BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota Mines indoor track and field teams sent a small contingent to the SDSU Holiday Open & Multi this weekend in the season opener at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex and finished up on Saturday.
The Hardrockers had one top-eight placer and four personal bests, all in the weight throws.
Jaycie Stubbs led the way with an eighth-place finish in the women's shot put with a best heave of 12.91 meters (42-feet, 4 ¼ inches), which is a personal best. Her finish enabled the Hardrockers to score one team point.
Taegen Wells didn't quite score any team points, but he finished 10th in the men's 60-meter hurdles in 8.61 seconds.
Ian Cone set a personal best in the men's shot put at 13.63 meters and
Abbie Van Ruler and
Adisyn Schenck set indoor personal bests in the weight throw at 14.19 and 13.02 respectively.
Aidan Thompson finished up the Heptathlon on Saturday, recording a third-place finish, scoring 4220 points.
Hardrockers Results
Men:
400m Dash
Merek Ranstrom, 53.91
Taegen Wells, 55.75
60m Hurdles
Merek Ranstrom, 9.07
Taegen Wells, 8.61
Dominick Giggee, 8.89
Heptathlon
Aidan Thompson, 4220, 3rd.
Shot Put
Reid Kaiser, 13.26m
Ian Cone, 13.63m
Isaiah Thurman, 10.95m
Weight Throw
Reid Kaiser, 15.73m
Isaiah Thurman, 13.97m
Ian Cone, 13.26m
Eli Huot, 13.11m
Women:
Shot Put
Abbie Van Ruler, 10.95m
Adisyn Schenck, 10.25m
Jaycie Stubbs, 12.91m
Weight Throw
Abbie Van Ruler, 14.38m
Adisyn Schenck, 13.02m
Jaycie Stubbs, 14.19m
Up Next
The Hardrockers return to action Friday, Dec. 8, in Laramie, Wyo., in the Wyoming Power Meet.
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 10 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.
