RAPID CITY, S.D. – The South Dakota Mines men's and women's track and field teams return to action Saturday after a week off from competition when the Hardrockers compete in the 2024 Central Nebraska Challenge in Kearney, Nebraska.

Hastings College and The University of Nebraska-Kearney will host the meet. Action begins at 10 a.m. MT with the field events, followed by the running events starting at noon.

The Hardrockers last competed March 16 at the Dr. Dan Caprioglio Invite in Pueblo, Colorado, and came away with a school record, one individual win, one relay first-place finish and several other top five results.

Clare Fischer set a school record in the women's 10K, finishing in a time of 38 minutes, 50.2. Jaycie Stubbs captured the javelin at 41.35 meters (135 feet, 7 ¾ inches) and performing well in the shot put, where she finished fourth at 13.12 meters (43-0 ½). She was also fifth in the discus at 38.48m (126-2 ¼). 

For the South Dakota Mines men, the 4X100 relay team of sophomore Eddie Johnson, Taegen Wells, Landon Ptacek and Lane Thomas finished first in 43.25.

The Hardrocker 4X400 relay A team of Cole Dobberstein, Merek Ranstrom, Thomas Greisen and Ethan Pitlick finished in second place in 3:33.69.

Dobberstein finished third in the 400 hurdles in 55.83 and Tristan Enders was third in the 5,000-meter run in 15:34.37, which puts him in 10th place in the South Dakota Mines all-time list.
 
Isaiah Thurman also finished in third place in the hammer throw at 52.32 meters (171-7 ¾), which puts him in fourth place on the top 10 marks.
 
MEET INFORMATION
Host School: University of Nebraska at Kearney
Date/Time: March 30 / 10 a.m. MT
Site: Kearney, Neb.
Stadium: Kearney High School
Schedule: Schedule of Events
Results: Loper Timing
Watch: MIAA Network (Pay Per View)

Participants and Events

Men
100 Dash
Elias Hallan
Cole Storlie

200 Dash
Eddie Johnson
Ethan Pitlick
Lane Thomas
Landon Ptacek

800
Thomas Greisen

1,500
Owen Hansmann
Zach Hentschel
Cole Tatro
Tanner Reinert

5,000
Tyler Captain
Tristan Enders
Owen Hansmann
Zach Hentschel

110 Hurdles
Taegen Wells
Dominick Giggee
Merek Ranstrom
Aidan Thompson
Trevor Fredenburg

400 Hurdles
Cole Dobberstein
Taegen Wells
Merek Ranstrom

3,000 Steeplechase
Jackson Parrill
Ty Brady
Owen Wagner

4 x 400m Relay
A: (Thomas, Johnson, Greisen, Pitlick)

4 x 100m Relay
A: (Johnson, Giggee, Ptacek, Thomas)

High Jump
Trevor Fredenburg
 
Pole Vault
Elias Hallan
Cole Storlie
 
Long Jump
Weston Pierce
Aidan Thompson
 
Triple Jump
Weston Pierce
 
Shot Put
Ian Cone
Kevin Osmanski
Cooper Stevens
 
Discus
Ian Cone
Daniel Falk
Reid Kaiser
Kevin Osmanski
Aidan Thompson
 
Hammer
Ian Cone
Reid Kaiser
Kevin Osmanski
Cooper Stevens
Eli Huot
Isaiah Thurman
 
Javelin
Daniel Falk
 
Women
400 
Melissa May

800
Katie Magni
Abbie Saline
Adeline Wilson
Laine Mannes
 
100 Hurdles
Josie Byrne
Abby Krumpus

3,000 Steeplechase
Teagan Wright

4 X 400 Relay
A: (May, Saline, Mannes, Wilson)

Long Jump
Tierney Robinson
Josie Byrne
Abby Krumpus

Shot Put
Amanda Cooley
Adisyn Schenck
Jaycie Stubbs
Josie Byrne
Abby Krumpus

Discus
Adisyn Schenck
Jaycie Stubbs

Hammer
Amanda Cooley
Adisyn Schenck
Tierney Robinson

Javelin
Adisyn Schenck
Jaycie Stubbs

UP NEXT
Th Hardrockers will return to action April 5-6 at the USD Early Bird Open in Vermillion.

Fans can find the latest on South Dakota Mines track & field all year long on X (@hardrockertfxc) and Instagram (@hardrockertrackfieldxc), while also following on Facebook at Hardrocker Track and Field & Cross Country. The latest on South Dakota Mines athletics can be found by following us on X at @GoHardrockers, hardrockerathletics on Instagram and Hardrocker Athletics on Facebook.

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 13 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.