COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The South Dakota Mines indoor track and field team finished up their regular schedule on Saturday in the second day of the RMAC Championships.
Highlights of the meet were all-conference finishes from
Michael Thompson,
Cole Storlie,
Cooper Stevens,
Gus Fink,
Aidan Thompson, and
Adisyn Schenck.
Michael Thompson finished fifth in the high jump, posting a mark of 1.89m/6'2.25" to set a new PR.
Stolie cleared the bar at 4.62m/15'1.75" in the pole vault to finish in sixth and set a new PR and top-10 mark.
Stevens grabbed a sixth-place finish in the shot put. He threw 15.08m/49'5.75".
Fink also nabbed a second team all-conference spot, finishing sixth in the weight throw, hitting a distance of 18.24m/59'10".
Aidan Thompson finished fourth in the heptathlon, earning a second team all-conference finish. His 4,849 points earn him a provisional qualifying mark, personal record and #2 Hardrocker Top-10 mark.
Adisyn Schenck set a new #2 Hardrocker Top-10 mark and finished fourth in the women's shot put, throwing 13.23m/43'5".
Overall, the men finished in ninth with 22 points, while the women scored five points to finish in 12th.
The top ten finishers, Hardrocker top-10s and PRs are listed below.
Men:
Merek Ranstrom – 60m Hurdles (8.58, #10 Hardrocker Top-10)
Brian Keairnes,
Eddie Johnson,
Merek Ranstrom,
Cole Dobberstein – 4 x 400 Relay (3:24.52, #7 Hardrocker Top-10, 8th)
Justin Quammen,
Brian Keairnes,
Sawyer Rueckert,
Zach Hentschel – Distance Medley Relay (10:41.19, #7 Hardrocker Top-10, 8th)
Michael Thompson – High Jump (1.89m, PR, 5th)
Cole Storlie – Pole Vault (4.62m/15'1.75", #6 Hardrocker Top-10, 6th)
Zachary Vanicek – Pole Vault (4.47m/14'7.75", PR, 8th)
Cooper Stevens – Shot Put (15.08m/49'5.75", 6th)
Gus Fink – Weight Throw (18.24m/59'10", 6th)
Aidan Thompson – Heptathlon (4,849 points, PQ, #2 Hardrocker Top-10, 4th)
Trevor Fredenburg – Heptathlon (4,236 points, #6 Hardrocker Top-10, 8th)
Women:
Adisyn Schenck – Shot Put (13.23m/43'5", #2 Hardrocker Top-10, 4th)
Emily Novak – Pentathlon (2497 points, #3 Hardrocker Top-10)
Emily Hubmer – Pentathlon (2422 points, #4 Hardrocker Top-10)
PRs:
Kevin Bruxvoort – Shot Put (14.37m/47'1.75")
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