MITCHELL, S.D., BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota Mines track and field team competed this past weekend, bringing a large group of athletes to SDSU and a very limited group to Dakota Wesleyan.
The Hardrockers continue to see encouraging results as they posted 15 Hardrocker Top-10 marks along with numerous PRs.
The winners, top ten finishers, Hardrocker top 10s and PRs are listed below from both events.
Event Win(s):
Hunter Prather – 3000m Run (9:27.75)
Men:
Cole Dobberstein – 800m Run (1:55.36, 5th, PR, #2 Hardrocker Top-10)
Justin Quammen – 800m Run (1:58.81, PR, #10 Hardrocker Top-10)
Zach Hentschel – 3000m Run (8:42.40, 8th, PR, #2 Hardrocker Top-10)
Owen Hansmann – 3000m Run (8:44.49,10th, PR, #3 Hardrocker Top-10)
Tyler Captain – 3000m Run (8:50.8, PR, #7 Hardrocker Top-10)
Tanner Reinert – 3000m Run (9:27.82, 2nd, PR)
Preston Drew – 3000m Run (9:28.82, 3rd)
Everett Sandbo – 3000m Run (9:34.27, 5th)
Aidan Rivers – 3000m Run (9:47.59, 7th)
Owen Wagner – 3000m Run (9:56.63, 8th)
Jack Errea – 3000m Run (9:58.62, 9th, PR)
Merek Ranstrom – 300m Hurdles (40.59, 4th, PR, #2 Hardrocker Top-10)
Keairnes, Pitlick, Johnson, Dobberstein – 4 x 400 Relay (3:21.85, 9th, #3 Hardrocker Top-10)
Cole Storlie – Pole Vault (4.40m/14'5.25", 4th)
Zachary Vanicek – Pole Vault (4.25m/13'11.25", 7th)
Cooper Stevens – Shot Put (14.75m/48'4.75", 9th)
Zach Yates – Discus (43.63m/143'2", 9th)
Gus Fink – Weight Throw (16.77m/55'0.25", 5th)
Aidan Thompson – Heptathlon (4710 points, 3rd)
Trevor Fredenburg – Heptathlon (4110 points, 9th, PR, #6 Hardrocker Top-10)
Women:
Katie Magni – 600m Run (1:46.04, 2nd, PR, #2 Hardrocker Top-10)
Madalyn McQuistan – 600m Run (1:49.45, 3rd, PR)
Grace Pridgeon – 600m Run (1:50.08, 4th, PR)
Abbie Saline – 800m Run (2:19.47, 8th, PR, #2 Hardrocker Top-10)
Allyson Heiden – 3000m Run (10:28.97, 3rd, PR, #2 Hardrocker Top-10)
Clare Fischer – 3000m Run (10:32.21, 5th, PR, #3 Hardrocker Top-10)
Addison Smetana – 3000m Run (10:56.32, PR, #4 Hardrocker Top-10)
Emily Novak – Pentathlon (2439 points, 10th, PR, #3 Hardrocker Top-10)
Emily Hubmer – Pentathlon (2387 points, PR, #4 Hardrocker Top-10)
PRs:
Owen Johnson – Mile Run (4:32.02)
Joran Lamoreaux – 3000m Run (9:01.09)
Ty Brady – 3000m Run (9:15.59)
Zach Yates – Shot Put (14.10m/46'3.25")
Cooper Stevens – Weight Throw (13.02m/42'8.75")
Laine Mannes – 3000m Run (11:34.04)
Josie Byrne – Weight Throw (11.47m/37'7.75")
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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.