MANKATO, MINN. – Emma Hertz of the University of Sioux Falls Track and Field Team continued her record-breaking season by cracking two school marks and meeting NCAA DII standards in the process at the Minnesota State Triangular on Friday at Myers Fieldhouse. 

Hertz, who had set a shot put record earlier this year had an NCAA DII automatic qualifying mark in winning the shot put with a throw of 52-02 or 15.90 meters (15.58 NCAA auto mark) while setting a school record and the top mark in the NSIC and second best in DII this year. Hertz's shot put broke her own mark by over two feet. She also set a school record with a second place finish in the weight throw as she had an NCAA DII provisional mark of 61-11.00 or 18.87 meters. Also for USF in the shot put Bailey Rudebusch was sixth (38-08.25), Kourtney Rozeboom, 7^th (38-06.75) and Kayla Andersen 8^th (37-09.25). Andersen was fifth in the weight throw at 54-11.50.

The performance by Hertz was among several stellar efforts by USF, who had 10 top three finishes with three titles in the women's competition. USF's men's team had nine top three performances with Steven Miner winning a title in the high jump. On Saturday, USF will look to continue their early season success at the SDSU Classic at the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex.

In the women's triangular, USF was second with 34.33 points as MSU won it with 98.66 points. Concordia St. Paul was third with 25 points. In the men's competition, USF finished third with 30 points. MSU had 103 and CSP, 36.

Natalie Meyers picked up a win in the long jump by going 18-02.25 while Cassidy Noeldner was fifth at 17-03.25 and Emily Olson, sixth, 16-04.25. Noeldner won a title in the triple jump by going 36-00 while Clara Leverich was third at 29-11.25.  

Taylor Stoltz finished second in the triple jump at 5-03.75 with her performance fourth best all-time at USF but a little shy of her best mark of 5-4.50 in 2020. In the high jump, Emily Swanson was fourth (5-00.50).

Carolyn Bradley was third at 10-06.75 with Swanson, 6^th (9-07) in the pole vault. Zoe Cigard finished second in the 600 meters by clocking 1:40.32 with Cassidy O'Meara, fourth (1:41.6`1) and Tianna Wald, fifth (1:42.17).

In the 60-meter hurdles, Jailah Brice-Moore was fourth in 9.29 with Olson in fifth at 9.31. KaNya Henderson had a 7.86 in the 60-meter dash as she was third and just off her season best of 7.83. Emma Kenkel took third in the 400-meter dash in 1:00.75 while USF's 4x400 meter relay was third in 4:15.99.

As for the men's team, Logan Hansen took second in the 800-meter run in 1:58.67 while Zach Matzner was third in 2:01.92. In the one mile run, Christian Lietz took second in 4:37.51 with Justin Steffensmeier, third, 4:39.12 and Chase Lather, fifth, 4:52.02. Ben Mandel took fourth in the 60-mter hurdles in 8.74. Nate Andrusick was fourth in the 60-meter dash in 7.10 and also finished sixth in the 200 meters in 23.09.

In the 1,000-meter run, Wil Modjeski took second in 2:40.41. Isiah Dancy had a solid day in the jumps by claiming third in the triple jump at 41-10.50 while his was fifth in the long jump at 19-11. In the pole vault, Jake Person was third at 13-09 with Ethan Holm, fourth, at 11-03.50. Patrick Hagan had a fourth place finish at 56-07.25 in the weight throw, which was the second best toss of his career. Dawson Davito as sixth in the shot put at 46-11.75.