RAPID CITY, S.D. – The South Dakota Mines track and field team will have a busy weekend in Vermillion with the two-day USD Early Bird Open Friday and Saturday, hosted by the University of South Dakota.

Action begins Friday at 11 a.m., with Saturday's competition beginning at 8 a.m. More than 30 teams are expected to take part in the meet.

Last Saturday South Dakota Mines competed in the Central Nebraska Challenge in Kearney, Nebraska. The Hardrockers finished with four runner-up finishes – two individual and two relays and several other top-five finishes.

Fifth year student Jaycie Stubbs led the Hardrockers by placing three times in the top five. She finished in third place in the javelin at 40.92 meters, fourth in the shot put at 12.51m and fifth in the discus at 41.97m.

Also for the Hardrocker women, freshman Teagan Wright was third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 13 minutes, 17.73 seconds.

For the Hardrocker men, junior Owen Hansmann led the way as he finished second in he 1,500 meter run with a personal best time of 4:01.88, which puts him eighth all time. In the 110 hurdles, senior Taegen Wells placed second in 15.16.

In the triple jump, freshman Sawyer Nelson finished third at 13.46 meters,

The two Hardrocker men's relay teams finished in second place. The 4X100 team of sophomore Eddie Johnson, freshman Dominick Giggee, freshmen Landon Ptacek and freshman Lane Thomas finished in 43.25 seconds and the 4X400 team of Thomas, Johnson, sophomore Thomas Greisen and junior Ethan Pitlick ran the race in 3:22.27.

MEET INFORMATION
Host School: University of South Dakota
Date/Time: April 5 / 11 p.m. MT; April 6 / 8:00 a.m. MT.
Site: Vermillion,S.D.
Stadium: Lillibridge Track Complex
Live Results: Dakota Timing
Live Video: Midco Sports Plus (Pay-Per-View)
Day 1
Day 2
Schedule of Events: Meet Schedule

PARTICIPANTS AND EVENTS                                                                                                                                       
Men
100m Dash
Eddie Johnson
Landon Ptacek
Ethan Smith
Jonathan Chan                                                                                                                                              
Weston Pierce
Lane Thomas
Ethan Pitlick

200m Dash
Ethan Smith
Jonathan Chan
Ethan Pitlick

 400m Dash
 Thomas Greisen
 Carson Mashlan

800m Run Friday
Cole Dobberstein
Carson Mashlan

1,500m Run
Justin Quammen
Tanner Reinert
Joran Lamoreaux

5,000m Run
Preston Drew
Drew Ekstrum
Maxwell Ivanov
Everett Sandbo

10,000m Run
Hunter Prather
Aidan Rivers
Timothy Wolfe
Justin Quammen
Joran Lamoreaux                                                                                                                   

110m Hurdles
Merek Ranstrom
Taegen Wells
Trevor Fredenburg
Dominick Giggee

400m Hurdles
Dominick Giggee
Merek Ranstrom

3,000m Steeplechase
Ty Brady

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

High Jump
Trevor Fredenburg

Pole Vault
Elias Hallan
Cole Storlie

Long Jump
Weston Pierce
Sawyer Nelson

Triple Jump
Trevor Fredenburg
Weston Pierce
Sawyer Nelson

Shot Put
Ian Cone
Daniel Falk
Jonathan Harris
Kevin Osmanski
Cooper Stevens

Discus
Ian Cone
Daniel Falk
Jonathan Harris
Reid Kaiser
Kevin Osmanski
Josh Rowe
Morgan Sandal

Hammer
Ian Cone
Daniel Falk
Jonathan Harris
Eli Huot
Reid Kaiser
Kevin Osmanski
Josh Rowe
Morgan Sandal
Cooper Stevens
Isaiah Thurman

Javelin
Daniel Falk
Morgan Sandal                                                                                                                          
Brent Snyder  

Decathlon
Aidan Thompson

Women
100m Dash
Melissa May

400m Dash
Melissa May
Adeline Wilson
Abbie Saline
Laine Mannes
Katie Magni

800m Run Friday
Katie Magni
Narria Neubert
Adeline Wilson

800 Run Saturday
Madalyn McQuistan

1,500m Run
Clare Fischer
Allyson Heiden
Laine Mannes
Madalyn McQuistan
Abbie Saline

5,000m Run
Alyssa Blake                                                                                                                            
Adeline Wilson

10,000m Run
Alana Howard
Clare Fischer
Allyson Heiden

3,000m Steeplechase
Teagan Wright

Long Jump
Tatum Hanson

Shot Put
Amanda Cooley
Adisyn Schenck
Jaycie Stubbs

Discus
Adisyn Schenck
Jaycie Stubbs

Hammer
Amanda Cooley
Adisyn Schenck
Tierney Robinson

Javelin
Adisyn Schenck
Jaycie Stubbs

Heptathlon
Josie Byrne
Abby Krumpus
 
Up Next
The Hardrockers return to action April 11-12 at the Midwest Classic in Emporia, Kansas.

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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.