MANKATO – The USF Track & Field team finished up the first half of the Conference Championships today with multiple notable performances.
 
Highlights: Emily Swanson finishes the prelims of the 60m Hurdles with a new personal and school record time of 8.76 seconds. Swanson also successfully makes a 1.64m high jump to place her 4^th. Tamia Horton finishes 3^rd in the 60m prelims. Denver Decker takes the top spot in the 600m prelims with a personal best time of 1:23.79. Annika Aho takes 4^th in the 1000m prelims with a personal best time of 2:58.42. In the Women's Pole Vault, McKenna Comstock takes 4^th and Peyton Hanson sets a personal best at 3.53m. Samuel Olson lands a 4.32m vault for a new personal record. Andrew Edwards sets a personal best in the Weight throw at 16.20m.
 
Day 1 Scorers:
Emily Swanson- Women's High Jump – 4^th (4.5pts)
McKenna Comstock - Women's Pole Vault – 4^th (3pts)
Kamry Lindsey – Women's Weight Throw – 7^th (2pts)
Women's Distance Medley – 4^th (5pts)
MMen's Distance Medley – 6^th (3pts)
 
Day 1 Team Scores & Places:
Men – t-8^th – 3 points
Women – 5^th – 14.5 points
 
USF Individual results for Day 1:
Women 60m - Prelims
3 - Tamia Horton - 7.61
18 - Grace Gioffredi - 7.92
 
Women 60m Hurdles - Prelims
5 - Emily Swanson - 8.76 (PR)
8 - Kendall Anderson - 9.00
 
Men 60m Hurdles - Prelims
11 - Ben Mandel - 8.27
16 - Collin Dingsor - 8.55
19 - Jonny Cheney - 8.90
 
Men 600m - Prelims
1 - Denver Decker - 1:23.79 (PR)
16 - Zachary Matzner - 1:26.42
17 - Filmon Wolday - 1:32.32
 
Men 800m - Prelims
6 - Benjamin Morrison - 1:57.48
 
Men 1000m - Prelims
10 - Miles Olofson - 2:32.57
16 - Mikele Walu - 2:38.40
 
Women 1000m - Prelims
4 - Annika Aho - 2:58.42 (PR)
11 - Faith Rustad - 3:06.89
18 - Emma Thomas - 3:11.25
 
Men 5000m
13 - Kade Bullion - 15:28.15 (PR)
24 - Colter Elkin - 16:11.83
 
Women High Jump
4 - Emily Swanson - 1.64m
15 - Abbi Webb - 1.59m
 
Men Long Jump
18 - Paul Rhodes - 6.57m
 
Women Long Jump
10 - Abbi Webb - 5.47m
 
Women Pole Vault
4 - McKenna Comstock - 3.53m
10 - Peyton Hanson - 3.53m (PR)
 
Men Pole Vault
9 - Samuel Olson - 4.32m (PR)
Ean Minnaert - NH
 
Men Weight Throw
14 - Andrew Edwards - 16.20m (PR)
23 - Marek Rex - 14.81m
26 - Dawson Davito - 14.37m
Tyler Hiatt - FOUL
Women Weight Throw
7 - Kamry Lindsey - 16.72m
17 - Olivia Baumberger - 15.40m
18 - Delanie VanDriel - 15.22m
24 - Kayla VanOsdel - 13.20m
Nicole Flynn - FOUL
4 - Women Distance Medley - 11:59.08
E. Swanson, M. Everson, M. Gehl, A. Aho
6 - Men Distance Medley - 10:32.41
B. Morrison, J. Cheney, C. Dingsor, D. Decker