RAPID CITY, S.D. – The South Dakota Mines men's and women's indoor track and field teams looked for strong performances at the Mike Thorson Open in Bismarck, N.D., and got one from the Hardrocker men as they finished in third place in the team standings.
The Hardrockers finished with 81 points in the eight-team meet, hosted by the University of Mary, behind Northern State at 195 and Bismarck State at 92. The South Dakota Mines women finished with 21 points and eighth place.
Individually, freshman
Sawyer Nelson had another big day as he broke his own school record in the triple jump, as he finished third at 14.12 meters. Nelson was also third in the high jump at 1.93 meters.
Also for the Hardrocker men, sophomore
Thomas Greisen won the 800-meter run in 1 minutes, 58.57 seconds. Junior
Owen Hansmann finished second in the mile run in 4:34.89, with freshman
Zachary Vanicek third in the pole vault at 4.07 meters and senior Taegen Wells third in the 60 hurdles at 8.46.
Leading the way form the Hardrocker women was the tandem of seniors
Abbie Saline and
Adeline Wilson and junior
Katie Magni, who all moved in the top 10 in school history in the 600-meter run. Saline was fourth in the race in 1:44.41, Wilson was sixth in 1:45.86 and Magni was 12
th in 1:49.94. Saline now has the sixth top time, Wilson seventh and Magni 10
th.
Also for the Hardrocker women, graduate student
Jaycie Stubbs finished second in the shot put at 13.21 meters.
Hardrocker Results
Men
60m Dash
20.
Eddie Johnson, 7.27
35.
Dominick Giggee, 7.65
39.
Aidan Thompson, 7.84
200m Dash
13.
Lane Thomas, 23.34
14.
Eddie Johnson, 23.35
28.
Ethan Pitlick, 24.04
400m Dash
12.
Jonathan Hopkins, 56.94
800m Run
1.
Thomas Greisen, 1:58.57
7.
Cole Dobberstein, 2:02.88
10.
Ty Brady, 2:05.16
13.
Rowan Winter, 2:09.33
1 Mile Run
2.
Owen Hansmann, 4:24.89
5.
Tristan Enders, 4:33.81
8.
Justin Quammen, 4:36.45
12.
Tyler Captain, 4:44.94
60m Hurdles
3.
Taegen Wells, 8.46
10.
Merek Ranstrom, 9.00
4 x 400m Relay
4. B: (Pitlick,Wells,Dobberstein,Thomas), 3:32.395.
5. A: (Johnson,Ranstrom,Winter,Greisen), 3:32.92
12. C: (Brady,Hansmann,Hopkins,Giggee), 3:44.50
High Jump
3.
Sawyer Nelson, 1.93
7.
Aidan Thompson, 1.83
Pole Vault
3.
Zachary Vanicek, 4.07
8.
Elias Hallan, 3.62
Long Jump
4.
Weston Pierce, 6.86
Triple Jump
1.
Sawyer Nelson, 14.12m
6.
Weston Pierce, 12.25m
Shot Put
4.
Cooper Stevens, 14.48m
13.
Ian Cone, 13.65m
15.
Aidan Thompson, 13.24m
16.
Kevin Osmanski, 13.16m
21.
Reid Kaiser, 12.49m
Weight Throw
4.
Reid Kaiser, 16.25m
7.
Isaiah Thurman, 14.54m
9.
Ian Cone, 14.33m
13.
Kevin Osmanski, 13.18m
16.
Eli Huot, 12.38m
18.
Cooper Stevens, 11.84m
Women
60m Dash
15.
Melissa May, 8.89
200m Dash
10.
Melissa May, 29.81
600m Run
4.
Abbie Saline, 1:44.41
6.
Adeline Wilson, 1:45.86
12.
Katie Magni, 1:49.94
18.
Laine Mannes, 2:04.11
14.
Madalyn McQuistan, 1:54.72
60m Hurdles
17.
Josie Byrne, 12.61
18.
Abby Krumpus, 17.92
4 x 400m Relay
7. A: (May,Saline,Magni,Wilson), 4:32.16
12. B: (Mannes,McQuistan,Byrne,Krumpus), 4:49.45
High Jump
15.
Josie Byrne, 1.33m
16.
Abby Krumpus, 1.28m
Long Jump
14.
Tierney Robinson, 4.47m
Shot Put
2
. Jaycie Stubbs, 13.21m
7.
Amanda Cooley, 11.91m
18.
Josie Byrne, 9.99m
21.
Abby Krumpus, 8.80m
14.
Adisyn Schenck, 10.79m
2.
Jaycie Stubbs, 13.21m
Weight Throw
11.
Amanda Cooley, 12.16m
18.
Adisyn Schenck, 10.73m
Up Next
The Hardrockers return to action Jan. 26-27 at the Dave Little Alumni Mile in Spearfish, hosted by Black Hills State University.
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 Dak
