PR)
13^th – Reid Kaiser, 15.06m
Heptathlon:
6^th – Travis Kleinsasser, 4588 points (PR)
12^th – Aidan Thompson, 4040 points
14^th – Brent Snyder, 3874 points (PR)
 
Women
Distance Medley Relay:
11^th – 13:58.46 (Kamryn Scully, Allyson Heiden, Abbie Saline, Adeline Wilson)
4x400 Relay:
10^th – 4:17.10 (Scully, Saline, Wilson, Katie Magni)
Pole Vault:
7^th – Scully, 3.71m (PR/PQ)
Long Jump:
17^th – Tierney Robinson, 4.34m
Triple Jump:
11^th – Vera Rust, 10.25m
Shot Put:
9^th – Macy McClure, 12.32m
13^th – Jenna Sayler, 12.03m
14^th – Jaycie Stubbs, 11.90m
Weight Throw:
6^th – McClure, 17.05m (PR)
7^th – Sayler, 16.99m
17^th – Abbie Van Ruler, 13.38m
 
About South Dakota Mines
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and NCAA Division II offering 11 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 members, as well as four associate members, located in the states of California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah.