CHADRON, Neb. --- The South Dakota Mines track and field teams competed on day 2 of the RMAC Championships on Saturday and continue to pile up points.
 
The men's decathlon was the first event to finish up and two Hardrockers finished with podium and first team all-conference finishes as Aidan Thompson and Travis Kleinsasser finished second and third. Thompson's performance was a PR and the #2 mark in school history as he recorded 6,325 points. Kleinsasser finished in third with 6,320 points. Thompson scored eight team points, while Kleinsasser grabbed six. Eddie Johnson recorded a PR in the 200m dash, running it with a time of 22.31. Kleinsasser also finished in sixth (second team All-Conference) in the pole vault, jumping 4.38 meters. Through two days, the men sit in sixth place with 20 points.
 
In the 800 meter run on the women's side, Abbie Saline ran a 2:23.98 to set the #5 time in school history. Maddie Viger joined Saline in setting a new top-10 mark, setting the #6 mark in the discus, throwing 39.30 meters. Following day 2, the women sit in ninth place with 14 points.
 
The final day begins Sunday at 9:30 a.m. with field events and running events beginning at 12:30 p.m.
 
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.