MANKATO, MN – The USF Track & Field teams competed in Mankato today and left with 2 school records, 8 event wins, and quite a few scoring performances.
 
Both teams placed 2^nd at the event and were only bested by host Minnesota State. The women scored 151 points while the men scored 111. The women held a 40 point lead on third place Augustana while the men had a 43 point lead on 3^rd place South Dakota State.

New school records:
-Emily Swanson makes it even harder to best her 100m Hurdles record as she improves by .11 seconds. The new record stands at 14.01 seconds
-Tyler Hiatt breaks his own school record from two years ago in the Shot Put with an 18.06m launch
 
USF Event winners:
-Kami Wadsworth gets the win with a 37.91m throw in the Javelin
-Abbi Webb soars to 1.65m for a win in the High Jump
-Tamia Horton sets the facility and meet record in the 100m during the prelims at 11.83 before claiming the title in 11.91
-Emily Swanson speeds into 1^st place in the 400m Hurdles with a time of 1:02.27
-Khot Juac nearly beats her school record in the 1500m but does get the win at 4:25.87
-Caleb Rivera breaks the facility and meet record in the 1500m with a time of 3:49.03 on the way to the win
-Tyler Hiatt claims the title, facility record, meet record, and school record in the Shot Put with his 18.06m throw
-Kade Bullion zips into first in the final stretch of the 5000m to claim the win in 15:18.59
 
USF other top results:
Men-
-Denver Decker takes 2^nd in the Javelin Throw at 52.06m as Marek Rex lands 5^th at 42.06m
-Tyler Hiatt claims 5^th on a 53.40m toss in the Hammer Throw
-In the Discus Throw, Tyler Hiatt and Chase Snyder get 4^th and 6^th with throws of 52.11m and 50.47m
-Jay Rhodes lands a Triple Jump of 12.99m to place 7^th
-Jay Rhodes also takes 6th in the Long Jump at 6.60m
-Samuel Olson takes 7^th in the Pole Vault at 3.97m
-Jonny Cheney places 8^th in the High Jump at 1.85m
-Ben Mandel, Jonny Cheney, Collin Dingsor, and Denver Decker get 4^th in the 4x100m Relay (43.47)
-The 300m Steeplechase sees Parker Hahn and Justin Steffensmeier go 2 & 3 on times of 10:11.59 and 10:52.15
-Ben Mandel finishes 5^th in the 110m Hurdles(14.92)
-Benjamin Morrison takes 2^nd in the 800m at 1:52.93 while Zach Matzner takes 8^th in 1:56.59
-The Cougars place a trio in the top 8 of the 400m Hurdles with Denver Decker in 2^nd (54.08), Jonny Cheney in 6^th (55.87), and Collin Dingsor in 8^th (56.34)
-Miles Olofson takes 4^th at 3:59.17 in the 1500m
 
Women-
-Davis Guetterman takes 5^th in the Javelin Throw on a 34.22m launch
-In the Hammer Throw, Kamry Lindsey and Olivia Baumberger go 2 & 3 (51.81m & 51.70m)
-Shelby Svien and Nicole Flynn take 7^th and 8^th in the Discus with throws of 42.05m and 41.37m
-Abbi Webb gets 6^th in the Long Jump at 5.73m
-3th and 4^th in the Pole Vault are claimed by McKenna Comstock and Peyton Hanson each with heights of 3.56m
-The Coo place two more in the High Jump as Emily Swanson goes for 1.65m and 3^rd place while Dani Minsaas gets 4^th at 1.60m
-Grace Gioffredi, Paige Haack, Kendall Anderson, and Tamia Horton take 2^nd in the 4x100m Relay (48.06)
-Two Cougars place top 8 in the 800m with Annika Aho in 3^rd (2:16.39) and Faith Rustad in 8^th (2:22.58)
-Two more Cougars go top 8 in the 1500m as Morgan Gehl gets 2^nd and Maddie Swanson takes 7^th (4:38.47 and 4:43.41)
-Three Cougars go top 8 in the Shot Put: Kayla VanOsdel in 2^nd (14.08m), Kami Wadsworth in 4^th (13.73m), and Kamry Lindsey in 7^th (12.37m)
-Ella Kolb takes 2^nd in the 5000m run at 19:23.06
 
The Cougars will head back to Mankato this weekend for another single day competition on Saturday.