January 15, 2023

YANKTON – The USF Track & Field team headed to Yankton, SD this weekend to compete in the Mount Marty Open held at the Ruth Donohoe First Dakota Fieldhouse. 

TRACK EVENTS

·       Emily Swanson advanced into the finals for the women's 60 meter hurdles placing 2nd with a time of 9.25. Close behind was Sierra Stanton who took 5th  with a career best of 9.76.

·        Ben Mandel was USF's highest finisher in the men's 60 meter hurdles with a 3rd place and a time of 8.42. Right behind in 4th place was Aaron Monk with a time of 8.73. Freshmen Cody Lustig and Collin Dingsor finished in 7th and 8th with times of 8.86 and 9.03. 

·       Freshman Tamia Horton finished 2nd in the women's 60 meter dash with a time of 7.93.

·       Emily Swanson was the leading placer for USF in the 200 meter dash, taking 8th with a time of 27.33. Finishing right behind was Myah Roggenbuck in 9th with a time of 27.46. 

·       Sophomore Joseph Donahue placed 10th  in the men's 200 meter dash with a time of 23.60.

·       Denver Decker was the only Cougar to place in the men's 400 meter dash coming in at 7th with a time of 53.15.

·       Gracie Bucher picked up 2nd in the women's 800 meter dash with a time of 2:35.85. Freshman Raina Weigelt finished in 3rd with a career best of 2:39.70.

·       Kade Watson placed 3rd in the men's 800 meter dash with a time of 2:05.52. In 4th was Diego Jaimes with a time of 2:06.05.

·       Emma Thomas advanced into the finals for the women's 1000 meter run placing 2nd with a time of 3:24.68.

·       Nicholas Muller finished 7th in the men's 1000 meter run with a time of 2:50.53. 

·      Kayleigh Whipps placed 1st in the women's 3000 meter with a time of 11:12.60.

·      Kade Bullion placed 4th in the men's 3000 meter with a time of 9:20.49.

·       The Cougars swept places 3-6 in the women's 1 mile run. Mallory Salazar took 3rd with a time of 5:42.81. In 4th was Ella Kolb with a time of 5:47.30. Right behind was Kenadie Fick in 5th with a time of 5:49.30, while Eva Studt finished 6th with a time of 5:53.79. 

·     Isaac Dold was USF's top finisher in the men's 1 mile run with a time of 4:58.23 taking 3rd place. Ashton Schnaser took 6th with a time of 5:11.29, who;e Michea; Cessna picked up 8th with a time of 5:37.25. 

·       USF women's 4x400 meter relay team (Bucher, Thomas, Weigelt, and Studt) took 5th with a time of 4:36.88. 

·       USF men's 4x400 meter relay team (Mandel, Lustig, Dingsor, and Decker) took 3rd with a time of 3:32.05.

FIELD EVENTS

·       Kamry Lindsey picked up a 1st place finish in the women's weight throw with a career best throw of 15.75 meters. Mackenzie Bengtson took 2nd with a throw of 15.09 meters. In 3rd was Nicole Flynn with another career best throw of 14.57 meters. Also with a career best throw was Kayla VanOsdel at 13.96 meters and a 5th place finish.

·       Jaymeson Wolkow led the men in the weight throw with a distance of 14.78 meters and a 4th place finish. Dawson Davito placed 6th with a career best throw of 14.13 meters. In 8th place was Marek Rex with a throw of 13.92 meters, tying his career best.

·       Tyler Hiatt placed 1st in the men's shot put with a throw of 16.84 meters. In 4th was Dawson Davito with a throw of 13.70 meters. Jaymeson Wolkow took 9th place with a throw of 12.61 meters.

·       Kenna Comstock was USF's leading pole vaulter with a height of 3.42 meters and a 2nd place finish. Greta Snaza took 4th with a height of 2.72 meters. Right behind was MaKenzie Adams with a height of 2.57 meters in 5th place. 

·       Samuel Olson placed 4th in the men's pole vault with a height of 3.65 meters. Also with a height of 3.65 meters, Ean Minnaert took 5th.

·       Dalton Goodwin jumped for 13.48 meters in the triple jump today placing 2nd. In the men's long jump Goodwin took 7th after jumping 5.90 meters. 

·       Natalie Meyers was the Cougars top finisher in the women's long jump taking 3rd with a jump of 5.05 meters. Abbi Webb finished right behind in 4th with a jump of 5.04. In 7th was Emily Swanson with a jump of 4.79 meters. Avery Bartunek took 8th with a jump of 4.87 meters. 

·       Avery Bartunek took 3rd in the women's triple jump with 10.44 meters.

UP NEXT

The Cougars will be back in action next Saturday at the SDSU Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational in Brookings, SD on January 21st. For all things USF Track & Field, be sure to follow along on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter.