BROOKINGS, S.D.— The University of Sioux Falls Indoor Track & Field (IDTF) squad had a strong showing on Friday during the SDSU Division II Challenge. Both squads clocked in at third, with the women facing 14 other squads, and the men facing 15 others.
The crowning achievement of the Cougars' performance on Friday was senior Jacob Morse, who won the 60M hurdles with a time of 8.13. This time stamp of 8.13 was a meet record in the event, but not only that, a USF program record-breaking, provisional, national mark.
In total, five Cougars won a respective that they took part in. Along with Morse, the Cougars also saw junior Taryn Ceglowski (800M Run- 2:17.10), senior Zach Lundberg (1 Mile Run- 4:17.97), sophomore David Ecker (3K Run- 9:01.13), and senior Tristan Zawadzki (Pole Vault, 15'8.25" / 4.78M) also claimed top spots on Friday.
USF had a plethora of point-getters on Friday. 24 different point placements for the purple and white, to be exact.
Women's 60M Dash-
2- Sophomore Kanya Henderson (7.78)
4- Senior Sarah Troescher (7.92)
5- Junior Mercy Oyadare (8.09)
Women's 200M Dash-
3- Henderson (25.35)
Women's 3K Run-
2- Freshman Lauren Wells (11:00.83)
4- Freshman Karlee Simmons (11:06.99)
Women's Long Jump-
3- Freshman Natalie Meyers (17'2.75" / 5.25m)
8- Freshman Cassidy Noeldner (15'10.5" / 4.84m)
Women's Triple Jump-
2- Junior Allison Laibach (35'9.25" / 10.90m)
6- Senior Clara Paul (34'4.75" / 10.48m)
Women's Weight Throw-
5- Senior Jaimie McNamee (56'2" - 17.12m)
Men's 60M Dash-
7- Senior Jonathan Rowe (7.16)
Men's 800M Run-
4- Junior Logan Hansen (1:57.02)
Men's 1K Run-
3- Senior Billy Beseman (2:31.93)
Men's 1 Mile Run-
8- Sophomore Aaron Voigt (4:31.07)
Men's Long Jump-
7- Sophomore Casey Hackett (20'4.25" / 6.20m)
Men's Triple Jump-
4- Junior Cooper Wood (43'1.5" / 13.14m)
5- Freshman Isiah Dancy (42'4" / 12.9m)
Men's Weight Throw-
4- Senior Chandler Nelson (56'7.25" / 17.25m)
What's Next for USF-
The Cougars will look to continue their strong start to the indoor season on Jan. 31-Feb. 1 when the squads will travel to Minnesota State for the Mark Schuck Multi & Open.
Along with the Mark Schuck Multi & Open, Assistant Coach Connor Stumm will take a small splinter to Golden, Colo., to partake in the Colorado School of Mines DII Invite & Multi, a growing tradition of the IDTF team.
