Brookings, S.D. --- The South Dakota Mines track and field teams sent 60+ athletes to Brookings for the Indoor Classic at SDSU on Friday and Saturday. A very successful meet followed for the Hardrockers against high level Division I and II competition.
South Dakota Mines men's Distance Medley Relay team set a new school record, while the Hardrockers set 13 new Hardrocker top-10s, in addition to 31 PRs overall.
As a team, the men finished in 22nd while the women finished 25th.
The top-3 finishers, Hardrocker Top-10s, and PRs are listed below:
Men:
Distance Medley – Hansmann, Pitlick, Greisen, Hentschel (School Record, 3rd, 10:23.50)
3000m Run –
Owen Wagner (#2 Hardrocker Top-10, 8:49.02)
5000m Run –
Tyler Captain (#2 Hardrocker Top-10, 14:51.64)
Mile Run –
Zach Hentschel (#3 Hardrocker Top-10, 4:21.47)
Mile Run –
Tyler Captain (#6 Hardrocker Top-10, 4:23.09)
Mile Run –
Owen Hansmann (#7 Hardrocker Top-10, 4:23.44)
400m Dash –
Ethan Pitlick (#6 Hardrocker Top-10, 50.69)
800m Run –
Thomas Greisen (#4 Hardrocker Top-10, 1:57.40)
Women:
Mile Run –
Abbie Saline (#2 Hardrocker Top-10, 5:24.36)
Mile Run –
Kat Tvrdy (#3 Hardrocker Top-10, 5:30.20)
Mile Run –
Lillian Knudtson (#9 Hardrocker Top-10, 5:41.92)
4 x 400 Relay – Mathieu, Scully, Mannes, Saline (#6 Hardrocker Top-10, 4:16.14)
Weight Throw –
Olivia Jurrens (#10 Hardrocker Top-10, 14.01m)
PRs:
3000m Run –
Lillian Knudtson (11:16.21)
3000m Run –
Alana Howard (11:36.43)
3000m Run –
Madalyn McQuistan (12:22.0)
3000m Run –
Joran Lamoreaux (9:08.70)
3000m Run –
Preston Drew (9:21.57)
3000m Run –
Hunter Prather (9:24.87)
3000m Run –
Everett Sandbo (9:25.79)
3000m Run –
Aidan Rivers (9:34.35)
3000m Run –
Drew Ekstrum (9:37.68)
Mile Run –
Justin Quammen (4:37.80)
400m Dash –
Laine Mannes (1:05.46)
400m Dash –
Melissa May (1:07.12)
800m Run –
Narria Neubert (2:51.02)
800m Run –
Samantha Smith (2:57.03)
60m Dash –
Abby Krumpus (8.92)
Weight Throw –
Gabe Heersink (13.63m)
Weight Throw –
Josh Rowe (13.43m)
Weight Throw –
Maddie Viger (11.03m)
The Hardrockers are back in Spearfish next weekend, competing at Black Hills State.
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.
