PUEBLO, Colo. --- The South Dakota Mines track and field teams sent their teams to a big event hosted by CSU Pueblo on Friday and Saturday. The Spank Blasing Invitational hosted 16 men's and 16 women's track and field teams over the two-day event.
 
South Dakota Mines saw some success in their season-opening meet.
 
Jaycie Stubbs continued her record setting ways, throwing 13.10 in the shot put to set a new school record. In addition to the results below, Olivia Jurrens posted a top-20 finish in the women's hammer throw with a distance of 41.05 meters. Adisyn Schenck had a good performance as a true freshman in her first outdoor meet, finishing 26th (35.50) in the hammer throw, 10th in the women's javelin (33.34m), 16th in the shot put (10.42m). Clare Fischer, also listed below finished 15^th in the 5K and set the #9 Hardrocker Top-10 mark in her first outdoor meet.
  
The top-5 finishers, Hardrocker Top-10s, PRs, and winners are listed below:
 
Men:
Hammer Throw – Reid Kaiser (#7 HR Top-10, 50.96m)
Javelin – Brent Snyder (#6 HR Top-10, 4th, 52.81m)
 
Women:
Javelin – Jaycie Stubbs (5th, 38.03m)
Shot Put – Jaycie Stubbs (School Record, 5th, 13.10m)
1500m – Kat Tvrdy (#10 HR Top-10, 5:15.10)
5000m – Clare Fischer (#9 HR Top-10, 19:49.82)

 
PRs:
Women's 1500m Run – Abbie Saline (5:18.37)
Women's 3000m Run – Lillian Knudtson (11:16.21)
Men's Hammer Throw – Gabe Heersink (32.98m)
Men's Javelin – Kevin Osmanski (36.93m)
Men's Discus Throw – Jade Cass (37.89m)
Men's Discus Throw – Travis Kleinsasser (33.40m)
Men's 200m – Ethan Pitlick (23.45, +2.0)
Men's 800m – Carson Mashlan (2:04.29)
Men's 1500m – Owen Hansmann (4:16.66)
Men's 1500m – Justin Quammen (4:27.38)
 
Next weekend, the Hardrockers will head to Nebraska to participate in a meet hosted by Chadron Stated.
 
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.